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Serum Lactate Is an Indicator for Short-Term and Long-Term Mortality in Patients with Acute Pancreatitis
Serum lactate, as a single and an easily available biomarker, has been applied in various diseases.
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Endoscopic Longitudinal Incision and Recanalization in the Treatment of Acquired Esophageal Atresia (with Video)
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Comparison of Fluid Resuscitation with Lactate Ringer's Versus Normal Saline in Acute Pancreatitis: An Updated Meta-Analysis
Fluid resuscitation is one of the main therapies for acute pancreatitis (AP). There is still no consensus on the type of fluid resuscitation. This study investigated the differences between lactate Ringer’s (L...
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Photodynamic therapy improves the outcome of immune checkpoint inhibitors via remodelling anti-tumour immunity in patients with gastric cancer
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) plays an immunoregulatory role in tumours. Here, we conducted a retrospective patient analysis to evaluate the effectiveness of PDT plus immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) in gastri...
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Tcf21 Alleviates Pancreatic Fibrosis by Regulating the Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transformation of Pancreatic Stellate Cells
The activation of pancreatic stellate cells (PSCs) plays a key role in the occurrence and development of chronic pancreatitis (CP) and pancreatic fibrosis, which is related to the process of epithelial-mesench...
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NEDD8-Activating Enzyme Inhibitor MLN4924 Inhibits Both the Tumor Stroma and Angiogenesis in Pancreatic Cancer via Gli1 and REDD1
Pancreatic cancer is characterized by a dense desmoplasia stroma, which hinders efficient drug delivery and plays a critical role in tumor progression and metastasis. MLN4924 is a first-in-class NEDD8-activati...
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Open AccessLiver Disease and Poor Adherence Limit Hepatitis C Cure: A Real-World Australian Treatment Cohort
In 2016, direct-acting antiviral (DAA) treatment for hepatitis C (HCV) became available through Australia’s universal health care system, with the aim of HCV elimination. We report real-world effectiveness of ...
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Correction: Analysis of Phenotypic Variables and Differentiation Between Untypical Crohn’s Disease and Untypical Intestinal Tuberculosis
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Auricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation Ameliorates Functional Dyspepsia with Depressive-Like Behavior and Inhibits the Hypothalamus–Pituitary–Adrenal Axis in a Rat Model
The hypothalamus–pituitary–adrenal axis is the most important endocrine system to control irritability response. Functional dyspepsia (FD) is closely related to irritability. This study aimed to preliminarily ...
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Radiologic Imaging Modalities for Colorectal Cancer
Studies reported various diagnostic value of radiologic imaging modalities for diagnosis and management of colorectal cancer (CRC).
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Thalidomide Attenuates Colitis and Is Associated with the Suppression of M1 Macrophage Polarization by Targeting the Transcription Factor IRF5
Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a chronic inflammatory bowel disease. The TNF-α inhibitor thalidomide is reported to be effective for inducing remission in pediatric Crohn’s disease (CD) and adults with refractory ...
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WEE1 inhibition reverses trastuzumab resistance in HER2-positive cancers
To date, many efforts have been made to understand the resistance mechanism of trastuzumab in human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-positive breast and gastric cancer. However, there is still a huge ...
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LncRNA FAM230B Promotes Gastric Cancer Growth and Metastasis by Regulating the miR-27a-5p/TOP2A Axis
Long non-coding RNAs serve as key components of competing endogenous RNA (ceRNA) networks that underlie tumorigenesis. We investigated the pathogenic roles of lncRNA FAM230B and its molecular mechanism in gast...
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Interactive Impacts from Hepatitis C Virus Infection and Mixed Cryoglobulinemia on Complement Levels
How hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection and mixed cryoglobulinemia interactively affect complement levels remains elusive, and we aimed to elucidate it.
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SHARPIN stabilizes β-catenin through a linear ubiquitination-independent manner to support gastric tumorigenesis
Aberrant activation of Wnt/β-catenin signaling by dysregulated post-translational protein modifications, especially ubiquitination is causally linked to cancer development and progression. Although Lys48-linke...
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Watching Videos of Colonoscopies and Receiving Interpretations Reduce Pain and Anxiety While Increasing the Satisfaction of Patients
Pain associated with colonoscopies is a major barrier to patients participating in colorectal cancer screenings. While sedation and analgesia are used to reduce pain during the procedure, they are associated w...
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Inhibition of EZH2 and activation of ERRγ synergistically suppresses gastric cancer by inhibiting FOXM1 signaling pathway
Gastric cancer (GC) is a leading cause of cancer-related mortality worldwide, because of the low efficacy of current therapeutic strategies. Estrogen-related receptor γ (ERRγ) was previously showed as a suppre...
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RP11-81H3.2 Acts as an Oncogene via microRNA-490-3p Inhibition and Consequential Tankyrase 2 Up-Regulation in Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a serious threat to human lives and is usually diagnosed at the late stages. Recently, there has been a rapid advancement in the treatment options for HCC, but novel therapeut...
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Predictors for Small Bowel Stenosis in Balloon-Assisted Enteroscopy
Predictors besides symptoms of obstruction indicating small bowel stenosis are little known.
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GC1118, a novel anti-EGFR antibody, has potent KRAS mutation-independent antitumor activity compared with cetuximab in gastric cancer
EGFR overexpression in gastric cancer (GC) has been reported in about 30% of patients. However, the anti-EGFR antibodies cetuximab and panitumumab have failed to improve overall survival of GC patients in comb...