[Corrigendum] Macrophage‑secreted IL‑8 induces epithelial‑mesen-chymal transition in hepatocellular carcinoma cells by activating the JAK2/STAT3/Snail pathway.

Subsequently to the publication of the above article, an interested reader drew to the authors' attention that a possible error had been identified in the selection of images in Figs. 1 and/or 7. After having consulted their original data, the authors realized that an erroneous image appeared on p.

Serum uric acid and its relationship with cardiovascular risk profile in Chinese patients with early-onset coronary artery disease.

The prevalence of coronary artery disease (CAD) is growing in the young population. We aimed to investigate the association between serum uric acid (SUA) levels and cardiovascular involvement in individuals under 45 years old diagnosed with early-onset CAD (EOCAD). Seven hundred eighty-six EOCAD patients were recruited and stratified into four groups by SUA levels.

Assessment of lead bioaccessibility in soils around lead battery plants in East China.

Soil ingestion is an important human exposure pathway for lead (Pb). A modified physiologically based extraction test was applied to 70 soil samples from five battery plants in East China. The mean values for soil pH, soil organic matter, Fe and Mn concentrations ranged from 5.

Macrophage-secreted IL-8 induces epithelial-mesenchymal transition in hepatocellular carcinoma cells by activating the JAK2/STAT3/Snail pathway.

Macrophages are a major component of the leukocyte infiltrate of tumors and play a pivotal role in the progression of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). However, the molecular mechanisms by which macrophages promote HCC invasion are poorly understood. The present study was undertaken to investigate the relationship between macrophages and epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) of HCC.

[Variation of maternal milk adiponectin and its correlation with infant growth].

Objective: To investigate the variation of human breast milk adiponectin (APN) concentration during lactation, analyze the relationship of APN concentrations in human breast milk with APN in infant serum, determine the association between maternal milk APN and infant body proportionality in the first year of life, and the period of greatest human milk exposure.

Method: Subjects included 73 mother-infant pairs from Shanghai International Peace Maternity & Child Health Hospital. Maternal milk was collected at 2, 4, 13, 26 weeks and infant serum was collected at 26 weeks.