Vol 8, No 5 (March 17, 2020): Annals of Translational Medicine

Editorial

Survival-associated alternative splicing signatures in soft tissue sarcomas
Xianghai Ren, Qi Jiang, Long Li
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Role of echocardiography in sepsis and septic shock
Saraschandra Vallabhajosyula, Abdelrahman M. Ahmed, Pranathi R. Sundaragiri
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The power of immunotherapy plus platinum–based chemotherapy for locally advanced or early stage non-small cell lung cancer
Paul Hofman
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The efficacy of polyp detection and tumor characterization of blue laser imaging, blue light imaging, and linked color imaging with light-emitted diode (LED) and LASER endoscope
Naohisa Yoshida, Osamu Dohi, Ken Inoue, Yoshito Itoh
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MLKL-dependent epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition in nasopharyngeal carcinoma: a novel finding and avenues for future research
Tristan Tham
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Pregnancy outcome after intrauterine adhesiolysis
Enlan Xia, Xiaowu Huang, Tin-Chiu Li
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A role for Follistatin-like protein 1 (FSTL1) in colorectal cancer
Ioannis A. Voutsadakis
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Human placental extract: the feasibility of translation from basic science into clinical practice
Ahmed K. Emara, Hiba Anis, Nicolas S. Piuzzi
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Targeting the mitogen-activated protein kinase-mediated vascular smooth muscle cell remodeling by angiotensin II
Masanori Yoshizumi, Yoji Kyotani, Jing Zhao, Kiichi Nakahira
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Necessity of guidelines for publication of patient-derived cancer models
Tadashi Kondo
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Application of novel nanotechnologies in asthma
Adriana Lopes da Silva, Luisa Andrade Silva, Fernanda Ferreira Cruz, Patricia Rieken Macedo Rocco, Marcelo Marcos Morales
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Comparison between muscle-preserving selective laminectomy and laminoplasty for multilevel cervical spondylotic myelopathy
Satoshi Nori, Tateru Shiraishi, Ryoma Aoyama
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Mitochondrial solar sensitivity: evolutionary and biomedical implications
Andrei P. Sommer
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Minimally invasive mitral valve surgery to maximally benefit patients—what is the key to success today and tomorrow?
Moritz C. Wyler von Ballmoos
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Symptomatic late-onset hypogonadism but normal total testosterone: the importance of testosterone annual decrease velocity
Sandro La Vignera, Rosita A. Condorelli, Aldo E. Calogero, Rossella Cannarella, Laura M. Mongioì, Ylenia Duca, Laura Cimino, Filippo Giacone, Antonio Aversa
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Prolonged follow-up of colorectal cancer patients after 5 years: to follow or not to follow, that is the question (and how)!
Raul Caso, Anne Fabrizio, Michael Sosin
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TSPAN8 and distant metastasis of nasopharyngeal carcinoma cells
Changqing Xie, Nicole A. McGrath
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A new peg-filgrastim biosimilar, mecapegfilgrastim for primary prophylaxis of chemotherapy-related neutropenia is now available
Umberto Tirelli, Antonino Carbone, Raffaele Di Francia, Massimiliano Berretta
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Original Article

Cyclic helix B peptide ameliorates renal tubulointerstitial fibrosis induced by unilateral ureter obstruction via inhibiting NLRP3 pathway
Ruochen Qi, Weitao Zhang, Long Zheng, Ming Xu, Ruiming Rong, Tongyu Zhu, Cheng Yang
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Palmitic acid stimulates NLRP3 inflammasome activation through TLR4-NF-κB signal pathway in hepatic stellate cells
Zhixia Dong, Qian Zhuang, Min Ning, Shan Wu, Lungen Lu, Xinjian Wan
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Effect of overhang and stiffness on accessibility of catheter tip to lung defects under surgical constraints
Jajun Ryu, Jung Hwan Ahn, Hwa Young Kim, Hyo Yeong Ahn
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Pilot study: deficiency of mannose-binding lectin-dependent lectin pathway, a novel modulator in outcome from pancreatic islet auto-transplantation
Wen Yuan Chung, Cristina A. Pollard, Cordula Stover, Bashoo Naziruddin, Rohan Kumar, John Isherwood, Eyad Issa, Marlon F. Levy, Giuseppe Garcea, Ashley R. Dennison
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Multiclassifier fusion based on radiomics features for the prediction of benign and malignant primary pulmonary solid nodules
Yao Shen, Fangyi Xu, Wenchao Zhu, Hongjie Hu, Ting Chen, Qiang Li
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Myeloid derived suppressor cells are reduced and T regulatory cells stabilised in patients with advanced pancreatic cancer treated with gemcitabine and intravenous omega 3
John Isherwood, Ali Arshad, Wen Yuan Chung, Franscois Runau, Jill Cooke, Cristina Pollard, Lynne Howells, Jenny Fishwick, John Thompson, Matthew Metcalfe, William Steward, Ashley Dennison
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Efficacy of Ca2+- or PO43−-conjugated mesoporous silica nanoparticles on dentinal tubule occlusion: an in-vitro assessment
Tianjia Yu, Yu Wang, Qiang Cai, Lin Wu
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Mean effective volume of local anesthetics by nerve conduction technique
Junjie Luo, Guangyu Cai, Dandan Ling, Na Zhang, Xiaorui Chen, Xiaodan Cao, Bin Yu
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Teasaponin suppresses Candida albicans filamentation by reducing the level of intracellular cAMP
Ying Li, Mingzhu Shan, Shihui Li, Yuechen Wang, Huan Yang, Ying Chen, Bing Gu, Zuobin Zhu
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Association between type 2 diabetes and cancer incidence in China: data in hospitalized patients from 2006 to 2013
Shan Lu, Anzhi Wang, Shumei Miao, Xin Zhang, Shenqi Jing, Tao Shan, Yongan Guo, Yun Liu
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Comparison of radius of anterior lens surface curvature measurements in vivo using the anterior segment optical coherence tomography and Scheimpflug imaging
Zhenzhen Liu, Xiaoting Ruan, Wei Wang, Juzi Liu, Yijing Meng, Xiaoxun Gu, Jun Fu, Lixia Luo, Yizhi Liu
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Objective tumor distinction in 5-aminolevulinic acid-based endoscopic photodynamic diagnosis, using a spectrometer with a liquid crystal tunable filter
Taro Yamashita, Hidehito Kinoshita, Takuki Sakaguchi, Hajime Isomoto
Annals of Translational Medicine
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Early oral nutrition improves postoperative ileus through the TRPA1/CCK1-R-mediated mast cell-nerve axis
Da-Li Sun, Yu-Xing Qi, Ting Yang, Yue-Ying Lin, Shu-Min Li, Yi-Jun Li, Qing-Wen Xu, Yan-Bo Sun, Wei-Ming Li, Xiong-Zhi Chen, Peng-Yuan Xu
Annals of Translational Medicine
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Prognostic value of chronic hepatitis B virus infection in patients with breast cancer in a hepatitis B virus endemic area
Weikai Xiao, Ying Zhou, Ping Yu, Anli Yang, Shaoquan Zheng, Hailin Tang, Xiaoming Xie
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Identification of key candidate genes and pathways revealing the protective effect of liraglutide on diabetic cardiac muscle by integrated bioinformatics analysis
Ying Dong, Shi Yan, Guo-Yan Li, Min-Nan Wang, Lei Leng, Qiang Li
Annals of Translational Medicine
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Preoperative three-dimensional versus two-dimensional evaluation in assessment of patients undergoing major liver resection for hepatocellular carcinoma: a propensity score matching study
Pengpeng Li, Mengchao Wang, Yuan Yang, Hui Liu, Zeya Pan, Beige Jiang, Wan Yee Lau, Gang Huang, Weiping Zhou
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Health status of middle-aged and older cancer survivors: a nationwide cross-sectional study from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS)
Jiarui Li, Haiyu Pang, Zhao Sun, Lin Zhao, Chunmei Bai
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The perception of plastic surgery by physiotherapists: a French national descriptive study
Elise Lupon, Arthur Bedet, Paul Girard, Jerome Laloze, Jean L. Grolleau, Laurent Lantieri, Alexandre G. Lellouch
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Changes in plasma bile acid profiles after partial internal biliary diversion in PFIC2 patients
Teng Liu, Ren-Xue Wang, Jun Han, Yi-Ling Qiu, Christoph H. Borchers, Victor Ling, Jian-She Wang
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Multiparametric radiomics nomogram may be used for predicting the severity of esophageal varices in cirrhotic patients
Shang Wan, Yi Wei, Xin Zhang, Xijiao Liu, Weiwei Zhang, Yuhao He, Fang Yuan, Shan Yao, Yufeng Yue, Bin Song
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Benefits of adjuvant treatment including trastuzumab in HER2-positive pT1a-bN0M0 breast cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Hye Yoon Lee, In-Soo Shin, Chai Hong Rim
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Revisiting the potential advantage of robotic surgical system in spleen-preserving distal pancreatectomy over conventional laparoscopic approach
Seok Jeong Yang, Ho Kyoung Hwang, Chang Moo Kang, Woo Jung Lee
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The presence of risk factors and corresponding treatment strategies post-surgical resection in stage IV hypopharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma patients: a retrospective cohort study
Yu Heng, Xiaoke Zhu, Liang Zhou, Ming Zhang, Hong Zhou, Lei Tao
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The role of the CDCA gene family in ovarian cancer
Chongxiang Chen, Siliang Chen, Ma Luo, Honghong Yan, Lanlan Pang, Chaoyang Zhu, Weiyan Tan, Qingyu Zhao, Jielan Lai, Huan Li
Annals of Translational Medicine
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PITX2 upregulation increases the risk of chronic atrial fibrillation in a dose-dependent manner by modulating IKs and ICaL—insights from human atrial modelling
Jieyun Bai, Yaosheng Lu, Andy Lo, Jichao Zhao, Henggui Zhang
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The combination of preoperative D-dimer and CA19-9 predicts lymph node metastasis and survival in intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma patients after curative resection
Qichen Chen, Yiling Zheng, Hong Zhao, Jianqiang Cai, Liming Wang, Jianjun Zhao, Xinyu Bi, Zhiyu Li, Zhen Huang, Yefan Zhang, Jianguo Zhou, Jianxiong Wu
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Pathological myopia-induced antioxidative proteins in the vitreous humor
Qiaoling Wei, Ting Zhang, Jiawen Fan, Rui Jiang, Qing Chang, Jin Hong, Gezhi Xu
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An acute kidney injury prediction nomogram based on neurosurgical intensive care unit profiles
Shuo An, Hongliang Luo, Jiao Wang, Zhitao Gong, Ye Tian, Xuanhui Liu, Jun Ma, Rongcai Jiang
Annals of Translational Medicine
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A blood-based 22-gene expression signature for hepatocellular carcinoma identification
Jie Zheng, Ming-Yu Zhu, Fei Wu, Bin Kang, Ji Liang, Fabienne Heskia, Yun-Feng Shan, Xin-Xin Zhang
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Concerns of quality, utility, and reliability of laparoscopic gastrectomy for gastric cancer in public video sharing platform
Shun Zhang, Tetsu Fukunaga, Shinichi Oka, Hajime Orita, Sanae Kaji, Yukinori Yube, Suguru Yamauchi, Yoshinori Kohira, Hiroyuki Egawa
Annals of Translational Medicine
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Novel prognostic nomograms for female patients with breast cancer and bone metastasis at presentation
Zhan Wang, Yonggang Cheng, Shi Chen, Haiyu Shao, Xiaowei Chen, Zenan Wang, Yucheng Wang, Hao Zhou, Tao Chen, Nong Lin, Zhaoming Ye
Annals of Translational Medicine
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Platelet-rich plasma-enhanced osseointegration of decellularized bone matrix in critical-size radial defects in rabbits
Yi Leng, Guangkai Ren, Yutao Cui, Chuangang Peng, Jincheng Wang, Dankai Wu, He Liu
Annals of Translational Medicine
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Serum and urine metabolomics reveal potential biomarkers of T2DM patients with nephropathy
Mingmei Shao, Hao Lu, Ming Yang, Yang Liu, Peihao Yin, Guowen Li, Yunman Wang, Lin Chen, Qingguang Chen, Cheng Zhao, Qun Lu, Tao Wu, Guang Ji
Annals of Translational Medicine
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EGCG protects vascular endothelial cells from oxidative stress-induced damage by targeting the autophagy-dependent PI3K-AKT-mTOR pathway
Jiao Meng, Yuhua Chen, Junzhe Wang, Junling Qiu, Cuicui Chang, Fangfang Bi, Xiaopeng Wu, Wei Liu
Annals of Translational Medicine
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Transanal versus nontransanal surgery for the treatment of primary rectal gastrointestinal stromal tumors: a 10-year experience in a high-volume center
Zifeng Yang, Wentai Guo, Rongkang Huang, Minhui Hu, Huaiming Wang, Hui Wang
Annals of Translational Medicine
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Polymyositis/dermatomyositis is a potential risk factor for acute respiratory failure: a pulmonary heart disease
Shih-Huei Syue, Yi-Hua Chang, Pei-Ju Shih, Cheng-Li Lin, Jun-Jun Yeh, Chia-Hung Kao
Annals of Translational Medicine
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Rapid identification of pathogens involved in pediatric osteoarticular infections by multiplex PCR
Chi Gan, Jinfeng Hu, Qing Cao, Ruike Zhao, Yuchan Li, Zhigang Wang, Yue Tao, Xi Mo
Annals of Translational Medicine
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Serum PON1 as a biomarker for the estimation of microvascular invasion in hepatocellular carcinoma
Guang-Yu Ding, Xiao-Dong Zhu, Yuan Ji, Guo-Ming Shi, Ying-Hao Shen, Jian Zhou, Jia Fan, Hui-Chuan Sun, Cheng Huang
Annals of Translational Medicine
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Clinicopathological characteristics and prognosis of colorectal mucinous adenocarcinoma and nonmucinous adenocarcinoma: a surveillance, epidemiology, and end results (SEER) population-based study
Zhi-Ping Li, Xin-Yi Liu, Xiao-Ming Kao, Yi-Tian Chen, Si-Qi Han, Meng-Xi Huang, Chao Liu, Xin-Yi Tang, Yan-Yan Chen, Dan Xiang, Ya-Di Huang, Zeng-Jie Lei, Xiao-Yuan Chu
Annals of Translational Medicine
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Mortality and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in patients treated with endovascular revascularization of the infra-inguinal lower limb arteries from retrograde access
Zoltan Ruzsa, Rafał Januszek, Viktor Óriás, Michał Chyrchel, Joanna Wojtasik-Bakalarz, Jerzy Bartuś, Saleh Arif, Paweł Kleczyński, Tomasz Tokarek, Andras Nyerges, Agata Stanek, Dariusz Dudek, Stanisław Bartuś
Annals of Translational Medicine
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Predicting pathological complete response in rectal cancer after chemoradiotherapy with a random forest using 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography and computed tomography radiomics
Wei-Chih Shen, Shang-Wen Chen, Kuo-Chen Wu, Peng-Yi Lee, Chun-Lung Feng, Te-Chun Hsieh, Kuo-Yang Yen, Chia-Hung Kao
Annals of Translational Medicine
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The implementation of drug reposition for alcoholic hepatitis based on a sub-pathway integration strategy
Wei Qi, Bing Wang, Ming Yang, Lin Zhu, Sen Hu, Hui Sun
Annals of Translational Medicine
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Screening TCGA database for prognostic genes in lower grade glioma microenvironment
Jie Ni, Siwen Liu, Feng Qi, Xiao Li, Shaorong Yu, Jifeng Feng, Yuxiao Zheng
Annals of Translational Medicine
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A mouse model of complete-crush transection spinal cord injury made by two operations
Chen Li, Xingfei Zhu, Chia-Ming Lee, Zhourui Wu, Liming Cheng
Annals of Translational Medicine
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An intronic polymorphism of NFATC1 gene shows a risk association with biopsy-proven acute rejection in renal transplant recipients
Zijie Wang, Hengcheng Zhang, Haiwei Yang, Ming Zheng, Miao Guo, Hao Chen, Li Sun, Zhijian Han, Jun Tao, Xiaobing Ju, Ruoyun Tan, Ji-Fu Wei, Min Gu
Annals of Translational Medicine
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Association between lipoprotein(a) concentration and the risk of stroke in the Chinese Han population: a retrospective case-control study
Hanhui Fu, Dingding Zhang, Rui Zhu, Liying Cui, Ling Qiu, Songbai Lin, Bin Peng
Annals of Translational Medicine
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Risk of head and neck cancer after chronic pancreatitis
Chien-Hua Chen, Chung-Hung Chen, Cheng-Li Lin, Chung Y. Hsu, Chia-Hung Kao
Annals of Translational Medicine
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Laparoscopic liver resection with simultaneous diaphragm resection
Airazat M. Kazaryan, Davit L. Aghayan, Åsmund A. Fretland, Vasiliy I. Semikov, Alexander M. Shulutko, Bjørn Edwin
Annals of Translational Medicine
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Clinical characteristics of perivascular space and brain CT perfusion in stroke-free patients with intracranial and extracranial atherosclerosis of different extents
Hui Wang, Zhi-Yu Nie, Meng Liu, Ren-Ren Li, Li-He Huang, Zheng Lu, Ling-Jing Jin, Yun-Xia Li
Annals of Translational Medicine
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Surgical fixation of rib fractures decreases intensive care length of stay in flail chest patients
Xiangzhi Xiao, Shengchao Zhang, Juhua Yang, Jian Wang, Zhilong Zhang, Hao Chen
Annals of Translational Medicine
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Elevated lipid levels in patients with achilles tendon ruptures: a retrospective matching study
Yu-Ping Yang, Li-Yuan Tao, Jia-Ning Gao, Peng Wang, Yan-Fang Jiang, Le-Min Zheng, Yi-Ming Zhao, Ying-Fang Ao
Annals of Translational Medicine
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Prolyl endopeptidase gene disruption attenuates high fat diet-induced nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in mice by improving hepatic steatosis and inflammation
Dai-Xi Jiang, Jian-Bin Zhang, Meng-Ting Li, Shuang-Zhe Lin, Yu-Qin Wang, Yuan-Wen Chen, Jian-Gao Fan
Annals of Translational Medicine
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Left ventricular response in the transition from hypertrophy to failure recapitulates distinct roles of Akt, β-arrestin-2, and CaMKII in mice with aortic regurgitation
Jian Wu, Jieyun You, Xiaoyan Wang, Shijun Wang, Jiayuan Huang, Qihai Xie, Baoyong Gong, Zhiwen Ding, Yong Ye, Cong Wang, Le Kang, Ran Xu, Yang Li, Ruizhen Chen, Aijun Sun, Xiangdong Yang, Hong Jiang, Fenghua Yang, Peter H. Backx, Junbo Ge, Yunzeng Zou
Annals of Translational Medicine
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Fibroblast growth factor 21 prolongs lifespan and improves stress tolerance in the silkworm, Bombyx mori
Jiang-Bo Song, Kai-Ge Hao, Xin Chen, Yan-Hua Zhang, Zi-Lin Cheng, Shuang Mao, Yong-Xi Tang, Xiao-Ling Tong, Fang-Yin Dai
Annals of Translational Medicine
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Identification of HO-1 as a novel biomarker for graft acute cellular rejection and prognosis prediction after liver transplantation
Junjun Jia, Yu Nie, Lei Geng, Jianhui Li, Jimin Liu, Yifan Peng, Junjie Huang, Haiyang Xie, Lin Zhou, Shu-Sen Zheng
Annals of Translational Medicine
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Identification and analysis of dysregulated lncRNA and associated ceRNA in the pathogenesis of keloid
Xilei Duan, Yuemeng Wu, Zheng Zhang, Zhong Lu
Annals of Translational Medicine
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Prognostic value of nasopharynx tumour volume in local-regional advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma
Weiqiong Ni, Weixiang Qi, Fei Xu, Weiguo Cao, Cheng Xu, Jiayi Chen, Yunsheng Gao
Annals of Translational Medicine
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The prognostic significance of fibroblast activation protein-α in human lung adenocarcinoma
Jianlin Shi, Zongliu Hou, Jun Yan, Wanfang Qiu, Luxin Liang, Mingyao Meng, Lin Li, Xiaodan Wang, Yanhua Xie, Lihong Jiang, Wenju Wang
Annals of Translational Medicine
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Association between IL-1beta and cardiovascular disease risk in patients with newly diagnosed, drug-naïve type 2 diabetes mellitus: a cross-sectional study
Kyong Hye Joung, Ji Min Kim, Sorim Choung, Ju Hee Lee, Hyun Jin Kim, Bon Jeong Ku
Annals of Translational Medicine
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Prevalence of bone mineral density loss and potential risk factors for osteopenia and osteoporosis in rheumatic patients in China: logistic regression and random forest analysis
Xi Zhang, Zonglin Dai, Eric H. Y. Lau, Chunping Cui, He Lin, Jun Qi, Weifeng Ni, Like Zhao, Qing Lv, Jieruo Gu, Zhiming Lin
Annals of Translational Medicine
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Diagnostic value and clinical application of next-generation sequencing for infections in immunosuppressed patients with corticosteroid therapy
Sen Wang, Jingwen Ai, Peng Cui, Yimin Zhu, Honglong Wu, Wenhong Zhang
Annals of Translational Medicine
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Infections and risk of end-stage renal disease in patients with nephrotic syndrome: a nationwide population-based case-control study
Chien-Hung Lin, Peir-Haur Hung, Wen-Sheng Liu, Hsiao-Yun Hu, Chi-Jung Chung, Tsung-Hsien Chen
Annals of Translational Medicine
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ALDH2 rs671 polymorphisms and the risk of cerebral microbleeds in Chinese elderly: the Taizhou Imaging Study
Zhen Zhu, Yanfeng Jiang, Mei Cui, Yingzhe Wang, Shuyuan Li, Kelin Xu, Kexun Zhang, Chengkai Zhu, Wanghong Xu, Li Jin, Weimin Ye, Chen Suo, Xingdong Chen
Annals of Translational Medicine
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Association of survival and genomic mutation signature with immunotherapy in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma
Qiyun Ou, Yunfang Yu, Anlin Li, Jie Chen, Tingting Yu, Xiaolin Xu, Xinxin Xie, Yongjian Chen, Dagui Lin, Qiaohong Zeng, Yuxin Zhang, Xudong Tang, Herui Yao, Baoming Luo
Annals of Translational Medicine
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Yin Zhi Huang, a traditional Chinese herbal formula, ameliorates diet-induced obesity and hepatic steatosis by activating the AMPK/SREBP-1 and the AMPK/ACC/CPT1A pathways
Qunyan Yao, Shuyu Li, Xinlai Cheng, Yanting Zou, Yue Shen, Shuncai Zhang
Annals of Translational Medicine
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Ginsenoside Rg1 prevents early diabetic retinopathy via reducing retinal ganglion cell layer and inner nuclear layer cell apoptosis in db/db mice
Ye Gao, Yubin Ji, Yun Luo, Jiafu Sun, Guibo Sun, Xiaobo Sun
Annals of Translational Medicine
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Prenatal dexamethasone exposure exerts sex-specific effect on placental oxygen and nutrient transport ascribed to the differential expression of IGF2
Juanjuan Guo, Man Fang, Siying Zhuang, Yuan Qiao, Wen Huang, Qing Gong, Dan Xu, Yuanzhen Zhang, Hui Wang
Annals of Translational Medicine
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Fosaprepitant versus aprepitant in the prevention of chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting in patients receiving cisplatin-based chemotherapy: a multicenter, randomized, double-blind, double-simulated, positive-controlled phase III trial
Zhonghan Zhang, Yunpeng Yang, Ping Lu, Xiaoqin Li, Jianhua Chang, Rongsheng Zheng, Lei Zhou, Shaoshui Chen, Xiaopin Chen, Biyong Ren, Wei Gu, Xiaodong Jiang, Jiyong Peng, Miaolong Huang, Guosheng Feng, Peng Shen, Qingyuan Zhang, Baihong Zhang, Yan Huang, Jingdong He, Yinglan Chen, Jingxu Cao, Hong Wang, Wei Li, Huiping Wan, Kejun Nan, Zijun Liao, Cuiying Zhang, Zhong Lin, Diansheng Zhong, Qing Xu, Hailong Liu, Tao Sun, Yanming Deng, Li Zhang
Annals of Translational Medicine
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Non-invasive urinary sediment double-immunostaining predicts BK polyomavirus associated-nephropathy in kidney transplant recipients
Xu-Tao Chen, Wen-Fang Chen, Xiao-Tao Hou, Shi-Cong Yang, Hui-Fei Yang, Jun Li, Rong-Hai Deng, Yang Huang, Yelidana Nuertai, Chang-Xi Wang, Jiang Qiu, Gang Huang
Annals of Translational Medicine
 2020;
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Clinical pharmacokinetics and drug exposure-toxicity correlation study of docetaxel based chemotherapy in Chinese head and neck cancer patients
Yuxiang Ma, Qingguang Lin, Yunpeng Yang, Weiting Liang, S. J. Salamone, Yunying Li, Yuehao Lin, Hongyun Zhao, Yuanyuan Zhao, Wenfeng Fang, Yan Huang, Li Zhang
Annals of Translational Medicine
 2020;
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Circulating tumor DNA correlates with microvascular invasion and predicts tumor recurrence of hepatocellular carcinoma
Jian Wang, Ao Huang, Yu-Peng Wang, Yue Yin, Pei-Yao Fu, Xin Zhang, Jian Zhou
Annals of Translational Medicine
 2020;
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Comparison of prognosis between surgical resection and transarterial chemoembolization for patients with solitary huge hepatocellular carcinoma
Cheng-Yi Wei, Po-Chun Chen, Gar-Yang Chau, Rheun-Chuan Lee, Ping-Hsien Chen, Teh-Ia Huo, Yi-Hsiang Huang, Yu-Hui Su, Ming-Chih Hou, Jaw-Ching Wu, Chien-Wei Su
Annals of Translational Medicine
 2020;
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Cloning, tissue distribution, expression pattern, and function of porcine maternal embryonic leucine zipper kinase
Pengyuan Chen, Jiaqiang Wang, Xingye Wang, Xiaolin Chen, Chunling Li, Taichang Tan
Annals of Translational Medicine
 2020;
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Efficacy and safety of lapatinib in Chinese breast cancer patients: a real-world study
Xuan Ye, Xin Luo, Qiong Du, Huan Li, Hong-Yue Liu, Bo Yu, Qing Zhai
Annals of Translational Medicine
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:240
A quickly, effectively screening process of novel corona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in children in Shanghai, China
Yu Shi, Xiangshi Wang, Gongbao Liu, Qirong Zhu, Jianshe Wang, Hui Yu, Chuanqing Wang, Libo Wang, Mingzhi Zhang, Lingen Zhang, Guoping Lu, Zhujin Lu, Jian Yu, Zhongwei Qiao, Ying Gu, Guomei Shen, Hong Xu, Mei Zeng, Xiaowen Zhai, Guoying Huang
Annals of Translational Medicine
 2020;
8
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:241
A predictive analysis approach for paediatric and adult high-grade glioma: miRNAs and network insight
Anqi Liu, Hengyu Zhao, Banghao Sun, Xue Han, Danyang Zhou, Zhongqi Cui, Xiaoyu Ma, Jianan Zhang, Lijie Yuan
Annals of Translational Medicine
 2020;
8
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:242

Review Article

Apelin/Elabela-APJ: a novel therapeutic target in the cardiovascular system
Wei Liu, Jialong Yan, Weinan Pan, Mengjie Tang
Annals of Translational Medicine
 2020;
8
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:243
Killer immunoglobulin-like receptors/human leukocyte antigen class-I, a crucial immune pathway in cancer
Yi Xu, Lei Wang, Wei Li, Bin Chen, Yu Liu, Hao Wang, Sha Zhao, Lingyun Ye, Yayi He, Caicun Zhou
Annals of Translational Medicine
 2020;
8
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:244

iMDT Corner

Perioperative chemoimmunotherapy in a patient with stage IIIB non-small cell lung cancer
Hengrui Liang, Hongsheng Deng, Wenhua Liang, Kai Guo, Ziqing Gao, Ory Wiesel, Raja M. Flores, Kimberly Song, Bassam Redwan, Marcello Migliore, Shuben Li, Weiqiang Yin, Jianxing He
Annals of Translational Medicine
 2020;
8
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:245

Big-data Clinical Trial Column

Propensity score analysis for time-dependent exposure
Zhongheng Zhang, Xiuyang Li, Xiao Wu, Huixian Qiu, Hongying Shi, written on behalf of AME Big-Data Clinical Trial Collaborative Group
Annals of Translational Medicine
 2020;
8
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:246

Case Report

A rare case of adrenal gland abscess due to anaerobes detected by metagenomic next-generation sequencing
Wenting Jin, Qing Miao, Mengran Wang, Yao Zhang, Yuyan Ma, Yingnan Huang, Honglong Wu, Yang Lin, Bijie Hu, Jue Pan
Annals of Translational Medicine
 2020;
8
(5)
:247
Neutrophil to lymphocyte rate and serum prealbumin maybe predictors for abnormal high blood pressure caused by adrenocorticotropic hormone therapy in children with epileptic spasms: two cases report
Hao Li, Cui-Jin Wang, Yun-Qing Zhou, Ying-Yan Wang, Chang-Hua Mou, Shun-Guo Zhang, Ji-Wen Wang
Annals of Translational Medicine
 2020;
8
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:248
Localized bullous pemphigoid: a case report
Yiman Wang, Xuming Mao, Yangchun Liu, Li Li
Annals of Translational Medicine
 2020;
8
(5)
:249
Myositis-myasthenia gravis overlap syndrome complicated with myasthenia crisis and myocarditis associated with anti-programmed cell death-1 (sintilimab) therapy for lung adenocarcinoma
Qian Xing, Zhong-Wei Zhang, Qiong-Hua Lin, Li-Hua Shen, Peng-Mei Wang, Shan Zhang, Ming Fan, Biao Zhu
Annals of Translational Medicine
 2020;
8
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:250
When Behcet’s disease meets Stanford type A aortic dissection, heart transplantation is a reliable treatment
Wei Ren, Bowen Li, Zhiwei Wang, Zhiyong Wu, Yongle Ruan, Jiahui Wang
Annals of Translational Medicine
 2020;
8
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:251
Rare gastric outlet obstruction owing to ectopic pancreas: a case report and literature review
Kunihiko Yokoyama, Hiroki Sato, Yuichi Sato, Jun Watanabe, Atsuo Nakamura, Shuji Terai
Annals of Translational Medicine
 2020;
8
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:252
Never too old for hip arthroplasty: a 111-year-old woman walks out of hospital—a case report and literature review
Xiang-Dong Wu, Ying Li, Jia-Cheng Liu, Wei Huang, Gui-Xing Qiu
Annals of Translational Medicine
 2020;
8
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:253

Letter to the Editor

The E3 ligase malin plays a pivotal role in promoting nuclear glycogenolysis and histone acetylation
Katherine J. Donohue, Matthew S. Gentry, Ramon C. Sun
Annals of Translational Medicine
 2020;
8
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:254
Circular RNAs as non-invasive urinary biomarker of kidney diseases
Malte Kölling, Johan M. Lorenzen
Annals of Translational Medicine
 2020;
8
(5)
:255
CT imaging of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19): from the qualitative to quantitative
Xiaolong Qi, Junqiang Lei, Qian Yu, Yarong Xi, Yuancheng Wang, Shenghong Ju
Annals of Translational Medicine
 2020;
8
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:256

Meet the Professor

Ren Zhao: no standard answer to be a doctor
Siying Yan, Chen Gao
Annals of Translational Medicine
 2020;
8
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:257

Disclosure:

1. The series “Big-data Clinical Trial Column” was commissioned by the editorial office, Annals of Translational Medicine without any sponsorship or funding.

2. The series “Meet the Professor” was commissioned by the editorial office, Annals of Translational Medicine without any sponsorship or funding.