Hepatic portal venous gas complication associated with the thoracic endovascular aortic repair for aortic dissection: a case report and literature review.

Aortic dissection (AD) is a serious disease with a higher mortality. The thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) is a first line regimen for aortic dissection. Hepatic portal venous gas (HPVG) is a rare disease, and its definite mechanism is unknown.

LncRNA SLC7A11-AS1 promotes the progression of hepatocellular carcinoma by mediating KLF9 ubiquitination.

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a malignant tumor, which seriously threatens the life of patients. LncRNA SLC7A11-AS1 was reported to be abnormally expressed in HCC. Here, the functions and relative molecular regulatory mechanism of SLC7A11-AS1 in HCC were investigated.

A combination of transcriptome and methylation analyses reveals the role of lncRNA in the proliferation and metastasis of breast cancer.

Background: DNA methylation status is strongly associated with the prognosis of breast invasive carcinoma (BRCA). Elucidating the mechanisms underlying DNA methylation coupled with determining its biological function is imperative to the effective development of treatment and prevention strategies for breast cancer.

Methods: We retrieved transcriptome and DNA methylation profiles of BRCA patients from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) database, then applied the "limma" package in R software to identify differentially expressed genes (DEGs) and aberrantly methylated genes.

A Competing Endogenous RNA Network Reveals Novel lncRNA, miRNA and mRNA Biomarkers With Diagnostic and Prognostic Value for Early Breast Cancer.

Background: This study aims to reveal early breast cancer (BC) specific competing endogenous RNA (ceRNA) network through the expression profiles of microRNAs (miRNAs), long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) and mRNAs.

Methods: Based on The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA), we obtained the differentially expressed mRNAs, miRNAs, and lncRNAs (DEmRNAs, DEmiRNAs and DElncRNAs) between early BC and normal samples. The lncRNA-miRNA-mRNA interaction network was constructed using Cytoscape.

The molecular mechanism of breast cancer cell apoptosis induction by absent in melanoma (AIM2).

Objective: To determine the molecular mechanism by which absent in melanoma 2 (AIM2) induces breast cancer cell apoptosis.

Methods: Establish Tet-Off(TM) model system to induce AIM2 expression in great quantities, MCF-7 tTA-AIM2 cells were the experimental group; MCF-7 tTA-Luc cells were the control group. The expression and subcellular localization of AIM2 in breast cancer cell lines were determined via Western Blotting.

Spontaneous isolated dissection at renal upper abdominal aortic: a rare case report.

Arterial dissection is defined as a cleavage of the arterial wall caused by intramural hematoma. Isolated extra-aortic arterial dissection has been reported in renal and carotid arteries in few literatures but suprarenal aorta dissection associated with retrograde formation of a giant descending thoracic aneurysm is considered very rare. We present a quite unusual case of suprarenal aorta dissection associated with retrograde formation of a giant descending thoracic aneurysm sparing both renal and mesenteric vessels, without any branch vessel involvement or visceral damage.

A rapidly progressive giant tumor with one year growth on breast: a rare size breast mass.

Primary rapidly progressive malignant tumor on breast is a very rare disease. We report a 62-year-old postmenopausal patient with history of one year breast lump and progressive increase in a period of two months. The giant breast tumor with a rare size about 7.

Midazolam inhibits the proliferation of human head and neck squamous carcinoma cells by downregulating p300 expression.

The objective of this study was to investigate the mechanism of midazolam in inhibiting the proliferation of hypopharyngeal squamous carcinoma cells. Cultured FaDu cancer cells were treated with different concentrations of midazolam. MTT and BrdU incorporation assays were then used to evaluate cancer cell proliferation.