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Open AccessCirrhotic-extracellular matrix attenuates aPD-1 treatment response by initiating immunosuppressive neutrophil extracellular traps formation in hepatocellular carcinoma
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is closely associatedwith chronic liver diseases, particularly liver cirrhosis, which has an altered extracellular matrix (ECM) composition. The influence and its mechanism of th...
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Open AccessRegular gastroscopy and colonoscopy during the evaluation of urachal cancer: do we really need them?
Urachal cancer is similar to gastrointestinal adenocarcinoma in histology, and gastroscopy/colonoscopy is often administered during perioperative evaluation. However, gastroscopy and colonoscopy have correspon...
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Open AccessSIRT6 is an epigenetic repressor of thoracic aortic aneurysms via inhibiting inflammation and senescence
Thoracic aortic aneurysms (TAAs) develop asymptomatically and are characterized by dilatation of the aorta. This is considered a life-threating vascular disease due to the risk of aortic rupture and without ef...
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Systemic inflammation with sarcopenia predicts survival in patients with gastric cancer
The levels of platelet-related inflammation indicators and sarcopenia have been reported to affect the survival of patients with cancer. To evaluate the prognostic influence of platelet count (PLT), platelet l...
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Open AccessCorrection To: Signaling pathways involved in ischemic stroke: molecular mechanisms and therapeutic interventions
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Open AccessSignaling pathways involved in ischemic stroke: molecular mechanisms and therapeutic interventions
Ischemic stroke is caused primarily by an interruption in cerebral blood flow, which induces severe neural injuries, and is one of the leading causes of death and disability worldwide. Thus, it is of great nec...
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Open AccessBOD1 regulates the cerebellar IV/V lobe-fastigial nucleus circuit associated with motor coordination
Cerebellar ataxias are characterized by a progressive decline in motor coordination, but the specific output circuits and underlying pathological mechanism remain poorly understood. Through cell-type-specific ...
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Open AccessRole of the PPAR pathway in atrial fibrillation associated with heart valve disease: transcriptomics and proteomics in human atrial tissue
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Open AccessAMPKα1 confers survival advantage of colorectal cancer cells under metabolic stress by promoting redox balance through the regulation of glutathione reductase phosphorylation
Patients with stage II or III colorectal cancer (CRC) exhibit various clinical outcomes after radical treatments. The 5-year survival rate was between 50 and 87%. However, the underlying mechanisms of the vari...
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Open AccessThe FANCM:p.Arg658* truncating variant is associated with risk of triple-negative breast cancer
Breast cancer is a common disease partially caused by genetic risk factors. Germline pathogenic variants in DNA repair genes BRCA1, BRCA2, PALB2, ATM, and CHEK2 are associated with breast cancer risk. FANCM, whic...
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Open AccessA modified clinicopathological tumor staging system for survival prediction of patients with penile cancer
The 8th American Joint Committee on Cancer tumor–node–metastasis (AJCC-TNM) staging system is based on a few retrospective single-center studies. We aimed to test the prognostic validity of the staging system ...
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Open AccessEnhanced antitumor and anti-angiogenic effects of metronomic Vinorelbine combined with Endostar on Lewis lung carcinoma
Conventional chemotherapy is commonly used to treat non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) however it increases therapeutic resistance. In contrast, metronomic chemotherapy (MET) is based on frequent drug administ...
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Open AccessCBX7 regulates stem cell-like properties of gastric cancer cells via p16 and AKT-NF-κB-miR-21 pathways
Chromobox protein homolog 7 (CBX7), a member of the polycomb group (PcG) family of proteins, is involved in the regulation of cell proliferation and cancer progression. PcG family members, such as BMI, Mel-18,...
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Bilateral pelvic lymph node dissection for Chinese patients with penile cancer: a multicenter collaboration study
Current guidelines recommend pelvic lymphadenectomy (PLND) for patients with pelvic lymph node metastasis and special state. However, these data and recommendations do not distinguish the role of PLND in diffe...
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Open Access31st Annual Meeting and Associated Programs of the Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer (SITC 2016): part one
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Open AccessSurvival analysis of children with stage II testicular malignant germ cell tumors treated with surgery or surgery combined with adjuvant chemotherapy
For children with stage II testicular malignant germ cell tumors (MGCT), the survival is good with surgery and adjuvant chemotherapy. However, there is limited data on surgical results for cases in which there...
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Preparation of Novel Monoclonal Antibodies Against Chelated Cadmium Ions
The detection of cadmium ions using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISA) has been reported by several research groups. Because cadmium ions are too small to stimulate the immune system, high molecular we...
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Expression of monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 and CC chemokine receptor 2 in non-small cell lung cancer and its significance
Expression of monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) and CC chemokine receptor 2 (CCR2) and its significance has been demonstrated in some cancer cells in recent clinical studies. However, the role of tumo...
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Alteration of Plasma Trace Elements in Patients Undergoing Open Heart Surgery
Trace elements may contribute to myocardial dysfunction and susceptibility of the phospholipid cell membrane to free-radical damage and oxidative changes. We studied the concentration of trace elements copper,...
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Methylation of Wnt antagonist genes: a useful prognostic marker for myelodysplastic syndrome
Activation of the Wnt signaling pathway has been implicated in the pathogenesis of many tumors as well as in leukemia. However, its role in myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) is unknown. In this study, we employed...