Involvement of microRNA-718, a new regulator of EGR3, in regulation of malignant phenotype of HCC cells.

Objective: Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is still one of the most common death-related malignancies worldwide. Because the way onset and progression are hidden most, HCC diagnoses are made at an advanced stage, when they are unsuitable for surgical resection. MicroRNAs are a class of small non-coding RNAs, participating in many aspects of cancers.

Changes of Plasma Tumor Necrosis Factor α and C-Reactive Protein Levels in Patients with Hypertension Accompanied by Impaired Glucose Tolerance and their Clinical Significance.

Background: Chronic inflammation could affect the occurrence and development of malignant tumors. To explore the levels of tumor necrosis factor α (TNF-α) and C-reactive protein (CRP) in patients accompanied by impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) and their clinical significance.

Materials And Methods: A total of 210 patients hospitalized in Affiliated Hospital of Taishan Medical University from Jun.

Predictive value of left ventricular remodeling by area strain based on three-dimensional wall-motion tracking after PCI in patients with recent NSTEMI.

We aimed to explore whether a novel left ventricular performance index, area strain (AS), based on three-dimensional wall-motion tracking (3-D-WMT) done before and after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) could predict left ventricular (LV) remodeling in patients with recent non-ST elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI). Sixty-one patients (53.6 ± 8.