Publications by authors named "Xin-Yi Yao"

This study aimed to explore the mode of action of Yiqiyangyinquyu prescription (YP) against Sjögren's syndrome (SS) by combining network pharmacology with molecular docking techniques. YP's active components and target proteins were identified using the BATMAN-traditional Chinese medicine database. Concurrently, targets associated with SS were extracted from databases, including Genecards, Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man, and Therapeutic Target Database.

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  • The study aimed to analyze DNA methylation profiles in the blood of patients with Sjögren syndrome and healthy controls to understand how certain genes contribute to the disease's progression.
  • Researchers performed whole-genome bisulfite sequencing and conducted various analyses to identify differentially methylated regions (DMRs) and their biological significance.
  • They discovered 322 DMRs linked to 162 genes, with certain genes like HLA class I, ADAR, and OAS2 showing differential expression, suggesting they could serve as potential biomarkers for diagnosing Sjögren syndrome and may inform future treatments.
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Background: Long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) play important roles in many physiological and pathological processes, this indicates that lncRNAs can serve as potential targets for gene therapy. Stable expression is a fundamental technology in the study of lncRNAs. The lentivirus is one of the most widely used delivery systems for stable expression.

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The 2-Deoxy-d-ribose-5-phosphate aldolase (DERA) enzyme in psychrophilic bacteria has gradually attracted the attention of researchers. A novel gene, deoC (681 bp), encoding DERA, was identified in Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae B728a, recombinantly expressed in E.

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Astrocytes are major glial cells critical in assisting the function of the central nervous system (CNS), but the functional changes and regulation mechanism of reactive astrocytes are still poorly understood in CNS diseases. In this study, mouse primary astrocytes were cultured, and inflammatory insult was performed to observe functional changes in astrocytes and the involvement of Notch-PI3K-AKT signaling activation through immunofluorescence, PCR, Western blot, CCK-8, and inhibition experiments. Notch downstream signal Hes-1 was clearly observed in the astrocytes, and Notch signal inhibitor GSI dose-dependently decreased the cleaved Notch-l level without an influence on cell viability.

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Astrocytes are major glial cells critically in maintaining stability of the central nervous system and functional activation of astrocytes occurs rapidly in various diseased or traumatic events. We are interested in functional changes of astrocytes during the spinal cord injury, and studied expression of nerve growth factor (NGF) in activated astrocytes by mouse model of contused spinal cord injury and cell culture experiment. It revealed that the spinal cord injury resulted in apparent activation of astrocytes and microglial cells and decreased BMS scores.

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