Publications by authors named "Shu-shan Yan"
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- Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) can help control the immune system, which is important for fighting off diseases and infections.
- They do this by releasing tiny particles called extracellular vesicles (EVs) that can send important signals to other cells in the body.
- Research shows that these MSC-EVs could help with autoimmune diseases, where the immune system mistakenly attacks the body, making them useful for diagnosis and treatment.
Gliomas are the most common type of malignant brain tumor. Studies have identified that miR‑15b is negatively correlated with cripto-1 expression in glioma cells, and these molecules serve an important role in cancer development and progression. The current study was undertaken to further examine the association between these two molecules.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of telaprevir combined with peginterferon alfa (Peg-IFNa) plus ribavirin (RBV) (collectively, TPR therapy) in patients with chronic hepatitis C (CHC) using a meta-analysis approach.
Methods: The Pubmed literature database was searched for randomized controlled trials of TRP therapy in CHC patients published between 2009 and 2011. The following outcome data was extracted for meta-analysis of efficacy: sustained virological response (SVR), defined as serum HCV RNA of less than 1000 copies/ml at end-of-treatment (week 24); rapid virological response (RVR), defined as serum HCV RNA of less than 1000 copies/ml at treatment week 4; recurrence, defined as serum HCV RNA of less than 1000 copies/mL at end-of-treatment and more than 1000 copies/ml at follow-up (week 24 after treatment completion).