Publications by authors named "Ya-lan Wang"

Natural products frequently display a range of biological activities, yet many exhibit only moderate efficacy during initial evaluations. Often, these natural substances necessitate structural alterations to yield promising lead compounds. Chalcones, characterized by their β-unsaturated carbonyl aromatic ketone structure, are prevalent in plant life and serve as fundamental scaffolds for the biosynthetic precursors of flavonoids and isoflavones.

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In the global health community, colorectal cancer (CRC) is a major concern, with a high rate of incidence. Mono-ADP-ribosylation (MARylation) is a type of epigenetics and recognized as one of the causes of CRC development and progression. Although the modification level and target proteins in CRC remain unclear, it has been found that MARylation of arginine-117 of histone 3 (H3R117) promotes the proliferation, upregulates methylation of tumor suppressor gene, and is tightly associated with the metabolic processes in LoVo cells.

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  • * In this study, 41 derivatives of dihydroartemisinin (DHA) were synthesized, with one compound, A3, showing remarkable anti-proliferative effects against cancer cells, 16 times more potent than DHA.
  • * Compound A3 works through multiple mechanisms: it regulates key protein expressions that contribute to redox imbalance, triggers ferroptosis, induces apoptosis, and effectively inhibits tumor growth in a mouse model, suggesting it could be a promising anti-cancer drug candidate.
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  • Kids in the hospital for brain cancer treatment often feel scared, sad, or anxious, which can make their healing harder.
  • A new program called CCLIP aims to help these kids by offering support through play, family help, and teaching them how to manage their fears.
  • The study will compare two groups of kids: one group will get the CCLIP support, while the other group will receive regular care, to see how well the program works in reducing their medical fears.
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RAB3B is essential for the transportation and secretion within cells. Its increased expression is linked to the development and progression of various malignancies. However, understanding of RAB3B's involvement in carcinogenesis is mostly limited to specific cancer subtypes.

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The current review was undertaken to collate data on Gpx4 inhibitors and the regulatory proteins related to Gpx4. Gpx4 plays an essential role in ferroptosis; it can be used to determine the Gpx4 as an indicator for determining tumor occurrence and as a means of treating cancer. Although there is no market for Gpx4 inhibitors, many researchers have conducted extensive research, and some compounds have entered clinical research.

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Aim: To investigate the efficacy of a new visual acuity (VA) screening method, the baby vision test for young children.

Methods: A total 105 eyes of 65 children aged 2-8y were included in the study. Acuity testing was conducted using a standardized recognition acuity chart (Snellen visual chart: at 3 m) and the baby vision model assessment.

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  • - TRIP6 is an adaptor protein involved in signaling related to colorectal cancer (CRC), but its exact role, especially concerning glucose metabolism and immune cell infiltration, is not well understood.
  • - Research using RNA sequencing data shows that TRIP6 is significantly overexpressed in CRC, correlating with disease stage and poor survival rates, and is linked to processes like glycolysis and tumor promotion.
  • - The study suggests that TRIP6's expression influences immune cell dynamics and angiogenesis in tumors, highlighting its potential as a biomarker and therapeutic target for CRC treatment.
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Burkitt lymphoma is a highly invasive non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Sporadic Burkitt's lymphoma is commonly found in the abdomen. However, Burkitt lymphoma infiltrating the uterus is uncommon in occurrence.

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Objective: Spindle pole body component 25 (SPC25) is an important cyclin involved in chromosome segregation and spindle dynamics regulation during mitosis. However, the role of SPC25 in lung adenocarcinoma (LAUD) is unclear.

Materials And Methods: The differential expression of SPC25 in tumor samples and normal samples was analyzed using TIMER, TCGA, GEO databases, and the correlation between its expression and clinicopathological features and prognosis in LUAD patients.

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  • Mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) is a rare subtype of non-Hodgkin lymphoma with varying treatment approaches across regions, particularly in Asia and China, where specific data on treatment outcomes for Asian patients is limited.
  • This study analyzed 805 MCL patients in China from 1999 to 2019, using statistical methods to evaluate survival rates and factors influencing prognosis.
  • Findings indicate that treatments like high-dose cytarabine and autologous stem cell transplantation improve survival rates, emphasizing the importance of maintenance therapy and the potential benefits of newer drugs for relapsed/refractory MCL patients.
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Herein, we report a case of retroperitoneal clear cell carcinoma (RCCC) with an unknown primary site that was confirmed pathology. A 46-year-old man presented with low-grade fever, hyperhidrosis, and nightly fatigue that had occurred for the last 20 days. His weight had decreased significantly within the past 2 months (approximately 12 kg).

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  • * Compound A7 emerged as the most effective derivative, outperforming both ursolic acid and the antibiotic Spiramycin in inhibiting tachyzoites in infected GES-1 cells.
  • * Further experiments on mice demonstrated that A7 not only inhibited tachyzoites but also impacted liver biochemical markers, highlighting its potential as a new anti-Toxoplasma gondii treatment.
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Objective: Arginine ADP-ribosyltransferase 1 (ART1) is involved in the regulation of a diverse array of pathophysiological processes, including proliferation, invasion, apoptosis, autophagy and angiogenesis of colorectal cancer (CRC) cells. However, how ART1 regulates glycolysis in CRC remains elusive.

Methods: To elucidate the role of ART1 in glycolysis in CRC, we assessed the protein level of ART1, hypoxia-inducible factor 1α (HIF1α), and glucose transporter type 1 (GLUT1) in 61 CRC tumor tissue specimens obtained from patients with different 2-[F]fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose (F-FDG) uptake as analyzed by PET/CT before surgery.

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Colorectal cancer (CRC) remains a major public health concern, associated with a high rate of morbidity and mortality. Several factors have been implicated in its occurrence and development, which includes histone chaperones. The role of spty2d1 (spt2)-a novel histone chaperone protein-has rarely been investigated in CRC.

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Four new monoterpene indole alkaloids (1-4) together with six known alkaloids (5-10) were isolated from the roots of Bousigonia mekongensis. Compounds 3 and 4 were the first examples of condylocarpan-adenine type alkaloids obtained from natural plant resource. Their structures were elucidated on the basis of spectroscopic data.

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Background: Glucose transporter 1 (GLUT1) is encoded by the solute carrier family 2A1 (SLC2A1) gene and is one of the glucose transporters with the greatest affinity for glucose. Abnormal expression of GLUT1 is associated with a variety of cancers. However, the biological role of GLUT1 in esophageal carcinoma (ESCA) remains to be determined.

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Background: Local hyperthermia is recommended for the treatment of patients with fixed cutaneous sporotrichosis, though the effectiveness and mechanisms of action remain elusive. While neutrophils represent the main inflammatory cells associated with sporotrichosis lesions, the issue of whether hyperthermia is involved with interactions between neutrophils and remains unclear.

Objective: To evaluate the effect of local hyperthermia on sporotrichosis and determine whether local hyperthermia involves effects of neutrophils against .

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The current knowledge regarding ADP-ribosylation modifications of histones, particularly mono-ADP-ribosylation modifications, is limited. However, recent studies have identified an increasing number of mono-ADP-ribosyltransferases and the role of mono-ADP-ribosylation has become a hot research topic. In particular, histones that are substrates of several mono-ADP-ribosyltransferases and mono-ADP-ribosylated histones were indicated to be involved in numerous physiological or pathological processes.

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Background: Colorectal cancer remains a major public health problem with high morbidity and mortality rates. In the search for the mechanisms of colorectal cancer occurrence and development, increasing attention has been focused on epigenetics. The overall level of Mono-ADP-ribosylation, an epigenetic, has not been investigated now.

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Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a global health concern. The role of epigenetics in tumors has garnered increasing interest. ADP ribosylation is an epigenetic modification that is associated with a variety of biological functions and diseases, and its association with tumor development and progression has been hypothesized.

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Myocardial Infarction (MI) is one of the most common causes of deaths worldwide. Thiols have been reported to play a key role in physiological and pathological processes of MI. Comprehensive analysis of thiols would be conducive to fully elucidate the relation between thiols and MI.

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The present study investigated the effect of poly(ADP‑ribose) glycohydrolase (PARG) on the immune response in tumour metastases of colon carcinoma. CT26 cells were transfected with lentivirus PARG‑short hairpin RNA (shRNA). A liver metastasis model of colon carcinoma was successfully established by splenic subcapsular inoculation of the various groups of CT26 cells into BALB/c mice.

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Background: Early and non-destructive identification of fertile (F) eggs is a difficult task in the process of breeding laying hens. The odors emitted from unfertilized (UF), infertile (IF), and fertile (F) eggs were characterized by solid-phase microextraction / gas chromatograph-mass spectrometry (SPME/GC-MS) and electronic nose (E-nose) to determine their differences by principal component, partial least squares, and canonical discriminant analyses.

Results: A total of 14 volatiles were identified in unhatched shell white Leghorn eggs, such as nonanal, decanal, 6-methyl-5-hepten-2-one, and 6,10-dimethyl-5,9-undecadien-2-one.

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Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is associated with an increased risk of the development of colorectal cancer (CRC). A previous study revealed that the levels of arginine-specific mono-ADP-ribosyltransferase 1 (ART1) in CRC tissues from patients with T2DM were higher than in non-diabetic patients. Hyperglycemia, which is a risk factor of cancer, is a common feature of T2DM; however, the effects of ART1 on glycolysis and energy metabolism in CRC cells under high-glucose conditions remains to be elucidated.

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