1.Advances in synergistic therapies targeting metabolic mechanisms and the immune microenvironment in breast cancer
Yanchi ZHANG ; Junqi SHI ; Yijun ZHANG ; Jiawen DUAN ; Jinyu LIU ; Liyan ZHANG ; Wanping LIANG
Basic & Clinical Medicine 2025;45(12):1662-1667
This review systematically summarizes the unique metabolic mechanisms of breast cancer,their interac-tions with the tumor microenvironment(TME),and the latest advances in targeted therapies.The interplay between metabolic reprogramming and the TME underpins malignant progression and therapeutic resistance.Breast cancer cells reshape energy supply through the Warburg effect,aberrant fatty acid synthesis,and amino acid metabolism,while immune cells,fibroblasts,and the acidic milieu within the TME promote immune evasion and drug resistance via metabolic coupling.Although traditional strategies targeting key metabolic enzymes remain valuable,they are often insufficient to overcome metabolic adaptability.In recent years,combined metabolic and immunotherapeutic approaches have emerged as promising strategies:by reducing lactate accumulation,restoring T-cell function,and reprogramming tumor-associated macrophages and cancer-associated fibroblasts,these therapies can remodel the immunosuppressive microenvironment and enhance immunotherapy efficacy.The application of metabolomics and single-cell sequencing further elucidates breast cancer heterogeneity,providing a basis for individualized precision treatment.Future challenges include deciphering resistance mechanisms,developing highly selective metabolic in-hibitors,and designing integrated multi-omics-based therapeutic regimens.
2.Compensatory effects of exercise on abnormal brain activation in sleep disorders:an activation likelihood estimation meta-analysis
Wanting LI ; Lihui DUAN ; Jiawen WU
Journal of Clinical Neurology 2024;37(3):166-173
Objective To explore the compensatory effect of exercise on brain activation abnormalities caused by sleep disorders.Methods Brain imaging meta-analysis was conducted using activation likelihood estimation(ALE)to investigate brain activation abnormalities caused by sleep disorders and changes in brain activation related to exercise.Results A total of 119 studies were included,and it was found that there was widespread activation in the bilateral frontal areas,hippocampus,superior and middle temporal gyri,and some regions of the thalamus in abnormal brain regions related to sleep disorders and brain regions after exercise intervention.Conclusion Exercise may play an important role in alleviating brain activation abnormalities caused by sleep disorders.
3.The Epidemic and etiological characteristics of hand-foot-mouth disease in Nanshan District of Shenzhen City from 2019 to 2022
Yanping MA ; Hui CHEN ; Jiazhi MA ; Chunming HU ; Jiawen RUAN ; Ying WANG ; Yongxiang DUAN ; Muhua YU ; Changyan JU
Chinese Journal of Laboratory Medicine 2024;47(9):1073-1078
Objective:To understand the epidemiological and etiological characteristics of hand-foot-mouth disease (HFMD) in the Nanshan District of Shenzhen City from 2019 to 2022 and to provide a scientific basis for HFMD prevention in the area.Methods:Epidemiological data on HFMD in Shenzhen Nanshan District from 2019 to 2022 in the China Information System for Disease Control and Prevention were analyzed using descriptive research methods.Real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) was used to analyze the etiology characteristics of clinical specimens from HFMD patients. The VP1 gene of the dominant pathogen coxsackievirus A6 (CV-A6) was amplified and sequenced. SepMan Pro of DNASTAR software was used for sequence assembly and MegAlign was used for nucleotide homology analysis.Results:A total of 13 195 HFMD cases were reported in Shenzhen Nanshan District from 2019 to 2022, with an average annual incidence rate of 186.18/100, 000. Summer and autumn are the main onset seasons and children under 7 years old were the main population, accounting for 93.1%. The male-to-female ratio is 1.44∶1. A total of 451 clinical HFMD specimens were detected in the laboratory, including 403 positive (87.36%) and 48 negative (10.64%). The main pathogens were CV-A6 (63.03%), coxsackievirus A16 (CV-A16) (27.79%), coxsackievirus A4 (CV-A4) (4.71%), coxsackievirus A10 (CV-A10) (1.99%), Echovirus 11 (Echo-11) (0.25%), and uncertain type accounted for 2.23%, with no detection for enterovirus71 (EV71) type. The nucleotide homology of the 13 CV-A6 strains ranged from 94.0%?99.6%, and the nucleotide homology with the prototype strain Gdula ranged 84.1%?85.8%. The results of phylogenetic tree showed that all 13 CV-A6 strains in Nanshan District were of the D3a genotype.Conclusions:FHFMD in Nanshan District of Shenzhen City in 2019-2022 shows obvious differences in population and time distribution. Therefore, it is necessary to strengthen publicity and education on HFMD prevention and control in the summer and fall seasons and among key populations. CV-A6 and CV-A16 are the dominant strains of HFMD in Nanshan District, Shenzhen in recent years, so the monitoring of the dominant strains should be improved.
4.Expression of LL-37, human beta defensin-2, and CCR6 mRNA in patients with psoriasis vulgaris.
Dongsheng LI ; Jiawen LI ; Yiqun DUAN ; Xiaoyong ZHOU
Journal of Huazhong University of Science and Technology (Medical Sciences) 2004;24(4):404-406
To investigate whether LL-37 and human beta defensin-2 (hBD-2) is related to the patients with psoriasis seldom having skin infections and explore the role of the two peptides and CCR6 (the receptor of hBD-2) in the pathogenesis of psoriasis, the expression levels of mRNA of LL-37, hBD-2, and CCR6 in skin lesions of patients with psoriasis vulgaris were detected by using RT-PCR. The results showed that the mRNA expression levels of the two peptides and CCR6 in psoriatic lesions all increased compared with the normal skin (P<0.001). It was suggested that up-regulated expression of LL-37 and hBD-2 might be the main reason that result in the the skin of patients with psoriasis being seldom infected, and the two peptides and CCR6 might play crucial roles in the pathogenesis of psoriasis.
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