Publications by authors named "QiSheng Tang"

Radiosensitivity is critical for clinical outcomes and overall survival of prostate cancer patients treated with irradiation. Ribociclib and NU7026 have been reported as radiosensitizers in cancer cells, but which are inadequately understood in prostate cancer cells. The present study was performed to investigate the effects of ribociclib, NU7026, and their combination on the radiosensitivity of prostate cancer cells.

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Objective: Isocitrate dehydrogenase (IDH) is the most important molecular marker of glioma and is highly correlated to the diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis of patients. We proposed a real-time diagnosis method for IDH status differentiation based on automatic analysis of intraoperative contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) video.

Methods: Inspired by the Time Intensity Curve (TIC) analysis of CEUS utilized in clinical practice, this paper proposed an automatic CEUS video analysis method called ATAN (Automatic TIC Analysis Network).

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  • Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) from different segments of the umbilical cord show varying gene expressions related to heart health, influencing their effectiveness in treating myocardial infarction (MI).
  • Maternal-MSCs have a higher expression of crucial heart development genes and were found to reduce cell death and improve heart function in both lab cultures and rat models of MI.
  • The study concludes that maternal segment-derived MSCs are more effective for heart repair after MI, highlighting their potential for therapeutic applications.
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  • Extracellular vesicles (EVs) derived from neural stem cells (EVs-NSC) show promise in treating neurological disorders, especially through suppressing neurotoxic activation in reactive astrocytes linked to conditions like intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH).
  • The study reveals that interferon-β (IFNβ) plays a crucial role in this neurotoxic activation, with EVs-NSC utilizing the microRNA miR-124-3p to degrade IFNβ mRNA and inhibit related gene expression.
  • By diminishing astrocyte neurotoxicity and saturated lipid secretion through these mechanisms, EVs-NSC or increased levels of miR-124-3p may enhance recovery from neural
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  • Idiopathic scrotal calcinosis (ISC) is a rare skin condition with an unclear cause, characterized by yellowish-white nodules on the scrotum that can itch or sting.
  • A 36-year-old patient underwent surgical removal of these nodules, and tests confirmed the diagnosis of ISC, revealing abnormal collagen fiber buildup around the calcified areas.
  • The study suggests a potential link between human papillomavirus (HPV) infection and ISC, proposing a new understanding of its causes and emphasizing the need for further research into the disease’s mechanisms.
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  • Incomplete combustion of residential solid fuels is a major source of black carbon (BC), which can be harmful to brain health due to its ability to cross the blood-brain barrier.
  • The study found that straw-derived BC had the highest neurotoxic effects on human neuroblastoma cells, while coal-derived BC showed minimal toxicity even at high concentrations.
  • Various biological mechanisms were identified, with biomass BC impacting mitochondrial function and metabolic processes, while coal BC primarily triggered inflammatory responses through specific signaling pathways.
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High invasiveness mesothelioma is a malignant tumor of the peritoneum or pleura. The effect of cuproptosis on mesothelioma (MESO) is still unknown, though. The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) and the Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) datasets were used to identify differential genes linked to cuproptosis in mesothelioma.

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Purpose: Lichen sclerosus urethral stricture disease (LS USD) is a refractory and progressive disease primarily affecting the anterior urethra in males. Various potential etiological factors, such as genetics, autoimmunity, infection, and exposure to infectious urine, have been suggested. However, the accurate etiology of LS in the male urethra remains unclear.

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Sediment cores are commonly used for reconstructing historical events by determining the biogenic elements in sediment vertical profiles. The vertical flux of biogenic silica (BSi) can be enhanced by bivalve mollusks through biodeposition and can be subsequently recorded in the sediment core. However, whether BSi in sediment core can indicate the interactions between aquaculture farms and the ecosystem is unclear.

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  • Acute ischemic stroke treatments often face challenges like high complication rates, which negatively impact patient recovery and survival.
  • Human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells (hucMSCs) show promise as a potential cell therapy due to their ability to differentiate and regulate immune responses.
  • In a study conducted on rats, hucMSCs treatment improved neurological function, reduced brain tissue ischemia, enhanced postoperative survival, and lessened complications related to stress and anesthesia recovery following a stroke model.
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Fewer than 5 % glioblastoma (GBM) patients survive over five years and are termed long-term survivors (LTS), yet their molecular background is unclear. The present cohort included 72 isocitrate dehydrogenase (IDH)-wildtype GBM patients, consisting of 35 LTS and 37 short-term survivors (STS), and we employed whole exome sequencing, RNA-seq and DNA methylation array to delineate this largest LTS cohort to date. Although LTS and STS demonstrated analogous clinical characters and classical GBM biomarkers, CASC5 (P = 0.

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Background: Intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) is a devastating neurological disease causing severe sensorimotor dysfunction and cognitive decline, yet there is no effective treatment strategy to alleviate outcomes of these patients. The Mas axis-mediated neuroprotection is involved in the pathology of various neurological diseases, however, the role of the Mas receptor in the setting of ICH remains to be elucidated.

Methods: C57BL/6 mice were used to establish the ICH model by injection of collagenase into mice striatum.

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Glioma is a common malignant brain tumor with great heterogeneity and huge difference in clinical outcomes. Although lymphotoxin (LT) beta receptor (LTBR) has been linked to immune system and response development for decades, the expression and function in glioma have not been investigated. To confirm the expression profile of LTBR, integrated RNA-seq data from glioma and normal brain tissues were analyzed.

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  • ESPL1, a protein linked to various cancers including bladder cancer, was found to be overexpressed in both tumor tissues and cisplatin-resistant bladder cancer cells.
  • Silencing ESPL1 significantly improved the sensitivity of resistant T24 cells to cisplatin, promoting cell apoptosis and reducing tumor growth, particularly when combined with cisplatin treatment.
  • PAX2 was identified as a regulator of ESPL1 expression, suggesting that the PAX2-ESPL1 interaction activates the JAK2/STAT3 signaling pathway, contributing to chemoresistance in bladder cancer.
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  • Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most common and aggressive brain tumor, with poor survival rates despite advances in therapy, mainly due to the blood-brain barrier and tumor diversity.
  • This review highlights the potential of low-frequency magnetic fields (LF-MFs) as a new treatment approach, exploring how they may work against cancer and the challenges involved.
  • The discussion includes recent findings on LF-MFs' mechanisms, magnetic properties, and their promising future applications in improving GBM therapy outcomes.
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The blood-brain barrier (BBB) and drug resistance present challenges for chemotherapy of glioblastoma (GBM). A microneedle (MN) patch with excellent biocompatibility and biodegradability was designed to bypass the BBB and release temozolomide (TMZ) and PLCG1-siRNA directly into the tumor site for synergistic treatment of GBM. The codelivery of TMZ and PLCG1-siRNA enhanced DNA damage and apoptosis.

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This article explores the impact mechanism of different types of environmental regulations on corporate green technology innovation (GTI). The research focuses on analyzing three types of environmental regulations: command based environmental regulation (ER1), market-oriented environmental regulation (ER2), and voluntary environmental regulation (ER3), and how they affect corporate GTI. This study selected enterprise GTI as the dependent variable and measured it by the number of applications for green invention patents and green utility model patents.

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The diagnostic value of audiovisual sexual stimulation (AVSS) for psychogenic erectile dysfunction (ED) is still unclear. We investigated the independent diagnostic value and optimal cut-off parameter of AVSS for psychogenic ED. All participants had received the AVSS test and nocturnal penile tumescence and rigidity (NPTR) monitoring at least twice.

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  • Molecular diagnosis plays a key role in managing gliomas, but existing techniques have limitations for intraoperative use; this study introduces a novel approach using ultrasound radio-frequency (RF) signals for rapid diagnosis.
  • The research involved creating a brain tumor ultrasound bank with 169 cases, using data from 67 glioma cases to train a spatial-temporal integration model (STIM) that accurately identifies important molecular biomarkers related to gliomas.
  • STIM demonstrated impressive accuracy results in both retrospective (mean accuracy of 0.919) and prospective cohorts (mean accuracy ranging from 0.84 to 0.88 for specific mutations), outperforming traditional RF-based methods significantly.
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Most mammals tolerate exposure to hypobaric hypoxia poorly as it may affect multiple regulatory mechanisms and inhibit cell proliferation, promote apoptosis, limit tissue vascularization, and disrupt the acid-base equilibrium. Here, we quantified the functional state of germ cell development and demonstrated the interaction between the germ and somatic cells via single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq). The present study elucidated the regulatory effects of hypobaric hypoxia exposure on germ cell formation and sperm differentiation by applying enrichment analysis to genomic regions.

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Understanding the ecological conversion efficiency of a fish species can be used to estimate the potential impact of the marine food web and accordingly provides scientific advice to ecosystem-based fishery management. However, only laboratory experiments may limit the accuracy of determining this index. In this study, food ingestion and ecological conversion efficiency of wild chub mackerel (), a typical marine pelagic fish, were determined with gastric evacuation method in laboratory and in situ enriched simulation conditions.

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  • The study focuses on developing a multimodal fusion radiomics (MFR) model to assess chemosensitivity in young high-risk low-grade gliomas (HRLGGs), which is crucial for guiding treatment decisions after surgery.
  • The MFR model combines data from macroscopic MRI and microscopic pathological images, using an attention mechanism to predict how well patients will respond to temozolomide (TMZ) based on tumor characteristics.
  • Results show that the MFR model has excellent predictive accuracy, outperforming traditional molecular markers and effectively identifying patients who are most likely to benefit from postoperative chemotherapy.
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Purpose: In the past decade, there has been little progress in the treatment of malignant glioma. Recently, oncolytic virus has made great progress in glioma treatment, and a number of clinical trials have shown their potential of prolonging the survival time of glioma patients. Our objective is to evaluate effectiveness and safety of oncolytic virus (OV) in malignant glioma treatment.

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Background: The development of new therapies for malignant gliomas has been stagnant for decades. Through the promising outcomes in clinical trials of oncolytic virotherapy, there is now a glimmer of hope in addressing this situation. To further enhance the antitumor immune response of oncolytic viruses, we have equipped a modified oncolytic adenovirus (oAds) with a recombinant interferon-like gene (YSCH-01) and conducted a comprehensive evaluation of the safety and efficacy of this modification compared to existing treatments.

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