Publications by authors named "Wenshan Zhong"

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  • Sweetpotato virus disease (SPVD) poses significant economic challenges due to its widespread nature, and existing diagnostic methods are either expensive or labor-intensive.
  • This study introduces a deep learning-based segmentation algorithm using a network called DeepLabV3+ combined with an Attention Pyramid Fusion module, allowing for efficient and accurate identification of SPVD lesions from images of sweetpotato leaves.
  • Experimental results show that the model achieves high accuracy, with a mean Intersection over Union of 94.63% on one dataset, confirming the effectiveness of the proposed techniques in improving disease detection and segmentation accuracy.
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Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a fatal and insidious interstitial lung disease. So far, there are no effective drugs for preventing the disease process. Cellular senescence plays a critical role in the development of IPF, with the senescence and insufficient mitophagy of alveolar epithelial cells being implicated in its pathogenesis.

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Chronic lung allograft dysfunction (CLAD) is a major complication after lung transplantation that results from a complex interplay of innate inflammatory and alloimmune factors, culminating in parenchymal and/or obliterative airway fibrosis. Excessive IL-17A signaling and chronic inflammation have been recognized as key factors in these pathological processes. Herein, we developed a model of repeated airway inflammation in mouse minor alloantigen-mismatched single-lung transplantation.

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Background: Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a chronic and fatal disease,characterized by an excessive accumulation of extracellular matrix (ECM) proteins in response to chronic lung injury. Current evidence suggests that metabolic reprogramming is always accompanied by myofibroblast activation in IPFof whichthe underlying mechanisms remain unclear. Ring finger protein 130 (RNF130), was demonstrated involved in multiple diseases.

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  • Recent research indicates that extracellular heat shock protein 90α (eHSP90α) plays a significant role in promoting pulmonary fibrosis, particularly linked to cellular aging.
  • In mice treated with bleomycin, eHSP90α levels increased alongside markers of cellular senescence, leading to fibroblast senescence and mitochondrial dysfunction.
  • Blocking eHSP90α in older mice reduced the severity of lung fibrosis, highlighting its potential as a target for therapies addressing age-related pulmonary conditions.
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Asthma is a disease characterized by airway epithelial barrier destruction, chronic airway inflammation, and airway remodeling. Repeated damage to airway epithelial cells by allergens in the environment plays an important role in the pathophysiology of asthma. Ferroptosis is a novel form of regulated cell death mediated by lipid peroxidation in association with free iron-mediated Fenton reactions.

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Pulmonary fibrosis is a fatal lung disease for which no effective treatment is available. Previous studies have shown that the expression of programmed cell death-Ligand (PD-L1) is significantly increased in pulmonary fibrosis, and that this is related to the occurrence of this disease. However, the underlying mechanism is not clear.

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Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis is a progressive fatal disease characterized by interstitial remodeling, with high lethality and a lack of effective medical therapies. Tetrandrine has been proposed to present anti-fibrotic effects, but the efficacy and mechanisms have not been systematically evaluated. We sought to study the potential therapeutic effects and mechanisms of tetrandrine against lung fibrosis.

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Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a fatal disease in which the normal alveolar network is gradually replaced by fibrotic scars. Current evidence suggests that metabolic alterations correlate with myofibroblast activation in IPF. Anlotinib has been proposed to have antifibrotic effects, but the efficacy and mechanisms of anlotinib against lung fibrosis have not been systematically evaluated.

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Pulmonary fibrosis is characterized by alveolar epithelial cell injury, lung fibroblast proliferation, differentiation, and extracellular matrix (ECM) deposition. Our previous study indicated that extracellular HSP90α (eHSP90α) promotes pulmonary fibrosis by activating the MAPK signaling pathway. Thus, treatment with 1G6-D7 (a selective HSP90α monoclonal antibody) to antagonize eHSP90α could effectively ameliorate fibrosis.

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