Publications by authors named "Weiman He"

Purpose: Studies have shown that circRNA is involved in the occurrence and development of human cancers. However, it remains unclear that the contribution of circRNA in thyroid carcinoma and its role in the process of tumorigenesis.

Methods: The expression profile of circRNA-miRNA-mRNA in thyroid carcinoma was detected by RNA sequencing and verified by qRT-PCR.

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Article Synopsis
  • - The study focuses on developing a droplet digital PCR (ddPCR) system to accurately detect RET fusions in papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) samples, a common form of thyroid cancer with rising incidence.
  • - Analysis of 402 PTC patient samples revealed that 6.2% had RET fusions, with 60% of those being the CCDC6::RET fusion, and ddPCR proved to be more sensitive than qRT-PCR in detecting these fusions.
  • - The results showed that the ddPCR method identified additional fusion-positive cases compared to qRT-PCR, confirming its potential as a reliable tool for detecting CCDC6::RET fusions in PTC.
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Mounting evidence has supported osteoporosis (OP) as a metabolic disorder. Recent metabolomics studies have discovered numerous metabolites related to bone mineral density (BMD). However, the causal effects of metabolites on BMD at distinct sites remained underexplored.

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Background: BRAF mutation is one of the most common genetic alterations contributing to the initiation and progression of papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC). However, the prognostic value of BRAF mutation for PTC is limited. Novel markers are needed to identify BRAF-mutant patients with poor prognosis.

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Background: Metastasis has emerged to be an important cause for poor prognosis of thyroid carcinoma (TC) and its molecular mechanisms are not fully understood. STRA6 is a multifunctional membrane protein widely expressed in embryonic and adult tissues. The function and mechanism of STRA6 in TC remain elusive.

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Papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) is heterogeneous and its molecular characteristics remain elusive. We integrated transcriptomic sequencing, genomic analysis and clinicopathologic information from 582 tissue samples of 216 PTC and 75 benign thyroid nodule (BTN) patients. We discovered four subtypes of PTC including Immune-enriched Subtype, BRAF-enriched Subtype, Stromal Subtype and CNV-enriched Subtype.

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Aims/hypothesis: Lipotoxicity constitutes the major driving force for type 2 diabetes. Circular RNAs (circRNAs) play important roles in regulating beta cell function and exosomes are essential mediators of intercellular communication. The role of exosomal circRNAs in type 2 diabetes remains largely unknown.

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N6-methyladenosine (mA) mRNA modification plays critical roles in various biological events and is involved in multiple complex diseases. However, the role of mA modification in autophagy in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) remains largely unknown. Here, we report that mA modification was increased in livers of NAFLD mouse models and in free fatty acid (FFA)-treated hepatocytes, and the abnormal mA modification was attributed to the upregulation of methyltransferase like 3 (METTL3) induced by lipotoxicity.

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Thyroid cancer is the most common endocrine malignancy, and its incidence has increased in the past decades. Selenium has been shown to have therapeutic effects against several tumors. However, its role in thyroid cancer and its underlying molecular mechanism remains to be explored.

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Increasing evidence indicates that long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) have crucial roles in various biological processes. However, the contribution of lncRNAs to β-cell dysfunction and their roles in diabetes therapeutics remain poorly understood. The aim of this study was to identify the lncRNAs dysregulated in diabetic islets and to explore the lncRNAs involved in β-cell function as potential therapeutic targets.

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