Publications by authors named "Xiaohua Jiang"

Pathological transdifferentiation, where differentiated cells aberrantly transform into other cell types that exacerbate disease rather than promote healing, represents a novel and significant concept. This perspective discusses its role and potential targeting in cardiovascular diseases and chronic inflammation. Current therapies mainly focus on mitigating early inflammatory response through proinflammatory cytokines and pathways targeting, including corticosteroids, TNF-α inhibitors, IL-1β monoclonal antibodies and blockers, IL-6 blockers, and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), along with modulating innate immune memory (trained immunity).

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The aim of this study was to evaluate which frozen embryo transfer (FET) strategy benefits the recurrent implantation failure (RIF) population. A retrospective study of 336 women with RIF was performed from July 2020 to October 2023. The patients were divided into three groups according to the FET protocol.

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  • Gastric cancer (GC) is the most commonly diagnosed cancer globally, particularly in China, where aggressive surgical treatment is essential.
  • The field of GC surgery is advancing with techniques like endoscopic, laparoscopic, and robotic surgery, focusing on minimally invasive approaches and improving patients’ postoperative quality of life.
  • Despite progress in clinical research, China faces challenges including the high incidence of advanced GC and the need for more rigorous, large-scale randomized clinical trials to enhance surgical treatment guidelines.
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Ureaplasma urealyticum (UU) is one of the most commonly occurring pathogens associated with genital tract infections in infertile males, but the impact of seminal UU infection in semen on intrauterine insemination (IUI) outcomes is poorly understood. We collected data from 245 infertile couples who underwent IUI at The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC (Hefei, China) between January 2021 and January 2023. The subjects were classified into two groups according to their UU infection status: the UU-positive group and the UU-negative group.

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The side effects of small molecule chemotherapeutic drugs (SMCD) have brought great pain to the cancer patients. Many nanodrug carriers can relieve the shortcomings of SMCD, but they have complex synthesis processes and lack biodegradability. To overcome both problems, we synthesized a pH responsive biodegradable zwitterionic molecules (EK-D) by linking zwitterionic polypeptide (EK7) and dodecyl acrylate through a simple click reaction.

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  • - Gastric cancer (GC) is a severe and complex disease with subtle early symptoms, prompting a study to examine the role of serum lipid profiles and insulin resistance markers in its diagnosis and prognosis.
  • - Analysis of 215 GC patients found that their serum lipid levels and triglyceride-glucose (TyG) index were significantly lower compared to a control group, while tumor markers (CEA, CA199, CA125, CA724) were higher, particularly in advanced-stage patients.
  • - The study concluded that a combination of the TyG index and tumor markers could predict GC with high accuracy and is linked to chemotherapy side effects, suggesting that serum lipid profiles could enhance diagnostic and prognostic capabilities for gastric cancer patients.
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Background: HENMT1 encodes a small RNA methyltransferase that plays a crucial role in mouse spermatogenesis through the methylation of the 3' end of PIWI-interacting RNAs.

Objectives: Our study aims to elucidate the relationship between HENMT1 and male infertility in humans.

Materials And Methods: A consanguineous family, having a single non-obstructive azoospermia patient was recruited for pathogenic variants screening.

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The structural integrity of the sperm flagellum is essential for proper sperm function. Flagellar defects can result in male infertility, yet the precise mechanisms underlying this relationship are not fully understood. CCDC181, a coiled-coil domain-containing protein, is known to localize on sperm flagella and at the basal regions of motile cilia.

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Mitochondria, traditionally recognized as cellular 'powerhouses' due to their pivotal role in energy production, have emerged as multifunctional organelles at the intersection of bioenergetics, metabolic signaling, and immunity. However, the understanding of their exact contributions to immunity and inflammation is still developing. This review first introduces the innovative concept of intracellular immunity, emphasizing how mitochondria serve as critical immune signaling hubs.

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  • Advanced paternal age negatively impacts semen quality and reproductive outcomes in IVF, highlighting that men aged ≥35 years experience higher infertility rates.
  • Significant differences were found in pregnancy and neonatal outcomes, with men aged ≥40 showing poorer results in fertilization rates and live birth outcomes.
  • Overall, the study indicates that older paternal age is linked to increased risks for infertility complications and poorer birth outcomes.
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Background: Leukemia inhibitory factor (LIF) is a multifunctional member of the IL-6 cytokine family that activates downstream signaling pathways by binding to the heterodimer consisting of LIFR and gp130 on the cell surface. Previous research has shown that LIF is highly expressed in various tumor tissues (e.g.

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A previous study showed that the length of the foreskin plays a role in the risk of sexually transmitted infections and chronic prostatitis, which can lead to poor quality of sexual life. Here, the association between foreskin length and sexual dysfunction was evaluated. A total of 5700 participants were recruited from the andrology clinic at The First Affiliated Hospital of University of Science and Technology of China (Hefei, China).

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In mammals, the transition from mitosis to meiosis facilitates the successful production of gametes. However, the regulatory mechanisms that control meiotic initiation remain unclear, particularly in the context of complex histone modifications. Herein, we show that KDM2A, acting as a lysine demethylase targeting H3K36me3 in male germ cells, plays an essential role in modulating meiotic entry and progression.

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  • Breast cancer stem cells (BCSCs) contribute to the challenges in breast tumor therapy by promoting cancer progression, recurrence, and resistance to treatment, yet their relationship with calcium (Ca) signaling is not well understood.
  • Researchers used a 3D soft fibrin gel to harvest BCSC-like cells from breast cancer lines and studied the impact of two Ca-permeable ion channels, Orai1 and Orai3, on these cells.
  • The study revealed that Orai1 and its interaction with SPCA2 promote BCSC growth through a glycolysis pathway, while Orai3 influences growth via a different, glycolysis-independent mechanism, highlighting the complexity of Ca signaling in BCSCs.
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In this research article, we report on the strengthening of a non-classical hydrogen bond (C-H⋅⋅⋅O) by introducing electron withdrawing groups at the carbon atom. The approach is demonstrated on the example of derivatives of the physiological E-selectin ligand sialyl Lewis (1, sLe). Its affinity is mainly due to a beneficial entropy term, which is predominantly caused by the pre-organization of sLe in its binding conformation.

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Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has been reported to decrease semen quality in reproductive-age men. Semen quality in vaccinated men after SARS-CoV-2 infection remains unclear. We recruited reproductive-age Chinese men scheduled for COVID-19 vaccination from December 2022 to March 2023.

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To determine whether hyperlipidemia and chronic kidney disease (CKD) have a synergy in accelerating vascular inflammation via trained immunity (TI), we performed aortic pathological analysis and RNA-Seq of high-fat diet-fed (HFD-fed) 5/6 nephrectomy CKD (HFD+CKD) mice. We made the following findings: (a) HFD+CKD increased aortic cytosolic LPS levels, caspase-11 (CASP11) activation, and 998 gene expressions of TI pathways in the aorta (first-tier TI mechanism); (b) CASP11-/- decreased aortic neointima hyperplasia, aortic recruitment of macrophages, and casp11-gasdermin D-mediated cytokine secretion; (c) CASP11-/- decreased N-terminal gasdermin D (N-GSDMD) membrane expression on aortic endothelial cells and aortic IL-1B levels; (d) LPS transfection into human aortic endothelial cells resulted in CASP4 (human)/CASP11 (mouse) activation and increased N-GSDMD membrane expression; and (e) IL-1B served as the second-tier mechanism underlying HFD+CKD-promoted TI. Taken together, hyperlipidemia and CKD accelerated vascular inflammation by promoting 2-tier trained immunity.

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TTC12 is a cytoplasmic and centromere-localized protein that plays a role in the proper assembly of dynein arm complexes in motile cilia in both respiratory cells and sperm flagella. This finding underscores its significance in cellular motility and function. However, the wide role of TTC12 in human spermatogenesis-associated primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD) still needs to be elucidated.

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