Comprehensive analysis of the potential pathogenesis of COVID-19 infection and liver cancer
Yao Rong, Ming-Zheng Tang, Song-Hua Liu, Xiao-Feng Li, First Clinical Medical College, Gansu University of Chinese Medicine, Lanzhou 730000, Gansu Province, China
Yao Rong, Ming-Zheng Tang, Song-Hua Liu, Hui Cai, General Surgery Clinical Medical Center, Gansu Provincial Hospital, Lanzhou 730000, Gansu Province, China
Yao Rong, Ming-Zheng Tang, Hui Cai, Key Laboratory of Molecular Diagnostics and Precision Medicine for Surgical Oncology in Gansu Province, Gansu Provincial Hospital, Lanzhou 730000, Gansu Province, China
Yao Rong, Ming-Zheng Tang, Hui Cai, NHC Key Laboratory of Diagnosis and Therapy of Gastrointestinal Tumor, Gansu Provincial Hospital, Lanzhou 730000, Gansu Province, China
Co-first authors: Yao Rong and Ming-Zheng Tang.
Author contributions: Rong Y and Tang MZ were co-first authors. Rong Y, Tang MZ, and Cai H conceived the study; Rong Y wrote the manuscript; Rong Y and Tang MZ completed the methodology section, produced the images and tables, and completed the in vitro experiments; Liu SH collected the relevant data; Li XF analysed the data; Cai H reviewed the paper; and all authors read and approved the final draft.
Supported by 2021 Central-Guided Local Science and Technology Development Fund; National Key Research and Development Program, No. 2018YFC1311506; Gansu Provincial People’s Hospital Intramural Cultivation Key Project, No. 19SYPYA-1; and Lanzhou COVID-19 Prevention and Control Technology Research Project, No. 2020-XG-1.
Institutional review board statement: The research experiment only addresses the validation of cancer cell expression at the in vitro level, and does not involve human or animal related studies, therefore no Institutional Review Board approval form or document is applicable.
Conflict-of-interest statement: All the authors report no relevant conflicts of interest for this article.
Data sharing statement: The original contributions presented in the study are included in the article/supplementary material, further inquiries can be directed to the corresponding author.
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https://creativecommons.org/Licenses/by-nc/4.0/ Corresponding author: Hui Cai, PhD, Doctor, General Surgery Clinical Medical Center, Gansu Provincial Hospital, No. 204 Donggang West Road, Chengguan District, Lanzhou 730000, Gansu Province, China.
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Received: August 19, 2023
Peer-review started: August 19, 2023
First decision: December 5, 2023
Revised: December 13, 2023
Accepted: January 9, 2024
Article in press: January 9, 2024
Published online: February 15, 2024
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