Publications by authors named "Jun-qing Liang"

Allogeneic tumors are eradicated by host immunity; however, it is unknown how it is initiated until the report in Nature by Yaron Carmi et al. in 2015. Currently, we know that allogeneic tumors are eradicated by allogeneic IgG via dendritic cells.

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  • Osteoarthritis (OA) is a prevalent condition in older adults, but the molecular mechanisms behind its development and progression are still unclear; this study explored these mechanisms using a competing endogenous RNA (ceRNA) network approach.
  • Researchers analyzed various mRNA, miRNA, and lncRNA datasets to identify differentially expressed genes (DEGs) and constructed a ceRNA network to explore their biological functions through enrichment analyses, as well as assessing immune cell presence in OA versus healthy samples.
  • Key findings revealed significant players like hsa-mir-425-3p and dual specificity phosphatase 1 in the ceRNA network, highlighting their roles in important biological processes linked to immune responses and OA progression, suggesting potential targets for further
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Melanoma is the major lethal skin malignancy. However, the critical molecular drivers governing melanoma progression and prognosis are still not clear. By analyzing The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) data, we identified FUT8-AS1 as a prognosis-related long non-coding RNA (lncRNA) in melanoma.

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Cervical cancer is the third most common cancer in women. Radiotherapy resistance remains a major obstacle for patients with cervical cancer. Somatic alterations in human genomes are responsible for radiotherapy resistance.

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Aim: To investigate the inhibitory effect of astragaloside IV on the pathological functions of cancer-associated fibroblasts, and to explore the underlying mechanism.

Methods: Paired gastric normal fibroblast (GNF) and gastric cancer-associated fibroblast (GCAF) cultures were established from resected tissues. GCAFs were treated with vehicle control or different concentrations of astragaloside IV.

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Objective: To observe the protective effects of Tongxinluo (TXL) on apoptosis of rat cardiac microvascular endothelial cells (RCMECs) resulting from homocysteine (Hcy) induced endoplasmic reticulum stress (ERS), and to determine the signaling pathway behind its protection.

Methods: Primary cultured RCMECs were isolated from neonatal rats using tissue explant method. The morphology of RCMECs was observed using inverted microscope, identified and differentiated by CD31 immunofluorescence method.

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For the establishment of chemical library of protoberberines provided for the bio-activity screening, the target compounds were synthesized by thermal degradation and nucleophilic substitution reactions with the bio-active alkaloid, palmatine (1), as the raw material, and their structures were identified and conformed by 1H-NMR and MS spectra. Among them, 13 compounds were new.

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Objective: To investigate the mechanisms of baicalin on anti-cerebral ischemic through observing the effect of baicalin on human brain microvascular endothelial cell under the glucose deprivation combined with hypoxia condition.

Methods: Human brain microvascular endothelial cells (HBMVECs) cultured in vitro were divided into the following groups: normal group, model group, baicalin high dose group, baicalin middle dose group, baicalin low dose group, nimodipine group. The kits were used to detect the cell viability, leakage rate of lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), Na(+)-K(+)-ATPase, Ca(2+)-ATPase, the concentration of Ca2+ in each group, and apoptosis rates of each group were analyzed by flow cytometry (FCM).

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Epiberberine, a natural bioactive protoberberine alkaloid, was totally synthesized in short, convenient and low-cost, four-step reactions including cyclization, condensation, reduction, and ring-closing, with an overall yield of 26.1%.

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Aim Of The Study: To investigate the molecular mechanisms whereby the Chinese medicinal compound Tongxinluo improves vascular endothelial function through studying the induction of endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) and its upstream signaling pathway.

Materials And Methods: Hyperhomocysteinemia was induced in Wistar rats by a methionine-rich diet followed by Tongxinluo treatment. The aorta ring was isolated for measuring vascular dilation of aorta and eNOS expression.

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Objective: To cultivate human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) in the serum of overfatigue rats with the intervention of Tongxinluo superfine powder (TXLSP). By examining the variation of the activity of JNK/c-Jun/HO-1 pathway, the possible mechanisms of vascular endothelial dysfunction under overfatigue conditions and the intervening effect of TXLSP were explored.

Methods: The HUVECs were randomly divided into the normal control group, the model group, the SP600125 (a specific antagonist of JNK) group, the TXLSP group and the TXLSP + SP600125 group.

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A porcine interferon-gamma-inducible lysosomal thiol reductase (GILT) cDNA, designated pGILT, was cloned by RT-PCR and rapid amplification of cDNA ends (RACE) strategies. The full-length cDNA of pGILT consists of 1,062 bp with a 741 bp open reading frame, encoding 246 amino acids, with a putative molecular weight of 29.5 kDa.

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Aim: To observe the effect of homocysteine (HCY) on the function of endothelium cell, and to discuss the possible mechanisms that Tongxinluo super powder affected.

Methods: Healthy male Wistar rats were divided into randomly the control group, the model group, the Tongxinluo group. The effect of Ach on isolated rat thoracic aorta in vitro was examined, the microcirculation was observed by microcirculation meter, the activity of SOD and GSH-PX and content of NO, MDA, ET, Ang II, TXA2, PGI2 was detected.

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  • The study aimed to assess the effectiveness of puerarin in reducing lung injuries caused by Streptozotocin (STZ)-induced diabetes in rats.
  • The researchers observed significant increases in nitric oxide (NO) and malondialdehyde (MDA) levels, along with decreased superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity in the lungs of diabetic rats, while puerarin treatment mitigated these effects.
  • Microscopic analyses showed that diabetes caused structural damage in lung tissues, but puerarin treatment appeared to restore some of that damage, suggesting its potential protective role against diabetes-induced lung injury.
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Objective: To observe the effects of Tongxinluo Supermicro Powder on the nuclear factor-kappaB (NF-kappaB), inter-cell adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1) and vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (VCAM-1) expression in aorta of rabbits fed with high-lipid diet.

Methods: Healthy male New Zealand rabbits were randomly divided into 4 groups (n = 8 each): control group, model group, atorvastatin group (3 mg x kg(-1) x d(-1) per gavage), and Tongxinluo group (0.31 g x kg(-1) x d(-1) per gavage).

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Se-enriched Lactobacillus bulgaricus (L. bulgaricus) was generated by administration of sodium selenite (0, 1, 4, 8, 16, 32, and 64 mg/L, respectively) in MRS medium and enriched selenium manifestation in L. bulgaricus was investigated using transmission electron microscopy and energy-dispersive X-ray spectrometry and alterations of essential elements and amino acids in the organism were evaluated.

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Objective: To investigate the effect of peroxynitrite on the formation of diabetic cataract and its reversal by puerarin. in rat.

Methods: Normal Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats were equally divided into control group, streptozotocin group (STZ) and treatment group.

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