Publications by authors named "Shaoju Qian"

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  • * Antiviral therapies are the main treatment options for HSV-1, and promising vaccine developments include live attenuated, protein subunit, and nucleic acid vaccines that aim to prevent infections.
  • * The virus can also be modified for therapeutic uses, such as in gene therapy and cancer immunotherapy, making it a versatile subject for research and medical applications.
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Psoriasis and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are chronic immune-mediated diseases that adversely affect patients' quality of life. Interleukin (IL)-27 plays an important role in a variety of infectious diseases, autoimmune disorders, and cancers. However, its therapeutic effects in psoriasis and colitis remain underexplored.

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  • - Psoriasis is a chronic skin condition linked to immune system dysfunction and oxidative stress, with the neonatal Fc receptor (FcRn) playing a potential role in its severity according to clinical analyses.
  • - In a mouse model of psoriasis, researchers found lower levels of FcRn in affected skin, and the ferroptosis pathway was activated, suggesting that FcRn may influence this process through the STAT3/SLC7A11 signaling pathway.
  • - Experiments indicated that depleting FcRn increased psoriatic lesions and ferroptosis, while inhibiting this process or activating FcRn improved symptoms, pointing to possible new treatments for psoriasis.
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  • Herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) is linked to serious health issues including viral encephalitis and neonatal infections, prompting the exploration of vaccines for prevention.
  • Researchers created a genetically modified strain of Lactococcus lactis (NZ3900-gD-IL-2-Fc) to express a protective viral antigen, aiming to enhance immune responses.
  • Their findings showed that this recombinant vaccine significantly increased the production of antibodies and immune cell activity in mice, suggesting its potential effectiveness against HSV-1 infection.
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Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is one of the leading causes of mortality in humans, and oxidative stress plays a pivotal role in disease progression. This phenomenon typically arises from weakening of the cellular antioxidant system or excessive accumulation of peroxides. This review focuses on a specialized form of oxidative stress-disulfide stress-which is triggered by an imbalance in the glutaredoxin and thioredoxin antioxidant systems within the cell, leading to the accumulation of disulfide bonds.

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The neonatal Fc receptor (FcRn) can transport IgG and antigen-antibody complexes participating in mucosal immune responses that protect the host from most pathogens' invasion via the respiratory, digestive, and urogenital tracts. FcRn expression can be triggered upon stimulation with pathogenic invasion on mucosal surfaces, which may significantly modulate the innate immune response of the host. As an immunoglobulin transport receptor, FcRn is implicated in the pathophysiology of immune-related diseases such as infection and autoimmune disorders.

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The neonatal Fc receptor (FcRn) mediates the bidirectional transport of immunoglobulin G (IgG) across hyperpolarized epithelial cells. Overexpression of FcRn increases serum IgG and humoral immune response. Probiotics can improve the host's serum and intestinal mucosal IgG.

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The neonatal Fc receptor (FcRn) transports maternal immunoglobulin G (IgG) to the foetus or newborn and protects the IgG from degradation. FcRn is expressed in several porcine tissues and cell types and its expression levels are regulated by immune and inflammatory events. IPEC-J2 cells are porcine intestinal columnar epithelial cells that were isolated from neonatal piglet mid-jejunum.

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Transmissible gastroenteritis virus (TGEV) is a porcine intestinal coronavirus that causes fatal severe watery diarrhea in piglets. The neonatal Fc receptor (FcRn) is the only IgG transport receptor, its expression on mucosal surfaces is triggered upon viral stimulation, which significantly enhances mucosal immunity. We utilized TGEV as a model pathogen to explore the role of FcRn in resisting viral invasion in overall intestinal mucosal immunity.

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Porcine deltacoronavirus (PDCoV) is a porcine enteropathogenic coronavirus that causes watery diarrhea, vomiting, and frequently death in piglets, causing serious economic losses to the pig industry. The strain CHN-JS-2017 was isolated and identified by cytopathology, immunofluorescence assays, transmission electron microscopy, and sequence analysis. A nucleotide sequence alignment showed that the whole genome of CHN-JS-2017 is 97.

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Porcine epidemic diarrhea (PED) is a highly infectious intestinal disease caused by porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV). A PEDV strain was isolated from the piglet intestinal tract in Vero cells in Jiangsu Province, designated as the JS-A strain. PEDV was identified as the isolated virus by cytopathology, immunofluorescence assay, western blotting, transmission electron microscopy, and sequence analysis.

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It has been well characterized that the neonatal Fc receptor (FcRn) transports maternal IgG to a fetus or newborn and protects IgG from degradation. We previously reported that FcRn is expressed in a model of normal porcine intestinal epithelial cells (IPEC-J2). Transmissible gastroenteritis is an acute enteric disease of swine that is caused by transmissible gastroenteritis virus (TGEV).

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