Distinct Clinical Outcomes and Biological Features of Specific KRAS Mutants in Human Pancreatic Cancer

Clinical Outcomes and Biological Characteristics Study Report for Pancreatic Cancer Patients with KRAS Mutations Research Background and Objective Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is predicted to become the second leading cause of cancer death by 2030. Only about 20% of PDAC patients are eligible for resection surgery, thus the five-year sur...

The Clinical and Genetic Spectrum of Inherited Glycosylphosphatidylinositol Deficiency Disorders

Clinical and Genetic Spectrum Study of Inherited Glycosylphosphatidylinositol Deficiency Disorders (IGDs) Background Introduction The glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI) anchoring pathway is crucial for post-translational modification of many important proteins in eukaryotes, which are fundamental for cell signaling and early human neurogenesis and ...

Expanded Clinical Phenotype Spectrum Correlates with Variant Function in SCN2A-Related Disorders

Dysfunctional spectrum associated with clinical phenotype expansion in SCN2A-related disorders This paper was written by scholars including Anne T. Berg, Christopher H. Thompson, Leah Schust Myers, Erica Anderson, Lindsey Evans, Ariela J. E. Kaiser, Katherine Paltell, Amanda N. Nili, Jean-Marc L. Dekeyser, Tatiana V. Abramova, Gerry Nesbitt, Shawn ...

Biallelic Variants in SNUPN Cause a Limb Girdle Muscular Dystrophy with Myofibrillar-like Features

Biallelic Variants in SNUPN Cause a Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy with Myofibrillar Features Academic Background Muscular dystrophies are a complex and heterogeneous group of neuromuscular disorders characterized by progressive muscle weakness and atrophy due to loss of muscle fibers. Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophies (LGMD) are a subtype primarily...

Stress-Induced Eosinophil Activation Contributes to Postoperative Morbidity and Mortality After Lung Resection

Research Background With global population aging, the number of lung resection surgeries has increased significantly, including primary lung cancer resection, removal of lung metastases, and surgeries to treat lung infections or emphysema. However, little is known about the systemic stress response after thoracic surgery and interventions to improv...

Neuronal A2A Receptor Exacerbates Synapse Loss and Memory Deficits in APP/PS1 Mice

A2A Adenosine Receptor Exacerbates Synaptic Loss and Memory Deficits in APP/PS1 Mice Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disorder associated with progressive cognitive decline, characterized by the deposition of extracellular β-amyloid (Aβ) plaques and the accumulation of hyperphosphorylated tau protein in neurons. Some epidemiological ...

Different Learning Aberrations Relate to Delusion-like Beliefs with Different Contents

A Study on the Correlation Between Different Learning Abnormalities and Delusional-like Beliefs of Various Contents Research Background Delusions are a major feature of psychotic disorders (such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, depression, and certain neurological and autoimmune diseases). Although delusions clinically manifest as fixed erroneou...

Novel Insight into Atogepant Mechanisms of Action in Migraine Prevention

New Research Reveals the Mechanism of Atogepant in Migraine Prevention Background Migraine is a common and highly disruptive neurological disorder affecting millions of people worldwide. Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide (CGRP) is believed to play a key role in the pathophysiology of migraine. CGRP released from sensory trigeminal ganglia neurons in ...

Natural Killer Cells Promote Neutrophil Extracellular Traps and Restrain Macular Degeneration in Mice

Study on Macular Degeneration Reveals Inhibitory Effect of Natural Killer Cells on Disease Progression Background Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of irreversible blindness among the elderly globally. With an aging population, the incidence of AMD is significantly increasing. Early features of AMD include the accumulation...

Targeting the Transferrin Receptor to Transport Antisense Oligonucleotides Across the Mammalian Blood-Brain Barrier

Introduction In recent years, oligonucleotide-based therapeutic technologies, such as antisense oligonucleotides (ASOs) and small interfering RNAs (siRNAs), have been widely applied in the treatment of various neurological disorders. The basis for their application is that these technologies can selectively regulate target RNA molecules, which are ...