Publications by authors named "Guo-Fan Wang"
Aim: Myeloperoxidase (MPO) and glutathione S-transferase pi 1 (GSTP1) are important carcinogen-metabolizing enzymes. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between the common polymorphisms of MPO and GSTP1 genes and lung cancer risk in Chinese Han population.
Methods: A total of 266 subjects with lung cancer and 307 controls without personal history of the disease were recruited in this case control study.
Calcium (Ca(2+)) signals are involved in important checkpoints in cell death pathways and promote both apoptosis and autophagy. However, the relationship between autophagy and apoptosis in response to Ca(2+) level elevation is poorly understood. Here, we provided evidence that the influx of extracellular Ca(2+) triggered by Trichokonin VI (TK VI), an antimicrobial peptide, induced calpain-dependent apoptosis and autophagy in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) cells.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFOyster extracts have been reported to have many bioactive peptides. But the function of oyster peptides produced by proteolysis is still unknown. In this study, the oligopeptide-enriched hydrolysates from oyster (Crassostrea gigas) were produced using the protease from Bacillus sp.
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- The study aimed to analyze the effects of preserving the vagus nerve and reconstructing the gastric fundus during esophagectomy and cardiectomy in patients with esophageal and cardiac cancer.
- It compared two groups of 68 patients each: one with vagus nerve preservation (VPRG) and gastric reconstruction, and the other with severed vagus nerve and no reconstruction (VSNG).
- Results showed that VPRG patients experienced fewer digestive symptoms post-surgery and maintained stable gastric function metrics, although they had a higher incidence of postoperative complications like atrophic gastritis compared to the VSNG group.
[Bronchial and pulmonary arterial sleeve resection and reconstruction in the treatment of central NSCLC].
Zhonghua Zhong Liu Za Zhi
January 2004
Objective: To evaluate the indications and surgical procedure of bronchial and pulmonary artery sleeve resection for patients with centrally located non-small cell lung cancer, and how to prevent complications.
Methods: From July 1989 to Aug 2000, 32 cases of central NSCLC were treated with bronchial and pulmonary arterial sleeve resection and reconstruction. The results were retrospectively analyzed.