MicroRNA-195-5p inhibits the progression of hemangioma via targeting SKI.

Hemangioma (HA), which is characterized by aberrant endothelial cell proliferation in blood vessels, is a common tumor during infancy. MicroRNAs (miRNAs/miRs) collectively participate in the development of HA; however, the potential roles of miR-195-5p in HA are not completely understood. The aim of the present study was to investigate the roles of miR-195-5p in HA.

An Unfolded Protein Response Related Signature Could Robustly Predict Survival Outcomes and Closely Correlate With Response to Immunotherapy and Chemotherapy in Bladder Cancer.

The unfolded protein response (UPR) plays a significant role in maintaining protein hemostasis in tumor cells, which are crucial for tumor growth, invasion, and resistance to therapy. This study aimed to develop a UPR-related signature and explore its correlation with immunotherapy and chemotherapy in bladder cancer. The differentially expressed UPR-related genes were put into Lasso regression to screen out prognostic genes, which constituted the UPR signature, and were incorporated into multivariate Cox regression to generate risk scores.

Investigation on the mechanism of p38MAPK in the failure of autogenous arteriovenous fistula caused by stenosis.

The present study aimed to probe into the mechanism of p38MAPK in the failure of autogenous arteriovenous fistula (AVF) caused by stenosis. A total of 24 patients with maintenance hemodialysis and the autologous AVF as the hemodialysis route were enrolled in the present study. In the experimental group, the internal fistula operation mode was the end-to-side anastomosis, and patients were those who needed autogenous AVF repair due to the venous hyperplasia and stenosis of the internal fistula anastomosis (n = 12).

Resection of calcified lymph nodes confers clinical benefit in patients with non-small cell lung cancer.

The aim of the present study was to compare the metastatic ratio between calcified lymph node stations (CLNS) and non-CLNS (NCLNS) and to explore the impact of CLNS on surgical outcomes. Consecutive patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) scheduled to receive surgical treatment between June and December 2020 were included in the present study. Their clinical and radiological data were prospectively collected and analyzed.

A Comparison of Different Schemes of Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy Followed by Concurrent Chemotherapy and Radiotherapy for Locally Advanced Cervical Cancer: A Retrospective Study.

Purpose: To examine the clinical significance of unoperated cervical cancer patients treated with different neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NACT) schemes followed by concurrent chemotherapy and radiotherapy (CCRT).

Methods: This retrospective analysis included women with locally advanced cervical cancer treated with NACT-CCRT between September 2011 and September 2014. Neoadjuvant chemotherapy included paclitaxel plus cisplatin (TP group; 62 patients) or paclitaxel plus loplatin (TL group; 58 patients), which were administered three weekly, and cisplatin or loplatin, which were administered weekly for synchronous chemotherapy.

Screening and Identification of Antidepressant Active Ingredients from Extract and Study on Its Mechanism.

. Depression is a common mental disease with long course and high recurrence rate. Previous studies showed that and its extracts have powerful antidepressant effects in recent years.

Pharmacokinetic herb-drug interactions between Aidi injection and doxorubicin in rats with diethylnitrosamine-induced hepatocellular carcinoma.

Background: Aidi Injection (ADI), a Chinese herbal preparation with anti-cancer activity, is used for the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Several clinical studies have shown that co-administration of ADI with doxorubicin (DOX) is associated with reduced toxicity of chemotherapy, enhanced clinical efficacy and improved quality of life for patients. However, limited information is available about the herb-drug interactions between ADI and DOX.

Malic enzyme 2 promotes the progression of hepatocellular carcinoma via increasing triglyceride production.

The incidence and mortality of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) are gradually increasing during the past years. Recently, some studies have reported that malic enzyme (ME) plays an important role in cancer development, while the involvement of ME2 in HCC remains still undetermined. Here, we demonstrated that ME2 played an oncogenic role in HCC.

Chinese expert recommendations on management of hepatocellular carcinoma during COVID-19 pandemic: a nationwide multicenter survey.

Background: This study aimed to investigate the work status of clinicians in China and their management strategy alteration for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Methods: A nationwide online questionnaire survey was conducted in 42 class-A tertiary hospitals across China. Experienced clinicians of HCC-related specialties responded with their work status and management suggestions for HCC patients during the pandemic.

Fructose-1,6-bisphosphatase 2 represses cervical cancer progression via inhibiting aerobic glycolysis through promoting pyruvate kinase isozyme type M2 ubiquitination.

Growing evidence has shown that aerobic glycolysis, as a hallmark of cancer cells, plays a crucial role in cervical cancer. The aim of the study is to uncover whether fructose-1,6-bisphosphatase 2 (FBP2) is involved in cervical cancer progression via the aerobic glycolysis pathway. FBP2 levels were determined by quantitative PCR (qPCR) and western blotting.

Effects of m6A RNA methylation regulators on endometrial cancer.

Background: The modification 6-methyladenine (m A) is the most common type in RNA methylation. Our study aims to explore the bioinformatic analysis of m A in endometrial cancer.

Methods: The expression of 23 m A RNA methylation regulators was compared through The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) database among 406 endometrial tissue and 19 normal tissue samples.

LncRNA ELF3-AS1 is a Prognostic Biomarker and Correlated with Immune Infiltrates in Hepatocellular Carcinoma.

Background: Expression of long noncoding RNA (lncRNA) ELF3 antisense RNA 1 (ELF3-AS1) is observed in some cancers, while its role in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is unclear. The study aimed to investigate the relationship between ELF3-AS1 and HCC based on database, bioinformatics, and statistical analysis.

Methods: In this study, Kruskal-Wallis test, Wilcoxon sign-rank test, logistic regression, Kaplan-Meier method, Cox regression analysis, gene set enrichment analysis (GSEA), and immunoinfiltration analysis were used to assess the relationship between ELF3-AS1 expression and clinical characteristics of HCC patients, the relationship between ELF3-AS1 expression and prognosis of HCC patients, and the possible functions of ELF3-AS1 in HCC.

Analysis of Risk Factors of Bleeding Complications in Percutaneous Needle Biopsy of Liver Occupying Lesions.

Purpose: To search for risk factors for bleeding complications after percutaneous biopsy of primary or secondary space-occupying lesions of liver guided by imaging.

Methods: Consecutive 555 patients with liver space-occupying lesions who underwent ultrasound or CT-guided percutaneous biopsy in our hospital from January 2015 to January 2021 were retrospectively analyzed. Those who cannot cooperate with breath-holding and cannot successfully complete the operation, cytology, and incomplete clinical data.

Systemic Inflammation Response Index is a Prognostic Risk Factor in Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma Undergoing TACE.

Background: Mounting evidence has shown that systemic inflammation response index (SIRI), a novel prognostic biomarker based on peripheral lymphocyte, neutrophil and monocyte counts, is associated with poor prognosis for several tumors. However, the prognostic value of SIRI in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) undergoing transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) is elusive. Herein, we aimed to evaluate the correlation between SIRI and clinical outcomes in these patients.

CircC16orf62 promotes hepatocellular carcinoma progression through the miR-138-5p/PTK2/AKT axis.

Circular RNA (circRNAs) functions vital in the pathogenesis and progression of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). However, the expressions and functions of certain circRNAs on metastasis and proliferation of that cancer is still unclear. Bioinformation analysis and qRT-PCR indicated that CircC16orf62 was prominent upregulated in HCC of which the expression level was positively associated to cancer's malignant progression.

MK801 regulates the expression of key osteoarthritis factors in osteoarthritis synovial fibroblasts through complement C5.

Background: Osteoarthritis is currently one of the most common chronic diseases. As life expectancy increases, its prevalence and incidence are expected to rise. At present, more and more evidences prove the correlation between the complement system and osteoarthritis (OA).

PDIA6 contributes to aerobic glycolysis and cancer progression in oral squamous cell carcinoma.

Background/objective: Accumulated evidence has demonstrated that aerobic glycolysis serves as a regulator of tumor cell growth, invasion, and angiogenesis. Herein, we explored the role of protein disulfide isomerase family 6 (PDIA6) in the aerobic glycolysis and the progression of oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC).

Methods: The expression pattern of PDIA6 in OSCC tissues was determined by qPCR and western blotting.

circRNA circARNT2 Suppressed the Sensitivity of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Cells to Cisplatin by Targeting the miR-155-5p/PDK1 Axis.

Circular RNA (circRNA) is a novel subclass of noncoding-RNA molecules that participate in development and progression of a variety of human diseases via sponging microRNAs (miRNAs). Until now, the contributions of circRNAs in chemoresistance of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) remain largely unknown. In the present study, we aimed to investigate the role of circRNA in cisplatin resistance of HCC.

PARK7 enhances antioxidative-stress processes of BMSCs via the ERK1/2 pathway.

Oxidative stresss in the microenvironment surrounding lesions induces apoptosis of transplanted bone-marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs). Hence, there is an urgent need for improving antioxidative-stress processes of transplanted BMSCs to further promote their survival. The present study reports the role and mechanism of Parkinson's disease protein 7 (PARK7) in enhancing antioxidative activity in BMSCs.

TOP2A Promotes Cell Migration, Invasion and Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition in Cervical Cancer via Activating the PI3K/AKT Signaling.

Background/objective: Topoisomerases type IIA (TOP2A) was identified to present with a high-expression pattern in cervical cancer. However, TOP2A role in the progression of cervical cancer remains unknown. Here, we aimed to explore the effect and reveal the underlying mechanism of TOP2A in the migration, invasion and epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) of cervical cancer.

Differential changes in the pharmacokinetics of doxorubicin in diethylnitrosamine-induced hepatocarcinoma model rats.

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a malignancy of liver cells. Recent studies have shown that HCC patients often have changes in the activities of transporters and metabolic enzymes, which can considerably affect drug pharmacokinetics and lead to drug toxicity. Doxorubicin (DOX) has been frequently administered in chemotherapy for HCC, but to our knowledge, the effects of HCC on the pharmacokinetics of DOX are unknown.

[Analysis of follow-up results of chrono-chemotherapy or conventional chemotherapy combined with intensity modulated radiotherapy in locally advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma].

To evaluate the long-term effect and safety of chrono-chemotherapy combined with intensity modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) in locally advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC). 160 patients with locally advanced NPC were randomly divided into a chrono group and conventional group according to random number table. In the first stage, all patients underwent two cycles of induced chemotherapy, consisting of docetaxel, cisplatin and 5-Fu every 21 days.

MiR-202-5p attenuates neurological deficits and neuronal injury in MCAO model rats and OGD-induced injury in Neuro-2a cells by targeting eIF4E-mediated induction of autophagy and inhibition of Akt/GSK-3β pathway.

Ischemic stroke is a common cerebrovascular disease caused by insufficient blood supply to the brain. In recent years, studies have demonstrated that microRNAs (miRNAs) are involved in a variety of biological processes in the nervous system. However, the effects of miR-202-5p on cerebral ischemic stroke injury have not been completely elucidated.

The implication of LncRNA MALAT1 in promoting chemo-resistance of laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma cells.

Background: This study was aimed to evaluate the involvement of lncRNA MALAT1 in modifying chemo-sensitivity of laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma (LSCC) cell lines.

Methods: Totally 108 pairs of tumor tissues and matched para-tumor normal tissues were gathered from patients who were pathologically confirmed as LSCC. Meanwhile, LSCC cell lines, including TU686, TU177, AMC-HN-8, and LSC-1, were purchased to evaluate their tolerance to cisplatin, 5-fluorouracil, paclitaxel, and vincristine.