Publications by authors named "Weiyi Fang"

Cyclin D3 (CCND3), a member of the cyclin D family, is known to promote cell cycle transition. In this study, we found that CCND3 was downregulated in cisplatin-resistant (-diamminedichloroplatinum, DDP) lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD) cells. The loss of CCND3 indeed impeded cell cycle transition.

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Numerous studies have demonstrated the importance of the Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV), which was initially identified in 1964 while studying Burkitt's lymphoma, in the development of a number of cancers, including nasopharyngeal carcinoma, Hodgkin's lymphoma, Burkitt's lymphoma, and EBV-associated gastric carcinoma. Gammaherpesvirus EBV is extremely common; by adulthood, over 90 % of people worldwide have been infected. Usually, the virus causes a permanent latent infection in B cells, epithelial cells, and NK/T cells.

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Sepsis is a severe inflammatory syndrome with high mortality and morbidity. Sepsis-induced myocardial dysfunction (SIMD) is a common cause of death in sepsis. The female sex is less susceptible to sepsis-related organ dysfunction, although the underlying mechanism of this sex difference remains unclear.

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Some colorectal cancer patients have experienced normal epithelial transformation into inflammatory and tumor states, but the molecular basis still needs to be further determined. The expression levels of SIX4 are gradually increased in dextran sodium sulfate (DSS) and azoxymethane (AOM)/DSS-induced colonic epithelial inflammation and tumors, respectively, in mice. Targeting SIX4 alleviates intestinal inflammation occurrence and reduces adenoma formation in mice.

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  • - The study focuses on miR-2110, a microRNA identified in Epstein-Barr virus-positive nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC), and its role in suppressing NPC metastasis through various molecular mechanisms.
  • - Researchers found that increasing miR-2110 levels reduced NPC cell migration, invasion, and metastasis by targeting and lowering the protein FGFR1, which in turn stabilized PTEN and inhibited signaling pathways that promote metastasis.
  • - Cinobufotalin (CB), a potential treatment, was shown to enhance miR-2110 expression, further contributing to the inhibition of NPC metastasis, while lower levels of miR-2110 were associated with worse outcomes in patients' lymph node metastasis
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Backgrounds And Aims: This study aims to explore the efficacy of reperfusion strategies on the clinical outcomes of ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) patients over 80 years old in China.

Methods: A retrospective cohort study was performed on STEMI patients over 80 years old who underwent reperfusion strategies and no reperfusion between January 2014 and December 2021 based on the China Cardiovascular Association (CCA) Database-Chest Pain Center.

Results: This study included a total of 42,699 patients (mean age 84.

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The myosin heavy chain 9 (MYH9) gene encodes the heavy chain of non-muscle myosin IIA (NMIIA), which belongs to the myosin II subfamily of actin-based molecular motors. Previous studies have demonstrated that abnormal expression and mutations of MYH9 were correlated with MYH9-related diseases and tumors. Furthermore, earlier investigations identified MYH9 as a tumor suppressor.

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Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) has become a therapeutic treatment for severe symptomatic patients with aortic stenosis. This study aimed to test a novel transcatheter aortic self-expandable bioprosthesis-the ScienCrown system (Lepu Medtech Inc., Beijing, China)-and evaluate the safety of the new device during TAVI.

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Pyrogallol (1,2,3-trihydroxybenzene), a polyphenolic natural compound, has attracted considerable attention with regard to its potential anticancer activity. However, further study is needed to elucidate the underlying mechanism related to the antiNSCLC activity of pyrogallol and provide a comprehensive theoretical basis for better clinical utilization of pyrogallol. Our current study aims to investigate the effects and potential underlying mechanisms of pyrogallol on the inhibition of NSCLC growth.

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Currently, checkpoint inhibitor-based immunotherapy has emerged as prevailing treatment modality for diverse cancers. However, immunotherapy as a first-line therapy has not consistently yielded durable responses. Moreover, the risk of immune-related adverse events increases with combination regimens.

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Myosin heavy chain 9 (MYH9) plays an important role in a number of diseases. Nevertheless, the function of MYH9 in glioma is unclear. The present research aimed to investigate the role of MYH9 in glioma and determine whether MYH9 is involved in the temozolomide chemoresistance of glioma cells.

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Estrogen is indispensable in health and disease and mainly functions through its receptors. The protection of the cardiovascular system by estrogen and its receptors has been recognized for decades. Numerous studies with a focus on estrogen and its receptor system have been conducted to elucidate the underlying mechanism.

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There are five fibroblast growth factor receptors (FGFRs), namely, FGFR1-FGFR5. When FGFR binds to its ligand, namely, fibroblast growth factor (FGF), it dimerizes and autophosphorylates, thereby activating several key downstream pathways that play an important role in normal physiology, such as the Ras/Raf/mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase/extracellular signal-regulated kinase, phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K)/AKT, phospholipase C gamma/diacylglycerol/protein kinase c, and signal transducer and activator of transcription pathways. Furthermore, as an oncogene, FGFR genetic alterations were found in 7.

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CCDC (coiled-coil domain-containing) is a coiled helix domain that exists in natural proteins. There are about 180 CCDC family genes, encoding proteins that are involved in intercellular transmembrane signal transduction and genetic signal transcription, among other functions. Alterations in expression, mutation, and DNA promoter methylation of CCDC family genes have been shown to be associated with the pathogenesis of many diseases, including primary ciliary dyskinesia, infertility, and tumors.

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  • The study investigates the link between hourly air pollution levels and the onset of acute symptomatic arrhythmias in China from 2015 to 2021, utilizing a nationwide case-crossover approach.
  • Data was collected from over 190,000 patients and includes hourly air quality measurements of six pollutants, highlighting significant associations between increased pollution and higher incidences of atrial fibrillation, atrial flutter, and supraventricular tachycardia shortly after exposure.
  • The results show a clear increased risk of arrhythmias associated with air pollution, particularly within the first 24 hours, with no clear threshold levels indicating a safe exposure limit.
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The poor prognosis of serous ovarian cancer (SOC) is due to its high invasive capacity and cisplatin resistance of SOC cells, whereas the molecular mechanisms remain poorly understood. In the present study, the expression and function of non-muscle myosin heavy chain IIB (MYH10) in SOC are identified by immunohistochemistry, in vitro, and in vivo studies, respectively. The mechanism of MYH10 is demonstrated by co-immunoprecipitation, GST pull-down, confocal laser assays, and so on.

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  • Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) show promise for treating advanced non-small cell lung cancer (aNSCLC), but reliable biomarkers for predicting outcomes and adverse effects are lacking.
  • A study involving 138 aNSCLC patients aimed to identify new biomarkers and create accessible methods for predicting patient responses to ICIs.
  • The researchers developed three nomograms with strong predictive accuracy for progression-free survival (PFS) and severe immune-related adverse events (irAEs), utilizing various patient data and inflammatory-nutritional biomarkers.
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Background: LINC00173 had been reported as a cisplatin (cis-diamminedichloroplatinum, DDP) chemotherapy-resistant inducer in small-cell lung cancer (SCLC) and lung squamous cell carcinoma (LUSC). This study aimed to display reverse data for LINC00173 as a DDP chemosensitivity-inducing factor in lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD).

Methods: LINC00173 was screened from the Gene Expression Omnibus database (GSE43493).

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ENKUR was shown as a suppressor in some tumors. However, the biological role of ENKUR on gastric cancer (GC) and its related molecular mechanisms is not clear. Here, we first observed that ENKUR significantly inhibited cell migration, invasion, and metastasis in GC.

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  • Acute aortic dissection (AAD) is a serious and potentially fatal cardiovascular condition, making it crucial to identify its modifiable risk factors, particularly related to temperature changes.
  • A nationwide study in China analyzed data from over 40,000 AAD cases to explore the relationship between low temperatures and fluctuations in daily temperature on the risk of AAD onset, finding significant risks associated with these factors.
  • Results indicated that low temperatures were linked to 23.13% of AAD cases, with central heating appearing to reduce this risk during colder months, showcasing the importance of temperature control in public health strategies.
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CCDC65 is a member of the coiled-coil domain-containing protein family and was only reported in gastric cancer by our group. We first observed that it is downregulated in lung adenocarcinoma based on the TCGA database. Reduced CCDC65 protein was shown as an unfavorable factor promoting the clinical progression in lung adenocarcinoma.

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Background: The associations of ambient temperature with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) have seldom been examined based on the time of symptom onset.

Methods: We conducted a time-stratified case-crossover study among 1,046,773 eligible AMI patients from 2,093 hospitals in 324 Chinese cities from January 1, 2015 to June 30, 2021, after excluding those transferred from other hospitals or having not reported the time of symptom onset. Hourly exposure to ambient temperature was calculated as multiple moving 24-h averages (days) before hourly onset of AMI symptoms.

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Ovarian cancer (OV) seriously damages women's health because of refractory OV and the development of platinum (Pt) resistance. New treatment strategies are urgently needed to deal with the treatment of cisplatin-resistant OV. Here, a reduction-sensitive pegylated Pt(IV) prodrug was synthesized by amidation of methoxy polyethylene glycol amine (PEG-NH) with monocarboxylic Pt(IV) prodrug (Pt(IV)-COOH).

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Background: Recent studies indicate that non-coding circular RNAs (circRNAs) are involved in the development of esophageal carcinoma (EC). This study aimed to identify differential expression of circRNAs in EC, which can provide potential biomarkers and therapeutic targets for EC treatment and improve the understanding of tumorigenesis mechanism.

Methods: First, samples (n=5) of EC tissues and adjacent normal tissue were sent for circRNA microarray detection, Second, further bioinformatic analysis was performed, including circRNA-microRNA (miRNA), co-expression network analysis, Spearman correlation test, and cancer-related circRNA-miRNA axis analysis.

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Synopsis of recent research by authors named "Weiyi Fang"

  • - Weiyi Fang's recent research explores the mechanistic pathways in various diseases, including the role of the GPR30 agonist in mitigating sepsis-induced cardiac dysfunction and the activation of SIX4 in colorectal cancer by enhancing inflammatory signaling.
  • - His work on microRNA-2110 in nasopharyngeal carcinoma highlights its potential as a metastatic suppressor and the involvement of MYH9 in tumor progression and cellular responses in glioma and other cancers.
  • - Fang's studies also encompass advancements in clinical outcomes for elderly ST-elevation myocardial infarction patients through innovative reperfusion strategies and insights into cancer immunotherapy biomarkers, emphasizing the potential for personalized treatment approaches.