Publications by authors named "Yang-Wei Li"

Objective: To compare the efficacy and clinical value of high-throughput sequencing (HTS) and Sanger sequencing in detecting ABL kinase domain mutations in patients with chronic myeloid leukemia (CML).

Methods: A total of 198 samples of 147 CML patients from July 2017 to March 2021 in Henan Cancer Hospital were collected and underwent high-throughput sequencing and Sanger sequencing to detect the mutations in ABL kinase domain, and the relevant clinical data were collected for comparative analysis.

Results: The proportion of total mutations and ≥2 mutations detected by high-throughput sequencing were significantly higher than those detected by Sanger sequencing ( =0.

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Berberine (BBR) is a principal component of known for its therapeutic potential in treating diseases such as type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and obesity. Despite the trace levels of BBR in plasma, it's believed that its metabolites play a pivotal role in its biological activities. While BBR is recognized to promote GLP-1 production in intestinal L cells, the cytoprotective effects of its metabolites on these cells are yet to be explored.

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PTEN-induced putative kinase 1 (PINK1), a mitochondrial kinase that phosphorylates Parkin and other proteins, plays a crucial role in mitophagy and protection against neurodegeneration. Mutations in and can lead to loss of function and early onset Parkinson's disease. However, there is a lack of strong evidence in rodent models to support the theory that loss of PINK1 affects mitophagy and induces neurodegeneration.

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Objective: To analyze the main disease composition of children hospitalized in pediatric surgery, explore the correlation between disease types and gender, and provide a reference for hospital management and pediatric disease prevention.

Methods: Using ICD-10 codes as the classification standard for disease diagnosis, a statistical analysis was conducted on the disease composition of children hospitalized in the Pediatric Surgery Department of the Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University from January 1, 2015, to December 31, 2015, followed by the establishment of a clinical database. A total of 1647 male patients and 817 female patients were enrolled in the study, resulting in a male-to-female ratio of 2:1.

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Objective: To examine the clinical characteristics and anemia-related factors in patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma (NDMM), as well as the effect and mechanism of erythroblastic islands (EBIs) and EBI macrophages in NDMM patients with anemia.

Methods: We collected and analyzed clinical data to find anemia-related factors. Using flow cytometry, the numbers and ratios of erythroblasts and EBI macrophages were determined.

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Objectives: To study the effect of breastfeeding on immune function in infants with human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) infection.

Methods: A retrospective analysis was performed on the medical data of 135 infants with HCMV infection who were admitted to Children's Hospital Affiliated to Zhengzhou University from January 2021 to May 2022, and all these infants received breastfeeding. According to the results of breast milk HCMV-DNA testing, the infants were divided into two groups: breast milk HCMV positive (=78) and breast milk HCMV negative (=57).

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Objectives: Cathepsin L (CTSL) is a promising therapeutic target for metabolic disorders and COVID-19. However, there are still no clinically available CTSL inhibitors. Our objective is to develop an approach for the discovery of potential reversible covalent CTSL inhibitors.

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Objective: To investigate the method and clinical effects of the treatment of recurrent shoulder dislocation with severe glenoid injury by arthroscopic subscapularis augmentation.

Methods: From March 2019 to August 2020, 16 patients with recurrent dislocation of shoulder with severe glenoid injury underwent arthroscopic subscapularis augmentation, including 10 males and 6 females, aged from 18 to 50 years old with an average of (29.06±10.

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Aims: In this study, we determined the association between thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) and diabetic macular edema (DME) by assessing the prevalence and risk factors for DME in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients with different thyroid dysfunctions.

Methods: This was a retrospective cross-sectional study including 1003 euthyroid and 92 subclinical hypothyroidism (SCH) T2DM patients. DME status was detected by optical coherence tomography (OCT).

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Unlabelled: AbstractObjective: To investigate the sample selection, result correction and clinical application value of multi nucleotide polymorphism chimerism detection method based on Next-generation sequencing.

Methods: The chimerism samples from November 2018 to June 2020 were collected, and Pearson correlation coefficient (r) was used to analyze the consistency of bone marrow and peripheral blood results detected by MNPseq; according to the different information integrity before transplantation, the calibration model was constructed to analyze the correction value of the micro chimerism results in each model; the clinical results were retrospectively analyzed to verify the reliability and practicability of chimerism results correction and the clinical value of MNPseq method.

Results: The results of bone marrow and peripheral blood chimerism detected by MNPseq method were consistent with each other and showed significant correlation (r=0.

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Article Synopsis
  • Cathepsin L (CTSL) is a cysteine protease that activates the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein, making it a potential target for COVID-19 therapies, but effective inhibitors are currently lacking.
  • Researchers used Chemprop, a deep learning tool, to identify small molecules and FDA-approved drugs that can inhibit CTSL, discovering 5 promising candidates that prevent SARS-CoV-2 infection.
  • One notable finding was that daptomycin, an antibiotic, shows significant CTSL inhibitory effects, highlighting Chemprop’s potential for discovering new treatments for COVID-19 and other diseases.
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The antiviral drug remdesivir has been used to treat the growing number of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients. However, the drug is mainly excreted through urine and feces and introduced into the environment to affect non-target organisms, including fish, which has raised concerns about potential ecotoxicological effects on aquatic organisms. Moreover, studies on the ecological impacts of remdesivir on aquatic environments have not been reported.

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To discover new drugs to combat COVID-19, an understanding of the molecular basis of SARS-CoV-2 infection is urgently needed. Here, for the first time, we report the crucial role of cathepsin L (CTSL) in patients with COVID-19. The circulating level of CTSL was elevated after SARS-CoV-2 infection and was positively correlated with disease course and severity.

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Inflammation and oxidative stress are important factors that cause islet β-cell dysfunction. STAT3 is not only a major factor in cell proliferation and differentiation, but also plays an important role in mediating inflammation. As a potent inhibitor of STAT3, the effect of Nifuroxazide (Nifu) on pancreatic islet cells in a high glucose environment has not been reported.

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Rationale: Adenoid cystic carcinoma (ACC) rarely occurs in the digestive tract, particularly in the gastroesophageal junction.

Patient Concerns: A 44-year-old male vomiting blood was admitted to our hospital. Endoscopic ultrasound showed a 2.

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Rationale: The efficiency and tolerance of long-term adjuvant imatinib treatment for patient who underwent complete resection of a localized recurrent gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) was unknown.

Patient Concerns: A 45-year-old man underwent complete resection of an intestinal GIST in August 2001. Four years later, a giant (11 × 8 × 6 cm) recurrent GIST located in the retroperitoneum was detected.

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The present study reported the case of a Chinese boy who was diagnosed with Moyamoya disease (MMD) associated with Graves' disease (GD). An overactivation of von Willebrand factor (vWF) and coagulation factor VIII (FVIII) was identified in the plasma of the patient. Thiamazole and metoprolol treatment was thus administrated.

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Human enteric neural stem cells (hENSCs) proliferate and differentiate into neurons and glial cells in response to a complex network of neurotrophic factors to form the enteric nervous system. The primary aim of this study was to determine the effect of basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) and epidermal growth factor (EGF) on in-vitro expansion and differentiation of postnatal hENSCs-containing enteric neurosphere cells. Enteric neurosphere cells were isolated from rectal polyp specimens of 75 children (age, 1-13 years) and conditioned with bFGF, EGF, bFGF+EGF, or plain culture media.

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In the past decades, diabetes, in particular type 2 diabetes (T2D)mainly characterized by global insulin resistance and pancreatic beta cell failure, had become epidemic and a severe public health threat worldwide with the development of economy and change of lifestyle.The interactions between environment factors and genetic background play vital roles in the development and progression of T2D.More recently, it had been revealed that non-coding RNA including microRNA (miRNA)and long noncoding RNA (LncRNA)are widely involved inthe regulation of glucose and lipid metabolism.

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In the United States, about 600,000 people die of heart disease every year. The annual cost of care services, medications, and lost productivity reportedly exceeds 108.9 billion dollars.

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A 67-year-old female presented with a primary hepatic gastrointestinal stromal tumor that was detected by computed tomography and diagnosed based on histopathological and genetic analyses. The tumor was microscopically composed of spindle cells and epithelioid cells, and immunohistochemistry results showed positive staining for CD117 and CD34 expression. A genetic analysis revealed a heterozygous point mutation and deletion in exon 11 of c-KIT.

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We report the clinical and pathological findings of two cases of Bowen's disease (BD) with features resembling myrmecia wart, and tried to find evidence of human papillomavirus (HPV) infection in such lesions by immunohistological staining, genotyping systems, polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and electron microscopy. Both cases manifested unique barnacle-like hyperkeratotic nodules or plaques clinically, and microscopically proliferation of atypical keratinocytes involving the entire thickness of the epidermis, hypergranulosis with eosinophilic and/or basophilic inclusion bodies, features that mimicked myrmecia wart. Electron microscopy revealed myrmecia inclusion-like large intranuclear and cytoplasmic electron-dense bodies.

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Gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) is the most common mesenchymal tumor in the alimentary tract. To the best of our knowledge, few cases have been reported in the literature about the peripheral lymph node metastasis of GIST. Here we report an unusual case of gastric GIST with inguinal lymph nodes metastasis.

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