Publications by authors named "Weizhao Li"

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  • Cervical cancer can result from persistent HPV infections, and the study explores the effects of human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells-derived small extracellular vesicles (hucMSC-sEV) on HPV-positive cervical precancerous lesion cells.
  • In experiments, hucMSC-sEV was found to significantly inhibit the growth and movement of S12 cells, with a key microRNA, miR-370-3p, identified as crucial for these effects by targeting the gene DHCR24.
  • The research indicates that targeting DHCR24 through miR-370-3p can lower cholesterol levels in cells, thereby providing potential new treatment insights for cervical cancer prevention.
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Introduction: The aim of this study was to investigate the autoinflammatory effect and biological behaviour of simvastatin (SIM) on adamantinomatous craniopharyngioma (ACP) cells.

Methods: Craniopharyngiomas imaging, intraoperative observations, and tumour histopathology were employed to investigate the correlation between esters and craniopharyngiomas. Filipin III fluorescent probe verified the validity of SIM on the alternations of synthesized cholesterol in craniopharyngioma cells.

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To investigate the axial compressive behavior of reinforced concrete-filled square glass-fiber-reinforced polymer(GFRP) tubular (RCFSGT) columns, 17 specimens were designed with variations in GFRP tube wall thickness, spiral reinforcement yield strength, and spiral reinforcement ratio. A detailed model was developed using the finite element software ABAQUS, enabling in-depth mechanistic analysis and expanded parameter studies. The results indicate that the failure types of the specimens are all manifested as GFRP square tube cracking, and the core concrete is subjected to crushing or shear failure.

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Identification of potential key targets of melanoma, a fatal skin malignancy, is critical to the development of new cancer therapies. Lysine methyltransferase 2A (KMT2A) promotes melanoma growth by activating the human telomerase reverse transcriptase (hTERT) signaling pathway; however, the exact mechanism remains elusive. This study aimed to reveal new molecular targets that regulate KMT2A expression and melanoma growth.

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JOURNAL/nrgr/04.03/01300535-202410000-00026/figure1/v/2024-02-06T055622Z/r/image-tiff Previous studies have shown that growth hormone can regulate hypothalamic energy metabolism, stress, and hormone release. Therefore, growth hormone has great potential for treating hypothalamic injury.

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Cervical cancer (CC) seriously affects women's health. Therefore, elucidation of the exact mechanisms and identification of novel therapeutic targets are urgently needed. In this study, we identified FAM83F, which was highly expressed in CC cells and tissues, as a potential target.

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Purpose: Cervical cancer is the fourth most common cancer in women and poses a major threat to women's health, urgently requiring new treatment methods.

Methods: This study first successfully extracted and identified small extracellular vesicles secreted by human umbilical cord-derived mesenchymal stem cells. We studied the effects of MSC-sEV on the squamous differentiation levels of cervical cancer CaSki cells in vitro, and explored the effects of MSC-sEV on the NOTCH pathway, the growth, proliferation, migration abilities and squamous differentiation levels of cervical cancer cells.

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With an increasing number of patients experiencing infertility due to chronic salpingitis after (CT) infection, there is an unmet need for tissue repair or regeneration therapies. Treatment with human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cell-derived extracellular vesicles (hucMSC-EV) provides an attractive cell-free therapeutic approach. In this study, we investigated the alleviating effect of hucMSC-EV on tubal inflammatory infertility caused by CT using animal experiments.

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Purpose: The histopathological study of brain tissue is a common method in neuroscience. However, efficient procedures to preserve the intact hypothalamic-pituitary brain specimens are not available in mice for histopathological study.

Method: We describe a detailed procedure for obtaining mouse brain with pituitary-hypothalamus continuity.

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Background: Although macrophage-mediated low-grade chronic inflammation and liver dysfunction have been found to be associated with the development of non-alcoholic fatty (NAFLD) and widely reported, but strategies and drugs targeting macrophages for the treatment of NAFLD are limited.

Hypothesis/purpose: Garlic-derived exosomes (GDE) can be useful for NAFLD due to its anti-inflammatory activity. Clarify whether GDE improves liver dysfunction through macrophage-hepatocyte crosstalk.

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  • - Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) has a poor prognosis and does not respond well to immunotherapy, with DNA methylation playing a key role in regulating gene expression and immune infiltration across various cancers.
  • - In RCC, elevated levels of IL18 in tumor tissues were linked to hypomethylation of the IL18 promoter, which corresponded with worse clinicopathological outcomes and shorter survival rates.
  • - The study suggests that IL18 promoter methylation could serve as a valuable biomarker for predicting how RCC might respond to treatments involving immune checkpoint inhibitors.
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Low-grade chronic inflammation originating from the adipose tissue and imbalance of lipid metabolism in the liver are the main drivers of the development of obesity and its related metabolic disorders. In this work, we found that garlic-derived exosomes (GDE) supplementation improved insulin resistance, altered the levels of inflammatory cytokines in serum and epididymal white adipose tissue (eWAT) by decreasing the accumulation of macrophages in HFD-fed mice. Meanwhile, we also observed that GDE regulated the expression of 6-phosphofructo-2-kinase/fructose-2, 6-biphosphatase 3 (PFKFB3), one of the critical glycolytic enzymes, to shape the metabolic reprograming of macrophage induced by lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and mitigate the inflammatory response in adipocytes via macrophage-adipocyte cross-talk.

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Energy metabolism is important for cell growth and tolerance against environment stress. In acetic acid fermentation by , the correlation coefficients of acid production rate with energy charge and ATP content were 0.9981 and 0.

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Introduction: Insulin-like growth factor type 1 receptor (IGF1R) is overexpressed in various malignant tumors, which relates to their transformation and recurrence. Craniopharyngioma is a benign tumor with malignant results, often accompanied by a severe inflammatory reaction. However, the relationship between IGF1R expression and the inflammatory response of craniopharyngioma is unclear.

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In human conversations, the emergence of new topics is a key factor in enabling dialogues to last longer. Additional information brought by new topics can make the conversation more diverse and interesting. Chat-bots also need to be equipped with this ability to proactively elicit new chatting topics.

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Type 2 diabetes mellitus( T2 DM) is a common chronic metabolic disease characterized by persistent hyperglycemia and insulin resistance. In pancreatic β-cells,glucose-stimulated insulin secretion( GSIS) plays a pivotal role in maintaining the balance of blood glucose level. Previous studies have shown that geniposide,one of the active components of Gardenia jasminoides,could quickly regulate the absorption and metabolism of glucose,and affect glucose-stimulated insulin secretion in pancreatic β cells,but the specific mechanism needs to be further explored.

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