Publications by authors named "Hui Yu Li"

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  • TCP is a special protein in plants that helps control how they grow and develop.
  • A specific type of this protein, called BpTCP19 from a tree called Betula platyphylla, was found to slow down the aging of leaves when it was made more active.
  • Scientists discovered that BpTCP19 changes the activity of other important genes and reduces the effects of aging signals like darkness and a chemical called methyl jasmonate.
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Objective: To evaluate the efficiency of the four domestic language models, ERNIE Bot, ChatGLM2, Spark Desk and Qwen-14B-Chat, all with a massive user base and significant social attention, in response to consultations about PCa-related perioperative nursing and health education.

Methods: We designed a questionnaire that includes 15 questions commonly concerned by patients undergoing radical prostatectomy and 2 common nursing cases, and inputted the questions into each of the four language models for simulation consultation. Three nursing experts assessed the model responses based on a pre-designed Likert 5-point scale in terms of accuracy, comprehensiveness, understandability, humanistic care, and case analysis.

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Based on data collected from research vessel cruises performed in May 2020 off the East China Sea (ECS) and the southern Yellow Sea (YS) (26°30'-35°00' N, 120°30'-127°00' E), we analyzed the shrimp community and its relationships with environmental variables by using index of relative importance, biodiversity indices, and multivariate techniques. A total of 29 species were recorded, belonging to 11 families and 19 genera. The dominant species were , , , , , , and , which together accounted for 82.

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Although several KRas inhibitors have displayed promising efficacy in clinical settings, acquired resistance developed rapidly and circumvented the activity of KRas inhibitors. To explore the mechanism rendering acquired resistance to KRas inhibitors, we established a series of KRAS-mutant cells with acquired resistance to AMG510. We found that differential activation of receptor tyrosine kinases (RTKs) especially EGFR or IGF1R rendered resistance to AMG510 in different cellular contexts by maintaining the activation of MAPK and PI3K signaling.

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Si-Miao-Yong-An-Tang (SMYAT) is a classic prescription for the treatment of thromboangiitis obliterans (TAO). However, the effect and mechanism are still unclear. This experiment aims to evaluate the therapeutic effect and mechanism of SMYAT on sodium laurate solution induced thromboangiitis obliterans model rats using urine metabolomics.

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is one of the most commonly mutated oncogenes in cancers and therapeutics directly targeting the KRas have been challenging. Among the different known mutants, KRas has been proved to be successfully targeted recently. Several covalent inhibitors selectively targeting KRas have shown promising efficacy against cancers harboring mutation in clinical trials and AMG510 (sotorasib) has been approved for the treatment of -mutated locally advanced or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer.

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Metabolic reprogramming plays important roles in development and progression of nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC), but the underlying mechanism has not been completely defined. In this work, we found INSL5 was elevated in NPC tumor tissue and the plasma of NPC patients. Plasma INSL5 could serve as a novel diagnostic marker for NPC, especially for serum VCA-IgA-negative patients.

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  • - Sirtuin 6 (SIRT6) is involved in around 20% of all cancers, including colon and rectal cancers, but no effective drugs currently target it.
  • - Researchers are investigating small natural compounds, particularly Scutellarin from Huang Qin, to find potential SIRT6 inhibitors through molecular dynamics simulations.
  • - The study reveals that certain small molecule inhibitors, including Scutellarin, interact with SIRT6 in a similar way, highlighting the importance of hydrophobic and π-stacking interactions in their binding.
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Brazilein is an active small molecular compound extracted from Caesalpinia sappan L. with favorable pharmacological properties on immune system, cardiovascular system, and nervous system. C.

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The feeding habits of the mud shrimp Solenocera melantho were determined based on the analysis of 720 stomach contents sampled in the northern East China Sea during June 2009 and May 2010. The diet of the specimens was studied in relation to the season, sex, size class and reproductive condition. The diet of S.

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  • - Microvesicles (MVs) from leukemia cells are significant in the leukemia microenvironment and may contain unique microRNAs (miRNAs) that can help us understand their development.
  • - The study analyzed the miRNA expression patterns of MVs derived from different cell lines (Nalm-6 and Jurkat) as well as normal cells, revealing 182 and 166 differentially expressed miRNAs, respectively.
  • - The research identified that these miRNAs target various oncogenes and tumor suppressor genes, which could play a role in the progression of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL), thereby improving diagnostic markers and insights into its pathogenesis.
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  • The study aimed to analyze the miRNA profiles in cancer-derived microvesicles (MVs) from hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) cells, comparing them to the parental tumor cells.
  • Out of 888 detected miRNAs, 148 were co-expressed in both MVs and SMMC-7721 cells, indicating significant differences in miRNA expression, with some showing potential oncogenic properties.
  • Bioinformatics identified that these miRNAs might regulate over 3800 genes related to critical processes like cell cycle and apoptosis, suggesting that MVs could play a role in HCC progression.
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An emerging infectious disease was identified as severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS) in central China since late March 2009. We found the patients with SFTS had severe clinical symptoms, and progressed rapidly to multiple organ dysfunction syndrome (MODS) with high fatality rate of 25%-30%. The aim of this study was to assess the significance of risk factors predicting the development of MODS and death in SFTS patients.

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Plant breeders have focused much attention on polyploid trees because of their importance to forestry. To evaluate the impact of intraspecies genome duplication on the transcriptome, a series of Betula platyphylla autotetraploids and diploids were generated from four full-sib families. The phenotypes and transcriptomes of these autotetraploid individuals were compared with those of diploid trees.

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  • The study investigates how blood groups change after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, aiming to enhance blood transfusion practices.
  • Results reveal that recipients' blood type gradually transitions to that of the donor, with various patterns observed based on blood type compatibility.
  • Significant differences were found in serological responses between transplant recipients and healthy individuals, highlighting the complexity of blood group transformation post-transplantation.
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MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are important regulators of multiple cellular processes, and the deregulation of miRNA is a common event in diverse human diseases, particularly cancer. However, the mechanisms underlying the relationship between disordered miRNA expression and tumorigenesis have remained largely unknown. In this study, we demonstrated the down-regulation of miR-125b in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) tissues and HCC cell lines by Northern blot and quantitative RT-PCR analyses.

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Objective: To investigate the effect of NSC348884, a nucleophosmin small molecular inhibitor, on the growth of hepatocellular carcinoma cell line HepG2 and its underlying mechanism.

Methods: After HepG2 cells were treated by NSC348884 for 4 days, the effect of HepG2 cells on proliferation was measured by methyl thiazolyl tetrazolium (MTT) assay, the expression variation of nucleophosmin oligomer and monomer was measured using Western blotting, and cell apoptotic rate was detected by flow cytometry.

Results: The proliferation of HepG2 cells was remarkably inhibited by NSC348884 treatment when the drug concentration ranged from 1 micromol/L to 10 micromol/L (P < 0.

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  • A dwarf mutant (dwf1) was identified in a study involving the introduction of the TaLEA gene into hybrid poplar species, showing a significant reduction in height compared to wild types and other transgenic lines.
  • The research suggested that the unique dwarf phenotype in dwf1 could be linked to specific T-DNA insertion sites, which were analyzed using techniques like TAIL-PCR and microarrays.
  • Analysis revealed two independent T-DNA insertions near a poplar AP2 transcription factor gene, with 537 genes showing altered expression linked to key metabolic pathways, providing insights into the mechanisms behind the dwarf mutant's development.
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TaLEA (Tamarix androssowii late embryogenesis abundant gene, DQ663481) gene was introduced into Populus simonii × Populus nigra by Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated transformation with the aim of improving salt-tolerance. Among the 15 transgenic lines, one showed a dwarf phenotype (dwf1). Under the same growth conditions, dwf1 height was significantly reduced compared with the wild-type and the other transgenic lines.

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  • The ThPOD1 gene from Tamarix hispida is linked to stress responses like cold, salt, and drought, suggesting a role in dealing with environmental challenges.
  • Expression of ThPOD1 was shown to be triggered by abiotic stresses and the hormone abscisic acid (ABA).
  • Experiments with engineered plasmids found that ThPOD3 enhances E. coli’s resistance to drought, indicating potential applications for improving drought tolerance in plants through genetic modification.
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Objective: To investigate the role of proteasome inhibitors MG132 in the inducing the expression of the costimulatory molecules CD80 and CD86 in leukemia cells and its effect on allogeneic mixed lymphocyte reaction.

Methods: Acute myelocytic leukemia cells of the line HL-60 and chronic myelocytic leukemia cells of the line K562 were cultured. 7-AAD staining and flow cytometry (FC) were used to examine the viability of the cells.

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