Small cell carcinoma of the rectum: A report of imaging results from four cases.

abstract：:The concentrations required for curcumin to exert its anticancer activity (IC50, 20 µM) are difficult to achieve in the blood plasma of patients, due to the low bioavailability of the compound. Therefore, much effort has been devoted to the development of curcumin analogues that exhibit stronger anticancer activity an...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Zhou DY,Zhao SQ,DU ZY,Zheng XI,Zhang K

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Xeroderma pigmentosum variant (XP-V) is a subtype of xeroderma pigmentosum (XP) disease with typical pigmentation and types of cancer in the oral maxillofacial and other sun-exposed regions. Few factors of tumor proneness in XP-V have been completely elucidated with the exception of the POLH [which encodes DNA polymer...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Guo J,Zhou G,Zhang W,Song Y,Bian Z

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The transforming growth factor-β (TGFβ) pathway plays an important role in various types of human cancer. However, the role of TGFB1 -509C/T and TGFBR2 -875A/G polymorphisms in gastric cancer is controversial. We aimed to investigate the associations between these polymorphisms and gastric cancer susceptibility, clini...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Xu L,Zeng Z,Chen B,Wu X,Yu J,Xue L,Tian L,Wang Y,Chen M,Sung JJ,Hu P

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The incidence of intussusception is low in adults, particularly in the descending colon, due to the anatomical attachment of the descending colon to the retroperitoneum. Signet ring cell histology represents ~1% of colon adenocarcinomas and is associated with young patients and a poor clinical outcome. The present stu...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Sun KK,Yang D,Gan M,Wu XY

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study aimed to investigate the association between insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) and matrix metalloproteinase-11 (MMP-11) expression in gastric cancer (GC) and the underlying mechanisms in SGC-7901 cells. Reverse transcription-quantitative polymerase chain reaction analysis revealed that the express...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Su C,Wang W,Wang C

更新日期：2018-05-01 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 present study aimed to examine the effectiveness of immunostaining of cytological specimens in discerning squamous from non-squamous cell carcinoma. Various combinations of six antibodies were examined in order to determine the optimal combination for use in differential diagnosis. Immunostaining was performed usi...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Ikeda S,Naruse K,Nagata C,Kuramochi M,Onuki T,Inagaki M,Suzuki K

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Breast tissue is very sensitive to ionizing radiation due to the presence of reproductive hormones, including estrogen. In the present pilot study, the efficiency of mammography X-rays to induce DNA double strand breaks (DSB) in mammary epithelial cells was investigated. For this, freshly resected healthy breast tissu...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Depuydt J,Viaene T,Blondeel P,Roche N,Van den Broecke R,Thierens H,Vral A

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Janus kinase (JAK)2 gene, which is located on chromosome 9p24, is involved in the signaling transduction pathways of the hematopoietic and immune system. Mutations in the JAK2 gene have served as disease markers for myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs). The aim of the present study was to investigate the occurrence...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Zhang SP,Li H,Lai RS

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Trefoil factor 2 (TFF2) plays a protective role in gastric mucosa and may be involved in the progression of gastric cancer, but the detailed functions and underlying molecular mechanisms are not clear. The present study used a combination of clinical observations and molecular methods to investigate the correlation be...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Jiang P,Yu G,Zhang Y,Xiang Y,Zhu Z,Feng W,Lee W,Zhang Y

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endometrial cancer (EC) is the most commonly diagnosed gynecological malignancy in Australian women. Notably, its incidence and mortality rate is increasing. Despite this, there are limited treatment options for EC. Galectin-7 regulates tumorigenesis in numerous epithelial cancer types, but the role of galectin-7 has ...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Menkhorst E,Griffiths M,Van Sinderen M,Rainczuk K,Niven K,Dimitriadis E

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human papilloma virus (HPV) infection has previously been reported to be associated with TP53 and TP16 expression in Japanese and Taiwanese patients with lung cancer, but data for advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients is limited. The present study examined the association between HPV infection and TP53 ...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Li M,Zhang XL,Deng F,Qian LT,Meng SP,Shan WL,Wang BL

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:TERT is the main functional unit of telomerase, which maintains telomere length and chromosome structure stability. TERT has been shown to act as a key factor in various biological processes, such as cell proliferation, via uncharacterized mechanisms. We transfected HEp-2 laryngeal carcinoma cells with a TERT overexpr...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Jiang Y,Chen C,Chen SM,Wang YQ,Xu Y,Wang Y,Chen Z,Xiao BK,Tao ZZ

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:DNA topoisomerase II-α (Topo II-α) is essential for numerous cell processes, including DNA replication, transcription, recombination, and chromosome separation and condensation. Altered Topo II-α expression may lead to carcinogenesis and cancer progression. The aim of the present study was to investigate the associati...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Feng Y,Zhang H,Gao W,Wen S,Huangfu H,Sun R,Bai W,Wang B

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Knowledge of potential tumor markers may improve chemotherapeutic efficacy. Interleukin-6 (IL-6) expression in local tumor tissues is associated with cancer progression and poor prognosis in variety of cancer types. The aim of the present study was to investigate the role and potential application of IL-6 in determini...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Zhao ZF,Li JX,Ye R,Wu X,Gao LL,Niu BL

更新日期：2016-02-01 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：:The aim of the present study was to investigate the optimal strategy and dosimetric measurement of thoracic radiotherapy based on three-dimensional (3D) modeling of mediastinal lymph nodes (MLNs). A 3D model of MLNs was constructed from a Chinese Visible Human female dataset. Image registration and fusion between reco...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Zhang JB,Zhao LR,Cui TX,Chen XW,Yang Q,Zhou YB,Chen ZT,Zhang SX,Sun JG

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neuroblastoma is a neural crest-derived tumor that accounts for 7-10% of all malignancies in children and ~15% of all childhood cancer-associated mortalities. Approximately 50% of patients are characterized as high-risk (HR) and have an overall survival of <40% at 5 years from diagnosis. HR patients with unfavorable p...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Fusco P,Esposito MR,Tonini GP

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The flavonoid compound scutellarin (Scu) is a traditional Chinese medicine used to treat a variety of diseases; however, the use of scutellarein (Scue), the hydrolysate of Scu, and its mechanisms of action in Alzheimer's disease (AD) have not been fully elucidated. In the present study, the effects of Scue on amyloid ...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Huang XW,Xu Y,Sui X,Lin H,Xu JM,Han D,Ye DD,Lv GF,Liu YX,Qu XB,Duan MH

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Few reports have explored laparoscopic adnexal tumorectomy as a treatment for large and symptomatic ovarian leiomyomas during pregnancy. The current study presents the case of a patient with a large and symptomatic ovarian leiomyoma at 14 weeks of pregnancy. A laparoscopic adnexal tumorectomy was performed without com...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Zhao X,Chen L,Zeng W,Jin B,DU W

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the present study was to investigate the feasibility and value of serum microRNAs (miRNAs/miRs) as biological markers for the prediction of the behavior and prognosis of esophageal squamous cell cancer (ESCC). The differential expression of serum miRNA was detected by an miRNA microarray of 9 patients with ...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Hui B,Chen X,Hui L,Xi R,Zhang X

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The association between endometriosis and malignant transformation has often been described in the medical literature. A search was conducted between 1966 and 2010 through the English language literature (online Medline PubMed database) using the keywords endometriosis combined with malignant transformation. The searc...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Higashiura Y,Kajihara H,Shigetomi H,Kobayashi H

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Osteosarcoma is a malignant tumor derived from the skeletal system, often occurring in bone tissues, and it is the most common malignant tumor in the skeletal system, with more than 90% of cases being highly malignant. The present study was designed to explore the regulatory effects of microRNA (miR)-19a on the prolif...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Chen J,Chen Z

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the present study was to evaluate the utility of diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (DWI) in the diagnosis of common renal tumors. Conventional magnetic resonance imaging and DWI were performed on 85 patients with renal lesions (54 renal carcinoma and 31 renal angiomyolipoma cases). The apparent ...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Wen Z,Sun Z,Wang Y

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to construct the eukaryotic expression vector pEGFP-N1-hPer2 and assess its expression in the human osteosarcoma cell line MG63. Total mRNA was extracted from human osteosarcoma MG63 cells, the human period 2 (hPer2) gene was obtained by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Cheng A,Zhang Y,Mei H,Fang S,Ji P,Yang J,Yu L,Guo W

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Forkhead box M1 (FOXM1) and hedgehog (Hh) signaling pathway are implicated in the formation and development of human tumors, including cervical cancer. Previous studies have indicated that FOXM1 may be a downstream target gene of the Hh signaling pathway, but their association in cervical cancer is largely unknown. In...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Chen H,Wang J,Yang H,Chen D,Li P

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Congenital leukemia is rare disease with an incidence of one to five cases per million births. Transient abnormal myelopoiesis (TAM), also called transient myeloproliferative disorder, is a pre-leukemia disorder that may occur in Down syndrome (DS) or non-DS infants. TAM may enter spontaneous remission; however, conti...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Salvatori G,Foligno S,Sirleto P,Genovese S,Russo S,Coletti V,Dotta A,Luciani M

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gastric cancer is one of leading causes of cancer-related mortality worldwide and is a notable disease due to its heterogeneity. Recently, numerous studies have investigated the molecular basis of gastric cancer, involving the alteration of pathogenesis, and invasion and metastasis. With the development of modern tech...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Jin Z,Jiang W,Wang L

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The development of drug resistance to chemotherapeutic agents has consistently presented a challenge in terms of the treatment of patients with triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC). In the present study, gemcitabine (dFdC)-resistant TNBC cells were established, and the effects of lentivirus-deoxyribonucleoside kinase ...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Zhao Y,Jiang H,Gu M,Zu C,Zheng X

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Numerous studies have suggested that microRNAs (miRNAs) potently affect hepatocarcinogenesis. However, the miRNA expression profiling in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) of familial aggregation and hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection has not been elucidated. In the present study, the plasma miRNA expression ...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Zhang EL,Gu J,Zhang ZY,Dong KS,Liang BY,Huang ZY

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00