Lignans from Patrinia scabiosaefolia improve insulin resistance by activating PI-3K/AKT pathway and promoting GLUT4 expression by Zhenhua Liu, Mengke Wang, Lijun Meng, Yixiao Chen, Qiuyi Wang, Yan Zhang, Xuefeng Xi, Wenyi Kang

“…Patrinia scabiosaefolia, is used as wild vegetable in China for more than 2 000 years, with a variety of pharmacological activities, including anti-inflammatory, anti-tumor and hypoglycemic. Based on our ongoing research on chemical constituents and hypoglycemic activity of P. scabiosaefolia, 4 lignan compounds, (+)-isolariciresinol (1), 7R,7'R,8S,8'S-(+)-neo-olivil-4-O-β-D-glucopyranoside (2), 4-O-methylcedrusin (3) and patrinian A (4), were isolated and identified. …”
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Systemic Inflammatory Markers for Predicting Overall Survival in Patients with Osteosarcoma: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Xiaotong Song, Hao Zhang, Fanxing Yin, Panpan Guo, Xiaocheng Yang, Jinzhu Liu, Yanshuo Han, Zhaozhou Ren

“…Inflammatory markers are associated with tumor genesis and progression, but their prognostic significance in osteosarcoma remains unclear. …”
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A wheat germ-rich diet preserves bone homeostasis by regulating gut microbiota and plasma metabolites in aged rats by Luanfeng Wang, Zebin Weng, Tong Chen, Yu Li, Ling Xiong, Haizhao Song, Fang Wang, Xiaozhi Tang, Bo Ren, Xuebo Liu, Xinchun Shen

“…The 5% WG supplementation also significantly increased the levels of total antioxidant capacity (T-AOC), glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px) (P < 0.01), and superoxide dismutase (SOD) (P < 0.05), and decreased inflammatory cytokine levels (tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) and interleukin-6 (IL-6)) (P < 0.01). …”
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IDH-mutant gliomas in children and adolescents - from biology to clinical trials by Louise Evans, Sarah Trinder, Sarah Trinder, Andrew Dodgshun, Andrew Dodgshun, David D. Eisenstat, David D. Eisenstat, David D. Eisenstat, James R. Whittle, James R. Whittle, James R. Whittle, Jordan R. Hansford, Jordan R. Hansford, Jordan R. Hansford, Santosh Valvi, Santosh Valvi, Santosh Valvi

“…Gliomas account for nearly 30% of all primary central nervous system (CNS) tumors in children and adolescents and young adults (AYA), contributing to significant morbidity and mortality. …”
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Ultrasound super-resolution imaging for non-invasive assessment of microvessel in prostate lesion by Xin Huang, Huarong Ye, Yugang Hu, Yumeng Lei, Yi Tian, Xingyue Huang, Jun Zhang, Yao Zhang, Bin Gui, Qianhui Liu, Ge Zhang, Qing Deng

“…US SRI parameters: microvessel density (MVD), microvessel diameter (D), microvessel velocity (V), microvessel tortuosity (T), and fractal number (FN), were analyzed and compared between prostate benign and malignant lesion. Results The tumor markers of prostate in the malignant group were all higher than those in the benign group, and the differences were statistically significant (P < 0.001). …”
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Characterizing immune biomarkers and effector CD8+ T-cell exhaustion in pancreatic adenocarcinoma via single-cell RNA sequencing profiling by Rawaa AlChalabi, Raghda Makia, Semaa A. Shaban, Ahmed AbdulJabbar Suleiman

“…This exhaustion, driven by persistent immunosuppressive signals in the tumor microenvironment, impairs immune function and hinders effective immunotherapy. …”
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Evaluation of Renal Gene Expression of Protein Kinase C (PKC) Isoforms in Diabetic and Nondiabetic Proliferative Glomerular Diseases by Salwa Ibrahim, Laila Rashed, Sawsan Fadda

“…Normal tissues from the normal pole of four kidneys removed because of renal tumor served as controls. PKC α gene expression was significantly increased in diabetic kidneys compared to LN and MPGN (316.95 ± 152.94 µg/ml vs. 185.97 ± 32.13 and 195.46 ± 46.45 µg/ml, p < 0.05). …”
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Development and validation of a prognostic and drug sensitivity model for gastric cancer utilizing telomere-related genes by Xiaoxiao Li, Xiaoxuan Wang, Fuxiang Yu, Zhongguo Li, Daxin Chen, Yingxue Qi, Zhongyu Lu, Yaqin Liu, Dongsheng Chen, Yaoqiang Wu

“…The significant influence of the risk model on the tumor immune microenvironment (TIME) and its sensitivity to various drugs was assessed. …”
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Novel pyroptosis-immune-related lncRNA signature exhibits a distinct immune cell infiltration landscape in breast cancer by Dedi Kong, Dedi Kong, Hongju Cheng, Meihong Wang

“…Immune scores were significantly enhanced in the LR group, whereas tumor purity was elevated in the HR group. Fifty-eight immune scores showed significant differences between the groups (P&lt;0.05). …”
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Nicotine promotes M2 macrophage polarization through α5-nAChR/SOX2/CSF-1 axis in lung adenocarcinoma by Guiyu Kang, Hui Song, Lei Bo, Qi Liu, Qiang Li, Jingtan Li, Pan Pan, Jingting Wang, Yanfei Jia, Haiji Sun, Xiaoli Ma

“…Correlations of α5-nAChR, SOX2 and M2 phenotype tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) were validated in mouse LUAD models and clinical samples. α5-nAChR expression was connected to SOX2 expression, smoking and bad prognosis of LUAD among clinical samples. …”
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RETRACTED ARTICLE: A prospective diagnostic model for breast cancer utilizing machine learning to examine the molecular immune infiltrate in HSPB6 by Lizhe Wang, Yu Wang, Yueyang Li, Li Zhou, Sihan Liu, Yongyi Cao, Yuzhi Li, Shenting Liu, Jiahui Du, Jin Wang, Ting Zhu

“…Furthermore, analysis of immune cell infiltration revealed an enrichment of Tregs and M2 macrophages in the treated group, showcasing its significant impact on the tumor’s immunological context. A temporal analysis of breast cancer cells using single-cell RNA sequencing provided insights into cellular developmental trajectories and highlighted changes in expression patterns across key genes during disease progression. …”
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Desmoglein-2 was a novel cancer-associated fibroblasts-related biomarker for oral squamous cell carcinoma by Jin Liu, Zhonghao Sun, Shihui Cao, Hao Dai, Ze Zhang, Jingtao Luo, Xudong Wang

“…The cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) play a pivotal role in tumor development, while their specific mechanisms in OSCC remains largely unclear. …”
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Structural characterization and anti-inflammatory activities of novel polysaccharides obtained from Pleurotus eryngii by Han Wang, Sai Ma, Alfred Mugambi Mariga, Qiuhui Hu, Qian Xu, Anxiang Su, Ning Ma, Gaoxing Ma

“…Biological activity analysis was then carried out and found that all these polysaccharides could significantly suppress the relative mRNA expression of toll-like receptor 4, nitric oxide (NO), tumor necrosis factor-α, interleukin (IL)-1β and IL-6 in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced inflammation of RAW264.7 cells, as well as the over secretion of the above cell cytokines. …”
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Polydatin enhances oxaliplatin-induced cell death by activating NOX5-ROS-mediated DNA damage and ER stress in colon cancer cells by Qi Zhao, Qi Zhao, Qi Zhao, Yan Zhang, Yan Zhang, Jieyu Liu, Peipei Chen, Annabeth Onga, Namki Cho, Ri Cui, Chenguo Zheng

“…Consequently, the search for anti-cancer components with high efficacy and low cytotoxicity has become a significant focus in recent years.MethodsThe anti-tumor effects of PD, OXA or their combination were assessed by cell viability, colony formation, and wound-healing assays. …”
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TNF-α Enhances the Therapeutic Effects of MenSC-Derived Small Extracellular Vesicles on Inflammatory Bowel Disease through Macrophage Polarization by miR-24-3p by Huikang Xu, Jiamin Fu, Lijun Chen, Sining Zhou, Yangxin Fang, Qi Zhang, Xin Chen, Li Yuan, Yifei Li, Zhenyu Xu, Charlie Xiang

“…Hence, we explored the role of tumor necrosis factor α- (TNF-α-) pretreated MenSC-derived small EV (MenSCs-sEVTNF-α) in a mouse model of dextran sulfate sodium- (DSS-) induced colitis, expecting to find better therapeutic alterations. …”
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Urinary exosomal miRNA-451a can be used as a potential noninvasive biomarker for diagnosis, reflecting tubulointerstitial damage and therapeutic response in IgA nephropathy by Qiong Zhang, Yan Zhao, Yankun Luo, Songjia Guo, Haizhu Hou, Xiaoli Han, Yun Zhou

“…The uE miR-451a level was positively correlated with the change in eGFR and negatively correlated with serum creatinine, urinary macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF), interleukin-6 (IL-6) and tumor necrosis factor (TNF-α). A dual-luciferase reporter assay confirmed that MIF was a direct target of miR-451a. …”
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Identification of pyrimidine metabolism-based molecular subtypes and prognostic signature to predict immune landscape and guide clinical treatment in prostate cancer by Yu-Zhong Yu, Xiao Xie, Mao-Ping Cai, Ya-Ying Hong, Yang-Zi Ren, Xi Kang, Hai-Chen Yan, Yang Xiong, Hong Chen, Xing-Cheng Wu, Dao-Sheng Luo, Shan-Chao Zhao

“…Patients were clustered into two clusters according to the expression levels of these six PMGs, which reflected distinct clinical outcomes and immune cell infiltration characteristics. Clinical features, tumor prognosis, and functional annotation were analyzed. …”
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ArfGAP with the SH3 Domain, Ankyrin Repeat and PH Domain 1 Inversely Regulates Programmed Death-Ligand 1 Through Negative Feedback of Phosphorylated Epithelial Growth Factor Recept... by Chiba N, Menju T, Shimazu Y, Toyazaki T, Sumitomo R, Miyamoto H, Tamari S, Nishikawa S, Date H

“…Moreover, AMAP1 regulates of nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-κB), which is an important molecule in inflammation and immune activation, including tumor immune interaction through PD-L1 regulation. …”
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ERK1/2 mitogen‐activated protein kinase dimerization is essential for the regulation of cell motility by Dalia de laFuente‐Vivas, Vincenzo Cappitelli, Rocío García‐Gómez, Sara Valero‐Díaz, Camilla Amato, Javier Rodriguéz, Santiago Duro‐Sánchez, Alexander vonKriegsheim, Michael Grusch, José Lozano, Joaquín Arribas, Berta Casar, Piero Crespo

“…In agreement, clinical data disclose that high KSR1 expression levels correlate with greater metastatic potential and adverse evolution of mammary tumors. Overall, our results portray both ERK dimerization and KSR1 as essential factors for the regulation of cell motility and mammary tumor dissemination.…”
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Assessments of prostate cancer cell functions highlight differences between a pan‐PI3K/mTOR inhibitor, gedatolisib, and single‐node inhibitors of the PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathway by Adrish Sen, Salmaan Khan, Stefano Rossetti, Aaron Broege, Ian MacNeil, Ann DeLaForest, Jhomary Molden, Laura Davis, Charles Iversrud, Megan Seibel, Ross Kopher, Stephen Schulz, Lance Laing

“…Gedatolisib, as a single agent and in combination with other therapies, reported promising preliminary efficacy and safety in various solid tumor types. Gedatolisib is currently being evaluated in a Phase 1/2 clinical trial in combination with darolutamide in patients with mCRPC previously treated with an AR inhibitor, and in a Phase 3 clinical trial in combination with palbociclib and fulvestrant in patients with HR+/HER2− advanced breast cancer.…”
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