First Affiliated Hospital of GuangXi Medical University

MiPEP133 enhances anti-tumor immunity in nasopharyngeal carcinoma by activating CD8 + T cells

Activation of the tumor immune microenvironment (TIME) is crucial for controlling nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) progression. This study aims to identify miPEP133 as novel therapeutic targets for NPC treatment. RNA-Seq was used to assess miPEP133’s effect on NPC cells and T-cell-...

Geriatric nutritional risk index and prognosis in middle-aged and elderly patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma

To evaluate the prognostic value of the pretreatment Geriatric Nutritional Risk Index (GNRI) in middle-aged and older patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC). This study included 235 patients with NPC aged ≥ 50 years. Patients were stratified into low GNRI (GNRI ≤ 98) and hi...

Activation of PPARγ attenuates neuropathic pain by modulating spinal cuproptosis-associated mitochondrial dysfunction and neuroinflammation

Abstract Cuproptosis is a recently identified form of programmed cell death driven by copper accumulation. Increasing evidence suggests that copper dyshomeostasis contributes to neuroinflammatory processes. Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPARγ) activation has b...

Determining the minimal clinically important difference for EQ-5D-5L scores in patients undergoing primary total knee arthroplasty

Total Knee Arthroplasty (TKA) is a common procedure for knee osteoarthritis, but the Minimal Clinically Important Difference (MCID) for the EQ-5D-5L scale in TKA patients is not established. This study aims to determine the MCID for EQ-5D-5L in TKA patients. A prospective study w...

A retrospective study on clinical and survival differences of head and neck versus other second primary malignancies in nasopharyngeal carcinoma survivors

Abstract Background Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) survivors face elevated risks of second primary malignancies (SPM); however, disparities between head and neck (HN-SPM) and non-head and neck (non-HN-SPM) are incompletely characterized. Methods This retrospective study analyzed...

Mast cell–derived SPP1 promotes colorectal cancer liver metastasis by suppressing BTG1-mediated JUN degradation

The role of mast cells in colorectal cancer (CRC) liver metastasis remains controversial. This study aimed to explore the effect of mast cells on the CRC liver metastasis and the underlying mechanism. The bulk-seq, scRNA-seq datasets and clinical samples were integrated to identi...

Development and validation of a nomogram prediction model for mild pulmonary arterial hypertension risk in children with left-to-right shunt congenital heart disease

Mild pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) represents an early and potentially reversible complication stage in children with congenital structural heart disease (CHD). Early identification of high-risk children is crucial for improving prognosis. This study aimed to develop and...

Association of uric acid, lipid and bone metabolic markers with temporomandibular joint osteoarthritis: a cross-sectional study

Temporomandibular joint osteoarthritis (TMJOA) is a degenerative disease with a complex and multifaceted etiology. Although metabolic disturbances have been linked to osteoarthritis in other joints, their role in TMJOA remains unclear. This study aimed to investigate the associat...

OTOF Promotes Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma Progression and Angiogenesis Through AKT-Dependent HIF/VEGFA Signaling

Background: Clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC) is characterized by marked molecular heterogeneity, aggressive clinical behavior, and prominent angiogenesis, highlighting the need to better understand the functional regulators underlying tumor progression and vascular remodel...

Methylation-sensitive restriction endonuclease-based amplification assay for detecting DNA methylation in colorectal cancer: a cross-sectional study

Abstract Background This study evaluates the clinical utility of combined SDC2 and ADHFE1 methylation analysis for colorectal cancer (CRC) detection using a methylation-sensitive restriction endonuclease (MSRE)-based assay. Methods Leveraging the specificity of MSRE, we developed...

Bioinformatics-based analysis of key genes associated with endoplasmic reticulum stress in myocardial infarction

Abstract Background Endoplasmic reticulum stress (ERS) is a critical pathological factor that drives myocardial infarction (MI) progression. This study aimed to screen and validate core ERS-related hub genes involved in acute myocardial infarction (AMI) pathogenesis by integratin...

6PPD-quinone disrupts the MARCHF2-EXOC7 ubiquitin axis to drive ferroptosis and redox imbalance in podocytes

levels, downregulation of GPX4, and accumulation of lipid peroxidation. A genome-wide CRISPR/Cas9 knockout screen identified EXOC7 as a critical mediator of 6PPD-Q-induced podocyte injury. Mechanistically, 6PPD-Q disrupted the E3 ubiquitin ligase activity of MARCHF2, leading to r...