The exploration of surgery and survival prediction in patients with peritoneal metastasis from gastric adenocarcinoma based on the SEER database.

Background: As one of the most common diseases in terms of cancer-related mortality worldwide, gastric adenocarcinoma (GA) frequently develops peritoneal metastases (PMs) in advanced stages. Systemic therapy or optimal supportive care are recommended for advanced GA; however, patients frequently develop drug resistance. Surgical resection is not recommended for stage IV patients, and there have been some controversies regarding the role of it in GA patients with PMs.

Nomogram model for predicting esophsagogastric varices in hepatocellular carcinoma with cirrhosis.

Background/aims: The prognosis for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) with cirrhosis is poor. The risk of death also increases in patients with esophagogastric varices (EGV). Based on routine clinical features and related noninvasive parameters, a nomogram prediction model was developed in this study to facilitate the early identification of EGV in HCC patients.

ROS-Related miRNAs Regulate Immune Response and Chemoradiotherapy Sensitivity in Hepatocellular Carcinoma by Comprehensive Analysis and Experiment.

Reactive oxygen species (ROS) plays an essential role in the development of cancer. Here, we chose ROS-related miRNAs for consensus clustering analysis and ROS score construction. We find that ROS is extremely associated with prognosis, tumor immune microenvironment (TIME), gene mutations, N6-methyladenosine (m6A) methylation, and chemotherapy sensitivity in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).

MicroRNA-223-3p Protect Against Radiation-Induced Cardiac Toxicity by Alleviating Myocardial Oxidative Stress and Programmed Cell Death Targeting the AMPK Pathway.

Radiotherapy improves the survival rate of cancer patients, yet it also involves some inevitable complications. Radiation-induced heart disease (RIHD) is one of the most serious complications, especially the radiotherapy of thoracic tumors, which is characterized by cardiac oxidative stress disorder and programmed cell death. At present, there is no effective treatment strategy for RIHD; in addition, it cannot be reversed when it progresses.

β-Catenin-CCL2 feedback loop mediates crosstalk between cancer cells and macrophages that regulates breast cancer stem cells.

Breast cancer is the most frequently diagnosed cancer among women worldwide. Though advances in diagnosis and treatment have prolonged overall survival (OS) for patients with breast cancer, metastasis remains the major obstacles to improved survival for breast cancer patients. The existence of breast cancer stem cells (BCSCs) is a major reason underlying cancer metastasis and recurrence.

Comprehensive Analysis of the Immune Infiltrates and PD-L1 of mA RNA Methylation Regulators in Hepatocellular Carcinoma.

Recently, -methyladenosine (mA) RNA methylation in eukaryotic mRNA has become increasingly obvious in the pathogenesis and prognosis of cancer. Moreover, tumor microenvironment is involved in the regulation of tumorigenesis. In our research, the clinical data, including 374 tumor and 50 normal patients, were obtained from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA).

Dihydroartemisinin Inhibits Proliferation and Induces Apoptosis of Human Hepatocellular Carcinoma Cell by Upregulating Tumor Necrosis Factor via JNK/NF-B Pathways.

Background: Dihydroartemisinin (DHA) is a predominant compound in L., and it has been shown to inhibit tumorigenesis.

Methods: In this study, the antitumor potential of DHA was investigated in the MHCC97-L hepatocellular carcinoma cell line.

LncRNA LINC00460 promotes tumor growth of human lung adenocarcinoma by targeting miR-302c-5p/FOXA1 axis.

Accumulating evidence has shown that long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) had malfunctioning roles in the development of human cancers, especially lung adenocarcinoma (LC). In the present study, we aimed to investigate the role and potential mechanism of lncRNA long intergenic non-protein coding RNA 460 (LINC00460) in LC progression using human tissues and cell lines. We observed that LINC00460 was increased in lung adenocarcinoma tissues and cells in comparison to their corresponding controls.

Effect of lenalidomide on the human gastric cancer cell line SGC7901/vincristine Notch signaling.

Aim Of Study: To examine the function of lenalidomide (LEN) on the human multidrug resistance (MDR)-type gastric cancer line SGC7901/vincristine (VCR) via regulating Notch signaling.

Materials And Methods: Quantitative polymerase chain reaction was used for checking the genes of Notch, DNA methyltransferase (DNMT), RBP-J, Hes1/5, Deltex1, MDR/multidrug resistant protein (MRP); the cell proliferation and cell death were detected by cell counting kit-8 (CCK8) staining, Ki-67 expression, and propidium-iodide staining, and methylated DNA immunoprecipitation assay (MeDIP) was used for checking the 5 mC enrichment, indicating the DNA methylation of the Notch2 gene loci.

Results: LEN reduced the mRNA expression of Notch2 (P < 0.

Autophagic cell death induced by reactive oxygen species is involved in hyperthermic sensitization to ionizing radiation in human hepatocellular carcinoma cells.

Aim: To investigate whether autophagic cell death is involved in hyperthermic sensitization to ionizing radiation in human hepatocellular carcinoma cells, and to explore the underlying mechanism.

Methods: Human hepatocellular carcinoma cells were treated with hyperthermia and ionizing radiation. MTT and clonogenic assays were performed to determine cell survival.

Long non-coding RNA CASC2 regulates cell biological behaviour through the MAPK signalling pathway in hepatocellular carcinoma.

Long non-coding RNAs have previously been demonstrated to play important roles in regulating human diseases, especially cancer. However, the biological functions and molecular mechanisms of long non-coding RNAs in hepatocellular carcinoma have not been extensively studied. The long non-coding RNA CASC2 (cancer susceptibility candidate 2) has been characterised as a tumour suppressor in endometrial cancer and gliomas.

High expression of G-protein signaling modulator 2 in hepatocellular carcinoma facilitates tumor growth and metastasis by activating the PI3K/AKT signaling pathway.

The aim of this study was to investigate the role of G-protein signaling modulator 2 in the carcinogenesis and progression of hepatocellular carcinoma. We previously showed that G-protein signaling modulator 2 was upregulated in hepatitis B virus-related hepatocellular carcinoma tissues through a hierarchical clustering analysis. With this study, we first assessed the expression pattern of G-protein signaling modulator 2 in hepatocellular carcinoma specimens and adjacent noncancerous tissues; clinical data were analyzed, along survival times, utilizing the Kaplan-Meier method.

Long non-coding RNA AK058003, as a precursor of miR-15a, interacts with HuR to inhibit the expression of γ-synuclein in hepatocellular carcinoma cells.

Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) have been identified as critical players in multiple cancers and lncRNAs are tightly linked to cancer progression. However, only little amount of lncRNAs have been identified to participate in the molecular mechanisms of the progression of hepatocellular carcinoma. In this study, we found that lncRNA-AK058003 is down-regulated in hepatocellular carcinoma tissues and it is associated with the relapse and metastasis of the cancer.

Twist mediates an aggressive phenotype in human colorectal cancer cells.

Epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) is a crucial process providing cancer cells with the ability to migrate and metastasize to distant sites. Recently, EMT was shown to be associated with the cancer stem cell (CSC) phenotype and chemoresistance. Twist is a transcription factor that regulates EMT in a various cancer cells, including colorectal cancer (CRC).

Effect of silencing NEK2 on biological behaviors of HepG2 in human hepatoma cells and MAPK signal pathway.

To investigate the expression level of NEK2 in 40 tissue specimens of primary liver cancer and to search for clues whether the effect of NEK2 depletion plays a role on biological behaviors of HepG2 cells and the relevant molecular mechanism are the objectives of this study. Real-time PCR and immunohistochemistry assessed expression level of NEK2 in specimens of cancerous tissues and carcinoma-adjacent tissues. The NEK2 expression level in HepG2, Huh7, SMMC, and 7402 cells was detected by real-time PCR and western blot to screen experimental cell line.

Long noncoding RNAs in hepatitis B virus-related hepatocellular carcinoma.

Aim: To study the expression of long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) in hepatitis B virus (HBV)-related hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).

Methods: The lncRNA profiles between HBV-related HCC tissues and corresponding normal liver tissues were generated using microarray analysis. Datasets were analyzed using multiple algorithms to depict alterations in gene expression on the basis of gene ontology (GO), pathway analysis, and lncRNA levels.

Inhibition of 12-lipoxygenase reduces proliferation and induces apoptosis of hepatocellular carcinoma cells in vitro and in vivo.

Background: 12-lipoxygenase (12-LOX) has been reported to be an important gene in cancer cell proliferation and survival, and tumor metastasis. However, its role in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) cells remains unknown.

Methods: Expression of 12-LOX was assessed in a diethyl-nitrosamine-induced rat HCC model, and in SMMC-7721, HepG2 and L-02 cells using immunohistochemical staining and reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR).

5-Lipoxygenase contributes to the progression of hepatocellular carcinoma.

5-Lipoxygenase (5-LOX) has been implicated in the development and progression of lung, pancreatic and esophageal cancers. However, its role in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) remains unclear. This study aimed to explore the role of 5-LOX in the pathogenesis of HCC.

Hepatic oval cells activated by hepatocyte apoptosis in diethylnitrosamine-induced rat liver cirrhosis.

Objective: To investigate whether hepatic oval cells are activated in diethylnitrosamine (DEN)-induced rat liver cirrhosis, and to explore its mechanism.

Methods: Liver cirrhosis was induced in rats (n=8) by weekly intraperitoneal injections of DEN at a dose of 50mg/kg body weight for 12 weeks followed by a 2-week wash out period. Rats (n=5) that received isovolumic vehicle served as the control group.