miR-190 promotes malignant transformation and progression of human urothelial cells through CDKN1B/p27 inhibition.

Background: Although miR-190 has been reported to be related to human diseases, especially in the development and progression of cancer, its expression in human bladder cancer (BC) and potential contribution to BC remain unexplored.

Methods: RT-qPCR was used to verify the expression level of miR-190 and CDKN1B. Flow cytometry (FCM) assays were performed to detect cell cycle.

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Identification of potential crucial genes associated with the pathogenesis and prognosis of prostate cancer.

Prostate cancer (PCa) is the sixth leading cause of cancer-related deaths in men throughout the world. This study aimed to investigate genes associated with the pathogenesis and prognosis of PCa. Data of PCa cases were obtained from public datasets and were analyzed using an integrated bioinformatics strategy.

HIF1α promotes prostate cancer progression by increasing ATG5 expression.

Prostate cancer (PCa) is the most frequently diagnosed cancer among men. However, the major modifiable risk factors for PCa are poorly known and its specific mechanism of progression remains unclear. Here we reported that, in prostate cancer cells, the autophagy level was elevated under hypoxic condition, as well as the mRNA and protein level of ATG5, which is an important gene related to autophagy.

An Adrenal Hepatoid Adenocarcinoma with Left Renal Vein Thrombosis Extending into the Inferior Vena Cava.

Hepatoid adenocarcinoma (HAC) is an uncommon tumor with morphological resemblance to hepatocellular car-cinoma. HAC of the adrenal glands is extremely rare. Here, we report the case of an 83-year-old man with adrenal HAC who presented with a greatly increased preoperative serum alpha-fetoprotein level (> 24,200 ng/mL).

MiR-10a functions as a tumor suppressor in prostate cancer via targeting KDM4A.

Deregulation of microRNAs contributes to the abnormal cell growth which is frequently observed in cancer. In the current study, we detected the expression and regulatory relationship between miR-10a and Lysine-specific demethylase 4A (KDM4A) to reveal their function in prostate cancer (PCa) progression. We found that miR-10a levels were significantly decreased in PCa cell lines in comparison with the normal epithelial cell line RWPE-1.

Expression of Androgen Receptor Variant 7 (AR-V7) in Circulated Tumor Cells and Correlation with Drug Resistance of Prostate Cancer Cells.

BACKGROUND Prostate cancer is a common type of malignant tumor invading the male reproductive-urinary system, which has increasing incidence worldwide. Androgen receptor variant 7 (AR-V7) participates in regulating prostate cancer cell proliferation and gene expression. This study aimed to investigate the expression of AR-V7 in circulated tumor cells (CTCs) in patients with prostate cancer and to assess its correlation with drug sensitivity against enzalutamide or abiraterone.

HIF-1α induces immune escape of prostate cancer by regulating NCR1/NKp46 signaling through miR-224.

Background: Metastasis of prostate cancer (PCa) is largely affected by natural killer (NK) cells. This study aimed to clarify the mechanisms underlying tumor cells escaping from NK cells mediated by HIF-1α.

Methods: MiR-224 expression in lymphocytes and HIF-1α protein level in NK cells were determined by qRT-PCR and western blot, respectively.

An Unusual Complication of Suprapubic Catheter Migration into the Left Ureter.

Suprapubic cystostomy is a widely employed procedure that is used to drain the bladder. Despite being a safe procedure, suprapubic cystostomy has been reported to present multiple intra- and postoperative complications. Serious and unusual complications can occur during changing of the suprapubic catheter (SPC) in patients with neuropathic bladder.

[Updated evaluation and intervention of adolescent varicocele].

Some physiological and ethical problems make it difficult to obtain semen samples from adolescents with varicocele (VC) and to directly evaluate their fertility. Therefore we can only rely on indirect methods to assess the influence of VC on the future fertility of the adolescent patients. Most of the VC adolescents may have normal semen parameters in the adulthood.

[Clinical application of the disposable circumcision suture device in male circumcision].

Objective: To investigate the safety and efficiency of the disposable circumcision suture device (DCSD) in the surgical treatment of phimosis and redundant prepuce.

Methods: We randomly assigned 249 outpatients with phimosis or redundant prepuce to be treated with DCSD (n = 129) and by conventional circumcision (CC, n = 120), respectively. Then we compared the safety and efficiency of the two strategies.

[Role of NF-κB in the anti-tumor effect of thymoquinone on bladder cancer].

Objective: To explore the effects and mechanism of thymoquinone in the growth inhibition of bladder cancer both in vitro and in vivo.

Methods: After the treatment of thymoquinone, the cellular proliferation of human bladder cancer cell line BIU-87 was detected by the method of methyl thiazolyl tetrazolium (MTT). Flow cytometry (FCM) was used to determine the cellular apoptosis.

[Efficacy of interleukin-10 for experimental autoimmune prostatitis].

Objective: To study the efficacy of interleukin-10 (IL-10) in the treatment of experimental autoimmune prostatitis (EAP) and its effect on the expressions of tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) and transforming growth factor-beta1 (TGF-beta1 ) in EAP rat models.

Methods: Thirty Wistar rats were equally and randomly divided into a control, an EAP and an IL-10 group. The controls were treated with normal saline, the EAP models were made by injection of purified prostate protein twice with immune adjuvant, and the IL-10 group included the EAP models subjected to IL-10 intervention.