Efficacy of Human-Recombinant Epidermal Growth Factor Combined with Povidone-Iodine for Pressure Ulcers and Its Influence on Inflammatory Cytokines by Zunjiang Zhao, Dalun Lv, Baode Zhang, Liu Yong, Rongtao Zhang, Xiukun Wang

“…The two groups were compared in clinical efficacy, PU alleviation (total area reduction rate, total depth reduction rate, and total volume reduction rate), healing time, pain degree (Visual Analog Scale [VAS] score), inflammatory indexes (interleukin-8 [IL-8], tumor necrosis factor-α [TNF-α], and hypersensitive C reactive protein [hs-CRP]), and hydroxyproline content in the wound. …”
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Genetic and molecular insights in oral squamous cell carcinoma therapy - Advancing the horizon by Prathiksha Srikanthan, Suresh Malakondaiah, Iadalin Ryntathiang, Mukesh Kumar Dharmalingam Jothinathan

“…Immune cell dynamics and personalized immunotherapy are important to be understood to achieve better therapeutic results. Some of them are tumor relapse, and the requirement of accurate prognostic indicators and diagnostic tests. …”
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Approach at the emergency surgery at obturation ileus in colorectal cancer patient by F. Sh. Akhmetzyanov, N. A. Valiyev, V. I. Egorov, B. Sh. Bikbov

“…In 603 of 730 patients (82.6%) the tumor was localized distally to the transverse colon. …”
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Association of XRCC3, XRCC4, BAX, and BCL-2 Polymorphisms with the Risk of Breast Cancer by Emre Ozoran, Fadime Didem Can Trabulus, Duygu Erhan, Bahadir Batar, Mehmet Guven

“…It was associated with 6 times more risk of having a tumor larger than 2 cm. The risk of breast cancer was 2.77 times more in individuals carrying the Met/Met genotype of XRCC3 Thr241Met (rs861539) (P=0.009). …”
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Bilateral Lower Cervical Bifurcation of the Common Carotid Artery by Lokman Uzun, Numan Kokten, Adem Kilicaslan, Bulent Tasel, M. Tayyar Kalcioglu, Muhammet Tekin

“…His MRI revealed bilateral low-level bifurcation of the cervical common carotid arteries as well as tumor localization and its boundaries. Total laryngectomy and right selective neck dissection was performed to the patient with the diagnosis of squamous cell carcinoma of the larynx. …”
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Molecular pathways in reproductive cancers: a focus on prostate and ovarian cancer by Ayodeji Folorunsho Ajayi, Mega Obukohwo Oyovwi, Oyedayo Phillips Akano, Grace Bosede Akanbi, Florence Bukola Adisa

“…In prostate cancer, recurrent mutations in genes like AR, TP53, and PTEN drive tumor growth and progression. Androgen signaling plays a significant role, with alterations in the AR pathway contributing to resistance to antiandrogen therapies. …”
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Renal Dysfunction and Recovery following Initial Treatment of Newly Diagnosed Multiple Myeloma by Benjamin A. Derman, Jochen Reiser, Sanjib Basu, Agne Paner

“…Renal insufficiency (RI) in Multiple Myeloma (MM) portends a higher tumor burden and worse prognosis. Reversal of RI in newly diagnosed MM (NDMM) improves patient outcomes, but it is unknown if there is a disparity in renal recovery in NDMM between African Americans (AA) and non-African Americans. …”
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Clostridium perfringens Septicemia and a Bleeding Ulcer of a Jejunal Interposition: A Case Report and Short Review of the Literature by W. Wild, F. Bormann, H. Sweiti, N. Tamimi, D. Pichulek, M. Divo, P. Dörr, M. Schwarzbach

“…She had a history of metastatic gastrointestinal stromal tumor, for which she was receiving second line treatment with sunitinib. …”
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A case report of infantile fibrosarcoma with BRAF gene mutation with incomplete intestinal obstruction by Fan Zhu, Liang Fan, Guanhua Cui, Hai Jian, Hongjie Zhou, Jianfeng Xu, Fengshun Chen

“…Exploratory laparotomy and complete tumor excision were performed. Pathological examination confirmed a diagnosis of IFS, with molecular analysis identifying a BRAF p.V600delinsDL mutation. …”
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Unveiling the omics tapestry of B-acute lymphoblastic leukemia: bridging genomics, metabolomics, and immunomics by Yin Le, Shicong Zhu, Hongling Peng, Zhihua Wang

“…This suggests that these pathways, alongside the PI3K-Akt pathway, play a role in forming the tumor microenvironment, thereby promoting disease progression and relapse. …”
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Salivary stimulatory and anti-inflammatory effects of aqueous Lilium brownii var. viridulum Baker extract for Sjögren’s syndrome: in vitro and in vivo studies by Na-Yeon Ha, Haein Jeong, Mun Seog Chang, Jinsung Kim

“…In NOD/SCID mice, LB reduced anti-SSA/Ro and anti-SSB/La antibodies, tumor necrosis factor-α, interferon-γ, and interleukin-6, while increasing AQP-5 and M3R expression. …”
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Magnetic precision: Unleashing the therapeutic potential of paclitaxel-loaded nanoparticles in breast cancer treatment by N. Shobhana, N Raghavendra Naveen, Prakash Goudanavar

“…In vivo investigations further demonstrate notable tumor shrinkage and improved hematological parameters, indicating reduced systemic toxicity. …”
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Harnessing artificial intelligence role in oral cancer diagnosis and prediction: A comprehensive exploration by Archana Behera, N. Aravindha Babu, Remya Rajan Renuka, Mukesh Kumar Dharmalingam Jothinathan

“…AI-based techniques such as SVM, CNN and capsule networks have brought the journey of tumor grading, stagewise cancer and further cancer detection at an early stage as a result of which, delays in treatment are reduced. …”
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Sulfoxidation of pyrimidine thioate derivatives and study their biological activities by Atif A. El-Gharably, A. A. Nassar, N. M. El-Ganzory, Khalil M. Saad-Allah, A. A. El-Barbary

“…Notably, compounds 10 and 12 displayed promising anti-tumor effects, with compound 12 demonstrating superior efficacy against the MCF-7 breast cancer cell line compared to compound 10. …”
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Manganese-pyrochloric acid photosensitizer nanocomplexes against osteosarcoma: achieving both high activatability and high effectiveness by Xuran Zhang, Xuran Zhang, Jian Wang, Qun Feng, Li Lei, Zhiyong Zhu

“…The nanocomplexes were precisely co-assembled in water to stably co-deliver Mn2+ and PPa, enabling tumor-specific release and fluorescence recovery.ResultsFollowing laser irradiation, the activated PPa significantly enhanced the killing effects on primary cancer cells. …”
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Research of the Methylation Status of miR-124a Gene Promoter among Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients by Qiao Zhou, Li Long, Guixiu Shi, Jing Zhang, Tong Wu, Bin Zhou

“…The methylation status of miR-124a seen in this study concurs with that reported in tumor cells, indicating epigenetic dysregulation constituents, a mechanism in the development of rheumatoid arthritis.…”
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Small cell osteosarcoma in gnathic bones in the maxilla: case report in a pediatric patient by Tayná Souza Gomes da Silva, Ilan Hudson Gomes de Santana, Helder Domiciano Dantas Martins, Raabe Carine Ferreira de Melo, Paulo Rogério Ferreti Bonan

“…Abstract Small cell osteosarcoma (SCOS) is a rare variant of conventional osteosarcoma, characterized by tumor cells of small size and uniform morphology, which can lead to diagnostic confusion with other small cell tumors, requiring a detailed diagnostic approach. …”
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Multifocal Breast Cancer in Young Women with Prolonged Contact between Their Breasts and Their Cellular Phones by John G. West, Nimmi S. Kapoor, Shu-Yuan Liao, June W. Chen, Lisa Bailey, Robert A. Nagourney

“…Pathology of all four cases shows striking similarity; all tumors are hormone-positive, low-intermediate grade, having an extensive intraductal component, and all tumors have near identical morphology. …”
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Moringa oleifera Lam. leaf extract mitigates carbon tetrachloride-mediated hepatic inflammation and apoptosis via targeting oxidative stress and toll-like receptor 4/nuclear factor... by Samah M. Fathy, Mohammed S.M. Mohammed

“…The suppressing effect of MOLE on the boosted inflammatory pathway triggered by CCl4 was detected by measuring the protein levels of nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B-cells (NF-κB-p65), toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4), tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), interleukin (IL)-6, IL-1β, and IL-8 as well as the relative expressions of nuclear factor kappa B (NF-κB), TNF-α, IL-1β, and TLR4 genes. …”
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Dioscin from Polygonatum sibiricum induces apoptosis and autophagy in Ishikawa human endometrial cancer cell and in vivo by Xiaoli Li, Runhui Ma, Zhijing Ni, Wei Wang, Kiran Thakur, Jianguo Zhang, Zhaojun Wei

“…The anti-EC activity of dioscin was initially determined based on the inhibition of Ishikawa cell proliferation and tumor growth. The high-throughput sequencing data indicated that dioscin not only promoted apoptosis, including decrease of poly ADP-ribose polymerase (PARP) and B-cell lymphoma-2 (Bcl-2) and increase of c-PARP and Bcl-2-associcated agonist of cell death (Bad), but also induced autophagy, including increase of autophagic lysosomes and LC3Ⅱ/LC3Ⅰ ratio. …”
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