Publications by authors named "Chaofeng Tang"

Anillin actin-binding protein (ANLN) is crucially involved in cell proliferation and migration. Moreover, ANLN is significantly in tumor progression in several types of human malignant tumors; however, it remains unclear whether ANLN acts through common molecular pathways within different tumor microenvironments, pathogeneses, prognoses and immunotherapy contexts. Therefore, this study aimed to perform bioinformatics analysis to examine the correlation of ANLN with tumor immune infiltration, immune evasion, tumor progression, immunotherapy, and tumor prognosis.

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Background: Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a substantial health concern worldwide. Increasing studies have suggested that circle RNAs (circRNAs) function as new regulators in HCC progression. The present work explored the role of hsa_circ_0007059 (circ_0007059) in the developing process of hepatocarcinogenesis.

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Pancreatic adenocarcinoma (PAAD) is one of the most fatal types of cancer in humans. However, the molecular mechanisms underlying the migration and invasion abilities of PAAD cells remain unclear. The aim of the present study was to explore the regulatory roles of microRNA (miR)‑32‑5p in PAAD cells.

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Objective: Cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) is the second most common liver cancer, characterized by late diagnosis and fatal outcome. Although miR-192-5p has been shown to have a vital role in various cancers, its role in CCA is unknown. Here, we investigated the role of miR-192-5p in CCA cell proliferation and apoptosis, and elucidated its potential mechanism of action.

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Complement 3a (C3a) and complement 5a (C5a), small cleavage fragments generated by complement activation, has been previously shown to be obviously up-regulated in highly metastatic hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) cells. However, their functional roles in HCC cells remains unclear. Here, we investigated the biological function of G protein-coupled receptor C3aR/C5aR using small interference RNA in HCC cells.

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Intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC) is the second most common primary liver cancer, with a 5-year survival rate of <10%; effective drug treatment for ICC is currently lacking. Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor (GLP-1R) is upregulated in ICC; however, the functions of GLP-1R in ICC remain unknown. In this study, the upregulation of GLP-1R was confirmed in ICC cells using reverse transcription-quantitative polymerase chain reaction and western blot analysis, and GLP-1R was determined to promote the migration and invasion of ICC cells using Transwell assays.

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Severe acute pancreatitis (SAP) is associated with high mortality. SAP is generally treated by conservative management at the early phase, and removal of the pancreatic and peripancreatic necrotic tissue at the late phase. However, studies have suggested that the surgical treatment of SAP should focus on pressure reduction and drainage.

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Objective: Pancreatic carcinoma (PC), one of the most prevalent and malignant tumors, has a poor prognosis and a high mortality rate. EG-VEGF, a vascular endothelial growth factor from endocrine glands, also termed as PROK1, has a high positive expression rate in PC tissues and is involved in the pathogenesis of various tumors. However, the expression and potential role of EG-VEGF in PC has not been thoroughly explored.

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Recent studies have shown that microRNA-34c-3p (miR-34c-3p) is down-regulated in various types of cancers and involved in tumor growth, invasion and metastasis. However, the roles of miR-34c-3p in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) are poorly understood. In this study, the expression profile of miR-34c-3pin HCC tissues and cell lines were examined by quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR).

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Objective: To investigate the effect of high mobility group-box protein 1 (HMGB1)-siRNA on invasion and migration of human hepatoma cell line HepG2, and further to explore its mechanism.

Methods: HMGB1-siRNA was synthesized with RNA interference and transferred into HepG2 cells to down-regulate the expression of HMGB1. The invasion and migration activities were assayed by Transwell™ assay and monolayer wounding healing assay.

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