Decreased KLF3 Expression via miR-660-5p Targeting Suppresses Gastric Cancer Cell Progression.

Objective: Gastric cancer (GC) is one of the most frequent cancers in the world. Recent studies have suggested that microRNAs (miRNAs/miRs) may act as novel therapeutic regimens for GC. This study revealed that miR-660-5p regulated the proliferation, migration, invasion, and apoptosis of GC cells via controlling the level of Krüppel-like factor 3 (KLF3).

Impact of Body Composition and Physical Function on Quality of Life After Gastrectomy for Gastric Cancer.

Purpose: Patients with gastric cancer after gastrectomy often suffer from a decline in their quality of life (QoL), but the relationship between body composition (BC) and physical function on QoL has rarely been studied. This study aims to evaluate and determine the changes in QoL after gastrectomy and the impact of BC and physical function on QoL.

Methods: A total of 311 gastric cancer patients completed EORTC QLQ-C30 and EORTC QLQ-STO22 questionnaires before and 1, 3, 6 months post-surgery.

Effect of GLIM-defined malnutrition on postoperative clinical outcomes in patients with colorectal cancer.

Background: Malnutrition is common in colorectal cancer patients. Malnutrition is recognized as a risk factor for adverse postoperative outcomes, yet there are no consistent diagnostic criteria for it. Thus, the Global Leadership Initiative on Malnutrition published new universal criteria.

Etiological analysis of parastomal hernia by computed tomography examination.

Introduction: Parastomal hernia is a common complication after stoma formation. The definitive risk factors for parastomal hernia development remain unclear.

Aim: This study evaluated the risk factors through computed tomography (CT) scan of patients with parastomal hernia.

Dual PI3K-BRD4 Inhibitor SF1126 Inhibits Colorectal Cancer Cell Growth in Vitro and in Vivo.

Background/aims: Bromodomain-containing protein 4 (BRD4) and phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K) are key oncogenic cascades in colorectal cancer (CRC). SF1126 is a novel and potent PI3K-BRD4 dual inhibitor.

Methods: CRC cells and human colon epithelial cells were treated with SF1126.

Sox7 negatively regulates prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) expression through PSMA-enhancer.

Background: PSMA expression in the prostate epithelium is controlled by a cis-element, PSMA enhancer (PSME). PSME contains multiple binding sites for Sox proteins, and in this study, we identified Sox7 protein as a negative regulator of PSMA expression through its interaction with PSME.

Methods: The statistical correlation between Sox7 and PSMA mRNA expression was evaluated using five prostate cancer studies from cBioportal.

p53-inducible gene 3 promotes cell migration and invasion by activating the FAK/Src pathway in lung adenocarcinoma.

The p53-inducible gene 3 (PIG3) is one of the p53-induced genes at the onset of apoptosis, which plays an important role in cell apoptosis and DNA damage response. Our previous study reported an oncogenic role of PIG3 associated with tumor progression and metastasis in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). In this study, we further analyzed PIG3 mRNA expression in 504 lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD) and 501 lung squamous cell carcinoma (LUSC) tissues from The Cancer Genome Atlas database and we found that PIG3 expression was significantly higher in LUAD with lymph node metastasis than those without, while no difference was observed between samples with and without lymph node metastasis in LUSC.

Escin-induced DNA damage promotes escin-induced apoptosis in human colorectal cancer cells via p62 regulation of the ATM/γH2AX pathway.

Escin, a triterpene saponin isolated from horse chestnut seed, has been used to treat encephaledema, tissue swelling and chronic venous insufficiency. Recent studies show that escin induces cell cycle arrest, tumor proliferation inhibition and tumor cell apoptosis. But the relationship between escin-induced DNA damage and cell apoptosis in tumor cells remains unclear.

MiR-539 inhibits proliferation and migration of triple-negative breast cancer cells by down-regulating LAMA4 expression.

Background: Recent studies have shown that laminin subunit alpha 4 (LAMA4) plays an important role in carcinogenesis. However, its molecular biological function in triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) has not been entirely clarified. This study investigated the expression of LAMA4 in TNBC and its effect on cell proliferation, migration and invasion.

Simple instruments facilitating achievement of transanal total mesorectal excision in male patients.

Aim: To assess the efficacy of a modified approach with transanal total mesorectal excision (taTME) using simple customized instruments in male patients with low rectal cancer.

Methods: A total of 115 male patients with low rectal cancer from December 2006 to August 2015 were retrospectively studied. All patients had a bulky tumor (tumor diameter ≥ 40 mm).

A novel LC-MS/MS method for mepivacaine determination and pharmacokinetic study in a single-dose two-period crossover in healthy subjects.

The objective of this work was to develop a simple, selective, and sensitive LC-MS/MS method for the quantitation of the mepivacaine in Chinese biological matrix. The calibration curve of mepivacaine ranged from 0.5 to 2000 ng/mL with the lower limit of quantitation being 0.

Prediction of cancer progression in a group of 73 gastric cancer patients by circulating cell-free DNA.

Background: Circulating cell-free DNA (ccf-DNA) in plasma may contain both specific and non-specific of tumor markers. The concentration and integrity of ccf-DNA may be clinical useful for detecting and predicting cancer progression.

Methods: Plasma samples from 40 healthy controls and 73 patients with gastric cancers (two stage 0, 17 stage I, 11 stage II, 33 stage III, and 10 stage IV according to American Joint Committee on Cancer stage) were assessed respectively.

Preclinical study of cinobufagin as a promising anti-colorectal cancer agent.

Here, we assessed the anti-colorectal cancer (CRC) cell activity of cinobufagin (CBG). We found that CBG exerted potent cytotoxic and anti-proliferative activity against CRC lines (HCT-116 and HT-29) and primary human CRC cells. Meanwhile, it activated apoptosis, and disrupted cell-cycle progression in the cells.

Prophylactic Mesh Application during Colostomy to Prevent Parastomal Hernia: A Meta-Analysis.

. Parastomal hernia is a common complication after stoma formation, especially in permanent colostomy. The present meta-analysis aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of prophylactic mesh application during permanent colostomy for preventing parastomal hernia.

Neurogenic differentiation factor NeuroD confers protection against radiation-induced intestinal injury in mice.

The gastrointestinal tract, especially the small intestine, is particularly sensitive to radiation, and is prone to radiation-induced injury as a result. Neurogenic differentiation factor (NeuroD) is an evolutionarily-conserved basic helix-loop-helix (bHLH) transcription factor. NeuroD contains a protein transduction domain (PTD), which allows it to be exogenously delivered across the membrane of mammalian cells, whereupon its transcription activity can be unleashed.

Effects of autophagy regulation of tumor-associated macrophages on radiosensitivity of colorectal cancer cells.

Tumor‑associated macrophages (TAMs), a major component of the tumor microenvironment, are crucial to the processes of tumor growth, infiltration and metastasis, and contribute to drug resistance. The importance of TAMs in radiation resistance of colorectal cancer remains unclear. To investigate the effects of autophagy regulation of TAMs on the radiosensitivity of colorectal cancer cells, the current study induced TAM formation from THP‑1 monocyte cells.

Knockdown of long non-coding RNA HOTAIR inhibits proliferation and invasiveness and improves radiosensitivity in colorectal cancer.

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is still one of the most important neoplasias causing human death. Multidisciplinary therapy has won consensus in the management of CRC, of which, radiotherapy occupies an important position. However, radioresistance is still a major obstacle in local control of CRC.

Caffeic acid phenethyl ester attenuates ionize radiation-induced intestinal injury through modulation of oxidative stress, apoptosis and p38MAPK in rats.

Caffeic acid phenyl ester (CAPE) is a potent anti-inflammatory agent and it can eliminate the free radicals. This study aimed to investigate the radioprotective effects of CAPE on X-ray irradiation induced intestinal injury in rats. Rats were intragastrically administered with 10 μmol/kg/d CAPE for 7 consecutive days before exposing them to a single dose of X-ray irradiation (9Gy) to abdomen.

Role of miR-100 in the radioresistance of colorectal cancer cells.

The prognosis of radioresistant colorectal cancer (CRC) is generally poor. Abnormal expression of microRNAs (miRNAs) is involved in the radiosensitivity of various tumor cells as these RNAs regulate biological signaling pathways. However, radioresistance-associated miRNAs in CRC have not yet been identified.

Laparoscopic permanent sigmoid stoma creation through the extraperitoneal route versus transperitoneal route. A meta-analysis of stoma-related complications.

Objectives: To compare laparoscopic extraperitoneal colostomy with transperitoneal colostomy for construction of a permanent stoma by measuring the incidence of parastomal hernia, and other postoperative complications related to colostomy.

Methods: The meta-analysis was carried out in the General Surgery Department of the Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, China in 2014. A literature search of Medline, EMBASE, Cochrane database, and the Chinese Biomedical Literature Database (CBM) from the years 1990 to 2014 was performed.

Effects of 5‑fluorouracil and class III phosphoinositide 3‑kinase small interfering RNA combination therapy on SGC7901 human gastric cancer cells.

The aim of the present study was to investigate the effects of small interfering RNA‑mediated inhibition of Class III phosphoinositide 3‑kinase (PI3K) signal transduction on the proliferation, apoptosis and autophagy of SGC7901 gastric cancer cells. The present study also aimed to examine the contribution of autophagic inhibition to the antitumor effects of 5‑fluorouracil (5‑FU). A PI3K(III)‑RNA interference (i)‑green fluorescent protein (GFP) recombinant replication adenovirus (AD) and the negative control (NC)‑RNAi‑GFP control AD were constructed and infected into SGC7901 cells.

Effects of damage-regulated autophagy regulator gene on the SGC7901 human gastric cancer cell line.

The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of the adenoviral-mediated autophagy gene, damage-regulated autophagy regulator (DRAM), on the proliferation and autophagy of SGC7901 human gastric cancer cells . The recombinant adenovirus, AdMax-pDC315-DRAM-EGFP, working as a virus vector of DRAM was constructed and infected into the SGC7901 human gastric cancer cell line. The MTT assay was used to determine the growth rate of the SGC7901 cells.

Autophagy promotes the survival and development of tumors by participating in the formation of vasculogenic mimicry.

Autophagy, type II nonapoptotic cell death, is characterized by the formation of double-membrane cytosolic vesicles, the recycling of damaged cytoplasmic content and the maintenance of genetic stability and cellular homeostasis, under conditions of nutrient starvation, hypoxia or other therapeutic stress. In the present study, we comprehensively discuss its indispensable role in the formation of vasculogenic mimicry (VM), capillary-like tubes consisting of cells from the tumor itself instead of vascular endothelial cells. A short hairpin RNA (shRNA) to silence beclin1, an autophagy-specific gene, was designed, synthesized and subcloned into a vector to establish an autophagy-inhibited group, while negative control and blank groups were also established using human gastric cancer SGC7901 cells.

SN50 enhances the effects of LY294002 on cell death induction in gastric cancer cell line SGC7901.

Introduction: In the previous study, we found that the inhibition of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K) by LY294002 induced SGC7901 cell death in vitro. We did not know whether SN50, which is a specific inhibitor of nuclear factor κB (NF-κB), could increase the cell death induction of gastric cancer of LY294002 in vitro, and we also wanted to know the mechanism of it, which might be applied to clinical tumor therapy.

Material And Methods: The 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT) assay was used to determine the cytotoxic effects of the drugs.