GOLPH3 inhibits glioma cell apoptosis through the JNK signaling pathway by Shao Xie, Shao Xie, Jiahai Ding, Zhaohao Wang, Hengliang Shi, Zheng-Quan Yu

“…Golgi phosphoprotein 3 (GOLPH3), predominantly localized at the trans-Golgi network, has been implicated in the pathogenesis of various cancers. However, its precise role in glioma progression remains under active investigation.MethodsTo elucidate the function of GOLPH3, U87 glioma cells were transfected with GOLPH3-specific small interfering RNA (siRNA) to suppress its expression. …”
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Glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonists in obesity treatment - a literature review by Aleksander Jentkiewicz, Esmail Haj Obeid, Jakub Ulrych, Jan Krupa, Maciej Malinowski, Michał Krasowski, Alicja Kalinowska, Wiktoria Pietras, Adrian Kozieł, Zofia Kurek

“…Introduction and Purpose: Obesity is an escalating global health challenge, affecting over 2 billion individuals worldwide, contributing to many challenges for healthcare providers such as cardiovascular disorders, cancers, and type 2 diabetes mellitus. There is a need for effective treatments targeting T2DM, and obesity. …”
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Multi-omics approaches for understanding gene-environment interactions in noncommunicable diseases: techniques, translation, and equity issues by Robel Alemu, Nigussie T. Sharew, Yodit Y. Arsano, Muktar Ahmed, Fasil Tekola-Ayele, Tesfaye B. Mersha, Azmeraw T. Amare

“…Abstract Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as cardiovascular diseases, chronic respiratory diseases, cancers, diabetes, and mental health disorders pose a significant global health challenge, accounting for the majority of fatalities and disability-adjusted life years worldwide. …”
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Augmented immunogenicity of the HPV16 DNA vaccine via dual adjuvant approach: integration of CpG ODN into plasmid backbone and co-administration with IL-28B gene adjuvant by Yan Zhou, Ting Zhang, Zhirong Wang, Xuemei Xu

“…The two early viral oncoproteins, E6 and E7, are continuously expressed in most HPV-related pre- and cancerous cells, and are ideal targets for therapeutic vaccines. …”
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Establishment and Validation of a Predictive Model for Radiation-Associated Aspiration Pneumonia in Patients with Radiation-Induced Dysphagia after Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma by Honghong Li, Yong He, Xiaohuang Zhuo, Zongwei Yue, Xiaoming Rong, Yike Li, Yi Li, Lei He, Jinping Cheng, Dong Pan, Ruiqi Xue, Jinhua Cai, Jingru Jiang, Yongteng Xu, Yamei Tang

“…Radiotherapy for patients with head and neck cancers raises their risk of aspiration pneumonia-related death. …”
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Absent in melanoma 2: a potent suppressor of retinal pigment epithelial-mesenchymal transition and experimental proliferative vitreoretinopathy by Yu Chen, Mingyuan Jiang, Liping Li, Shanshan Yang, Zuimeng Liu, Shiwen Lin, Wanxiao Wang, Jinyang Li, Feng Chen, Qiang Hou, Xiaoyin Ma, Ling Hou

“…Although absent in melanoma 2 (AIM2) has been linked to inflammatory disorders, autoimmune diseases, and cancers, its role in the EMT of the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE-EMT) and retinal diseases remains unclear. …”
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Characterization of novel human endogenous retrovirus structures on chromosomes 6 and 7 by Nicholas Pasternack, Nicholas Pasternack, Ole Paulsen, Avindra Nath

“…We examined a cohort of 222 individuals for HML-2 proviruses 6q14.1 and 7p22.1a, two loci that are capable of producing full-length viral proteins and have been previously implicated in several cancers, autoimmune disorders and neurodegenerative diseases, using long-read DNA sequencing. …”
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TOPBP1 as a potential predictive biomarker for enhanced combinatorial efficacy of olaparib and AZD6738 in PDAC by Xiao-Mei Tang, Min-Min Shi, Jia-Cheng Wang, Yi-Jin Gu, Yu-Ting Dai, Qin-Xin Yang, Jia Liu, Ling-Jie Ren, Xin-Yun Liu, Chun Yang, Fang-Fang Ma, Ji-Bing Liu, Hong Yu, Da Fu, Yun-Feng Wang

“…DNA topoisomerase II-binding protein 1 (TOPBP1) plays a supportive role in regulating the DDR pathway, and its overexpression has been linked to the tumorigenesis of various cancers. This study investigated the biological role of TOPBP1 in PDAC pathogenesis and evaluated its clinical relevance in guiding treatment regimens. …”
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Aloe-Emodin-Mediated Photodynamic Therapy Induces Apoptosis in Basal Cell Carcinoma Cells via Activation of ERK/JNK Signaling Pathway by Woodvine Otieno Odhiambo, Songmei Geng, Xiaopeng Wang, Xiaodong Chen, Mengting Qin, Meng Yuan, Yang Wang, Farooq Riaz, Chengcheng Liu, Yanhong Ji

“…Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) is the most prevalent epidermal cancerous neoplasm. Previous studies have reported the noninvasive, cost-effective, and localized photodynamic therapy (PDT) approach to BCC treatment. …”
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Combined anti-leukemic effect of gilteritinib and GSK-J4 in FLT3-ITD+ acute myeloid leukemia by Qi Zhou, Yongyu Guan, Pingping Zhao, Huiyuan Chu, Yaming Xi

“…Lysine demethylase 6B (KDM6B) is dysregulated in a variety of cancers and regulates the expression of oncogenes, which has potential in anticancer therapy. …”
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Identification of Synthetic Food Colours in Selected Confectioneries and Beverages in Jaffna District, Sri Lanka by P. G. T. Dilrukshi, Helani Munasinghe, A. Buddhika G. Silva, P. G. S. M. De Silva

“…This may lead to severe health problems such as mutations, cancers, reduced haemoglobin concentrations, and allergic reactions. …”
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Analysis of tumoral, stromal and glycolitic markers in the response basal cell carcinoma and Bowen disease to photodynamic therapy in real life by L Bernal-Masferrer, T Gracia-Cazaña, L Najera-Botello, MC Gomez-Mateo, P Cerro, MC Matei, M Gallego-Rentero, S González, A Juarranz, Y Gilaberte

“…Background: Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a widely-used non-surgical treatment for non-melanoma skin cancers, including basal cell carcinoma (BCC), actinic keratoses (AK), and Bowen's disease (BD). …”
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Dynamics and Half-Life of Cell-Free DNA After Exercise: Insights from a Fragment Size-Specific Measurement Approach by Ryutaro Yamamoto, Hiroshi Asano, Ryo Tamaki, Yoshihiro Saito, Ami Hosokawa, Hidemichi Watari, Takeshi Umazume

“…<b>Background:</b> Cell-free DNA (cfDNA) is present in healthy individuals but is elevated in those undergoing physical exertion, trauma, sepsis, and certain cancers. Maintaining cfDNA concentrations is vital for immune homeostasis and preventing inflammatory responses. …”
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Discovery of mutated oncodriver genes associated with glioblastoma originated from stem cells of subventricular zone through whole exome sequence profile analysis, and drug repurpo... by Arnob Sarker, Burhan Uddin, Reaz Ahmmed, Sabkat Mahmud, Alvira Ajadee, Md. Al Amin Pappu, Md. Abdul Aziz, Md. Nurul Haque Mollah

“…Glioblastoma (GBM) is one of the most aggressive cancers due to its high mortality rate in spite of intensive treatment. …”
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Study of long-acting vs daily growth hormone: peak levels, AUC, action duration, and IGF-1 by Ashraf Soliman, Fawzia Alyafei, Nada Alaaraj, Noor Hamed, Shayma Mohamed, Ahmed Elawwa, Vincenzo De Sanctis

“…Sustained high IGF-1 levels with LAGH therapy may also increase risks for certain cancers and proliferative disorders, although evidence remains inconclusive. …”
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Pharmacokinetic Evaluation of [C]CEP-32496 in Nude Mice Bearing BRAF Mutation-Induced Melanomas by Cuiping Jiang MMSc, Lin Xie MD, PhD, Yiding Zhang BSc, Masayuki Fujinaga PhD, Wakana Mori MSc, Yusuke Kurihara PhD, Tomoteru Yamasaki PhD, Feng Wang MD, PhD, Ming-Rong Zhang MD, PhD

“…CEP-32496, also known as RXDX-105 or Agerafenib, is a new orally active inhibitor for the mutated v-raf murine sarcoma viral oncogene homolog B1 (BRAF V600E ), which has attracted considerable attention in clinical trials for the treatment of human cancers. Here, we used carbon-11-labeled CEP-32496 ([ 11 C]CEP-32496) as a positron emission tomography (PET) radiotracer to evaluate its pharmacokinetic properties and explore its potential for in vivo imaging. …”
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N6-Methyladenosine in RNA and DNA: An Epitranscriptomic and Epigenetic Player Implicated in Determination of Stem Cell Fate by Pengfei Ji, Xia Wang, Nina Xie, Yujing Li

“…Additionally, progress has been made in appreciation of the link between aberrant m6A modification in stem cells and diseases, like cancers and neurodegenerative disorders. These achievements are inspiring scientists to further uncover the epigenetic mechanisms for stem cell development and to dissect pathogenesis of the multiple diseases conferred by development aberration of the stem cells. …”
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Eco-friendly synthesis of chitosan NPs from Fioria vitifolia (L.) L: Potential to antibacterial, antioxidant, cytotoxicity properties of HepG2 cells and their evaluation of safety... by Mohamed Imath, Chinnasamy Ragavendran, Chinnaperumal Kamaraj, Ramalingam Karthik Raja, Gholamreza abdi

“…The aim of present study was examined antibacterial, antioxidant, antibiofilm and cytotoxicity of liver cancerous cells using Fioria vitifolia mediated chitosan nanoparticles (FV-CNPs). …”
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Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization (FISH) Signal Analysis Using Automated Generated Projection Images by Xingwei Wang, Xiaodong Chen, Yuhua Li, Hong Liu, Shibo Li, Roy R. Zhang, Bin Zheng

“…Fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) tests provide promising molecular imaging biomarkers to more accurately and reliably detect and diagnose cancers and genetic disorders. Since current manual FISH signal analysis is low-efficient and inconsistent, which limits its clinical utility, developing automated FISH image scanning systems and computer-aided detection (CAD) schemes has been attracting research interests. …”
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Modulation of iron metabolism by new chemicals interacting with the iron regulatory system by Yoshiaki Tsuji, Jun Ninomiya-Tsuji, Maurice Y.F. Shen, Benjamin R. DiFrancesco

“…Since IRP2 overexpression is responsible for iron excess conditions to promote growth of several cancers and exacerbation of iron-overload diseases, these results and new compounds lay the groundwork for new reagents and strategies to limit the availability of iron and oxidative stress in iron-overloaded disease conditions.…”
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