The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University

Benchmarking RNA-seq with the Quartet and MAQC reference materials to establish best practices for accurate alternative splicing analysis

Previous limited characterization of short-read RNA-seq (srRNA-seq) accuracy in alternative splicing (AS) analysis due to methodological diversity and lack of reference standards, has left unclear how to achieve optimal performance—an issue increasingly critical with the rise of...

Discovery of a peripheral Myh11-expressing nucleus pulposus cell population demontrating therapeutic potential for disc degeneration

Continual turnover of nucleus pulposus (NP) cellularity is critical for maintaining intervertebral disc (IVD) homeostasis; however, the presence and identity of potential progenitor cells within the NP remain unclear. This study identifies NP cells expressing myosin heavy chain 1...

MemTrax as a scalable digital triage tool for mild cognitive impairment screening: primary validation in Alzheimer’s disease and exploratory analysis in Parkinson’s disease

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and Parkinson’s disease (PD) pose escalating global health challenges, with early detection of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) being critical for timely intervention. The 2023 Delphi consensus highlights the need for scalable tools suitable for primary ca...

Efficacy of anti-PD-1/PD-L1 plus chemotherapy in treatment-naïve advanced HER2-negative gastric adenocarcinoma among different PD-L1 intervals: an updated meta-analysis and reconstructed individual patient-level data analysis

Abstract Background Chemo-immunotherapy (CIT) has become the frontline therapy for advanced human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-negative gastric or gastro-esophageal junction adenocarcinoma (GEAC). However, emerging evidence suggests that clinical benefit is primarily...

U-Shaped Association Between Left Ventricular Dimension and Mortality in Patients With Heart Failure

Importance Left ventricular structural assessment is fundamental in heart failure (HF). However, the independent prognostic value of left ventricular size beyond its association with ejection fraction remains poorly defined in real-world, large-scale populations. Objective To inv...

From intravascular imaging to adaptive vascular care: intelligent photonics and digital twins in panvascular disease

Panvascular diseases (PVDs) stand as the leading cause of global mortality, necessitating a paradigm shift from local anatomical repair to the systemic restoration of vascular homeostasis. While intravascular optical imaging has revolutionized diagnosis, it remains a passive obse...

Artificial intelligence empowers full-stack histopathological diagnosis and prognosis of renal cell tumor: a multi-center study with external validation

BACKGROUND: The rapid advancement of digital pathology has opened unprecedented opportunities for intelligent diagnosis in renal cell tumor. However, there remains a significant gap in the availability of reliable deep learning models capable of comprehensive kidney cancer detect...

Wood-Inspired Bioadaptable Material with Neurite Outgrowth Guidance Structures, Superior Cell Microenvironment, and Long-Term Structural Stability

Abstract Nerve injuries present serious clinical challenges worldwide. Autologous nerve transplantation is recognized as the gold standard to treat long-gap peripheral nerve defects, but its application has inherent limitations. This situation highlights the need for innovative r...

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...

Tazemetostat combined PD-1 inhibitor achieving prolonged survival in primary proximal epithelioid sarcoma: a case report and review of the literature

Abstract Background Epithelioid sarcoma (ES) is a rare mesenchymal tumor categorized into proximal (axial) and classical (distal) types. In general, proximal ES come alone with limited treatment options and poor prognosis. Herein, we present the case of a proximal ES treated with...

SLC25A12 mitigates mitochondrial dysfunction in myoblast senescence, and alleviates cuproptosis-related changes under copper stress

Sarcopenia is an age-related muscle wasting condition that currently lacks specific diagnostic biomarkers and effective treatments. This study aimed to identify mitochondria-related biomarkers for sarcopenia via integrated multi-omics. Human transcriptomic datasets and machine le...

IL10RB-AS1 promotes pro-caspase-1-dependent pyroptosis via regulating the oligomerization and nucleation of CARD8 C-terminal domain to suppress acute myeloid leukemia

Abstract CARD8 (caspase activation and recruitment domain-containing 8) senses intracellular danger signals, leading to inflammasome formation and pyroptosis. Recently studies have shown that CARD8 was highly expressed in hematopoietic cells, however, the mechanism by which the r...