Potential use of chymotrypsin-like proteasomal activity as a biomarker for prostate cancer.

abstract：:Interleukin (IL)-32 is a newly identified cytokine in humans and primates. It has been established that IL-32 may antagonize cancer growth. However, to the best of our knowledge, the direct effect of IL-32 on breast cancer cell growth has not yet been investigated. In addition, rodents lack the expression of IL-32; he...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Wang S,Chen F,Tang L

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nucleobindin 2 (NUCB-2) is a multifunctional protein that contains several functional domains and is associated with a wide variety of biological processes, such as food intake and energy homeostasis. NUCB-2 has been demonstrated to be associated with worse malignant outcomes and cell migration in breast and prostate ...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Tao R,Niu WB,Dou PH,Ni SB,Yu YP,Cai LC,Wang XY,Li SY,Zhang C,Luo ZG

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to detect methylation of the RAR-β gene in tissues from non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients. The methylation of the RAR-β gene in DNA from 80 cases with NSCLC and corresponding non-malignant tissues was tested using methylation-specific polymerase chain reaction (PCR; MSP). The result...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Zhao X,Wang N,Zhang M,Xue S,Shi K,Chen Z

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mangiferin, a flavonoid extracted from the mango tree, possesses anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, anti-herpes simplex and antitumor activity, and is able to affect immune function. The present study investigated the anticancer effects of mangiferin treatment on PC3 human prostate cancer cells, and the potential under...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Li M,Ma H,Yang L,Li P

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pulmonary large-cell neuroendocrine carcinoma (LCNEC) is a rare and malignant form of lung cancer with a poor prognosis for patients. The common sites of metastases are the liver, adrenal glands, bone and brain. LCNEC rarely metastasizes to the small intestine, ovaries, tonsils, mandible, vulva or spine. To the best o...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Yang G,Pan Z,Ma N,Qu L,Yuan T,Pang X,Yang X,Dong L,Liu S

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:[This corrects the article DOI: 10.3892/ol.2018.8006.]. ...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Xu F,Zhu Y,Lu Y,Yu Z,Zhong J,Li Y,Pan J

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Persistent infection with Helicobacter pylori may contribute to the carcinogenesis of gastric cancer through modulating local prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) levels. Cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) and 15-hydroxy prostaglandin dehydrogenase (15-PGDH) are two key enzymes that regulate PGE2 synthesis and inactivation, respectively. Th...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Zhao J,Wen S,Wang X,Zhang Z

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous studies have demonstrated that members of the brain-expressed X-linked (BEX) family participate in a wide range of biological functions in normal and tumor tissues. However, their role and clinical significance in lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD) remains unclear. The present study investigated The Cancer Genome Atl...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Zhang ZH,Luan ZY,Han F,Chen HQ,Liu WB,Liu JY,Cao J

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aryl hydrocarbon receptor nuclear translocator (ARNT) is a transcription factor that has been reported to play a vital role in regulating glycolysis, angiogenesis and apoptosis. Recently, ARNT has been reported to a play role in pancreatic-islet function in type 2 diabetes. However, the role of ARNT in kidney cancer h...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Zhao Y,Han F,Zhang X,Zhou C,Huang D

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the present study was to investigate the treatment options for patients with tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC)-associated renal angiomyolipomas (AMLs). A total of 17 patients who were consecutively diagnosed with TSC-associated renal AMLs at the Department of Urology of Zhongshan Hospital between 1998 and 20...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Wang H,Long Q,Wang Y,Liu L,Zhou L,Guo J

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Krüppel-like factor 5 (KLF5) is frequently deleted and inactivated in prostate cancer, and exerts tumor-suppressing function in prostate cancer cells. However, the function of KLF5 in the apoptosis of prostate cancer cells remains unclear. In the present study, the effect of KLF5 on phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate (PM...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Shi Q,Jia J,Hui K,Gao Y,Xu S,Guan B,Tang X,Wang X,He D,Guo P

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intramuscular myxoma (IM) is a benign intramuscular neoplasm composed of fibroblasts and abundant myxoid stroma. IMs most commonly affect larger skeletal muscles, while those affecting the oral and maxillofacial regions are rare, with a small number of documented cases in the available literature. The aim of the prese...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Li G,Jiang W,Li W,Li J

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of 5α-reductase inhibitors (5α-RIs) as prostate cancer chemoprevention agents is controversial. Two large randomized trials, the Prostate Cancer Prevention Trial (PCPT) and the Reduction by Dutasteride of Prostate Cancer Events (REDUCE) Trial, have both shown a decreased incidence of prostate cancer in patient...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Lacy JM,Kyprianou N

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The prognosis following surgical treatment of gastric carcinoma (GC) or gastroesophageal junction (GEJ) adenocarcinoma remains poor. Although adjuvant chemo-radiotherapy with 5-fluorouracil has been shown to be beneficial, a high rate of distant failure has been reported. Thus, the toxicity profile and efficacy of an ...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Shulman K,Haim N,Wollner M,Bernstein Z,Abdah-Bortnyak R,Bar-Sela G

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pulmonary tumor thrombotic microangiopathy (PTTM) is an uncommon cancer-related complication characterized by intimal proliferation in pulmonary small arteries and arterioles with or without tumor emboli. In the majority of cases, the causative lesion is gastric poorly differentiated adenocarcinoma. In the present stu...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Hotta M,Ishida M,Kojima F,Iwai Y,Okabe H

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The molecular mechanisms underlying the dysregulation of microRNAs (miRs) have been previously documented in breast cancer. miR-198 has been reported to be deregulated in several human cancers. However, the detailed effects of miR-198 on breast cancer progression remain unclear. Using quantitative polymerase chain rea...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Hu Y,Tang Z,Jiang B,Chen J,Fu Z

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Radiofrequency ablation has become an increasingly common therapeutic technique for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma or metastatic liver tumors. However, reports on the effect of percutaneous radiofrequency ablation (PRFA) on circulating tumor cells (CTCs) are limited. The present study aimed to further investig...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Li Y,Huang N,Wang C,Ma H,Zhou M,Lin L,Huang Z,Sun L,Shi M,Liao W

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study aimed to investigate the anticancer effect of aloe-emodin, an anthraquinone compound present in the leaves of Aloe vera, on two human colon carcinoma cell lines, DLD-1 and WiDr. Colon carcinoma cells were treated with various concentrations of aloe-emodin for different durations. Cell viability was m...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Lin KY,Uen YH

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We previously reported that the dissected pancreatic tissue margin (DPM) and the preoperative serum level of carbohydrate antigen 19-9 (preCA19-9) were independent prognostic factors in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC). In the current study, the prognostic relevance of these factors, including their molecular a...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Nishizawa N,Kumamoto Y,Katoh H,Ushiku H,Yokoi K,Tanaka T,Ishii S,Igarashi K,Tajima H,Kaizu T,Yoshida T,Saegusa M,Watanabe M,Yamashita K

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sarcomatoid carcinomas exhibit features that are common to epithelial and mesenchymal tumors. These carcinomas are rare, particularly in the small intestine. In the current case report, we describe a case of an intestinal sarcomatoid carcinoma in a 70-year-old Chinese female. Sarcomatoid carcinoma was confirmed based ...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Han N,Han QH,Liu YZ,Li ZC,Li J

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pulmonary sequestration (PS) is an uncommon lung disease. Carcinoid tumorlets in pulmonary sequestration are extremely rare. This case report presents a rare clinical case of carcinoid tumorlet in pulmonary sequestration with bronchiectasis after breast cancer. A 64-year-old female was diagnosed with infiltrating duct...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Ye Y,Mu Z,Wu D,Xie Y

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD) is a major subtype of non-small cell lung cancer. Despite significant progress in its diagnosis and treatment, the mortality and morbidity rate of LUAD remains high worldwide. The aim of the present study was to perform a systematic investigation of the tumor microenvironment (TME) and ident...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Yuan J,Yuan B,Zeng L,Liu B,Chen Y,Meng X,Sun R,Lv X,Wang W,Yang S

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:C-X-C motif chemokine ligand 5 (CXCL5) is a CXC-type chemokine that is a crucial inflammatory mediator and a powerful attractant for granulocytic immune cells. Increasing evidence has indicated that CXCL5 is involved in the tumorigenesis of various malignancies. The present investigation demonstrated that CXCL5 was ex...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Yang Y,Hou J,Shao M,Zhang W,Qi Y,E S,Wang S,Sui H,Meng D,Wang B,Wang M,Han Y,Cao Y,Huang X,Li Y,Zhang P,Wang W

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The periostin protein, encoded by the POSTN gene, is a component of the extracellular matrix, which is expressed by fibroblasts and has been observed in a variety of human malignancies. The present study aimed to detect the expression of periostin in the tissues of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients and benig...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Hong LZ,Wei XW,Chen JF,Shi Y

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Urothelial cancer is the most frequently diagnosed type of malignant tumor in the bladder, of which primary adenocarcinoma accounts for a small percentage. Secondary malignancies, in particular metastatic adenocarcinoma from the lung, are exceedingly rare, with only six cases previously reported in the literature. The...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Ye HJ,Ma J,Liu YJ,Ye XF,Zhang LW,Li JG

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Comprehensive gene screening with transposons is a novel procedure for the systematic identification of resistant genes. The present study aimed to use this technique to identify candidate radioresistant genes in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma. A transposon is a base sequence that can translocate to another locati...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Takesue T,Kawakubo H,Hayashida T,Tsutsui M,Miyao K,Fukuda K,Nakamura R,Takahashi T,Wada N,Takeuchi H,Kitagawa Y

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous studies have demonstrated that the chronic administration of valproic acid (VPA) suppresses angiogenesis in vivo; however, the mechanisms implicated in VPA-induced autophagy remain unclear. The current study aimed to assess VPA-induced autophagy in three prostate cancer cell lines (PC3, DU145 and LNCaP), in a...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Xia Q,Zheng Y,Jiang W,Huang Z,Wang M,Rodriguez R,Jin X

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The clinicopathological characteristics of squamous cell/adenosquamous carcinoma (SC/ASC) are currently not well documented, and as the prevalence of SC/ASC is uncommon in gallbladder cancers, a prognostic marker has not yet been found. In the present study, the expression of tumor susceptibility gene (TSG) 101 and pa...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Liu Z,Yang Z,Liu D,Li D,Zou Q,Yuan Y,Li J,Liang L,Chen M,Chen S

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study aimed to ascertain whether suppression of midkine (MK) expression in pancreatic cancer cells inhibits metastasis to the liver. Human pancreatic cancer AsPC-1 cells were transfected with small interfering RNA (siRNA) targeting MK. siRNA against MK was observed to reduce the expression of MK mRNA and p...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Yu L,Fan Y,Chen B,Hu Y,Gao Y,Wei D

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with longstanding ulcerative colitis have an increased risk of colorectal cancer. Mouse models for colitis-associated tumors are indispensable for the development of novel strategies for prevention and intervention, as well as an improved understanding of the mechanisms underlying tumor formation. The present...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Yamauchi R,Kominato K,Mitsuyama K,Takedatsu H,Yoshioka S,Kuwaki K,Yamasaki H,Fukunaga S,Mori A,Akiba J,Tsuruta O,Torimura T

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00