Publications by authors named "Tiangen Wu"

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is expected to become the leading risk factor for liver cancer, surpassing viral hepatitis. Unlike viral hepatitis-related hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), the role of excessive nutrient supply in steatotic HCC is not well understood, hindering effective prevention and treatment strategies. Therefore, it is crucial to identify key molecules in the pathogenesis of steatotic HCC, investigate changes in metabolic reprogramming due to excessive fatty acid (FA) supply, understand its molecular mechanisms, and find potential therapeutic targets.

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Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) is rapidly surpassing viral hepatitis as the primary cause of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). However, understanding of NASH-progressed HCC remains poor, which might impede HCC diagnosis and therapy. In this study, we aim to identify shared transcriptional changes between NASH and HCC, of which we focused on E3 ligase TRIM45.

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Objective: The current study is conducted to investigate the potential prognostic value of the age-male-albumin-bilirubin-platelets (aMAP) score in breast cancer patients with liver metastasis after surgery.

Methods: This is a retrospective study of 178 breast cancer patients who developed liver metastasis after surgery. These patients were treated and followed up from 2000 to 2018 at our hospital.

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Background: Dysregulated ubiquitination modification occupies a pivotal role in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) tumorigenesis and progression. The ubiquitin aldehyde binding 1 (OTUB1) was aberrantly upregulated and exhibited the pro-tumorigenic function in HCC. However, the underlying mechanisms and responsible targets of OTUB1 remain unclear.

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Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is associated with a high mortality rate, where resistance to immunotherapy and chemotherapy plays a crucial role. A newly identified form of cell death called disulfidptosis shows promise, but its biological mechanism in HCC remains uncertain. In this study, a prognostic model was developed for Disulfidptosis-related long non-coding RNAs (DRLs) from 370 HCC patients sourced from TCGA-LIHC, utilizing five key features: AC026356.

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Objective: This study aims to investigate the potential prognostic value of albumin-bilirubin (ALBI) score in breast cancer patients with liver metastasis after surgery.

Methods: This was a retrospective study of 178 breast cancer patients with liver metastasis after surgery. ALBI score was calculated by the following formula: (log10 bilirubin × 0.

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Background And Aims: Hyperlipidemia has been extensively recognized as a high-risk factor for NASH; however, clinical susceptibility to NASH is highly heterogeneous. The key controller(s) of NASH susceptibility in patients with hyperlipidemia has not yet been elucidated. Here, we aimed to reveal the key regulators of NASH in patients with hyperlipidemia and to explore its role and underlying mechanisms.

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Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is becoming the most important risk factor for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Understanding the progression of benign diseases to HCC is crucial for early prevention and reversal of malignant transformation. Alternative splicing (AS) of RNA plays a role in the pathogenicity, initiation, and transformation of liver disease.

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Background: The mRNA vaccine has become a promising platform for cancer therapy. Lots of studies have been focusing on discovering novel potent cancer-associated antigens to develop mRNA vaccines against cancers. Besides, immunotyping shows the immune status, and immune microenvironment of immunotyping is related with therapeutic reaction.

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The aldose reductase inhibitor Fidarestat has been noted to have efficacy in treating a variety of tumors. To define its role in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), we induced a HCC xenograft model in mice, which were treated with different doses of Fidarestat. The amounts of natural killer (NK) cells and related inflammatory factors were detected in the serum of the mice.

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Studies have shown that swertiamarin (STM) has multiple biological activities, but its anti-tumour effects and molecular mechanisms are still unclear. The present research aimed to validate the STM's impacts on the proliferation, migration, and invasion of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) cells, and to study its potential mechanism. Two HCC cell lines were treated with STM.

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Purpose: To investigate the influence of reduced glutathione (GSH) in liver function, oxidative stress, inflammatory response, immune function and quality of life of patients after an interventional therapy for hepatocellular carcinoma.

Methods: 96 hepatocellular carcinoma patients undergoing hepatic arterial intervention chemotherapy were selected and randomly divided into the control group (n=48) and the observation group (n=48). The patients in the control group were given conventional treatment after operation, while those in the observation group were treated with GSH based on the treatment in the control group.

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  • The study evaluated the effectiveness of metformin compared to other anti-hyperglycemic agents in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and type 2 diabetes (T2D).
  • Researchers analyzed six retrospective cohort studies focusing on overall survival (OS), recurrence-free survival (RFS), and progression-free survival (PFS).
  • Results showed that metformin significantly improved OS and RFS after curative treatment for HCC, but did not demonstrate notable benefits following non-curative treatments.
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Background: Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most common primary liver cancer in the world, with a high degree of malignancy and recurrence. The influence of the ceRNA network in tumor on the biological function of liver cancer is very important, It has been reported that many lncRNA play a key role in liver cancer development. In our study, integrated data analysis revealed potential eight novel lncRNA biomarkers in hepatocellular carcinoma.

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  • This study examines the effects of swertiamarin on hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) cells, focusing on its impact on cell viability, apoptosis, and invasion in HepG2 cells, and tumor growth in SK-Hep-1 xenografts in mice.
  • Results indicate that swertiamarin decreases cell viability and invasion while increasing apoptosis in HepG2 cells, and significantly inhibits tumor growth in the mouse model.
  • Bioinformatics analysis of gene expression changes revealed that swertiamarin primarily affects the PI3k-Akt pathway and identified multiple significant gene targets, including JUN and STAT3, which could help understand its anti-tumor mechanisms for potential cancer treatment.
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Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a major type of primary liver cancer. HCC is influenced by sex and multiple metabolic abnormalities. The present study aimed to compare the overall metabolic changes between male and female HCC patients and identify key metabolic genes.

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It was previously demonstrated that the long non-coding RNA (lncRNA) small NF90-associated RNA (snaR) served an oncogenic role in human colon cancer, although its roles in other types of cancer remain unknown. To investigate the potential involvement of lncRNA snaR in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), expression of snaR in liver biopsies and plasma of patients with HCC and healthy controls was detected by reverse transcription-quantitative polymerase chain reaction. ELISA was used to determine the protein expression levels of transforming growth factor-β1 (TGF-β1).

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Congenic and inbred strains of rats offer researchers invaluable insight into the etiopathogenesis of diabetes and associated complications. The inbred Bio-Breeding Zucker diabetic rat (BBZDR)/Wor rat strain is a relatively new and emerging model of type 2 diabetes. This strain was created by classical breeding methods used to introgress the defective leptin receptor gene (Lepr(fa)) from insulin-resistant Zucker fatty rats into the inbred BBDR/Wor strain background.

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