Association between preoperative neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio and the survival outcomes of esophageal cancer patients underwent esophagectomy: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to assess the association between preoperative neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and the survival outcomes of esophageal cancer patients who underwent esophagectomy, the latest and comprehensive systematic review performed.

Methods: Related literature retrieved from PubMed, Web of Science, Embase, and Cochrane before January 2024, according to the inclusion criteria. Outcomes measured were overall survival (OS), disease-free survival (DFS), relapse-free survival (RFS), and cancer-specific survival (CSS).

Association of severity in the grading of microvascular invasion with long-term oncological prognosis after liver resection for early-stage hepatocellular carcinoma: a multicenter retrospective cohort study from a hepatitis B virus-endemic area.

Background: The presence of microvascular invasion (MVI) is a significant malignant pathological feature related to recurrence and survival after liver resection for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). This study aimed to investigate the relationship between the severity in the grading of MVI and long-term oncological outcomes in patients with early-stage HCC.

Methods: A retrospective study was conducted on a prospectively maintained multicenter database on patients who underwent curative resection for Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer stage 0/A HCC between 2017 and 2020.

Induction of Autophagic Death in Cancer Cells by Agonizing TR3 and Attenuating Akt2 Activity.

Apoptotic resistance is becoming a significant obstacle for cancer therapy as the majority of treatment takes the route of apoptotic induction. It is of great importance to develop an alternative strategy to induce cancer cell death. We previously reported that autophagic cell death mediated by nuclear receptor TR3 and driven by a chemical agonist, 1-(3,4,5-trihydroxyphenyl)nonan-1-one (THPN), is highly effective in the therapy of melanoma but not any other cancer types.

Impeding the interaction between Nur77 and p38 reduces LPS-induced inflammation.

Sepsis, a hyperinflammatory response that can result in multiple organ dysfunctions, is a leading cause of mortality from infection. Here, we show that orphan nuclear receptor Nur77 (also known as TR3) can enhance resistance to lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced sepsis in mice by inhibiting NF-κB activity and suppressing aberrant cytokine production. Nur77 directly associates with p65 to block its binding to the κB element.

Orphan nuclear receptor TR3 acts in autophagic cell death via mitochondrial signaling pathway.

Autophagy is linked to cell death, yet the associated mechanisms are largely undercharacterized. We discovered that melanoma, which is generally resistant to drug-induced apoptosis, can undergo autophagic cell death with the participation of orphan nuclear receptor TR3. A sequence of molecular events leading to cellular demise is launched by a specific chemical compound, 1-(3,4,5-trihydroxyphenyl)nonan-1-one, newly acquired from screening a library of TR3-targeting compounds.

Diagnostic value of endobronchial ultrasound guided transbronchial needle aspiration in superior vena cava syndrome.

Background: The pathological diagnosis is of critical importance to the subsequent treatment for the pathients with superior vena cava syndrome (SVCS). The aim of this study is to report our experience in the diagnosis of SVCS by endobronchial ultrasound guided transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA).

Methods: The data of 520 patients who underwent EBUS-TBNA from September 2009 to May 2012 at our institution were reviewed.

[Preliminary comparison research of thoracoscopy and thoracotomy lobectomy for clinical N0 and post-operatively pathological N2 non-small cell lung cancer].

Objective: To evaluate the safty, thoroughness and efficacy of the video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery compared with open thoracotomy, in treatment of patients with the preoperative staging of lymph node negative and postoperative pathological mediastinal lymph node positive (cN0-pN2) locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer(NSCLC).

Methods: We performed a retrospective review of 616 patients who underwent either VATS lobectomy or open thoracotomy from July 2000 to December 2009. Of which 386 patients were diagnosed with preoperative staging of lymph node negative(cN0) non-small cell lung cancer.

Preparation of Enantiomerically Enriched (2R,3R)- or (2S,3S)-trans-2,3-Diaryloxiranes via Camphor-Derived Sulfonium Ylides.

Easily available D-(+)-camphor-derived sulfides 3, 4, 6, and 7 were employed for enantioselective epoxidation via an ylide route. When benzylated or methylated sulfides were used as reagents or mediators for benzylidene transfer, stoichiometric and catalytic epoxidations were realized, respectively. Opposite asymmetric induction was achieved only when sulfides containing exo- (3 and 4) and endo- (6 and 7) alkylthio groups were used.