Treatment of Paraclinoid Aneurysms With Stent-Assisted Coiling Versus Flow Diversion Techniques: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Background: The stent-assisted coiling (SAC) and flow-diverter stent (FDS) techniques are widely used in the endovascular treatment of paraclinoid aneurysms. This article compares the occlusion rate, periprocedural complications, and clinical outcomes of SAC and FDSs.

Methods: Between January 2010 and December 2020, a systematic search of electronic databases identified 2283 articles for screening.

Classification of anatomy and treatment approaches for aneurysms originating from the proximal of the A1 segment of the anterior cerebral artery in clinical settings.

Objective: To explore the spatial relationship between A1 segment proximal anterior cerebral artery aneurysms and their main trunks, classify them anatomically and develop targeted treatment strategies.

Methods: This single-center retrospective analysis involved 39 patients diagnosed with aneurysms originating from the proximal of A1 segment of the anterior cerebral artery (2014-2023). Classify the patient's aneurysm into 5 types based on the location of the neck involving the carrier artery and the spatial relationship and projection direction of the aneurysm body with the carrier artery, and outcomes from treatment methods were compared.

Therapeutic effects of finasteride: inhibition of disease progression and serum prostate-specific antigen reduction in patients with prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia.

The objective of this study was to evaluate the impact of finasteride on the progression of prostate intraepithelial neoplasia and levels of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) in patients. A total of 120 patients with high-grade prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia were included in this study from January 2013 to January 2018. All patients underwent prostate biopsies.

Endoscopic treatment of extreme esophageal stenosis complicated with esophagotracheal fistula: A case report.

Background: At present, there is no unified and effective treatment for extreme corrosive esophageal stenosis (CES) with esophagotracheal fistula (ETF). This case had extreme and severe esophageal stenosis (ES) and ETF after ingesting an enzyme-based chemical detergent, resulting in a serious pulmonary infection and severe malnutrition. Upper gastrointestinal imaging showed that he had an ETF, and endoscopy showed that he had extreme and severe esophageal stricture.

Mechanism of RIP2 enhancing stemness of glioma cells induces temozolomide resistance.

Aims: We aimed to investigate the role of receptor-interacting protein 2 (RIP2) in regulation of stemness of glioma cells and chemotherapy resistance.

Methods: Plasmid transfection was used to overexpress RIP2. Chemical inhibitors were used to inhibit RIP2 or NF-κB activity.

Controlled Hemorrhage Sensitizes Angiotensin II-Elicited Hypertension through Activation of the Brain Renin-Angiotensin System Independently of Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress.

Hemorrhagic shock is associated with activation of renin-angiotensin system (RAS) and endoplasmic reticulum stress (ERS). Previous studies demonstrated that central RAS activation produced by various challenges sensitizes angiotensin (Ang) II-elicited hypertension and that ERS contributes to the development of neurogenic hypertension. The present study investigated whether controlled hemorrhage could sensitize Ang II-elicited hypertension and whether the brain RAS and ERS mediate this sensitization.

Regulation of temozolomide resistance in glioma cells via the RIP2/NF-κB/MGMT pathway.

Background: Temozolomide (TMZ) is a first-line chemotherapy drug for the treatment of malignant glioma and resistance to it poses a major challenge. Receptor-interacting protein 2 (RIP2) is associated with the malignant character of cancer cells. However, it remains unclear whether RIP2 is involved in TMZ resistance in glioma.

Targeting c-Myc on cell growth and vascular endothelial growth factor expression in IN500 glioblastoma cells.

Background: The level of c-Myc is closely associated with high pathological grade and the poor prognosis of gliomas. Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is the most important angiogenic factor that potently stimulates the proliferation and migration of vascular endothelial cells. This study aimed to address the biological importance of c-Myc in the development of gliomas, we downregulated the expression of c-Myc in the human glioblastoma cell line IN500 and studied the in vitro effect on cellular growth, proliferation, and apoptosis and the expression of VEGF and the in vivo effect on tumor formation in a xenograft mouse model.

Cloning and ontogenetic expression of the uncoupling protein 1 gene UCP1 in sheep.

The uncoupling protein 1 (UCP1) is an indicator of brown adipocytes and is involved in the control of body temperature and regulation of energy balance. It abundantly expresses in newborns and has important functions in adults. However, little information was known on UCP1 gene expression in young and adolescent sheep.

The regulating role of mutant IkappaBalpha in expression of TIMP-2 and MMP-9 in human glioblastoma multiform.

Background: Our previous studies demonstrated that mutant IkappaBalpha (IkappaBalphaM) inhibited the occurrence, growth and angiogenesis of human glioblastoma multiform (GBM). However, the specific mechanism by which IkappaBalphaM regulates protein-degrading enzymes secreted from GBM to inhibit invasion and metastasis has remained unclear. The aim of the present study was to investigate the regulatory role and significance of IkappaBalphaM genes in the expression of tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase (TIMP)-2 and matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-9 in human GBM.

Management of Malignant Gastric Outlet Obstruction with Expandable Metallic Stent Placement.

Background: To investigate the efficacy and procedural skills of metallic stent placement for malignant gastric outlet obstruction.

Methods: Nine patients with malignant gastric outlet obstruction were performed metallic stent placement. Two stent placement methods were employed, the first, stents were placed under guidance of endoscopy in 7 patients (stent introducer: 140 mm in length and 4-6 mm in diameter); the second, duodenal stents were placed through endoscopic biopsy channel (3.

Mutant IkappaBalpha suppresses hypoxia-induced VEGF expression through downregulation of HIF-1alpha and COX-2 in human glioma cells.

Our previous study demonstrated that mutant IkappaBalpha (IkappaBalphaM) could inhibit glioma angiogenesis and tumorigenesis through the downregulation of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and IL-8. However, the pathways involved in VEGF expression are not well understood. Growing evidence indicates that hypoxia-inducible factor-1alpha (HIF-1alpha) and cyclooxygenases-2 (COX-2) play important roles in this progression.

Hypoxia-inducible factor-1alpha DNA induced angiogenesis in a rat cerebral ischemia model.

Background: Hypoxia-inducible factor-1 (HIF-1) is a transcription factor that regulates the adaptive response to hypoxia in mammalian cells. It consists of a regulatory subunit HIF-1alpha, which accumulates under hypoxic conditions, and a constitutively expressed subunit, HIF-1beta. In this study, we investigated HIF-1alpha naked DNA-induced angiogenesis in a cerebral ischemic model in vivo.

IkappaBalphaM suppresses angiogenesis and tumorigenesis promoted by a constitutively active mutant EGFR in human glioma cells.

Human glioma cell lines (G36DeltaEGFR and IN500DeltaEGFR) have been shown to display an enhanced tumorigenic phenotype, when transfected with a constitutively active form of the epidermal growth factor receptor (DeltaEGFR). These cells were transfected with a mutant IkappaBalpha (IkappaBalphaM) that is resistant to phosphorylation and degradation, and hence blocks NF-kappaB activity. Recently, EGFR has been shown to increase the activity of NF-kappaB and to induce angiogenesis.