Thyroid cancers of follicular origin in a genomic light: in-depth overview of common and unique molecular marker candidates.

abstract：:By nature, scientists contribute to our understanding of nature and ourselves. As communities undergo significant changes, new challenges are presented. Here, we offer alternative views on recent changes in society. ...

journal_title：Molecular cancer

authors： Christian LM,Naqvi HR,Schmidt C,Covarrubias D,Mathur S

更新日期：2008-07-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) has an abundance of tumor stroma which plays an important role in cancer progression via tumor-promoting signals. This study aims to explore the microRNA (miRNA) profile of CCA-associated fibroblasts (CCFs) and the roles of any identified miRNAs in CCA progression. METHODS:miRNA exp...

journal_title：Molecular cancer

authors： Utaijaratrasmi P,Vaeteewoottacharn K,Tsunematsu T,Jamjantra P,Wongkham S,Pairojkul C,Khuntikeo N,Ishimaru N,Sirivatanauksorn Y,Pongpaibul A,Thuwajit P,Thuwajit C,Kudo Y

更新日期：2018-01-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) and cancer stem-like cells (CSC) are becoming highly relevant targets in anticancer drug discovery. A large body of evidence suggests that epithelial-mesenchymal transitioned tumor cells (EMT tumor cells) and CSCs have similar functions. There is also an overlap regarding the st...

journal_title：Molecular cancer

authors： Marcucci F,Ghezzi P,Rumio C

更新日期：2017-01-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Most ovarian cancers are highly invasive in nature and the high burden of metastatic disease make them a leading cause of mortality among all gynaecological malignancies. The homeodomain transcription factor, PITX2 is associated with cancer in different tissues. Our previous studies demonstrated increased PI...

journal_title：Molecular cancer

authors： Basu M,Bhattacharya R,Ray U,Mukhopadhyay S,Chatterjee U,Roy SS

更新日期：2015-08-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Epigenetic regulators play a critical role in the maintenance of specific chromatin domains in an active or repressed state. Disruption of epigenetic regulatory mechanisms is widespread in cancer cells and largely contributes to the transformation process through active repression of tumor suppressor genes. ...

journal_title：Molecular cancer

authors： Yeh CH,Bai XT,Moles R,Ratner L,Waldmann TA,Watanabe T,Nicot C

更新日期：2016-02-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Lung cancer is one of the most prevalent neoplasias in developed countries. Advances in patient survival have been limited and the identification of prognostic molecules is needed. Resistance to treatment is strongly related to tumor cell adhesion to the extracellular matrix and alterations in the quantity a...

journal_title：Molecular cancer

authors： Irigoyen M,Pajares MJ,Agorreta J,Ponz-Sarvisé M,Salvo E,Lozano MD,Pío R,Gil-Bazo I,Rouzaut A

更新日期：2010-05-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recently, it has been reported that long non-coding RNA (lncRNA) cancer susceptibility candidate 2 (CASC2), a novel tumor suppressor, participates in regulating the carcinogenesis and suppresses tumor progression by sponging microRNAs (miRNAs). However, the expression and function of CASC2 in hepatocellular ...

journal_title：Molecular cancer

authors： Wang Y,Liu Z,Yao B,Li Q,Wang L,Wang C,Dou C,Xu M,Liu Q,Tu K

更新日期：2017-07-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Metastasis accounts for the majority of deaths from cancer. Although tumor microenvironment has been shown to have a significant impact on the initiation and/or promotion of metastasis, the mechanism remains elusive. We previously reported that HCT-8 colon cancer cells underwent a phenotypic transition from ...

journal_title：Molecular cancer

authors： Tang X,Kuhlenschmidt TB,Li Q,Ali S,Lezmi S,Chen H,Pires-Alves M,Laegreid WW,Saif TA,Kuhlenschmidt MS

更新日期：2014-05-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The tumor cell lysate-pulsed, dendritic cell (DC)-based cancer vaccine approaches are being actively evaluated for application to cancer immunotherapy, hopefully at a personalized medicine base. There is apparently an emerging technical problem however, the lack of highly efficacious potency in activation of...

journal_title：Molecular cancer

authors： Lin TJ,Lin HT,Chang WT,Mitapalli S P,Hsiao PW,Yin SY,Yang NS

更新日期：2015-09-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To test if the expression of Smad1-8 mRNAs were predictive of survival in patients with oral squamous cell carcinoma (SCC). PATIENTS AND METHODS:We analyzed, prospectively, the expression of Smad1-8, by means of Ribonuclease Protection Assay in 48 primary, operable, oral SCC. In addition, 21 larynx, 10 orop...

journal_title：Molecular cancer

authors： Mangone FR,Walder F,Maistro S,Pasini FS,Lehn CN,Carvalho MB,Brentani MM,Snitcovsky I,Federico MH

更新日期：2010-05-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In the current study we investigated the role of caveolin-1 (cav-1) in pancreatic adenocarcinoma (PC) cell migration and invasion; initial steps in metastasis. Cav-1 is the major structural protein in caveolae; small Omega-shaped invaginations within the plasma membrane. Caveolae are involved in signal trans...

journal_title：Molecular cancer

authors： Lin M,DiVito MM,Merajver SD,Boyanapalli M,van Golen KL

更新日期：2005-06-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cancer/testis (CT) genes have expression normally restricted to the testis, but become activated during oncogenesis, so they have excellent potential as cancer-specific biomarkers. Evidence is starting to emerge to indicate that they also provide function(s) in the oncogenic programme. Human TEX19 is a recen...

journal_title：Molecular cancer

authors： Planells-Palop V,Hazazi A,Feichtinger J,Jezkova J,Thallinger G,Alsiwiehri NO,Almutairi M,Parry L,Wakeman JA,McFarlane RJ

更新日期：2017-04-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPARgamma) is a member of the nuclear hormone receptor superfamily and is highly expressed in many human tumors including breast cancer. PPARgamma has been identified as a potential target for breast cancer therapy based on the fact that its activation by syn...

journal_title：Molecular cancer

authors： Zaytseva YY,Wang X,Southard RC,Wallis NK,Kilgore MW

更新日期：2008-12-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Aberrant accumulation of beta-catenin plays an important role in a variety of human neoplasms. We recently reported accumulation of beta-catenin in parathyroid adenomas from patients with primary hyperparathyroidism (pHPT). In CTNNB1 exon 3, we detected a stabilizing mutation (S37A) in 3 out of 20 analyzed a...

journal_title：Molecular cancer

authors： Björklund P,Lindberg D,Akerström G,Westin G

更新日期：2008-06-09 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Anaplastic thyroid carcinoma, which is one of the most aggressive, malignant tumors in humans, results in an extremely poor prognosis despite chemotherapy and radiotherapy. The present study was designed to evaluate therapeutic effects of radiation by glycerol on p53-mutant anaplastic thyroid carcinoma cel...

journal_title：Molecular cancer

authors： Ohnishi K,Ota I,Yane K,Takahashi A,Yuki K,Emoto M,Hosoi H,Ohnishi T

更新日期：2002-10-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients with colorectal cancer (CRC) have a high incidence of regional and distant metastases. Although metastasis is the main cause of CRC-related death, its molecular mechanisms remain largely unknown. METHODS:Using array-CGH and expression microarray analyses, changes in DNA copy number and mRNA express...

journal_title：Molecular cancer

authors： Pan Y,Tong JHM,Lung RWM,Kang W,Kwan JSH,Chak WP,Tin KY,Chung LY,Wu F,Ng SSM,Mak TWC,Yu J,Lo KW,Chan AWH,To KF

更新日期：2018-07-23 00:00:00

abstract：:The concept that vegetables and fruits are relevant sources of cancer-preventive substances is strongly supported by population studies. Among others, cruciferous vegetables like broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower and Brussels sprouts are thought to affect the development of various types of cancers and especially prostat...

journal_title：Molecular cancer

authors： Appendino G,Bardelli A

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Previous studies have established that levels of the Inhibitor of Growth 1(ING1) tumor suppressor are reduced in a significant proportion of different cancer types. Here we analyzed levels of ING1 in breast cancer patients to determine its prognostic significance as a biomarker for breast cancer prognosis. ...

journal_title：Molecular cancer

authors： Thakur S,Nabbi A,Klimowicz A,Riabowol K

更新日期：2015-08-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Adrenocortical carcinoma (ACC) is a rare endocrine malignancy with high mutational heterogeneity and a generally poor clinical outcome. Despite implicated roles of deregulated TP53, IGF-2 and Wnt signaling pathways, a clear genetic association or unique mutational link to the disease is still missing. Recent...

journal_title：Molecular cancer

authors： Korah R,Healy JM,Kunstman JW,Fonseca AL,Ameri AH,Prasad ML,Carling T

更新日期：2013-08-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The human microbial pathogen Helicobacter pylori resides in the stomach of about fifty percent of the world's population and represents a risk factor for chronic gastritis, peptic ulcers and, in rare cases, gastric cancer. Alterations of the Wnt/beta-catenin signaling pathway have been described in almost ev...

journal_title：Molecular cancer

authors： Gnad T,Feoktistova M,Leverkus M,Lendeckel U,Naumann M

更新日期：2010-02-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Oncolytic viruses (OVs) are tumor-selective, multi-mechanistic antitumor agents. They kill infected cancer and associated endothelial cells via direct oncolysis, and uninfected cells via tumor vasculature targeting and bystander effect. Multimodal immunogenic cell death (ICD) together with autophagy often induced by O...

journal_title：Molecular cancer

authors： Bartlett DL,Liu Z,Sathaiah M,Ravindranathan R,Guo Z,He Y,Guo ZS

更新日期：2013-09-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:An increased incidence of venous thromboembolism (VTE) is associated with anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) treatment in cancer. However, the mechanism underlying this effect remains elusive. In this study, we examined the effect of bevacizumab, a humanized monoclonal antibody against VEGF-A, on...

journal_title：Molecular cancer

authors： Chen N,Ren M,Li R,Deng X,Li Y,Yan K,Xiao L,Yang Y,Wang L,Luo M,Fay WP,Wu J

更新日期：2015-07-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Human clear cell renal cell carcinoma (CRCC) remains resistant to therapies. Recent advances in Hypoxia Inducible Factors (HIF) molecular network led to targeted therapies, but unfortunately with only limited clinical significance. Elucidating the molecular processes involved in kidney tumorigenesis and resi...

journal_title：Molecular cancer

authors： Dormoy V,Danilin S,Lindner V,Thomas L,Rothhut S,Coquard C,Helwig JJ,Jacqmin D,Lang H,Massfelder T

更新日期：2009-12-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The IκB kinase (IKK) complex, comprising the two enzymes IKKα and IKKβ, is the main activator of the inflammatory transcription factor NF-κB, which is constitutively active in many cancers. While several connections between NF-κB signaling and the oncogene c-Myc have been shown, functional links between the ...

journal_title：Molecular cancer

authors： Moser B,Hochreiter B,Basílio J,Gleitsmann V,Panhuber A,Pardo-Garcia A,Hoesel B,Salzmann M,Resch U,Noreen M,Schmid JA

更新日期：2021-01-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Colorectal cancers carrying the B-Raf V600E-mutation are associated with a poor prognosis. The purpose of this study was to identify B-RafV600E-mediated traits of cancer cells in a genetic in vitro model and to assess the selective sensitization of B-RafV600E-mutant cancer cells towards therapeutic agents. ...

journal_title：Molecular cancer

authors： Hirschi B,Gallmeier E,Ziesch A,Marschall M,Kolligs FT

更新日期：2014-05-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND METHODS:Stem or progenitor cells from healthy tissues have the capacity to co-segregate their template DNA strands during mitosis. Here, we set out to test whether breast cancer cell lines also possess the ability to asymmetrically segregate their template DNA strands via non-random chromosome co-segrega...

journal_title：Molecular cancer

authors： Liu W,Jeganathan G,Amiri S,Morgan KM,Ryan BM,Pine SR

更新日期：2013-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Gene fusions occur in up to 17% of solid tumours. Oncogenic kinases are often involved in such fusions. In lung cancer, almost 30% of patients carrying an activated oncogene show the fusion of a tyrosine kinase to an heterologous gene. Several genes are partner in the fusion with the three kinases ALK, ROS1 and RET in...

journal_title：Molecular cancer

authors： Cerrato A,Visconti R,Celetti A

更新日期：2018-02-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The exposure of skin keratinocytes to Ultraviolet (UV) irradiation leads to Akt phosphorylation at Ser-473, which is important for the carcinogenic effects of excessive sun exposure. The present study investigated the underlying mechanism of Akt Ser-473 phosphorylation by UVB radiation. RESULTS:We found tha...

journal_title：Molecular cancer

authors： Tu Y,Ji C,Yang B,Yang Z,Gu H,Lu CC,Wang R,Su ZL,Chen B,Sun WL,Xia JP,Bi ZG,He L

更新日期：2013-12-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) is one of the most lethal malignancies. Neovascularization during tumorigenesis supplies oxygen and nutrients to proliferative tumor cells, and serves as a conduit for migration. Targeting oncogenes involved in angiogenesis is needed to treat organ-confined and local...

journal_title：Molecular cancer

authors： Chen Y,Wang D,Peng H,Chen X,Han X,Yu J,Wang W,Liang L,Liu Z,Zheng Y,Hu J,Yang L,Li J,Zhou H,Cui X,Li F

更新日期：2019-01-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is the most common hematological malignancy affecting children. Despite significant progress and success in the treatment of ALL, a significant number of children continue to relapse and for them, outcome remains poor. Therefore, the search for novel therapeutic approaches ...

journal_title：Molecular cancer

authors： Sengupta TK,Leclerc GM,Hsieh-Kinser TT,Leclerc GJ,Singh I,Barredo JC

更新日期：2007-07-10 00:00:00