Publications by authors named "Wenchao Xu"

Pharmacological treatment of diabetes mellitus-induced erectile dysfunction (DMED) has become increasingly challenging due to the limited efficacy of phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitors (PDE5i). As the global prevalence of DM continues, there is a critical need for novel therapeutic strategies to address DMED. In our previous studies, we found that Glutathione peroxidase 4 (GPX4), a ferroptosis inhibitor, can ameliorate DMED in diabetic rats.

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Obesity has emerged as a significant public health crisis, closely linked to the pathogenesis and progression of chronic kidney disease (CKD). This review explores the intricate relationship between obesity-induced lipid metabolism disorders and renal health. We discuss how excessive free fatty acids (FFAs) lead to lipid accumulation in renal tissues, resulting in cellular lipotoxicity, oxidative stress, and inflammation, ultimately contributing to renal injury.

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Ce-based nanomaterials have been widely studied as catalyst for their unique electronic structure, but there are few reports on the combination of cerium catalytic activity and photoluminescence performance. In this paper, by adjusting the molar ratio of Ce/P, CeO/CePO nanocrystal were synthesized in one-step, which integrated the enzyme activities of CeO and CePO, as well as the optical property of CePO together. Taking HO as analyte model, utilizing the catalase oxidization activity of CeO/CePO, TMB molecule can be oxidized, leading to the increased absorption intensity of 652 nm, realizing the colorimetric assay of HO.

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Repair of double strand breaks (DSBs) by RNA-binding proteins (RBPs) is vital for ensuring genome integrity. DSB repair is accompanied by local transcriptional repression in the vicinity of transcriptionally active genes, but the mechanism by which RBPs regulate transcriptional regulation is unclear. Here, we demonstrated that RBP hnRNPA2B1 functions as a RNA polymerase-associated factor that stabilizes the transcription complex under physiological conditions.

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  • Antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) is an autoimmune disorder affecting blood clotting and pregnancy outcomes, defined by the presence of antiphospholipid antibodies (aPLs), with recent criteria requiring higher antibody levels for diagnosis.
  • This study analyzed the pregnancy outcomes in 252 pregnancies of recurrent miscarriage (RM) patients, focusing on the effects of treatment in those with low-titer aPLs, splitting them into treated and untreated groups.
  • Results showed varied positivity rates for different aPL types among treated and untreated patients, suggesting treatment may influence pregnancy success in women with low-titer aPLs, although outcomes were still being assessed.
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  • Wound healing involves four stages: hemostasis, inflammation, proliferation, and remodeling, but traditional dressings often fall short in supporting these needs; cryogels, known for their unique properties, may provide a better solution.
  • In this study, researchers created a multifunctional cryogel dressing (CKGA) using polysaccharides and incorporated antibacterial silver nanoparticles to enhance its ability to promote healing in chronic infected wounds.
  • Characterization revealed that CKGA features a highly porous structure, excellent mechanical strength, good biocompatibility, and effective absorption of wound exudates, significantly supporting the healing process in tested models.
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Di (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) is an important plasticizer in industrial production, and its toxic effects on testes are widely recognized. Se-methylselenocysteine (SMC) is a major selenium compound found in selenium-rich plants, which possesses unique biological properties such as antioxidants. However, the effect of SMC on DEHP-induced testicular injury and the specific mechanism remains unknown.

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  • Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is a highly aggressive cancer with no effective treatments for its spread, but researchers found that metastatic cells express a protein called focal adhesion kinase (FAK), which influences choline metabolism and promotes metastasis.
  • A newly designed drug, CHKI-03, effectively inhibits metastasis in various lab models by blocking CHKα, a protein linked to tumor growth, while also disrupting a feedback loop involving mTOR that fuels cancer progression.
  • Combining CHKI-03 with rapamycin, an mTOR inhibitor, shows strong potential in resisting tumor growth and metastasis in models of PDAC, indicating a promising new approach for treating
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Objective: To explore the effect of information-motivation-behavioral skills model (IMB)-based continuous nursing model on the out-of-hospital rehabilitation of diabetic foot ulceration (DFU) patients, and to provide a theoretical basis for long-term disease management of DFU patients.

Methods: A total of 88 patients with DFU admitted to our Hospital were included in this prospective study. The patients were divided into control and study groups using the random number table method, with 44 cases in each group.

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The fundamental role of cells in safeguarding the genome's integrity against DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) is crucial for maintaining chromatin homeostasis and the overall genomic stability. Aberrant responses to DNA damage, known as DNA damage responses (DDRs), can result in genomic instability and contribute significantly to tumorigenesis. Unraveling the intricate mechanisms underlying DDRs following severe damage holds the key to identify therapeutic targets for cancer.

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Background: Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD), a complex and multifaceted health issue, significantly contributes to global mortality rates. Accompanying chronic conditions, depression notably exacerbates health outcomes, increasing both mortality risk and the burden on affected individuals. This study employs bibliometric and visual analytics to evaluate the evolution, current trends, and future research directions in the field of CKD and depression.

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Background: Primary aldosteronism (PA) is related with resistant hypertension and cardiovascular events. Adrenal artery embolization (AAE) is a choice for patients who refused surgery and medical therapy. However, whether AAE can effectively and safely treat PA is unclear.

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Attempts to create quantum degenerate gases without evaporative cooling have been pursued since the early days of laser cooling, with the consensus that polarization gradient cooling (PGC, also known as "optical molasses") alone cannot reach condensation. In the present work, we report that simple PGC can generate a small Bose-Einstein condensate (BEC) inside a corrugated micrometer-sized optical dipole trap. The experimental parameters enabling BEC creation were found by machine learning, which increased the atom number by a factor of 5 and decreased the temperature by a factor of 2.

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Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is a highly malignant disease with a poor prognosis due to inefficient diagnosis and tenacious drug resistance. Obg-like ATPase 1 (OLA1) is overexpressed in many malignant tumors. The molecular mechanism of OLA1 underlying gemcitabine (GEM)-induced drug resistance was investigated in this study.

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Aims: We aimed to evaluate the impact of C-reactive protein (CRP) gene polymorphism, additional gene-gene interaction, and haplotypes on susceptibility to type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM).

Methods: SNPstats online software ( https://www.snpstats.

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A general strategy for confining Pd, Ti-bimetallic sites in the MFI zeolite by crystal epitaxy was developed. The tailored spatial intimacy of the bimetallic sites demonstrated distinct catalytic performance for the oxidation of benzylalcohol. The related mechanism was clarified and afforded a valuable pathway for rational catalyst design.

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Adverse perinatal factors can interfere with the normal development of the brain, potentially resulting in long-term effects on the comprehensive development of children. Presently, the understanding of cognitive and neurodevelopmental processes under conditions of adverse perinatal factors is substantially limited. There is a critical need for an open resource that integrates various perinatal factors with the development of the brain and mental health to facilitate a deeper understanding of these developmental trajectories.

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Background: Psoriasis is a common chronic inflammatory disease with an unclear aetiology. Keratinocytes in psoriasis are susceptible to exogenous triggers that induce inflammatory cell death.

Objectives: To investigate whether gasdermin E (GSDME)-mediated pyroptosis in keratinocytes contributes to the pathogenesis of psoriasis.

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  • - The study investigates the role of the protein hnRNPU in the development of spermatogonial stem cells (SSCs) necessary for male fertility, particularly in male mice.
  • - Loss of hnRNPU leads to halted spermatogenesis, sterility, and an inability of prospermatogonia to properly differentiate and migrate, leading to a depletion of the SSC pool.
  • - HnRNPU deficiency disrupts gene regulation, affecting transcripts related to germ cell identity and alternative splicing, highlighting its importance in male reproductive health and potential fertility treatments.
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The development of nucleoside deaminase-containing base editors realized targeted single base change with high efficiency and precision. Such nucleoside deaminases include adenosine and cytidine deaminases, which can catalyze adenosine-to-inosine (A-to-I) and cytidine-to-uridine (C-to-U) conversion respectively. These nucleoside deaminases are under the spotlight because of their vast application potential in gene editing.

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Malware open-set recognition (MOSR) is an emerging research domain that aims at jointly classifying malware samples from known families and detecting the ones from novel unknown families, respectively. Existing works mostly rely on a well-trained classifier considering the predicted probabilities of each known family with a threshold-based detection to achieve the MOSR. However, our observation reveals that the feature distributions of malware samples are extremely similar to each other even between known and unknown families.

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R-loops are three-stranded structures that can pose threats to genome stability. RNase H1 precisely recognizes R-loops to drive their resolution within the genome, but the underlying mechanism is unclear. Here, we report that ARID1A recognizes R-loops with high affinity in an ATM-dependent manner.

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Background: Diabetes mellitus-induced erectile dysfunction (DMED) has become a common disease in adult men that can seriously reduce the quality of life of patients, and new therapies are urgently needed. miRNA-100 has many targets and can induce autophagy and reduce fibrosis by inhibiting the mTOR pathway and the TGF-β pathway. However, no research has been conducted with miR-100 in the field of DMED, and the specific mechanism of action is still unclear.

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