Mannose inhibits the growth of prostate cancer through a mitochondrial mechanism.

The limited treatment options for advanced prostate cancer (PCa) lead to the urgent need to discover new anticancer drugs. Mannose, an isomer of glucose, has been reported to have an anticancer effect on various tumors. However, the anticancer effect of mannose in PCa remains unclear.

Decreased expression of TCF12 contributes to progression and predicts biochemical recurrence in patients with prostate cancer.

As a member of helix-loop-helix protein family, transcription factor 12 functions as either an oncogene or a tumor suppressor in various human cancers. However, there are no reports on its involvement in prostate cancer. To investigate clinical relevance of transcription factor 12 in prostate cancer and to evaluate its roles in malignant phenotypes of this cancer in vitro and in vivo, we here examined expression patterns of transcription factor 12 protein in 50 prostate cancer tissue specimens by immunohistochemistry.

Protein regulator of cytokinesis 1 overexpression predicts biochemical recurrence in men with prostate cancer.

Background: Protein regulator of cytokinesis 1 (PRC1) has been reported to be implicated into the completion of cytokinesis and is dys-regulated in a cancer-specific manner. However, it roles in human prostate cancer (PCa) remain unclear. In the current study, we aimed to investigate the expression pattern of PRC1 and its clinical significance in this malignancy.

miR-195 Inhibits Tumor Progression by Targeting RPS6KB1 in Human Prostate Cancer.

Purpose: To investigate the involvement of hsa-miRNA-195-5p (miR-195) in progression and prognosis of human prostate cancer.

Experimental Design: qRT-PCR was performed to detect miR-195 expression in both prostate cancer cell lines and clinical tissue samples. Its clinical significance was statistically analyzed.

Expression of CD147 is associated with prostate cancer progression.

Novel molecular markers that are associated with prostate cancer (PCa) progression will provide valuable information in the diagnosis and treatment of the disease. Extracellular matrix metalloproteinase inducer (CD147) has been demonstrated to be involved in tumor invasion, metastasis, growth and survival. In our study, we examined whether the expression of CD147 can be used as a prognostic marker for predicting PCa progression.

Extracellular matrix metalloproteinase inducer expression has an impact on survival in human bladder cancer.

Aim: Extracellular matrix metalloproteinase inducer (EMMPRIN) has been shown to promote tumor invasion and metastasis via stimulating matrix metalloproteinase synthesis in neighboring fibroblasts, to enhance angiogenesis via vascular endothelial growth factor, to induce chemoresistant tumor cells via the production of hyaluronan, and to confer resistance of cancer cells to anoikis through inhibition of Bim. The purpose of this study was to investigate the expression of EMMPRIN in human primary bladder cancer and to evaluate its prognostic value.

Methods: EMMPRIN expression patterns were detected by immunohistochemistry.

Pathogen incidence and antibiotic resistance patterns of catheter-associated urinary tract infection in children.

The aim of this study was to characterize the pathogens and their antibiotic susceptibilities in children with catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI) in order to optimize empirical antibiotic therapy and prophylaxis. from 2001 to 2006, 895 children with an indwelling catheter from 3 hospitals in China were included in this study, of whom 335 (37.4%) had CAUTI.