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  1. Article: [Differential expression of microRNA in chronic hepatitis B patients of pi-wei dampness-heat syndrome and of gan depression Pi deficiency syndrome: a primary research].

    Wang, En-Cheng / Zhang, Lei / Liu, Hong-Wei / Guo, Yin-Ling / Zhang, Feng / He, Cheng-Wei / Shen, Meng-Meng / Feng, Quan-Sheng

    Zhongguo Zhong xi yi jie he za zhi Zhongguo Zhongxiyi jiehe zazhi = Chinese journal of integrated traditional and Western medicine

    2014  Volume 34, Issue 11, Page(s) 1324–1328

    Abstract: ... patients of Pi-Wei dampness-heat syndrome (PWDHS) and Gan depression Pi deficiency syndrome (GDPDS ...

    Abstract Objective: To explore different microRNA expression profiles between chronic hepatitis B (CHB) patients of Pi-Wei dampness-heat syndrome (PWDHS) and Gan depression Pi deficiency syndrome (GDPDS).
    Methods: By applying gene chip technology, blood samples from CHB patients of PWDHS (3 cases), GDPDS (3 cases), and healthy volunteers (3 cases) were withdrawn and microRNA detected. The microRNA was screened and functional analyses performed by using SAS system.
    Results: Totally 77 microRNAs with differential expression were screened from CHB patients of PWDHS and healthy volunteers, including 60 up-regulated microRNAs and 17 down-regulated microRNAs. Functions of target genes were mainly associated with transcription factors, gas exchange, adverse stimulating, regulation of enzyme activities, developing of the immune system, and the process of actin filaments. Totally 41 microRNAs with differential expression were screened from CHB patients of GDPDS and healthy volunteers, including 32 up-regulated microRNAs and 9 down-regulated microRNAs. Functions of target genes were mainly associated with binding to nucleotide or chromatin, inhibition and activation of transcription, biosynthesis, regulation of metabolic process, regulation of enzyme activities, developing of the immune system, the process of actin filaments, and IL-12. Totally 6 microRNAs with differential expression were screened from CHB patients of PWDHS and CHB patients of GDPDS, including 1 up-regulated microRNA and 5 down-regulated microRNAs. Functions of target genes were mainly associated with transmembrane transport, regulation of transcription factors, metabolism of hormones, developing of the immune system, the process of actin filaments, regulation of metabolic process, response to exterior stimulation, and so on.
    Conclusion: There existed differentially expressed microRNAs (spectrum) between CHB patients of PWDHS and CHB patients of GDPDS.
    MeSH term(s) Depression ; Hepatitis B, Chronic/genetics ; Hepatitis B, Chronic/metabolism ; Hot Temperature ; Humans ; Interleukin-12/metabolism ; Medicine, Chinese Traditional ; MicroRNAs/metabolism ; Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis ; Research ; Syndrome
    Chemical Substances MicroRNAs ; Interleukin-12 (187348-17-0)
    Language Chinese
    Publishing date 2014-11
    Publishing country China
    Document type English Abstract ; Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 1195456-5
    ISSN 1003-5370
    ISSN 1003-5370
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  2. Article: Ferroptosis involves in Schwann cell death in diabetic peripheral neuropathy.

    Wu, Kai-Yan / Deng, Fei / Mao, Xin-Yu / Zhou, Dan / Shen, Wei-Gan

    Open medicine (Warsaw, Poland)

    2023  Volume 18, Issue 1, Page(s) 20230809

    Abstract: Accumulating evidence shows that Schwann cells' (SCs) death caused by high glucose (HG) is involved in the pathological process of diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN). Ferroptosis is a novel form of regulatory cell death driven by iron-dependent lipid ... ...

    Abstract Accumulating evidence shows that Schwann cells' (SCs) death caused by high glucose (HG) is involved in the pathological process of diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN). Ferroptosis is a novel form of regulatory cell death driven by iron-dependent lipid peroxidation. However, it is not clear whether ferroptosis is involved in the death process of SCs induced by HG. The expression of ferroptosis-related indicators in the serum of DPN patients was detected by ELISA. Subsequently, using cell counting kit‑8, western blot, real-time PCR, and Ki-67 staining, we investigated the effects of HG on the ferroptosis of SCs and initially explored the underlying mechanism. The results showed that the serum levels of glutathione peroxidase 4 (GPX4) and glutathione in patients with DPN decreased, while malondialdehyde levels increased significantly. Then, we observed that erastin and HG induced ferroptosis in SCs, resulting in the decrease in cell activity and the expression level of GPX4 and SLC7A11, which could be effectively reversed by the ferroptosis inhibitor Fer-1. Mechanistically, HG induced ferroptosis in SCs by inhibiting the NRF2 signaling pathway. Our results showed that ferroptosis was involved in the death process of SCs induced by HG. Inhibition of ferroptosis in SCs might create a new avenue for the treatment of DPN.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-10-09
    Publishing country Poland
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2829380-0
    ISSN 2391-5463
    ISSN 2391-5463
    DOI 10.1515/med-2023-0809
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  3. Article ; Online: The METTL3-m

    Qiu, Yue / Tian, Zhen / Miao, Ting-Yu / Shen, Lin / Chen, Jing / Li, Pei-Fen / Zhu, Zi-Xuan / Zhu, Zi-Fan / Wu, Wen-Juan / Xu, Xiao / Shen, Wei-Gan

    Gene

    2024  Volume 908, Page(s) 148281

    Abstract: The upregulation of methyltransferase-like 3 (METTL3) has been associated with the progression of esophageal cancer. However, METTL3-induced ... ...

    Abstract The upregulation of methyltransferase-like 3 (METTL3) has been associated with the progression of esophageal cancer. However, METTL3-induced N
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma/genetics ; Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma/pathology ; Esophageal Neoplasms/pathology ; RNA Precursors/metabolism ; Cell Proliferation/genetics ; Up-Regulation ; Methyltransferases/genetics ; Methyltransferases/metabolism ; Cell Line, Tumor ; Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic ; Nerve Tissue Proteins/genetics ; Nerve Tissue Proteins/metabolism ; RNA Splicing Factors/genetics
    Chemical Substances RNA Precursors ; Methyltransferases (EC 2.1.1.-) ; METTL3 protein, human (EC 2.1.1.62) ; AMIGO2 protein, human ; Nerve Tissue Proteins ; YTHDC1 protein, human ; RNA Splicing Factors
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-02-13
    Publishing country Netherlands
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 391792-7
    ISSN 1879-0038 ; 0378-1119
    ISSN (online) 1879-0038
    ISSN 0378-1119
    DOI 10.1016/j.gene.2024.148281
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  4. Article: Apigenin regulates the migration, invasion, and autophagy of hepatocellular carcinoma cells by downregulating YAP.

    Zeng, Jing / Xie, Hua / Zhang, Zhi-Lin / Li, Zi-Xian / Shi, Lin / Wu, Ke-Yan / Zhou, Yang / Tian, Zhen / Zhang, Yu / Zhou, Wei / Shen, Wei-Gan

    Neoplasma

    2022  Volume 69, Issue 2, Page(s) 292–302

    Abstract: Apigenin is an edible flavonoid with anticancer properties; however, the underlying mechanisms in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) remain to be clarified. In the present study, we demonstrated that apigenin decreased the viability of both SMMC-7721 and SK- ... ...

    Abstract Apigenin is an edible flavonoid with anticancer properties; however, the underlying mechanisms in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) remain to be clarified. In the present study, we demonstrated that apigenin decreased the viability of both SMMC-7721 and SK-Hep1 cells in a dose-dependent manner, and inhibited the migration and invasion of HCC cells with different metastatic potential by regulating actin cytoskeletal rearrangements. Moreover, we showed that apigenin decreased the expression of YAP, and subsequently reduced migration and invasion by modulating the expression of the epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) markers, and promoted the autophagy of HCC cells by regulating the expression of autophagy-related genes. Collectively, the present findings might provide a novel mechanism for the therapeutic application of apigenin in HCC.
    MeSH term(s) Apigenin/pharmacology ; Apigenin/therapeutic use ; Autophagy ; Carcinoma, Hepatocellular/genetics ; Cell Line, Tumor ; Cell Movement/genetics ; Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition ; Humans ; Liver Neoplasms/genetics
    Chemical Substances Apigenin (7V515PI7F6)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-01-12
    Publishing country Slovakia
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 415445-9
    ISSN 0028-2685
    ISSN 0028-2685
    DOI 10.4149/neo_2021_210615N798
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  5. Article ; Online: Thermal Transport in Pentagonal CX

    Wang, Ning / Gan, Siyu / Wei, Qinqin / He, Guiling / Chen, Xihao / Ji, Yupin / Wang, Shijian / Wang, Guangzhao / Shen, Chen

    Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids

    2024  Volume 40, Issue 15, Page(s) 7992–8001

    Abstract: Two-dimensional (2D) materials with a pentagonal structure have many unique physical properties and great potential for applications in electrical, thermal, and optical fields. In this paper, the intrinsic thermal transport properties of 2D pentagonal ... ...

    Abstract Two-dimensional (2D) materials with a pentagonal structure have many unique physical properties and great potential for applications in electrical, thermal, and optical fields. In this paper, the intrinsic thermal transport properties of 2D pentagonal CX
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-04-01
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2005937-1
    ISSN 1520-5827 ; 0743-7463
    ISSN (online) 1520-5827
    ISSN 0743-7463
    DOI 10.1021/acs.langmuir.3c03948
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  6. Article ; Online: A case report: Castleman disease treated by the trinity of internal and external treatment of "Fuzheng, phlegm-resolving, and detoxification method".

    Yuan, Xinbei / Fu, Hua / Xu, Min / Shen, Wei / Zhou, Wenyi / Li, Xi / Gan, Xinjin

    Medicine

    2024  Volume 103, Issue 5, Page(s) e37110

    Abstract: Rationale: Castleman disease (CD) was first included in the CSCO lymphoma diagnosis and treatment guidelines in 2021. Its diagnosis relies on lymph node pathological examination. Observation, surgical resection of the lesion, radiotherapy, chemotherapy, ...

    Abstract Rationale: Castleman disease (CD) was first included in the CSCO lymphoma diagnosis and treatment guidelines in 2021. Its diagnosis relies on lymph node pathological examination. Observation, surgical resection of the lesion, radiotherapy, chemotherapy, and medical therapy (e.g., rituximab, siltuximab, steroids) can be used. Due to the traumatic, incurable, and recurrent nature of surgical treatment, drug therapy has many side effects and is expensive. Exploring effective traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) comprehensive treatment methods for this disease is important and necessary.
    Patient concerns: The main symptom was recurrent lymphadenopathy, which had been surgically removed 5 times in the past. This time, lymph node enlargement occurred again, and the local hospital recommended surgical resection again. The patient could not tolerate another surgical treatment. Other targeted treatments are not available due to financial constraints.
    Diagnoses: The case was diagnosed as CD by pathological examination, which is an important basis for the diagnosis of this disease.
    Interventions: The patient was treated with surgery in the early stage several times, later came to our hospital for the trinity of TCM integrated treatment program, which combines oral TCM with external application of TCM and intravenous drip of TCM as a syndrome of positive deficiency and phlegm-toxin internalization, and the therapeutic principle.
    Outcomes: After nearly 3 years of comprehensive treatment with TCM, the enlarged lymph nodes could not be touched, and there was no fatigue, fever, or weight loss. During this period, the patient did not undergo surgery, chemotherapy and other western medicine treatment, and lived a normal life. It not only met the patient's expectation but also confirmed that the TCM treatment was indeed effective.
    Lessons: This case report confirms that TCM is safe and effective in the treatment of CD, which is worthy of promotion. In clinical practice, the individualized treatment for the patient, the duration of treatment, and the different disease states also affect the treatment outcome.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Castleman Disease/diagnosis ; Castleman Disease/therapy ; Medicine, Chinese Traditional ; Treatment Outcome ; Lymphadenopathy
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-02-02
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Case Reports ; Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 80184-7
    ISSN 1536-5964 ; 0025-7974
    ISSN (online) 1536-5964
    ISSN 0025-7974
    DOI 10.1097/MD.0000000000037110
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  7. Article ; Online: Health and Wellness Tourists' Motivation and Behavior Intention: The Role of Perceived Value.

    Gan, Ting / Zheng, Jiansong / Li, Wei / Li, Jiaxin / Shen, Junxian

    International journal of environmental research and public health

    2023  Volume 20, Issue 5

    Abstract: In recent years, with the rapid change of people's health concept, health and wellness tourism has shown a vigorous development trend. However, existing literature has been lacking on travelers' behavioral intentions, influenced by their motivation in ... ...

    Abstract In recent years, with the rapid change of people's health concept, health and wellness tourism has shown a vigorous development trend. However, existing literature has been lacking on travelers' behavioral intentions, influenced by their motivation in health and wellness tourism. To fill in this gap, we designed scales of tourists' behavioral intention and motivation in health and wellness tourism and investigated the aforementioned effects, with a sample of 493 visitors who have traveled in health and wellness tourism. Factor analysis and structural equation models were applied to explore the relations among motivation, perceived value, and behavioral intention in health and wellness tourism. The results indicate that health and wellness tourists' motivation significantly positively predicts their behavior intentions. Travelers' perceived value of health and wellness tourism significantly partially mediates the associations between their behavioral intention and escape motivation, attractive motivation, environmental motivation, as well as interpersonal motivation. No empirical evidence supports the mediating role of perceived value in the correlation between consumption motivation and behavioral intention. Health and wellness tourism industries are encouraged to meet the intrinsic motivation of travelers and make them perceive the value of this kind of tourism, which in turn promotes tourists' choice, evaluation, and satisfaction of health and wellness tourism.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Motivation ; Intention ; Travel ; Tourism ; Models, Theoretical
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-02-28
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 2175195-X
    ISSN 1660-4601 ; 1661-7827
    ISSN (online) 1660-4601
    ISSN 1661-7827
    DOI 10.3390/ijerph20054339
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  8. Article: RNA interference and its current application in mammals.

    Shen, Wei-gan

    Chinese medical journal

    2004  Volume 117, Issue 7, Page(s) 1084–1091

    Abstract: Objective: The aim of this review was to assess RNA interference (RNAi) and its possibility as a potential and powerful tool to develop highly specific double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) or small interfering RNA (siRNA) based gene-silencing therapeutics.: ... ...

    Abstract Objective: The aim of this review was to assess RNA interference (RNAi) and its possibility as a potential and powerful tool to develop highly specific double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) or small interfering RNA (siRNA) based gene-silencing therapeutics.
    Data sources: The data used in this review were obtained from the current RNAi-related research reports.
    Study selection: dsRNA-mediated RNAi has recently emerged as a powerful reverse genetic tool to silence gene expression in multiple organisms. The discovery that synthetic duplexes of 21 nucleotides siRNAs trigger gene-specific silencing in mammalian cells has further expanded the utility of RNAi in to the mammalian system.
    Data extraction: The currently published papers reporting the discovery and mechanism of RNAi phenomena and application of RNAi on gene function in mammalian cells were included.
    Data synthesis: Since the recent development of RNAi technology in the mammalian system, investigators have used RNAi to elucidate gene function, and to develop gene-based therapeutics by delivery exogenous siRNA or siRNA expressing vector. The general and sequence-specific inhibitory effects of RNAi that will be selective, long-term, and systemic to modulate gene targets mentioned in similar reports have caused much concern about its effectiveness in mammals and its eventual use as a therapeutic mordality.
    Conclusions: It is certain that the ability of RNAi in mammals to silence specific genes, either when transfected directly as siRNAs or when generated from DNA vectors, will undoubtedly accelerate the study of gene function and might also be used as a potentially useful method to develop highly gene-specific therapeutic methods. It is also expected that RNAi might one day be used to treat human diseases.
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Antigens, Neoplasm ; Gene Silencing ; Genes, abl ; Genetic Therapy ; Humans ; Neoplasm Proteins/genetics ; RNA Interference
    Chemical Substances Antigens, Neoplasm ; MAGED1 protein, human ; Neoplasm Proteins
    Language English
    Publishing date 2004-07
    Publishing country China
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ZDB-ID 127089-8
    ISSN 0366-6999 ; 1002-0187
    ISSN 0366-6999 ; 1002-0187
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  9. Article: Emerin knockdown induces the migration and invasion of hepatocellular carcinoma cells by up-regulating the cytoplasmic p21.

    Wu, Ke-Yan / Xie, Hua / Zhang, Zhi-Lin / Li, Zi-Xian / Shi, Lin / Zhou, Wei / Zeng, Jing / Tian, Zhen / Zhang, Yu / Ding, Yan-Bing / Shen, Wei-Gan

    Neoplasma

    2021  Volume 69, Issue 1, Page(s) 59–70

    Abstract: Emerin (EMD) plays diverse roles in cellular polarity organization, nuclear stability, and cell motility, however, the biological role of EMD relevant to the migration and invasion of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) cells has not yet been illustrated. In ... ...

    Abstract Emerin (EMD) plays diverse roles in cellular polarity organization, nuclear stability, and cell motility, however, the biological role of EMD relevant to the migration and invasion of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) cells has not yet been illustrated. In the present study, we initially found that the upregulation of EMD in HCC tissues, and EMD expression was negatively correlated with the spontaneous metastatic potential of HCC cell lines. Loss of EMD in HCC cells facilitated cell migration and invasion in vitro and metastasis in vivo. Meanwhile, we demonstrated that EMD knockdown induced EMT but enhanced p21 expression in HCC cells. Notably, silencing of EMD in HCC cells increased the cytoplasmic localization of p21 protein, whereas p21 knockdown partially abrogated the migratory and invasive ability, EMT, and the actin cytoskeleton rearrangement induced by EMD knockdown in HCC cells. Our results indicated a significant role of EMD knockdown in the HCC cell motility and metastasis through upregulating the cytoplasmic p21, unveiling a novel mechanism of cell motility regulation induced by EMD.
    MeSH term(s) Carcinoma, Hepatocellular/genetics ; Cell Line ; Cell Line, Tumor ; Cell Movement ; Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition ; Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic ; Humans ; Liver Neoplasms/genetics ; Membrane Proteins ; Neoplasm Invasiveness/genetics ; Nuclear Proteins
    Chemical Substances Membrane Proteins ; Nuclear Proteins ; emerin
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-11-04
    Publishing country Slovakia
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 415445-9
    ISSN 0028-2685
    ISSN 0028-2685
    DOI 10.4149/neo_2021_210728N1059
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  10. Article ; Online: Mechanism insights into the pleiotropic effects of nobiletin as a potential therapeutic agent on non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD).

    Ran, Qiqi / Gan, Qianrong / Zhu, Ye / Song, Li / Shen, Longyu / Duan, Xinyi / Zhu, Xinyun / Huang, Wei

    Biomedicine & pharmacotherapy = Biomedecine & pharmacotherapie

    2024  Volume 173, Page(s) 116322

    Abstract: Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is one of the most common liver diseases and is emerging as one of the fastest-growing causes of liver-related deaths worldwide. It is necessary to find strategies to effectively prevent and treat NAFLD, as no ... ...

    Abstract Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is one of the most common liver diseases and is emerging as one of the fastest-growing causes of liver-related deaths worldwide. It is necessary to find strategies to effectively prevent and treat NAFLD, as no definitive drug has been approved. Nobiletin (NOB) is the critical active ingredient of Chinese herbal medicines such as Citrus aurantium and Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium, which have anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, lipid regulating, and insulin resistance regulating effects. Numerous studies have demonstrated that NOB can prevent and treat the onset and progression of NAFLD. In this review, the mechanisms of NOB for treating NAFLD have been summarized, hoping to provide a basis for subsequent studies of NOB and to provide a research ground for the development of therapeutic drugs for NAFLD.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease/drug therapy ; Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease/etiology ; Flavones/pharmacology ; Flavones/therapeutic use ; Liver ; Drugs, Chinese Herbal/pharmacology
    Chemical Substances nobiletin (D65ILJ7WLY) ; Flavones ; Drugs, Chinese Herbal
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-02-23
    Publishing country France
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ZDB-ID 392415-4
    ISSN 1950-6007 ; 0753-3322 ; 0300-0893
    ISSN (online) 1950-6007
    ISSN 0753-3322 ; 0300-0893
    DOI 10.1016/j.biopha.2024.116322
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