With its increasing incidence, lung cancer has become one of the leading causes of cancer-related deaths worldwide, posing a great threat to the health and lives of patients. Due to varying economic and cultural backgrounds, there are significant differences in clinical treatment practices and related basic research on lung cancer between China and Japan. These differences are mainly reflected in many aspects, such as cancer prevention, cancer treatment, provision of medical insurance, patient compliance, medical education system, and sources of research funding.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFLong non-coding RNA (lncRNA) LINC01116 is crucial in promoting cell proliferation, invasion and migration in solid tumours, including lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD). LINC01116 acts as a competing endogenous RNAs (ceRNA) that binds competitively to microRNAs and plays a critical role in tumour migration and invasion. However, other mechanisms of action besides the ceRNA theory have been rarely reported and remain to be elucidated further.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Despite recent advances, there are limited treatments available for acute asthma exacerbations. Here, we investigated the therapeutic potential of GGsTop, a γ-glutamyl transferase inhibitor, on the disease with a murine model of asthma exacerbation.
Methods: GGsTop was administered to mice that received lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and ovalbumin (OVA) challenges.