The accumulation of myeloid-derived suppressor cells participates in abdominal infection-induced tumor progression through the PD-L1/PD-1 axis.

Gastric cancer (GC) is the third leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide, with gastrectomy being the primary treatment option. Sepsis, a systemic inflammatory response to infection, may influence tumor growth by creating an immunosuppressive environment conducive to cancer cell proliferation and metastasis. Here, the effect of abdominal infection on tumor growth and metastasis was investigated through the implementation of a peritoneal metastasis model and a subcutaneous tumor model.

Comparison of uncut Roux-en-Y anastomosis and Billroth-II with Braun anastomosis after distal gastrectomy.

Background: This study aimed to compare the clinical outcomes and patient benefits of uncut Roux-en-Y (URY) anastomosis and Billroth-II with Braun (BB) anastomosis after distal gastrectomy.

Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the data of patients who underwent URY or BB anastomosis after distal gastrectomy between March 2015 and December 2017. Clinical characteristics, survival data, postoperative recovery data, and long-term outcomes were recorded and compared between the two groups.

N-Doped TiO Coupled with Manganese-Substituted Phosphomolybdic Acid Composites As Efficient Photocatalysis-Fenton Catalysts for the Degradation of Rhodamine B.

The effectiveness of photocatalytic and Fenton reactions in the synergistic treatment of water pollution problems has become indisputable. In this paper, nitrogen-doped TiO was selected as the catalyst for the photocatalytic reaction and manganese-substituted phosphomolybdic acid was used as the Fenton reagent, the two of which were combined together by acid impregnation to construct a binary photocatalysis-Fenton composite catalyst. The degradation experiments of the composite catalyst on RhB indicated that under UV-vis irradiation, the composite catalyst could degrade RhB almost completely within 8 min, and the degradation rate was 19.

Biobased Cycloolefin Polymers: Carvone-Derived Cyclic Conjugated Diene with Reactive -Methylene Group for Regioselective and Stereospecific Living Cationic Polymerization.

Carvone, a naturally abundant chiral cyclic α,β-unsaturated carbonyl compound, was chemically transformed into cyclic -methylene conjugated dienes. The -methylene group had high reactivity in cationic polymerization and was efficiently polymerized in a controlled manner via regioselective 1,4-conjugated additions using initiating systems effective for living cationic polymerization of vinyl ethers. The obtained polymers with 1,3-cyclohexenyl units and tetra-substituted olefins in the main chain showed high glass transition temperatures over 110 °C.

One-pot imine synthesis from methylarenes and anilines under air over heterogeneous Cu oxide-modified CeO catalyst.

Cu oxide-modified CeO (CuO-CeO) with 2 wt% Cu loading amount was the most effective and reusable heterogeneous catalyst for selective one-pot imine synthesis from methylarenes and anilines via direct oxidation of the sp C-H bond in the methylarenes with atmospheric air (0.1 MPa) as an oxidant.

A Facile Method to Control the Diameter of Monoclinic Vanadium Dioxide Rods.

Nano/submicro vanadium dioxide rods in monoclinic phase (VO2 (M)) were synthesized through hydrothermal reaction combined with subsequent calcinations. The morphology and structure of samples were characterized by transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and X-ray diffraction (XRD). The average diameter of VO2 (M) dioxide rods from 210 nm to 1 μm were successfully controlled by adjusting the synthesis conditions including the concentration of Vanadium pentoxide (V2O5) solution and the molar ratio of V2O5 and oxalic acid.

Clonality analysis of synchronous gastro-oesophageal junction carcinoma and distal gastric cancer by whole-exome sequencing.

Gastro-oesophageal junction (GEJ) carcinoma and distal gastric cancer (GC) have distinct epidemiology and clinical features and their relationship is uncertain. Synchronous multiple gastric cancers located mostly at proximal and distal sites provide rare specimens for investigating the comprehensive genomic relationships among these cancers in the context of identical genetic circumstances. Formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded (FFPE) samples from 12 patients with synchronous GEJ carcinoma and distal GC were collected in this study.

Recurrent amplification of MYC and TNFRSF11B in 8q24 is associated with poor survival in patients with gastric cancer.

Background: Gastric cancer (GC) is an aggressive malignancy whose mechanisms of development and progression are poorly understood. The identification of prognosis-related genomic loci and genes may suffer from the relatively small case numbers and a lack of systematic validation in previous studies.

Methods: Array-based comparative genomic hybridization (aCGH) coupled with patient clinical information was applied to identify prognosis-related loci and genes with high-frequency recurrent gains in 129 GC patients.

[Expression of CCAAT/enhancer binding protein beta in human gastric carcinoma and its clinical significance].

Objective: To explore the expression of CCAAT/enhancer binding protein beta (CEBPB) in gastric carcinoma tissues and its association with clinicopathological features and prognosis.

Methods: CEBPB protein expression level was detected by immunohistochemistry method in resected gastric carcinomas and adjacent gastric mucosa tissues (n=81), and its association with clinicopathological features and prognosis was analyzed.

Results: The immunohistochemical staining of CEBPB was predominantly in the nucleus with some cytoplasmic staining.

LGR5 is a promising biomarker for patients with stage I and II gastric cancer.

Objective: To investigate Leucine-rich repeat-containing G protein-coupled receptor 5 (LGR5) expressions in gastric cancer and to evaluate its clinical significance.

Methods: LGR5 expression was assessed by immunohistochemistry in 257 gastric cancer patients after surgery. The relationships between LGR5 expression and clinicopathological features and patients prognosis were statistically analyzed.

Presence of S100A9-positive inflammatory cells in cancer tissues correlates with an early stage cancer and a better prognosis in patients with gastric cancer.

Background: S100A9 was originally discovered as a factor secreted by inflammatory cells. Recently, S100A9 was found to be associated with several human malignancies. The purpose of this study is to investigate S100A9 expression in gastric cancer and explore its role in cancer progression.

PTK7 as a novel marker for favorable gastric cancer patient survival.

Background And Objectives: Protein tyrosine kinase 7 (PTK7) plays important functions in several cancer types but its expression in gastric cancer remains unknown. This study was designed to investigate PTK7 expression in gastric cancer.

Methods: PTK7 expression was assessed by immunohistochemistry in 201 gastric cancer patients.

[Clinical value of serum CEA, CA19-9, CA72-4 and CA242 in the diagnosis and prognosis of gastric cancer].

Objective: To investigate the clinical value of tumor markers CEA, CA19-9, CA72-4 and CA242 in the diagnosis and prognosis of patients with gastric cancer.

Methods: One hundred and sixty gastric cancer patients who had received treatment from 2002 to 2007 at the Beijing Cancer Hospital were retrospectively analyzed. Blood samples were taken from patients upon admission to the hospital, and CEA, CA19-9, CA72-4, CA242 levels were detected.

Effect of PMMA polymer on the dynamic viscoelasticity and plasticizer leachability of PEMA-based tissue conditioners.

The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of PMMA polymer on dynamic viscoelasticity and plasticizer leachability of PEMA-based tissue conditioners. One PEMA polymer and one PMMA polymer were used in powder form with four formulations. The combination of 80 wt% ATBC, 15 wt% BPBG and 5 wt% ethyl alcohol was used as the liquid phase.

Nitrogen-rich carbon nitride hollow vessels: synthesis, characterization, and their properties.

Bulk quantities of nitrogen-rich graphitic carbon nitride are synthesized via a facile reactive pyrolysis process with a mixture of melamine and cyanuric chloride as the molecular precursors. Scanning electron microscopy and transmission electron microscopy studies show that micrometer-sized hollow vessels with high aspect ratios have been successfully elaborated without the designed addition of any catalyst or template. The composition of the prepared carbon nitride determined by combustion method is C(3)N(4.

Influence of denture cleansers on the color stability of three types of denture base acrylic resin.

Statement Of Problem: Color stability is an important property of denture base acrylic resin. Color changes indicate aging or damaged dental materials. However, little information is available on the influence of denture cleansers on the color stability of acrylic resins.

Influence of storage methods on the surface roughness of tissue conditioners.

The purpose of this study was to compare the influence of three kinds of storage methods on surface roughness of tissue conditioners. Four commercial tissue conditioners (GC Soft Liner, Softone, Fictioner, and Hydro-Cast) were used in this study. Five samples of each material were stored in distilled water, air, and a denture cleanser (Polident).

Survival stratification panel of colorectal carcinoma with combined expression of carcinoembryonic antigen, matrix metalloproteinases-2, and p27 kip1.

Purpose: The prognosis varies greatly in colorectal carcinoma patients, even in the same stage. We examined the association between the expression of matrix metalloproteinases-2, carcinoembryonic antigen, p27 kip1, and clinicopathologic features in patients with colorectal carcinoma to identify a possible panel of tumor markers in predicting prognosis of colorectal carcinoma.

Methods: The expressions of three individual markers in 127 colorectal carcinoma cases were analyzed by immunohistochemistry method.

[Ultraviolet transmission spectra of BC(x)N thin films].

BCN, BC2N and BC3N thin films with transmission increasing properties in the ultraviolet region were deposited by RF magnetron sputtering with different sputtering power (80-130 W). Fourier transform infrared absorption and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy results suggested that the films were atomnic-level hybrids composed of B, 'C and N atoms. The compositions and transmission increasing properties of samples in the ultraviolet region were strongly influenced by sputtering power, which determined the transmission increasing properties in the ultraviolet region by changing compositions.