In recent years, the role of the gut microbiome in human health and disease has garnered significant attention. Research indicates that gut microbial dysbiosis is closely associated with various chronic diseases, such as obesity, inflammatory bowel disease, cancer, and neurodegenerative disorders. Diet, as a critical factor influencing the gut micr...

Clinicogenomic Landscape of Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma: The Prognostic Role of KRAS Mutation Dosage Academic Background Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC), the most common histological type of pancreatic cancer, is the third leading cause of cancer-related mortality and has the lowest five-year survival rate among all cancer types. Over ...

CDC42 Plays a Crucial Role in the Early Regulation of Hepatic Stellate Cell Activation Academic Background Liver fibrosis is a pathological process associated with various liver diseases, which may eventually progress to cirrhosis—a life-threatening condition. Currently, there are no effective treatments to halt the progression of liver fibrosis. H...

NAD+ Protects Hepatocytes Against Palmitate-Induced Lipotoxicity by Preventing PARP-1 Inhibition and mTORC1-p300 Pathway Activation Research Background Metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD) encompasses a spectrum of liver diseases ranging from simple steatosis to steatohepatitis, fibrosis/cirrhosis, and even hepatocellular ca...

Academic Report on the Role of Intestinal Epithelium-Derived IL-34 in Alleviating Graft-versus-Host Disease 1. Academic Background Graft-versus-Host Disease (GVHD) is a severe complication following allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT), and gastrointestinal (GI) GVHD is the primary determinant of morbidity and mortality du...