Microbial response and recovery strategy of the anammox process under ciprofloxacin stress from pure strain and consortia perspectives.

Ciprofloxacin (CIP) poses a high risk of resistance development in water environments. Therefore, comprehensive effects and recovery strategies of CIP in anaerobic ammonia oxidation (anammox) process were systematically elucidated from consortia and pure strains perspectives. The anammox consortia was not significantly affected by the stress of 10 mg L CIP, while the higher concentration (20 mg L) of CIP caused a dramatic reduction in the nitrogen removal performance of anammox system.

The 8th edition of the American Joint Committee on Cancer tumor-node-metastasis staging system for gastric cancer is superior to the 7th edition: results from a Chinese mono-institutional study of 1663 patients.

Background: We investigated the superiority of the 8th edition of the tumor-node-metastasis (TNM) system for patients in China with gastric cancer.

Methods: The survival outcomes of 1663 patients with gastric cancer undergoing radical resection were analyzed.

Results: In the 8th edition system, homogeneous 5-year survival rates among different pathological TNM (pTNM) categories belonging to the same stage were observed.

Circadian gene hCLOCK contributes to progression of colorectal carcinoma and is directly regulated by tumor‑suppressive microRNA‑124.

An abundance of studies has demonstrated that disruption of circadian rhythms is one of the factors that may contribute to the initiation and development of human colorectal carcinomas (CRCs). Recently, microRNA‑124 has been demonstrated to suppress tumor growth or metastasis of CRCs. However, the mechanisms of cross‑talk between microRNA‑124 (miR‑124) and circadian rhythms in the regulation of CRCs are poorly understood.

Prognostic significance of the total number of harvested lymph nodes for lymph node-negative gastric cancer patients.

Background: The relationship between the number of harvested lymph nodes (HLNs) and prognosis of gastric cancer patients without an involvement of lymph nodes has not been well-evaluated. The objective of this study is to further explore this issue.

Methods: We collected data from 399 gastric cancer patients between November 2006 and October 2011.

The optimal extent of gastrectomy for middle-third gastric cancer: distal subtotal gastrectomy is superior to total gastrectomy in short-term effect without sacrificing long-term survival.

Background: The optimal extent of gastrectomy for middle-third gastric cancer remains controversial. In our study, the short-term effects and longer-term survival outcomes of distal subtotal gastrectomy and total gastrectomy are analysed to determine the optimal extent of gastrectomy for middle-third gastric cancer.

Methods: We retrospectively collect and analyse clinicopathologic data and follow-up outcomes from a prospectively collected database at the Peking University Cancer Hospital.

Comparison of different methods of splenic hilar lymph node dissection for advanced upper- and/or middle-third gastric cancer.

Background: Surgery for advanced gastric cancer (AGC) often includes dissection of splenic hilar lymph nodes (SHLNs). This study compared the safety and effectiveness of different approaches to SHLN dissection for upper- and/or middle-third AGC.

Methods: We retrospectively compared and analyzed clinicopathologic and follow-up data from a prospectively collected database at the Peking University Cancer Hospital.