Prediction of prognostic and immune therapy response in lung adenocarcinoma based on MHC-I-related genes.

Objectives: The study investigated the prognostic and immune predictive potential of major histocompatibility complex class I (MHC-I) in lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD).

Materials And Methods: With The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA)-LUAD and Gene Expression Omnibus datasets (GSE26939, GSE72094) as the training and validation sets, respectively, we used Cox regression analysis to construct a prognostic model, and verified independence of riskscore. The predictive capacity of the model was assessed in both sets using the receiver operating characteristic curve and Kaplan-Meier survival curves.

Babaodan controls excessive immune responses and may represent a cytokine-targeted agent suitable for COVID-19 treatment.

It has become evident that the actions of pro-inflammatory cytokines and/or the development of a cytokine storm are responsible for the occurrence of severe COVID-19 during SARS-CoV-2 infection. Although immunomodulatory mechanisms vary among viruses, the activation of multiple TLRs that occurs primarily through the recruitment of adapter proteins such as MyD88 and TRIF contributes to the induction of a cytokine storm. Based on this, controlling the robust production of pro-inflammatory cytokines by macrophages may be applicable as a cellular approach to investigate potential cytokine-targeted therapies against COVID-19.

Exploring the Effect of Differentially Expressed Long Non-coding RNAs Driven by Copy Number Variation on Competing Endogenous RNA Network by Mining Lung Adenocarcinoma Data.

Lung cancer is the first cause of cancer death, and gene copy number variation (CNV) is a vital cause of lung cancer progression. Prognosis prediction of patients followed by medication guidance by detecting CNV of lung cancer is emerging as a promising precise treatment in the future. In this paper, the differences in CNV and gene expression between cancer tissue and normal tissue of lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD) from The Cancer Genome Atlas Lung Adenocarcinoma data set were firstly analyzed, and greater differences were observed.

Validation of novel automatic ultra-wideband radar for sleep apnea detection.

Background: To validate the accuracy of ultra-wideband (UWB) wireless radar for the screening diagnosis of sleep apnea.

Methods: One hundred and seventy-six qualified participants were successfully recruited. Apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) results from polysomnography (PSG) were reviewed by physicians, while the radar device automatically calculated AHI values with an embedded chip.

Exosome-Derived miR-486-5p Regulates Cell Cycle, Proliferation and Metastasis in Lung Adenocarcinoma via Targeting NEK2.

Objective: This study aimed to describe the mechanism of exosome-derived miR-486-5p underlying the cell cycle and progression in lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD).

Methods: Bioinformatics methods were applied for identifying the differentially expressed genes (DEGs) in the GEO-LUAD dataset, predicting where the potential target miRNA was expressed and exploring the corresponding downstream target mRNA. qRT-PCR was conducted to detect the levels of the target genes in cancer cells.

Brain metastasis from early stage endometrial carcinoma 13 years after primary treatment: a case report and review of the literature.

Brain metastases from endometrial adenocarcinoma are quite rare. Here, we report a case of a 64-year-old woman who presented with a history of left limb weakness of 45 days' duration. Her medical history was significant for the endometrial carcinoma diagnosed 13 years earlier, for which she had undergone a total hysterectomy.

Association between osteopontin expression and asthma: a meta-analysis.

Objective: Osteopontin (OPN) plays an important role in chronic airway remodeling and bronchial hyperresponsiveness. The association between OPN protein expression and asthma has been investigated extensively, but the results of these studies are inconsistent. The aim of this meta-analysis was to determine the relationship between OPN protein expression and asthma.

Pituitrin use is associated with an increased risk of inguinal hematomas and pseudoaneurysms in patients undergoing femoral artery puncture.

Objective: Femoral artery puncture (FAP) is an effective method for interventional percutaneous vascular procedures. However, FAP leads to complications including hematomas and pseudoaneurysms. This study was performed to determine whether pituitrin infusion or vascular closure devices (VCDs) increase the risk of complications after FAP.

Template-ready PCR method for detection of human telomerase reverse transcriptase mRNA in sputum.

Human telomerase reverse transcriptase (hTERT) mRNA in tissue is a biomarker of lung cancer, but hTERT mRNA in sputum had not been successfully detected with conventional reverse transcription PCR methods. Here, we developed a novel PCR protocol: Template-Ready PCR (TRPCR), to detect sputum hTERT mRNA, in which probes serve as templates of amplification. While free probes and dsDNA were removed in template preparation through aspiration and restriction digestion, probes that formed into heterocomplex with target RNA remained intact for PCR amplification.

Pulmonary vascular involvement of IgG4-related disease: Case series with a PRISMA-compliant systemic review.

Background: Immunoglobulin G4-related disease (IgG4-RD) is a recently recognized, immune-mediated chronic fibrotic inflammation that can involve almost all organs, causing tumefaction and dysfunction. Its presence in pulmonary circulation is underestimated and has not yet been investigated.

Objectives: We describe a representative IgG4-RD patient with pulmonary artery stenosis and pulmonary embolism, leading to reversible pulmonary hypertension.

Methylene blue exerts a neuroprotective effect against traumatic brain injury by promoting autophagy and inhibiting microglial activation.

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) leads to permanent neurological impairment, and methylene blue (MB) exerts central nervous system neuroprotective effects. However, only one previous study has investigated the effectiveness of MB in a controlled cortical impact injury model of TBI. In addition, the specific mechanisms underlying the effect of MB against TBI remain to be elucidated.

New point mutations in surface and core genes of hepatitis B virus associated with acute on chronic liver failure identified by complete genomic sequencing.

The objective of this study was to identify new viral biomarkers associated with acute on chronic liver failure (ACLF) by complete genomic sequencing of HBV. Hepatitis B virus mutations associated with ACLF were screened by Illumina high-throughput sequencing in twelve ACLF cases and twelve age-matched mild chronic hepatitis B patients, which were validated in 438 chronic hepatitis B patients (80 asymptomatic carriers, 152 mild chronic hepatitis B patients, 102 severe chronic hepatitis B patients and 104 ACLF patients) by direct sequencing. The results of Illumina sequencing showed that the mutations at 7 sites (T216C, G285A, A1846T, G1896A, C1913A/G, A2159G, and A2189C) of 12 ACLF patients were significantly higher than those of 12 controls.

Impact of nuclear factor erythroid-derived 2-like 2 and p62/sequestosome expression on prognosis of patients with gliomas.

The objective of the present study was to determine whether 2 proteins (nuclear erythroid 2-related factor 2 [Nrf2] and p62) can be used as the biomarkers for prognosis of gliomas. The glioma samples were from 75 glioma patients after surgery. The expression of Nrf2 and p62 in 75 samples was detected with immunohistochemical staining.

Association of osteopontin expression with the prognosis of glioma patient: a meta-analysis.

So far, several studies on the association between osteopontin (OPN) expression and glioma have been performed, but the conclusion still was not clear. The aim of the present meta-analysis was to determine the relationship between OPN expression and prognosis of patients with glioma. The electronic database was searched for articles on the association between OPN expression and glioma until 31 January 2014.

Resveratrol reduces the proinflammatory effects and lipopolysaccharide- induced expression of HMGB1 and TLR4 in RAW264.7 cells.

Background: Resveratrol (Res) is a polyphenol anti-inflammatory agent. We have studied the link between the anti-inflammatory effects of Res and the high mobility group box 1(HMGB1) signaling pathway.

Methods: Murine macrophage-like RAW264.

Association between Mannose-binding lectin gene polymorphisms and hepatitis B virus infection: a meta-analysis.

Objective: The results of studies on the relation between Mannose-binding lectin gene (mbl2) polymorphism and HBV infection were contradictory and inconclusive. In order to shed a light on these inconsistent findings and to clarify the role of mbl2 polymorphisms in susceptibility or progression of chronic hepatitis B (CHB), a meta-analysis was performed.

Methods: PubMed and Embase were searched for available articles.

Association between cytotoxic T-lymphocyte associated protein 4 gene +49 A/G polymorphism and chronic infection with hepatitis B virus: a meta-analysis.

Objective: This meta-analysis determined the relationship between polymorphisms of the cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated protein 4 (CTLA4) gene and hepatitis B virus (HBV) clearance in chronic hepatitis B.

Methods: Published studies reporting associations between CTLA4 gene +49A/G polymorphisms and chronic HBV infection were reviewed. Odds ratio (OR) and 95% confidence interval (CI) were calculated to assess the risk of persistent HBV according to genotype.

The effects of hepatitis C virus core protein on the expression of miR-122 in vitro.

Background: Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is one of the major pathogens of liver diseases. Some studies have previously reported that miR-122 can stimulate replication or translation of HCV. However, the effects of HCV infection on miR-122 expression are not clear.

[Loss of heterozygosity on chromosome 3p in thyroid tumors].

Objective: To study the loss of heterozygosity (LOH) on chromosome 3p in thyroid tumors.

Methods: LOH at 11 microsatellite loci was analyzed in 74 cases of thyroid tumors (including 20 follicular adenomas, 24 follicular thyroid carcinomas and 30 papillary thyroid carcinomas) by polymerase chain reaction and silver stain.

Results: LOH on chromosome 3p was detected in 71% of follicular thyroid carcinoma (17/24), 30% of the papillary thyroid carcinoma (9/30) and 10% of the follicular adenoma (2/20) case.