Collagen type VIII alpha 2 chain (COL8A2), an important component of the basement membrane of the corneal endothelium, facilitates the malignant development of glioblastoma cells via inducing EMT.

Glioblastoma (GBM) is one of the most lethal tumor of all human cancers. Due to its poor response to chemotherapy and radiotherapy as well as its high rate of recurrence after treatment, the treatment is still undesired. The identification of potential related genes and bio-markers in the development of GBM could provide some new targets for the treatment of GBM.

AEBP1 Promotes Glioblastoma Progression and Activates the Classical NF-B Pathway.

Objective: Our study was aimed at investigating the mechanistic consequences of the upregulation of () in glioblastoma (GBM).

Methods: The expression of in GBM was assessed by bioinformatics analysis and qRT-PCR; the effects of on GBM cell proliferation, migration, invasion, and tumor growth in vitro and in vivo were detected by a CCK-8 assay, colony formation assay, scratch assay, Transwell assay, and subcutaneous tumor formation, respectively. The activation of related signaling pathways was monitored using western blot.

Early diagnostic value of optical coherence tomography in the clinical prediction model for optic nerve injury in saddle space occupying patients.

In this study, 50 patients with anterior ischemic optic neuropathy due to saddle block were selected as the experimental group, and 50 healthy subjects were used as the control group to conduct a study. The best corrected visual acuity examination, optical coherence tomography and visual evoked potential examination were performed on the two groups. The results of the study showed that the majority of patients were middle-aged and older people over the age of 50, but the youngest patients were only 37 years old.

Endoscopic Versus Microscopic Transsphenoidal Surgery in the Treatment of Pituitary Adenoma: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Background: Inconsistent findings have been reported regarding the efficacy and safety of endoscopic and microscopic transsphenoidal surgery for pituitary adenoma. This study aimed to assess the benefits and shortcomings of these surgical methods in patients with pituitary adenoma.

Methods: The electronic databases PubMed, Embase, and the Cochrane Library were systematically searched, as well as proceedings of major meetings.

Clinical and prognostic significance of HIF-1α in glioma patients: a meta-analysis.

Gliomas are the most common brain tumors, leading to significant cancer-related mortality worldwide. Hypoxia-inducible factor 1-alpha (HIF-1α) was shown to be involved in the pathophysiology and management of glioma, and might offer a therapeutic target. However, the results remain inconclusive.

Proteomic identification of differentially expressed proteins in vascular wall of patients with ruptured intracranial aneurysms.

Objective: Intracranial aneurysms (IA) are serious cerebral vascular abnormalities, however, little is known about the mechanisms underlying IA formation, progression and rupture. Therefore, this study aimed to assess protein expression specific to the vascular tissues of IA patients.

Methods: IA samples were intraoperatively collected from 14 patients after microneurosurgical clipping and pooled.

Efficient delivery of docetaxel for the treatment of brain tumors by cyclic RGD-tagged polymeric micelles.

The treatment of glioblastoma, and other types of brain cancer, is limited due to the poor transport of drugs across the blood brain barrier and poor penetration of the blood‑brain‑tumor barrier. In the present study, cyclic Arginine‑Glycine‑Aspartic acid‑D‑Tyrosine‑Lysine [c(RGDyK)], that has a high binding affinity to integrin αvβ3 receptors, that are overexpressed in glioblastoma cancers, was employed as a novel approach to target cancer by delivering therapeutic molecules intracellularly. The c(RGDyK)/docetaxel polylactic acid‑polyethylene glycol (DTX‑PLA‑PEG) micelle was prepared and characterized for various in vitro and in vivo parameters.

Protection of Facial Nerves During Acoustic Neuroma Surgery.

The objective of this study was to summarize the experience about the protection of the facial nerve in surgery for acoustic neuroma surgery with the aim to improve the retention of facial nerve function and the quality of life. Forty-two patients with acoustic neuroma were recruited from the year 2010 to 2013. Using microsurgical techniques, the tumors were resected through the suboccipital approach over the posterior edge of the sigmoid sinus, and intraoperative electrophysiological monitoring of the facial nerve function was performed.

Delayed cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea after gamma knife surgery in a patient with a growth hormone-secreting adenoma.

We report a patient who developed delayed cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) rhinorrhea 11 years after gamma knife radiosurgery for a growth hormone (GH)-secreting adenoma. The treatment dose was 18 Gy for the tumor margin (50% isodose). One year later, an MRI of the head revealed that the tumor size had decreased.

Cytogenetic analysis of human bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells passaged in vitro.

This study concerns the cytogenetic stability of in vitro human bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) in primary culture and after passaging. Bone marrow samples were collected from seven brain malfunction patients involved in autologous MSC transplantation trials. Chromosome preparations from primary MSC cultures and after 3 passages were analyzed by conventional staining and G-banding techniques.