Galectin-1 expression in activated pancreatic satellite cells promotes fibrosis in chronic pancreatitis/pancreatic cancer via the TGF-β1/Smad pathway.

abstract：:Cachexia accompanied by muscle wasting is a key determinant of poor prognosis in cancer patients and cancer‑related death. Previous studies have demonstrated that inflammatory cytokines such as interleukin‑6 (IL‑6), tumor necrosis factor‑α (TNF‑α), IL‑1 and interferon‑γ (IFN‑γ) secreted from host cells and tumor cells...

journal_title：Oncology reports

authors： Kim A,Im M,Ma JY

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to assess the ability of a new magnetic resonance (MR) angiography technique that does not use contrast enhancement medium to depict the vascularity of musculoskeletal neoplasms, and evaluate its clinical utility. We performed 3D fresh blood imaging (FBI) MR angiography in 57 patients with bo...

journal_title：Oncology reports

authors： Doi H,Ono A,Kawai A,Morimoto Y,Kunisada T,Nakata E,Ozaki T

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Case 1: a patient was diagnosed as having ascending colon cancer with right ovarian metastasis, and underwent palliative right hemicolectomy plus oophorectomy. The tumor was a well-differentiated adenocarcinoma with right ovarian metastasis, and the disease was classified as stage IV. Oral chemotherapy with UFT plus L...

journal_title：Oncology reports

authors： mukai M,Moriya H,Himeno S,Oida Y,mukohyama S,Nishi T,Nakasaki H,Satoh S,Makuuchi H

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this work we studied the effect of v-raf and different form RAF on up regulation of VEGF gene expression and angiogenesis. In the experiments the truncated forms of RAF1 gene were transfected into the cells of the established human urothelial line HCV-29, otherwise non-angiogenic. The plasmids coding for mitochondr...

journal_title：Oncology reports

authors： Malecki M,Seneta M,Miloszewska J,Trembacz H,Przybyszewska M,Janik P

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Garlic and its constituents are reported to have a preventive effect against colorectal cancer in animal models. Aged garlic extract (AGE), which is produced by natural extraction from fresh garlic for more than 10 months in aqueous ethanol, also has reputed chemopreventive effects on colon carcinogenesis, but has nev...

journal_title：Oncology reports

authors： Jikihara H,Qi G,Nozoe K,Hirokawa M,Sato H,Sugihara Y,Shimamoto F

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The blood‑brain barrier (BBB) constitutes an efficient organization of tight junctions that limits the delivery of tumor to the brain. The principal tight junction protein in BBB is claudin‑5 (CLDN5), but its mechanism of action remains largely unknown. Long non‑coding RNAs (lncRNAs) are aberrantly expressed in many c...

journal_title：Oncology reports

authors： Ma SC,Li Q,Peng JY,Zhouwen JL,Zhang DN,Zhang CB,Jiang WG,Jia W

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 69-year-old woman presented to her local clinic with vomiting and abdominal distension. Since a bowel obstruction by left colon cancer was suspected due to a marked dilation of the transverse colon, she was referred to our hospital. On admission, an enema disclosed a complete obstruction at the splenic flexure of th...

journal_title：Oncology reports

authors： Mukai M,Tanaka A,Tajima T,Fukasawa M,Yamagiwa T,Okada K,Sato K,Tobita K,Oida Y,Makuuchi H

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Glucose intolerance frequently is found in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients with hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection; however, the significance of glucose intolerance remains unclear. In addition, SH2 domain-containing inositol phosphatase (SHIP) 2 is a negative regulator of intracellular insulin signaling; howev...

journal_title：Oncology reports

authors： Sumie S,Kawaguchi T,Komuta M,Kuromatsu R,Itano S,Okuda K,Taniguchi E,Ando E,Takata A,Fukushima N,Koga H,Torimura T,Kojiro M,Sata M

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eighteen primary human malignant mesotheliomas obtained from 18 patients were screened for point mutations and microdeletions/insertions in all exons of the tumour suppressor gene PTEN/MMAC1 by SSCP analysis. No mutation could be found. Our preliminary data indicate that disarrangements of PTEN/MMAC1 are at least not ...

journal_title：Oncology reports

authors： Papp T,Schipper H,Pemsel H,Unverricht M,Muller KM,Wiethege T,Schiffmann D,Rahman Q

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:IncRNAs play an important role in the regulation of gene expression. The present study profiled differentially expressed lncRNAs (DELs) and mRNAs (DEMs) in myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) to construct a 4‑aminobutyrate aminotransferase (ABAT)‑DEL‑DEM co‑expression network in MDS development using the Agilent human Bead...

journal_title：Oncology reports

authors： Chen Y,Zhao G,Li N,Luo Z,Wang X,Gu J

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tumor invasion, angiogenesis and metastasis involve secretion of proteolytic enzymes and cell migration into blood vessels. Tumor cells are capable of degrading the extracellular matrix via a proteolytic cascade that includes urokinase-type plasminogen activator (uPA) and matrix metalloproteases (MMPs). We have invest...

journal_title：Oncology reports

authors： Farina HG,Pomies M,Alonso DF,Gomez DE

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to investigate the radioprotective effect of HGFs (GM-CSF, IL-3 and SCF) in irradiated human peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) in vitro, and the survival effect of lethally irradiated C3H mice in vivo. The irradiation of human PBMCs using a (137)Cs irradiator showed a dose-depend...

journal_title：Oncology reports

authors： Kim JY,Oh SJ,Park HK,Yoon JS,Kim ES,Kim ES,Kim CS,Lee YY,Kim BK

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) families are receptors for ligands that initiate extracellular or intracellular signaling, such as lipopolysaccharides (LPS). It has been reported that TLR4 activation resulted in the upregulation of a coordinated set of proinflammatory mediators and inhibition of matrix expression in the i...

journal_title：Oncology reports

authors： Zhang Q,Weng Y,Jiang Y,Zhao S,Zhou D,Xu N

更新日期：2018-08-01 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：:The aim of the present study was to research the apoptosis of human hepatocellular carcinoma cell line HepG 2 induced by pitavastatin. HepG 2 cells were treated with increasing doses of pitavastatin or with mevalonic acid for 48 h. The proliferation of cells was detected with WST-8. The morphology of the nucleus was o...

journal_title：Oncology reports

authors： Wang J,Xu Z,Zhang M

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cancer stimulates macrophage infiltration and encourages angiogenesis, which is necessary for tumor growth and invasion. It seems, that the influence of photodynamic therapy (PDT) on immune cells and immune regulators plays a crucial role in this process. In order to study this effect, the influence of δ-aminolevulini...

journal_title：Oncology reports

authors： Kawczyk-Krupka A,Czuba Z,Szliszka E,Król W,Sieroń A

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to clarify the molecular mechanism involved in renal carcinogenesis, and to identify molecular targets for development of novel treatments of renal cell carcinoma (RCC), we previously analyzed genome-wide gene expression profiles of clear-cell types of RCC by cDNA microarray. Among the transcativated genes, w...

journal_title：Oncology reports

authors： Dobashi S,Katagiri T,Hirota E,Ashida S,Daigo Y,Shuin T,Fujioka T,Miki T,Nakamura Y

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Breast cancer is one of the major health issues confronting women; however, treatment with conventional chemotherapeutic drugs is limited. Currently, paclitaxel is used as a therapeutic clinical agent to treat breast cancer that exerts antitumor activity in numerous types of cancer cell. Curcumin (diferuloylmethane), ...

journal_title：Oncology reports

authors： Calaf GM,Ponce-Cusi R,Carrión F

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The development of drug resistance represents a major complication in the effective treatment of breast cancer. Epigenetic therapy, through the use of histone deacetylase inhibitors (HDACi) or demethylation agents, is an emerging area of therapeutic targeting in a number of ontologi...

journal_title：Oncology reports

authors： Rhodes LV,Nitschke AM,Segar HC,Martin EC,Driver JL,Elliott S,Nam SY,Li M,Nephew KP,Burow ME,Collins-Burow BM

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The decision to repeat transcatheter arterial chemoembolization (TACE) for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is based on correct evaluation of response to therapy. The purpose of this study was to investigate whether apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC), a quantitative parameter of diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI), can p...

journal_title：Oncology reports

authors： Kubota K,Yamanishi T,Itoh S,Murata Y,Miyatake K,Yasunami H,Morio K,Hamada N,Nishioka A,Ogawa Y

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adoptive immunotherapy requires the isolation of CD8+ T cells specific for tumor-associated antigens, their expansion in vitro and their transfusion to the patient to mediate a therapeutic effect. MUC1 is an important adenocarcinoma antigen immunogenic for T cells. The MUC1-derived SAPDTRPA (MUC1-8-mer) peptide is a p...

journal_title：Oncology reports

authors： Atzin-Méndez JA,López-González JS,Báez R,Arenas-Del Angel MC,Montaño LF,Silva-Adaya D,Lascurain R,Gorocica P

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lymph node metastasis is one of the most important prognostic factors for cancer patients. There are few animal models of lymph node metastasis. The purpose of this study was to develop a simple animal model without surgical trauma. B16F10 melanoma (1 x 10(6) cells in 0.1 ml phosphate-buffered saline) were slowly inje...

journal_title：Oncology reports

authors： Ishibashi S,Sonoda K,Fujii K,Ishikawa K,Shiraishi N,Kitano S

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Evidence has shown that microRNAs play important roles in tumor development, progression, and metastasis. miR-128 has been reported to be deregulated in different tumor types, whereas the function of miR-128 in colorectal carcinoma (CRC) largely remains to be elucidated. The aim of the present study was to investigate...

journal_title：Oncology reports

authors： Wu L,Shi B,Huang K,Fan G

更新日期：2015-11-01 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：:The carcinogenic role of hepatitis B virus x protein (HBx) in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) remains largely unknown. Centromere protein A (CENP-A) has been found to be frequently overexpressed in HCC. In the present study, we aimed to investigate the role of HBx in regulating CENP-...

journal_title：Oncology reports

authors： Liu L,Li Y,Zhang S,Yu D,Zhu M

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Somatic mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) mutations have been found in a subset of endometrial cancers (EC) from different populations. We have investigated the relationship between mtDNA changes and clinical and pathological variables of women affected by EC. mtDNA mutations were detected both in early (3/32; 9%) and in adva...

journal_title：Oncology reports

authors： Semczuk A,Lorenc A,Putowski L,Futyma K,Bryk J,Miotla P,Bartnik E

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bisphosphonates (BPs) inhibit bone resorption by preventing osteoclast maturation and apoptosis induction. Recently, BPs have also been shown to have antitumor effects against various types of carcinomas in vitro and in vivo. In this study, we investigated the antitumor effect of zoledronic acid (ZOL), a third generat...

journal_title：Oncology reports

authors： Tamura T,Shomori K,Nakabayashi M,Fujii N,Ryoke K,Ito H

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Esculetin, a phenolic compound, has been shown to inhibit the growth of colon tumors in animal studies. However, the roles of signaling pathways and cell cycle regulation in the esculetin-induced inhibition of cancer cell growth, remain to be elucidated. The present study suggests a novel mechanism for the Ras/ERK1/2 ...

journal_title：Oncology reports

authors： Park SS,Park SK,Lim JH,Choi YH,Kim WJ,Moon SK

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:For deveplopment and function of the lung, progesterone (Prog) fulfils important roles. In a recent report, immunolocalization of Prog and estrogen receptors in non-small cell lung carcinomas were examined and it was shown that the Prog receptor might be a potent prognostic factor. In the present study, a cell line wi...

journal_title：Oncology reports

authors： Nishizawa Y,Yamasaki M,Katayama H,Amakata Y,Fushiki S,Nishizawa Y

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Miconazole (MIC), an antifungal agent, diplays anti‑tumorigenic activity in various types of human cancers, including bladder cancer, yet its mechanism of antitumor action is not well understood. In the present study, we demonstrated that, in a cell viability assay, MIC had a cytotoxic effect on human T24, J82 and TSG...

journal_title：Oncology reports

authors： Yuan SY,Shiau MY,Ou YC,Huang YC,Chen CC,Cheng CL,Chiu KY,Wang SS,Tsai KJ

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00