Targeted therapies reduce growth of mutant epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) non-small cell lung cancers, but most patients develop drug resistance. This has led to efforts to develop additional therapies. We found abundant activation of the cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) axis in a mouse model of mutant EGFR lung cancer. Inhibiting COX-2 in the mice significantly reduced lung tumor growth, and dual targeting of COX-2 and EGFR had more pronounced effects. Collectively, our data and published data have led us to hypothesize that COX-2 contributes to mutant EGFR lung tumorigenesis, in part, by promoting an immunosuppressive environment that facilitates tumor progression.
{"title":"Cyclooxygenase-2 contributes to mutant epidermal growth factor receptor lung tumorigenesis by promoting an immunosuppressive environment","authors":"Mun‐kyoung Kim, A. Iravani, M. Topham","doi":"10.4103/ctm.ctm_7_20","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/ctm.ctm_7_20","url":null,"abstract":"Targeted therapies reduce growth of mutant epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) non-small cell lung cancers, but most patients develop drug resistance. This has led to efforts to develop additional therapies. We found abundant activation of the cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) axis in a mouse model of mutant EGFR lung cancer. Inhibiting COX-2 in the mice significantly reduced lung tumor growth, and dual targeting of COX-2 and EGFR had more pronounced effects. Collectively, our data and published data have led us to hypothesize that COX-2 contributes to mutant EGFR lung tumorigenesis, in part, by promoting an immunosuppressive environment that facilitates tumor progression.","PeriodicalId":9428,"journal":{"name":"Cancer Translational Medicine","volume":"10 1","pages":"40 - 47"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"78763862","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nadeema Rafiq, Tauseef Nabi, S. Dar, Shahnawaz Rasool
Aim: Pheochromocytomas are rare neuroendocrine tumors with variable clinical presentation, including hypertension, and usually arise from the adrenal medulla. The aim of the current study was to evaluate the clinical characteristics and therapeutic outcomes of patients with pheochromocytoma. Methods: This was a single-center retrospective observational study designed to study the clinical, laboratory, radiological, and surgical outcomes of 14 patients diagnosed with pheochromocytoma. Results: Of 14 patients, 10 were females and 4 males, with a mean age of 38 ± 16 years at diagnosis. Headache (96.6%), palpitation (64.3%), abdominal pain (64.3%), and sweating (57.1%) were the most common presenting symptoms, while triad was present in 42.8%. Hypertension was the predominant clinical finding (92.8%) followed by orthostasis in 35.7% and hyperglycemia in 35.7%. Most pheochromocytomas were sporadic (85.7%), adrenal gland tumors (78.6%), and benign (92.8%); two were familial (each due to neurofibromatosis type and von Hippel–Lindau). Metanephrine and nor-metanephrine secretory pattern was seen in 58.3% of the patients, while metanephrine only was seen in 41.7% of the patients. More than half of the tumors (54.5%) were located on the left side, with 36.4% on the right side, and one patient had bilateral presentation of a tumor. Postsurgical remission of hypertension was found in 35.7% of the hypertensive patients. Biochemical cure was obtained in 85.7% and surgical cure rate in 78.5% of the patients. Patient survival ranged from 2 months to 9 years. Conclusions: The present study confirms that the clinical presentation of pheochromocytoma is variable and nonspecific. Although pheochromocytoma is a rare tumor, proper evaluation, preoperative preparation, and complete surgical excision are important for its management.
{"title":"Characteristics and outcome of patients with pheochromocytoma","authors":"Nadeema Rafiq, Tauseef Nabi, S. Dar, Shahnawaz Rasool","doi":"10.4103/ctm.ctm_5_20","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/ctm.ctm_5_20","url":null,"abstract":"Aim: Pheochromocytomas are rare neuroendocrine tumors with variable clinical presentation, including hypertension, and usually arise from the adrenal medulla. The aim of the current study was to evaluate the clinical characteristics and therapeutic outcomes of patients with pheochromocytoma. Methods: This was a single-center retrospective observational study designed to study the clinical, laboratory, radiological, and surgical outcomes of 14 patients diagnosed with pheochromocytoma. Results: Of 14 patients, 10 were females and 4 males, with a mean age of 38 ± 16 years at diagnosis. Headache (96.6%), palpitation (64.3%), abdominal pain (64.3%), and sweating (57.1%) were the most common presenting symptoms, while triad was present in 42.8%. Hypertension was the predominant clinical finding (92.8%) followed by orthostasis in 35.7% and hyperglycemia in 35.7%. Most pheochromocytomas were sporadic (85.7%), adrenal gland tumors (78.6%), and benign (92.8%); two were familial (each due to neurofibromatosis type and von Hippel–Lindau). Metanephrine and nor-metanephrine secretory pattern was seen in 58.3% of the patients, while metanephrine only was seen in 41.7% of the patients. More than half of the tumors (54.5%) were located on the left side, with 36.4% on the right side, and one patient had bilateral presentation of a tumor. Postsurgical remission of hypertension was found in 35.7% of the hypertensive patients. Biochemical cure was obtained in 85.7% and surgical cure rate in 78.5% of the patients. Patient survival ranged from 2 months to 9 years. Conclusions: The present study confirms that the clinical presentation of pheochromocytoma is variable and nonspecific. Although pheochromocytoma is a rare tumor, proper evaluation, preoperative preparation, and complete surgical excision are important for its management.","PeriodicalId":9428,"journal":{"name":"Cancer Translational Medicine","volume":"73 1","pages":"25 - 29"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"83935989","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
P. Mandal, Anindya Adhikari, Subir Biswas, A. Giri, Arnab Gupta, A. Bhattacharya
Background: Immunohistochemical analysis of biomarkers is essential to understand the nature of breast cancer (BC) and predict its prognosis. A noticeable correlation is found between p53-positive and transforming growth factor-beta receptor 2 (TGFBR-2)-negative immunomarker expression in BC cases. Materials and Methods: Between January 2018 and December 2018, immunohistochemical analysis of p53 and TGFBR-2 biomarkers was done in biopsy samples from 50 BC cases (49 females and 1 male). Results: p53 expression was positive in 24 (48%) and negative in 26 (52%) cases. Similarly, TGFBR-2 expression was positive in 26 (52%) and negative in 24 (48%) cases. Among p53-positive cases, 8 (16%), 15 (30%), and 1 (2%) cases correlated with histologic Grade 1, Grade 2, and Grade 3 cases, respectively. Among TGFBR-2-negative cases, 9 (18%), 13 (26%), and 2 (4%) cases correlated with histologic Grade 1, Grade 2, and Grade 3 cases, respectively. Further, Grade 2 cancer cases were found mostly associated with both p53-positive and TGFBR-2-negative cases. Maximum p53positive cases was in T2N1Mx stage while maximum TGFBR-2-negative cases were in T2N0Mx stage. Conclusion: p53-positive and TGFBR-2-negative cases are mostly associated with Grade 2 and T2 stage of BC.
{"title":"Comparison of histopathological grading and staging of breast cancer with p53-positive and transforming growth factor-beta receptor 2-negative immunohistochemical marker expression cases","authors":"P. Mandal, Anindya Adhikari, Subir Biswas, A. Giri, Arnab Gupta, A. Bhattacharya","doi":"10.4103/ctm.ctm_4_20","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/ctm.ctm_4_20","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Immunohistochemical analysis of biomarkers is essential to understand the nature of breast cancer (BC) and predict its prognosis. A noticeable correlation is found between p53-positive and transforming growth factor-beta receptor 2 (TGFBR-2)-negative immunomarker expression in BC cases. Materials and Methods: Between January 2018 and December 2018, immunohistochemical analysis of p53 and TGFBR-2 biomarkers was done in biopsy samples from 50 BC cases (49 females and 1 male). Results: p53 expression was positive in 24 (48%) and negative in 26 (52%) cases. Similarly, TGFBR-2 expression was positive in 26 (52%) and negative in 24 (48%) cases. Among p53-positive cases, 8 (16%), 15 (30%), and 1 (2%) cases correlated with histologic Grade 1, Grade 2, and Grade 3 cases, respectively. Among TGFBR-2-negative cases, 9 (18%), 13 (26%), and 2 (4%) cases correlated with histologic Grade 1, Grade 2, and Grade 3 cases, respectively. Further, Grade 2 cancer cases were found mostly associated with both p53-positive and TGFBR-2-negative cases. Maximum p53positive cases was in T2N1Mx stage while maximum TGFBR-2-negative cases were in T2N0Mx stage. Conclusion: p53-positive and TGFBR-2-negative cases are mostly associated with Grade 2 and T2 stage of BC.","PeriodicalId":9428,"journal":{"name":"Cancer Translational Medicine","volume":"1 1","pages":"30 - 33"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"78972345","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
S. Bagheri, Davood Javidmehr, M. Ghaffari, Ehsan Ghoderti-Shatori
Background: Breast cancer is a leading cause of cancer-associated mortality in women, and the incidence is on the rise worldwide. Asafoetida has shown a good anti-cancer activity against breast cancer in both in vivo and in vitro studies. Materials and Methods: For the evaluation of the cytotoxic effect of essential oil of asafoetida (EOA), MCF7 cells, a highly invasive variant of human breast cancer cell line, were exposed to different concentrations of EOA (2, 4, 6, 8, and 10 μl/ml) over different periods (24, 48, and 72 h), followed by cell viability analysis using 3-(4,5-Dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyl tetrazolium bromide (MTT) assay. For determining thein vivo toxicity of EOA, the oil was administered orally at doses of 0.1, 1, 10, and 100 μl/kg for 28 days in female Wistar rats. After completion of the experiment, hematological and serum biochemical parameters were evaluated and compared to the untreated group. Results: MTT assay results showed that EOA significantly decreased the viability of MCF7 cells in a time- and concentration-dependent manner, demonstrating a strong cytotoxic effect of EOA on breast cancer cells. In chronic toxicity study, the female Wistar rats showed no change in hematological and biochemical parameters at any of the administered dose. Conclusions: The cytotoxic effect of EOA on breast cancer cells, without general toxicity, makes it a promising compound as adjuvant therapy for breast cancer.
{"title":"Chemical compositions and antiproliferative effect of essential oil of asafoetida on MCF7 human breast cancer cell line and female wistar rats","authors":"S. Bagheri, Davood Javidmehr, M. Ghaffari, Ehsan Ghoderti-Shatori","doi":"10.4103/ctm.ctm_36_19","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/ctm.ctm_36_19","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Breast cancer is a leading cause of cancer-associated mortality in women, and the incidence is on the rise worldwide. Asafoetida has shown a good anti-cancer activity against breast cancer in both in vivo and in vitro studies. Materials and Methods: For the evaluation of the cytotoxic effect of essential oil of asafoetida (EOA), MCF7 cells, a highly invasive variant of human breast cancer cell line, were exposed to different concentrations of EOA (2, 4, 6, 8, and 10 μl/ml) over different periods (24, 48, and 72 h), followed by cell viability analysis using 3-(4,5-Dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyl tetrazolium bromide (MTT) assay. For determining thein vivo toxicity of EOA, the oil was administered orally at doses of 0.1, 1, 10, and 100 μl/kg for 28 days in female Wistar rats. After completion of the experiment, hematological and serum biochemical parameters were evaluated and compared to the untreated group. Results: MTT assay results showed that EOA significantly decreased the viability of MCF7 cells in a time- and concentration-dependent manner, demonstrating a strong cytotoxic effect of EOA on breast cancer cells. In chronic toxicity study, the female Wistar rats showed no change in hematological and biochemical parameters at any of the administered dose. Conclusions: The cytotoxic effect of EOA on breast cancer cells, without general toxicity, makes it a promising compound as adjuvant therapy for breast cancer.","PeriodicalId":9428,"journal":{"name":"Cancer Translational Medicine","volume":"52 1","pages":"34 - 39"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"84088208","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Debasish Mishra, D. Sahoo, Smita Mahapatra, A. Panigrahi
Finding matched blood in autoimmune hemolytic anemic (AIHA) patients is extremely difficult due to autoantibodies. Generally, these antibodies directed against antigens of high prevalence. It is essential for transfusion purposes to provide blood without alloantibodies. We report three cases of mixed AIHA in children. Mixed AIHA may present with blood group discrepancy, as well as incompatibility may possess difficult situation for transfusion laboratory to provide blood units to patients. The patient must be transfused cautiously with least-incompatible, ABO and Rh/ Kell phenotype-matched packed red blood cells slowly under strict supervision and steroid cover.
{"title":"Best-match blood transfusion in pediatric patients with mixed autoantibodies","authors":"Debasish Mishra, D. Sahoo, Smita Mahapatra, A. Panigrahi","doi":"10.4103/ctm.ctm_27_19","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/ctm.ctm_27_19","url":null,"abstract":"Finding matched blood in autoimmune hemolytic anemic (AIHA) patients is extremely difficult due to autoantibodies. Generally, these antibodies directed against antigens of high prevalence. It is essential for transfusion purposes to provide blood without alloantibodies. We report three cases of mixed AIHA in children. Mixed AIHA may present with blood group discrepancy, as well as incompatibility may possess difficult situation for transfusion laboratory to provide blood units to patients. The patient must be transfused cautiously with least-incompatible, ABO and Rh/ Kell phenotype-matched packed red blood cells slowly under strict supervision and steroid cover.","PeriodicalId":9428,"journal":{"name":"Cancer Translational Medicine","volume":"67 1","pages":"21 - 23"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"76038350","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Xiaohui Xu, Zi-long Dang, Lei Zhang, L. Zhuang, Wutang Jing, L. Ji, Guoyu Qiu
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), which is first detected in Wuhan, China, is a virus identified as the cause of pneumonia. In the event of epidemic outbreak, a series of actions have been taken by the Chinese government to control the pandemic of the virus, and effective medical methods are in urgent need to prevent COVID-19 infection and cure the disease, especially a drug that can suppress COVID-19 is urgently needed. However, there are no specific drugs and vaccine that can prevent coronavirus infection. Some research works on the transmissibility, severity, and other features associated with this virus are ongoing. Some works about new drug against COVID-19 are carried out; more time is required to develop an effective drug against pneumonia caused by COVID-19. Now, to develop broad-spectrum antiviral agents, there is a quick method to identify drugs with high binding capacity with COVID-19 by virtual screening based on the clinical drug libraries; all these drugs have been widely used in clinical applications with guaranteed safety, which may serve as promising candidates to treat the infection of COVID-19. In this article, we summarize the discovery and clinical application of specific drugs against COVID-19 as potential inhibitors to alleviate the current epidemic.
{"title":"Potential inhibitor for 2019-novel coronaviruses in drug development","authors":"Xiaohui Xu, Zi-long Dang, Lei Zhang, L. Zhuang, Wutang Jing, L. Ji, Guoyu Qiu","doi":"10.4103/ctm.ctm_3_20","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/ctm.ctm_3_20","url":null,"abstract":"The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), which is first detected in Wuhan, China, is a virus identified as the cause of pneumonia. In the event of epidemic outbreak, a series of actions have been taken by the Chinese government to control the pandemic of the virus, and effective medical methods are in urgent need to prevent COVID-19 infection and cure the disease, especially a drug that can suppress COVID-19 is urgently needed. However, there are no specific drugs and vaccine that can prevent coronavirus infection. Some research works on the transmissibility, severity, and other features associated with this virus are ongoing. Some works about new drug against COVID-19 are carried out; more time is required to develop an effective drug against pneumonia caused by COVID-19. Now, to develop broad-spectrum antiviral agents, there is a quick method to identify drugs with high binding capacity with COVID-19 by virtual screening based on the clinical drug libraries; all these drugs have been widely used in clinical applications with guaranteed safety, which may serve as promising candidates to treat the infection of COVID-19. In this article, we summarize the discovery and clinical application of specific drugs against COVID-19 as potential inhibitors to alleviate the current epidemic.","PeriodicalId":9428,"journal":{"name":"Cancer Translational Medicine","volume":"17 1","pages":"17 - 20"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"74009985","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
S. Mohanty, Y. Devi, Nithinraj Daniel, D. Ponna, M. Devi, L. Singh
Purpose: Human papillomavirus-associated head–and-neck squamous cell cancer (HNSCC) is following an increasing trend in Western countries, which has unique biology and confers better prognosis, whereas there are limited data from Indian studies in this context. Methods: We conducted a prospective cohort study to evaluate the clinicopathological association of p16 in locally advanced HNSCC and its impact on outcome of chemoradiation. The study population was divided into two arms; p16-positive and p16-negative arms. All patients were treated with concurrent chemoradiation using weekly cisplatin. Statistical Analysis Used: SPSS version 21 for Windows was used for statistical analysis. Chi-square test and multivariate analysis were performed to evaluate different association and impact of p16. P <0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results: The present study found p16-positive HNSCC patients to be associated with better performance status (P = 0.010), oropharyngeal primary location (P = 0.034), advanced nodal stage at presentation (P = 0.000), and higher histopathologic grade of tumor (P = 0.021) and was associated with better response (P = 0.005) to concurrent chemoradiation. Subsite analysis revealed p16-positive oropharyngeal squamous cell cancer (OPSCC) to have significantly better response (P = 0.036) to chemoradiation, whereas a trend toward better response to chemoradiation (P = 0.066) was found among p16-positive non-OPSCC. Higher p16 expression score was associated with better (P = 0.000) response to chemoradiation. Multivariate analysis revealed p16 to have an independent positive impact on tumor response to chemoradiation in HNSCC irrespective of tumor subsite. Conclusion: p16 overexpression is a good prognostic factor in both OPSCC and non-OPSCC. Treatment response have a positive correlation with intensity of p16 staining in the tissue biopsy material.
{"title":"Clinicopathological association of p16 and its impact on outcome of chemoradiation in head-and-neck squamous cell cancer patients in North-East India","authors":"S. Mohanty, Y. Devi, Nithinraj Daniel, D. Ponna, M. Devi, L. Singh","doi":"10.4103/ctm.ctm_34_19","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/ctm.ctm_34_19","url":null,"abstract":"Purpose: Human papillomavirus-associated head–and-neck squamous cell cancer (HNSCC) is following an increasing trend in Western countries, which has unique biology and confers better prognosis, whereas there are limited data from Indian studies in this context. Methods: We conducted a prospective cohort study to evaluate the clinicopathological association of p16 in locally advanced HNSCC and its impact on outcome of chemoradiation. The study population was divided into two arms; p16-positive and p16-negative arms. All patients were treated with concurrent chemoradiation using weekly cisplatin. Statistical Analysis Used: SPSS version 21 for Windows was used for statistical analysis. Chi-square test and multivariate analysis were performed to evaluate different association and impact of p16. P <0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results: The present study found p16-positive HNSCC patients to be associated with better performance status (P = 0.010), oropharyngeal primary location (P = 0.034), advanced nodal stage at presentation (P = 0.000), and higher histopathologic grade of tumor (P = 0.021) and was associated with better response (P = 0.005) to concurrent chemoradiation. Subsite analysis revealed p16-positive oropharyngeal squamous cell cancer (OPSCC) to have significantly better response (P = 0.036) to chemoradiation, whereas a trend toward better response to chemoradiation (P = 0.066) was found among p16-positive non-OPSCC. Higher p16 expression score was associated with better (P = 0.000) response to chemoradiation. Multivariate analysis revealed p16 to have an independent positive impact on tumor response to chemoradiation in HNSCC irrespective of tumor subsite. Conclusion: p16 overexpression is a good prognostic factor in both OPSCC and non-OPSCC. Treatment response have a positive correlation with intensity of p16 staining in the tissue biopsy material.","PeriodicalId":9428,"journal":{"name":"Cancer Translational Medicine","volume":"6 1","pages":"10 - 16"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"87006280","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Aim: This study aimed to investigate the effects of protein disulfide isomerase A3 (PDIA3) on the proliferation and apoptosis of colon epithelial cells, so as to explore its possible role in colon compensation of ultra-short bowel syndrome. Methods: The expression of PDIA3 gene in NCM460 colonic epithelial cells was upregulated and silenced by liposome transient transfection technique. The expression of PDIA3 protein was determined by Western blotting, the proliferation rate of NCM460 cells was detected by CCK8, and the apoptosis rate of NCM460 cells was determined by flow cytometry. Results: DNA sequencing and Western blotting results successfully verified that PDIA3 protein expression in NCM460 cells was upregulated and silenced by liposomal transfection. In the PDIA3 overexpression experiment, the proliferation rate of the experimental group was lower than that of the empty carrier group at 24 h, 48 h, and 72 h, and the apoptosis rate of the experimental group was higher than that of the empty carrier group (P < 0.05, the difference was statistically significant). In the PDIA3-silenced experiment, the proliferation rate of the experimental group was higher than that of the empty carrier group at 24 h, 48 h, and 72 h, and the apoptosis rate of the experimental group was lower than that of the empty carrier group (P < 0.05, the difference was statistically significant). Conclusion: PDIA3 inhibits the proliferation of human colonic epithelial cells (NCM460) and promotes their apoptosis, which may not be a key regulatory protein in colon compensation of ultra-short bowel syndrome.
{"title":"Protein disulfide isomerase A3: A potential regulatory factor of colon epithelial cells","authors":"Yang Li, Z. Huang, Hai-ping Jiang","doi":"10.4103/ctm.ctm_33_19","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/ctm.ctm_33_19","url":null,"abstract":"Aim: This study aimed to investigate the effects of protein disulfide isomerase A3 (PDIA3) on the proliferation and apoptosis of colon epithelial cells, so as to explore its possible role in colon compensation of ultra-short bowel syndrome. Methods: The expression of PDIA3 gene in NCM460 colonic epithelial cells was upregulated and silenced by liposome transient transfection technique. The expression of PDIA3 protein was determined by Western blotting, the proliferation rate of NCM460 cells was detected by CCK8, and the apoptosis rate of NCM460 cells was determined by flow cytometry. Results: DNA sequencing and Western blotting results successfully verified that PDIA3 protein expression in NCM460 cells was upregulated and silenced by liposomal transfection. In the PDIA3 overexpression experiment, the proliferation rate of the experimental group was lower than that of the empty carrier group at 24 h, 48 h, and 72 h, and the apoptosis rate of the experimental group was higher than that of the empty carrier group (P < 0.05, the difference was statistically significant). In the PDIA3-silenced experiment, the proliferation rate of the experimental group was higher than that of the empty carrier group at 24 h, 48 h, and 72 h, and the apoptosis rate of the experimental group was lower than that of the empty carrier group (P < 0.05, the difference was statistically significant). Conclusion: PDIA3 inhibits the proliferation of human colonic epithelial cells (NCM460) and promotes their apoptosis, which may not be a key regulatory protein in colon compensation of ultra-short bowel syndrome.","PeriodicalId":9428,"journal":{"name":"Cancer Translational Medicine","volume":"39 1","pages":"1 - 9"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"73847692","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Carcinoma of the cervix has been considered as a preventable disease. However, it continues to be a significant health problem worldwide and is the second most frequent cause of cancer death among women in developing countries. It rarely metastasizes to the supraclavicular group of lymph nodes during the initial presentation, and few cases have been reported in the literature. Here, we report a case of cervical carcinoma in a 40-year-female with unusual manifestation at the time of initial presentation. The patient was diagnosed with squamous cell carcinoma of the cervix with supraclavicular lymph node metastatic FIGO Clinical Stage IVB and treated in the line of concurrent chemoradiotherapy followed by adjuvant chemotherapy. The patient is reported to be disease-free after 1 year of completion of therapy.
{"title":"Supraclavicular lymphadenopathy as the initial manifestation in carcinoma of cervix","authors":"Priyanka Priyaarshini, T. Sahoo","doi":"10.4103/ctm.ctm_23_19","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/ctm.ctm_23_19","url":null,"abstract":"Carcinoma of the cervix has been considered as a preventable disease. However, it continues to be a significant health problem worldwide and is the second most frequent cause of cancer death among women in developing countries. It rarely metastasizes to the supraclavicular group of lymph nodes during the initial presentation, and few cases have been reported in the literature. Here, we report a case of cervical carcinoma in a 40-year-female with unusual manifestation at the time of initial presentation. The patient was diagnosed with squamous cell carcinoma of the cervix with supraclavicular lymph node metastatic FIGO Clinical Stage IVB and treated in the line of concurrent chemoradiotherapy followed by adjuvant chemotherapy. The patient is reported to be disease-free after 1 year of completion of therapy.","PeriodicalId":9428,"journal":{"name":"Cancer Translational Medicine","volume":"1 1","pages":"77 - 79"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"82318316","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Debasish Mishra, G. Ray, Smita Mahapatra, Pankaj Parida
ABO and RhD typing is an essential step before the transfusion of blood components to a patient. ABO blood group system is a significant group, which causes hemolytic transfusion reaction destroying donor red blood cells. Hence, ABO typing error should be resolved before transfusion. Especially acute leukemia patients, there is a loss of A, B, and H antigens. In this group of patients, no reaction was seen in Cell typing/forward grouping typing. An adsorption-elution study is required to support the correct blood type. Response with anti-A1, anti-AB, and anti-H in red cell typing and saliva testing is necessary to distinguish between different weak A subgroups. We presented a case of loss of A antigens and transfusion support to a leukemia patient for initiation of chemotherapy.
{"title":"ABO typing error resolution and transfusion support in a case of an acute leukemia patient showing loss of antigen expression","authors":"Debasish Mishra, G. Ray, Smita Mahapatra, Pankaj Parida","doi":"10.4103/ctm.ctm_28_19","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/ctm.ctm_28_19","url":null,"abstract":"ABO and RhD typing is an essential step before the transfusion of blood components to a patient. ABO blood group system is a significant group, which causes hemolytic transfusion reaction destroying donor red blood cells. Hence, ABO typing error should be resolved before transfusion. Especially acute leukemia patients, there is a loss of A, B, and H antigens. In this group of patients, no reaction was seen in Cell typing/forward grouping typing. An adsorption-elution study is required to support the correct blood type. Response with anti-A1, anti-AB, and anti-H in red cell typing and saliva testing is necessary to distinguish between different weak A subgroups. We presented a case of loss of A antigens and transfusion support to a leukemia patient for initiation of chemotherapy.","PeriodicalId":9428,"journal":{"name":"Cancer Translational Medicine","volume":"51 1","pages":"80 - 82"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"90780424","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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