Publications by authors named "Xiading Zhang"

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  • Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a significant global health issue with few treatment options and a poor survival rate, prompting research into its underlying mechanisms.
  • This study focuses on the role of the chemokine CCL28 in promoting HCC progression and its potential as a new therapeutic target.
  • Results indicate that higher levels of CCL28 are directly linked to worse HCC outcomes, enhancing cancer cell proliferation, migration, and invasion through specific signaling pathways.
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  • Exosomes play a crucial role in the progression of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and are being explored as potential targets for diagnosis and therapy.
  • Three datasets were analyzed to identify differentially expressed genes (DEGs) related to HCC, leading to the discovery of a hub gene, FTCD, which showed a protective effect and was linked to macrophage behavior in HCC.
  • FTCD has potential as a biomarker for HCC, indicating the need for further research into its interactions with immune cells during cancer progression.
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Emerging evidence has indicated that mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are involved in the modulation of inflammation. Human placenta-derived (HPL)-MSCs exist in sufficient quantities and play a role in immune regulation. However, the exact roles of HPL-MSCs in inflammation and the specific underlying mechanisms are not well defined.

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