Knockdown of growth differentiation factor-15 restrains prostate cancer through regulating MAPK/ERK signaling pathway
This study investigates the regulatory function of GDF15 in prostate cancer. To explore GDF15's impact, we established GDF15 knockdown and overexpression models in prostate cancer cells. We quantified mRNA and protein levels using RT-PCR and Western blotting. Functional assays, including CCK8, Transwell, wound healing, and flow cytometry, were employed to evaluate cell proliferation, invasion, migration, and apoptosis. Additionally, the effect of GDF15 on tumor growth was assessed using a metastatic tumor model in nude mice. Elevated GDF15 expression was identified in prostate cancer tissues and cells. The knockdown of GDF...
Source: Cellular and Molecular Biology - April 23, 2024 Category: Molecular Biology Authors: Minggen Yang Miaolin Guo Chenqiang Su Weiping Hao Zhenqiang Xu Source Type: research

circ_JMJD1C expedites breast cancer progression by regulating miR-182-5p/JMJD1C/SOX4 axis
This study aimed to investigate the roles of circ_0006743 (circ_JMJD1C) in breast cancer. The downstream of circ_JMJD1C and their interaction network was determined by bioinformatic analyses. Gene expression were analyzed through western blot and qRT-PCR assays. Functional assays were conducted in vitro and in vivo to verify circ_JMJD1C role in BC. FISH and confocal analysis indicated the cellular distribution of circ_JMJD1C. Luciferase reporter, RNA immune-precipitation (RIP) assays, as well as Pearson's correlation analysis, were implemented to test the relation of miR-182-5p, JMJD1C and circ_JMJD1C. Circ_JMJD1C and JMJD...
Source: Cellular and Molecular Biology - April 23, 2024 Category: Molecular Biology Authors: Renyuan Xu Haomiao Lan Li Zhang Sisi Yang Yu Mao Hongying Che Source Type: research

Severe Conjunctival and Corneal Epithelial Dysplasia: A Case Series
CONCLUSION: The clinical presentation of OSSN is highly heterogenous, so that the initial diagnosis is difficult. There are no official guidelines for treatment, so that the treatment of choice varied between clinics. Regular ophthalmological follow-ups are recommended, even after complete surgical excision. Possible relevant concomitant diseases and risk factors must be identified before therapy.PMID:38653294 | DOI:10.1055/a-2202-3379 (Source: Klinische Monatsblatter fur Augenheilkunde)
Source: Klinische Monatsblatter fur Augenheilkunde - April 23, 2024 Category: Opthalmology Authors: Angelika J ähnig Kristina Pfau Peter Meyer Zisis Gatzioufas Source Type: research

Human NLRC4 promotes cancer survival and is associated to type-I interferon signaling and immune infiltration
J Clin Invest. 2024 Apr 23:e166085. doi: 10.1172/JCI166085. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe immune system can control cancer progression. However, even though some innate immune sensors of cellular stress are expressed intrinsically in epithelial cells, their potential role in cancer aggressiveness and subsequent overall survival in humans is mainly unknown. Here, we show that NLR family CARD Domain Containing 4 (NLRC4) is downregulated in epithelial tumor cells of colorectal cancer (CRC) patients by using spatial tissue imaging. Strikingly, only the loss of tumor NLRC4 but not stromal is associated with poor immune infi...
Source: Clinical Colorectal Cancer - April 23, 2024 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Charlotte Domblides Steven Crampton Hong Liu Juliet M Bartleson Annie Nguyen Claudia Champagne Emily E Landy Lindsey Spiker Christopher Proffitt Sunil Bhattarai Anissa P Grawe Matias Fuentealba Valenzuela Lydia Lartigue Isabelle Mahouche Jeremy Dupaul-Chi Source Type: research

Histopathological tumour microenvironment score independently predicts outcome in primary operable colorectal cancer
In conclusion, TMS represents a novel and clinically relevant method for subtyping CRC patients from a single H&E-stained tumour section.PMID:38650367 | PMC:PMC11035902 | DOI:10.1002/2056-4538.12374 (Source: Clinical Colorectal Cancer)
Source: Clinical Colorectal Cancer - April 23, 2024 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Phimmada Hatthakarnkul Kathryn Pennel Peter Alexander Hester van Wyk Antonia Roseweir Jitwadee Inthagard Jennifer Hay Ditte Andersen Noori Maka James Park Campbell Roxburgh Chanitra Thuwajit Donald McMillan Joanne Edwards Source Type: research

Diagnostic and therapeutic use of oral micronized progesterone in endocrinology
Rev Endocr Metab Disord. 2024 Apr 23. doi: 10.1007/s11154-024-09882-0. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTProgesterone is a natural steroid hormone, while progestins are synthetic molecules. In the female reproductive system, progesterone contributes to the control of luteinizing hormone and follicle-stimulating hormone secretion and their pulsatility, via its receptors on the kisspeptin, neurokinin B, and dynorphin neurons in the hypothalamus. Progesterone together with estradiol controls the cyclic changes of proliferation and decidualization of the endometrium; exerts anti-mitogenic actions on endometrial epithelial cells; r...
Source: ENDOCR REV - April 23, 2024 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Eleni Memi Polina Pavli Papagianni Maria Nikolaos Vrachnis George Mastorakos Source Type: research

Lactoferrin mediates epithelial-mesenchymal transformation by regulating the PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathway to inhibit nasopharyngeal carcinoma metastasis
This study suggests that LTF is a potential biomarker of NPC and that LTF-mediated EMT progression plays a tumor-suppressive role in the progression of NPC metastasis.PMID:38650146 | DOI:10.14715/cmb/2024.70.3.19 (Source: Cellular and Molecular Biology)
Source: Cellular and Molecular Biology - April 23, 2024 Category: Molecular Biology Authors: Min Xu Ye Fan Guoying Zou Qi Yang Fei Xu Source Type: research

Knockdown of growth differentiation factor-15 restrains prostate cancer through regulating MAPK/ERK signaling pathway
This study investigates the regulatory function of GDF15 in prostate cancer. To explore GDF15's impact, we established GDF15 knockdown and overexpression models in prostate cancer cells. We quantified mRNA and protein levels using RT-PCR and Western blotting. Functional assays, including CCK8, Transwell, wound healing, and flow cytometry, were employed to evaluate cell proliferation, invasion, migration, and apoptosis. Additionally, the effect of GDF15 on tumor growth was assessed using a metastatic tumor model in nude mice. Elevated GDF15 expression was identified in prostate cancer tissues and cells. The knockdown of GDF...
Source: Cellular and Molecular Biology - April 23, 2024 Category: Molecular Biology Authors: Minggen Yang Miaolin Guo Chenqiang Su Weiping Hao Zhenqiang Xu Source Type: research

circ_JMJD1C expedites breast cancer progression by regulating miR-182-5p/JMJD1C/SOX4 axis
This study aimed to investigate the roles of circ_0006743 (circ_JMJD1C) in breast cancer. The downstream of circ_JMJD1C and their interaction network was determined by bioinformatic analyses. Gene expression were analyzed through western blot and qRT-PCR assays. Functional assays were conducted in vitro and in vivo to verify circ_JMJD1C role in BC. FISH and confocal analysis indicated the cellular distribution of circ_JMJD1C. Luciferase reporter, RNA immune-precipitation (RIP) assays, as well as Pearson's correlation analysis, were implemented to test the relation of miR-182-5p, JMJD1C and circ_JMJD1C. Circ_JMJD1C and JMJD...
Source: Cellular and Molecular Biology - April 23, 2024 Category: Molecular Biology Authors: Renyuan Xu Haomiao Lan Li Zhang Sisi Yang Yu Mao Hongying Che Source Type: research

Severe Conjunctival and Corneal Epithelial Dysplasia: A Case Series
CONCLUSION: The clinical presentation of OSSN is highly heterogenous, so that the initial diagnosis is difficult. There are no official guidelines for treatment, so that the treatment of choice varied between clinics. Regular ophthalmological follow-ups are recommended, even after complete surgical excision. Possible relevant concomitant diseases and risk factors must be identified before therapy.PMID:38653294 | DOI:10.1055/a-2202-3379 (Source: Klinische Monatsblatter fur Augenheilkunde)
Source: Klinische Monatsblatter fur Augenheilkunde - April 23, 2024 Category: Opthalmology Authors: Angelika J ähnig Kristina Pfau Peter Meyer Zisis Gatzioufas Source Type: research

Lactoferrin mediates epithelial-mesenchymal transformation by regulating the PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathway to inhibit nasopharyngeal carcinoma metastasis
This study suggests that LTF is a potential biomarker of NPC and that LTF-mediated EMT progression plays a tumor-suppressive role in the progression of NPC metastasis.PMID:38650146 | DOI:10.14715/cmb/2024.70.3.19 (Source: Cellular and Molecular Biology)
Source: Cellular and Molecular Biology - April 23, 2024 Category: Molecular Biology Authors: Min Xu Ye Fan Guoying Zou Qi Yang Fei Xu Source Type: research

Knockdown of growth differentiation factor-15 restrains prostate cancer through regulating MAPK/ERK signaling pathway
This study investigates the regulatory function of GDF15 in prostate cancer. To explore GDF15's impact, we established GDF15 knockdown and overexpression models in prostate cancer cells. We quantified mRNA and protein levels using RT-PCR and Western blotting. Functional assays, including CCK8, Transwell, wound healing, and flow cytometry, were employed to evaluate cell proliferation, invasion, migration, and apoptosis. Additionally, the effect of GDF15 on tumor growth was assessed using a metastatic tumor model in nude mice. Elevated GDF15 expression was identified in prostate cancer tissues and cells. The knockdown of GDF...
Source: Cellular and Molecular Biology - April 23, 2024 Category: Molecular Biology Authors: Minggen Yang Miaolin Guo Chenqiang Su Weiping Hao Zhenqiang Xu Source Type: research

circ_JMJD1C expedites breast cancer progression by regulating miR-182-5p/JMJD1C/SOX4 axis
This study aimed to investigate the roles of circ_0006743 (circ_JMJD1C) in breast cancer. The downstream of circ_JMJD1C and their interaction network was determined by bioinformatic analyses. Gene expression were analyzed through western blot and qRT-PCR assays. Functional assays were conducted in vitro and in vivo to verify circ_JMJD1C role in BC. FISH and confocal analysis indicated the cellular distribution of circ_JMJD1C. Luciferase reporter, RNA immune-precipitation (RIP) assays, as well as Pearson's correlation analysis, were implemented to test the relation of miR-182-5p, JMJD1C and circ_JMJD1C. Circ_JMJD1C and JMJD...
Source: Cellular and Molecular Biology - April 23, 2024 Category: Molecular Biology Authors: Renyuan Xu Haomiao Lan Li Zhang Sisi Yang Yu Mao Hongying Che Source Type: research

Diagnostic and therapeutic use of oral micronized progesterone in endocrinology
AbstractProgesterone is a natural steroid hormone, while progestins are synthetic molecules. In the female reproductive system,progesterone contributes to the control ofluteinizing hormone andfollicle-stimulating hormone secretion and their pulsatility,via itsreceptors on thekisspeptin,neurokinin B, anddynorphin neurons in the hypothalamus.Progesterone together withestradiol controls the cyclic changes of proliferation and decidualization of the endometrium; exerts anti-mitogenic actions on endometrial epithelial cells; regulates normal menstrual bleeding; contributes to fertilization and pregnancy maintenance; participate...
Source: Reviews in Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders - April 23, 2024 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: research

DEAD-Box Helicase 17 circRNA (circDDX17) Reduces Sorafenib Resistance and Tumorigenesis in Hepatocellular Carcinoma
ConclusionOur findings firstly confirmed that circDDX17 suppressed sorafenib resistance and HCC progression by regulating miR-21-5p/PTEN/PI3K/AKT pathway, which may provide novel biomarkers for the diagnosis, treatment and prognosis of HCC.Graphical AbstractSchematic illustration showed that the molecular mechanism by which circDDX17 regulates sorafenib resistance and tumor progression of HCC via the miR-21-5p/PTEN/PI3K/AKT pathway. In HCC cells, the expression of circDDX17 was decreased, and overexpression of circDDX17 promoted cell apoptosis, and enhanced sorafenib sensitivity and reduced EMT process. Besides, circDDX17 ...
Source: Digestive Diseases and Sciences - April 23, 2024 Category: Gastroenterology Source Type: research