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Foot ulcers are amongst the most prevalent complications of diabetes, known for their delayed healing process. Recent research indicates that the transcription factor forkhead box M1 (FOXM1) plays a role in promoting diabetic ulcer repair. However, the precise mechanisms underlying FOXM1 functions in this context remain unclear.

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G protein-coupled estrogen receptor 1 (GPER1) plays a crucial role in the progression of breast cancer and has emerged as a promising therapeutic target. However, while missense mutations in GPER1 have been detected in breast invasive carcinoma (BIC) samples, the resulting molecular, cellular and pharmacological changes remain unclear. The present study categorized BIC samples from The Cancer Genome Atlas database based on mutation information available in the cBioPortal database.

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Background: Adverse effects during chemotherapy severely impact the daily diet of breast cancer (BC) patients. Engaging in dietary self-management is crucial for healthy lifestyle and recovery. This study aims to create the Dietary Self-management Behavior Questionnaire (DSMBQ) and preliminarily validate its reliability, validity, and discriminative ability for BC patients undergoing chemotherapy.

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Anti-Hyperlipidemic, Antioxidant, Anti-Inflammatory and Antidiabetic Effect of Brucine Against Streptozotocin-Induced Diabetic Nephropathy in Rats.

J Biochem Mol Toxicol

January 2025

Department of General Medicine, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xinjiang Hospital, Urumqi, China.

Among the diabetes-related complications, diabetic nephropathy is the major complication and it leads to end-stage renal failure. In the current investigation, we examined the protection of brucine, an alkaloid extracted from the seeds of Strychnos nux vomica plant widely used in traditional Chinese and Indian medicines against diabetic-induced nephropathy. Male Wistar rats were divided into four groups: control, diabetic rats, diabetic-induced + 40 mg/kg brucine-treated rats, and diabetic-induced + 25 mg/kg metformin-treated rats.

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Alterations in white matter microstructure in bipolar disorder patients with and without psychosis.

Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry

December 2024

Department of Nuclear Medicine, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, China; Research Unit of Psychoradiology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Chengdu, China. Electronic address:

Objective: The overlap of affective disturbance and psychosis considerably makes it complex to determine the etiology of bipolar disorder (BD) and develop targeted interventions. The present study aimed to determine the white matter microstructural alterations that distinguish between BD with psychosis (BDP) and BD with no psychosis (BDNP) to identify patients who may specifically benefit from appropriately effective treatments.

Methods: Diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance images were acquired from 38 participants with BDP, 52 participants with BDNP and 70 healthy controls (HCs).

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Background: Hetrombopag is a novel thrombopoietin receptor agonist that has shown an additive effect in stimulating platelet production when combined with recombinant human thrombopoietin (rhTPO). However, it remains unclear whether this combination can promote hematopoietic reconstruction after autologous stem cell transplant (ASCT).

Purpose: To compare the effect of rhTPO plus thrombopoietin receptor agonists (TPO-RA) versus rhTPO alone on hematopoietic recovery, adverse events, postoperative complications, and cost-effectiveness in patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma (NDMM) undergoing ASCT.

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  • Bioinformatics models play a key role in personalizing cancer patient assessments.
  • Important research gaps exist, such as comparing different modeling algorithms and assessing the benefits of created models.
  • Addressing these gaps is crucial for improving cancer research and patient outcomes in the future.
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Toripalimab plus chemotherapy for first line treatment of advanced non-small cell lung cancer (CHOICE-01): final OS and biomarker exploration of a randomized, double-blind, phase 3 trial.

Signal Transduct Target Ther

December 2024

State Key Laboratory of Molecular Oncology, CAMS Key Laboratory of Translational Research on Lung Cancer, Department of Medical Oncology, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.

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  • A phase 3 trial (CHOICE-01) showed that combining toripalimab with chemotherapy significantly improves progression-free survival (PFS) in patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).
  • The final analysis revealed a median overall survival (OS) of 23.8 months for the toripalimab group compared to 17.0 months for the control group, particularly benefiting non-squamous patients.
  • The study also emphasized the role of circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) and tissue-based sequencing in identifying biomarkers that predict treatment efficacy, suggesting continuous ctDNA monitoring could enhance personalized treatment strategies.
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Glioma is recognized as one of the most lethal and aggressive brain tumors. Although the standard-of-care treatment for glioblastoma (GBM) involves maximal surgical resection and temozolomide (TMZ) chemotherapy, the discovery of novel anti-tumor agents from nature sources is an effective strategy for glioma treatment. In this study, we conducted a screening process to identify the bisindole alkaloid melodinine J (MDJ) from Melodinus tenuicaudatus.

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Objectives: Systemic sclerosis (SSc), a chronic autoimmune disorder, characterised by local inflammation and progressive fibrosis. Tumour necrosis factor-like weak inducer of apoptosis (TWEAK) has been established as a key mediator in fibrotic processes across multiple organs, primarily through binding to its receptor, fibroblast growth factor-inducible 14 (Fn14). However, the precise role of the TWEAK/Fn14 signalling in SSc pathogenesis remains unclear.

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Objective: Alopecia areata (AA) is an autoimmune skin disease. Observational studies have reported an association between AA and cancer. However, the causal relationship between AA and cancer has not been reported.

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3D bioprinting of the airways and lungs for applications in tissue engineering and in vitro models.

J Tissue Eng

December 2024

Department of Thoracic Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Air Force Medical University, Xi'an, People's Republic of China.

Tissue engineering and in vitro modeling of the airways and lungs in the respiratory system are of substantial research and clinical importance. In vitro airway and lung models aim to improve treatment options for airway and lung repair and advance respiratory pathophysiological research. The construction of biomimetic native airways and lungs with tissue-specific biological, mechanical, and configurable features remains challenging.

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Background: Venous thromboembolic events (VTEs) are the second-leading cause of death in cancer patients, with an incidence of 5%-17% in lymphoma patients, particularly higher in those with non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL). Existing risk assessment models (RAMs) like the Khorana and ThroLy scores have limitations and are inadequately validated for NHL patients. Coagulation markers such as D-dimer, thrombin-antithrombin complex (TAT), and thrombomodulin (TM) show a potential predictive value for cancer-associated VTE but lack extensive research in NHL.

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Background: Ustekinumab is a fully human interleukin-12/23 (p40) inhibitor used to treat immune-mediated diseases. However, the limitations of clinical trials and the expanding target population necessitate an update on the ustekinumab-associated adverse events (AEs). We conducted signal mining for ustekinumab-related AEs using the United States Food and Drug Administration Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS).

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Circulating tumor DNA detection improves relapse prediction in epithelial ovarian cancer.

BMC Cancer

December 2024

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, National Clinical Research Centre for Obstetric and Gynecologic Diseases, State Key Laboratory of Complex Severe and Rare Diseases, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.

Background: Epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) is a lethal form of gynecological malignancy. Some EOC patients experience relapse after standard primary debulking surgery (PDS) and adjuvant chemotherapy (ACT). Identifying molecular residual disease (MRD) by circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) detection can timely signal the potential for relapse.

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Background: Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS), also known as acne inversa, is a chronic, recurrent, and inflammatory disease. HS is fairly rare among the population. This study was a part of the Global Hidradenitis Suppurativa Atlas (GHiSA) initiative, aiming to establish the prevalence of HS, based on a questionnaire and subsequent clinical examination targeting healthy adults accompanying patients undergoing care in a tertiary hospital.

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Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most prevalent arrhythmia in clinical practice, and obesity serves as a significant risk factor for its development. The underlying mechanisms of obesity-related AF remain intricate and have yet to be fully elucidated. We have identified FPR2 as a potential hub gene involved in obesity-related AF through comprehensive analysis of four transcriptome datasets from AF patients and one transcriptome dataset from obese individuals, and its expression is up-regulated in both AF and obese individuals.

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Osteonecrosis of femoral head (ONFH) is characterized not only by ischemic bone tissue necrosis but also by cartilage degeneration, which plays an essential role in the pathogenesis of ONFH. The molecular communication between tissues contributes to disease progression, however the communication between cartilage and subchondral bone in the progression of ONFH remains unclear. In this study, we integrated transcriptomic data from ONFH cartilage and subchondral bone, exploring common differentially expressed genes (DEGs), pathway and function enrichment analyses, the protein-protein interaction (PPI) network, and hub genes to comprehensively study molecular integration.

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Effects of amoxicillin dosage on cure rate, gut microbiota, and antibiotic resistome in vonoprazan and amoxicillin dual therapy for Helicobacter pylori: a multicentre, open-label, non-inferiority randomised controlled trial.

Lancet Microbe

December 2024

Jiangxi Provincial Key Laboratory of Digestive Diseases, Department of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Jiangxi Medical College, Nanchang University, Nanchang, China. Electronic address:

Background: Vonoprazan and amoxicillin (VA) dual therapy as a mainstream Helicobacter pylori regimen has gained momentum worldwide, but the optimum dosages remain unclear. We aimed to compare the efficacy and safety of VA dual therapy with 2 g amoxicillin or 3 g amoxicillin, and to assess the short-term effects of therapy on the gut microbiota and antibiotic resistome.

Methods: We conducted an open-label, non-inferiority randomised controlled trial at 12 centres in China.

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Objective: Advancing the understanding of the pathophysiology of eosinophilic oesophagitis (EoE) and other eosinophilic gastrointestinal diseases (EGIDs) has spurred research into targeted biological therapies, while the conclusive therapeutic efficacy of biologics remains uncertain. In this review, we conducted a meta-analysis of all RCTS of biologics in the treatment of EoE to evaluate their efficacy and safety and discussed their treatment of non-EoE EGIDs.

Methods: We searched the PubMed, EMBASE, Cochrane Library, and Web of Science databases.

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Effects of mixed exposure to PFAS on adolescent non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: Integrating evidence from human cohorts, toxicogenomics, and animal models to uncover mechanisms and potential target sites.

J Hazard Mater

December 2024

Key Laboratory of the Public Health Safety, Ministry of Education, Department of Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China; Key Laboratory of Health Technology Assessment, National Health Commission of the People's Republic of China, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China; Center for Water and Health, School of Public Health, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China. Electronic address:

Extensive evidence suggests a correlation between environmental pollutants, specifically perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). This study aims to investigate the association and underlying mechanisms of PFAS-induced NAFLD in adolescents by employing a comprehensive approach of population-based studies, toxicogenomics, and animal models. A total of 2014 freshmen from Dali University were recruited for this study, with 1694 participants undergoing serum testing for PFAS exposure.

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Hyaluronic acid coating of poly(β-amino ester)/mRNA polyplexes enables ultra-high transfection efficiency.

J Control Release

December 2024

School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, China. Electronic address:

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  • mRNA is crucial for various biomedical applications, but safe and efficient delivery into target cells is key for its effectiveness.
  • A new ternary delivery system was developed using linear poly(β-amino ester)s (LPAEs) coated with hyaluronic acid (HA), which significantly improves mRNA transfection efficiency and cell viability.
  • The HA coating enhances the properties of the polyplexes, increasing their ability to interact with cell membranes, suggesting this method could benefit other non-viral mRNA delivery systems.
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Pathological vascular remodeling (VR) is characterized by structural and functional alterations in the vascular wall resulting from injury, which significantly contribute to the development of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs). The vascular wall consists primarily of endothelial cells (ECs), vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs), and adventitial fibroblasts (AFs), whose interactions are crucial for both the formation of the vascular system and the maintenance of mature blood vessels. Disruptions in the communication between these cell types have been implicated in the progression of VR.

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Photodynamic therapy (PDT) using oxygen-dependent type II photosensitizers is frequently limited by the hypoxic microenvironment of solid tumors. Type I photosensitizers show oxygen-independent reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation upon light irradiation but still face the challenges of aggregation-caused quenching (ACQ) and low efficiency to produce ROS. Herein, we first prepare an efficient type I photosensitizer from a perylene derivative via intramolecular donor-acceptor binding and sulfur substitution, which significantly enhance intersystem crossing between singlet and triplet states and electron transfer capability.

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  • The study investigates the structural and functional changes in the neostriatum of patients with Crohn's disease (CD) compared to healthy controls.
  • CD patients exhibited increased gray matter volume in the putamen and abnormal functional connectivity, which suggests disruptions in certain brain networks related to vision and default mode.
  • The findings also highlight a positive correlation between the gray matter volume in the left putamen and the duration of the illness, indicating that these brain changes may relate to the severity or progression of CD.
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