supported by grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.82203924,82130089,and 82003366);Key Research Program of Hubei province(No.2021BCA120);China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(No.2022M721265).
To the Editor:Photodynamic therapy(PDT)is an alternative treatment option for port-wine stains(PWSs)and offers several advantages over pulsed dye lasers(PDLs).^([1])However,some patients still experience treatment res...
supported by grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.3213000192,81874181,and 31620103910);the Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality(No.20JC1419101).
Background:Gallbladder cancer(GBC)is the most common malignant tumor of biliary tract.Isoliquiritigenin(ISL)is a natural compound with chalcone structure extracted from the roots of licorice and other plants.Relevant ...
National Natural Science Foundation,China(Nos.81801563,81901592,and 81801565);the 68th batch of first-class funding from the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(No.2020M680044);the Natural Science Foundation of Jilin Province,Provincial Joint Fund Bethune Medical Project(Nos.20200201340JC,and 20210101338JC);the International Cooperation Project of Jilin Provincial Science and Technology Department(No.20220402085GH);Jilin University Excellent Young Teacher Training Program,and Bethune Project of Jilin University(Nos.2022B12,and 2018B24)
Background:The hepatitis B virus(HBV)vaccine has been efficiently used for decades.However,hepatocellular carcinoma caused by HBV is still prevalent globally.We previously reported that interferon(IFN)-induced tripart...
National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.81971366);Beijing Natural Science Foundation(No.Z190021);CAMS Innovation Fund for Medical Sciences(No.CIFMS 2020-I2M-C&T-B-043)
Background: Extracellular matrix (ECM) remodeling is the most important pathomechanism of pelvic organ prolapse (POP). Fibroblasts are the key to ECM regulation. The passaging capacity of human vaginal wall fibroblast...
To the Editor:Chronic periodontitis has been defined as a slowly progressive disease.Scaling and root planning(SRP)provides a satisfactory prognosis in most cases.However,due to the complex anatomy under gingiva,non-s...
This study was supported by grants from the Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province (No. 2016A030313430), the Scientific and Technological Program of Guangzhou City (No. 201510010024), and the Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province (No. 2014A030310049).
To the Editor:Autophagy is reported to play a critical role in low shear stress (LSS)-induced endothelial cell injury and the formation of atherosclerotic plaques.[1] However,the corresponding mechanisms remain unc...
This work was supported by grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 81671352, 91232709), the National Key Project of Research and Development Plan (No. 2016YFC1306404), the National Institute of Health (No. R21 AG048519, R01 AG021173, R01 AG038710, R01 AG044420, R01 NS046673, RF1 AG056130, and RF1 AG056114), the Tanz Family Fund as well as scholarship from China Scholarship Council (No. 201608350068).
Objective:To review recent research advances on tau,a major player in Alzheimer's disease (AD) pathogenesis,a biomarker for AD onset,and potential target for AD therapy.Data Sources:This review was based on a com...
Background: Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is one of the high cardiovascular (CV) situations. Endothelial dysfunction, which is a common finding in patients with MetS, is related with increased CV risk. In patients wi...
The present study was supported by grants from the Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 81201414 and No. 81101377), the Doctoral Fund of the Ministry of Education of China (No. 20100101120132), and the Natural Science Grants of the Zhejiang Province (No. LQ14H060001).
Background The initial osteoblastic adhesion to materials characterizes the first phase of cell-material interactions and influences all the events leading to the formation of new bone. In a previous work, we develope...
This study was supported by a grant from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 30772121) and the Beijing Natural Science Foundation (No. 7092024).
Background There is a significant association between obesity and breast cancer, which is possibly due to the expression of leptin. Therefore, it is important to clarify the role of leptin/ObR (leptin receptor) sig...