Generally, pelvic osteosarcoma has a worse prognosis compared with limb osteosarcoma. This study aims to create and validate a new nomogram for predicting the prognosis of pelvic osteosarcoma. Clinical data of 62 patients derived from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) database and 31 Chinese patients diagnosed with pelvic osteosarcoma were gathered.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Gastric cancer (GC) stem cells play an important role in GC progression. Circular RNAs (circRNAs) act as microRNA (miRNA) sponges and inhibit the biological function of miRNAs in GC cytoplasm. MiRNAs also participate in GC progress.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAim: Qingfei Gujin Decoction (QGD) has been shown to be effective against osteosarcoma. This research was aimed at investigating the main active ingredients and potential mechanisms of QGD acting on osteosarcoma through network pharmacology and molecular docking techniques.
Methods: The active ingredients and targets of QGD were screened from the TCMSP database, and the predicted targets were obtained from the PharmMapper database.
Background: Jiedu Sangen Decoction (JSD), a traditional Chinese medicine formula, has been widely applied in the treatment of gastrointestinal cancer, especially in colorectal cancer. Our study mainly aimed to assess the combined efficacy of Jiedu Sangen aqueous extract (JSAE) and a PD-L1 inhibitor (PI) in colon cancer cells migration and invasion, along with epithelial-mesenchymal transition, and then provide deep insights into the potential mechanism.
Methods: We explored the inhibitory effects on invasion and metastasis and the reverse effect on EMT process in CT-26 colon cancer cell via Transwell migration assay, Matrigel invasion assay and confocal laser scanning microscopy.
Jiedu Sangen Decoction (JSD), an empirical prescription of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), has been reported to inhibit invasion and metastasis of colon cancer in our previous study. The aim of this study was to investigate the mechanism of JSD-triggered inhibition of invasion and metastasis in colon cancer. , AKT1 knockdown (si-AKT1) or overexpression (oe-AKT1) cells were successfully constructed both in SW480 and SW620 cell lines.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCXC chemokine receptors (CXCRs) and chemokines are involved in tissue development and homeostasis, including in cancer development and progression. To date, seven CXCRs have been identified. However, the expression of CXCRs and their influence on the occurrence and development of breast cancer (BC) requires further investigation.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN) remains as a big unsolved challenge for cancer patients and oncologists. However, there is no effective treatment to prevent and cure it. This systematic review and meta-analysis chiefly aimed to assess the effectiveness and safety on the method of activating blood and dredging collaterals in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) for reducing CIPN.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBACKGROUND The protein 4.1 family is a family of cytoskeletal proteins that play an important role in maintaining normal cell morphology and cell adhesion, migration, division, and intercellular signaling. The main aim of this study was to explore the prognostic significance of the protein 4.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFTo evaluate the relationship between tumor size and survival in metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) patients who received chemotherapy. SEER database was accessed for eligible patients. Multivariate Cox regression analysis was performed to compare the effect of tumor size on overall survival (OS) and CRC-specific survival (CCSS).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEvid Based Complement Alternat Med
September 2018
Jiedu Sangen Decoction (JSD), a traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) formula, has been widely used in China to treat gastrointestinal cancer, especially as an adjuvant therapy in colorectal cancer (CRC) patients. This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of JSD and Jiedu Sangen aqueous extract (JSAE) in colon cancer cells and explored the underlining mechanisms by cytotoxicity assay, scratch assay, transwell migration assay, matrigel invasion assay, confocal laser scanning microscopy, and western blot analysis. We demonstrated that JSAE inhibited the growth of colon cancer SW480 cells in a dose-dependent manner and JSAE repressed cancer cell migration and invasion.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: This study aimed to investigate the association between the overexpression of human epidermal growth factor receptor-3 (Her3) and the clinicopathological parameters and survival of patients with colorectal cancer (CRC).
Methods: Relevant studies on the overexpression of Her3 (measured by immunohistochemistry) and overall survival (OS) in patients with CRC were searched for in PubMed, EMBASE, and Cochrane Library. Published data were extracted and computed into odds ratios (ORs) for assessing the association of Her3 overexpression with tumor differentiation, tumor node metastasis (TNM) stage, position of colon cancer, sex, and age.
Biochem Biophys Res Commun
September 2018
Background: Research has indicated that Herba Patriniae can suppress the growth of Several kinds of tumor cells in vitro and in vivo, thus displaying favorable antitumor activity. However, research regarding the effect of saponins of Patrinia villosa against CRC cell has not been reported. In the current study, We have revealed that the effects of saponins of patrinia villosa on colorectal cancer (CRC) cell invasion and epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) as well as its underlying mechanism.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAim: To establish a LC/MS/MS method for determination of hydromorphone (HYD) in Beagle dog plasma.
Methods: After incubation with beta-glucuronidase for 16 h, an aliquot of 0.1 mL plasma was treated by liquid-liquid extraction.