Piplartine Attenuates Aminoglycoside-Induced TRPV1 Activity and Protects from Hearing Loss in Mice Academic Background Hearing loss is a serious global health problem affecting over 400 million people worldwide, according to the World Health Organization. Aminoglycoside antibiotics, while widely used in medicine due to their broad-spectrum antibact...

Research Background Severe alcoholic hepatitis (ALD) is a fatal form of alcohol-associated liver disease (AALD). The course of ALD is usually accompanied by neutrophil infiltration in the liver, which significantly affects the severity of the condition. However, the specific effects of alcohol on neutrophil function remain unclear. Based on this, i...

CRISPR-Cas-Based Epigenome Editing in Alzheimer’s Disease: Engineered Exosomes with a Photoinducible Protein Delivery System Background Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) is a common neurodegenerative disorder characterized by progressive decline in cognitive function and memory, with currently limited treatment options. Genome editing technologies, such as ...

Reactivation of Insulin Receptors Can Restore Brain Function in Early Lepr-Deficient Mice Background Obesity is a chronic disease caused by excessive fat accumulation, affecting both body and brain health. Deficiency of the insulin receptor (Leptin receptor, Lepr) is considered an important factor in the pathogenesis of obesity. Insulin plays a cru...

Transcriptome Dynamics and Cell Dialogue Between Oocytes and Granulosa Cells During Mouse Follicle Development Overview Follicle development and maturation is a complex, multi-stage process. During this process, dynamic gene expression in oocytes and surrounding somatic cells, as well as the dialogue between them, play crucial roles. This study rev...

Proteomic Subtyping of Small Cell Lung Cancer: Analysis of Prognosis and Treatment Strategies Research Background Small Cell Lung Cancer (SCLC) is a highly malignant and heterogeneous cancer characterized by rapid growth, early metastasis, and drug resistance, which limits treatment options and challenges prognostic prediction models. Current genom...

Benchmarking Gene Set Scoring Tools for Single-Cell ATAC-seq Data Authors: Xi Wang, Qiwei Lian, Haoyu Dong, Shuo Xu, Yaru Su, Xiaohui Wu Affiliations: Pasteurien College (Soochow University Medical College), Department of Automation, Xiamen University, School of Mathematics and Computer Science, Fuzhou University Corresponding Author: xhwu@suda.edu...

Molecular Evolution of Monkeypox Virus Protein Sequences and Codon Usage Research Background The 2022 Monkeypox virus (MPXV) outbreak has caused significant global public health concern. However, the evolutionary mechanisms of MPXV remain not fully understood. MPXV is a linear double-stranded DNA virus belonging to the family Poxviridae, subfamily ...

Multi-omics Data Reveals the Impact of Sodium Butyrate on Gene Expression and Protein Modification in Streptomyces Academic Background Streptomyces has attracted widespread attention due to its rich gene clusters and potential for producing a large number of natural products. Histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitors play an important role in histone m...

Cancer is a major global public health concern, with its complex pathological processes and diverse manifestations being a focus of research. Many studies have shown that acid-base imbalance plays a crucial role in the occurrence and development of cancer, but the underlying mechanisms are not fully understood. In this study titled “Acid–base homeo...