Responses of vegetation cover to hydro-climatic variations in Bosten Lake Watershed, NW China.

Amidst the backdrop of global climate change, it is imperative to comprehend the intricate connections among surface water, vegetation, and climatic shifts within watersheds, especially in fragile, arid ecosystems. However, these relationships across various timescales remain unclear. We employed the Ensemble Empirical Mode Decomposition (EEMD) method to analyze the multifaceted dynamics of surface water and vegetation in the Bosten Lake Watershed across multiple temporal scales.

Analysis of Macrophage Chemotactic Activity and TLR9 Signaling Pathway in the Mouse Model of Viral Acute Lung Injury.

This study focused on the chemotactic activity of macrophages and the role of the TLR9 signaling pathway in the pathogenesis of viral Acute Lung Injury (ALI). For this purpose, a total of 40 male SPF mice were used, aged 5-8 weeks. They were randomly divided into an experimental group and a control group.

Upregulation of Nei-Like DNA Glycosylase 3 Predicts Poor Prognosis in Hepatocellular Carcinoma.

Background: Accumulating evidence has suggested that Nei-like DNA glycosylase 3 (NEIL3) is associated with human tumors. However, there are few studies on the role of NEIL3 in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). The aim of this study was to investigate the expression profile of NEIL3 and its clinical relevance in HCC.

Upregulation of Excision Repair Cross-Complementation Group 6-Like (ERCC6L) Promotes Tumor Growth in Hepatocellular Carcinoma.

Background: Excision repair cross-complementation group 6-like (ERCC6L) is overexpressed in some malignancies; however, its role in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) remains to be further investigated.

Aims: In the present study, we explored the expression and function of ERCC6L in HCC.

Methods And Results: We investigated the expression of ERCC6L by microarray analysis, using the Cancer Genome Atlas database, and by HCC tissue microarray.

UBE2M promotes cell proliferation via the β-catenin/cyclin D1 signaling in hepatocellular carcinoma.

Upregulated ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme E2M (UBE2M) is associated with poor prognosis in malignancies; However, the phenotype and mechanism of action of UBE2M in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) remain elusive. Here, we report that UBE2M is overexpressed and correlated with poor prognosis in HCC patients. The UBE2M level is an independent prognostic factor for HCC patients.

Heat shock protein 70 downregulation inhibits proliferation, migration and tumorigenicity in hepatocellular carcinoma cells.

The overexpression of heat shock protein 70 (HSP70), a major stress-inducible heat shock protein, has been identified to enhance the proliferation, survival, invasion and metastasis of diverse types of human cancer. However, its role in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) remains poorly understood. The present study demonstrated that HSP70 expression was higher in tested HCC cell lines, compared with the normal hepatocyte LO2, and the suppression of HSP70 significantly inhibited the proliferation of SMMC-7721 and Hep3B cells.

Prognostic significance of eukaryotic initiation factor 4E in hepatocellular carcinoma.

Purpose: Aberrant expression of eukaryotic initiation factor 4E (eIF4E) has been observed in human malignancies. However, its role in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) remains to be established. The purpose of this study was to detect eIF4E expression and to evaluate its clinical relevance.

Effect of saracatinib on pulmonary metastases from hepatocellular carcinoma.

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the third leading cause of cancer-related death worldwide. Src is involved in multiple processes of cancer metastasis; however, its significance in HCC is not well defined. In the present study, overexpression of Src phosphorylation (Y416) was observed in the highly metastatic MHCC97H cell line; additionally, through inhibition of Src kinase activation, HCC cell proliferation, migration, invasion and colony formation were significantly reduced in vitro.

P53 and PCNA is positively correlated with HPV infection in laryngeal epitheliopapillomatous lesions in patiets with different ethnic backgrounds in Xinjiang.

Objective: To explore the correlation of human papillomavious (HPV) infection with expression of p53 and proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) in patients with different ethnicity in Xinjiang, China.

Methods: 166 biopsy specimens from 83 laryngeal squamous cell carcinomas (LSCC), 63 laryngeal papillomas (LP), and 20 laryngeal inflammatory polyps (LIP) were included in this study. HPV infection was determined by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) using specific types of HPV primers.

Altered distribution and expression pattern of E-cadherin in hepatocellular carcinomas: correlations with prognosis and clinical features.

Objective: E-cadherin has been identified as a tumor suppressor in many types of carcinoma. However, some studies recently suggested that the role and expression of E-cadherin might be more complex and diverse. In the present study, we evaluated the prognostic value of E-cadherin expression with reference to levels in membranes and cytoplasm, and the membrane/cytoplasm ratio, in hepatocellular carcinomas (HCCs) after curative hepatectomy.

[Effects of adenoviral-mediated mda-7/IL-24 gene infection on the growth and drug-resistance of drug-resistant].

Objective: To study the effects of tumor suppressor gene mda-7/IL-24 on the growth and drug-resistance of two drug-resistant ovarian cancer cell lines OVCAR-3, OVCAR-8/TR.

Methods: Adenoviral-mediated mda-7/IL-24 (Ad. mda-7/IL-24) was constructed in our previous study, and then applied to infect two cell lines.

[Effect of adenovirus-mediated mda-7/IL-24 gene infection on apoptosis of drug-resistant human ovarian cancer cell lines OVCAR-3 and OVCAR-8/TR].

Background & Objective: Melanoma differentiation associated gene-7 (mda-7/IL-24) has double functions: specifically induces tumor cell apoptosis and modulates immune responses. Therefore, it is a strong candidate for human cancer gene therapy. This study was to evaluate the effect of adenovirus-mediated mda-7/IL-24 infection on the apoptosis of drug-resistant ovarian cancer cell lines OVCAR-3 and OVCAR-8/TR.

[Ad. mda-7/IL-24 construction and expression in infected drug resistant cell line of human ovarian cancer].

Objective: To construct the recombinant Ad. mda-7/IL-24 using Adeasy 1 system.

Methods: The mda-7/IL-24 DNA sequence was, by PCR, amplified from the plasmid pREP4-mda-7 and sub-cloned into the shuttle vector pAdTrack CMV.