Purpose: Fibroblast activation protein (FAP) is highly expressed in the mesenchyme of most malignant epithelial tumors, while its expression is low in normal tissues. FAP inhibitors (FAPIs) bind specifically to FAP and are used for tumor-targeted diagnosis and therapy. The aim of this study was to radiosynthesize a novel molecular probe I-FAPI and evaluate its targeting and biological characteristics.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAlthough aspirin can reduce the incidence of colorectal cancer (CRC), there is still uncertainty about its significance as a treatment for CRC, and the mechanism of aspirin in CRC is not well understood. In this study, we used aspirin to prevent AOM/DSS-induced CRC in mice, and the anti-CRC efficacy of aspirin was assessed using haematoxylin and eosin (H&E) staining and by determining the mouse survival rate and tumour size. 16S rDNA sequencing, flow cytometry (FCM), and Western blotting were also conducted to investigate the changes in the gut microbiota, tumour immune microenvironment, and apoptotic proteins, respectively.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: A growing body of experimental and clinical evidence has implicated gut microbiota in the onset and course of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The imbalance of intestinal flora in RA patients may lead to abnormal expression of immune cells and related cytokines.
Purpose: Conventional synthetic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (csDMARDs) and conventional synthetic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs combined with biological disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (csDMARDs + bDMARDs) are widely used to treat RA, but the characteristics of gut microbiota before and after treatment and their relationship with memory Tfh/B cells and cytokines remain unclear.
Background: Long non-coding RNA (LncRNA) HOTAIR was amplified and overexpressed in many human carcinomas, which could serve as a useful target for cancer early detection and treatment. The Tc radiolabeled antisense oligonucleotides (ASON) could visualize the expression of HOTAIR and provide a diagnostic value for malignant tumors. The aim of this study was to evaluate whether liposome-coated antisense oligonucleotide probe Tc-HYNIC-ASON targeting HOTAIR can be used in in vivo imaging of HOTAIR in malignant glioma xenografts.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: To investigate the diagnostic value of intravoxel incoherent motion (IVIM) diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) for discriminating axillary metastatic from non-metastatic lymph nodes (LNs) in rabbit models.
Materials And Methods: The institutional animal care and use committee approved this study. Forty New Zealand white rabbits were randomly divided into two groups.
Purpose: To investigate the correlations between the minimum and mean apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) values of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and pathological grade.
Materials And Methods: Preoperative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) images of 241 patients with HCC confirmed by pathology were retrospectively analyzed. All patients underwent preoperative diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) on a 1.