Publications by authors named "Haonan Cai"

Global climate warming and frequent heatwaves present significant threats to the growth and survival of marine organisms. The ivory shell, Babylonia areolata, plays a crucial role in marine aquaculture as a widely distributed mollusk in tropical and subtropical seas. However, limited research has been conducted on its molecular mechanisms in response to heat stress.

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Dysregulated cell division, which leads to aberrant cell proliferation, is one of the key hallmarks of cancer. Therefore, therapeutic targets that block cell division would be effective for cancer treatment. Cell division is mainly controlled by a complex composed of cyclin and cyclin dependent kinases (CDKs).

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D-pinitol, a compound isolated from Pinaceae and Leguminosae plants, has been reported to possess insulin-like properties. Although the hypoglycemic activity of D-pinitol was recognized in recent years, the molecular mechanism of D-pinitol in the treatment of diabetes mellitus remains unclear. In this investigation, a model of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) with insulin resistance was established by feeding a high-fat diet (HFD) and injecting streptozocin (STZ) to Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats, targeting the exploration of more details of the mechanism in the therapy of T2DM.

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