Chloroplasts develop from undifferentiated plastids in response to light. In angiosperms, after the perception of light, the Elongated Hypocotyl 5 (HY5) transcription factor initiates photomorphogenesis, and two families of transcription factors known as GOLDEN2-LIKE (GLK) and GATA are considered master regulators of chloroplast development. In addition, the MIR171-targeted SCARECROW-LIKE GRAS transcription factors also impact chlorophyll biosynthesis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To explore the mechanism of glioma from MYB family genes from the perspective of the circRNA-miRNA-mRNA regulatory network.
Methods: First, the MYB family genes were analyzed by multiple bioinformatics analyses to identify one gene most associated with glioma. Then, the prognostic value and clinical characteristics of the gene were evaluated by bioinformatics analysis and experiments in glioma cells.
Introduction: Early brain injury (EBI) plays a key role in the devastating outcomes after subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). Autophagy and apoptosis may share a common molecular inducer that regulates the process of cell death. FoxO1, as a key regulator of neuronal autophagy which is involved in apoptosis, has not been reported in SAH rats.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAs a malignant tumor of the central nervous system, glioma exhibits high incidence and poor prognosis. Circular RNA HIPK3 (circHIPK3) is a circular RNA (circRNA) related to cancer progression. However, the role of circHIPK3 in gliomas remains unclear.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFInflammation and immunoreaction markers were correlated with the survival of patients in many tumors. However, there were no reports investigating the relationships between preoperative hematological markers and the prognosis of medulloblastoma (MB) patients based on the molecular subgroups (WNT, SHH, Group 3, and Group 4). A total 144 MB patients were enrolled in the study.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe prediction of clinical outcome for patients with infiltrative gliomas is challenging. Although preoperative hematological markers have been proposed as predictors of survival in glioma and other cancers, systematic investigations that combine these data with other relevant clinical variables are needed to improve prognostic accuracy and patient outcomes. We investigated the prognostic value of preoperative hematological markers, alone and in combination with molecular pathology, for the survival of 592 patients with Grade II-IV diffuse gliomas.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDuring neurological surgery, neurosurgeons have to transform the two-dimensional (2D) sectional images into three-dimensional (3D) structures at the cognitive level. The complexity of the intracranial structures increases the difficulty and risk of neurosurgery. Mixed reality (MR) applications reduce the obstacles in the transformation from 2D images to 3D visualization of anatomical structures of central nervous system.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMedicine (Baltimore)
December 2018
Glioma is the most common malignant tumor in the central nervous system (CNS). Lower-grade gliomas (LGG) refer to Grade II and III gliomas. In LGG patients, seizure often appears as an initial symptom and play an important role in clinical performance and quality of life of the patients.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground/aims: CDH18 (cadherin 18) is specifically expressed in the central nervous system and associated with various neuropsychiatric disorders. In this study, the role of CDH18 in glioma carcinogenesis and progression was investigated.
Methods: The expression of CDH18 and its prognostic value in patients with gliomas were analyzed in public database and validated by real-time PCR/immunohistochemical staining (IHC) in our cohort.
Backgrounds: HOX (homologous box) is known as the dominant gene of vertebrate growth and cell differentiation. Abnormal expression of HOX gene in various tumors has attracted the attention of scholars. As a component of HOX clusters, HOXD4 plays a controversial role in the tumorigenesis of central nervous system.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA previous study revealed that ubiquitin-like with PHD and RING finger domains 1 (UHRF1) promoted cell proliferation and was a potential biomarker in medulloblastoma (MB). In the present study, we reported that miR-378 inhibited the expression of UHRF1 to affect the proliferation of MB through competitive binding to the same region of its 3'-UTR. We found that the expression of miR-378 was significantly downregulated in MB tissues and inversely correlated with the expression of UHRF1.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFmiRNAs were reported as oncogene or tumour suppressors in various cancers and played important roles in tumour development and progression. Dysregulated miR-133 has been reported in several cancers, however, the expression and biological function of miR-133 in glioma remained unclear. In this study, we found that miR-133 expression level was significantly decreased in glioma tissues and cell lines by RT-qPCR.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPerimedullary arteriovenous fistula (AVF) is a relatively rare spinal vascular malformation. Although it has traditionally been considered to be a congenital lesion, some cases identified in adults have suggested that the lesion may be acquired. The etiology and exact mechanism of these lesions are unknown.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: A cerebral arteriovenous fistula is a rare neurovascular abnormality. It is very scarce when presenting with other cerebral arteriovenous malformations after embolization.
Method: We reported a case primarily presenting with cerebral arteriovenous fistula.
Zhonghua Er Bi Yan Hou Tou Jing Wai Ke Za Zhi
November 2007