Publications by authors named "Feizhi Mo"

Background: This retrospective cross-sectional study aimed to investigate the relationship between Chinese medicine (CM) dietary patterns (, , and ) and the incidence of breast cancer among Chinese women in Hong Kong.

Methods: Breast cancer cases (n = 202) and healthy controls (n = 202) were matched according to demographics. Chinese women residing in Hong Kong for the past 7 years were recruited by media advertisements (e.

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Aerobic glycolysis is an important feature of cancer cells. In recent years, lactate dehydrogenase A (LDH-A) is emerging as a novel therapeutic target for cancer treatment. Seeking LDH-A inhibitors from natural resources has been paid much attention for drug discovery.

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  • The study explored how Dendrobium candidum extract (DCEL) could enhance the expression of aquaporin-5 (AQP-5) to help treat Sjögren's syndrome (SS), which causes dry mouth due to salivary gland dysfunction.
  • Patients with SS who took DCEL for one week showed a 65% increase in saliva production compared to those who did not, indicating its potential effectiveness.
  • Histological analyses revealed that DCEL treatment led to higher levels of AQP-5 in the salivary glands, suggesting that it helps improve saliva secretion and alleviate dry mouth symptoms.
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Objective: This study aimed to investigate the effect of low-intensity pulsed laser (LIPL; 650 nm, 2 mW) irradiation on mRNA expression of receptor activator of NF-kappaB ligand (RANKL) and osteoprotegerin (OPG) in rat calvarial cells.

Materials And Methods: Cultured cells were treated with LIPL irradiation of 1.14 J/cm(2) (group A) or 2.

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