Publications by authors named "Xiugui Sheng"

Ovarian cancer is of the most lethal malignancy and causes serious threat to women health worldwide. A deep understanding of molecular mechanisms underlying ovarian cancer progression is critical for the development of promising therapeutic strategies. In this study, we aimed to employ immunohistochemistry to determine the protein level of HDAC7 in patient tissues, our data showed HDAC7 levels are upregulated in tumour tissues.

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Ovarian cancer is a prevalent malignant tumor of the female reproductive system, often remaining concealed until it reaches an advanced stage. The standard treatment protocol includes cytoreductive surgery for ovarian cancer plus postoperative consolidation chemotherapy and maintenance therapy, although it carries a high recurrence rate. During the treatment period, chemotherapy can lead to bone marrow suppression, a condition known as Chemotherapy-Induced Myelosuppression (CIM).

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Accumulating interest has been surging over the past few years regarding the effects of obesity on immunotherapy. In addition to the body mass index (BMI), imaging-quantified body fat compartments have been investigated. The present study aimed to evaluate the predictive value of the BMI and computed tomography (CT)-based body fat in patients with cancer receiving immunotherapy.

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Background: Abnormal changes in body composition and systemic inflammation response have been associated with poor survival of cancer patients. Our study was to explore the prognostic value of the association between body composition indicators and systemic inflammation markers among patients with locally advanced cervical cancer (LACC) who underwent concurrent chemoradiotherapy (CCRT).

Methods: We retrospectively reviewed medical records of LACC patients treated between 2016 and 2019.

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Background: Ovarian cancer remains a common gynecological tumor and the fifth leading cause of death worldwide. Taxol-based chemotherapy is a standard approach to the treatment of ovarian cancer. Glutathione peroxidase 4 (GPX4) is the key regulator of ferroptosis, which is an important form of cell death.

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Concurrent chemoradiation therapy (CCRT) is the standard treatment for locally advanced cervical cancer. The present study aimed to compare the therapeutic responses, toxicities and dosimetric parameters between intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) and tomotherapy (TOMO) in patients with advanced cervical cancer. This retrospective study included 310 patients with stage IIB-IIIB cervical cancer who underwent CCRT, with 155 patients in each group.

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Ovarian cancer is the eminent gynecological malignancy and chemoresistance remains a major reason for poor in ovarian cancer patients. Taxol has been proved as the most effective chemotherapeutic agent against ovarian cancer. However development of Taxol resistance remains a major problem.

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Background: Glutamine is one of the primary nutrients utilized by cancer cells for energy production and biosynthesis. Hence, interfering with glutamine metabolism may impose anti-tumor effects.

Objective: In this study, we assessed the anti-tumorigenic effects of glutaminase-1 enzyme (GLS1) inhibition in endometrial cancer in vitro and in vivo.

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The tumor microenvironment (TME) is related to chronic inflammation and is currently identified as a risk factor for the occurrence and development of endometrial cancer (EC). Pyroptosis is a new proinflammatory form of programmed cell death that plays a critical role in the progression of multiple diseases. However, the important role of pyroptosis in high-glucose (HG)-related EC and the underlying molecular mechanisms remain elusive.

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Objective: Lymph node status is one of the most important prognostic factors for uterine cervical cancer. Sentinel lymph node (SLN) biopsy has emerged as a potential alternative to systematic lymphadenectomy for the lymph node mapping in such patients. However, the SLN metastasis detection via SLN biopsy in early-stage cervical cancer remains controversial.

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Background: Cisplatin remains the mainstay of endometrial cancer (EC) chemotherapy. Wilms' tumor 1-associated protein (WTAP), playing a critical role in transcriptional and post-transcriptional regulation, has been reported as an oncogene, and its expression is elevated in multiple types of human tumors. Recent evidence has shown that the increased expression of WTAP is also closely related to chemo-resistance.

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Article Synopsis
  • Cervical adenocarcinoma is a type of cervical cancer that is becoming more common and has a poor outlook for patients.
  • The study looked at the genes of 24 patients with cervical adenocarcinoma and how they were affected by Human-Papilloma virus (HPV) infection.
  • The results showed specific gene mutations related to this cancer and could help doctors create better, personalized treatments for patients based on their genetic information.
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This study aims to clarify the role and molecular mechanism of dynamin-related protein 1 (Drp1)-mediated mitochondrial homeostasis in high glucose (HG)-induced endometrial cancer (EC). Normal endometrium and tumor tissues of EC patients with normal and HG levels were collected, and Drp1 and p-Drp1 expression levels were detected by immunohistochemistry. Human EC cells were cultured with different glucose concentrations, and Drp1 and p-Drp1 expression levels were evaluated by Western blotting.

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Background: Ovarian cancer is one of the leading causes of female death worldwide, with a poor prognosis of advanced patients. Sevoflurane, a volatile anesthetic commonly used in clinical operations, has been reported to have anti-cancer activity against some tumors. In the present study, we aimed to investigate the effects of sevoflurane on the progression of ovarian cancer and its potential mechanism.

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Objectives: The current study was aimed to evaluate the efficacy and toxicity of postoperative adjuvant chemotherapy (CT) combined with intracavitary brachytherapy (ICRT) in cervical cancer patients with intermediate-risk.

Methods: We analyzed the medical records of 558 patients who were submitted to radical surgery for Stage IB-IIA cervical cancer. A total of 172 of those 558 patients were considered intermediate-risk according to the GOG criteria.

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We previously reported that SOX4 is overexpressed in endometrial cancer and that it partially contributes to hypermethylation of miR-129-2 and miR-203. The current study seeks to identify methylation and expression levels of the SOX gene family in endometrial carcinomas. Methylation levels of the 16 SOX gene family members were measured by combining bisulfite restriction analysis (COBRA), MassARRAY, and pyrosequencing assays of cell lines and endometrial cancer samples.

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Background: Cervical cancer (CC) ranks third in the morbidity and mortality of female cancer around the world. Derlin1 has been found to be overexpressed in several human cancers. However, it is still unclear about its roles in CC.

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The Wilms' tumor-associated gene WT1 encodes a tumor suppressor gene, which is implicated in renal differentiation and development of adult urogenital system. Wilms' tumor 1-associating protein (WTAP) is initially identified as a nuclear protein that specifically interacts with WT1 in both in vitro and in vivo assays. WTAP is ubiquitously expressed in different tissues and various growth periods, and its expression is involved in cell cycle, RNA splicing and stabilization, N6-methyladenosine RNA modification, cell proliferation, and apoptosis as well as embryonic development.

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The present study aimed to investigate the role and mechanisms of microRNA (miR)‑33b in endometriosis (Ems). Reverse transcription‑quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT‑qPCR), MTT assays, flow cytometry, caspase‑3/9 activity assays and western blotting were performed in the present study. Initially, miR‑33b expression in an Ems rat model was investigated by RT‑qPCR and was demonstrated to be upregulated in Ems tissue samples of rats compared with the control group.

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Introduction And Aim: Cervical cancers are the most common forms of cancer that occur in women globally and are difficult to be cured in their terminal stages. Tetrandrine (TET), a monomeric compound isolated from a traditional Chinese medicine, Radix , exhibits anticancer effects on different tumor types. However, the mechanisms by which TET regulates the proliferation, apoptosis, migration, and invasion in cervical cancer remain unclear.

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Vitamin D is a fat-soluble prohormone best known for its role in maintaining calcium homeostasis. Large numbers of epidemiological studies have shown that vitamin D plays an important role in cancer prevention by regulating cellular proliferation and metabolism. Studies of the cellular mechanism of vitamin D in ovarian cancer strongly suggest that it exhibits protective and antitumorigenic activities through genomic and nongenomic signal transduction pathways.

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Aberrant expression of microRNA-152 (miR-152) is frequently observed in human cancers including ovarian cancer, breast cancer, prostate cancer, and gastric cancer. However, its expression and functional role in cervical cancer (CC) are poorly understood. Also, the association between miR-152 and Krüppel-like factor 5 (KLF5) expression in CC remains unclear.

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Endometrial cancer is the most common gynecological cancer in the United States. We wanted to identify epigenetic aberrations involving microRNAs (miRNAs), whose genes become hypermethylated in endometrial primary tumors. By integrating known miRNA sequences from the miRNA database (miRBase) with DNA methylation data from methyl-CpG-capture sequencing, we identified 111 differentially methylated regions (DMRs) associated with CpG islands (CGIs) and miRNAs.

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Study Objective: To compare the surgical and oncologic outcomes between abdominal radical trachelectomy (ART) and radical hysterectomy (RH) for stage IA2-IB1 cervical cancer.

Design: A retrospective cohort study (Canadian Task Force classification II-2).

Setting: Shandong Cancer Hospital, Shandong, China.

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Background: Remodeling spacing factor 1 (RSF-1/HBXAP) has been linked to a variety of cancer types, however, its roles and the therapeutic potential are not clear in cervical cancer.

Methods: RSF-1 expression in cancer tissues was analyzed by immunohistochemical staining followed by statistical analysis with SPSS. Anti-RSF-1 studies were performed by treating cells with specific siRNA or a dominant mutant form (RSF-D4).

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