Insights into the history and tendency of glycosylation and digestive system tumor: A bibliometric-based visual analysis.

Background: Glycosylation, a commonly occurring post-translational modification, is highly expressed in several tumors, specifically in those of the digestive system, and plays a role in various cellular pathophysiological mechanisms. Although the importance and detection methods of glycosylation in digestive system tumors have garnered increasing attention in recent years, bibliometric analysis of this field remains scarce. The present study aims to identify the developmental trends and research hotspots of glycosylation in digestive system tumors.

[Circular RNA-Encoded Proteins in Gastrointestinal Cancer:A Review].

Circular RNAs(CircRNAs)are a class of non-coding RNAs with a covalently closed-loop structure,high stability,and tissue specificity,with the production mechanisms different from linear RNAs.Recent studies have discovered that some CircRNAs can encode proteins via cap-independent translation mechanisms such as internal ribosome entry site,N6-methyladenosine,and rolling loop translation.The encoded proteins regulate homologous linear proteins or downstream signaling pathways via protein bait or other mechanisms,thereby exerting biological functions.

Long noncoding RNA negative regulator of antiviral response contributes to pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma progression targeting miR-299-3p.

Background: Pancreatic ductal cancer (PDAC) has high malignancy and poor prognosis. Long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) are associated with high levels of malignancy, including PDAC. However, the biological and clinical significance of negative regulator of antiviral response (NRAV) in PDAC is unclear.

Long non-coding RNA TP73-AS1 promotes pancreatic cancer growth and metastasis through miRNA-128-3p/GOLM1 axis.

Background: Previous studies have suggested that long non-coding RNAs (lncRNA) TP73-AS1 is significantly upregulated in several cancers. However, the biological role and clinical significance of TP73-AS1 in pancreatic cancer (PC) remain unclear.

Aim: To investigate the role of TP73-AS1 in the growth and metastasis of PC.

Comparative study of oncologic efficacy of cephalomedial to lateral dissection versus medial to lateral dissection in laparoscopic total mesorectal excision for rectal cancer: An RCT study.

Background And Objectives: We compared the 3-year overall survival between cephalomedial-to-lateral approach proctectomy (CEMP) and medial-to-lateral approach proctectomy (MAP) in patients undergoing laparoscopic total mesorectal excision for rectal cancer. The advantages of CEMP and the clinical value of No. 253 lymph nodes resection have not been objectively analyzed in literature.

MiR-301a transcriptionally activated by HIF-2α promotes hypoxia-induced epithelial-mesenchymal transition by targeting TP63 in pancreatic cancer.

Background: Pancreatic cancer (PC) is one of the deadliest cancers worldwide. PC metastasis involves a complex set of events, including epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT), that increase tumor cell invasiveness. Recent evidence has shown that hypoxia is a major EMT regulator in pancreatic cancer cells and facilitates metastasis; however, the mechanisms remain elusive.

Identification of Varieties of Dried Red Jujubes with Near-Infrared Hyperspectral Imaging.

In order to realize rapid identification of dried red jujubes, this paper proposes a method based on near-infrared hyperspectral imaging technology. The near-infrared hyperspectral images (1 000～1 600 nm) of 240 samples in total from 4 cultivars of dried red jujubes will be acquired. The samples are to be divided into the calibration set and the prediction set in the ratio of 2∶1.

Expression of FoxM1 and the EMT-associated protein E-cadherin in gastric cancer and its clinical significance.

The aim of the present study was to investigate the expression of forkhead box M1 (FoxM1) and E-cadherin in tissues of gastric cancer in order to reveal any correlation between FoxM1, E-cadherin and clinicopathological parameters. The association between FoxM1 and E-cadherin in the development and progression of gastric cancer was also investigated. The expression of FoxM1 and E-cadherin in gastric cancer and adjacent normal tissue on tissue microarray was detected using immunohistochemistry.

Clinical comparison of laparoscopy vs open surgery in a radical operation for rectal cancer: A retrospective case-control study.

Aim: To assess the diverse immediate and long-term clinical outcomes, a retrospective comparison between laparoscopic and conventional operation was performed.

Methods: A total number of 916 clinical cases, from January 2006 to December 2013 in our hospital, were analyzed which covered 492 patients underwent the laparoscopy in radical resection (LRR) and 424 cases in open radical resection (ORR). A retrospective analysis was proceeded by comparing the general information, surgery performance, pathologic data, postoperative recovery and complications as well as long-term survival to investigate the diversity of immediate and long-term clinical outcomes of laparoscopic radical operation.

Preoperative diabetes as a protective factor for pancreatic fistula after pancreaticoduodenectomy: a meta-analysis.

Background: The role of diabetes mellitus (DM) in pancreatic fistula (PF) or clinical relevant PF (CR-PF) after pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD) or pylorus-preserving pancreaticoduodenectomy (PPPD) is unclear. We conducted a meta-analysis to investigate the relationship between DM and PF or CR-PF.

Data Sources: Embase, MEDLINE and Cochrane databases were searched systematically for relevant articles from January 2005 to June 2013.

Hypoxia-induced snail expression through transcriptional regulation by HIF-1α in pancreatic cancer cells.

Background: Intratumoral hypoxia and epithelial-mesenchymal transition are involved in tumor invasion and metastasis.

Aims: This study investigated the molecular mechanisms that relay the hypoxia signal into the epithelial-mesenchymal transition and metastasis.

Methods: Morphology analysis and tumor cell migration and invasion assays were performed to detect phenotypic changes of pancreatic cancer cells under normoxic and hypoxic conditions after lentiviral HIF-1α shRNA transfection.

STAT3 knockdown reduces pancreatic cancer cell invasiveness and matrix metalloproteinase-7 expression in nude mice.

Aims: Transducer and activator of transcription-3 (STAT3) plays an important role in tumor cell invasion and metastasis. The aim of the present study was to investigate the effects of STAT3 knockdown in nude mouse xenografts of pancreatic cancer cells and underlying gene expression.

Methods: A STAT3 shRNA lentiviral vector was constructed and infected into SW1990 cells.

Down-regulation of STAT3 expression by vector-based small interfering RNA inhibits pancreatic cancer growth.

Aim: To evaluate the effect of RNA interference (RNAi) mediated silence of signal transduction and activation of transcription (STAT)3 on the growth of human pancreatic cancer cells both in vitro and in vivo.

Methods: STAT3 specific shRNA was used to silence the expression of STAT3 in pancreatic cancer cell line SW1990. The anti-growth effects of RNAi against STAT3 were studied in vitro and in experimental cancer xenografts in nude mice.

STAT3-targeting RNA interference inhibits pancreatic cancer angiogenesis in vitro and in vivo.

Signal transducers and activators of transcription 3 (STAT3) is a central cytoplasmic transcription factor that is activated by phosphorylation in response to extracellular signals and oncogenes. STAT3 regulates a number of pathways important in tumorigenesis including cell cycle progression, apoptosis, tumor angiogenesis, invasion and metastasis, and tumor cell evasion of the immune system. Our studies demonstrated that constitutively activated STAT3 plays an important role in the angiogenesis of pancreatic cancer.

Expression and prognostic significance of CD151, c-Met, and integrin alpha3/alpha6 in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma.

Background: CD151, c-Met, and integrin alpha3/alpha6 are all involved in the hepatocyte growth factor (HGF)/c-Met signal pathway, which plays an important role in the malignant progression of tumors.

Aims: The purpose of this study was to explore the expression and prognostic significance of these proteins in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC).

Methods: We used immunohistochemical methods to investigate the expression patterns of CD151, c-Met, and integrin alpha3/alpha6proteins in 71 patients with PDAC and in ten samples of normal pancreatic tissue.

Phosph-Akt1 expression is associated with a favourable prognosis in pancreatic cancer.

Introduction: Akt, a serine/threonine protein kinase, mediates growth factor-associated cell survival. In several human cancers, including pancreatic cancer, constitutive activation of Akt (phosphorylated Akt, p-Akt) has been observed and may be associated with chemotherapy and radiotherapy resistance. However, there are contradictory viewpoints in p-Akt in pancreatic cancer on prognosis, and the clinical relevance of p-Akt in pancreatic cancer is not well understood.