Search Results - "Xiufang, Kong"

Estimated glucose disposal rate and risk of cardiovascular disease and mortality in U.S. adults with prediabetes: a nationwide cross-sectional and prospective cohort study by Kong, Xiufang, Wang, Wei

“…Aims Estimated glucose disposal rate (eGDR), a noninvasive and convenient measure of insulin resistance, has been demonstrated to be associated with mortality…”
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Treatment efficacy and safety of tofacitinib versus methotrexate in Takayasu arteritis: a prospective observational study by Kong, Xiufang, Sun, Ying, Dai, Xiaojuan, Wang, Li, Ji, Zongfei, Chen, Huiyong, Jin, Xuejuan, Ma, Lili, Jiang, Lindi

“…To compare the treatment efficacy and safety of tofacitinib (TOF) versus methotrexate (MTX) in Takayasu arteritis (TAK). Fifty-three patients with active…”
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Augmented PFKFB3-mediated glycolysis by interferon-γ promotes inflammatory M1 polarization through the JAK2/STAT1 pathway in local vascular inflammation in Takayasu arteritis by Chen, Rongyi, Wang, Jinghua, Dai, Xiaojuan, Wu, Sifan, Huang, Qingrong, Jiang, Lindi, Kong, Xiufang

“…Takayasu arteritis (TAK) is characterized by pro-inflammatory M1 macrophage infiltration and increased interferon (IFN)-γ expression in vascular lesions. IFN-γ…”
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The E3 ubiquitin ligase RNF185 facilitates the cGAS-mediated innate immune response by Wang, Qiang, Huang, Liyuan, Hong, Ze, Lv, Zhongshi, Mao, Zhaomin, Tang, Yijun, Kong, Xiufang, Li, Senlin, Cui, Ye, Liu, Heng, Zhang, Lele, Zhang, Xiaojie, Jiang, Lindi, Wang, Chen, Zhou, Qin

“…The cyclic GMP-AMP synthase (cGAS), upon cytosolic DNA stimulation, catalyzes the formation of the second messenger 2'3'-cGAMP, which then binds to stimulator…”
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Coronavirus disease 2019 vaccination in patients with rheumatic diseases: A bibliometric‐based analysis of trends by Kong, Xiufang, Wang, Wei

“…Background Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) vaccination in patients with rheumatic disease is of practical clinical importance. This study aimed to perform…”
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Prognostic factors in IgG4-related disease: a long-term monocentric Chinese cohort study by Zongfei, Ji, Lingying, Ma, Lijuan, Zhang, Ying, Sun, Rongyi, Chen, Dongmei, Liu, Xiufang, Kong, Xiaomin, Dai, Lili, Ma, Huiyong, Chen, Lindi, Jiang

“…Objectives Patients with IgG4-related disease (IgG4-RD) suffer high relapse rates during long-term treatment, but factors that predict relapse outcomes are not…”
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Involvement of the pulmonary arteries in patients with Takayasu arteritis: a prospective study from a single centre in China by Kong, Xiufang, Ma, Lili, Lv, Peng, Cui, Xiaomeng, Chen, Rongyi, Ji, Zongfei, Chen, Huiyong, Lin, Jiang, Jiang, Lindi

“…Abstract Background Takayasu arteritis (TA) is a large vessel vasculitis that can involve pulmonary arteries (PAs). We studied multiple clinical…”
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COVID-19 vaccine uptake, hesitancy and clinical effects on patients with Takayasu's arteritis: A web-based questionnaire survey from a large cohort by Kong, Xiufang, Dai, Xiaojuan, Ma, Lingying, Wang, Jinghua, Sun, Ying, Jiang, Lindi

“…This study aimed to investigate the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination rate, reasons for vaccine hesitancy and clinical effects on patients with…”
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Comparison of the efficacy and safety of leflunomide versus placebo combined with basic prednisone therapy in patients with active disease phase of Takayasu arteritis: study protocol for a randomized, double-blinded controlled trial (Takayasu arteritis clinical trial in China: TACTIC) by Sun, Ying, Wu, Bingjie, Zhang, Wei, Ma, Lili, Kong, Xiufang, Chen, Huiyong, Jiang, Lindi

“…Background: Takayasu arteritis (TAK) is an immune-induced granulomatous vasculitis that occurs primarily in young Asian women. Our previous cohort studies have…”
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A comprehensive profile of chemokines in the peripheral blood and vascular tissue of patients with Takayasu arteritis by Kong, Xiufang, Wu, Sifan, Dai, Xiaojuan, Yu, Wensu, Wang, Jinghua, Sun, Ying, Ji, Zongfei, Ma, Lingying, Dai, Xiaomin, Chen, Huiyong, Ma, Lili, Jiang, Lindi

“…Takayasu arteritis (TAK) is a chronic granulomatous large vessel vasculitis with multiple immune cells involved. Chemokines play critical roles in recruitment…”
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COVID-19 infection characteristics, risk factors and its potential impacts on Takayasu arteritis: a web-based survey in a large cohort by Kong, Xiufang, Wang, Jinghua, Fan, Guihua, Huang, Huijing, Sun, Ying, Chen, Huiyong, Ma, Lili, Li, Yanshan, Jiang, Lindi

“…To investigate the characteristics of COVID-19 and its impact on patients with Takayasu's arteritis (TAK). A web-based survey was administered to a TAK cohort…”
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Potential Role of Macrophage Phenotypes and CCL2 in the Pathogenesis of Takayasu Arteritis by Kong, Xiufang, Xu, Ming, Cui, Xiaomeng, Ma, Lingying, Cheng, Huiyong, Hou, Jun, Sun, Xiaoning, Ma, Lili, Jiang, Lindi

“…Objectives To investigate vascular macrophage phenotype as well as vascular and peripheral chemokine (C-C motif) ligand 2 (CCL2) expression during different…”
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Single-Cell RNA-Sequencing Reveals Peripheral T Helper Cells Promoting the Development of IgG4-Related Disease by Enhancing B Cell Activation and Differentiation by Ji, Zongfei, Lu, Weiqi, Wu, Sifan, Zhang, Yong, Meng, Dan, Zhang, Xiao, Dai, Xiaojuan, Chen, Huiyong, Ma, Lili, Sun, Ying, Jiang, Lindi, Kong, Xiufang

“…Abnormal B cell differentiation plays a critical role in IgG4-related disease (IgG4-RD), but the underlying mechanism remains largely unknown. We investigated…”
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The value of interleukin-6 in predicting disease relapse for Takayasu arteritis during 2-year follow-up by Sun, Ying, Kong, Xiufang, Cui, Xiaomeng, Dai, Xiaomin, Ma, Lili, Chen, Huiyong, Chen, Rongyi, Lv, Peng, Lin, Jiang, Huang, Qingrong, Jin, Xuejuan, Jiang, Lindi

“…Objective To evaluate the value of interleukin-6 (IL-6) in predicting long-term disease prognosis for Takayasu arteritis (TA). Methods Sixty-seven TA patients,…”
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Effect of hydroxychloroquine on angiographic progression in routine treatment of Takayasu arteritis by Rongyi, Chen, Zongfei, Ji, Jiang, Lin, Sifan, Wu, Lingying, Ma, Ying, Sun, Wenshu, Yu, Xiaomeng, Cui, Xiufang, Kong, Xiaomin, Dai, Lili, Ma, Yanshan, Li, Lindi, Jiang

“…Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ), an anti-malarial drug, is widely used in the treatment of rheumatic diseases. However, the benefits of HCQ in the treatment of…”
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In vitro IL-6/IL-6R Trans-Signaling in Fibroblasts Releases Cytokines That May Be Linked to the Pathogenesis of IgG4-Related Disease by Zongfei, Ji, Rongyi, Chen, Xiaomeng, Cui, Lili, Ma, Lingying, Ma, Xiufang, Kong, Xiaomin, Dai, Zhuojun, Zhang, Huiyong, Chen, Ying, Sun, Lindi, Jiang

“…The remarkable mechanisms of storiform fibrosis and the formation of high levels of IgG4 with a pathogenic germinal center (GC) in the inflammatory tissue of…”
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100. EXPLORE THE DIAGNOSTIC CRITERIA FOR TAKAYASU ARTERITIS by Kong, Xiufang, Ma, Lili, Jiang, Lindi

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Genetic association and single-cell transcriptome analyses reveal distinct features connecting autoimmunity with cancers by Li, Shasha, Lu, Chenyang, Zhang, Yuan, Zhao, Xiaolu, Lin, Kequan, Kong, Xiufang, Fox, David, Xue, Lixiang, Sun, Lichao, Liu, Yi, Mao, Fengbiao

“…Autoimmune diseases (ADs) are at a significantly higher risk of cancers with unclear mechanism. By searching GWAS catalog database and Medline, susceptible…”
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Improved clinical outcomes of tocilizumab versus cyclophosphamide for IgG4-related disease: insights from a prospective IgG4-related disease registry by Zongfei, Ji, Lijuan, Zhang, Ying, Sun, Dongmei, Liu, Sifan, Wu, Xiufang, Kong, Lingying, Ma, Yun, Liu, Lili, Ma, Huiyong, Chen, Lindi, Jiang

“…Objective: To compare the clinical outcomes of patients with active immunoglobulin G (IgG) 4 related disease (IgG4-RD) receiving tocilizumab versus those…”
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Early-onset sarcopenic obesity: emerging etiologies and calls for universally recognized operational definitions by Kong, Xiufang, Wang, Wei

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