Publications by authors named "Zhi-Ji Chen"

Introduction: It is essential to understand the underlying changes in the patients' metabolic profiles that may be indicative of the therapy's effectiveness.

Aim: To prospectively analyse the clinical efficacy of ozone autohemotherapy in the treatment of acute herpes zoster and investigate its impact on serum metabolomics.

Material And Methods: A total of 76 patients with acute herpes zoster between May 2018 and June 2020 were enrolled and divided into an experimental group and a control group.

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Objective: Local invasion is the first step of metastasis, the main cause of colorectal cancer (CRC)-related death. Recent studies have revealed extensive intertumoral and intratumoral heterogeneity. Here, we focused on revealing local invasion-related genes in CRC.

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Sorafenib is one a first-line therapeutic drugs for advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). However, only 30% of patients benefit from sorafenib due to drug resistance. We and other groups have revealed that nuclear factor I B (NFIB) regulates liver regeneration and carcinogenesis, but its role in drug resistance is poorly known.

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Background And Objective: Gastric cancer (GC) is a common tumor malignancy with high incidence and poor prognosis. Laminin is an indispensable component of basement membrane and extracellular matrix, which is responsible for bridging the internal and external environment of cells and transmitting signals. This study mainly explored the association of the LAMB1 expression with clinicopathological characteristics and prognosis in gastric cancer.

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The aim of this study was to evaluate the early and sustained effects of tinnitus educational counseling on chronic primary tinnitus and related problems. A descriptive longitudinal cohort study was conducted with 159 adult patients suffering from chronic primary tinnitus and sleep problems. All patients received tinnitus educational counseling, sleep adjustment, and vegan dietary advice.

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