Publications by authors named "Hung Pei Tsai"

Pulmonary disorders are exacerbated by high blood sugar, leading to a disordered immune defense and increased susceptibility to infection. Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2D) is characterized by insulin resistance and inadequate insulin production. Mechanisms leading to pulmonary alternation due to T2D are not clear.

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Detection of biomarkers associated with physiological conditions provides critical insights into healthcare and disease management. However, challenges in sampling and analysis complicate the detection and quantification of protein biomarkers within the epidermal layer of the skin and in viscous liquid biopsy samples. Here, we present the "Lab-on-the-Needles" concept, utilizing a microneedle patch-based sensing box (MNP-based SenBox) for mobile healthcare applications.

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The Triple-Negative Breast Cancer (TNBC) subtype constitutes 15-20% of breast cancer cases and is associated with the poorest clinical outcomes. Distant metastasis, particularly to the lungs, is a major contributor to the high mortality rates in breast cancer patients. Despite this, there has been a lack of comprehensive insights into the heterogeneity of metastatic tumors and their surrounding ecosystem in the lungs.

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Lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD) carries a poor prognosis at advanced stages underscoring the need to elucidate the underlying molecular mechanisms driving its pathogenesis. This study aimed to investigate the roles of eukaryotic translation initiation factor 3 subunit M () and its associated effector, serum amyloid A-like 1 (), in LUAD development and progression. Bioinformatic analyses such as TNMplot, The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA), Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO), and other public databases were used to evaluate and expression levels, methylation status, clinical associations, and potential transcriptional regulators across LUAD datasets.

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The global prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) continues to rise. Therefore, it has become a major concern health issue worldwide. T2DM leads to various complications, including metabolic-associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD).

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Intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) is a severe condition characterized by bleeding within brain tissue. Primary brain injury in ICH results from a mechanical insult caused by blood accumulation, whereas secondary injury involves inflammation, oxidative stress, and disruption of brain physiology. miR-195-5p may participate in ICH pathology by regulating cell proliferation, oxidative stress, and inflammation.

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Background: Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is among the most aggressive and challenging brain tumors, with limited treatment options. , a traditional Chinese medicine, has shown promise due to its bioactive components. This study investigates the anti-glioma effects of a methanolic extract of (CF-ME) in GBM cell lines.

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Chronic pain is a universal public health problem with nearly one third of global human involved, which causes significant distressing personal burden. After painful stimulus, neurobiological changes occur not only in peripheral nervous system but also in central nervous system where somatosensory cortex is important for nociception. Being an ion channel, transient receptor potential vanilloid 1 (TRPV1) act as an inflammatory detector in the brain.

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Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is a highly aggressive brain cancer with a poor prognosis despite current treatments. This is partially attributed to the immunosuppressive environment facilitated by tumor-associated macrophages, which predominantly underlie the tumor-promoting M2 phenotype. This study investigated the potential of hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy, traditionally used to treat conditions such as decompression sickness, in modulating the macrophage phenotype toward the tumoricidal M1 state and disrupting the supportive tumor microenvironment.

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Intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) remains a devastating disease with high mortality, and there is a lack of effective strategies to improve functional outcomes. The primary injury of ICH is mechanical damage to brain tissue caused by the hematoma. Secondary injury, resulting from inflammation, red cell lysis, and thrombin production, presents a potential target for therapeutic intervention.

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Subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) is a type of stroke caused by bleeding into the subarachnoid space. SAH is a medical emergency and requires prompt treatment to prevent complications such as seizures, stroke, or other brain damage. Treatment options may include surgery, medication, or a combination of both.

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Glioblastoma (GBM), the most aggressive form of brain cancer, is characterized by rapid growth and resistance to conventional therapies. Current treatments offer limited effectiveness, leading to poor survival rates and the need for novel therapeutic strategies. Arylquin 1 has emerged as a potential therapeutic candidate because of its unique mechanism of inducing apoptosis in cancer cells without affecting normal cells.

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Postherpetic neuralgia (PHN) is a notorious neuropathic pain featuring persistent profound mechanical hyperalgesia with significant negative impact on patients' life quality. CDDO can regulate inflammatory response and programmed cell death. Its derivative also protects neurons from damages by modulating microglia activities.

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Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is the most common and deadliest primary brain tumor in adults. Despite the advances in GBM treatment, outcomes remain poor, with a 2-year survival rate of less than 5%. Hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy is an intermittent, high-concentration, short-term oxygen therapy used to increase cellular oxygen content.

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Glioblastoma (GBM) stands as the most prevalent primary malignant brain tumor, typically resulting in a median survival period of approximately thirteen to fifteen months after undergoing surgery, chemotherapy, and radiotherapy. Nucleobindin-2 (NUCB2) is a protein involved in appetite regulation and energy homeostasis. In this study, we assessed the impact of NUCB2 expression on tumor progression and prognosis of GBM.

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Neuropathic pain following nerve injury is a complex condition, which often puts a negative impact on life and remains a sustained problem. To make pain management better is of great significance and unmet need. RTA 408 (Omaveloxone) is a traditional Asian medicine with a valid anti-inflammatory property.

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  • * The study investigates thioredoxin domain-containing protein 11 (TXNDC11) as a potential prognostic marker in GBM, finding high TXNDC11 levels correlate with high-grade tumors and poor patient outcomes.
  • * TXNDC11 silencing reduces GBM cell proliferation, migration, and invasion, while its overexpression has the opposite effect; thus, TXNDC11 may serve as an oncogene and a novel target for treatment.
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The Ponseti method corrects a clubfoot by manipulation and casting which causes stress relaxation on the tendons. Here, we examined the effect of long-term stress relaxation on tendon extracellular matrix (ECM) by (1) an stress relaxation test, (2) an tenocyte culture with stress relaxation and (3) an rabbit study. Time-dependent tendon lengthening and ECM alterations including crimp angle reduction and cleaved elastin were observed, which illustrated the mechanism of tissue lengthening behind the treatment-a material-based crimp angle reduction resulted from elastin cleavage.

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Numerous studies have considered galectin-3 or Glycogen synthase kinase 3 beta (GSK3B) as a potential prognosis marker for various cancers. However, the correlation between the protein expression of galectin-3/GSK3B and the clinical parameters of astrocytoma has not been reported. This study aims to validate the correlation between the clinical outcomes and protein expression of galectin-3/GSK3B in astrocytoma.

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  • - Intracranial gliomas are the most common brain tumors, with glioblastoma multiforme being the most aggressive; NLRP12, a protein that helps regulate immune responses, has shown increased expression in glioma cells, but its exact role is not yet clear.
  • - Research was conducted on glioma patients' clinical data and tissue samples to study NLRP12 levels, using various analysis methods to correlate its expression with patient outcomes and tumor characteristics.
  • - Results indicated that higher NLRP12 levels were linked to increased tumor malignancy and poorer prognosis; reducing NLRP12 levels in glioma cells also slowed their growth and invasion, suggesting that targeting NLRP12 could help treat gliomas more effectively
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Meningiomas are the most common extra-axial primary central nervous system tumors. There is no effective treatment or targeted therapy for meningioma except excision and radiotherapy. glycogen synthesis kinase 3β interaction protein (GSKIP) is an A-kinase anchor protein that has cytosolic scaffolding function and binds to a protein kinase A and glycogen synthesis kinase 3β to modulate different biological processes and malignant tumorigenesis through the Wnt pathway.

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Neuropathic pain is a debilitating chronic disorder, significantly causing personal and social burdens, in which activated neuroinflammation is one major contributor. Thymic stromal lymphopoietin (TSLP) and interleukin (IL)-33 is important for chronic inflammation. Linalyl acetate (LA) is main component of lavender oil with an anti-inflammatory property through TSLP signaling.

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Background: Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is one of the most deadly and recalcitrant illnesses of the neurocentral nervous system in humans. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are a class of noncoding RNAs that play important roles in the regulation of gene expression and biological processes, including radiosensitivity. In this study, we demonstrated the relationship between miR-3059-3p and radiation in GBM.

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Although the expression of p53 and epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) is associated with therapeutic resistance and patient outcomes in many malignancies, the relationship in astrocytomas is unclear. This study aims to correlate p53 and EGFR expression in brain astrocytomas with overall patient survival. Eighty-two patients with astrocytomas were enrolled in the study.

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Synopsis of recent research by authors named "Hung Pei Tsai"

  • - Hung Pei Tsai's recent research primarily focuses on understanding and targeting the molecular mechanisms involved in brain injuries and malignancies, particularly intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) and glioblastoma (GBM), utilizing various bioactive compounds and therapies.
  • - Key findings indicate that microRNA-195-5p plays a vital role in inhibiting inflammation and neuronal cell apoptosis in ICH, while different compounds, such as hyperbaric oxygen therapy and Arylquin 1, show promise in enhancing the treatment of GBM by modulating immune responses and inducing cancer cell death.
  • - Tsai's studies emphasize the importance of addressing secondary injury mechanisms in ICH and the immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment in GBM, proposing novel therapeutic strategies that could improve patient outcomes in both conditions.