Research Report: Mitochondrial Uncouplers Inhibit E2F1 Activity and Prostate Cancer Growth Background Prostate cancer (PC) is the most common cancer and the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths among men in the United States. In 2024, an estimated 299,010 American men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer, and 35,250 will die from the dis...
A Novel GLUT1-Targeted Fluorescence Imaging Tracer: Advances in Intraoperative Breast Cancer Detection Background and Problem Statement Breast cancer is one of the most common malignancies among women worldwide, with an estimated 2.3 million new cases and approximately 666,000 deaths globally in 2022. Surgical treatment for breast cancer typically ...
A Novel Near-Infrared Fluorescence Imaging Study Targeting Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC) Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) ranks as the sixth most common malignancy and the third leading cause of cancer-related mortality worldwide. Statistics indicate that the postoperative recurrence rate of HCC reaches as high as 80%, with liver fibrosis or cirrhos...
Development of a Molecular Probe for Tumor-Associated Protein Mesothelin Based on PET Imaging Technology Research Background In recent years, mesothelin (MSLN) has become a key focus in cancer research and diagnostics. Mesothelin is a membrane-bound glycoprotein highly expressed on the surface of various malignancies, including ovarian, pancreatic,...
Revealing Gene Expression Patterns Associated with Synaptic Density Network Dysfunction in Temporal Lobe Epilepsy Background Temporal Lobe Epilepsy (TLE) is the most common form of focal epilepsy, and its pathological features and mechanisms have long drawn extensive attention in the field of neuroscience. This disorder involves not only a single b...
REF-1 Overexpression in Neovascular Eye Diseases and Therapeutic Targeting with a Novel Inhibitor Academic Background Neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD) is a common blinding eye disease predominantly affecting individuals aged 60 years and older. nAMD is characterized by the formation of subretinal neovascularization, leading to re...