Publications by authors named "Fan Huang"

Centrosome is an evolutionarily conserved organelle that comprises two barrel-shaped centrioles surrounded by pericentriolar material (PCM). It functions as the major microtubule-organizing center (MTOC) to regulate cell polarity, motility, intracellular material transport during interphase, and bipolar spindle assembly during mitosis. Cartwheel assembly is considered the first step in the initiation of procentriole biogenesis at early S phase.

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The activation of cytotoxic T cells against tumour cells typically requires the cross-presentation, by antigen-presenting cells (and via major histocompatibility complex class I molecules), of an epitope derived from a tumour antigen. A critical step in antigen processing is the proteolysis of tumour antigens mediated by the ubiquitin-proteasome pathway. Here we describe a tumour vaccine leveraging targeted antigen degradation to augment antigen processing and cross-presentation.

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Background: Although numerous studies have explored acupuncture for alleviating Parkinson's disease (PD) symptoms, specific methods focusing on reducing anxiety in these patients are lacking. Preliminary research indicates that acupuncture may improve anxiety in patients with Parkinson's; however, high-quality evidence is lacking. Therefore, we conducted a meta-analysis and trial sequential analysis (TSA) to assess the efficacy of acupuncture in managing anxiety symptoms in PD.

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  • - The study aimed to improve the diagnosis of congenital right aortic arch (RAA) and double aortic arch (DAA) in fetuses, as traditional echography methods are often insufficient, impacting clinical management and long-term outcomes.
  • - From over 414,000 pregnant women scanned between 2014 and 2022, 332 cases were identified with either RAA or DAA, with a focus on enhancing diagnostic accuracy through a combination of multiple echocardiographic views alongside advanced imaging techniques.
  • - The results highlighted that traditional views like the three-vessel and trachea (3VT) view were inadequate for certain cases of RAA, particularly mirror RAA, revealing an accuracy of 88.
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Microbial interactions between infectious agents severely interfere with the disinfection process, and current disinfection methods are unable to effectively inactivate intracellular pathogens, posing a new threat to drinking water safety. In this study, we first reported the high efficiency of piezocatalysis in inactivating amoebae and their intracellular bacteria. Results showed that the inactivation rates of the MoS/rGO piezocatalytic system for amoebic spores and their intracellular bacteria were 4.

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The presence of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in surface water has been widely reported in recent years. Many techniques, e.g.

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Esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) requires inspecting plentiful upper gastrointestinal (UGI) sites completely for a precise cancer screening. Automated temporal site monitoring for EGD assistance is thus of high demand, yet often fails if directly applying the existing methods of online action detection. The key challenges are two- fold: 1) the global camera motion dominates, invalidating the temporal patterns derived from the object optical flows, and 2) the UGI sites are fine-grained, yielding highly homogenized appearances.

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Thirty-four Chinese families (each consisting of a mother and two children) were recruited to participate in this study. The firstborn children had an average age of 12.00 ± 2.

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  • * The study introduces a mechanical immune checkpoint inhibitor (MICI) that uses cyclodextrin (CD) lipids to reduce cholesterol in tumor cell membranes, resulting in stiffer cells that trigger better lymphocyte activation.
  • * This approach shows promising results in mouse models for breast cancer and melanoma, and highlights a new mechanical factor in boosting the immune response against tumors without negatively impacting lymphocyte activity.
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  • Progerin is the main factor causing Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome (HGPS), but the exact mechanism by which it accelerates aging is still being studied.
  • *The research shows that progerin leads to nuclear envelope (NE) budding and chromatin loss through disruption of the nuclear lamina, with emerin opposing this effect.
  • *An inhibitor called chaetocin was found to prevent NE budding and rescue the aging effects of progerin, improving cell function and extending the lifespan of HGPS mice.
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Dysregulation of the mitogen-activated protein kinase interacting kinases 1/2 (MNK1/2)-eukaryotic initiation factor 4E (eIF4E) signaling axis promotes breast cancer progression. MNK1 is known to influence cancer stem cells (CSCs); self-renewing populations that support metastasis, recurrence, and chemotherapeutic resistance, making them a clinically relevant target. The precise function of MNK1 in regulating CSCs, however, remains unexplored.

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  • The study investigates the safety and outcomes of liver transplantation with (LTSP) and without simultaneous splenectomy (LT) by analyzing the clinical data of patients over an 8-year period.
  • It found that patients undergoing LTSP had a significantly higher rate of postoperative infections within the first month compared to those who had only a liver transplant.
  • Despite the increased infection risk, both groups showed similar pathogen details and overall survival rates, with certain blood markers identified as independent risk factors for infections post-surgery.
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The stimuli-responsive nano-carriers are at the forefront of research in nanotechnology and materials science. These advanced systems are designed to alter their physicochemical properties upon exposure to specific stimuli, enabling controllable and targeted delivery of therapeutic agents. Nevertheless, limited endosomal escape reduces the drug bioavailability in clinical use.

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Background/aim: Autophagy and immunity play important roles in the growth of malignant tumors and are promising targets for tumor therapy. This study was conducted to identify differentially expressed immune genes related to autophagy in Wilms' tumor (WT) and analyze their correlation with the disease prognosis.

Materials And Methods: The public data of WT and normal kidney tissues were downloaded from TCGA, ImmPort, and GeneCards databases to obtain differentially expressed immune genes associated with autophagy.

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Background: Predicting an individual's risk of death from COVID-19 is essential for planning and optimising resources. However, since the real-world mortality rate is relatively low, particularly in places like Hong Kong, this makes building an accurate prediction model difficult due to the imbalanced nature of the dataset. This study introduces an innovative application of graph convolutional networks (GCNs) to predict COVID-19 patient survival using a highly imbalanced dataset.

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Background: Psychological distress has been a growing challenge to healthy living worldwide. Special attention has been concentrated on examining the cost of psychological distress on the life satisfaction of college students who are vulnerable groups coping with the challenge. The purpose of this study is to explore the roles of physical literacy (PL) and mindfulness in mediating the impact of psychological distress on life satisfaction among college students in China.

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Purpose: To demonstrate magnetization transfer (MT) effects with low specific absorption rate (SAR) on ultra-low-field (ULF) MRI.

Methods: MT imaging was implemented by using sinc-modulated RF pulse train (SPT) modules to provide bilateral off-resonance irradiation. They were incorporated into 3D gradient echo (GRE) and fast spin echo (FSE) protocols on a shielding-free 0.

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  • * Hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy has shown promise in protecting against CNS injuries related to heatstroke, with studies indicating it improves survival rates and reduces neurological issues in heatstroke-affected rats while also lessening inflammatory responses.
  • * HBO therapy works by preventing microglial pyroptosis, a form of cell death that contributes to neuroinflammation in the hippocampus, thereby alleviating heatstroke-induced damage in both rats and a mouse microglial cell line.
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Dissolved organic matter (DOM) plays a pivotal role in drinking water treatment, influencing the performance of unit processes and final water quality (e.g. disinfection byproduct risk).

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Enhanced Disease Susceptibility 1 (EDS1) is a key regulator of plant-pathogen-associated molecular pattern-triggered immunity (PTI) and effector-triggered immunity (ETI) responses. In the Brassica napus genome, we identified six novel EDS1 genes, among which four were responsive to clubroot infection, a major rapeseed disease resistant to chemical control. Developing resistant cultivars is a potent and economically viable strategy to control clubroot infection.

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The morphological architecture of inflorescence influences seed production. The regulatory mechanisms underlying alfalfa () inflorescence elongation remain unclear. Therefore, in this study, we conducted a comparative analysis of the transcriptome, proteome, and metabolome of two extreme materials at three developmental stages to explore the mechanisms underlying inflorescence elongation in alfalfa.

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