Mental Health Status and Its Impact on TB Treatment and Its Outcomes: A Scoping Literature Review.

Background: Tuberculosis (TB) infection interferes with the health-related quality of life (HRQOL), including physical, social, mental, emotional and financial domains of individuals. The goal of this scoping review is to outline the most frequent mental issues encountered by TB patients and evaluate the effects of mental health on TB treatment outcomes. Our findings identify research gaps that could help bridge the overall treatment outcomes in the near future.

Upregulated circ RNA hsa_circ_0000337 promotes cell proliferation, migration, and invasion of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma.

Background: As a new class of endogenous ncRNAs, circRNAs have been recently verified to be involved in the carcinogenesis and progression of human cancers. In the current study, we attempted to explore the potential function of a candidate circRNA (hsa_circ_0000337) in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC).

Patients And Methods: The altered expression of hsa_circ_0000337 was validated in clinical samples from 48 patients with ESCC.