Suppression of metastasis of human pancreatic cancer cells to the liver by small interfering RNA-mediated targeting of the midkine gene.

abstract：:V-domain immunoglobulin suppressor of T cell activation (VISTA) is a novel negative immune checkpoint that belongs to the B7 family. VISTA is primarily expressed on hematopoietic cells and inhibits T cell proliferation and cytokine production. The blockade of VISTA has demonstrated promising results in certain murine ...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Liao H,Zhu H,Liu S,Wang H

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adrenocortical carcinoma (ACC) is a rare, but highly aggressive type of tumor with an incidence of one to two per million annually. Adrenocortical carcinosarcoma is an exceptional variant of ACC, which is characterized by the presence of histological regions of carcinoma and sarcoma. To date, to the best of our knowle...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Wei YB,Gao YL,Wu HT,Ou-Yang SF,Xu T,Mao DF,Yang JR

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The role of laparoscopic resection for large gastric gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs), particularly those >5 cm, remains under debate due the possibility of intraoperative tumor rupture. To determine the feasibility and safety of the laparoscopic approach in the treatment of large gastric GISTs, a prospective s...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Cao F,Li A,Li J,Fang YU,Li F

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The current report presents the case of a 43-year-old male suffering from a penile cutaneous horn. A surgical excision of the lesion was performed and histopathology demonstrated hyperkeratosis, dyskeratosis and epithelial hyperplasia. The cutaneous horn progressed to squamous cell carcinoma <1.5 months following surg...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Zhou Y,Tang Y,Tang J,Xia B,Dai Y

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study aimed to conduct a prognosis analysis of Taiwanese patients with metastatic gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs), who are resistant to or were unable to tolerate imatinib or sunitinib, and were subsequently treated with regorafenib. The study considered the survival, potential prognostic factors a...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Hu CH,Yeh CN,Chen JS,Tsai CY,Wang SY,Cheng CT,Yeh TS

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aimed to investigate the correlation between the expression of CD24 and B7-H3 in breast cancer tissues and the clinical significance. Expression of CD24 and B7-H3 in breast cancer and adjacent tissues were detected by immunohistochemistry. Quantitative PCR was used to detect the expression of CD24 and B7-H3...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Cong F,Yu H,Gao X

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study investigated the expression of special AT-rich sequence-binding protein 1 (SATB1) and toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) protein in breast cancer and its clinical significance. We collected breast cancer tissues from 120 patients and adjacent non-cancerous tissue from 53 patients. SATB1 was expressed in 89 cases o...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Wang X,Yu X,Wang Q,Lu Y,Chen H

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cyclooxygenase (COX)-2 expression is positively correlated with malignant features in canine mammary carcinomas. Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) inhibit COX activity and may therefore possess anticancer effects. Meloxicam is an NSAID that is widely used in human and veterinary medicine. High concentrati...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Iturriaga MP,Paredes R,Arias JI,Torres CG

更新日期：2017-08-01 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：:Leucine-rich repeat-containing G-protein coupled receptor 5 (LGR5) is an established cancer stem cell marker and is a target gene of the Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway, a critical pathway in the process of tumor initiation and growth. In the present study, the mRNA expression levels of LGR5, adenomatous polyposis col...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Lin YU,Wu T,Yao Q,Zi S,Cui L,Yang M,Li J

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cancer metastasis, particularly multiple metastatic cancer, is a significant event that affects patient prognosis. However, single metastasis can be treated by partial resection, although the clinicopathological and molecular profile of single lung metastasis has not been thoroughly elucidated. The present study exami...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Yanai Y,Hayashi T,Akazawa Y,Yatagai N,Tsuyama S,Yao T,Saito T

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study investigated the effects of hyperoside on apoptosis of human thyroid squamous cell carcinoma cells (SW579) and measured changes in the expression of known apoptosis regulatory players Fas/FasL and survivin. SW579 cells were treated with increasing concentrations of hyperoside. The cell proliferation inhibit...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Liu Z,Liu G,Liu X,Li S

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Correlation between CT features of adrenocortical and adrenal medullary tumors and the expression of miR-96 in serum were investigated. A total of 230 patients with adrenocortical tumors and 194 patients with adrenal medullary tumors were selected in Dongying People's Hospital from August 2013 to August 2017. The two ...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Xu Y,Wang Z,Bi Y,Duan Z,Yue X

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to estimate the effects of small interfering RNA (siRNA) targeting retinoblastoma binding protein 2 (RBP2) on the proliferation, expression, invasion, migration and tumorigenicity abilities of papillary thyroid carcinoma K1 cells, siRNA targeting RBP2 (RBP2-siRNA) and negative control siRNA were transfected i...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Kong LL,Man DM,Wang T,Zhang GA,Cui W

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the present study was to detect the amplification of the human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) gene in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC), gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma (GEJAC) and gastric cancer (GC), as well as to understand the pathological meaning of HER2 gene amplification w...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Huang JX,Zhao K,Lin M,Wang Q,Xiao W,Lin MS,Yu H,Chen P,Qian RY

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the current study was to investigate the antineoplastic activities of 5-aza-2'-deoxycytidine (also known as decitabine; DAC) and all-trans retinoic acid (ATRA), administered alone or in combination, in K562 cells in vitro, as well as the effects on the expression of the tumor suppressor genes, p16INK4a (p16...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Xiang L,Dong W,Wang R,Wei J,Qiu G,Cen J,Chen Z,Zheng X,Hu S,Xie X,Cao X,Gu W

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to examine the role of insulin-like growth factor II mRNA-binding protein 3 (IMP3) expression for the prognostic evaluation of non-small cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC), a total of 186 breast cancer patients, with adjacent non-tumor lung tissues, were selected for immunohistochemical staining of IMP3 protein. The...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Zhang J,Ou Y,Ma Y,Zheng L,Zhang X,Xia R,Kong F,Shen Y,Wang S,Lin L

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Approximately 34-86% of neoplasms of the salivary glands are located in the parotid gland and parotidectomy is the first-line treatment for parotid gland tumors. Frey syndrome and cosmetic deformity are common complications experienced by patients following parotidectomy and the sternocleidomastoid muscle flap (SCMF) ...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Liu DY,Tian XJ,Li C,Sun SS,Xiong YH,Zeng XT

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) is one of the most common types of cancer worldwide. However, operative diagnostic and prognostic systems for ESCC remain to be established. To improve assessment of the prognosis for patients with ESCC, the present study developed an online consensus survival tool for ESCC, t...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Wang Q,Wang F,Lv J,Xin J,Xie L,Zhu W,Tang Y,Li Y,Zhao X,Wang Y,Li X,Guo X

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Terrein is a bioactive fungal metabolite isolated from Aspergillus terreus. Besides being a melanogenesis inhibitor, previous studies have revealed that terrein has antiproliferative effects on a number of types of cancer tumors. In the present study, the inhibitory effect of terrein on esophageal cancer was evaluated...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Wu Y,Zhu Y,Li S,Zeng M,Chu J,Hu P,Li J,Guo Q,Lv XB,Huang G

更新日期：2017-04-01 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：:The aim of the study was to determine whether interleukin-8 (IL-8) affects human SKOV3 ovarian cancer cell migration and invasion by targeting silencing of IL-8 expression. Silencing small-interfering RNA (siRNA) targeting IL-8 gene was constructed to infect SKOV3 cells by lentiviral vector. The expression of IL-8 and...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Li Y,Liu L,Yin Z,Xu H,Li S,Tao W,Cheng H,Du L,Zhou X,Zhang B

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Carcinoid tumors are neuroendocrine neoplasms derived from enterochromaffin cells. Skeletal metastases from carcinoid tumors are considered to be extremely rare. In this study, we present two cases of carcinoid tumors that metastasized to the bone. Furthermore, we review 50 published case reports and reveal the featur...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Hori T,Yasuda T,Suzuki K,Kanamori M,Kimura T

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) is the most common type of thyroid carcinoma, and its incidence has been on the increase in recent years. However, the molecular mechanism of PTC is unclear and misdiagnosis remains a major issue. Therefore, the present study aimed to investigate this mechanism, and to identify key pr...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Liu Y,Gao S,Jin Y,Yang Y,Tai J,Wang S,Yang H,Chu P,Han S,Lu J,Ni X,Yu Y,Guo Y

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the present study was to identify genes that may serve as markers for breast cancer prognosis by constructing a gene co-expression network and mining modules associated with survival. Two gene expression datasets of breast cancer were downloaded from ArrayExpress and genes from these datasets with a coeffic...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Shi H,Zhang L,Qu Y,Hou L,Wang L,Zheng M

更新日期：2017-10-01 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：:Cell adhesion molecule (CADM) genes encode immunoglobulin superfamily molecules, which are involved in cell-cell adhesion in a number of human epithelia. Through the maintenance of epithelia, CADM genes protect against malignant conversion and metastasis. Whilst numerous in vitro studies have investigated the molecula...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Saito M,Goto A,Abe N,Saito K,Maeda D,Ohtake T,Murakami Y,Takenoshita S

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It has been widely reported that patient-derived tumor xenografts (PDXs) are more similar to tumor tissues than conventional cancer cell lines. Kinetochore-associated protein 2 (KNTC2) is known to be upregulated specifically in tumor tissues of cancer patients and is recognized as a potential target for cancer therapy...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Makita Y,Teratani M,Murata S,Hoashi Y,Matsumoto S,Kawamata Y

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the present study was to develop a procedure for the isolation of circulating tumor cells (CTCs), and to evaluate its application in the detection of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutations, and potential heterogeneity in patients with non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Peripheral blood samples w...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Zhang Q,Nong J,Wang J,Yan Z,Yi L,Gao X,Liu Z,Zhang H,Zhang S

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mosquito coils, which are commonly used as residential insecticides in Asia, contain different concentrations of octachlorodipropyl ether (S-2) as a synergist or an active ingredient. As bis(chloromethyl) ether (BCME) is an extremely potent lung carcinogen that can be produced by the thermolytic degradation of S-2, co...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Zhang J,Qi HW,Sun YP,Xie HK,Zhou CC

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00