Publications by authors named "Maoyuan Gong"

Arsenic exposure is a public health concern worldwide. Skin damage, as a typical lesion of arsenic exposure, the mechanism is still unknown. Studies have found that cellular senescence plays a key role in arsenic-induced skin damage, and the previous research found that the ERK/CEBPB signaling pathway may be an important molecular event of arsenic-induced skin cell senescence, but its specific mechanism is unknown.

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TAL1 T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (T-ALL) is a distinct subtype of leukemia with poor outcomes. Through the cooperation of co-activators, including RUNX1, GATA3, and MYB, the TAL1 oncoprotein extends the immature thymocytes with autonomy and plays an important role in the development of T-ALL. However, this process is not yet well understood.

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Arsenic exposure is a major environmental public health challenge worldwide. As typical manifestations for arsenic exposure, the pathogenesis of arsenic-induced skin lesions has not been fully elucidated, as well as the lack of effective control measures. In this study, we first determined the short-term and high-dose arsenic exposure can increase the apoptosis rates, while long-term low-dose arsenic exposure decrease the apoptosis rates.

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High-entropy carbide (NbTaTiV)C (HEC4), (MoNbTaTiV)C (HEC5), and (MoNbTaTiV)C-SiC (HEC5S) multiphase ceramics were prepared by spark plasma sintering (SPS) at 1900 to 2100 °C, using metal carbide and silicon carbide (SiC) as raw materials. Their microstructure, and mechanical and tribological properties were investigated. The results showed that the (MoNbTaTiV)C synthesized at 1900-2100 °C had a face-centered cubic structure and density higher than 95.

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Breast cancer (BC) is one of the major public health challenges worldwide. Studies that address the new evidence on trends of BC are of great importance for preventing and controlling the occurrence and development of diseases and improving health. The aim of this study was to analyze the outcomes for the global burden of disease (GBD), incidence, deaths, and risk factors for BC from 1990 to 2019, and predict the GBD of BC until 2050 to inform global BC control planning efforts.

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  • * Recent studies have shown that matrine, a natural compound from the Sophora root, has strong anti-cancer properties but its effects on NB were previously unknown.
  • * Researchers found that matrine inhibits the growth of NB cells by inducing autophagy through blocking the AKT-mTOR signaling pathway, suggesting its potential as a new therapeutic agent for treating neuroblastoma.
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Objective To induce the differentiation of hematopoietic stem progenitor cells (HSPCs) into T cell by creating thymic organoids and simulating the three-dimensional structure of thymus tissue in vitro. Methods The retroviral vector expressing the DLL1 and Green fluorescent protein (GFP) was constructed, and the OP9-DLL1 cell line was established in OP9 cells with the aid of retroviral infection. The mRNA and protein level of DLL1 in OP9-DLL1 cells was detected by quantitative real-time PCR and Western blot respectively.

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Objective: To investigate the effect of β-arrestin1 overexpression on tumor progression in a NCG mouse model bearing T-cell acute lymphocytic leukemia (T-ALL) Molt-4 cell xenograft.

Methods: Molt-4 cells were tagged with firefly-luciferase (F-Luc) by lentiviral infection, and fluorescence intensity of the cells was detected using a luminescence detector. Molt-4 cell lines with β-arrestin1 overexpression or knockdown were constructed by lentivirus infection and injected the tail vein in sub-lethal irradiated NCG mice.

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