Sai Ma

Dec 27, 2024 | onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Sai Ma |Shaojun Zhang

The modern asset pricing literature has endeavored to search for a stochastic discount factor (SDF) that explains aggregate risk premium variations as well as the cross section of average returns and closely connects to economic fundamentals. This article proposes that the housing cycle meets all three criteria. Housing is not only an important part of the economy but also a leading indicator of the business cycle (Leamer, 2007).

Jul 15, 2024 | nature.com | Alexandra Schnell |Maryann Zhao |Elena Christian |Sarah Zaghouani |Vasundhara Singh |Anvita Singaraju | +6 more

AbstractInterleukin-17 (IL-17)-producing helper T (TH17) cells are heterogenous and consist of nonpathogenic TH17 (npTH17) cells that contribute to tissue homeostasis and pathogenic TH17 (pTH17) cells that mediate tissue inflammation. Here, we characterize regulatory pathways underlying TH17 heterogeneity and discover substantial differences in the chromatin landscape of npTH17 and pTH17 cells both in vitro and in vivo.

May 3, 2024 | bmccancer.biomedcentral.com | Aiqin Zhao |Yunzhi Pan |Zheng Zhi |Haiying Lu |Bei bei Dong |Xuan Zhang | +5 more

According to the Gene Expression Profiling Interactive Analysis (GEPIA) database (http://gepia.cancer-pku.cn/), MUC1 was highly expressed in cervical squamous cell carcinoma (Fig. 1A) [29]. Kaplan–Meier analysis of 300 cases in the GSE44001 cohort revealed that patients with high MUC1 expression had significantly poorer overall survival than patients with low MUC1 expression (P = 0.0285; Fig. 1B).

Nov 22, 2023 | onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Sai Ma |Engineering Nanjing |Xinyi Li |Qi Tao

1 INTRODUCTION The gastrointestinal tract is often considered an essential organ involved in the digestion of food and providing nutrients to the body. This environment of the gastrointestinal tract is composed of contents extremely complex. However, intestinal mucus (MUC) in the intestinal tract could effectively prevent pathogenic bacteria, endotoxins, and other harmful substances from crossing the intestinal mucus to the blood and the abdominal cavity (Jia & Han, 2023; Lai et al., 2022).

Oct 18, 2023 | onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Yanming Li |Songqing He |Jing Feng |Sai Ma

Introduction Cushing's syndrome is an endocrine condition associated with excessive secretion of cortisol. Hypertension, vascular atherosclerosis, and chronic cardiac remodelling and dysfunction are commonly recognized cardiovascular complications in Cushing's syndrome patients.1 Herein, we report a rare case of Cushing's syndrome patient with a primary diagnosis of non-atherosclerotic myocardial infarction and heart failure (HF).