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Open AccessCathepsin D promotes polarization of tumor-associated macrophages and metastasis through TGFBI-CCL20 signaling
M2-like tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) are risk factors for cancer progression and metastasis. However, the mechanisms underlying their polarization are still not fully understood. Although cathepsin D (C...
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Author Correction: Single-nucleus multiregion transcriptomic analysis of brain vasculature in Alzheimer’s disease
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Open AccessLactobacillus plantarum ameliorates NASH-related inflammation by upregulating l-arginine production
Lactobacillus is a probiotic with therapeutic potential for several diseases, including liver disease. However, the therapeutic effect of L. plantarum against nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) and its underlyin...
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Open AccessMultitissue H3K27ac profiling of GTEx samples links epigenomic variation to disease
Genetic variants associated with complex traits are primarily noncoding, and their effects on gene-regulatory activity remain largely uncharacterized. To address this, we profile epigenomic variation of histon...
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Single-nucleus multiregion transcriptomic analysis of brain vasculature in Alzheimer’s disease
Cerebrovascular dysregulation is a hallmark of Alzheimer’s disease (AD), but the changes that occur in specific cell types have not been fully characterized. Here, we profile single-nucleus transcriptomes in t...
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Open AccessAn agonistic anti-Tie2 antibody suppresses the normal-to-tumor vascular transition in the glioblastoma invasion zone
Tumor progression is intimately associated with the vasculature, as tumor proliferation induces angiogenesis and tumor cells metastasize to distant organs via blood vessels. However, whether tumor invasion is ...
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Open AccessThe importance of enhancer methylation for epigenetic regulation of tumorigenesis in squamous lung cancer
Lung squamous cell carcinoma (LUSC) is a subtype of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). LUSC occurs at the bronchi, shows a squamous appearance, and often occurs in smokers. To determine the epigenetic regulat...
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Open AccessShort-term serial assessment of electronic patient-reported outcome for depression and anxiety in breast Cancer
The incidence of depression and anxiety is higher in patients with breast cancer than in the general population. We evaluated the degree of depression and anxiety and investigated the changes in patients with ...
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Open AccessNatural course of fat necrosis after breast reconstruction: a 10-year follow-up study
Although fat necrosis is a minor postoperative complication after breast reconstruction, occasionally it mimics to tumor recurrence in patients with breast cancer. Therefore, the surgeon should distinguish bet...
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Open AccessA multicentre, randomised, open-label, parallel-group Phase 2b study of belotecan versus topotecan for recurrent ovarian cancer
This Phase 2b study compared the efficacy and toxicity of belotecan and topotecan in recurrent ovarian cancer.
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Open AccessEfficacy of breast MRI for surgical decision in patients with breast cancer: ductal carcinoma in situ versus invasive ductal carcinoma
Preoperative breast magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) provides more information than mammography and ultrasonography for determining the surgical plan for patients with breast cancer. This study aimed to determ...
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Open AccessEtoposide-mediated interleukin-8 secretion from bone marrow stromal cells induces hematopoietic stem cell mobilization
We assessed the mechanism of hematopoietic stem cell (HSC) mobilization using etoposide with granulocyte-colony stimulating factor (G-CSF), and determined how this mechanism differs from that induced by cyclop...
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Open AccessCorrection to: Cinnamon extract induces tumor cell death through inhibition of NFκB and AP1
Following publication of the original article [1], the authors have re-evaluated the authorship for this article. The updated author group is:
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Open AccessUltrasound-guided dual-localization for axillary nodes before and after neoadjuvant chemotherapy with clip and activated charcoal in breast cancer patients: a feasibility study
We report on our experience of ultrasound (US)-guided dual-localization for axillary nodes before and after neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) with clip and activated charcoal to guide axillary surgery in breast c...
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Open AccessRobotic-assisted Esophagectomy vs Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Esophagectomy (REVATE): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
Radical lymph node dissection (LND) along the left recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN) is surgically demanding and can be associated with substantial postoperative morbidity. The question of whether robot-assisted...
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Open AccessEfficacy of an RNA-based multigene assay with core needle biopsy samples for risk evaluation in hormone-positive early breast cancer
Gene expression profiling provides key information for prognosis of breast cancer to establish treatment strategy. However, the genetic assessment should be available before induction of treatment to be useful...
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Open AccessFeasibility of dynamic risk assessment for patients with repeated trans-arterial chemoembolization for hepatocellular carcinoma
Hepatoma arterial-embolization prognostic (HAP) score and its modifications (modified HAP [mHAP] and mHAP-II), consisting of some or all of the following factors of tumor size, number, alpha-fetoprotein, bilir...
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Open AccessRestoration of FVIII expression by targeted gene insertion in the FVIII locus in hemophilia A patient-derived iPSCs
Target-specific genome editing, using engineered nucleases zinc finger nuclease (ZFN), transcription activator-like effector nuclease (TALEN), and type II clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repe...
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Open AccessAuthor Correction: Rab25 augments cancer cell invasiveness through a β1 integrin/EGFR/VEGF-A/Snail signaling axis and expression of fascin
After online publication of this article, the authors noticed an error in the Figure 4c and Figure 5c section.
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Open AccessWnt signal activation induces midbrain specification through direct binding of the beta-catenin/TCF4 complex to the EN1 promoter in human pluripotent stem cells
The canonical Wnt signal pathway plays a pivotal role in anteroposterior patterning and midbrain specification during early neurogenesis. Activating Wnt signal has been a strategy for differentiating human plu...