Publications by authors named "Rentao Hou"

Article Synopsis
  • - The study focuses on miR-2110, a microRNA identified in Epstein-Barr virus-positive nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC), and its role in suppressing NPC metastasis through various molecular mechanisms.
  • - Researchers found that increasing miR-2110 levels reduced NPC cell migration, invasion, and metastasis by targeting and lowering the protein FGFR1, which in turn stabilized PTEN and inhibited signaling pathways that promote metastasis.
  • - Cinobufotalin (CB), a potential treatment, was shown to enhance miR-2110 expression, further contributing to the inhibition of NPC metastasis, while lower levels of miR-2110 were associated with worse outcomes in patients' lymph node metastasis
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ENKUR was shown as a suppressor in some tumors. However, the biological role of ENKUR on gastric cancer (GC) and its related molecular mechanisms is not clear. Here, we first observed that ENKUR significantly inhibited cell migration, invasion, and metastasis in GC.

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ENKUR plays a crucial role in lung and colorectal cancers. Chemically synthesized cinobufotalin (CB) showed its significant anti-cancer effect in nasopharyngeal carcinoma. However, the roles of ENKUR and CB along with their correlation are still unknown in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).

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The small molecule chemical compound cinobufotalin (CB) is reported to be a potential antitumour drug that increases cisplatin (DDP) sensitivity in nasopharyngeal carcinoma. In this study, we first found that CB decreased DDP resistance, migration and invasion in lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD). Mechanistic studies showed that CB induced ENKUR expression by suppressing PI3K/AKT signalling to downregulate c-Jun, a negative transcription factor of ENKUR.

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Clinically, the metastasis of tumor cells is the key factor of death in patients with cancer. In this study, we used a model of metastatic nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) to explore the effects of a new chemical, cinobufagin (CB), combined with cisplatin (DDP). We observed that chemically synthesized CB strongly decreased the metastasis of NPC.

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The coiled-coil domain containing protein members have been well documented for their roles in many diseases including cancers. However, the function of the coiled-coil domain containing 65 (CCDC65) remains unknown in tumorigenesis including gastric cancer. CCDC65 expression and its correlation with clinical features and prognosis of gastric cancer were analyzed in tissue.

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FAM83A is part of an 8-member protein family of unknown function and is reported to be a cancer-promoting and treatment-resistance factor in several cancers. However, its role in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) remains unclear. Analysis of the Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) showed that FAM83A mRNA expression is upregulated in HCC, as are the protein expression levels in both HCC cell lines and tissues.

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