Publications by authors named "Minli Zhou"

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  • Primary nasal tuberculosis is a rare form of TB that can occur in patients on anti-TNF immunotherapy, making diagnosis difficult.
  • A 58-year-old man with a history of psoriatic arthritis experienced nasal obstruction and bloody discharge, leading to a biopsy that indicated primary nasal TB.
  • Successful treatment with oral anti-TB medications resulted in the disappearance of lesions, highlighting the need to consider primary nasal TB in similar cases.
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Background: Roles of ILC2s in allergic rhinitis (AR) and local allergic rhinitis (LAR) are unclear. In this study, we are determined to find the levels of autophagy and mitophagy of ILC2s in allergic nasal inflammation.

Methods: ELISA was used to detect type 2 inflammatory cytokines.

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The pathogenesis of CRSwNP is complex and unclear. CRSwNP is subdivided into two types based on the infiltration of EOSs: eCRSwNP and noeCRSwNP. This study was designed to seek the role of autophagy, mitophagy, and Akt/mTOR pathway in these two subtypes of CRSwNP.

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  • - The study investigates the role of the PI3K/Akt/HIF-1 pathway and IL-17A in the unique pathogenesis of chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps (CRSwNP) in a Chinese population.
  • - Researchers measured various inflammatory markers and protein expressions in nasal polyps, finding elevated levels of MPO activity, PI3K, p-Akt, HIF-1, and IL-17A mRNA in patients with CRSwNP.
  • - The results suggest that the PI3K/Akt/HIF-1 pathway contributes to CRSwNP's development, and that increased IL-17A levels may be linked to neutrophilic inflammation in the condition.
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The sudden appearance of a new epidemic disease in China created the need for names identifying that disease. Between December 2019 and January 2020, a variety of severe pneumonia-related disease names suddenly appeared, and more name varieties kept coming up afterwards. To better understand the introduction and spread of these names, 16 different COVID-19-related name varieties were selected covering the period from the end of December 2019, when the epidemic started, to mid-March 2020, a moment at which the term competition had stabilized.

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Background: Allergic rhinitis (AR) affects millions of people and is lack of effective treatment. CD40 is an important costimulatory molecule in immunity. However, few studies have focused on the role of CD40 in AR.

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As a crucial element of China's political and cultural life, "banners," or biāoyǔ, have been around for decades, in support of national-level policies such as family planning and the governing mottos of Presidents. The banners that have emerged during the Covid-19 pandemic which was also the subject of a national-level driven policy, have been involved in a nation-wide public debate over the language styles of banners used to urge people to stay indoors. Based on the analysis of the early COVID-19 banners and the related online comments, this article analyzes the language style patterns of the banners and the mode of banner circulation.

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Background: Concomitant allergic fungal rhinosinusitis (AFRS) and allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA) are extremely rare, with no more than 20 cases reported in the English literature.

Case Summary: A 52-year-old female patient complained of right-sided nasal obstruction, rhinorrhea, sneezing, epistaxis, and hyposmia for a period of around 5 mo. Nasal examination detected paleness and edema of the nasal mucous membrane and a polyp in the right middle meatus.

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Background: Glucose transporter (GLUT)-mediated glucose uptake is an important process in the development of laryngeal carcinoma, one of the most common malignancies of the head and neck. GLUT-1, together with HIF-1α, is also an indicator of hypoxia. Both proteins play a critical role in glucose uptake and glycolysis in laryngeal carcinoma cells under hypoxic stress.

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Background: Invasive fungal rhinosinusitis (IFR) caused by is very rare but has an extremely high fatality rate. There have been only seven cases of IFR caused by reported in English and, of these, only three patients survived. In this article, we present another case of IFR caused by , in which the patient was initially treated successfully but then deteriorated due to a relapse of leukemia 2 mo later.

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Background: The mechanism of chemoresistance remains unknown. Here, we investigated if glucose transporter-1 (GLUT-1) and PI3K/Akt pathways are associated with the sensitivity to cisplatin in Hep-2 laryngeal carcinoma cells and whether the inhibition of GLUT-1 and the PI3K/Akt pathways enhances the chemosensitivity of Hep-2 cells.

Method: The effects of inhibiting GLUT-1 by a GLUT-1 siRNA, and PI3K/Akt by Ly294002, on cisplatin-induced effects were assessed in vitro.

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Local allergic inflammation (LAI) is recognized recently. 'entopy' was used to define LAI, which was positively correlated with allergen provocation testing, local sIgE up-regulation, inflammatory mediator secretion, and a lack of systemic allergy. The study of LAI is in its infancy and focuses mainly on the respiratory system.

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Objective The treatment of laryngotracheal stenosis is a major therapeutic challenge. Various treatments include observation, medical management, and surgical management. The most effective surgical management is resection and reconstruction.

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Purpose: Hypoxia-inducible factor 1α (HIF-1α) and glucose transporter-1 (GLUT-1) are two important hypoxic markers associated with the radioresistance of cancers including laryngeal carcinoma. We evaluated whether the simultaneous inhibition of GLUT-1 and HIF-1α expression improved the radiosensitivity of laryngeal carcinoma. We explored whether the expression of HIF-1α and GLUT-1 was correlated with 2'-deoxy-2'-[18F]fluoro-D-glucose (18F-FDG) uptake and whether 18F-FDG positron emission tomography-computed tomography (PET/CT) was appropriate for early evaluation of the response of laryngeal carcinoma to targeted treatment in vivo.

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In the present study, we investigated the role of GLUT-1 and PI3K/Akt signaling in radioresistance of laryngeal carcinoma xenografts. Volume, weight, radiosensitization, and the rate of inhibition of tumor growth in the xenografts were evaluated in different groups. Apoptosis was evaluated by TUNEL assay.

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Unlabelled: Primary small cell carcinoma of trachea is even more uncommon and only a few cases have been reported. Our search revealed only 90 cases in the English-language literatures.

Case Report: we report a case of cervical tracheal small cell cancer.

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A paucity of data exists concerning the presentation, natural course and outcome of extramedullary plasmcytoma (EMP). It is difficult to determine the optimal treatment strategy and prognostic factors for EMP. We present an additional case of laryngeal EMP and systemic review relevant reports in the English and Chinese literature.

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Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumors (IMT) rarely affect the head and neck region. IMTs of the head and neck regions account for 14-18% of extra-pulmonary IMTs. Most commonly, they are located in the region of the orbits and upper airways, and less often at other sites.

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Objectives: Follicular dendritic cell sarcoma (FDCS) in the head and neck is uncommon. The etiology, pathogenesis, optimal treatment, and prognosis are not well understood. In this review, we investigated these features to deepen the understanding of the disease.

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Background: Nasal-type natural killer T-cell lymphoma involving the larynx is uncommon. Our search revealed only 12 cases reported previously in the English-language literature.

Case Report: We report a case of laryngeal NKTCL.

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