Academic Background Doxorubicin (Dox) is an anthracycline drug widely used in the treatment of tumors, but it exhibits dose-dependent cardiotoxicity, potentially leading to cardiomyopathy and heart failure. Despite its significant anticancer effects, the cardiotoxicity of Dox limits its clinical application. Currently, Dexrazoxane is the only FDA-a...

Academic Background During embryonic development, arteriovenous differentiation (AV differentiation) is a critical step in ensuring proper blood vessel formation and maturation. Defects in arterial or venous identity can lead to inappropriate fusion of vessels, resulting in so-called arteriovenous malformations (AVMs). Currently, the mechanism behi...

The Critical Role of RNA-Binding Protein RBPMS in Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells Academic Background Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells (VSMCs) are the primary structural components of large arteries. In healthy blood vessels, VSMCs exhibit a mature contractile phenotype, responsible for regulating vascular tone and blood flow. However, VSMCs possess pheno...

During tumor development, copy number alterations (CNAs) are key drivers of tumor heterogeneity and evolution. Understanding these variations is crucial for developing personalized cancer diagnostics and therapies. Single-cell sequencing technology offers the highest resolution for copy number analysis, down to the individual cell level. However, l...

Background Introduction Post-Translational Modifications (PTMs) are crucial mechanisms for regulating cellular activities, including gene transcription, DNA repair, and protein interactions. Among these, cysteine, a rare amino acid, participates in various PTMs through its thiol group, playing a significant role in redox balance and signal transduc...

Immune cells undergo cytokine-driven polarization in response to various stimuli, which alters their transcriptional profiles and functional states. This dynamic process plays a central role in immune responses in both health and disease. However, there has been a lack of systematic methods to assess cytokine-driven polarization in single-cell RNA ...

The advent of single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) technology has provided unprecedented resolution for studying gene expression dynamics during cell development and differentiation. However, due to the complexity of biological processes, cell developmental trajectories under different conditions are often asymmetric, posing challenges for data i...

Background Introduction Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) is a significant challenge in the medical field, particularly in terms of neural function recovery. Research indicates that neurons play a crucial role in spinal cord regeneration, but in complex pathological environments, neurons are influenced by various factors, leading to rapid senescence. Senesc...

Academic Background During tissue repair, chronic hypoxia negatively impacts the functionality of stem cells. Periosteal Stem Cells (PSCs), as the primary contributors to bone repair, exhibit unclear behavior under hypoxic conditions. While hypoxia may be beneficial for certain stem cells in the early stages of tissue repair, prolonged hypoxia can ...

Academic Background The regenerative capacity of the nervous system varies significantly between different regions. Axons in the peripheral nervous system (PNS) can regenerate spontaneously after injury, whereas axons in the central nervous system (CNS) lack this ability. This difference makes recovery after CNS injury extremely challenging, especi...