Background: Transient receptor potential canonical 6 (TRPC6), a key member of the TRPC family, is involved in diverse physiological and pathological processes. Although previous studies have implicated TRPC6 in the progression of stomach adenocarcinoma (STAD), its precise functions and mechanisms remain unclear. Understanding TRPC6's role in STAD may provide insights into its prognostic and therapeutic potential.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObesity and type-2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) are metabolic disorders. Obesity increases the risk of T2DM, and as obesity is becoming increasingly common, more individuals suffer from T2DM, which poses a considerable burden on health systems. Traditionally, pharmaceutical therapy together with lifestyle changes is used to treat obesity and T2DM to decrease the incidence of comorbidities and all-cause mortality and to increase life expectancy.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFTo understand the regulation of long noncoding RNA DLX6-AS1-mediated miR-26a/EZH2 axis in the growth of colorectal cancer (CRC) cells. The expression of DLX6-AS1, miR-26a, and EZH2 was detected in CRC tissues by quantitative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction. The CRC HT-29 cell line was selected for transfection and subjected to observe the growth by MTT and colony formation assays, cell cycle by flow cytometry, and migration and invasion by wound healing and Transwell assays, respectively.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWorld J Gastroenterol
April 2014
Aim: To clarify the value of combined use of markers for the diagnosis of gallbladder cancer and prediction of its prognosis.
Methods: Serum cancer antigens (CA)199, CA242, carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA), and CA125 levels were measured in 78 patients with gallbladder cancer (GBC), 78 patients with benign gallbladder diseases, and 78 healthy controls using electrochemiluminescence. CA199, CA242, CEA, and CA125 levels and positive rates were analyzed and evaluated pre- and post-operatively.