Synthesis and Evaluation of diaryl ether modulators of the leukotriene A hydrolase aminopeptidase activity.

Activation of the aminopeptidase (AP) activity of leukotriene A hydrolase (LTAH) presents a potential therapeutic strategy for resolving chronic inflammation. Previously, ARM1 and derivatives were found to activate the AP activity using the alanine-p-nitroanilide (Ala-pNA) as a reporter group in an enzyme kinetics assay. As an extension of this previous work, novel ARM1 derivatives were synthesized using a palladium-catalyzed Ullmann coupling reaction and screened using the same assay.

Janus Nanofibrous Patch with In Situ Grown Superlubricated Skin for Soft Tissue Repair with Inhibited Postoperative Adhesion.

The patch with a superlubricated surface shows great potential for the prevention of postoperative adhesion during soft tissue repair. However, the existing patches suffer from the destruction of topography during superlubrication coating and lack of pro-healing capability. Herein, we demonstrate a facile and versatile strategy to develop a Janus nanofibrous patch (-NFP) with antiadhesion and reactive oxygen species (ROS) scavenging functions.

Stem cells implanted with nanofibrous mats for injured endometrial regeneration and immune-microenvironment remodeling.

Severe endometrial injury caused by invasive uterine operation and/or endometritis often results in intrauterine adhesions (IUAs), which are named Asherman's syndrome (AS), further leading to menstrual disorders, infertility and severe complications during pregnancy and delivery. IUAs or AS has been a challenging medical problem. Stem cells are a promising therapeutic modality for endometrial regeneration in patients with refractory AS.

RNA 5-Methylcytosine regulators are associated with cell adhesion and predict prognosis of endometrial cancer.

Background: RNA methylation is a significant form of post-transcriptional modification that has been implicated in various diseases, including cancers. One prominent type of RNA methylation is 5-Methylcytosine (mC), which primarily regulates RNA stability, transcription, and translation. However, the role of mC-related gene regulation in cell adhesion within uterine corpus endometrial carcinoma (UCEC) remains unexplored.

Function of mC RNA methyltransferase NOP2 in high-grade serous ovarian cancer.

RNA methyltransferase nucleolar protein p120 (NOP2), commonly referred to as NOP2/Sun RNA methyltransferase family member 1 (NSUN1), is involved in cell proliferation and is highly expressed in various cancers. However, its role in high-grade serous ovarian cancer (HGSOC) remains unclear. Our study investigated the expression of NOP2 in HGSOC tissues and normal fimbria tissues, and found that NOP2 was significantly upregulated in HGSOC tissues.

Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasonography for Transabdominal and Transrectal Ultrasound in Staging Cervical Cancer: A Reliability Study.

Objective: This retrospective study aimed to evaluate the consistency of transrectal contrast-enhanced ultrasonography (TR-CEUS) with post-operative pathology and the value of contrast-enhanced ultrasonography (CEUS) in staging surgically treated cervical cancer when combined with conventional ultrasonography (US).

Methods: From October 2020 to March 2023, hospitalized patients with stage IB and II cervical cancer confirmed by total hysterectomy were consecutively enrolled. The standard images of US and CEUS by transabdominal (TA-US/CEUS) and transrectal (TR-US/CEUS) approaches and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) were acquired, on which the size and stage of the tumors were evaluated, and the consistency of results with the pathological specimen was analyzed.

Identification and validation of m5c-related lncRNA risk model for ovarian cancer.

Ovarian cancer (OC) is one of the common malignant tumors that seriously threaten women's health, and there is a lack of clinical prognostic predictors, while m5c and lncRNA have been shown to be predictive of multiple cancers, including OC. Therefore, our goal was to construct a risk model for OC based on m5c-related lncRNA.340 m5c-related lncRNA were identified and a novel risk model of OC ground on nine m5C-related lncRNA was constructed using LASSO-COX regression analysis.

Construction of a prognostic signature for serous ovarian cancer based on lactate metabolism-related genes.

Background: The key biochemical feature of malignant tumor is the conversion of energy metabolism from oxidative phosphorylation to glycolysis, which provides sufficient capacity and raw materials for tumor cell rapid growth. Our study aims to construct a prognostic signature for ovarian cancer based on lactate metabolism-related genes (LMRGs).

Methods: Data of ovarian cancer and non-diseased ovarian data were downloaded from TCGA and the GTEx database, respectively.

Substrate-dependent modulation of the leukotriene A hydrolase aminopeptidase activity and effect in a murine model of acute lung inflammation.

The aminopeptidase activity (AP) of the leukotriene A hydrolase (LTAH) enzyme has emerged as a therapeutic target to modulate host immunity. Initial reports focused on the benefits of augmenting the LTAH AP activity and clearing its putative pro-inflammatory substrate Pro-Gly-Pro (PGP). However, recent reports have introduced substantial complexity disconnecting the LTAH modulator 4-methoxydiphenylmethane (4MDM) from PGP as follows: (1) 4MDM inhibits PGP hydrolysis and subsequently inhibition of LTAH AP activity, and (2) 4MDM activates the same enzyme target in the presence of alternative substrates.

Development and Validation of an Immune-Related Prognostic Signature in Cervical Cancer.

Background: Cervical cancer is the fourth most frequent gynecological malignancy across the world. Immunotherapies have proved to improve prognosis of cervical cancer. However, few studies on immune-related prognostic signature had been reported in cervical cancer.

Identification of hub genes in key hallmarks of ovarian cancer via bioinformatics analysis.

Background: Ovarian cancer is one of the most lethal malignant gynecologic tumors worldwide. We aimed to identify critical hallmarks of the surface epithelium between normal ovaries and serous ovarian carcinomas and then obtain the hub genes associated with these critical hallmarks.

Methods: We chose GSE36668, GSE54388 and GSE69428 as data sources and then determined the common gene sets through gene set enrichment analysis (GSEA) to explore essential hallmarks and hub genes driving normal ovarian cells to evolve progressively into a neoplastic state.

Evaluation of the necessity of laparoscopic repair of a uterine scar defect for cesarean scar pregnancy.

Objective: This study aimed to determine the risk factors associated with the necessity of laparoscopic scar defect repair for cesarean scar pregnancy (CSP).

Methods: We retrospectively analyzed 237 patients with CSP who were treated by ultrasound-guided suction curettage and/or laparoscopy in our hospital from April 2012 to November 2019. A total of 199 of these patients underwent ultrasound-guided suction curettage without uterine scar defect repair, while 38 of these patients underwent laparoscopic resection and uterine scar defect repair.

LDH-A inhibitors as remedies to enhance the anticancer effects of PARP inhibitors in ovarian cancer cells.

Ovarian cancer is one of the most lethal gynecologic malignancies. It has been shown that PARP inhibitors can selectively target BRCA-mutated ovarian cancer and exert some effects on ovarian cancer without BRCA mutations. However, the mechanism is still unclear.

Dynamically Accumulating Homologous Recombination Deficiency Score Served as an Important Prognosis Factor in High-Grade Serous Ovarian Cancer.

The homologous recombination (HR) pathway defects in cancers induced abrogation of cell cycle checkpoints, resulting in the accumulation of DNA damage, mitotic catastrophe, and cell death. Cancers with BRCA1/2 loss and other accumulation of similar genomic scars resulting in HRD displayed increased sensitivity to chemotherapy. Our study aimed to explore HRD score genetic mechanisms and subsequent clinical outcomes in human cancers, especially ovarian cancer.

Construction of a ceRNA network of hub genes affecting immune infiltration in ovarian cancer identified by WGCNA.

Background: Ovarian cancer is the leading cause of death among gynecological malignancies. Immunotherapy has demonstrated potential effects in ovarian cancer. However, few studies on immune-related prognostic signatures in ovarian cancer have been reported.

Research progress on the association between environmental pollutants and the resistance mechanism of PARP inhibitors in ovarian cancer.

The occurrence and progression of ovarian cancer are closely related to genetics and environmental pollutants. Poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) inhibitors have been a major breakthrough in the history of ovarian cancer treatment. PARP is an enzyme responsible for post-translational modification of proteins and repair of single-stranded DNA damage.

Artesunate-induced ATG5-related autophagy enhances the cytotoxicity of NK92 cells on endometrial cancer cells via interactions between CD155 and CD226/TIGIT.

Uterine corpus endometrial carcinoma (UCEC) is the most prevalent gynecologic cancer in developed countries and lacks efficient therapeutic strategies. Artesunate (ART), a well-modified derivate of artemisinin, exerts potent anti-cancer effects apart from its classical anti-malaria feature. Autophagy is a universal double-edged process in cell survival, and CD155 is a novel immune checkpoint highly expressed in numerous cancers.

[Effect of umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells on proliferation and apoptosis of ovarian cancer cells].

To observe the effects of human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells (UC-MSCs) on the proliferation and apoptosis of human ovarian cancer cell SKOV3.
 Methods: Transwell co-culture was used to observe the targeted homing effect of UC-MSCs on ovarian cancer cells. MTT assay was used to detect the inhibitory effect of UC-MSCs conditioned medium on SKOV3 proliferation, and Annexin V-FITC/PI double staining was used to detect the apoptotic rate.

Estrogen inhibits autophagy and promotes growth of endometrial cancer by promoting glutamine metabolism.

Background: Excessive estrogen exposure is an important pathogenic factor in uterine endometrial cancer (UEC). Recent studies have reported the metabolic properties can influence the progression of UEC. However, the underlying mechanisms have not been fully elucidated.

Lactate dehydrogenase is correlated with clinical stage and grade and is downregulated by si‑SAΤB1 in ovarian cancer.

Lactate, which is regulated by gene expression, is largely believed to favor tumor growth and survival. Elevated lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) is a negative prognostic biomarker because it is a key enzyme involved in cancer metabolism. Our previous study revealed that special AT‑rich‑binding protein 1 (SATB1), a genome‑organizing protein, was strongly associated with high metastasis rates in ovarian cancer.

MDH2 Stimulated by Estrogen-GPR30 Pathway Down-Regulated PTEN Expression Promoting the Proliferation and Invasion of Cells in Endometrial Cancer.

Purpose: The relationship between endometrial carcinoma and cellular metabolism is unknown. In endometrial cancer, mutation rate of PTEN has been reported very high. Malate dehydrogenase 2 (MDH2) is one of the isoforms of malate dehydrogenase, which is involved in citric acid cycle in mitochondria.

Association of betatrophin with metabolic characteristics in overweight/obese and lean women with PCOS.

As a new hormone, betatrophin has gained attention as a potential new target to combat insulin resistance (IR) and diabetes. Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a common endocrine and metabolic disorder among women of the reproductive age with long term sequelae which include IR and metabolic syndrome. The aim of this study is to evaluate the circulating plasma betatrophin levels in overweight/obese or lean women with or without PCOS and also to elucidate possible correlations with anthropometric and metabolic parameters.

Preoperative Monocyte-to-Lymphocyte Ratio in Peripheral Blood Predicts Stages, Metastasis, and Histological Grades in Patients with Ovarian Cancer.

Purpose: The monocyte-to-lymphocyte ratio (MLR) has been shown to be associated with the prognosis of various solid tumors. This study sought to evaluate the important value of the MLR in ovarian cancer patients.

Methods: A total of 133 ovarian cancer patients and 43 normal controls were retrospectively reviewed.

AT-rich sequence binding protein 1: Contribution to tumor progression and metastasis of human ovarian carcinoma.

Special AT-rich sequence binding protein 1 (SATB1) is a master chromatin organizer that has recently been reported to directly upregulate metastasis-associated genes and downregulate tumor suppressor genes. However, its clinical significance in the case of ovarian cancer remains unclear. In the current study, we assessed the expression levels of SATB1 in ovarian cancer and aimed to show whether it may be a conventional clinicopathological parameter.