High intake of cruciferous vegetables reduces the risk of gastrointestinal cancers: results from observational studies.

The relationship between cruciferous vegetables (CV) and the risk of gastrointestinal (GI) cancers has been extensively investigated. However, epidemiologic investigations have produced inconsistent results. This meta-analysis investigated the association between CV intake and the risk of GI cancers.

Contribution of the polymorphism rs1800469 of transforming growth factor β in the development of myocardial infarction: meta-analysis of 5460 cases and 8413 controls (MOOSE-compliant article).

Studies investigating the association between transforming growth factor (TGF-β-509C/T, rs1800469) promoter polymorphism and myocardial infarction (MI) risk reported inconsistent results. The aim of our study was to assess the association between the 509C/T polymorphism of the TGF-β gene (rs1800469) and MI risk.A total of 5460 cases and 8413 controls in 7 case-control studies were incorporated in our current meta-analysis.

The search for drug-targetable diagnostic, prognostic and predictive biomarkers in chronic graft-versus-host disease.

Chronic graft-versus-host disease (cGVHD) continues to be the leading cause of late morbidity and mortality after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT), which is an increasingly applied curative method for both benign and malignant hematologic disorders. Biomarker identification is crucial for the development of noninvasive and cost-effective cGVHD diagnostic, prognostic, and predictive test for use in clinic. Furthermore, biomarkers may help to gain a better insight on ongoing pathophysiological processes.

Murine chronic graft-versus-host disease proteome profiling discovers CCL15 as a novel biomarker in patients.

Improved diagnostic and treatment methods are needed for chronic graft-versus-host disease (cGVHD), the leading cause of late nonrelapse mortality (NRM) in long-term survivors of allogenic hematopoietic cell transplantation. Validated biomarkers that facilitate disease diagnosis and classification generally are lacking in cGVHD. Here, we conducted whole serum proteomics analysis of a well-established murine multiorgan system cGVHD model.

CDH5 is specifically activated in glioblastoma stemlike cells and contributes to vasculogenic mimicry induced by hypoxia.

Background: A proportion of glioblastoma stemlike cells (GSCs) expressing endothelial cell marker CDH5 (vascular-endothelial-cadherin or CD144) can transdifferentiate into endothelial cells and form blood vessels. However, the implications of CDH5 expression in gliomas and how it is regulated in GSCs remain to be clarified.

Methods: The mRNA and protein levels of CDH5 were detected in glioma samples and cultured cell lines, and the prognostic value of the CDH5 expression level for GBM patients was evaluated.

Overexpression of ZNF217 in glioblastoma contributes to the maintenance of glioma stem cells regulated by hypoxia-inducible factors.

Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is the most aggressive and common kind of primary brain tumor in adults, and is thought to be driven by a subpopulation of glioma stem cells (GSCs). GSCs reside in a specialized hypoxic niche, which can regulate the tumorigenic capacity of GSCs primarily through the hypoxia-inducible factors (HIFs), HIF1α and HIF2α. ZNF217 is an oncogene frequently amplified in many kinds of tumors.