Rutaecarpine alleviates liver fibrosis by modulating the TRPV1/Connexin 43 axis: A study based on transcriptome data, single-cell sequencing data, and cell experiments.

Liver fibrosis is a major pathological process leading to cirrhosis and liver failure, posing a significant global health challenge. Rutaecarpine has potential benefits in liver disease and is an agonist of TRPV1. This study aimed to explore the potential mechanism by which rutaecarpine alleviates liver fibrosis.

LncRNA SNHG14 potentiates pancreatic cancer progression via modulation of annexin A2 expression by acting as a competing endogenous RNA for miR-613.

This study aimed to determine long non-coding RNA (lncRNA) small nucleolar RNA host gene 14 (SNHG14) expression in pancreatic cancer and to explore the potential molecular actions of SNHG14 in mediating pancreatic cancer progression. Gene expression was detected by quantitative real-time PCR. Cell proliferation, growth and invasion were detected by respective CCK-8, colony formation, and transwell invasion assays.

Clinical efficacy and safety of selective trans-cystic intra-operative cholangiography in primary suture following three-port laparoscopic common bile duct exploration.

Background: Intra-operative cholangiography has been shown to be a sensitive and specific method of demonstrating bile duct stones. This study investigated the feasibility, safety, and clinical value of selective trans-cystic intra-operative cholangiography in primary suture following three-port laparoscopic common bile duct exploration, and identified the factors that positively predict the presence of common bile duct stones.

Methods: From January 2008 to January 2011, 252 of 1013 patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy received selective trans-cystic intra-operative cholangiography and primary suture following three-port laparoscopic common bile duct exploration.