Publications by authors named "Zuojin Liu"

Background: Minimally invasive surgeries are increasingly central to modern medicine, particularly in liver transplantation. These techniques, which offer reduced trauma, precise operations, minimal bleeding, and swift recovery, are, however, unevenly adopted across China. Only a limited number of centers routinely perform minimally invasive donor hepatectomies, indicating a significant imbalance in the development and application of these advanced procedures.

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This study aimed to investigate whether and how lipopolysaccharide (LPS) activated hepatic stellate cells (HSCs) regulate macrophage activity and to explore the impact of microRNAs (miRNAs) in exosomes from HSCs on this process. Mice subjected to LPS or cecal ligation and puncture (CLP) were used to explore sepsis-induced liver injury. Liver injury was evaluated using HE staining, and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) levels were measured.

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This study was to develop and validate a model for predicting who can benefit from multiple transcatheter arterial chemoembolization (TACE) in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients.228 and 98 patients were included in the development and validation sets, respectively. The primary clinical endpoint was benefiting from consecutive multiple TACE treatments.

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  • This study developed a new nomogram to predict overall survival (OS) in patients with pancreatic head cancer after radical surgery, focusing on the number of positive lymph nodes (LN).
  • The research involved analyzing data from over 2,200 patients to identify independent risk factors for OS, using Cox regression methods, and constructing the nomogram based on these factors.
  • The nomogram showed good predictive ability with C-index values of around 0.652 and 0.661 in development and validation sets, demonstrating its effectiveness in forecasting patient survival outcomes.
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Stimulus-responsive nanomaterials, particularly with targeting capabilities, have garnered significant attention in the cancer therapy. However, the biological safety of these innovative materials in vivo remains unknown, posing a hurdle to their clinical application. Here, a pH/HO dual-responsive and targeting nano carrier system (NCS) was developed using core shell structure of FeO mesoporous silicon (MSN@FeO) as main body, scutellarin (SCU) as antitumor drug and polymer cyclodextrin (PCD) as molecular switch (denoted as PCD@SCU@MSN@FeO, abbreviated as NCS).

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Background: The purpose of this propensity score matching (PSM) analysis was to compare the effects of preoperative transcatheter arterial chemoembolization (TACE) and non-TACE on the long-term survival of patients who undergo radical hepatectomy.

Methods: PSM analysis was performed for 387 patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) (single > 3 cm or multiple) who underwent radical resection of HCC at our centre from January 2011 to June 2018. The patients were allocated to a preoperative TACE group (n = 77) and a non-TACE group (n = 310).

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  • This study aimed to compare the safety and effectiveness of different lymphadenectomy methods in patients with pancreatic head cancer undergoing pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD).
  • A total of 150 patients were divided into three groups based on the method used, and researchers assessed time to progression (TTP) and overall survival (OS) as clinical endpoints.
  • Results showed that while different methods didn’t significantly affect surgical complications or overall survival, extended lymphadenectomy methods led to a longer time to tumor progression in certain groups.
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Background And Objective: It is controversial whether wrapping around the pancreaticojejunostomy (PJ) could reduce the rate of postoperative pancreatic fistula (POPF), especially in laparoscopic pancreaticoduodenectomy (LPD). This study aims to summarize our single-center initial experience in wrapping around PJ using the ligamentum teres hepatis (LTH) and demonstrate the feasibility and safety of this method.

Methods: Patients who underwent LPD applying the procedure of wrapping around the PJ were identified.

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Background And Objective: Laparoscopic hepatectomy approaches, including major hepatectomy, were rapidly developed in the past decade. However, standard laparoscopic left hemihepatectomy (LLH) is still only performed in high-volume medical centres. In our series, we describe our technical details and surgical outcomes of LLH.

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Although Segment 6(Sg6) and Segment 7(Sg7) are two independent units, there are currently no clear anatomical boundary markers between Sg6 and Sg7. This study aimed to identify intersegmental veins (ISV) in the intersegmental plane of Sg6 and Sg7, and evaluate the prevalence of ISV, and its clinical significance in anatomical hepatectomy. We analyzed data from 180 patients undergoing abdominal computed tomography (CT) examination, and simultaneously performed 3D reconstruction models of the liver for each patient.

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  • - This study developed and validated a nomogram using a hematological prognostic risk scoring system to predict overall survival in patients with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) undergoing transcatheter arterial chemoembolization (TACE).
  • - The researchers used LASSO regression analysis on 18 hematological markers to create the scoring system, which included factors like red blood cell distribution width and platelet count, establishing it as an independent risk factor for overall survival.
  • - The nomogram demonstrated effective prediction capabilities with a C-index of 0.731 for the development set and 0.696 for the validation set, proving it a valuable tool for assessing patient prognosis in HCC cases.
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Background: This retrospective study analyzed the prognostic value of preoperative prealbumin (PAB) levels in patients with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) after transcatheter arterial chemoembolisation (TACE).

Methods: Four hundred and two patients diagnosed with unresectable HCC were included in this retrospective study. All patients underwent their first TACE procedure.

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Background: Increasing evidence has indicated that abnormal methionine metabolic activity and tumour-associated macrophage infiltration are correlated with hepatocarcinogenesis. However, the relationship between methionine metabolic activity and tumour-associated macrophage infiltration is unclear in hepatocellular carcinoma, and it contributes to the occurrence and clinical outcome of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Thus, we systematically analysed the expression patterns of methionine metabolism and macrophage infiltration in hepatocellular carcinoma using bioinformatics and machine learning methods and constructed novel diagnostic and prognostic models of HCC.

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Background: Despite the ALPPS technique remains a controversy, various ALPPS techniques have made many attempts. This video discusses the technical tips for L-ALPPS after conversion therapy.

Methods: A 56-year-old, HCC patient who performed the abdominal CT showed a 6.

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Objective: This study aims to summarize our single-center initial experience in laparoscopic pancreatic operation (LPO) combined with hepatic arterial resection and reconstruction, as well as to demonstrate the feasibility, safety, and key surgical procedure for LPO.

Methods: We retrospectively analyzed 7 patients who had undergone LPO combined with hepatic arterial resection and reconstruction in our center from January 2021 to December 2022. The clinical data of these 7 patients were collected and analyzed.

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Background: It is critical for every pancreatic surgeon to determine how to protect the aberrant hepatic artery intraoperatively in order to safely implement laparoscopic pancreatoduodenectomy (LPD). "Artery-first" approaches to LPD are ideal procedures in selected patients with pancreatic head tumors. Here, we described our surgical procedure and experience of aberrant hepatic arterial anatomy-LPD (AHAA-LPD) in a retrospective case series.

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Background: The relationship between the prognostic nutritional index (PNI) and the prognosis of malignancy has been increasingly mentioned in recent research. This study aimed to construct nomograms based on the PNI to predict tumor progression and survival in patients with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) undergoing transcatheter arterial chemoembolization (TACE).

Materials And Methods: The development set included 785 patients who underwent their first TACE between 2012 and 2016, and the validation set included 336 patients who underwent their first TACE between 2017 and 2018.

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Objective: Transcatheter arterial chemoembolization (TACE) has been widely applied in the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Our study aimed to investigate the feasibility and efficacy of transradial access as an alternative to transfemoral access for TACE.

Methods: Patients undergoing TACE were divided into the radial artery (RA) route group or the femoral artery (FA) route group according to the operation approach, namely, transradial or transfemoral access.

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Heterogeneity of antibody responses has been reported in SARS-CoV-2 vaccination recipients with underlying diseases. We investigated the impact of the presence of comorbidities on the humoral response to SARS-CoV-2 vaccination in patients with chronic disease (PWCD) and assessed the effect of the number of comorbidities on the humoral response to vaccination. In this study, neutralizing antibodies (NAbs) and IgG antibodies against the receptor-binding domain (RBD-IgG) were monitored following a full-course vaccination.

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Background: Liver ischemia-reperfusion injury (IRI) is a major complication in the perioperative period and often leads to liver failure and even systemic inflammation. Previous studies have suggested that the inflammatory response participated in the liver damage during liver IRI. Nicotinamide phosphoribosyl transferase (NAMPT) is required for the maintenance of cellular nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD+) levels, catalyzing the rate-limiting step in the NAD + salvage pathway.

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Hepatocellular carcinoma is one of the most common malignant tumors.M6A is a novel epigenetic modification that have been emerged as vital regulators for the progression of HCC. However, the regulatory role, clinical significance and the details of the modification, such as the impact on the local tumor environment, remain largely unclear.

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In order to explore the molecular mechanism of acute rejection after liver transplantation (ARLT) in rats, we employed the GSE36798 data set in the Gene Expression Omnibust (GEO) database to construct a related ceRNA network. This dataset contained a total of 16 samples (8 graft samples and 8 plasma samples). Each kind of sample was divided into acute rejection (AR) groups and non-acute rejection (NR) groups, and each group had 4 replicates.

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