abstract：Background:Cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) play important roles in tumor progression. However, the behaviors of activated CAFs in gastric cancer remain to be determined. The aim of the present study was to investigate the correlations between activated gastric CAFs and the prognosis of patients with gastric cancer...

journal_title：Cancer cell international

authors： Ma Y,Zhu J,Chen S,Li T,Ma J,Guo S,Hu J,Yue T,Zhang J,Wang P,Wang X,Chen G,Liu Y

更新日期：2018-07-20 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Sarcomas are malignant heterogeneous tumors of mesenchymal derivation. Dedifferentiated liposarcoma (DDLPS) is aggressive with recurrence in 80% and metastasis in 20% of patients. We previously found that miR-133a was significantly underexpressed in liposarcoma tissues. As this miRNA has recently been shown ...

journal_title：Cancer cell international

authors： Yu PY,Lopez G,Braggio D,Koller D,Bill KLJ,Prudner BC,Zewdu A,Chen JL,Iwenofu OH,Lev D,Strohecker AM,Fenger JM,Pollock RE,Guttridge DC

更新日期：2018-06-26 00:00:00

abstract：Objective:To study the potential role of miR-544 in the immune escape mechanism of hepatoma cells. Methods:Natural killer (NK) cells were collected from healthy volunteers and patients with liver cancer. Interleukin (IL)-2 activated-NK-92 cells were transfected with miR-544 inhibitor/mimic or NC/pre-NC in HepG2 co-cul...

journal_title：Cancer cell international

authors： Pan C,Xiang L,Pan Z,Wang X,Li J,Zhuge L,Fang P,Xie Q,Hu X

更新日期：2018-04-03 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Endometrial cancer (EC) is the fourth most common malignancy of the female genital tract worldwide. MicroRNAs are important gene regulators with critical roles in diverse biological processes, including tumorigenesis. Several study's show that miR-139-5p is involved in the tumorigenesis and metastasis of var...

journal_title：Cancer cell international

authors： Liu J,Li C,Jiang Y,Wan Y,Zhou S,Cheng W

更新日期：2018-04-02 00:00:00

abstract：Background:New drugs for adrenocortical carcinoma (ACC) are needed because most patients undergo rapid disease progression despite surgery and adjuvant therapy with mitotane. In this study, we aimed to investigate the in vitro effects of different chemotherapy drugs, alone or combined with mitotane, on the viability of...

journal_title：Cancer cell international

authors： Silveira E,Cavalcante IP,Kremer JL,de Mendonça POR,Lotfi CFP

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Oxidative stress is responsible for some alterations in the chemical structure and, consequently, in the function of proteins, lipids, and DNA. Recent studies have linked oxidative stress to cancers, particularly thyroid cancer, but the mechanisms remain unclear. Here, we further characterize the role of oxi...

journal_title：Cancer cell international

authors： Metere A,Frezzotti F,Graves CE,Vergine M,De Luca A,Pietraforte D,Giacomelli L

更新日期：2018-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Neuroblastoma (NB) is the most common malignant tumor originating from the extracranial sympathetic nervous system in children. The molecular mechanisms underlying this disease are complex, and not completely understood. Methods:Quantitative real-time PCR (qRT-PCR) was applied to quantify the expression of ...

journal_title：Cancer cell international

authors： Yu Y,Zhang J,Jin Y,Yang Y,Shi J,Chen F,Han S,Chu P,Lu J,Wang H,Guo Y,Ni X

更新日期：2018-01-04 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Recent studies have emphasized the important prognostic role of long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) in various types of cancers. Here we conducted a meta-analysis to investigate whether lncRNA HOXA11-AS can be served as a prognostic biomarker in human cancers. Patients/methods:We systematically searched PubMed, E...

journal_title：Cancer cell international

authors： Mu S,Ai L,Fan F,Sun C,Hu Y

更新日期：2018-01-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Amongst males, leukaemia is the most common cause of cancer-related death in individuals younger than 40 years of age whereas in female children and adolescents, leukaemia is the most common cause of cancer-related death. Chronic myeloid leukaemia (CML) is a chronic leukaemia of the haematopoietic stem cells affecting...

journal_title：Cancer cell international

authors： Repsold L,Pool R,Karodia M,Tintinger G,Joubert AM

更新日期：2017-10-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of this study was to determine whether brain abundant membrane attached signal protein 1 (BASP1) is a valuable prognostic biomarker for cervical cancer and whether BASP1 regulates the progression of cervical cancer. METHODS:Quantitative real-time PCR, western blotting, and immunohistochemistry were ...

journal_title：Cancer cell international

authors： Tang H,Wang Y,Zhang B,Xiong S,Liu L,Chen W,Tan G,Li H

更新日期：2017-10-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Avenanthramides (AVN) are a relatively unstudied family of phytochemicals that could be novel chemotherapeutics. These compounds, found in oats, are non-toxic to healthy cells and have been shown to reduce viability of human colon and liver cancers in vitro. However, these studies do not elucidate a molecula...

journal_title：Cancer cell international

authors： Hastings J,Kenealey J

更新日期：2017-10-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:BRAF inhibitors are effective anticancer agents in BRAF-mutated melanomas. By contrast, evidences about sensitivity of thyroid carcinomas to BRAF inhibition are conflicting and it has been proposed that BRAF V600E thyroid carcinoma cells are less sensitive to BRAF inhibitors due to activation of parallel sig...

journal_title：Cancer cell international

authors： Notarangelo T,Sisinni L,Condelli V,Landriscina M

更新日期：2017-10-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Curcumin, a natural compound derived from the turmeric rhizome Curcuma longa Linn, has anticancer and chemoresistance reduction biological activities. We evaluated the efficacy of curcumin in sensitizing chemotherapy drugs through regulation of Bcl-2-mediated apoptosis in breast cancer stem-like cells (BCSCs...

journal_title：Cancer cell international

authors： Zhou QM,Sun Y,Lu YY,Zhang H,Chen QL,Su SB

更新日期：2017-09-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:miR-222 has been reported to be overexpressed in colorectal cancer and it influences cancer cell proliferation, drug resistance and metastasis. However, the underlying molecular mechanism of miR-222 in colorectal cancer cell invasion and migration has not been thoroughly elucidated to date. METHODS:The cell...

journal_title：Cancer cell international

authors： Gao H,Cong X,Zhou J,Guan M

更新日期：2017-08-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Increased expression of voltage-gated sodium channels (VGSCs) have been implicated with strong metastatic potential of human breast cancer in vitro and in vivo where the main culprits are cardiac isoform Nav1.5 and its 'neonatal' splice variant, nNav1.5. Several factors have been associated with Nav1.5 and n...

journal_title：Cancer cell international

authors： Kamarulzaman NS,Dewadas HD,Leow CY,Yaacob NS,Mokhtar NF

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Non-small cell lung cancer comprises the majority of lung cancer cases and is insensitive to chemotherapy. Most patients develop drug resistance. Recently, tetrandrine (TET), a bis-benzylisoquinoline alkaloid, was identified as a novel anti-cancer agent. However, the effect of tetrandrine combined with cispl...

journal_title：Cancer cell international

authors： Ye LY,Hu S,Xu HE,Xu RR,Kong H,Zeng XN,Xie WP,Wang H

更新日期：2017-03-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The incidence and mortalities from cancers remain on the rise worldwide. Despite significant efforts to discover and develop novel anticancer agents, many cancers remain in the unmet need category. As such, efforts to discover and develop new and more effective and less toxic agents against cancer remain a t...

journal_title：Cancer cell international

authors： Lowe HIC,Toyang NJ,Watson CT,Ayeah KN,Bryant J

更新日期：2017-03-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:G protein-coupled receptor family C group 5 member A (GPRC5A), a retinoic acid-inducible gene, is a lung tumor suppressor. Previously, we showed that repression of GPRC5A expression was associated with pathologic differentiation grade of oral squamous cell carcinomas (OSCC) and overexpression of GPRC5A gene ...

journal_title：Cancer cell international

authors： Liu S,Ye D,Wang T,Guo W,Song H,Liao Y,Xu D,Zhu H,Zhang Z,Deng J

更新日期：2017-03-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:MicroRNAs are 22-24 nt non-coding RNAs that bind to the 3' UTR of target mRNAs, thereby inducing mRNA degradation or inhibiting mRNA translation. Due to their implication in the regulation of post-transcriptional processes, the role of miRNAs in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) has been extensively studied. Ho...

journal_title：Cancer cell international

authors： Wu W,Liu S,Liang Y,Zhou Z,Liu X

更新日期：2017-02-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:While some risk factors for breast cancer are well-known, the influence of other factors, particularly virus infection, remains unclear. Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) is widespread in the general population, and both molecular and epidemiological evidence has indicated links between HCMV and breast cancer. Th...

journal_title：Cancer cell international

authors： Valle Oseguera CA,Spencer JV

更新日期：2017-02-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Cancer stem-like cells exhibit the multi-functional roles to survive and persist for a long period in the minimal residual disease after the conventional anti-cancer treatments. Cancer stem-like cells of solid malignant tumors which highly express CD44v8-10, the variant isoform of CD44 generated by alternative splicin...

journal_title：Cancer cell international

authors： Yoshida GJ

更新日期：2017-02-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:MicroRNAs are a class of small non-coding RNAs that are involved in many important physiological and pathological processes by regulating gene expression negatively. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of miR-32 on cell proliferation, migration and apoptosis and to determine the functiona...

journal_title：Cancer cell international

authors： Xia W,Zhou J,Luo H,Liu Y,Peng C,Zheng W,Ma W

更新日期：2017-01-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:CD44 has recently been reported as a cancer stem cell marker in ovarian cancer. However, the clinicopathological and prognostic value of this marker in ovarian cancer remains controversial; Here, we aimed to investigate the correlation between CD44 expression and the clinicopathological features or survival ...

journal_title：Cancer cell international

authors： Lin J,Ding D

更新日期：2017-01-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hepatocellular carcinoma is a common cancer, ranking third in cancer-associated deaths. An important cause of cancer patients' mortality is metastasis. At the start of metastasis progression, there is an epithelial-mesenchymal transition, characterized by matrix degradation, junction reductions and vessels f...

journal_title：Cancer cell international

authors： Angiolini VA,Cruz CU,López ML,Simon L,Matte U

更新日期：2017-01-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of this study is to explore the expression of alpha-synuclein (α-synuclein) in benign, atypical, and anaplastic meningiomas and determine its role in the malignant progression of meningiomas. METHODS:Expression of α-synuclein was measured in 44 meningioma samples by real-time PCR analysis. The effec...

journal_title：Cancer cell international

authors： Ge Y,Xu K

更新日期：2016-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：:[This retracts the article DOI: 10.1186/s12935-015-0237-6.]. ...

journal_title：Cancer cell international

authors： Mirghasemi A,Taheriazam A,Karbasy SH,Torkaman A,Shakeri M,Yahaghi E,Mokarizadeh A

更新日期：2016-11-04 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To explore the relationship between tumor necrosis factor receptor-associated factor 6 (TRAF6) and the clinicopathological features in HCC as well as its biological function. METHODS:Totally, 412 liver tissues were collected, including 171 hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and their corresponding non-tumor tiss...

journal_title：Cancer cell international

authors： Li JJ,Luo J,Lu JN,Liang XN,Luo YH,Liu YR,Yang J,Ding H,Qin GH,Yang LH,Dang YW,Yang H,Chen G

更新日期：2016-09-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pancreatic cancer is currently one of the leading causes of cancer deaths without any effective therapies. Mir-145 has been found to be tumor-suppressive in various types of cancers. The aim of this study is to investigate the role of miR-145 in pancreatic cancer cells and explore its underlying mechanism. ...

journal_title：Cancer cell international

authors： Wang H,Hang C,Ou XL,Nie JS,Ding YT,Xue SG,Gao H,Zhu JX

更新日期：2016-08-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Survivin is the smallest member of the Inhibitor of apoptosis (IAP) family of proteins, involved in inhibition of apoptosis and regulation of cell cycle. These functional attributes make Survivin a unique protein exhibiting divergent functions i.e. regulating cell proliferation and cell death. Expression pattern of Su...

journal_title：Cancer cell international

authors： Garg H,Suri P,Gupta JC,Talwar GP,Dubey S

更新日期：2016-06-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:CD44 has been reported to be involved with tumor growth and metastasis and has also been implicated as a CSC marker in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). However, the prognostic value of CD44 still remains controversial; hence, we investigated the correlation between CD44 and the clinicopathological features of...

journal_title：Cancer cell international

authors： Luo Y,Tan Y

更新日期：2016-06-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is an aggressive cancer with high mortality and morbidity worldwide. The limited clinically relevant model has impeded the development of effective HCC treatment strategy. Patient-derived xenograft (PDX) models retain most of the characteristics of original tumors and were show...

journal_title：Cancer cell international

authors： Cheung PF,Yip CW,Ng LW,Lo KW,Chow C,Chan KF,Cheung TT,Cheung ST

更新日期：2016-06-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients with dedifferentiated and anaplastic thyroid carcinomas that do not take up radioiodine are resistant to chemotherapeutic treatment and external irradiation and thus are difficult to treat. Direct induction of apoptosis is a promising approach in these apoptosis-resistant tumor cells. The BH3 mimeti...

journal_title：Cancer cell international

authors： Broecker-Preuss M,Becher-Boveleth N,Müller S,Mann K

更新日期：2016-04-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The thieno[2,3-b]pyridines were discovered by virtual high throughput screening as potential inhibitors of phospholipase C (PLC) isoforms and showed potent growth inhibitory effects in National Cancer Institute's human tumour cell line panel (NCI60). The mechanism of the anti-proliferative activity of thieno...

journal_title：Cancer cell international

authors： Reynisson J,Jaiswal JK,Barker D,D'mello SA,Denny WA,Baguley BC,Leung EY

更新日期：2016-03-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This last decade, a lot of emphasis has been placed on developing new cancer cell culture models, closer to in vivo condition, in order to test new drugs and therapies. In the case of colorectal cancer, the use of patient biopsies to seed 3D primary cultures and mimic tumor initiation necessitates the use of...

journal_title：Cancer cell international

authors： Relier S,Yazdani L,Ayad O,Choquet A,Bourgaux JF,Prudhomme M,Pannequin J,Macari F,David A

更新日期：2016-02-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Epithelial mesenchymal transition (EMT) mediated by TGF-β pays an important role in malignant tumor acquired abilities of migration and invasion. Our previous study showed that the extract of Stellera chamaejasme L. (ESC) was against proliferation of a variety of tumor cells, but there were no studies in the...

journal_title：Cancer cell international

authors： Liu XN,Wang S,Yang Q,Wang YJ,Chen DX,Zhu XX

更新日期：2015-12-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chemoresistance is a major obstacle to successful chemotherapy for colorectal cancer. Eukaryotic translation initiation factor 5A2 (eIF5A2), one of the two isoforms in the eIF5A family, has been reported to be a new oncogene in many types of human cancer. In the present study, we aimed to investigate whether...

journal_title：Cancer cell international

authors： Bao Y,Lu Y,Wang X,Feng W,Sun X,Guo H,Tang C,Zhang X,Shi Q,Yu H

更新日期：2015-11-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is the largest histological subgroup of lung cancer and has increased in prevalence in China over the past 5 years. The 5-year survival rate has remained at 15-20 %, with a median survival of 8-12 months. The tumorigenesis and progression of NSCLC is orchestrated by numerou...

journal_title：Cancer cell international

authors： Chen S,Li P,Yang R,Cheng R,Zhang F,Wang Y,Chen X,Sun Q,Zang W,Du Y,Zhao G,Zhang G

更新日期：2015-09-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Sineoculis homeobox homolog 1 (Six1), normally a developmentally restricted transcriptional regulator, is frequently dysregulated in mutiple cancers. Increasing evidences show that overexpression of Six1 plays a key role in tumorigenesis. However, the Six1 expression status and its relationship with the clinicopatholo...

journal_title：Cancer cell international

authors： Zeng J,Shi R,Cai CX,Liu XR,Song YB,Wei M,Ma WL

更新日期：2015-06-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although recent studies have shown the utility of miR-203 as a cancer-relevant biomarker, the validated clinical significance of miR-203 in HCC remains obscure. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the relationship between miR-203 expression and clinicopathological features in HCC patients. METHODS:...

journal_title：Cancer cell international

authors： Liu Y,Ren F,Rong M,Luo Y,Dang Y,Chen G

更新日期：2015-06-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The goal of this study was to identify the nature of the inclusion bodies that have been found in HeLa cells (cervical cancer immortal cell line) by electron microscope and to determine whether the major capsid protein (L1) of human papillomavirus (HPV) can be expressed in HPV-positive uterine cervix cancer ...

journal_title：Cancer cell international

authors： Xiao CY,Fu BB,Li ZY,Mushtaq G,Kamal MA,Li JH,Tang GC,Xiao SS

更新日期：2015-05-23 00:00:00