Publications by authors named "Xupeng Huang"

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), has resulted in millions of deaths and continues to pose serious threats to global public health. The main protease (M) of SARS-CoV-2 is crucial for viral replication and its conservation, making it an attractive drug target. Here, we employed a structure-based drug design strategy to develop and optimize novel inhibitors targeting SARS-CoV-2 M.

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Heart disease is the world's leading cause of death. Diagnostic models based on electrocardiograms (ECGs) are often limited by the scarcity of high-quality data and issues of data imbalance. To address these challenges, we propose a conditional generative adversarial network (CECG-GAN).

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Background: Multiple studies have confirmed the significant role of cathepsins in the development and progression of digestive system tumors. However, further investigation is needed to determine the causal relationships.

Methods: We conducted a two-sample bidirectional Mendelian randomization (MR) study using pooled data from a genome-wide association study (GWAS) to assess the causal associations between nine cathepsins (cathepsin B, E, F, G, H, L2, O, S, and Z) and six types of digestive system tumors, including hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), pancreatic cancer (PCa), biliary tract cancer (BTC), colorectal cancer (CRC), gastric carcinoma (GC), and esophageal cancer (EC).

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Palladium-catalyzed 2-substituted quinazolin-4(3)-one formation from readily available -nitrobenzamides and alcohols using hydrogen transfer is described. Various quinazolin-4(3)-ones were obtained in good to high yields. The cascade reaction including alcohol oxidation, nitro reduction, condensation, and dehydrogenation occurs without any added reducing or oxidizing agent.

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Blocking the programmed cell death protein 1 (PD-1) and programmed death-ligand (PD-L1) interaction has emerged as one of the most promising treatments for cancer immunotherapy. A novel series of compounds bearing a benzo[d]isoxazole scaffold was developed as PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitors, among them, compound P20 exhibited the most potent inhibitory activity, with an IC value of 26.8 nM.

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Blockade of the programmed cell death-1 (PD-1)/programmed cell death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) signalling pathway is a promising tumour immunotherapeutic approach, and small molecule drugs have more advantages than monoclonal antibody macromolecules in clinical applications. Therefore, a series of 1-methyl-1H-pyrazolo[4,3-b]pyridine derivatives as PD-1/PD-L1 interaction novel small-molecule inhibitors were designed employing a ring fusion strategy. The inhibitory activity of compounds was evaluated by the HTRF assay, among which D38 was identified as the most potent PD-1/PD-L1 interaction inhibitor with an IC value of 9.

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Blockade of the programmed cell death-1 (PD-1)/programmed cell death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) pathway is an attractive strategy for immunotherapy. A novel series of compounds bearing a benzo[d]isothiazole scaffold were developed, among which CH20 exhibited promising activity, with an IC value of 8.5 nM.

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