Center for Digestive and Liver Diseases

The role of Mediterranean diet adherence, smoking and their interactions in epigenetic age acceleration: A cross-sectional analysis of the Airwave cohort

ABSTRACT Background Epigenetic clocks are markers of biological aging that may vary in their sensitivity to environmental stressors and lifestyle modifiers. To evaluate the utility of these biomarkers as sensors of the human exposome, we investigated how they respond to two power...

Vaccinia-related kinase 2 confers pancreatic cancer with gemcitabine resistance through TPI1-driven aerobic glycolysis

Abstract Gemcitabine(GEM)-based chemotherapy is considered the first-line regimen for pancreatic cancer(PC), but the poor responsiveness and chemoresistance greatly limit its application. Metabolic reprogramming, especially aerobic glycolysis, which is regulated by glycolytic enz...

Integrated Bioinformatic and Experimental Analysis of SLFN11 Expression and Clinical Significance in Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer

Background/Objectives: Schlafen 11 (SLFN11) encodes a DNA damage response protein implicated in sensitivity to DNA-damaging therapies and has been proposed as a predictive biomarker in several malignancies. This study aimed to characterize SLFN11 expression and evaluate its progn...