Publications by authors named "Hongfei Tan"

Introduction: Social-emotional competence (SEC) plays a critical role in the personal and academic development of university students. However, there is a lack of culturally appropriate tools to assess SEC in Chinese populations. This study aimed to develop and validate Chinese versions of two established SEC measurements: the Social Emotional Competence Questionnaire (C-SECQ) and the Social-Emotional Learning Scale (C-SELS).

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Autophagy classically functions to protect cells and organisms during stressful conditions by catabolizing intracellular components to maintain energy homeostasis. Lysosome-autophagosome fusion is a critical step in emptying degraded unwanted contents. However, the mechanism of autophagosome fusion with lysosomes is still not fully understood.

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Background: Increasing evidence suggests a correlation between intestinal microbiota and the gut-brain axis; however, the causal relationship between gut microbiota and postpartum depression (PPD) remains unclear.

Methods: In this study, a two-sample Mendelian randomization (MR) design was employed to analyze the GWAS data of gut microorganisms from the Mibiogen database and PPD data from the UK biobank. Various statistical methods, including inverse variance weighted, MR-Egger, weighted median, weighted model, and MR-PRESSO, were utilized to investigate the causal relationship between gut microbiota and PPD.

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The incidence of Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and HCC-related deaths have remarkably increased over the recent decades. It has been reported that β-catenin activation can be frequently observed in HCC cases. This study identified the integrin-linked kinase-associated phosphatase (ILKAP) as a novel β-catenin-interacting protein.

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  • - The study investigates how a chitosan hydrogel loaded with tendon-derived stem cells (TDSCs) influences the healing process of the tendon-to-bone connection after rotator cuff repair in rabbits.
  • - TDSCs were extracted from rabbit rotator cuff tissue and encapsulated in chitosan to form a hydrogel, which was tested for cell proliferation and compatibility before testing on three different groups of rabbits with varying treatments post-surgery.
  • - After 4 and 8 weeks, analyses through PCR and histology were conducted to evaluate gene expression related to tendon, cartilage, and bone healing, as well as biomechanical properties to assess the effectiveness of the TDSCs/CS hydrogel in enhancing tendon-to-b
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To avoid risk, spacecraft docking technologies can transport batches of different astronauts or cargoes to a space station. Before now, spacecraft-docking multicarrier/multidrug delivery systems have not been reported on. Herein, inspired by spacecraft docking technology, a novel system including two different docking units, one made of polyamide (PAAM) and on of polyacrylic acid (PAAC), grafted respectively onto polyethersulfone (PES) microcapsules, is designed, based on intermolecular hydrogen bonds in aqueous solution.

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Background: Concurrent chemoradiotherapy is widely utilised as a standardized primary method of treatment for patients with advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC). However, the combination of concurrent chemoradiotherapy and adjuvant chemotherapy for treating NPC patients remain unclear. Therefore, this study attempts to elucidate the efficiency and safety of concurrent chemoradiotherapy combined with adjuvant chemotherapy (gemcitabine plus cisplatin versus 5-fluorouracil plus cisplatin) for treating patients with NPC.

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