Publications by authors named "DongJu Long"

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  • Trigeminal neuralgia causes severe facial pain, and percutaneous balloon compression (PBC) is a common treatment, though it can provoke trigeminocardiac reflex (TCR), resulting in heart complications.
  • This study compares the effects of remimazolam and propofol anesthesia on the occurrence of TCR during PBC in patients with trigeminal neuralgia.
  • Results showed that remimazolam significantly reduced the incidence of TCR and severe TCR compared to propofol, while also maintaining a higher heart rate, with no increase in adverse events.
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  • * A study analyzed the safety and effectiveness of inserting an intrathecal morphine pump catheter into the prepontine cistern for patients suffering from this type of cancer pain across eleven medical centers between September 2019 and December 2023.
  • * Findings revealed significant post-surgery reductions in pain levels, with the majority of patients experiencing over 50% pain relief one day and thirty days after the procedure, suggesting this method is a promising alternative for pain management in craniofacial cancer patients.
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The intrinsic mechanism of postherpetic neuralgia (PHN) remains unclear. Herein, we aimed to seek the hub proteins in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), which display significant changes between the PHN and nonpainful patients (Control). First, the proteomic results showed that compared with the Control-CSF, there were 100 upregulated and 50 downregulated differentially expressed proteins (DEPs) in the PHN-CSF.

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To compare and analyze the differences in safety, feasibility and short-term efficacy between robot-assisted right hemicolectomy (RARH) and totally robotic right hemicolectomy (TRRH). We collected the information of 184 patients who underwent right hemicolectomy in the Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University from July 2016 to December 2021. We matched 148 patients (74 with robot-assisted right hemicolectomy and 74 with totally robotic right hemicolectomy) to conduct a retrospective analysis of their clinical outcomes.

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The potential for tumor occurrence triggered by cancer stem cells (CSCs) has emerged as a significant challenge for human colorectal cancer therapy. However, the underlying mechanism of CSC development remains controversial. Our study provided evidence that the bulk of tumor cells could dedifferentiate to CSCs and reacquire CSC-like phenotypes if cultured in the presence of extracellular matrix reagents, such as Matrigel and fibrin gels.

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Chromosome 5 open reading frame 46 (), also known as antimicrobial peptide with 64 amino acid residues () and skin and saliva-secreted protein 1 (), belongs to the family of open reading frame genes and encodes a small exosomal protein. has been implicated in antibacterial activity and associated with patient prognosis in pancreatic cancer, colorectal cancer, and stomach cancer. These findings highlight the importance of in gastrointestinal (GI) tumor inception and development.

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Background: Chronic inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract is a feature of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), including Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC). Targeting inflammatory signaling represents promising strategy for IBD treatment regimens.

Methods: Dextran sulfate sodium (DSS)-induced colitis model was established in mice.

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Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is considered a potential treatment regimen for colorectal cancer cases (CRC). p53 signaling and the miR-124/iASPP axis play an essential role in the PDT resistance of CRC cells. PDT treatment downregulated NEAT1 expression in p53 HCT116 and RKO cells.

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Drugs and therapies available for the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are not satisfactory. Our previous study has established the inhibitor of apoptosis-stimulating p53 protein (iASPP) as an oncogenic regulator in colorectal cancer by forming a regulatory axis or feedback loop with miR-124, p53, or p63. As iASPP could target and inhibit nuclear factor kappa B (NF-κB) activation, in this study the role and mechanism of iASPP in IBD was investigated.

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