Hypoxia Promotes Malignant Progression of Colorectal Cancer by Inducing POSTN Cancer-Associated Fibroblast Formation.

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is one of the most common malignancies. Hypoxia can promote the occurrence and development of CRC. However, how hypoxia regulates the CRC immune microenvironment needs to be further explored.

Regulation of the Cilia as a Potential Treatment for Senescence and Tumors: A Review.

Millions of people worldwide die from malignant tumors every year, and the current clinical treatment is still based on radiotherapy and chemotherapy. Immunotherapy-adjuvant chemotherapy is widely applied, yet resistance to various factors persists in the management of advanced malignancies. Recently researchers have gradually discovered that the integrity of primary cilia is closely related to many diseases.

Bulk integrated single-cell-spatial transcriptomics reveals the impact of preoperative chemotherapy on cancer-associated fibroblasts and tumor cells in colorectal cancer, and construction of related predictive models using machine learning.

Background: Preoperative chemotherapy (PC) is an important component of Colorectal cancer (CRC) treatment, but its effects on the biological functions of fibroblasts and epithelial cells in CRC are unclear.

Methods: This study utilized bulk, single-cell, and spatial transcriptomic sequencing data from 22 independent cohorts of CRC. Through bioinformatics analysis and in vitro experiments, the research investigated the impact of PC on fibroblast and epithelial cells in CRC.

A multicenter prospective study on the ESC algorithm for the early diagnosis of non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction.

This study aimed to determine the optimal high-sensitivity cardiac troponin I (hs-cTnI)-based algorithm for early diagnosis of non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) in Chinese patients. We prospectively enrolled 1,606 patients with suspected NSTEMI from three emergency departments across China, collecting blood samples at 0, 1, and 3 h post-admission. Patients were classified using the 0/1-h and 0/3-h algorithms.

GTF2H5 Identified as a crucial synthetic lethal target to counteract chemoresistance in colorectal cancer.

Background: Synthetic lethality (SL) emerges as a novel concept being explored to combat cancer progression and resistance to conventional therapy. Despite the efficacy of chemotherapy in select cases of colorectal cancer (CRC), a substantial proportion of patients encounter challenges, leading to an adverse prognosis of CRC patients. CRC-related SL genes offer a potential avenue for identifying therapeutic targets.

Selumetinib overcomes ITGA2-induced 5-fluorouracil resistance in colorectal cancer.

Background: Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third most malignant tumor in the world. 5-fluorouracil (5‑FU) -based chemotherapy is the first-line chemotherapy scheme for CRC, whereas acquired drug resistance poses a huge obstacle to curing CRC patients and the mechanism is still obscure. Therefore, identification of genes associated with 5‑FU chemotherapy and seeking second-line treatment are necessary means to improve survival and prognosis of patients with CRC.

A novel Senescence-Based prognostic model unveils tumor interactions and drug resistance in colorectal cancer.

Background: In China, CRC incidence is escalating. The main hurdles are heterogeneity and drug resistance. This research delves into cellular senescence in CRC, aiming to devise a prognostic model and pinpoint mechanisms impacting drug resistance.

Identification of BGN positive fibroblasts as a driving factor for colorectal cancer and development of its related prognostic model combined with machine learning.

Background: Numerous studies have indicated that cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) play a crucial role in the progression of colorectal cancer (CRC). However, there are still many unknowns regarding the exact role of CAF subtypes in CRC.

Methods: The data for this study were obtained from bulk, single-cell, and spatial transcriptomic sequencing data.

A hypoxia-glycolysis-lactate-related gene signature for prognosis prediction in hepatocellular carcinoma.

Background: Liver cancer ranks sixth in incidence and third in mortality globally and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) accounts for 90% of it. Hypoxia, glycolysis, and lactate metabolism have been found to regulate the progression of HCC separately. However, there is a lack of studies linking the above three to predict the prognosis of HCC.

Deciphering alternative splicing events and their therapeutic implications in colorectal Cancer.

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is one of the most common malignant tumors with complex molecular regulatory mechanisms. Alternative splicing (AS), a fundamental regulatory process of gene expression, plays an important role in the occurrence and development of CRC. This study analyzed AS Percent Spliced In (PSI) values from 49 pairs of CRC and normal samples in the TCGA SpliceSeq database.

Hsa_circ_0007990 promotes breast cancer growth via inhibiting YBX1 protein degradation to activate E2F1 transcription.

Breast cancer (BC) is the most commonly diagnosed malignant tumour in females worldwide. Although remarkable advances in early detection and treatment strategies have led to decreased mortality, recurrence and metastasis remain the major causes of cancer death in BC patients. Increasing evidence has demonstrated that circular RNAs (circRNAs) play critical roles in cancer progression.

Antibiotic resistance of in Nanjing, China: a cross-section study from 2018 to 2023.

Background: The increasing prevalence of antibiotic resistance in cases of () infection has emerged as a significant global issue. This study offers a comprehensive examination of the alterations in drug resistance exhibited by in the Nanjing region of China during the preceding five years. Another important objective is to investigate the influence of levofloxacin medication history on genotypic and phenotypic resistance.

Phenotype and genotype analysis for antibiotic resistance in outpatients: a retrospective study.

To investigate the antibiotic resistance of () in outpatients and to explore the consistency between genotype and phenotype of antibiotic resistance. A retrospective study on outpatients screened with urea breath test for infection in Nanjing First Hospital from April 2018 to January 2022. Patients who tested positive underwent a consented upper endoscopy, and the infection was confirmed by rapid urease test (RUT) and culture.

ANGPTL2+cancer-associated fibroblasts and SPP1+macrophages are metastasis accelerators of colorectal cancer.

Background: Liver metastasis (LM) is a leading cause of cancer-related deaths in CRC patients, whereas the associated mechanisms have not yet been fully elucidated. Therefore, it is urgently needed to deeply explore novel metastasis accelerators and therapeutic targets of LM-CRC.

Methods: The bulk RNA sequencing data and clinicopathological information of CRC patients were enrolled from the TCGA and GEO databases.

Integrated analysis of single cell and bulk RNA sequencing identifies CTHRC1 INHBA CAF as drivers of colorectal cancer progression.

Cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) are a key component of the tumor microenvironment and a critical factor in the progression of colorectal cancer (CRC). The aim of this study was to screen for CAFs specific genes that could serve as promising therapeutic targets for CRC patients. Our findings showed a significant increase in the proportion of fibroblasts in CRC tissues, and a high proportion of fibroblasts was associated with immune escape and poor prognosis in CRC.

lncSNHG3 drives breast cancer progression by epigenetically increasing CSNK2A1 expression level.

Mounting evidence demonstrates that long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) have critical roles in the initiation and progression of cancer. Here, we report that small nucleolar RNA host gene 3 (SNHG3) is a key regulator of breast cancer progression. We analyzed RNA sequencing data to explore abnormally expressed lncRNAs in breast cancer.

A novel prognostic signatures based on metastasis- and immune-related gene pairs for colorectal cancer.

Background: Metastasis remains the leading cause of mortality in patients diagnosed with colorectal cancer (CRC). The pivotal contribution of the immune microenvironment in the initiation and progression of CRC metastasis has gained significant attention.

Methods: A total of 453 CRC patients from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) were included as the training set, and GSE39582, GSE17536, GSE29621, GSE71187 were included as the validation set.

Circular RNA circ0104103 inhibits colorectal cancer progression through interactions with HuR and miR-373-5p.

Emerging evidence has suggested that circular RNAs (circRNAs) have vital functions during the initiation and progression of various diseases. However, circRNA potential mechanisms in colorectal cancer (CRC) are largely unknown. Here, we sought to investigate the role and underlying regulatory mechanism of circ0104103 in CRC.

Oral microbiota may predict the presence of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma.

Purpose: Microbial imbalances have been well elucidated in esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC), but few studies address the oral microbiota in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC). In view of the fact, we aimed to explore the associations of oral microbiota with these patients suffering from ESCC.

Methods: In our study, a total of 109 individuals were enrolled (control = 53, ESCC = 56).

Reclassifying TNM stage I/II colorectal cancer into two subgroups with different overall survival, tumor microenvironment, and response to immune checkpoint blockade treatment.

The traditional TNM staging system is often insufficient to differentiate the survival discrepancies of colorectal cancer (CRC) patients at TNM stage I/II. Our study aimed to reclassify stage I/II CRC patients into several subgroups with different prognoses and explore their suitable therapeutic methods. Single-cell RNA (scRNA) sequencing data, bulk RNA sequencing data, and clinicopathological information of CRC patients were enrolled from the TCGA and GEO databases.

Antibiotic resistance of isolated from patients in Nanjing, China: A cross-section study from 2018 to 2021.

The increasing antibiotic resistance of infection is a globally urging problem. To investigate the resistance situation in Nanjing, China, we enrolled patients in Nanjing First Hospital from January 2018 to May 2021. strains were isolated from patients who had at least one positive 13C-urea breath or rapid urease result.

METTL3 dual regulation of the stability of LINC00662 and VEGFA RNAs promotes colorectal cancer angiogenesis.

Purpose: The angiogenesis is among the primary factors that affect tumor recurrence and distant organ metastasis in colorectal cancer (CRC). N6-methyladenosine (m6A) modification is one of the most common chemical modifications in eukaryotic mRNA, especially at the post-transcriptional level. Methyltransferase-like 3 (METTL3) promoting angiogenesis in a variety of tumors has been reported.