Spatial discovery of pyrotinib overcoming HER2-positive breast cancer resistance by breaking fibroblast-induced immune barriers.

Background: The TCbHP regimen, consisting of combining docetaxel (T), carboplatin (Cb), trastuzumab (H), and pertuzumab (P), is the preferred neoadjuvant treatment for locally advanced human epidermal growth factor 2 (HER2)-positive breast cancer. However, about 40 % of patients develop resistance to this treatment. Adding TKIs like pyrotinib to anti-HER2 antibodies may enhance efficacy and reduce resistance, but the mechanisms are not fully understood.

Persistent post-COVID headache is associated with suppression of scale-free functional brain dynamics in non-hospitalized individuals.

Introduction: Post-acute coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) syndrome (PACS) is a growing concern, with headache being a particularly debilitating symptom with high prevalence. The long-term effects of COVID-19 and post-COVID headache on brain function remain poorly understood, particularly among non-hospitalized individuals. This study focused on the power-law scaling behavior of functional brain dynamics, indexed by the Hurst exponent (H).

Effects of post-acute COVID-19 syndrome on the functional brain networks of non-hospitalized individuals.

Introduction: The long-term impact of COVID-19 on brain function remains poorly understood, despite growing concern surrounding post-acute COVID-19 syndrome (PACS). The goal of this cross-sectional, observational study was to determine whether there are significant alterations in resting brain function among non-hospitalized individuals with PACS, compared to symptomatic individuals with non-COVID infection.

Methods: Data were collected for 51 individuals who tested positive for COVID-19 (mean age 41±12 yrs.

MRI Assessment of Cerebral Blood Flow in Nonhospitalized Adults Who Self-Isolated Due to COVID-19.

Background: Neurological symptoms associated with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), such as fatigue and smell/taste changes, persist beyond infection. However, little is known of brain physiology in the post-COVID-19 timeframe.

Purpose: To determine whether adults who experienced flu-like symptoms due to COVID-19 would exhibit cerebral blood flow (CBF) alterations in the weeks/months beyond infection, relative to controls who experienced flu-like symptoms but tested negative for COVID-19.

Sustained expression of HPV16 E7 oncoprotein promotes p-AKT(Ser473)/p-Src(Tyr527) signaling to drive precancerous lesions to invasive cervical cancer.

Human papillomavirus (HPV) E7 oncogene plays the most important role in cervical cancer. However, whether E7 oncoprotein is continuously expressed, associated with AKT(Ser473)/p-Src(Tyr527) signaling to trigger cervical carcinogenesis remains unclear. Here, we explored first if HPV16 E7 oncoprotein could be detected in clinical biopsies and is sustainedly expressed, and then investigated how this oncoprotein interacted with AKT(Ser473)/p-Src(Tyr527) signaling in cancer progression.

Trail Making Test Performance Using a Touch-Sensitive Tablet: Behavioral Kinematics and Electroencephalography.

The Trail Making Test (TMT) is widely used to probe brain function and is performed with pen and paper, involving Parts A (linking numbers) and B (alternating between linking numbers and letters). The relationship between TMT performance and the underlying brain activity remains to be characterized in detail. Accordingly, sixteen healthy young adults performed the TMT using a touch-sensitive tablet to capture enhanced performance metrics, such as the speed of linking movements, during simultaneous electroencephalography (EEG).

[Enhanced epitope immunoreactivity of the dominant epitope of Toxoplasma gondii fused at the "N terminus" of HPV16L1].

For improving epitope immunogenicity and achieving the co-immunization, late protein 1 (L1) of HPV type 16 (HPV16L1) was selected as the vector to carry the dominant epitope of Toxoplasma gondii because of the shared common population between Toxoplasma gondii and human papillomavirus (HPV). RSepitope-HPV16L1 (RSepitope fused at the "N-terminus" of HPV16L1) and HPV16L1-RSepitope (RSepitope fused at the "C-terminus" of HPV16L1) chimeras were constructed. After transfection of COS-7 cells with the recombinants, Western blot, RT-PCR, and immunofluorescence experiments confirmed that RSepitope-HPV16L1 could successfully express the corresponding mRNA and protein of RSepitope and HPV16L1, but the HPV16L1-RSepitope construct could not.

Tablet Technology for Writing and Drawing during Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging: A Review.

Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) is a powerful modality to study brain activity. To approximate naturalistic writing and drawing behaviours inside the scanner, many fMRI-compatible tablet technologies have been developed. The digitizing feature of the tablets also allows examination of behavioural kinematics with greater detail than using paper.

STMN1 and MKI67 Are Upregulated in Uterine Leiomyosarcoma and Are Potential Biomarkers for its Diagnosis.

BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to investigate STMN1 and MKI67 expression in uterine leiomyosarcoma and their potential roles as biomarkers for diagnosis. MATERIAL AND METHODS The expression of STMN1 and MKI67 mRNA in uterine leiomyosarcoma were investigated in TCGA database. The overall survival (OS) and disease-free survival (DFS) were compared between high and low expression groups.

Curcumin analog A13 alleviates oxidative stress by activating Nrf2/ARE pathway and ameliorates fibrosis in the myocardium of high-fat-diet and streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats.

Background: Diabetes mellitus is an important risk factor for cardiomyopathy. Increasing oxidative stress may be one of the main factors of diabetic cardiomyopathy. A13, a newly synthesized curcumin analog, was proved to be superior to curcumin in biological activity.

[Effects of MD2 gene silencing on high glucose-induced proliferation inhibition, apoptosis and inflammation in rat cardiomyocytes].

Objective: To investigate the effects of myeloid differentiation-2 (MD2) gene silencing on high glucose-induced proliferation inhibition, apoptosis and inflammation in rat cardiomyocytes.

Methods: The immortalized rat cardiomyocyte cell line H9C2 were transfected with MD2 small interfering RNA (si-MD2) and negative control for 24 h, then stimulated with high glucose (HG) for 48 h. RT-qPCR was performed to detect the mRNA levels of MD2 and inflammatory factors TNF-α, IL-1β and IL-6.

[The study of the expression and the prognostic value of Survivin and Ki67 in pancreatic endocrine tumors].

Objective: To explore the relationship between the expression of Survivin and Ki67 with prognosis of pancreatic endocrine tumors (PETs).

Methods: Immunohistochemistry for Survivin and Ki67 was performed in 25 cases of normal pancreatic tissues and 81 cases of PETs by tissue microarrays and to observe the expression and evaluate the relationship with prognosis.

Results: (1)The expression of Survivin and Ki67 in PETs was significantly higher than that in normal pancreatic tissues (P <0.

[The effect and mechanism of curcumin derivative B06 on the myocardium from type 2 diabetic rats].

Objective: To investigate the protective effect and mechanism of curcumin derivatives B06 on myocardium from type 2 diabetic rats.

Methods: Thirty-five male SD rats were randomly divided into 5 groups, normal control group (NC group), high fat group (HF group), high fat treatment group (FT group), diabetes mellitus group (DM group) and diabetes treatment group (DT group) (n = 7). The late four groups were fed with high fat food, after four weeks of high fat feeding, the rats from DM group and DT group were injected with low dosage of streptozocin intraperitoneally to induce diabetes mellitus, FT group and DT group were gavaged with curcumin derivatives B06 at the dosage of 0.