Publications by authors named "Xiaowen Lian"

Background: Our previous study demonstrated that β2-microglobulin (β2M) promoted ER/HER2 breast cancer survival via the SGK1/Bcl-2 signaling pathway. However, the role of β2M has not been investigated in ER/HER2 breast cancer. Here, we aimed to determine the role of β2M in ER/HER2 breast cancer.

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Introduction: Depression is a common mental disorder worldwide. The pathology of depression may involve the dysregulation of neurotransmitters and immunity and produce genetic and environmental effects. Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) has been practiced for several thousand years and has a different understanding of depression compared to Western medicine.

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Acupotomy intervention (AI) is an available treatment for knee osteoarthritis (KOA) in China, which is a common health problem over the world. However, the underlying mechanism of AI on the KOA treatment is still unknown. To further understand the mechanism of acupotomy in treating KOA, the morphological observation and TMT proteomic analyses were conducted in rabbits.

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Objective: To compare the clinical efficacy and possible mechanism of warming acupuncture combined with "three steps and seven methods" of and simple "three steps and seven methods" of in treatment of chronic nonspecific low back pain (NLBP) of deficiency and cold-dampness blockage.

Methods: A total of 138 patients were randomized into an observation group (69 cases, 5 cases dropped off) and a control group (69 cases, 7 cases dropped off). In the control group, "three steps and seven methods" of was applied.

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The long non‑coding RNAs (lncRNAs) have been important regulators for the progression of ischemic‑induced stroke. We aim to study the role of the lncRNA nuclear enriched abundant transcript 1 (NEAT1) in oxygen and glucose deprivation/reoxygenation (OGD/R) treated microglia. OGD/R injury of CHME5 cells was used as an in vitro stroke model.

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Background: Chronic migraine refractory to medical treatment represents a common debilitating primary neurovascular disorder associated with great disability, high financial costs, reduced rates of productivity and impaired health-related quality of life.

Objective: To demonstrate the feasibility of scalp (trigger areas) nerve decompression as a treatment alternative in the management of refractory CM patients METHODS: From January 2005 to January 2020, we retrospectively collected data of 154 patients diagnosed with chronic migraine that underwent trigger site nerve decompression. These trigger areas were divided according the nerve compromise as frontal (supraorbital nerve), temporal (auriculotemporal nerve), occipital (greater occipital nerve).

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Background: Ectopic expression of CDX2 is associated with the development and progression of gastric cancer. Previous studies showed that CDX2 may be an upstream regulator of Reg IV expression in gastric cancer, and our previous report showed that Reg IV upregulated SOX9 expression and enhanced cell migration and invasion in gastric cancer cells. However, the regulatory roles of CDX2 have not been clarified in gastric cancer, and the correlation between CDX2 and Reg IV requires further study.

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Objectives: Baduanjin exercise is a form of Qigong exercise therapy that has become increasingly popular worldwide. The aims of the current systematic review were to summarize reported adverse events potentially associated with Baduanjin exercise based on currently available literature and to evaluate the quality of the methods used to monitor adverse events in the trials assessed.

Methods: The English databases PubMed, Cochrane library, and EMbase were searched from inception to October 2020 using the keywords "Baduanjin" or "eight session brocade.

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Background: Previous studies have demonstrated that β2-microglobulin (β2M) promotes the growth and survival of a variety of cancer cells and has different regulatory effects on the expression of Bcl-2 and HER2 in HER2 breast cancer cells. However, β2M-mediated signaling in ER and ER breast cancer with HER2 remains unclear.

Methods: β2M expression vector and siRNA were transfected into two types of HER2 breast cancer cells, and the possible relevant signaling molecules were subsequently analyzed by real-time PCR and western blotting.

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Background: Reg IV is a member of the regenerating gene family and has been demonstrated to be overexpressed in gastric cancer. However, the functional mechanism of Reg IV in gastric cancer is still unclear.

Methods: Expression of Reg IV and SOX9 were investigated by immunohistochemistry (IHC) and real-time PCR, and the correlation between the expression of Reg IV and SOX9 was analyzed in gastric cancer tissues.

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Background: A mouse model of metastasis of human gastric cancer is one of the most important tools for studying the biological mechanisms underlying human gastric cancer metastasis. In this paper, we established a mouse model of metastatic human gastric cancer in nude mice that has a higher rate of tumor formation and metastasis than existing models.

Methods: To generate the mouse model of metastatic human gastric cancer, fresh tumor tissues from patients that have undergone surgery for gastric cancer were subcutaneously implanted in the right and left groins of nude mice.

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Background: Βeta-2-microglobulin (β2-M) has been demonstrated as a growth factor and signaling molecule in breast cancer and leukemia. The purpose of the study is to characterize β2-M expression in molecular subtypes of breast cancer, thereby investigating the mechanism of β2-M action in breast cancer.

Methods: β2-M and B-Cell Lymphoma/Leukemia 2 (Bcl-2) transcript expression levels in breast cancer tissue and the corresponding normal tissue were quantified using real-time PCR.

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