Bcl-2/Bcl-xL inhibitor ABT-737 sensitizes pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma to paclitaxel-induced cell death.

abstract：:High mobility group box 1 (HMGB1) functions as a chromatin-associated nuclear protein and an extracellular signaling molecule. The concentration of HMGB1 protein and the expression of HMGB1 mRNA were analyzed by ELISA and polymerase chain reaction (PCR), respectively. The present study reports high plasma HMGB1 levels...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Kimura R,Mori N

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with renal medullary carcinoma (RMC) have a poor prognosis, usually due to late diagnosis. Computed tomography (CT) analysis may aid the differentiation between RMC and other types of renal cell carcinoma, in order to establish an accurate early diagnosis. There is a limited number of reports in the literatur...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Shi Z,Zhuang Q,You R,Li Y,Li J,Cao D

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study reports the case of a 20-year-old female who was identified to have a left renal angiomyolipoma (AML) with hemorrhage. Following temporary conservative observation, the patient received continuous ultrasonic follow-up. Due to the rapid growth of the lesion, further examinations were performed. Comput...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Liang W,Xu S

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:MicroRNA (miR)-125a-3p is derived from the 3'-end of pre-miR-125a, which is associated with several types of cancer, such as gastric and prostate cancer, and glioma. The aim of the present study was to identify the prognostic significance of miR-125a-3p expression levels in patients with NSCLC. The gene expression omn...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Hou L,Luo P,Ma Y,Jia C,Yu F,Lv Z,Wu C,Fu D

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study aimed to measure the expression of WNT1 in ameloblastoma (AB). Immunohistochemistry was used to observe changes in WNT1 expression in 80 AB samples, 10 keratocystic odontogenic tumor (KCOT) samples and 10 normal oral mucosa (NOM) samples. Western blotting and reverse transcription-quantitative polyme...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Wang GN,Zhong M,Chen Y,Ji J,Gao XQ,Wang TF

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:microRNAs (miRNA/miRs) are a class of small non-coding RNAs; they serve important biological roles in tumorigenesis through the regulation of oncogene expression, and they may be used for the diagnosis and treatment of human cancer. miR-375 was identified to exhibit abnormal expression levels in a number of types of t...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Li L,Jia L,Ding Y

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Small cell carcinoma of the rectum is extremely rare. The present study aimed to improve the recognition of computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) features observed in patients with small cell carcinoma of the rectum. A total of 4 cases of patients with histologically confirmed small cell carcin...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Zhou J,Shen J,Ma H,Zhang Y,Sun M,Zheng L,Lv Y

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cerebroma, a nervous system tumor located in the cranial cavity, seriously affects health and may even become life-threatening. The aim of the study was to investigate and discuss the expression levels of cluster of differentiation 44 (CD44) and Golgi protein 73 (GP73) in different types of cerebroma tissues and to st...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Yuan Y,Shi L,Wang S

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with chronic inflammatory bowel disease have an increased risk of colorectal cancer, and the differentiation between neoplastic and inflammatory lesions often poses a clinical dilemma. The aim of the present study was to investigate whether diffusion-weighted (DW) magnetic resonance (MR) enterography with ult...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Yu H,Feng C,Wang Z,Li J,Wang Y,Hu X,Li Z,Shen Y,Hu D

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:MicroRNA (MiR)-506 serves a vital role in several types of cancer. However, the role of miR-506 in bladder cancer (BCa) progression remains to be investigated. The present study demonstrated that miR-506 expression was downregulated in BCa tissues and cell lines. Meanwhile, overexpression of miR-506 inhibited cell pro...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Hou Y

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although there is evidence that galectin-9 is a critical factor in health and disease, the upstream regulatory microRNA (miRNA or miR) of the protein remains poorly defined. miR-455-5p is characterized as a tumor-associated miRNA in cancer research. However, the actual role of miR-455-5p with respect to inhibiting or ...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Yang Q,Hou C,Huang D,Zhuang C,Jiang W,Geng Z,Wang X,Hu L

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lung cancer remains the leading cause of cancer-associated mortality in China and worldwide. Increasing numbers of studies have demonstrated that microRNAs (miRNAs/miRs) have vital functions in numerous developmental processes and tumorigenesis. The aim of the present study was to investigate miR-154 expression in non...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Liu S,Yang Y,Chen L,Liu D,Dong H

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The current study presents a case of primary T-cell lymphoma (PTBL), unspecified, in a 27-year-old female. The patient received chemotherapy [cyclophosphamide, epirubicin, vindesine and prednisolone (CHOP) and VP-16 plus CHOP (ECHOP)] and autologous peripheral blood stem cell transplantation, however, relapse occurred...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Gao Q,Zhang X,Xiang H,Ren G,Zheng Y

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study reports a case of hemorrhage from branches of the right obturator artery following laparoscopic radical prostatectomy. On post-operative day 9, the patient complained of lower abdominal pain, and the hemoglobin and hematocrit levels had decreased. Emergency computed tomography angiography showed a la...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Hiroshige T,Matsuo M,Ueda K,Nakiri M,Nishihara K,Igawa T

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Retroperitoneal primary mucinous adenocarcinoma (RPMA) is extremely rare and the histogenesis of this tumor remains unclear. There is no consensus on the appropriate treatment for RPMA. Surgical resection is standard for the treatment of RPMA, whereas the benefits of chemotherapy with regard to this tumor remain to be...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Jiang H,Jin K,You Q,Fang W,Xu N

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sunitinib based adjuvant chemotherapy combined with chloroquine (CQ) for the treatment of renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is in clinical trials; however, its anti-RCC effect and the mechanism remain unclear. In the present study, the anti-RCC effect of sunitinib with CQ and the underlying mechanism was investigated. An MTT...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Li ML,Xu YZ,Lu WJ,Li YH,Tan SS,Lin HJ,Wu TM,Li Y,Wang SY,Zhao YL

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Significant antitumor activity of Momordica anti-human immunodeficiency virus protein of 30 kDa (MAP30) purified from Momordica charantia has been the subject of previous research. However, the effective mechanism of MAP30 on malignant glioma cells has not yet been clarified. The aim of the present study was to invest...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Jiang Y,Miao J,Wang D,Zhou J,Liu B,Jiao F,Liang J,Wang Y,Fan C,Zhang Q

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The prognosis for patients with head and neck cancer (HNC) remains poor, owing to uncontrolled tumor invasion and metastasis. Epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) serves an important role in this invasion and metastasis, and transient receptor potential polycystic 2 (TRPP2) enhances metastasis and invasion by regul...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Wang C,Chen L,Huang Y,Li K,Jinye A,Fan T,Zhao R,Xia X,Shen B,Du J,Liu Y

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The issue of delayed neurological damage as a result of treatment is becoming increasingly important now that an increased number of children survive treatment for acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). Following modification of the treatment protocols, severe symptomatic late effects are rare, and most adverse effects a...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Badr MA,Hassan TH,El-Gerby KM,Lamey ME

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Survivin, a member of the inhibitor of apoptosis protein family, is a potential prognostic marker and molecular target for anticancer therapies. Chromosomal regional maintenance protein-1 (CRM-1) mediates the nuclear export of proteins such as survivin. The aims of the present study were to compare the expression and ...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Shintani M,Tashiro A,Sangawa A,Yamao N,Kamoshida S

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present the case of a patient with a solitary left frontoparietal brain metastasis of melanoma previously treated with surgery. Three months later, the patient was admitted to the emergency room in a confusional state with meningeal signs. A cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) test and magnetic resonance imaging findings sug...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Moyano MS,Gutiérrez-Gutiérrez G,Rodríguez-Esteban I,Crespo GS,Casado E

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Factor that binds to the inducer of short transcripts of the human immunodeficiency virus-1 (FBI-1) represents as a crucial gene regulator in colorectal cancer; however, the correlation between FBI-1 and preoperative radiotherapy (RT) in rectal cancer (RC) has not yet been reported. The aim was to detect FBI-1 express...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Wang CJ,Chao CR,Liu HM,Zhu YY,Adell G,Jarlsfelt I,Zhang H,Sun XF

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Signal transducer and activator of transcription 6 (STAT6) is a member of the STAT family of proteins that serve key roles in the initiation of tumorigenesis and malignant transformation. STAT6 is highly expressed in several types of cancer, including breast, pancreatic, prostate and colorectal cancer. STAT6 transduce...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Delgado-Ramirez Y,Colly V,Gonzalez GV,Leon-Cabrera S

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the most common types of human tumors, which is characterized by high morbidity and mortality rates. AKT1 transcriptional activity is implicated in HCC initiation and development. In the present study, the effects of rs2494752 single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) on AKT1 transc...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Wang Z,Fu H,Li W

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the present study was to evaluate the clinical value of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in the preoperative T staging of gastric cancer and in the postoperative pathological diagnosis. In total, 30 patients with gastric cancer were investigated, including 19 males and 11 females (age, 50-69 years; mean age...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Huo X,Yuan K,Shen Y,Li M,Wang Q,Xing L,Shi G

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the present study was to investigate the effects of the heat shock protein (HSP)90 inhibitor AUY922 on the proliferation and migratory ability of renal cell carcinoma (RCC) cells. The expression of HSP90 was measured in vitro using western blotting and quantitative polymerase chain reaction in the ACHN and ...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Zhu J,Zhu Y,Qi W,Qiu W

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Brain-specific metastasis is one of the primary causes of recurrence following complete resection of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and the underlying mechanism remains unclear. The present study was designed to investigate the correlation between C-X-C chemokine receptor type 4 (CXCR4) expression and brain-specif...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Wang L,Wang Z,Liu X,Liu F

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:MicroRNA-101 (miR-101) is evidently downregulated in several types of cancer, including non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), and is crucial in sensitizing cells to chemotherapy drugs. The aim of the present study was to investigate the correlation between miR-101 and chemosensitivity in the A549 NSCLC cell line. Here, ...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Yin J,Wang M,Jin C,Qi Q

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The current study reports the case of a large retroperitoneal tumor treated with modified simultaneous integrated boost (SIB) radiotherapy. A 45-year-old female presented to the emergency department complaining of left abdominal pain and fever. A computed tomography scan detected a retroperitoneal tumor of 12×16×16 cm...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Nomiya T,Akamatsu H,Harada M,Ota I,Hagiwara Y,Ichikawa M,Miwa M,Mizutani M,Kato T,Nagaoka A,Tomita Y,Nemoto K

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Point mutation of the BRAF gene is a genetic event that occurs in a subset of lung adenocarcinoma cases. For example, BRAF V600E is a driver mutation that can be effectively targeted using selective BRAF and/or MEK inhibitors. The present study hypothesized that an increase in BRAF copy number may be correlated with c...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Sasaki H,Maekawa M,Tatematsu T,Okuda K,Moriyama S,Yano M,Fujii Y

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00