This study was reviewed and approved by the Ethics Committee of the PLA General Hospital(Ethics audits No.S2022-414-01).
BACKGROUND Reflux esophagitis has an increasing prevalence and complex and diverse symptoms.Identifying its risk factors is crucial to understanding the etiology,prevention,and management of the disease.The occurrence...
Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China,No.82172297;Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province of China,No.BK20211346 and No.BK20201011;Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions of China,No.22KJA310007;Xuzhou Science and Technology Project,No.KC22055.
BACKGROUND Primary sclerosing cholangitis(PSC)is characterized by chronic inflammation and it predisposes to cholangiocarcinoma due to lack of effective treatment options.Recombinant adeno-associated virus(rAAV)provid...
BACKGROUND Immune checkpoint inhibitor-mediated colitis(IMC)is a common adverse event following immune checkpoint inhibitor(ICI)therapy for cancer.IMC has been associated with improved overall survival(OS)and progress...
the National Natural Science Foundation of China,No.81860416 and No.22168028;Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Grassland Talent Innovation Talent Team Fund,No.2019;Inner Mongolia Natural Science Fund,No.2021MS02005.
BACKGROUND Colorectal cancer(CRC)is one of the most common malignant tumors worldwide.The identification of novel diagnostic and prognostic biomarkers for CRC is a key research imperative.Immunohistochemical analysis ...
Supported by National Science and Technology Major Project of China,No.2018ZX10302206.
The intensive crosstalk between the liver and the intestine performs many essential functions.This crosstalk is important for natural immune surveillance,adaptive immune response regulation and nutrient metabolism and...
Supported by The National Natural Science Foundation of China,No.81772001;the National Clinical Key Subject of China,No.41732113;
BACKGROUND Our previous studies confirmed that abdominal paracentesis drainage(APD)attenuates intestinal mucosal injury in rats with severe acute pancreatitis(SAP),and improves administration of enteral nutrition in p...
Supported by the University of Padova,No.CPDA138721/13
AIM To ascertain whether cholestasis affects the expression of two CYP3 A isoforms(CYP3 A1 and CYP3 A2) and of pregnane X receptor(PXR) and constitutive androstane receptor(CAR).METHODS Cholestasis was induced by bile...
Supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province,No.2014ZRB01466
AIM To explore the exact interaction between Notch and transforming growth factor(TGF)-β signaling in liver fibrosis. METHODS We established a rat model of liver fibrosis induced by concanavalin A. Peripheral blood m...
Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China,No.81260595 and No.81460679;Chinese Scholar-ship Council and Jiangxi Province as visiting scholar,No.201408360106 and No.201408360110;the Traditional Chinese Medicine Project of Health Department of Jiangxi Province,No.2015B049;Jiangxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine,No.JZYC15S13
AIM To verify whether curcumin (Cur) can treat inflammatory bowel disease by regulating CD8(+)CD11c(+) cells. METHODS We evaluated the suppressive effect of Cur on CD8(+)CD11c(+) cells in spleen and Peyer's patches (P...
5-aminolevulinic acid(ALA) is a naturally occurring amino acid that is a protoporphyrin IX(Pp IX) precursor and a next-generation photosensitive substance. After exogenous administration of ALA, Pp IX specifically acc...