Telomerase activity in gynecological tumors.

abstract：:It has been recently reported that side population (SP) cells in nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) cell lines display characteristics of cancer stem-like cells. However, the biological behavior and the significance of these cells for NPC progression remain unclear. In this study, we is...

journal_title：Oncology reports

authors： Guo D,Xu BL,Zhang XH,Dong MM

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Apoptosis is a process associated with development and progression of breast cancer. The association between connexins and programmed cell death has only been demonstrated in a few studies. The aim of the present study was the evaluation of Cx26 and Cx43 expression in breast cancer in correlation with Bcl-2 and Bak pr...

journal_title：Oncology reports

authors： Kanczuga-Koda L,Sulkowski S,Tomaszewski J,Koda M,Sulkowska M,Przystupa W,Golaszewska J,Baltaziak M

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Melanoma is the most aggressive cutaneous cancer due to its propensity to metastasise and proliferate. Melanoma accounts for 80‑90% of skin‑cancer related deaths worldwide. Alhough numerous published studies have attempted to define the markers of diagnosis and prognosis of melanoma, a sensitive and specific biomarker...

journal_title：Oncology reports

authors： Wei C,Lu N,Wang L,Zhang Y,Feng Z,Yang Y,Qi F,Gu J

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chromosome 13 presents frequent allelic loss in esophageal squamous cell carcinomas (ESCC). However, no ESCC suppressor gene has been identified from this chromosome. To define common deletion regions that possibly contain the ESCC suppressor gene(s), we performed a mapping of allelic loss in 50 esophageal squamous ce...

journal_title：Oncology reports

authors： Guo GM,Huang XP,Dong JT,Caia Y,Xu X,Han YL,Wu M,Zhan QM,Wang MR

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Apoptosis is a crucial event for anticancer drug efficacy. The signal pathways activated by anticancer drugs are classified as death receptor (DR) -dependent or -independent. The mechanisms by which anticancer drugs induce apoptosis via DR-dependent pathways are not fully understood. In the present study, we assessed ...

journal_title：Oncology reports

authors： Kim R,Tanabe K,Emi M,Uchida Y,Toge T

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cyclooxygenase-2 (Cox-2) is an inducible enzyme that converts arachidonic acid to prostaglandins, and it is hypothesized to induce carcinogenesis and metastasis in colorectal cancer. Our previous data also indicated that a higher expression level of Cox-2 was correlated with colorec...

journal_title：Oncology reports

authors： Li ZG,Wang XY,Chang JL,Xie WB,Liu TF,Zhang QL,Deng YJ,Ding YQ

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Taxanes, a new class of antitumor drugs, are effective against a large number of human tumors, although there are problems with drug resistance. The novel taxane, IDN5109, is characterized by its high tolerability, antitumor efficacy, ability to overcome multidrug resistance, and oral bioavailabilty. We investigated t...

journal_title：Oncology reports

authors： Sano D,Matsuda H,Ishiguro Y,Nishimura G,Kawakami M,Tsukuda M

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the present study was to investigate the efficacy of using human umbilical cord blood-derived mesenchymal stem cells (hUCB-MSCs) as gene delivery vectors in the treatment of ovarian cancer. Lentivectors overexpressing cytosine deaminase (CD) and herpes simplex virus thymidine kinase (HSV-tk) (pGC-FU-CD-TK) ...

journal_title：Oncology reports

authors： Jiang J,Wei D,Sun L,Wang Y,Wu X,Li Y,Fang Z,Shang H,Wei Z

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prostate cancer is one of the most common age-related malignancies. The occurrence frequency of prostate cancer is very different according to prostate zones. The prostate stroma is an important element in growth and differentiation of the normal prostate and also has a close relationship to the occurrence of benign p...

journal_title：Oncology reports

authors： Zhang Y,Nojima S,Nakayama H,Jin Y,Enza H

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with autosomal recessive primary microcephaly have a small but architecturally normal brain containing a reduced number of neurons. Microcephalin and ASPM are two of the genes causing this disease. Both are centrosomal proteins involved in cell cycle regulation. Whereas microcephalin is a component of the DNA...

journal_title：Oncology reports

authors： Hagemann C,Anacker J,Gerngras S,Kühnel S,Said HM,Patel R,Kämmerer U,Vordermark D,Roosen K,Vince GH

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:High mobility group box-B1 (HMGB1), an autophagy activator, is crucial in tumorigenesis. However, its extracellular role and signaling in gastric cancer remain unclear. Samples were collected from gastric cancer patients and healthy controls. Immunohistochemistry and immunocytochemistry were used to determine the loca...

journal_title：Oncology reports

authors： Zhang QY,Wu LQ,Zhang T,Han YF,Lin X

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) is a common non-Hodgkin lymphoma. A20 and mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma translocation gene 1 (MALT1) are known to be related to DLBCL pathogenesis and progression. This study aimed to assess the effects of phorbol myristate acetate/ionomycin (PMA/IONO) on the growth a...

journal_title：Oncology reports

authors： Yang W,Li Y,Li P,Wang L

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Muscle atrophy F-Box (MAFbx)/atrogin-1 and muscle ring-finger-1 (MuRF-1) have been identified as two muscle-specific E3 ubiquitin ligases that are highly expressed in skeletal muscle during muscle atrophy. However, the role of muscle-specific E3 ubiquitin ligases during the process of muscle atrophy of cancer cachexia...

journal_title：Oncology reports

authors： Yuan L,Han J,Meng Q,Xi Q,Zhuang Q,Jiang Y,Han Y,Zhang B,Fang J,Wu G

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:ZNF652, a DNA binding transcription factor, was previously suggested to be differentially expressed in prostate cancer. This study investigated if the expressions of ZNF652 and androgen receptor (AR) in prostate cancer are associated with prostate specific antigen (PSA) defined relapse. ZNF652 and AR immunoreactivity ...

journal_title：Oncology reports

authors： Callen DF,Ricciardelli C,Butler M,Stapleton A,Stahl J,Kench JG,Horsfall DJ,Tilley WD,Schulz R,Nesland JM,Neilsen PM,Kumar R,Holm R

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although improvements in the chemotherapy modalities for pancreatic cancer have been realized, pancreatic cancer remains one of the most lethal malignancies. New-generation cancer immunotherapy methods, such as blocking of the PD-1/PD-L1 pathway, are consistently being investigated to improve the survival of pancreati...

journal_title：Oncology reports

authors： Doi T,Ishikawa T,Okayama T,Oka K,Mizushima K,Yasuda T,Sakamoto N,Katada K,Kamada K,Uchiyama K,Handa O,Takagi T,Naito Y,Itoh Y

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oxymatrine, a traditional Chinese herb extracted from Sophora flavescens Ait., displays strong anti-inflammatory and anticancer activities, but how oxymatrine exhibits anticarcinogenic effects in human colorectal cancer (CRC) remains uncertain. The present study aimed to elucidate the exact mechanism by which oxymatri...

journal_title：Oncology reports

authors： Liang L,Huang J

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3) is an oncogene that promotes cell survival, proliferation, and motility. In the present study, we explored the mechanism involved in the inhibition by epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG) of STAT3 signaling as detected by surface plasmon resonance (SPR)-binding a...

journal_title：Oncology reports

authors： Wang Y,Ren X,Deng C,Yang L,Yan E,Guo T,Li Y,Xu MX

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Activation of ras genes and human papilloma virus (HPV) infection have been extensively described in cervical carcinomas while information concerning their implication in premalignant lesions of the cervix is limited. We investigated the incidence of K-ras codon 12 point mutations and HPV infection in cases of cervici...

journal_title：Oncology reports

authors： Prokopakis P,Sourvinos G,Koumantaki Y,Koumantakis E,Spandidos DA

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cancer cells in ascites are usually exposed to a hypoxia tumor microenvironment and utilize enhanced glycolysis which produces energy and metabolizes nutrients to support proliferation. Vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV) is an oncolytic virus that relies on the host cellular metabolism for replication. We tested the eff...

journal_title：Oncology reports

authors： Zhou Y,Wen F,Zhang P,Tang R,Li Q

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Matrine is a traditional Chinese herbal medicine that shows antitumor efficacy for many types of cancer. The present study evaluated the antitumor efficacy of matrine on cervical cancer and to investigate the underlying mechanisms. We performed MTT assays, and in vitro invasion and migration assays, and P1 L6 found th...

journal_title：Oncology reports

authors： Wu X,Zhou J,Cai D,Li M

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Leptin may be involved in the pathogenesis of numerous cancer types by activation of cellular signal-transduction pathways. In this study, we analyzed the role of leptin and the mechanism(s) underlying its action in cervical carcinoma cells. Firstly, we examined the expression of leptin in 80 cases of cervical carcino...

journal_title：Oncology reports

authors： Yuan Y,Zhang J,Cai L,Ding C,Wang X,Chen H,Wang X,Yan J,Lu J

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Multigene-based combination therapy may be an effective practice in cancer gene therapy. Substantial studies have demonstrated that tumor suppressor p53 acetylation is indispensable for p53 activation. Inhibitor of growth 4 (ING4), as a novel tumor suppressor, is capable of remarkably enhancing p53 acetylation and its...

journal_title：Oncology reports

authors： Wu J,Zhu Y,Xu C,Xu H,Zhou X,Yang J,Xie Y,Tao M

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We established a new cell line (ACCNS) from human adenoid cystic carcinoma (AdCC) of the maxilla, using tissue culture techniques and it has been successfully subcultured for more than 100 passages during 2 years. The population doubling time was approximately 39.2 h on a plastic dish. In type I collagen gel culture, ...

journal_title：Oncology reports

authors： Tanaka N,Urabe K,Hashitani S,Sakurai K,Urade M

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Identification of novel botanicals that can selectively induce apoptosis and arrest growth of cancer cells without producing cytotoxic effects is highly appreciable for cancer therapy. The present study aimed to investigate the possibility of acetylbritannilactone (ABL) derivative 5-(5-(ethylperoxy)pentan-2-yl)-6-meth...

journal_title：Oncology reports

authors： Zhang Y,Liu K,Zhang Y,Qi J,Lu B,Shi C,Yin Y,Cai W,Li W

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hypoxia was shown to increase tumor cell invasion into the extracellular matrix in vitro. This result suggests that heparanase (Hpa), one of the key enzymes involved in tumor invasion and metastasis, may be regulated by hypoxia. RT-PCR, Western blot and Matrigel invasive assays were used to study the regulation of Hpa...

journal_title：Oncology reports

authors： Wu W,Pan C,Meng K,Zhao L,Du L,Liu Q,Lin R

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2), vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), and microvessel density (MVD) have been reported to be significantly related to carcinogenesis and to tumoral progression. The aim of the study was to analyse immunohistochemically the overexpression of COX-2 and VEGF, and the MVD between one another...

journal_title：Oncology reports

authors： Raspollini MR,Amunni G,Villanucci A,Boddi V,Baroni G,Taddei A,Taddei GL

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined pathomorphologically small nodular lesions in hepatitis C virus-related cirrhosis (type C cirrhosis). Small nodular lesions seen in the non-cancerous areas of 128 consecutively resected hepatocellular carcinomas (HCCs) associated with type C cirrhosis were selected for the study. From these, 18 large regen...

journal_title：Oncology reports

authors： Miyaaki H,Fujimoto M,Kurogi M,Nakashima O,Eguchi K,Kojiro M

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the present study was to search for an effective regimen among existing chemotherapies for head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC). Among the tested drugs, we focused on combined SN-38, which is the active metabolite produced from irinotecan hydrochloride - a type I DNA topoisomerase inhibitor - after...

journal_title：Oncology reports

authors： Nanbu T,Umemura N,Ohkoshi E,Nanbu K,Sakagami H,Shimada J

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Melanoma is a malignant tumor of the melanocytes. microRNAs (miRNAs) are emerging as important regulators of cancer-related processes. A thorough understanding of miRNAs in melanoma progression is important for developing new therapeutic targets. miRNA expression was detected by quantitative PCR. In vitro, MTT assay, ...

journal_title：Oncology reports

authors： Wang HF,Chen H,Ma MW,Wang JA,Tang TT,Ni LS,Yu JL,Li YZ,Bai BX

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent studies have shown that miRNAs have potent abilities to activate gene expression by targeting promoter elements, a phenomenon known as RNA activation (RNAa). In the present study, we identified a new endogenous miR-3619-5p which was decreased in prostate cancer tissues and cells compared to corresponding normal...

journal_title：Oncology reports

authors： Li S,Wang C,Yu X,Wu H,Hu J,Wang S,Ye Z

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00