Publications by authors named "Junhong Cai"

We wished to ascertain if there is an association between neutrophil extracellular traps and endometriosis (EMS). We collected the lesional tissues and normal endometrium of 30 patients suffering from endometriosis. Samples were also taken from healthy controls.

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Rationale: The postoperative gastrointestinal dysfunction after cesarean section is commonly presented as uncomfortable symptoms such as abdominal pain and distension. As a novel traditional Chinese medicine characteristic therapy, the fire dragon cupping can effectively enhance intestinal peristalsis and improve the gastrointestinal discomforts by using the manipulation and moxibustion heat to stimulate acupuncture points. The purpose of this report is to provide a new approach and new ideas for rapid rehabilitation of gastrointestinal dysfunction after cesarean section.

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Background: Premature ovarian failure (POF), also known as primary ovarian insufficiency, is a common endocrine disease in young women. The emergence of regenerative medicine using stem cells may improve ovarian function and structure, and represents a promising prospect for POF treatment. In his study, we explored the therapeutic effects of human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cell (HUCMSC) transplantation in a Tibetan miniature pig model of cyclophosphamide (CTX)-induced POF.

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Background: Endometrial cancer (EC) poses a serious threat to women's health. Radiotherapy has been widely used for EC treatment. However, the mechanism of FIRRE in EC development and radioresistance remains unknown.

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Background: Transvaginal four-dimensional hysterosalpingo-contrast sonography (TVS 4D-HyCoSy) is a pivotal diagnostic tool in the assessment and management of infertility. Conventionally, a 20mL syringe is employed for contrast agent injection, either at a constant or pulsatile pressure. However, in cases of bilateral fallopian tube obstruction, continued injection can lead to discomfort and excessive pressure within the uterine cavity, necessitating discontinuation of the examination.

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Background: Uterine corpus endometrial carcinoma (UCEC) belongs to a group of epithelial malignant tumors. Icaritin is the main active compound of Epimedii Folium. Icaritin has been utilized to induce UCEC cells to death.

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Local recurrence and distant metastasis of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) caused by immune escape is one of the root causes of treatment difficulties. We aim to investigate the mechanism of immune escape in NSCLC. NSCLC tissues were collected.

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Endometriosis is one of the most common benign gynecologic diseases. Paeoniae Radix Alba (PRA) has been utilized to treat endometriosis. We wished to identify potential targets for PRA in the treatment of endometriosis, as well as to provide a groundwork for future studies into its pharmacological mechanism of action.

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The significance of blood anti-phospholipase A2 receptor (PLAR) antibodies in the diagnosis of different stages of idiopathic membranous nephropathy (IMN) was investigated. The expression and distribution of anti-PLAR antibodies in renal biopsy tissue of patients with different stages of IMN were examined by immunohistochemistry. In addition, blood anti-PLAR antibodies were determined by indirect immunofluorescence for the same patients, and the results were compared with the anti-PLAR antibody expression in renal biopsy tissue.

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HCP5 has been reported to be downregulated in ovarian granulosa cells (OGCs) and to facilitate cell proliferation. Human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cell exosome (hucMSCs-exo) treatment can prevent OGCs apoptosis in vitro. However, the functional mechanism of HCP5 and hucMSCs-exo requires further exploration.

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Background: Endometrial carcinoma (EC) is one of the most common malignant gynecological malignancies. gene may have a tumor-suppressor role in EC. Until now, no studies have reported the effect of variants on EC predisposition in Chinese population.

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Endometrial cancer, one of the most common gynecological cancers in women. Patients with advanced or recurrent disease have poor long-term outcomes. The current experiment explore the roles of cationic microbubbles (CMBs) carrying paclitaxel (PTX) and CRISPR/Cas9 plasmids on the xenotransplantation model of mice with endometrial cancer.

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Background: Premature ovarian failure (POF) is one of the common disorders found in women leading to 1% female infertility. Clinical features of POF are hypoestrogenism or estrogen deficiency. With the development of regenerative medicine, human mesenchymal stem cells (hMSCs) therapy brings new prospects for POF.

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Objective: To investigate the associations of high-mobility group box 1 and its specific receptor, receptor for advanced glycation end products with acute lung injury in patients with acute aortic dissection.

Methods: A total of 96 acute aortic dissection patients were divided into acute aortic dissection with acute lung injury group (38 cases) and acute aortic dissection without acute lung injury group (58 cases), according to partial pressure of oxygen/fraction of inspired oxygen. In addition, 44 healthy individuals were selected for the control group.

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Development of combination therapy to decrease side effects of chemotherapeutic drugs and increase their utilization rate in combination with gene editing is a key research topic in tumor treatment. The present study aimed to investigate the effect of cationic microbubbles (CMBs) carrying paclitaxel (PTX) and knockout plasmid on the endometrial cancer cell line HEC‑1A and to determine how regulates the function of endometrial cancer cells. Cells were treated with CMB, PTX, PTX‑CMBs, cationic plasmid‑carrying or cationic PTX‑carrying plasmid groups.

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Background: Endometrial cancer (EC) is the fourth most common neoplasm and the eighth leading cause of cancer death in females worldwide. PTPN18 is a member of the protein tyrosine phosphatases (PTP) family, which is associated with the occurrence and progression of various human cancers. PTPN18 was up-regulated in endometrial cancer tissues and high level of PTPN18 promoted proliferation and metastasis of EC cells.

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  • The study investigated the impact of IL1R1 gene polymorphisms on head and neck cancer (HNC) risk in the Chinese Han population.
  • Analysis was conducted on 535 HNC patients and 538 healthy controls using genetic testing to find links between specific SNPs and HNC susceptibility.
  • The findings suggest that the IL1R1 rs956730 variant may lower HNC risk, while rs3917225 could increase it, especially among younger individuals.
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Hemangioma (HA) is the most common benign tumor and formed by the proliferating endothelial cells of blood vessels. Interleukins (ILs) have been reported to be critical for HA progression. Our present study found that the expression of IL-10 was decreased in HA cells and tissues as compared to their corresponding controls.

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MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are often abnormally expressed in human cancers to act as either oncogenes or tumor suppressor genes. MiRNA-501 (miR-501) has been found to be abnormally expressed in certain types of cancer, but its expression and biological role in hemangioma remain to be fully elucidated. In this study, the expression of miR-501 in hemangioma cell lines was analyzed by quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR).

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Endometrial cancer is one of the chief culprits threatening women's lives. Although numerous epidemiological experiments have been carried out into the aetiology of endometrial cancer, the cause of the disease has been unclear up to now. In recent years, PTPN18, a member of the protein tyrosine phosphatases (PTP) family predicted to be tumour suppressors or oncogenes, has been confirmed to participate in the occurrence and progression of many cancers.

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Objective: Epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (C-erbB-2) is one of the most frequently mutated oncogenes in human tumors. We aimed to evaluate the knockout efficiency of clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeat (CRISPR) technology using ultrasound microbubble transfection to target C-erbB-2 in human endometrial cancer (HEC)-1A cells.

Methods: Three single guide RNAs (sgRNAs) targeting C-erbB-2 were designed and used to construct CRISPR/CRISPR-associated (Cas)9-C-erbB-2 plasmids.

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  • Recent research highlights the significant role of genetic factors, particularly single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the IL-1R2 gene, in increasing susceptibility to endometrial cancer.
  • A case-control study with 293 endometrial cancer patients and 579 healthy individuals found specific SNPs and haplotypes associated with higher cancer risk.
  • The study concluded that certain IL-1R2 polymorphisms might influence endometrial cancer development, with a recommendation for further investigation to validate these findings.
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Background: Endometrial cancer is the most common gynaecological malignancy. Cytokines gene may be important in endometrial cancer development. This study sought to investigate whether the IL4, IL6 two gene genetic variants were associated with susceptibility to endometrial cancer (EC) in Hainan Chinese Han women by a hospital-based study.

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Objective: The study aimed to explore the association between three miRNAs (miR-100-5p, miR-199a-3p and miR-199b-5p) and mTOR induced autophagy in EEC cells. The expression of three miRNAs and autophagy-related genes and in Ishikawa and KLE cells were detected.

Methods: The effects of three miRNAs on proliferation and apoptosis in EEC cells were analyzed in KLE and ISK cells transfected with miR-100-5p, miR-199a-3p and miR-199b-5p mimics and inhibitors.

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