Expression of PD-L1 and PD-1 in stage T4 rectal cancer tissues and surrounding metastatic lymph nodes and correlation with prognosis.

The expressions of programmed death ligand 1 (PD-L1) and programmed death receptor 1 (PD-1) in T4 rectal cancer tissues and surrounding metastatic lymph nodes were analyzed and correlated with prognosis. For this purpose, ninety-eight patients with T4 rectal cancer treated in our hospital from July 2021 to July 2022 were selected, and surgically resected rectal cancer tissues as well as para carcinoma tissue samples, and surrounding metastatic lymph node tissues were obtained from all patients. Analysis of PD-L1 and PD-1 expression in rectal cancer tissues as well as in adjacent tissue specimens and surrounding metastatic lymph node tissues were performed using immunohistochemical staining.

METTL5 stabilizes c-Myc by facilitating USP5 translation to reprogram glucose metabolism and promote hepatocellular carcinoma progression.

Background: Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the most prevalent cancers in the world, with a high likelihood of metastasis and a dismal prognosis. The reprogramming of glucose metabolism is critical in the development of HCC. The Warburg effect has recently been confirmed to occur in a variety of cancers, including HCC.

Ivermectin synergizes sorafenib in hepatocellular carcinoma via targeting multiple oncogenic pathways.

Advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) results in generally poor clinical outcomes and necessitates better therapeutic strategies. Ivermectin, which is an existing anti-parasitic drug, has been recently identified as a novel anti-cancer drug. In line with previous efforts, this work demonstrates the translational potential of ivermectin to treat advanced HCC.

A novel RNA binding protein-associated prognostic model to predict overall survival in hepatocellular carcinoma patients.

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is 1 of the deadliest malignancies worldwide. Despite significant advances in diagnosis and treatment, the mortality rate from HCC persists at a substantial level. Construction of a prognostic model that can reliably predict HCC patients' overall survival is urgently needed.

A risk score based on baseline risk factors for predicting mortality in COVID-19 patients.

Background: To develop a sensitive and clinically applicable risk assessment tool identifying coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients with a high risk of mortality at hospital admission. This model would assist frontline clinicians in optimizing medical treatment with limited resources.

Methods: 6415 patients from seven hospitals in Wuhan city were assigned to the training and testing cohorts.

Up-Regulation of circEIF6 Contributes to Pancreatic Cancer Development Through Targeting miR-557//PI3K/AKT Signaling.

Background: Accruing evidences have pointed out that abnormal expression of circular RNAs (circRNAs) was closely related to the development of many malignancies. The present study intended to disclose the role of circRNA eukaryotic translation initiation factor 6 (circEIF6; hsa_circ_0060055) in pancreatic cancer progression.

Methods: Quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) was conducted to determine the expression of circEIF6, messenger RNA (mRNA), microRNA-557 (miR-557) and solute carrier family 7 member 11 () mRNA.

The Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio Determines Clinical Efficacy of Corticosteroid Therapy in Patients with COVID-19.

Corticosteroid therapy is now recommended as a treatment in patients with severe COVID-19. But one key question is how to objectively identify severely ill patients who may benefit from such therapy. Here, we assigned 12,862 COVID-19 cases from 21 hospitals in Hubei Province equally to a training and a validation cohort.

Haemorrhagic retroperitoneal paraganglioma initially manifesting as acute abdomen: a rare case report and literature review.

Background: Paragangliomas (PGLs) are extremely rare neuroendocrine tumours arising from extra-adrenal chromaffin cells. PGLs are clinically rare, difficult to diagnose and usually require surgical intervention. PGLs mostly present catecholamine-related symptoms.

Overriding sorafenib resistance via blocking lipid metabolism and Ras by sphingomyelin synthase 1 inhibition in hepatocellular carcinoma.

Background: The survival benefit of sorafenib, the most used drug for advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), is unsatisfactory due to the development of adaptive resistance. Exploring the mechanisms underlying sorafenib resistance is important to develop sensitizing strategy. Sphingomyelin synthase (SMS) plays a critical role in sphingolipid metabolism which is involved in oncogenesis and drug resistance.

Kidney Function Indicators Predict Adverse Outcomes of COVID-19.

Background: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a recently emerged respiratory infectious disease with kidney injury as a part of the clinical complications. However, the dynamic change of kidney function and its association with COVID-19 prognosis are largely unknown.

Methods: In this multicenter retrospective cohort study, we analyzed clinical characteristics, medical history, laboratory tests, and treatment data of 12,413 COVID-19 patients.

In-Hospital Use of Statins Is Associated with a Reduced Risk of Mortality among Individuals with COVID-19.

Statins are lipid-lowering therapeutics with favorable anti-inflammatory profiles and have been proposed as an adjunct therapy for COVID-19. However, statins may increase the risk of SARS-CoV-2 viral entry by inducing ACE2 expression. Here, we performed a retrospective study on 13,981 patients with COVID-19 in Hubei Province, China, among which 1,219 received statins.

Association of Blood Glucose Control and Outcomes in Patients with COVID-19 and Pre-existing Type 2 Diabetes.

Type 2 diabetes (T2D) is a major comorbidity of COVID-19. However, the impact of blood glucose (BG) control on the degree of required medical interventions and on mortality in patients with COVID-19 and T2D remains uncertain. Thus, we performed a retrospective, multi-centered study of 7,337 cases of COVID-19 in Hubei Province, China, among which 952 had pre-existing T2D.

Adjuvant transarterial chemoembolization after curative resection of hepatocellular carcinoma: propensity score analysis.

Aim: To compare survival and recurrence in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients who did or did not receive adjuvant transarterial chemoembolization (TACE).

Methods: A consecutive sample of 229 patients who underwent curative resection between March 2007 and March 2010 in our hospital was included. Of these 229 patients, 91 (39.

Quantitative study of GaAs nanowires catalyzed by Au film of different thicknesses.

In this letter, we quantitatively investigated epitaxial GaAs nanowires catalyzed by thin Au films of different thicknesses on GaAs (111)B substrates in a metal-organic chemical vapor deposition reactor. Prior to nanowire growth, the de-wetting of Au thin films to form Au nanoparticles on GaAs (111)B in AsH3 ambient at different temperatures is investigated. It is found that with increasing film thickness, the size of the Au nanoparticles increases while the density of the nanoparticles reduces.

Ti-Zr-O nanotube arrays with controlled morphology, crystal structure and optical properties.

A series of Ti-Zr-O nanotube arrays on Ti-Zr alloys with different ratios of Ti to Zr were prepared by a simple anodization process, and their morphologies, crystal structures and optical properties were investigated. It is found that the morphology, length, crystal structure and optical properties of Ti-Zr-O tubes can be well controlled by adjusting the ratio of Ti to Zr in Ti-Zr alloys. The tubes obtained evolved from circa (ca.