Publications by authors named "Chenchen Geng"

Objectives: To study the molecular mechanisms of LDH-loaded si-NEAT1 for regulating paclitaxel resistance and tumor-associated macrophage (TAM) polarization in breast cancer.

Methods: qRT-PCR and Western blotting were used to detect the expression of lncRNA NEAT1, miR-133b, and PD-L1 in breast cancer SKBR3 cells and paclitaxel-resistant SKBR3 cells (SKBR3-PR). The effects of transfection with si-NEAT1 and miR-133b mimics on MRP, MCRP and PD-L1 expressions and cell proliferation, migration and apoptosis were investigated using qRT-PCR, Western blotting, scratch and Transwell assays, and flow cytometry.

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Breast cancer has the highest incidence of female cancers globally and is a significant cause of death among female cancers. The field of breast cancer immunotherapy is rapidly evolving, offering new treatment options and hope to patients. Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICBs) fight cancer by reprogramming the host immune system, leading a new paradigm in the treatment and application of specific types of breast cancer.

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Breast cancer (BC) is the most prevalent and highly heterogeneous malignancy affecting females worldwide, and its development is closely linked to metabolic reprogramming. In this study, label-free quantification (LFQ) was used to analyze the protein expression in exosomes secreted by BC drug-resistant cells, identifying RAS-associated binding protein (RAB) 10 as the most significantly upregulated protein. RAB10, a member of the small GTPase family with complex biological functions, is highly expressed in BC and is associated with poor prognosis.

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Background: Breast cancer (BRCA) is the most common malignant tumor in women, and distant metastasis is an important cause of death. Epithelial mesenchymal transition (EMT) is an important factor in tumor cell metastasis, in which TGF-β signaling pathway plays an important role. SMAD7 can inhibit TGF-β pathway.

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Background: Breast cancer is one of the most common cancers among women. Tumor cell proliferation is highly dependent on aerobic glycolysis, so regulating aerobic glycolysis in breast cancer cells is a promising therapeutic strategy. Resveratrol (Res), as a potential new anti-breast cancer drug, has been shown to regulate the glycolysis of cancer cells and inhibit the metastasis and recurrence of breast cancer.

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Aims: While emerging evidence implicates an abnormal stearic-to-palmitic acid ratio in saturated fats in beta-cell dysfunction, their gestational/lactational impacts remain underexplored. This study evaluates the differential transient and long-lasting effects of high-fat diets with contrasting stearic-to-palmitic acid ratios on maternal beta-cell function.

Materials And Methods: Female mice were fed high-fat diets with high/low stearic-to-palmitic acid ratios during gestation/lactation, followed by a recovery period and subsequent exposure to an obesogenic diet.

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Autophagy is a cellular protective mechanism. As tumor cells are stimulated by drugs, autophagy is activated to increase their resistance to drugs. In gene regulation, microRNA (miRNA) plays a vital role.

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Dipeptidyl peptidase 4 (DPP4) is a serine protease widely distributed in membrane-bound and soluble forms in various tissues and organs throughout the body. DPP4 plays a role in inflammation, immune regulation, cell growth, migration and differentiation. The role of DPP4 in tumors has garnered increasing attention.

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  • All-hydrocarbon stapled peptides offer better stability and membrane penetration than linear peptides, but there's a lack of tools to predict their properties.
  • StaPep is a Python toolkit that creates 3D structures and calculates 21 features for these peptides, supporting non-standard amino acids and customization options.
  • The toolkit demonstrates its effectiveness through 3 case studies that show promising results in structural insights, machine learning for permeability prediction, and antimicrobial activity estimation.
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The most frequent cancer in women to be diagnosed is breast cancer, and chemotherapy's ability to be effective is still significantly hampered by drug resistance. Tumor-derived exosomes play a significant role in drug resistance, immunological modulation, metastasis, and tumor proliferation. In this work, the differential miRNAs in the exosomes of drug-resistant and susceptible breast cancer cell lines were screened using miRNA-seq.

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With the development of technology, multifunctional multiband emitters have been paid much attention due to their wide range of applications, such as LIDAR detection, spectroscopic sensing, and infrared thermal management. However, the development of such emitters is impeded by incompatible structural requirements of different electromagnetic wavebands. Here, we demonstrate coupled modulation between near-infrared (NIR) laser-wavelength and long-wavelength-infrared by constructing a multifunctional emitter (MFE) with a structure of Al/HfO/VO, utilizing the phase transition of VO.

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Osteoporosis, a global bone disease, results in decreased bone density, mass, and microarchitecture deterioration, increasing fracture risk. In previous research, FRATtide, a peptide derived from a glycogen synthase kinase-3 binding protein, effectively hindered osteoclast differentiation to yield therapeutically potent derivatives via single and double stapling. However, FRATtide's structure-activity relationship remains unclear.

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Background And Objective: The prevalence of thyroid cancer (TC) has exhibited an upward trajectory in recent years. An accelerating amount of evidence shows a significant association between Hashimoto's thyroiditis (HT) and TC. The present study encompasses a meticulously designed systematic review and meta-analysis with the aim of scrutinizing the risk of TC and clarifying sex disparities in HT.

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Background: Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women and one of the leading causes of cancer death worldwide. Ferroptosis, a promising mechanism of killing cancer cells, has become a research hotspot in cancer therapy. Simvastatin (SIM), as a potential new anti-breast cancer drug, has been shown to cause ferroptosis of cancer cells and inhibit breast cancer metastasis and recurrence.

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  • Chem-KVL is a modified peptide derived from the human defense protein chemerin, designed to enhance antibacterial properties by increasing cationicity and hydrophobicity.
  • Researchers created various versions of Chem-KVL peptides (Chem-A1 to Chem-A14 and SCL-1 to SCL-7) to analyze their antibacterial activity, proteolytic stability, and cytotoxicity through alanine and stapling scans.
  • Key findings showed that specific charged and hydrophobic amino acids were essential for the peptide's effectiveness, with staples enhancing activity and stability, particularly in peptides SCL-4 and SCL-7, making them promising candidates for antimicrobial therapy.
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Na, K-ATPase interaction (NKAIN) is a transmembrane protein family, which can interact with Na, K-ATPase β1 subunit. NKAIN1 plays an important role in alcohol-dependent diseases such as endometrial and prostate cancers. However, the relationship between NKAIN1 and human breast cancer has not been studied.

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The unique metal-insulator transition of VO is very suitable for dynamic electromagnetic (EM) regulation materials due to its sharp change in electrical conductivity. Here, we have developed an off/on switchable electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding composite by interconnecting VO nanowires (NWs) in poly(vinylidene fluoride--hexafluoropropylene) (PVDF-HFP) to form conductive networks, resulting in outstanding performance at the X and Ku bands with maximum change values of 44.8 and 59.

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Reconfigurable infrared (IR) materials have widespread applications in thermal management and smart IR concealment. Although various reconfigurable IR materials can be customized by positive or negative differential VO-based resonators, their insightful mechanism remains unknown. Here, we comprehensively investigate the fundamental design rule of reconfigurable thermal radiation between positive and negative differential thermal radiation properties for the first time.

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In order to obtain an optimal trajectory for indoor AGV, this paper combined an improved ACO and fuzzy DWA (IACO-DWA) algorithm, which can provide an optimal path with collision-free under higher optimization efficiency. The highlights of this paper are detailed as follows: Firstly, an improved adaptive pseudo-random transition strategy is adopted in the state transition probability with an angle factor. A reward and punishment mechanism is introduced in the pheromone updating strategy, then a path optimization strategy called IACO is proposed for the more optimized path.

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Background: Breast cancer is the most common malignant tumor among women worldwide. GREB1L is a protein-coding gene. Previous studies have shown that GREB1L plays a vital role in lung and gastric adenocarcinoma.

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Background: A long-term consumption of saturated fat significantly increases the concentration of saturated fatty acids in serum, which accelerates the appearance of senescence markers in β-cells and leads to their dysfunction. An understanding of the mechanisms underlying β-cell senescence induced by stearic acid and the exploration of effective agents preventing it remains largely unclear. Here, we aimed to investigate the protective effect of metformin against stearic acid-treated β-cell senescence and to assess the involvement of miR-297b-5p in this process.

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Tumor cells are able to use glycolysis to produce energy under hypoxic conditions, and even under aerobic conditions, they rely mainly on glycolysis for energy production, the Warburg effect. Conventional tumor therapeutic drugs are unidirectional, lacking in targeting and have limited therapeutic effect. The development of a large number of nanocarriers and targeted glycolysis for the treatment of tumors has been extensively investigated in order to improve the therapeutic efficacy.

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  • MicroRNAs, particularly miR-30a, can be a powerful tool in cancer therapy, but their effectiveness is hindered by issues like poor stability and delivery efficiency.
  • This study developed a nanoformulation using layered double hydroxides (LDH) to enhance the delivery and bioavailability of miR-30a to cancer cells.
  • Results showed that LDH@miR-30a effectively reduced breast cancer cell proliferation, inhibited cell migration and invasion, and demonstrated a significant reduction in tumor size in vivo without harming vital organs.
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Objective: To identify risk factors related to structural incomplete response (SIR) in papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) and develop a nomogram for PTC patients.

Methods: In this respective study, clinical, ultrasonic, and pathological data of PTC patients treated at our institute between 2016 and 2020 were analyzed. Patients were randomly split into training and validation sets at a ratio of 7:3.

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