Outcome and risk factors of ulcer healing after gastric endoscopic submucosal dissection: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Background: Endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) is widely utilized for the treatment of large adenomas, submucosal lesions, and early gastric cancer. A significant artificial ulcer typically forms after ESD. Delayed or incomplete healing of these ulcers can result in complications such as delayed bleeding and perforation.

Mechanism of annexin A1/N-formylpeptide receptor regulation of macrophage function to inhibit hepatic stellate cell activation through Wnt/β-catenin pathway.

Background: Hepatic fibrosis is a common pathological process of chronic liver diseases with various causes, which can progress to cirrhosis.

Aim: To evaluate the effect and mechanism of action annexin (Anx)A1 in liver fibrosis and how this could be targeted therapeutically.

Methods: CCl (20%) and active N-terminal peptide of AnxA1 (Ac2-26) and N-formylpeptide receptor antagonist N-Boc-Phe-Leu-Phe-Leu-Phe (Boc2) were injected intraperitoneally to induce liver fibrosis in eight wild-type mice/Anxa1 knockout mice, and to detect expression of inflammatory factors, collagen deposition, and the role of the Wnt/β-catenin pathway in hepatic fibrosis.

A cohesin-associated gene score may predict immune checkpoint blockade in hepatocellular carcinoma.

Stromal antigen 1 (STAG1), a component of cohesion, is overexpressed in various cancers, but it is unclear whether it has a role in the transcriptional regulation of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). To test this hypothesis, here, we screened global HCC datasets and performed multiscale embedded gene co-expression network analysis to identify the potential functional modules of differentially expressed STAG1 co-expressed genes. The putative transcriptional targets of STAG1 were identified using chromatin immunoprecipitation followed by high-throughput DNA sequencing.

Identification of a TGF-β signaling-related gene signature for prediction of immunotherapy and targeted therapy for lung adenocarcinoma.

Background: Transforming growth factor (TGF)-β signaling functions importantly in regulating tumor microenvironment (TME). This study developed a prognostic gene signature based on TGF-β signaling-related genes for predicting clinical outcome of patients with lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD).

Methods: TGF-β signaling-related genes came from The Molecular Signature Database (MSigDB).

Pathogenesis of autoimmune hepatitis.

Autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) is a chronic progressive liver disease whose etiology and pathogenesis are not yet clear. It is currently believed that the occurrence of AIH is closely related to genetic susceptibility and immune abnormalities, and other factors such as environment, viral infection and drugs that may cause immune dysfunction. This article reviews the pathogenesis of AIH and describes the latest research results in the past 5 years.

Infliximab is effective in the treatment of ulcerative colitis with dermatomyositis: A case report.

Background: Joint, skin, oral cavity, and eye lesions are the most common extraintestinal manifestations of ulcerative colitis that can occur before or after its onset. The cases of ulcerative colitis with dermatomyositis (DM) are rare. In this study, we report a rare case of ulcerative colitis with DM that was effectively treated with infliximab.

Effects of Different Doses of Excessive Iron in Diets on Oxidative Stress in Immune Organs of Sheep.

The aim of this work is to investigate the relationship between iron and oxidative stress in the immune organs of excessive iron-fed sheep. Sixteen German Mutton Merino rams were randomly divided into 4 groups, which were fed the basal diets supplemented with 50 (CON), 500 (L-iron), 1000 (M-iron), and 1500 (H-iron) mg Fe/kg as ferrous sulfate monohydrate (FeSO·HO), respectively. The actual iron content in the diet was determined to be 457.

CXCL12 and CXCR4 polymorphisms and expressions in peripheral blood from patients of hepatocellular carcinoma.

Aim: To determine if CXCL12 (rs1801157) and CXCR4 (rs2228014) polymorphisms are associated with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) susceptibility, and detect their expressions in peripheral blood.

Methods: 206 HCC patients, 252 chronic hepatitis B patients, 221 liver cirrhosis patients and 275 healthy volunteers were recruited. Genes CXCL12 and CXCR4 were amplified and genotyped.

Synergy of urokinase‑type plasminogen activator receptor isomer (D1D2) and integrin α5β1 causes malignant transformation of hepatic cells and the occurrence of liver cancer.

The aim of the present study was to investigate the correlations and possible synergy among the urokinase‑type plasminogen activator receptor (uPAR) isomer D1D2 and integrin α5β1 expression levels, malignant transformation in hepatic cells and the occurrence of liver cancer. The expression site and concentration of uPAR (D1D2) were analyzed using polymerase chain reaction and in situ hybridization at the gene level in 60 samples of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) tissues, 60 samples of para‑carcinoma tissues and 25 samples of normal liver tissues. The mRNA levels of uPAR (D1D2) and integrin α5β1 were markedly increased para‑carcinoma tissue and liver cancer tissue as compared with those in normal tissue.

Placement of prophylactic pancreatic stents to prevent post-endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography pancreatitis in high-risk patients: a meta-analysis.

Aim: To assess the effectiveness of pancreatic stents for preventing pancreatitis in high-risk patients after endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP).

Methods: PubMed, Embase, Science Citation Index, and Cochrane Controlled Trials Register were searched to identify relevant trials published in English. Inclusion and exclusion criteria were used to screen for suitable studies.

Association between NOD2/CARD15 gene polymorphisms and Crohn's disease in Chinese Zhuang patients.

Aim: To assess the relationship between the P268S, JW1 and N852S polymorphisms and Crohn's disease (CD) susceptibility in Zhuang patients in Guangxi, China.

Methods: Intestinal tissues from 102 Zhuang [48 CD and 54 ulcerative colitis (UC)] and 100 Han (50 CD and 50 UC) unrelated patients with inflammatory bowel disease and 72 Zhuang and 78 Han unrelated healthy individuals were collected in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region from January 2009 to March 2013. Genomic DNA was extracted using the phenol chloroform method.

Analysis of TLR4 and TLR2 polymorphisms in inflammatory bowel disease in a Guangxi Zhuang population.

Aim: To study the polymorphisms of toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) gene Asp299Gly, Thr399Ile and TLR2 gene Arg753Gln, Arg677Trp and susceptibility to inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in the Zhuang population from Guangxi, China.

Methods: A case-control study was performed from February 2007 to October 2011 which included 146 Zhuang patients with IBD in the experimental group and 164 healthy Zhuang subjects who acted as the control group. All patients and healthy subjects were from the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region of China.

Attenuation of myocardial injury by postconditioning: role of hypoxia inducible factor-1alpha.

Postconditioning (PostC) has regenerated interest as a mechanical intervention against myocardial ischemia/reperfusion injury, but its molecular mechanisms remain elusive. This study tested the hypothesis that hypoxia inducible factor-1alpha (HIF-1alpha) plays a role in PostC-induced cardioprotection. Male Wistar rats were subjected to 30 min ischemia followed by 3 h of reperfusion (Control).

7-Chloro-5-(2-ethoxy-phen-yl)-1-methyl-3-propyl-2,6-dihydro-1H-pyrazolo[4,3-d]pyrimidine.

In the title compound, C(17)H(21)ClN(4)O, the benzene ring is oriented at dihedral angles of 1.59 (3) and 1.27 (3)° with respect to the pyrimidine and pyrazole rings, while the dihedral angle between the pyrimidine and pyrazole rings is 0.

Molecular cloning of giant panda pituitary prolactin cDNA and its expression in Escherichia coli.

cDNA encoding pituitary (PRL) of giant panda was obtained using RT-PCR and expressed in E. coli. The results revealed that panda PRL cDNA encodes a precursor protein of 229 amino acids including a putative signal peptide of 30 amino acids and a mature protein of 199 residues with one potential N-glycosylation site.