Ovarian metastases resection from extragenital primary sites: outcome and prognostic factor analysis of 147 patients.

Background: To explore the outcomes and prognostic factors of ovarian metastasectomy intervention on overall survival from extragenital primary cancer.

Methods: Patients with ovarian metastases from extragenital primary cancer confirmed by laparotomy surgery and ovarian metastases resection were retrospectively collected in a single institution during an 8-year period. A total of 147 cases were identified and primary tumor sites were colorectal region (49.

P38 MAP kinase functions as a switch in MS-275-induced reactive oxygen species-dependent autophagy and apoptosis in human colon cancer cells.

MS-275 is a synthetic benzamide derivative of the histone deacetylase inhibitor and is currently in phase I/II clinical trials. Many reports have shown that the anti-tumor activity of MS-275 in several types of cancer is mainly attributable to its capacity to induce the apoptotic death of tumor cells. It remains unclear if autophagy is involved in MS-275 treatment of cancer cells.

Pelvic inflammatory disease: evaluation of diagnostic accuracy with conventional MR with added diffusion-weighted imaging.

Purpose: To determine the incremental value of magnetic resonance (MR) diffusion-weighted (DW) imaging for the diagnosis of pelvic inflammatory diseases (PID).

Materials And Methods: We added DW sequences to conventional MR imaging in 187 patients with clinically suspected PID. The imaging findings included shape, signal intensity on T1-weighted, T2-weighted, and DW imaging, shade in the peripheral lesions, free pelvic fluid, and lymphadenopathy.

Hippocampal volume in children with temporal lobe epilepsy compared to healthy children: a magnetic resonance imaging study.

Context: There are currently few published studies that compare hippocampal volume (HCV) in children with temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE). Aims : T0 o compare HCVs in children with TLE and in relation to normal controls (NC), and to analyze HCV change in the acute phase in pediatric subjects using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Setting and Design : T0 he case group (n=24) was matched in gender and age range with NC subjects (n=24).

CS055 (Chidamide/HBI-8000), a novel histone deacetylase inhibitor, induces G1 arrest, ROS-dependent apoptosis and differentiation in human leukaemia cells.

CS055 (Chidamide/HBI-8000) is a novel benzamide-type HDACi (histone deacetylase inhibitor), which has entered Phase I clinical trials in the U.S. and Phase II/III in China.

Cu2ZnGeSe4 nanocrystals: synthesis and thermoelectric properties.

A synthetic route for producing Cu(2)ZnGeSe(4) nanocrystals with narrow size distributions and controlled composition is presented. These nanocrystals were used to produce densely packed nanomaterials by hot-pressing. From the characterization of the thermoelectric properties of these nanomaterials, Cu(2)ZnGeSe(4) is demonstrated to show excellent thermoelectric properties.

Shell modulation by tailoring substituents in chitosan for LbL-assembled microcapsules.

By AFM we report the successful modulation of shell structure (morphology and shell thickness) of microcapsules through tailoring molecular substituents of chitosan. The shell thickness of hollow (HPCS/SA)(n) (n=5, 7, 9) capsules is more than 3 times that of the (QACS/SA)(n) (n=5, 7, 9) capsules, due to less charges carried by the neutral -NH(2) substituent group and the induced coily conformation in HPCS, while more charges carried by the positively charged -N(CH(3))(3)(+) substituent and the induced extended conformation in QACS (HPCS: hydroxyl propyl chitosan; QACS: quaternary ammonium chitosan; SA: sodium alginate). The ultrathin shells of microcapsules assembled in this work by the layer-by-layer (LbL) self-assembly technique rather than the traditional method of mixing CS, SA and CaCl(2) enable the thickness modulation characterization by AFM on the atomic scale.

A novel DNA-templated click chemistry strategy for fluorescent detection of copper(II) ions.

A novel fluorescent strategy has been developed for sensitive turn-on detection of Cu(2+) based on high efficiency of DNA-templated organic synthesis, great specificity of alkyne-azide click reaction to the catalysis of copper ions and the sequential strand displacement for signal transduction.

Diffusion-weighted MRI: a useful technique to discriminate benign versus malignant ovarian surface epithelial tumors with solid and cystic components.

Purpose: To evaluate differences in apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) values for the solid component of benign and malignant ovarian surface epithelial tumors with the goal of differentiating benign versus malignant ovarian tumors preoperatively.

Materials And Methods: A total of 127 patients with 131 pelvic masses identified by ultrasound between January 2006 and January 2011 were enrolled in this study. 46 patients were diagnosed with benign tumors, and 85 patients were diagnosed with malignant pathologies.

ABT-263 sensitizes TRAIL-resistant hepatocarcinoma cells by downregulating the Bcl-2 family of anti-apoptotic protein.

Purpose: Tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL) is a promising anticancer agent due to its selective cytotoxicity to transformed cells. However, most human hepatocellular carcinomas (HCC) develop resistance to TRAIL. Thus, there is an urgent need to investigate the molecular targets and the underlying mechanisms that may be involved in overriding the resistance of tumor cells to TRAIL.

Shikonin, a Chinese plant-derived naphthoquinone, induces apoptosis in hepatocellular carcinoma cells through reactive oxygen species: A potential new treatment for hepatocellular carcinoma.

Although shikonin, a naphthoquinone derivative, has showed anti-cancer activity, its precise molecular anti-tumor mechanism remains to be elucidated. In this study, we investigated the effects of shikonin on human hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in vitro and in vivo. Our results showed that shikonin induced apoptosis of Huh7 and BEL7402 but not nontumorigenic cells.

Morphology evolution of Cu(2-x)S nanoparticles: from spheres to dodecahedrons.

An oriented attachment and growth mechanism allows an accurate control of the size and morphology of Cu(2-x)S nanocrystals, from spheres and disks to tetradecahedrons and dodecahedrons. The synthesis conditions and the growth mechanism are detailed here.

Intuitive visualization and quantification of intraventricular convection in acute ischemic left ventricular failure during early diastole using color Doppler-based echocardiographic vector flow mapping.

The aim of this study was to make an intuitive visualization of intraventricular convection (IC) and quantification of intraventricular convection velocity (ICV) in acute ischemic left ventricular (LV) failure of open-chest canines during early diastole contrast to the baseline conditions using color Doppler-based echocardiographic vector flow mapping (VFM). The animal care committee approved this prospective study. In 6 anesthetized open-chest beagle models, the emergence time and the emergence sites of IC in the LV cavity during early diastole were visualized at the standard apical 3-chamber (AP3c) views with the VFM at baseline conditions and after coronary artery ligation.

GSTM1 null allele is a risk factor for gastric cancer development in Asians.

Glutathione S-transferase M1 (GSTM1), which plays an important role in detoxification pathways to protect against damage caused by reactive metabolites of chemicals, has been considered as potential gastric cancer susceptibility genes. However, the published data on the association between GSTM1 present/null polymorphism and gastric cancer risk are still inconclusive. To derive a more precise estimation of the relationship, a meta-analysis was performed.

Online preconcentration in capillary electrophoresis with contactless conductivity detection for sensitive determination of sorbic and benzoic acids in soy sauce.

A sensitive method of online preconcentration followed by capillary electrophoresis with capacitively coupled contactless conductivity detection (CE-C(4)D) is evaluated as a novel approach for the determination of benzoic acid and sorbic acid in soy sauce. The online preconcentration technique, namely field-enhanced sample injection, coupled with CE-C(4)D were successfully developed and optimized. In order to reduce the complex matrix interference resulting from the constituents of soy sauce, a suitable sample clean-up procedure was also investigated for real sample pretreatment.

Tetrandrine induces apoptosis by activating reactive oxygen species and repressing Akt activity in human hepatocellular carcinoma.

Tetrandrine, a bisbenzylisoquinoline alkaloid component of broadly used traditional Chinese medicine, has antitumor effects against some cancers. In our study, we investigated the effects of tetrandrine on the human hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in vitro and in vivo. The results showed that tetrandrine effectively induced apoptosis of liver cancer cell in a dose- and time-dependent manner accompanied by alteration of cell morphology, chromatin fragmentation and caspase activation.

Changes in individual plant traits and biomass allocation in alpine meadow with elevation variation on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau.

Plant traits and individual plant biomass allocation of 57 perennial herbaceous species, belonging to three common functional groups (forbs, grasses and sedges) at subalpine (3700 m ASL), alpine (4300 m ASL) and subnival (≥5000 m ASL) sites were examined to test the hypothesis that at high altitudes, plants reduce the proportion of aboveground parts and allocate more biomass to belowground parts, especially storage organs, as altitude increases, so as to geminate and resist environmental stress. However, results indicate that some divergence in biomass allocation exists among organs. With increasing altitude, the mean fractions of total biomass allocated to aboveground parts decreased.

Lack of association between methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase gene A1298C polymorphism and breast cancer susceptibility.

Published data on the association between methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase gene (MTHFR) A1298C polymorphism and breast cancer risk are inconclusive. To derive a more precise estimation of the relationship, a meta-analysis was performed. Medline, PubMed, Embase, and Web of Science were searched.

Zebrafish Nanos interacts with and regulates the phosphorylation of Mylz2.

Nanos genes were required for differentiation of the anterior-posterior body axis in the Drosophila embryo. In addition to this somatic function, the nanos protein plays critical roles in the migration and survival of PGCs in vertebrates and invertebrates, but the regulating mechanisms of Nanos is largely undefined during the embyro development. In this study, we report a novel interaction between zebrafish Nanos and myosin light chain II (Mylz2).

Oncological outcome of unresectable lung metastases without extrapulmonary metastases in colorectal cancer.

Aim: To explore the oncological outcomes of unresectable lung metastases without extrapulmonary metastases in colorectal cancer.

Methods: Patients with unresectable isolated lung metastases from colorectal cancer were prospectively collected in a single institution during a 5-year period. All patients received either the fluorouracil/leucovorin plus oxaliplatin, fluorouracil/leucovorin plus irinotecan or capecitabine plus oxaliplatin regimen as first-line treatment.

Total synthesis of antimicrobial and antitumor cyclic depsipeptides.

The total synthesis of natural products "has to be viewed as an art and a science that needs to be advanced for its own sake" (K. C. Nicolaou) and indeed, the achievements within this field of chemistry during the last decades are astonishing.

Alpha1,3 fucosyltransferase VII plays a role in colorectal carcinoma metastases by promoting the carbohydration of glycoprotein CD24.

Changes in the expression levels of alpha1,3 FucT-VII and carbohydrate product SLe X have been reported in certain types of malignant transformations. However, the specific role of FucT-VII in human colorectal carcinoma is still not clear. We evaluated the expression of FucT-VII in tumor specimens from 30 colorectal carcinoma patients by RT-PCR and immunohistochemistry.

An unusual mature thyroid teratoma on CT and 99Tcm scintigraphy imaging in a child.

We report the imaging findings of a mature thyroid teratoma in a 5-year-old girl. Nuclear imaging showed a decrease in (99)Tcm uptake in the right lobe of the thyroid gland. CT scan showed a slightly lobulated soft-tissue mass without calcification, fat or cystic components.

[Feasibility of transurethral electro-resection as sole modality for the treatment of cystitis glandularis].

Objective: To evaluate the efficacy and necessity of transurethral electro-resection as sole modality for the treatment of cystitis glandularis.

Methods: The clinical data of 48 cases were reviewed. The patients were divided into two groups.