Platelet integrin αIIbβ3 plays a key role in venous thrombogenesis in a mouse model.

Venous thrombosis (VT) is a common vascular disease associated with reduced survival and a high recurrence rate. Previous studies have shown that the accumulation of platelets and neutrophils at sites of endothelial cell activation is a primary event in VT, but a role for platelet αIIbβ3 in the initiation of venous thrombosis has not been established. This task has been complicated by the increased bleeding linked to partial agonism of current αIIbβ3 inhibitory drugs such as tirofiban (Aggrastat ).

Intra-Sac Injection of Thrombin During Endovascular Aneurysm Repair to Remedy Type II Endoleak and Promote Sac Shrinkage.

Purpose: To evaluate the safety and effectiveness of intra-sac thrombin injection to remedy type II endoleaks (T2ELs) during endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR).

Materials And Methods: 224 cases abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) were treated with EVAR. For the 52 cases of intra-operative type II endoleaks and 8 cases of ruptured AAAs, after the grafts were deployed, thrombin was injected into the aneurysm sac through a preset catheter.

A new scoring system to evaluate adjuvant chemotherapy for patients with T2N0M0 gastric cancer after D2 gastrectomy.

Background: At present, there is insufficient medical evidence to determine whether adjuvant chemotherapy is necessary for T2N0M0 gastric cancer.

Aim: To obtain a risk score to assess the need for adjuvant chemotherapy in patients with T2N0M0 gastric cancer.

Methods: We identified 325 patients with pathological T2N0M0 stage primary gastric cancer at the National Cancer Center between 2011 and 2018.

Adjuvant chemoradiotherapy adjuvant chemotherapy in locally advanced Siewert type II/III adenocarcinoma of gastroesophageal junction after D2/R0 resection.

Background: For Siewert type II/III adenocarcinoma of gastroesophageal junction (AGE), the efficacy of adjuvant chemoradiotherapy (CRT) after D2/R0 resection remains uncertain.

Aim: To determine whether CRT was superior to chemotherapy (CT) alone after D2/R0 resection for locally advanced Siewert type II/III AGE.

Methods: We identified 316 locally advanced Siewert type II/III AGE patients who were treated with D2/R0 resection at National Cancer Center from 2011 to 2018.

Can Gastric Cancer Patients with High Mandard Score Benefit from Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy?

A high Mandard score may indicate the tumor is insensitive to chemotherapy. We analyzed tumor regression and lymph node response under different Mandard scores to assess the impact of Mandard score on prognosis. .

Laparoscopic open total gastrectomy for advanced gastric cancer following neoadjuvant therapy: A propensity score matching analysis.

Background: Laparoscopic total gastrectomy (LTG) has drawn increasing attention over the years. Although LTG has shown surgical benefits compared to open TG (OTG) in early stage gastric cancer (GC), little is known about the surgical and oncological outcomes of LTG for advanced GC following neoadjuvant therapy (NAT).

Aim: To compare the long- and short-term outcomes of advanced GC patients who underwent LTG OTG following NAT.

A New Scoring System to Predict Lymph Node Metastasis and Prognosis After Surgery for Gastric Cancer.

Background: Lymph node metastasis is one of the most important factors affecting the prognosis of gastric cancer patients. The purpose of this study is to develop a new scoring system to predict lymph node metastasis in gastric cancer using preoperative tests in various combinations of inflammatory factors and to assess the predictive prognosis value of the new scoring system for the postoperative gastric cancer patients.

Method: This study includes 380 gastric cancer patients, 307 in the training set and 73 in the validation set.

Influence of LncRNA SDHAP1 on multiplication, migration and invasiveness of non-small cell lung carcinoma cells.

Objective: To investigate the effects of lncRNA SDHAP1 on the multiplication, migration and invasiveness of NSCLC cells.

Methods: From The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) database, the clinical data of NSCLC patients were retrieved to analyze the expression of lncRNA SDHAP1 in LC. In this study, lncRNA SDHAP1 in NSCLC cell lines was regulated, and its expression profiling in non- and cis-platinum (CDDP) resistant NSCLC cell lines was identified by qPCR.

Retrospective analysis of surgically treated pT4b gastric cancer with pancreatic head invasion.

Background: For advanced gastric cancer patients with pancreatic head invasion, some studies have suggested that extended multiorgan resections (EMR) improves survival. However, other reports have shown high rates of morbidity and mortality after EMR. EMR for T4b gastric cancer remains controversial.

Automated Plan Checking Software Demonstrates Continuous and Sustained Improvements in Safety and Quality: A 3-year Longitudinal Analysis.

Purpose: This study aimed to perform a longitudinal analysis of the performance of our automated plan checking software by retrospectively evaluating the number of errors identified in plans delivered to patients in 3, month-long, data collection periods between 2017 and 2020.

Methods And Materials: Eleven automated checks were retrospectively run on 1169 external beam radiation therapy treatment plans identified as meeting the following criteria: planning target volume-based multifield photon plans receiving a status of treatment approved in March 2017, March 2018, or March 2020. The number of passes (true positives) and flags were recorded.

Camrelizumab in different PD-L1 expression cohorts of pre-treated advanced or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer: a phase II study.

Background: This phase II study evaluated camrelizumab in different PD-L1 expression cohorts of patients with previously treated advanced/metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC; NCT03085069, registered March 21, 2017).

Methods: Patients who progressed during/after chemotherapy were enrolled and divided into four cohorts based on PD-L1 tumor proportion score (TPS). Patients with EGFR/ALK alterations and PD-L1 TPS ≥ 50% were also eligible.

Ubiquitin-specific protease 15 contributes to gastric cancer progression by regulating the Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway.

Background: Ubiquitin-specific protease 15 (USP15) is an important member of the ubiquitin-specific protease family, the largest deubiquitinase subfamily, whose expression is dysregulated in many types of cancer. However, the biological function and the underlying mechanisms of USP15 in gastric cancer (GC) progression have not been elucidated.

Aim: To explore the biological role and underlying mechanisms of USP15 in GC progression.

Amarogentin secoiridoid inhibits in vivo cancer cell growth in xenograft mice model and induces apoptosis in human gastric cancer cells (SNU-16) through the mediation of G2/M cell cycle arrest and PI3K/Akt signalling pathway.

The Editors of JBUON issue an Expression of Concern to 'Amarogentin secoiridoid inhibits in vivo cancer cell growth in xenograft mice model and induces apoptosis in human gastric cancer cells (SNU-16) through G2/M cell cycle arrest and PI3K/Akt signalling pathway', by Jian-Guo Zhao, Ling Zhang, Xiao-Jun Xiang, Feng Yu, Wan-li Ye, Dong-Ping Wu, Jian-Fang Wang, Jian-Ping Xiong, JBUON 2016;21(3):609-617; PMID:27569081. Following the publication of the above article, readers drew to our attention that part of the data was possibly unreliable. We sent emails to the authors with a request to provide the raw data to prove the originality, but received no reply.

A structural basis for lithium and substrate binding of an inositide phosphatase.

Inositol polyphosphate 1-phosphatase (INPP1) is a prototype member of metal-dependent/lithium-inhibited phosphomonoesterase protein family defined by a conserved three-dimensional core structure. Enzymes within this family function in distinct pathways including inositide signaling, gluconeogenesis, and sulfur assimilation. Using structural and biochemical studies, we report the effect of substrate and lithium on a network of metal binding sites within the catalytic center of INPP1.

AOC1 Contributes to Tumor Progression by Promoting the AKT and EMT Pathways in Gastric Cancer.

Background: AOC1 is a copper-containing amine oxidase that is responsible for catalyzing the deamination of polyamines, which produces reactive oxygen species. Previous studies have demonstrated that polyamines are involved in the regulation of proliferation, migration, and apoptosis of cells. However, very little is known about the functions and regulatory mechanisms of AOC1 in tumors.

miR-140-5p mediates bevacizumab-induced cytotoxicity to cardiomyocytes by targeting the /14-3-3γ signal pathway.

Bevacizumab (BVZ) is the first recombinant humanized monoclonal antibody against vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGFA) approved by the FDA for the treatment of different kinds of cancers, especially colorectal cancer. Although the anti-tumor effects have been verified, the side effects of BVZ are also noteworthy, among which, cardiotoxicity may be the most serious side effect of BVZ. However, the exact mechanisms of cardiotoxicity induced by BVZ have been little explored.

Structure-guided design of pure orthosteric inhibitors of αIIbβ3 that prevent thrombosis but preserve hemostasis.

A prevailing dogma is that inhibition of vascular thrombosis by antagonizing platelet integrin αIIbβ3 cannot be achieved without compromising hemostasis, thus causing serious bleeding and increased morbidity and mortality. It is speculated that these adverse outcomes result from drug-induced activating conformational changes in αIIbβ3 but direct proof is lacking. Here, we report the structure-guided design of peptide Hr10 and a modified form of the partial agonist drug tirofiban that act as "pure" antagonists of αIIbβ3, i.

METTL1 overexpression is correlated with poor prognosis and promotes hepatocellular carcinoma via PTEN.

RNA methylation is emerging as an important regulator of gene expression. Dysregulation of methyltransferase that is essential for RNA modification contributes to the development and progression of human cancers. Here we show that methyltransferase-like 1 (METTL1) is upregulated in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and exhibits oncogenic activities via PTEN/AKT signaling pathway.

Structural Basis of the Differential Binding of Engineered Knottins to Integrins αVβ3 and α5β1.

Targeting both integrins αVβ3 and α5β1 simultaneously appears to be more effective in cancer therapy than targeting each one alone. The structural requirements for bispecific binding of ligand to integrins have not been fully elucidated. RGD-containing knottin 2.

Fruits and vegetables consumption and the risk of gallstone diasease: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Background: The role of fruit and vegetables (FVs) consumption in decreasing gallstone disease risk remains contradictory. We performed a meta-analysis to analyze this potential correlation, followed by investigation of dose-response relationship of FVs consumption with gallstone disease.

Materials And Methods: PubMed, Embase, as well as Web of Science were searched to determine all published researches about the connection of FVs consumption with gallstone disease before March 2018.

Albumin-to-alkaline phosphatase ratio: A novel prognostic index of overall survival in cholangiocarcinoma patients after surgery.

Aim: To clarify the prognostic significance of preoperative albumin-to-alkaline phosphatase ratio (AAPR) in cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) subjects receiving surgery.

Methods: In this retrospective study, we included 303 CCA patients receiving surgery without preoperative therapy between 2002 and 2014. Clinicopathological characteristics (including AAPR) were analyzed to determine predictors of post-operative overall survival and recurrence-free survival (RFS).