Publications by authors named "Xingpei Ji"

Article Synopsis
  • Monkeypox (MPOX) is caused by the Orthopoxvirus monkeypox (MPXV) and presents symptoms akin to smallpox, with ongoing outbreaks raising global public health concerns, especially in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and recently in China.
  • A new lineage of MPXV (C.1.1) was identified from samples in a Nantong outbreak, possibly linked to cases imported from Japan.
  • Genomic analysis revealed reduced mutations in MPXV and specific mutations in proteins that could affect its evolution and vaccine development, indicating potential research directions for understanding the virus.
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Objective: The activation of hepatic stellate cells (HSCs) is a key event in schistosome-induced liver fibrosis. Previous studies have shown that soluble egg antigens and the recombinant P40 protein from eggs inhibit HSC activation. In the present study, we observed the direct effect of the recombinant (r)SjE16 protein on HSCs.

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