473 results match your criteria: "the 2nd Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University[Affiliation]"

Background: Overcoming radio-resistance and enhance radio-sensitivity to obtain desired therapeutic outcome plays an important role in treating cancer.

Methods: Here we constructed a versatile enzyme-like nano-radiosensitizer MDP. MDP is composed of MnCO decorated and Ru-based nanozyme with triphenylphosphine (TPP) group coordinated on the surface.

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Background: Compared with intravascular ultrasound guidance, there is limited evidence for optical coherence tomography (OCT) guidance during primary percutaneous coronary intervention (pPCI) in ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) patients.

Aims: We investigated the role of OCT in guiding a reperfusion strategy and improving the long-term prognosis of STEMI patients.

Methods: All patients who were diagnosed with STEMI and who underwent pPCI between January 2017 and December 2020 were enrolled and divided into OCT-guided versus angiography-guided cohorts.

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  • The study explores how impaired flow-mediated vasodilation (FMD) affects the characteristics of plaque in patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) and their clinical outcomes.
  • It involved 426 patients who underwent assessments of FMD and plaque analysis through optical coherence tomography, with findings indicating that 34 patients experienced major adverse cardiac events (MACEs) within a year.
  • Results showed that impaired FMD was significantly linked to plaque rupture and a higher risk of MACEs, suggesting it could be a useful noninvasive predictor for future cardiac issues in ACS patients.
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Background And Aim: 3D fusion model of cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) and oral scanned data can be used for the accurate design of root canal access and guide plates in root canal therapy (RCT). However, the pose accuracy of the dental pulp and crown in data registration has not been investigated, which affects the precise implementation of clinical planning goals. We aimed to establish a novel registration method based on pulp horn mapping surface (PHMSR), to evaluate the accuracy of PHMSR versus traditional methods for crown-pulp registration of CBCT and oral scan data.

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Metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD) is a chronic liver disease that progresses from hepatic steatosis to non-alcoholic steatohepatitis, cirrhosis, and liver cancer, posing a huge burden on human health. Existing research has confirmed that forkhead box O1 (FOXO1), as a member of the FOXO transcription factor family, is upregulated in MAFLD. Its activity is closely related to nuclear-cytoplasmic shuttling and various post-translational modifications including phosphorylation, acetylation, and methylation.

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Background And Aims: This study assessed the impact of incorporating cancer as a predictor on performance of the PRECISE-DAPT score.

Methods: A nationally linked cohort of ST-elevation myocardial infarction patients between 1 January 2005 and 31 March 2019 was derived from the UK Myocardial Ischaemia National Audit Project and the UK Hospital Episode Statistics Admitted Patient Care registries. The primary outcome was major bleeding at 1 year.

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Integrated pan-cancer genomic analysis reveals the role of SLC30A5 in the proliferation, metastasis, and prognosis of hepatocellular carcinoma.

J Cancer

July 2024

National and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Synthesis Transformation and Separation of Extreme Environmental Nutrients, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, Heilongjiang, China.

SLC30A5, a member of the solute transporter protein family, is implicated in tumorigenesis and cancer progression. This study aimed to explore the expression and prognostic significance of SLC30A family genes in pan-cancer, with a specific emphasis on SLC30A5 in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Expression patterns and prognostic implications of SLC30A family genes were assessed across 33 cancer types, especially HCC.

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The Global Burden of Gynecological Diseases from 1990 to 2019.

Am J Prev Med

November 2024

Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China. Electronic address:

Introduction: Gynecological diseases ranked second among new cases of noncommunicable diseases in women of reproductive age in 1990 and 2019 globally. The aim of this study was to estimate the disease burden of gynecological diseases and describe their trends in women of all ages from 1990 to 2019.

Methods: Using data from the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries and Risk Factors Study (GBD 2019), authors examined the incidence, disability-adjusted life years, and deaths from gynecological diseases by age in 204 countries and territories worldwide from 1990 to 2019.

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Aim: This study aimed to evaluate the miR-223-5p expression in patients with spinal cord injury (SCI) and to determine its role in the pathogenesis of SCI.

Methods: The serum miR-223-5p levels were analyzed using quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction. The diagnostic accuracy of miR-223-5p was evaluated using the receiving operating characteristic curves.

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Regional structure-function relationships of lumbar cartilage endplates.

J Biomech

May 2024

Department of Bioengineering, Clemson University, Clemson, SC, USA; Department of Orthopaedics and Physical Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA. Electronic address:

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  • - The study investigates the mechanical properties and biochemical composition of cartilage endplates (CEPs) in human lumbar intervertebral discs, focusing on variations across different regions (central, lateral, anterior, and posterior).
  • - Findings reveal that swelling pressure and aggregate modulus of CEPs vary significantly by region, with the lowest values observed centrally, while no notable differences in permeability were found.
  • - The research highlights that CEP porosity plays a critical role in influencing these mechanical properties and provides insights for understanding the biomechanics of healthy endplates, which could inform future studies on intervertebral disc degeneration.
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Unlabelled: (MP) is commonly detected in children. However, the epidemiological trends of MP in Northeast (NE) China are unclear. This retrospective study aimed to investigate the prevalence of MP infections in this understudied region.

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Objective: To investigate the rates of low disease activity and clinical remission in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) in a real-world setting, and to analyze the related factors of low disease activity and clinical remission.

Methods: One thousand patients with SLE were enrolled from 11 teaching hospitals. Demographic, clinical and laboratory data, as well as treatment regimes were collec-ted by self-completed questionnaire.

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To uncover the effect of danshensu on irbesartan pharmacokinetics and its underlying mechanisms.To investigate the effect of danshensu on the pharmacokinetics of irbesartan, Sprague-Dawley rats ( = 6) were orally administered 30 mg/kg irbesartan alone (control group) or pre-treated with 160 mg/kg danshensu (experimental group). The effect of danshensu on the metabolic stability of irbesartan in RLMs was examined by LC-MS/MS method.

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Immune Responses in Discharged COVID-19 Patients With and Without Long COVID Symptoms.

Open Forum Infect Dis

April 2024

Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Center of Respiratory Medicine, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Institute of Respiratory Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Diseases, Beijing, China.

The immune mechanisms of long coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID) are not yet fully understood. We aimed to investigate the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)-specific memory immune responses in discharged COVID-19 patients with and without long COVID symptoms. In this cross-sectional study, we included 1041 hospitalized COVID-19 patients with the original virus strain in Wuhan (China) 12 months after initial infection.

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Purpose: Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a highly heterogeneous malignancy with an unfavorable prognosis. The purpose of this study was to address the heterogeneity of CRC by categorizing it into ion channel subtypes, and to develop a predictive modeling based on ion channel genes to predict the survival and immunological states of patients with CRC. The model will provide guidance for personalized immunotherapy and drug treatment.

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  • * Research indicates that mesenchymal stem cells, particularly those derived from human umbilical cord, can help reduce kidney damage and fibrosis in DN models.
  • * The study found that these stem cells and their exosomes work by inhibiting the Hedgehog/SMO signaling pathway, which is linked to kidney fibrosis and epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT), providing a potential new therapeutic approach for DN.
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  • The study aimed to detail the clinical features and genetic factors of primary restless legs syndrome (RLS) in a Chinese population by examining data from 771 patients across 22 sleep labs.
  • The research found that a significant percentage of patients had family histories of RLS, with notable symptoms and polysomnography results indicating serious leg movements and sleep apnea issues.
  • Additionally, they identified seven new single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) linked to Chinese primary RLS, highlighting the genetic influence on the condition and the need for more extensive genetic research.
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  • Abnormal monocyte changes have been linked to acute COVID-19, but their role in long COVID is less clear, prompting a study on survivors discharged from hospitals.
  • Researchers used various statistical methods to analyze 1,389 participants' monocyte counts, discovering two distinct trajectories: high to normal high and normal.
  • Results showed that those with higher monocyte counts had significantly higher odds of experiencing long COVID symptoms, poor lung function, and rehospitalization, suggesting that monocyte counts could be a useful indicator for managing long-term recovery from COVID-19.
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Cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) is a malignancy with an extremely poor prognosis, and much remains unknown about its pathogenesis and treatment modalities. Circular RNA (circRNA) has been proven to play regulatory roles in various tumorigenesis, yet its potential function and mechanism in cholangiocarcinoma require further investigation. This study is the first to identify the aberrant expression and functional role of a novel circRNA, circ_0007534, derived from the DDX42 gene, in cholangiocarcinoma.

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Double minutes (DMs), extrachromosomal gene fragments found within certain tumors, have been noted to carry onco- and drug resistance genes contributing to tumor pathogenesis and progression. After screening for SUMO-related molecule expression within various tumor sample and cell line databases, we found that SUMO-conjugating enzyme UBC9 has been associated with genome instability and tumor cell DM counts, which was confirmed both and . Karyotyping determined DM counts post-UBC9 knockdown or SUMOylation inhibitor 2-D08, while RT-qPCR and Western blot were used to measure DM-carried gene expression .

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The pharmaceutical industry is an important industry for the national economy and the people's livelihood, which is not only beneficial to the people's livelihood, but also has huge commercial value. How to promote the development of Chinese pharmaceutical industry is an urgent problem to be solved. In this study, 47 listed pharmaceutical companies are taken as cases, and Qualitative Comparative Analysis of Fuzzy Sets (fsQCA) is used to analyze the influence of five antecedent conditions on the total factor productivity of pharmaceutical enterprises from the perspective of corporate governance, and to explore the composition to Total Factor Productivity (TFP) improvement.

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Real-world evaluation of first-line treatment of extensive-stage small-cell lung cancer with atezolizumab plus platinum/etoposide: a focus on patients with brain metastasis.

Clin Transl Oncol

July 2024

Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education/Beijing), Department I of Thoracic Oncology, Peking University Cancer Hospital & Institute, Beijing, China.

Purpose: A previous real-world study conducted in China confirmed that first-line atezolizumab, in combination with etoposide/platinum (EP), leads to significantly longer progression-free survival (PFS) compared to EP alone in patients with extensive-stage small-cell lung cancer (ES-SCLC). The present study aimed to provide updated survival outcome data and evaluate the clinical efficacy of atezolizumab plus chemotherapy in ES-SCLC patients with brain metastasis (BM).

Methods: This retrospective study included 225 patients with ES-SCLC who were treated with EP alone (EP group) or a combination of EP + atezolizumab (atezolizumab group).

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To observe the therapeutic effect of PD-1 inhibitors on driver-gene mutation negative advanced non-squamous non-small cell lung cancer (nsNSCLC) and the role of the AGEs-RAGE system in the disease, provide more reliable treatment for future nsNSCLC patients. In this study, we selected 130 nsNSCLC patients admitted between January 2021 and April 2022 were selected as the study subjects, 61 of whom received pemetrexed plus carboplatin (control group) and 69 received PD-1 inhibitors, pemetrexed and carboplatin (research group). The clinical efficacy and adverse reactions of the two groups were compared, and the prognostic survival time was calculated.

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This study thoroughly investigated the role of the long non-coding RNA LOXL1-AS1 in the pathogenesis of cholangiocarcinoma (CCA). Through bioinformatics analysis and tissue samples validation, the study found that LOXL1-AS1 was significantly elevated in CCA, with its high expression closely tied to clinical pathological features and prognosis. In vitro and in vivo experiments revealed that LOXL1-AS1 was crucial in regulating CCA cell apoptosis, proliferation, migration, and invasion.

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