Publications by authors named "Zhenting Cui"

Breast cancer (BC) is a critical threat to women's lives. Radiotherapy (RT) is a pivotal treatment modality for BC, but the failure of RT due to radioresistance is still not well facilitated. Ginkgetin (GK) has a potent anti-tumor activity intimately associated with ferroptosis.

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Saikosaponin D is the saikosaponin with the highest biological activity in Bupleurum chinense DC, which has anti-tumor effects on a variety of human tumors. In this study, we aimed to explore the SSD-induced apoptosis mechanism in ESCC cells. We predicted the targets of SSD and ESCC through several databases and analyzed the intersecting targets to identify the connections and possible pathways between proteins.

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Phillyrin (PHN), derived from the dried fruit of Forsythia suspensa (Thunb.) Vahl, is a kind of Chinese herbal medicine with the effect of clearing heat, and has been used in China for thousands of years in treating various tumors. However, the mechanism of its main components on non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) remains unclear.

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Malignant ascites in hepatocellular carcinoma is usually a sign of advanced disease and poor prognosis and is also thought to be associated with chronic inflammation mediated by neutrophil extracellular trap (NET) networks. Although ozone, a strong oxidant, has significant antibacterial and anti-inflammatory effects, its effectiveness in treating malignant liver ascites is unclear. We first measured the levels of NETs in the peripheral blood of patients with liver cancer and healthy individuals.

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