64 results match your criteria: "University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Ningbo No. 2 Hospital)[Affiliation]"

Artificial intelligence-based pathological application to predict regional lymph node metastasis in Papillary Thyroid Cancer.

Curr Probl Cancer

December 2024

The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, PR China; Ningbo Institute of Material Technology and Engineering University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, PR China; Ningbo Huamei Hospital University of Chinese Academy of Sciences(Ningbo No.2 Hospital), PR China. Electronic address:

In this study, a model for predicting lymph node metastasis in papillary thyroid cancer was trained using pathology images from the TCGA(The Cancer Genome Atlas) public dataset of papillary thyroid cancer, and a front-end inference model was trained using our center's dataset based on the concept of probabilistic propagation of nodes in graph neural networks. Effectively predicting whether a tumor will spread to regional lymph nodes using a single pathological image is the capacity of the model described above. This study demonstrates that regional lymph nodes in papillary thyroid cancer are a common and predictable occurrence, providing valuable ideas for future research.

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Early and accurate diagnosis of focal liver lesions is crucial for effective treatment and prognosis. We developed and validated a fully automated diagnostic system named Liver Artificial Intelligence Diagnosis System (LiAIDS) based on a diverse sample of 12,610 patients from 18 hospitals, both retrospectively and prospectively. In this study, LiAIDS achieved an F1-score of 0.

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Background: Acute kidney injury (AKI) is frequently caused by sepsis. Recently, the Acute Disease Quality Initiative (ADQI) workgroup further classified AKI as transient or persistent. Oliguria and increased serum creatinine represent two different kinds of renal impairment.

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  • The study examines the molecular differences between young (≤45 years) and old (>45 years) cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) patients to understand why older patients may have a poorer prognosis.
  • Older CCA patients showed more common genetic alterations, including exclusive promoter mutations, while young patients had more fusion occurrences.
  • Although there was no significant overall survival difference in the external dataset between the age groups, certain mutations in older patients were linked to worse survival outcomes, and about 38.3% of the patients had actionable mutations for targeted or immunotherapy.
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  • COVID-19, specifically the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron subvariant BA.2, is primarily affecting many countries, and understanding its impact on patients is crucial for better clinical management.
  • A study analyzed 805 patients with mild or moderate BA.2 infections, revealing that the majority experienced mild symptoms like fever and cough, while 6.6% showed signs of pneumonia on HRCT scans.
  • The findings indicated that lung issues were generally mild, predominantly presenting as ground-glass opacity, and most patients eventually recovered after short-term follow-up.
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To compare and analyze the clinicopathological features and significance for indications of different types of antiviral therapy in chronic hepatitis B (CHB). Clinical data of 861 CHB cases who received liver biopsy, had hepatitis B virus (HBV) DNA-positive (> 30 IU/ml) and met the indications for antiviral therapy from January 2014 to December 2019 were included. Liver pathological changes and their correlation with clinical characteristics were compared and analyzed.

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Ruxolitinib Alleviates Inflammation, Apoptosis, and Intestinal Barrier Leakage in Ulcerative Colitis via STAT3.

Inflamm Bowel Dis

August 2023

Department of Gastroenterology, First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.

Background: Ulcerative colitis (UC) is an idiopathic, chronic inflammatory disorder of the colonic mucosa with increasing prevalence and limited management. Ruxolitinib is a new anti- JAK/STAT3 biologic agent that has shown potential in protecting against colitis.

Methods: We first constructed an in vivo UC model and an in vitro colonic epithelial cell inflammation model.

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Background: This study aimed to summarize the features of perforating scleral vessels (PSVs) in patients with myopic choroidal neovascularization (CNV) (mCNV) using optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) and to identify the associations with the response after intravitreal anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (anti-VEGF) therapy.

Methods: A consecutive series of naïve patients who had mCNV and received intravitreal anti-VEGF therapy with a follow-up duration of 12 months or more were enrolled. The prevalence, location, and branches of PSVs were analyzed.

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Introduction: Accelerated imbalance between bone formation and bone resorption is associated with bone loss in postmenopausal osteoporosis. Studies have shown that this loss is accompanied by an increase in bone marrow adiposity. Melatonin was shown to improve impaired bone formation capacity of bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells from ovariectomized rats (OVX-BMMSCs).

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Purpose: We present our experience with retroperitoneoscopic pyeloplasty with simultaneous pyelolithotomy using a flexible cystoscope in patients with ureteropelvic junction obstruction(UPJO) complicated with kidney stones.

Materials And Methods: The records of 37 patients who underwent retroperitoneoscopic pyeloplasty with simultaneous pyelolithotomy using a flexible cystoscope to manage UPJO complicated with kidney stones from July 2015 to December 2020 were retrospectively reviewed. All patients underwent one-stage retroperitoneoscopic pyeloplasty combined with flexible cystoscopic pyelolithotomy.

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Curcumin has been testified to repress the development of multiple tumor cells. Nevertheless, the function of curcumin in colorectal cancer (CRC) is not completely clarified. This research was to explore the influence of curcumin on the development of CRC cells and its mechanism.

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Background: The purpose of this study was to identify biomarkers for the diagnosis of gout in Chinese Han males using methylation microarray profiling.

Methods: We screened for differentially methylated genes (DMGs) in gout using a methylation microarray and analyzed the functions of the DMGs using gene ontology (GO) analysis and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) pathway analysis. We verified gene methylation levels by pyrosequencing and protein levels by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISAs).

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Ribosomal S6 Protein Kinase 2 Aggravates the Process of Systemic Scleroderma.

J Invest Dermatol

December 2022

School of Pharmaceutical Science, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China. Electronic address:

Systemic sclerosis is a complex process of pathogenesis, and the contributions of inherited genes, infections, and chemicals remain largely unknown. In this study, we showed that p90 ribosomal S6 protein kinase 2 (RSK2) was selectively upregulated in fibrotic skin and fibroblasts treated with the profibrotic cytokine TGF-β. Moreover, knockout of Rsk2 specifically in skin fibroblasts or pharmacological inhibition of RSK2 attenuated skin fibrosis in a mouse model.

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Objectives: Endovascular treatment (EVT) is an alternative method used to treat isolated dissection of the celiac artery (IDCA). However, only a few mid-term results have been reported. This study aimed to analyze and compare the outcomes of endovascular and non-operative therapies for IDCA.

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Introduction: Pharmacological studies indicate that Astragalus (AR) has various bioactivities, including anticancer, antiaging, anti-inflammatory, antiviral, and antioxidant activities. Flavonoids, saponins, amino acids, and polysaccharides are the main active components in AR. However, its complex chemical compositions bring certain difficulties to the analysis of this traditional Chinese medicine (TCM).

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Gene Expression Profiling of Glioblastoma to Recognize Potential Biomarker Candidates.

Front Genet

April 2022

Department of Radiology, Hwa Mei Hospital, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Ningbo No. 2 Hospital), Ningbo Institute of Life and Health Industry, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo, China.

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  • Glioblastoma is a highly aggressive brain tumor with challenging treatment options due to the blood-brain barrier and high recurrence rates following surgery.
  • This study investigates molecular drivers of glioblastoma progression by analyzing gene expression profiles and identifying six key hub genes linked to disease progression.
  • The research highlights two upregulated genes with potential clinical significance, evaluates gene expression differences across glioblastoma subtypes, and uses survival analysis to suggest that some identified genes may serve as predictive biomarkers for patient outcomes.
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Introduction: Next-generation sequencing (NGS) enables simultaneous detection of actionable somatic variants and estimation of genomic signatures such as tumor mutational burden (TMB) or microsatellite instability (MSI) status, which empowers therapeutic decisions in clinical oncology.

Objective: Our retrospective study investigated the clinical performance of somatic variant detection in paired tissue and blood samples using a large targeted gene panel, the OncoScreen Plus, which interrogates 520 cancer-related genes.

Methods: We analyzed sequencing data derived from paired tissue and blood samples of 3005 patients spanning 20 solid tumor types, including lung (n = 1971), gastrointestinal (n = 625), breast (n = 120) and gynecological (n = 110), genitourinary (n = 38), and other cancers (n = 141).

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Temozolomide (TMZ) is a first-line chemotherapeutic agent for the treatment of glioma. However, at least 50% of glioma patients do not respond to TMZ, and the exact mechanism leading to TMZ resistance is still unclear. In the present study, we investigated molecular mechanisms underlying the resistance to TMZ in glioma cells.

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Context: Tucatinib (CYP2C8 substrate) and quercetin (CYP2C8 inhibitor) are two common drugs for the treatment of cancer. However, the effect of quercetin on the metabolism of tucatinib remains unknown.

Objective: We validated a sensitive method to quantify tucatinib levels in rat plasma based on ultra-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (UPLC-MS/MS), which was successfully employed to explore the effect of quercetin on tucatinib pharmacokinetics in rats.

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Efficacy and safety of MIL60 compared with bevacizumab in advanced or recurrent non-squamous non-small cell lung cancer: a phase 3 randomized, double-blind study.

EClinicalMedicine

December 2021

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

Background: We compared the efficacy, safety, and immunogenicity of MIL60 with reference bevacizumab as first-line treatment in patients with advanced or recurrent non-squamous non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) in this phase 3, randomized, double-blind study.

Methods: Patients with untreated advanced or recurrent NSCLC were randomized (1:1 ratio) to receive either MIL60 or bevacizumab in combination with paclitaxel/carboplatin. Patients with non-progressive disease continued maintenance single-agent MIL60 until disease progression, or intolerable toxicity.

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miR-654-5p promotes gastric cancer progression via the GPRIN1/NF-κB pathway.

Open Med (Wars)

November 2021

Department of Gastroenterology, Hwa Mei Hospital, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Ningbo No. 2 Hospital), Ningbo 315010, Zhejiang, China.

Background: Gastric carcinoma (GC) ranks the fifth most common cancer worldwide, with high incidence and mortality rates. Numerous microRNAs (miRNAs), including miR-654-5p, have been implicated in the pathophysiological processes of tumorigenesis. Nevertheless, the mechanism of miR-654-5p in GC is unclear.

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Skin wound healing is a complex process involving intricate molecular mechanisms that remain unknown. Restoration of homeostasis after wounding requires the remodeling function of fibroblasts. In this study, we show that phosphorylation of α-catenin was upregulated in fibroblasts during wounding, which accelerated their proliferation and migration to restore the skin barrier.

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