Publications by authors named "L T P Tu"
Background: Multi-cancer early detection (MCED) through a single blood test significantly advances cancer diagnosis. However, most MCED tests rely on a single type of biomarkers, leading to limited sensitivity, particularly for early-stage cancers. We previously developed SPOT-MAS, a multimodal ctDNA-based assay analyzing methylation and fragmentomic profiles to detect five common cancers.
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- The study addresses a common issue in lung cancer treatment, where patients develop resistance to EGFR-TKIs like gefitinib, leading to worse outcomes.
- The researchers developed a novel therapy using folic acid-modified milk exosomes loaded with c-kit siRNA (FA-mExo-siRNA-c-kit) to counteract this resistance by targeting the c-kit gene, which is linked to stemness traits in cancer cells.
- Results showed that this approach not only reduced c-kit expression and stemness characteristics but also slowed tumor growth and improved survival in experimental models, highlighting its potential as a new treatment strategy for resistant lung cancer.
Smart control of energy interactions plays a key role in manipulating upconversion dynamics and tuning emission colors for lanthanide-doped materials. However, quantifying the energy flux in particular energy migration in the representative sensitizer-activator coupled upconversion system has remained a challenge. Here we report a conceptual model to examine the energy flux in a single nanoparticle by designing an interfacial energy transfer mediated nanostructure.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe evidence for the association between the triglyceride (TG) to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-c) ratio and the risk of developing microalbuminuria is still limited in the Chinese population. Therefore, our research will endeavor to explore the relationship between the two. The cross-sectional survey enrolled 32,877 general population from eight regional centers in China.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: The use of cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) can induce sterile systemic inflammation that contributes to morbidity and mortality, especially in children. Patients have been found to have increased expression of cytokines and transmigration of leukocytes during and after CPB. Previous work has demonstrated that the supraphysiologic shear stresses existing during CPB are sufficient to induce proinflammatory behavior in non-adherent monocytes.
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