TLR7 Induces CCL2 Expression in Neurons via NF-κB Research Background Toll-like receptors (TLRs) are one of the important mechanisms for recognizing specific molecular structures of microbes. In humans, ten TLRs (TLR1-10) are known, among which TLR3 and TLR7 are located on the endosomal membrane and play important roles in sensing virus-derived nuc...
Effects of Clemizole on Parkinson’s Disease Pathology Induced by α-Synuclein Fibril Formation Background Introduction Parkinson’s Disease (PD) is a typical neurodegenerative disease, mainly associated with mitochondrial dysfunction and oxidative stress. However, current therapeutic approaches targeting these pathological events have not successfull...
Academic Report on the Scientific Paper “circPTP4A2 Promotes Microglial Polarization in Ischemic Stroke via the miR-20b-5p/YTHDF1/TIMP2 Axis” Background Introduction Ischemic stroke (IS) is brain tissue necrosis caused by cerebral blood flow obstruction and is the second leading cause of disability and death globally. Current clinical treatment str...
Inflammasome Activation Regulates Apoptosis and Pyroptosis in Astrocytes under Ischemic Conditions Introduction Ischemic stroke is one of the main mechanisms leading to brain damage, characterized by hypoxia and energy deprivation in local brain regions due to interrupted blood flow. In recent years, research has found that inflammatory responses p...
Clinical Impact of Pharmacogenomic Testing on Antiplatelet Therapy Background Pharmacogenomics (PGx) is changing the use of P2Y12 inhibitors (antiplatelet drugs), which are widely used in the treatment of acute coronary syndrome (ACS), neurovascular problems, and vascular diseases. Among them, clopidogrel is a commonly used P2Y12 inhibitor. This pr...
Genome-wide and Polygenic Risk Score Analysis of High-Risk Human Papillomavirus (hrHPV) Infection in the Cervix Background Cervical high-risk human papillomavirus (hrHPV) infection is the second largest carcinogenic infection globally, accounting for approximately 31.4% of all infection-related cancers (about 690,000 cases out of 2.2 million cancer...