We aimed to explore the aberrant expression status of hsa-miR-141-3p and dual-specificity protein phosphatase 1 (DUSP1) and their relative mechanisms in uterine cervical carcinoma (UCC).Quantitative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) was conducted to detect the expression of hsa-miR-141-3p. Immunohistochemical (IHC) staining was performed to examine the expression of DUSP1 in UCC.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Breast cancer (BC) is a prevalent and highly lethal malignancy affecting women worldwide. Immunotherapy has emerged as a promising therapeutic strategy for BC, offering potential improvements in patient survival. Neoadjuvant therapy (NAT) has also gained significant clinical traction.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWe aimed to explore the abnormal expression of dual-specificity protein phosphatase 1 (DUSP1) and its latent molecular mechanisms in ovarian carcinoma (OVCA). Two clinical cohorts collected from two different hospitals were used to evaluate the expression of DUSP1 protein in OVCA tissues. RNA-sequencing and microarray datasets were utilised to verify DUSP1 expression at mRNA levels in both OVCA tissues and in the peripheral blood of OVCA patients.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe clinicopathological value of microRNA-141-3p (miR-141-3p) and its prospective target genes in endometrial carcinoma (EC) remains unclear. The present study determined the expression level of miR-141-3p in EC via quantitative real-time PCR (RT-qPCR). RT-qPCR showed a markedly higher expression level of miR-141-3p in EC tissues than in non-EC endometrium tissues ( < 0.
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Background: Platelet-derived growth factor receptor alpha (PDGFRA) plays essential roles in several malignant tumors. Nevertheless, its clinical function in papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) is still unclear. This study aimed to examine the clinicopathologic implication and potential molecular underpinning of PDGFRA in PTC.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe aim of the study was to comprehensively evaluate the clinical value of miR-125b-5p in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and its potential molecular mechanisms. MiR-125b-5p expression was remarkably lower as examined by real-time reverse transcription quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) in 95 paired HCC and nonmalignant liver tissues in house (P<0.001), which was in accord with the results from miRNA-sequencing data with 371 cases of HCC.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe cancer susceptibility candidate 9 (CASC9) gene has been reported to exert an oncogenic effect in several types of cancer. However, its role in lung squamous cell carcinoma (LUSC) is unknown. Therefore, the present study examined the expression of CASC9 in LUSC and non‑cancer tissues by reverse transcription‑quantitative polymerase chain reaction assays and by data mining of high‑throughput public databases, including The Cancer Genome Atlas, the Gene Expression Omnibus, ArrayExpress and the Cancer Cell Line Encyclopedia.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Previous studies have shown that miR-144-3p might be a potential biomarker in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Nevertheless, the comprehensive mechanism behind the effects of miR-144-3p on the origin, differentiation, and apoptosis of NSCLC, as well as the relationship between miR-144-3p and clinical parameters, has been rarely reported.
Methods: We investigated the correlations between miR-144-3p expression and clinical characteristics through data collected from Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) microarrays, the relevant literature, The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA), and real-time quantitative real-time PCR (RT-qPCR) analyses to determine the clinical role of miR-144-3p in NSCLC.
In the current study, we proposed to explore the potential role and related signaling pathways of Homobox A10 (HOXA10) in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). HOXA10 levels in lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD) and lung squamous cell carcinoma (LUSC) were detected by qRT-PCR and the expression of HOXA10 was significantly up-regulated in the NSCLC tissue of all 55 pairs (P = 0.037).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) is the most common subtype of thyroid cancer, and inflammation relates significantly to its initiation and prognosis. Systematic exploration of the immunogenomic landscape therein to assist in PTC prognosis is therefore urgent. The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) project provides a large number of genetic PTC samples that enable a comprehensive and reliable immunogenomic study.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMicroRNAs (miRNAs or miRs) are highly conserved small noncoding RNA molecules involved in gene regulation. An increasing number of studies have demonstrated that miRNAs act as oncogenes or antioncogenes in various types of cancer, including breast cancer (BC). However, the exact role of miR‑671‑3p in BC has not yet been reported.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCaspase-3 is a vital executioner molecule during the apoptotic process. Numerous studies have revealed the close association of caspase-3 expression and breast cancer. Nevertheless, the prognostic value of caspase-3 expression for patients with breast cancer remains uncertain.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme E2C (UBE2C) has been previously reported to correlate with the malignant progression of various human cancers, however, the exact molecular function of UBE2C in breast carcinoma (BRCA) remained elusive. We aimed to investigate UBE2C expression in BRCA and its clinical significance.
Methods: The expression of UBE2C in 209 BRCA tissue samples and 53 adjacent normal tissue samples was detected using immunohistochemistry.
To evaluate acoustic radiation force impulse (ARFI) inthe differential diagnosis of small (≤20 mm) solid breast lesions and identify the most efficient ARFI parameters. Conventional ultrasonography and ARFIwere performed in 120 patients with 121 small solid breast lesions. The area ratios (ARs) of the lesion on virtual touch tissue compared to B-mode were calculated.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMicroRNAs (miRNAs) are short, non-protein-coding RNAs and transcripts that are 18-24 nt in length. miR-204 was first identified as an anti-oncogene and is reported to be downregulated in non-small cell lung cancer, glioma, gastric and thyroid cancer. Recent studies have proposed that a low level of miR-204 expression is associated with tumor progression and disease outcome in breast cancer.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFGrowing evidence indicates that microRNAs (miRNAs) play critical roles in the initiation and progression of breast carcinoma (BC) and are promising diagnostic biomarkers. In the present study, we aimed to identify a multi-marker miRNA pool with high diagnostic performance for BC. We collected miRNA expression profiles of BC samples and normal breast tissues from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) and screened differentially expressed miRNAs by conducting two‑sample t-tests and by calculating log2 fold-change (log2FC) ratios.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Studies have been reported that cyclin-dependent kinase5 (CDK5) was associated with the development of several cancers. However, the relationship between CDK5 level and clinicopathological factors is still poorly understood in cervical diseases. The aim of the current study was to investigate the expression of CDK5 and its clinical significance in variant cervical lesions.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBACKGROUND DcR3 (decoy receptor 3) has been proposed be involved in development and prognosis of female reproductive cancers, including cervical cancer, ovarian cancer, and breast cancer. The purpose of this meta-analysis was to explore the evidence for the correlation between DcR3 and the clinicopathological characteristics, as well as the overall survival time, in female reproductive cancers. MATERIAL AND METHODS Relevant studies were searched for in PubMed, Wiley Online Library, Web of Science, Science Direct, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, Google Scholar, EMBASE, Ovid, LILACS, Chinese CNKI, Chong Qing VIP, Wan Fang, and China Biology Medicine disc up to 30 September 2015.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Cyclin-dependent kinase 5 (CDK5) is an atypical CDK which plays a vital role in several cancers via regulating migration and motility of cancer cells. However, the clinicopathological impact and function of CDK5 in lung cancer remain poorly understood. The present study was aimed at exploring expression and clinicopathological significance of CDK5 in lung cancer.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFVarious studies have evaluated the relationship between Caspase-3 expression and cancers of digestive tract. However, the prognostic value of Caspase-3 expression remains unclear. Hence, a meta-analysis was conducted with eligible studies which quantitatively evaluated the relationship between Caspase-3 expression and survival of patients in gastrointestinal tract cancers.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are regarded to be relevant to the prognosis of breast cancer. Numerous studies have confirmed the association between MMPs and tumor growth, invasion and metastasis in breast cancer. However, their prognostic values for survival in patients with breast cancer remain controversial.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: A significant relationship has been reported in which Ki-67/MIB-1 expression is correlated with survival in cervical cancer patients. However, the prognostic value of Ki-67/MIB-1 in cervical cancer is still not well understood.
Material And Method: A meta-analysis was carried out to explore the prognostic value of Ki-67/MIB-1 on overall survival (OS) and/or disease-free survival (DFS) in cervical cancer.
Primary urinary bladder adenosquamous carcinoma is extremely rare and only a few cases have been reported in English literatures. Its biological behavior remains unclear. Here we reported a 60-year-old male patient with lower limb deep venous thromboses associated with primary urinary bladder adenosquamous carcinoma.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe present study investigated the protein expression levels of cluster of differentiation (CD)95, caspase‑8, caspase‑3 and poly(ADP‑ribose) polymerase 1 (PARP1) in liver cancer and its association with clinical pathological parameters. The results demonstrated that the expression of CD95 correlated with histological differentiation, liver cirrhosis, lymph node metastasis and distant metastasis (P<0.05), however, no correlations with gender, age, quantity of tumor nodules or T stage were observed (P>0.
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