Hepatocellular carcinoma stem cell-like cells are enriched following low-dose 5-fluorouracil chemotherapy.

abstract：:Previous studies have demonstrated that nicotinamide N-methyltransferase (NNMT) is aberrantly expressed in a number of tumors. In the present study, it was demonstrated that the gene and protein levels of NNMT were significantly increased in gastric cancer cells. Furthermore, upregulation of NNMT significantly increas...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Liang L,Zeng M,Pan H,Liu H,He Y

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pancreatic cancer remains among the most lethal cancers, despite ongoing advances in treatment for all stages of the disease. Disease prevention represents another opportunity to improve patient outcome, with metabolic syndrome and its components, such as diabetes, obesity and dyslipidemia, having been recognized as m...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Gong J,Sachdev E,Robbins LA,Lin E,Hendifar AE,Mita MM

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diffusion weighted imaging (DWI) has been found to increase the sensitivity in the diagnosis of small hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), although additional studies are required to confirm its value. The aim of the present study was to explore the diagnostic performance of DWI combined with contrast-enhanced magnetic res...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Lan H,Lin G,Zhong W

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Notch signaling pathway has been shown to be involved in the progression of chronic myeloid leukemia (CML). The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of exogenous Notch2 overexpression on cell proliferation and possible mechanisms in the human CML cell line K562. When exogenous intracellular fragment of...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Yang Z,Yang C,Zhang S,Li Y,Chen J

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pleural effusion (PE) is a common manifestation associated with certain chest diseases. However, there is no effective diagnostic marker with high sensitivity and specificity. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the diagnostic performance of several biomarkers in the use of detecting malignant pleural disorde...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Ji M,Zhu X,Dong J,Qian S,Meng F,Gu W,Qiu W

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aminoacylase 1 (ACY1) is important for regulating the proliferation of numerous types of cancer. However, the expression and mechanisms underlying the function of ACY1 in colorectal cancer remain unclear. In order to investigate the expression and function of ACY1 in colorectal cancer, tumor tissue and blood samples w...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Yu B,Liu X,Cao X,Zhang M,Chang H

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Carbonyl reductase 1 (CBR1) is theorized to participate in various cellular processes, such as signal transduction, apoptosis, carcinogenesis and drug resistance, and is highly expressed in certain malignancies, including lung tumors. Several studies have provided evidence that gene polymorphisms may affect susceptibi...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Guo Y,Shen Y,Xia Y,Gu J

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Metabolic syndrome (Mets), including diabetes and hypertension, increases the risk of colorectal cancer via the induction of chronic inflammation, acceleration of oxidative stress, and activation of the renin-angiotensin system. The present study examined the possible inhibitory effects of captopril, an angiotensin-co...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Kochi T,Shimizu M,Ohno T,Baba A,Sumi T,Kubota M,Shirakami Y,Tsurumi H,Tanaka T,Moriwaki H

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ovarian cancer is the most common gynecological malignant cancer in female genitalia. Dysregulation or dysfunction of microRNAs (miRs) contribute to cancer development. The role of miR-520b in ovarian cancer remains unclear. The present study investigated the role of miR-520b in ovarian cancer and determined that the ...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Guan R,Cai S,Sun M,Xu M

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Treatment of cancer often requires the use of adjuvant chemotherapy (ACT). In real clinical practice, numerous patients suffer from severe toxicity and reduced quality of life (QoL). Hence, there is a need to maintain QoL and to reduce therapy toxicity to comply with recommended chemotherapy (CT) regimens. The present...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Kaidarova DR,Kopp MV,Pokrovsky VS,Dzhugashvili M,Akimzhanova ZM,Abdrakhmanov RZ,Babich EN,Bilan EV,Byakhov AV,Gurov SN,Koroleva IA,Mochalova AS,Povaga SS,Raigorodsky MV,Saifullin AS,Sanz E,Petrovskiy FI

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The elbow is an uncommon site for malignant bone tumors. Surgical options for the reconstruction of the elbow joint are limited and technically challenging. In this study, we describe a patient with osteosarcoma of the proximal ulna treated by wide resection and reconstruction with a combined use of free vascularised ...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Ogose A,Hotta T,Shibata M,Kawashima H,Endo N

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Current therapy for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) relies on global suppression of the immune response or specific blockade of inflammatory cytokines. However, it is unclear how immunosuppressants affect patients with cancer. Therefore, in the present study, the effect of three biological agents, tofacitinib, anti-mouse IL...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Shimaoka H,Takeno S,Maki K,Sasaki T,Hasegawa S,Yamashita Y

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Multidrug resistance (MDR) is a major obstacle in the effective chemotherapeutic treatment of cancers. Triptolide (TPL) is a diterpenoid isolated from Tripterygium wilfordii Hook. f., a traditional Chinese medicine. It was demonstrated in our previous study that TPL exerts anti-MDR cancers on various MDR cell lines (i...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Xie CQ,Zhou P,Zuo J,Li X,Chen Y,Chen JW

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hypoxic microenvironments and angiogenesis have been a focus of tumor research in previous years. The aim of the the present study was to create a hypoxic model and observe the effect of hypoxia on the expression of hypoxia inducible factor-1α (HIF-1α), insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-1) and vascular endothelial gro...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Liu Q,Xu Z,Mao S,Chen W,Zeng R,Zhou S,Liu J

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Circular RNAs (circRNAs) are a novel type of endogenous non-coding RNA that have gained attention from researchers for their involvement in multiple biological processes. circRNAs are ubiquitously expressed in eukaryotic cells and regulate gene expression at the transcriptional or post-transcriptional level by interac...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Ren X,Du Y,You L,Zhao Y

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study aimed to explore the diagnostic and prognostic value of lncRNA maternally expressed 3 (MEG3) in cervical cancer. Eighty-four patients with cervical cancer from February 2013 to March 2014 were enrolled in the observation group (OG), and another 58 female subjects who underwent physical examination at...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Wan S,Zhao H

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Glioma is one of the most prevalent types of malignancy in the central nervous system worldwide, and the prognosis of patients with late stage glioma remains poor. Thus, the development of promising therapeutic strategies against glioma is essential. Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) are functional RNA molecules involved...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Guan N,Wang R,Feng X,Li C,Guo W

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Management of multinodular hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in the intermediate Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer (BCLC)-B stage is controversial. The aim of the present study as to identify the subgroup of patients with BCLC-B HCC who could benefit from liver resection. The present study retrospectively analyzed the outcom...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Matsukuma S,Sakamoto K,Tokuhisa Y,Tokumitsu Y,Matsui H,Kanekiyo S,Tomochika S,Iida M,Suzuki N,Takeda S,Ueno T,Wada H,Kobayashi S,Saeki I,Eguchi H,Sakon M,Sakaida I,Nagano H

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aims of this study were to determine the methylation and expression status of secreted Frizzled-related protein 1 (SFRP1) in bladder cancer, to explore the mechanisms involved and to study the role of SFRP1 in the pathogenesis of bladder cancer. SFRP1 mRNA was detected by reverse transcription PCR (RT-PCR). The DN...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Wang X,Wang H,Bu R,Fei X,Zhao C,Song Y

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Osteosarcoma (OS) is the most common tumor of the musculoskeletal system. Recently, cold atmospheric plasma (CAP) has been regarded as a promising anti-oncogenic therapy. Previous experimental studies have demonstrated that CAP treatment results in significant growth inhibition of human sarcoma and is able to induce a...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Haralambiev L,Wien L,Gelbrich N,Lange J,Bakir S,Kramer A,Burchardt M,Ekkernkamp A,Gümbel D,Stope MB

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Non-small cell lung cancer is a subtype of adenocarcinoma, which has previously shown positive responses to gefitinib. The aim of the current study was to determine a clinical profile of gefitinib-induced disease controls for patients with lung adenocarcinoma. Retrospective evaluation of the clinical characteristics o...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Wang Z,Han QB,Gu JL,Yu XM,Sun XJ,Lin QR,Fang J,Wang YZ,Xu YP,Mao WM

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Docking protein 2 (Dok2) and Ras p21 protein activator 1 (RASA1) are tumor suppressors which have been identified in numerous solid tumors; however, the association between their expression in breast cancer and patient prognosis remains unclear. A total of 285 consecutive patients diagnosed histopathologically with br...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Huang J,Peng X,Zhang K,Li C,Su B,Zhang Y,Yu W

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Small cell lung cancer (SCLC) is a type of lung cancer characterized by a rapid disease progression and poor prognosis. Its diagnosis is often accompanied by distant metastasis. A literature review revealed that metastases to the stomach from breast, lung and esophageal cancer are frequently reported. While SCLC is a ...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Peng Y,Liu Q,Wang Y,Song A,Duan H,Qiu Y,Li Q,Cui HJ

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The epithelial cell adhesion molecule (EpCAM) is overexpressed in the majority of human epithelial carcinomas, and its overexpression is associated with proliferation and neoplastic transformation. However, the precise molecular mechanism involved in EpCAM-related proliferation and metastasis in hypopharyngeal carcino...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Mu Y,Sa N,Yu L,Lu S,Wang H,Xu W

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study investigated the inhibitory effect of vitamin D-binding protein-derived macrophage-activating factor (GcMAF) on carcinogenesis and tumor growth, using a 9,10-dimethyl-1,2-benzanthracene (DMBA)-induced hamster cheek pouch carcinogenesis model, as well as the cytocidal effect of activated macrophages against ...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Toyohara Y,Hashitani S,Kishimoto H,Noguchi K,Yamamoto N,Urade M

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lung cancer negatively impacts global health, and the incidence of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is highest among all forms of lung cancer. Chemotherapy failure mainly occurs due to drug resistance; however, the associated molecular mechanism remains unclear. Casein kinase II (CK2), which plays important roles in...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Jin C,Song P,Pang J

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Metastases to the gingival soft tissues are rare in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). To the best of our knowledge, only 13 cases have been reported in English literature to date. The present study described the case of a 43-year-old Chinese man who was admitted to Tangdu Hospital (Xi'an, China) due to the presence of a...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Gong LI,Zhang WD,Mu XR,Han XJ,Yao LI,Zhu SJ,Zhang FQ,Li YH,Zhang W

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gap junctions (GJs) serve the principal role in the antineoplastic (cytotoxicity and induced apoptosis) effect of chemical drugs. The aim of the present study was to determine the effect of GJ intercellular communication (GJIC) composed of connexin 43 (Cx43) on adriamycin cytotoxicity in breast cancer cells. Four cell...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Jiang G,Dong S,Yu M,Han X,Zheng C,Zhu X,Tong X

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Effects of Rapamycin on the proliferation and apoptosis of retinoblastoma cells through the phosphatidylinositol 3-hydroxy kinase (PI3K)/protein kinase B (AKT) signaling pathway were studied. The retinoblastoma Y79 cells were selected and divided into negative control group (NC group), 0.2 µM Rapamycin group and 0.4 µ...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Yao J,Xu M,Liu Z

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third most common cause of cancer-associated mortality worldwide. Currently, 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) remains a widely used chemotherapeutic drug in the treatment of CRC; however, 5-FU resistance during treatment has become a common problem. Livin, a member of the inhibitor of apoptosis pro...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Liu S,Li X,Li Q,Liu H,Shi Y,Zhuo H,Li C,Zhu H

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00