Ginkgoic acid impedes gastric cancer cell proliferation, migration and EMT through inhibiting the SUMOylation of IGF-1R.

The imbalance of SUMOylation is related to different cancers, including gastric cancer (GC). Ginkgolic acid (GA) inhibits the growth and invasion of many cancer cells, and it has been reported to restrain SUMOylation. However, the role of GA in GC and whether it functions through SUMOylation remains to be clarified.

Identification of an immune-related long noncoding RNA signature that predicts prognosis in breast cancer patients.

The purpose of this study was to identify an immune-related long noncoding RNA (lncRNA) signature that predicts the prognosis of breast cancer. The expression profiles of breast cancer were downloaded from The Cancer Genome Atlas. Cox regression analysis was used to identify an immune-related lncRNA signature.

Fucosyltransferase 8 expression in breast cancer patients: A high throughput tissue microarray analysis.

The aim of this study was to compare the expression of fucosyltransferase 8 (FUT8) in breast cancer tissue and to investigate the relationship between this marker with tumor progression and its applicability to differential diagnosis. An immunohistochemical study was performed for FUT8 using the tissue microarray technique. In addition, the mRNA and protein levels of FUT8 in the tissue were also tested by real-time PCR and Western blot.

Tunable Fabrication and Optical Properties of Metal Nano Hole Arrays.

Large area polystyrene sphere (PS) arrays with different diameters were prepared by an interface self-assembly method. The inter-particle spacing of PSs was reduced by O2-plasma treatment. When O2-plasma treatment time was long enough, the space of PS arrays could be relatively large.

Graphene Plasmonic Metasurfaces to Steer Infrared Light.

Metasurfaces utilizing engineered metallic nanostructures have recently emerged as an important means to manipulate the propagation of light waves in a prescribed manner. However, conventional metallic metasurfaces mainly efficiently work in the visible and near-infrared regime, and lack sufficient tunability. In this work, combining the pronounced plasmonic resonance of patterned graphene structures with a subwavelength-thick optical cavity, we propose and demonstrate novel graphene metasurfaces that manifest the potential to dynamically control the phase and amplitude of infrared light with very high efficiency.

Nanostructure fabricated by nanosphere lithography assisted with O2 plasma treatment.

Nanosphere lithography is an efficient way to fabricate metallic nanostructures with large area. This paper presents the fabrication of metallic hexagonal nano-pyramid arrays by two dimensional nanospheres lithography assisted with O2 plasma treatment. By O2 plasma treatment, the gap and diameter of nanospheres can be modulated.

Mode converter in metal-insulator-metal plasmonic waveguide designed by transformation optics.

A metal-insulator-metal (MIM) waveguide can support two plasmonic modes. Efficient conversion between the two modes can be achieved by reshaping of both phase and power density distributions of the guided mode. The converters are designed with the assistance of transformation optics.

Optical properties of metal-multi-insulator-metal plasmonic waveguides.

We theoretically study the plasmonic modes in metal-multi-insulator-metal (MMIM) waveguides. Two types of symmetric MMIM structures consisting of three insulators are investigated thoroughly. The effective refractive index, energy confinement, propagation length, and figure of merit are given in terms of geometric parameters.

Polarization dependence and independence of near-field enhancement through a subwavelength circle hole.

By setting a metal rod or tooth-type structures in a single subwavelength hole, its near-field can be strongly enhanced. The near-field enhancement has strong polarization dependence when the structure in hole is twofold symmetric. Only the polarization along the longitudinal side of the metal rod or tooth-type structure can lead to strongest enhancement, which is attributed to the resonance of the localized surface plasmon.

Periodic dielectric bars assisted enhanced transmission and directional light emission from a single subwavelength slit.

The transmission from a single subwavelength slit in a metal film with periodic dielectric bars on its surfaces has been analyzed numerically by the finite-difference time-domain method. Results show that the role of the periodic dielectric bars is just the same as that of the periodic grooves directly on the surfaces. With the modulations of dielectric bars on the input and output surfaces of the metal film, light transmission through the subwavelength slit is enhanced extraordinarily and confined to directional emission.

[Reconstruction of soft tissue defects in oral and maxillofacial regions after tumors surgery using cervical pedicle tissue flaps].

Objective: To report 4 methods of reconstructing soft tissue defects in oral and maxillofacial regions after tumors resection using cervical pedicle tissue flaps.

Methods: One hundred seventy-two soft tissue defects were repaired with cervical myocutaneous flaps after resection of oral and facial cancer (165 cases of squamous cell carcinoma and 7 cases of salivary carcinoma). The clinical stage of the tumors was stage I in 21 cases, stage II in 116 cases and stage III in 35 cases.

Enhanced light transmission through a single subwavelength aperture in layered films consisting of metal and dielectric.

The light transmission through a single subwavelength aperture surrounded by periodic grooves in layered films consisting of Ag and transparent dielectric is analyzed numerically by finite difference time domain (FDTD) method. Results show that the transmission through the aperture in the composite films is strongly enhanced by the modulation of grooves on the transparent dielectric. Two models are employed to explain the mechanisms of transmission enhancement.