Prognostic implications of PPL expression in ovarian cancer.

Periplakin (PPL) is a main member in plakin family, which plays important role in cellular adhesion complexes supporting and cytoskeletal integrity supplying. PPL was reported to be a potential biomarker candidate for several types of cancers. However, the biological functions and underlying mechanisms of PPL in ovarian cancer (OV) remain unclear.

VEGF121 Mediates Post-Hypoxia Cardioprotective Effects Via CaSR and Mitochondria-Dependent Protease Pathway.

Background: Cardiovascular disease is the major cause of death worldwide. Hypoxia-mediated apoptosis in cardiomyocytes is a major cause of cardiovascular disorders. Treatment with vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) protein has been tested but operational difficulties have limited its use.

FOXP4-AS1 is a favorable prognostic-related enhancer RNA in ovarian cancer.

Ovarian cancer (OV) is the main cause of deaths worldwide in female reproductive system malignancies. Enhancer RNAs (eRNAs) are derived from the transcription of enhancers and has attracted increasing attention in cancers recently. However, the biological functions and clinical significance of eRNAs in OV have not been well described presently.

Quantitative assessment of salvaged myocardial zone and intramyocardial hemorrhage using non-contrast faster T2 mapping in a rat model by 7T MRI.

The aim of this study was to determine the myocardial area at risk (AAR), infarction-core size (IS) and the salvaged myocardial zone (SMZ), and to evaluate the imaging and histological characteristics of intramyocardial hemorrhage (IMH) after myocardial infarction using non-contrast T2 mapping on 7T magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Twenty Sprague Dawley (SD) rats were randomly divided into the sham and model groups (n=10 in each). In the model group, myocardial infarction models were established by left anterior descending branch ligation.

An experimental study on use of 7T MRI for evaluation of myocardial infarction in SD rats transfected with pcDNA 3.1(+)/VEGF121 plasmid.

This study aims to build the myocardial infarction model in SD rats transfected with pcDNA 3.1(+)/VEGF121 plasmid and study the effect of the transfection using 7T MRI. Twenty-four male SD rats were randomly divided into 2 groups, pcDNA 3.

Association and Intragenic Single-Nucleotide Polymorphism Interactions of the XRCC1 Polymorphisms for Pancreatic Cancer Susceptibility.

Objectives: X-ray repair cross-complementing group 1 (XRCC1) gene is an important candidate gene for influencing human cancer risks. This study examined the main and interactive effect of 9 single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) (Arg194Trp, Arg280His, Arg399Gln, c.1254C>T, c.

miR-216a may inhibit pancreatic tumor growth by targeting JAK2.

This study was aimed to investigate miR-216a expression in pancreatic cancer and determine its effects on proliferation. miR-216a was found downregulated in pancreatic cancer tissues as compared to benign pancreatic lesions. JAK2 was identified as a miR-216a gene target.

MicroRNA-372 is down-regulated and targets cyclin-dependent kinase 2 (CDK2) and cyclin A1 in human cervical cancer, which may contribute to tumorigenesis.

MicroRNAs are a class of noncoding RNAs that are ~22 nucleotides in length. MicroRNAs have been shown to play important roles in cell differentiation and in cancer. Recently, studies have shown that miR-372 is tumorigenic in human reproductive system cancers.

miR-20a targets BNIP2 and contributes chemotherapeutic resistance in colorectal adenocarcinoma SW480 and SW620 cell lines.

Chemotherapy is an important treatment for colorectal adenocarcinoma cancer; however, colorectal adenocarcinoma cells often develop resistance to chemotherapeutic drugs, leading to relapse and poor patient prognosis. The development of drug resistance is often a multifactor process, which involved several genes and cellular mechanisms. microRNAs are endogenous small non-coding RNAs that negatively regulate gene expression at the post-transcriptional level.

MicroRNA-23a promotes the growth of gastric adenocarcinoma cell line MGC803 and downregulates interleukin-6 receptor.

MicroRNAs are an evolutionarily conserved class of endogenous noncoding RNAs that modulate gene expression at the post-transcriptional level. Recently, microRNA-23a (miR-23a) has been found to function as a growth-promoting and antiapoptotic factor in hepatocellular carcinoma cells. Our previous study showed that miR-23a was significantly upregulated in gastric adenocarcinoma tissues.