LncRNA PVT1 links estrogen receptor alpha and the polycomb repressive complex 2 in suppression of pro-apoptotic genes in hormone-responsive breast cancer by Viola Melone, Domenico Palumbo, Luigi Palo, Noemi Brusco, Annamaria Salvati, Antonietta Tarallo, Giorgio Giurato, Francesca Rizzo, Giovanni Nassa, Alessandro Weisz, Roberta Tarallo

“…Functional assays and transcriptome analysis following lncRNA knock-down indicated PVT1 as the master modulator of some of the most relevant BC hallmarks, such as cell proliferation, apoptosis, migration and response to hypoxia. …”
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Activation of PTGS2/NF‐κB signaling pathway enhances radiation resistance of glioma by Cheng Tan, Liang Liu, Xiaoyang Liu, Ling Qi, Weiyao Wang, Guifang Zhao, Libo Wang, Yimeng Dai

“…Lastly, PTGS2 was proved to facilitate tumor cell proliferation and improve the radio‐tolerance. Conclusion PTGS2/NF‐κB signaling pathway was involved in radio‐tolerance of glioma cells, which provided a new insight into glioma therapy.…”
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p53-loss induced prostatic epithelial cell plasticity and invasion is driven by a crosstalk with the tumor microenvironment by Darya Yanushko, Beatriz German Falcon, Rana El Bizri, Despoina Pervizou, Robin Dolgos, Céline Keime, Tao Ye, Christelle Thibault-Carpentier, Clementine Le Magnen, Sandrine Henri, Gilles Laverny, Daniel Metzger

“…Using genetically engineered mice, we show that Trp53 deficiency in Pten-null prostatic epithelial cells (PECs) does not impact early cell proliferation and neoplasia formation, nor growth arrest and senescence entry at a later time. …”
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Neuroprotective and Antiapoptotic Activity of Lineage-Negative Bone Marrow Cells after Intravitreal Injection in a Mouse Model of Acute Retinal Injury by Anna Machalińska, Dorota Rogińska, Ewa Pius-Sadowska, Miłosz P. Kawa, Edyta Paczkowska, Michał Rudnicki, Renata Lejkowska, Bartłomiej Baumert, Barbara Wiszniewska, Bogusław Machaliński

“…The first relates to downregulated genes associated with regulation of neuron cell death and apoptosis, response to oxidative stress/hypoxia and external stimuli, and negative regulation of cell proliferation. The second relates to upregulated genes associated with neurological system processes and sensory perception. …”
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Differential Regulation of Methylation-Regulating Enzymes by Senescent Stromal Cells Drives Colorectal Cancer Cell Response to DNA-Demethylating Epi-Drugs by Khushboo Agrawal, Viswanath Das, Natálie Táborská, Ján Gurský, Petr Džubák, Marián Hajdúch

“…Our data show that fibroblasts accelerate cell proliferation and differentially regulate the expression of DNA methylation-regulating enzymes, enhancing DAC-induced demethylation in CRC cells. …”
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Prognostic significance of CDK1 expression in diffuse large B-Cell lymphoma by Qiuni Chen, Lei Xu, Chuanyang Lu, Yujie Xue, Xue Gong, Yuye Shi, Chunling Wang, Liang Yu

“…Abstract Background Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) is the most common lymphoma in adult, characterized by uncontrolled cell proliferation and strong aggressiveness. Previous studies have found that cyclin-dependent kinase 1(CDK1) are related to tumor growth and metastasis. …”
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Insights Into the Role of Bmi‐1 Deregulation in Promoting Stemness and Therapy Resistance in Glioblastoma: A Narrative Review by Fatima Shaalan, Nissrine Ballout, Wafaa Takash Chamoun

“…B‐cell‐specific Moloney murine leukemia virus insertion site‐1 (Bmi‐1) is a member of the highly conserved polycomb group (PcG) protein family that acts as a transcriptional repressor of multiple genes, including those that determine cell proliferation and differentiation. We hereby aim to explore the specific involvement of Bmi‐1 in glioma pathogenesis. …”
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Influence of Melatonin on the Proliferative and Apoptotic Responses of the Prostate under Normal and Hyperglycemic Conditions by Marina G. Gobbo, Nishtman Dizeyi, Per-Anders Abrahamsson, Per-Anders Bertilsson, Viviane Sanches Masitéli, Eloisa Zanin Pytlowanciv, Sebastião R. Taboga, Rejane M. Góes

“…Diabetes decreased cell proliferation and increased apoptosis. MLT treatment impeded apoptosis p=0.02 and augmented proliferation p=0.0008 and PCNA content in prostate following long-term diabetes due to restoration of testosterone levels and expression of melatonin receptor type 1B. …”
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NCAPD3‐mediated AKT activation regulates prostate cancer progression by Yi Zhang, Wanlin Xie, Xicui Zong, Yuanyuan Fang, Jia Ren, Zuolei Jing, Yong Wei, Shan Lu, Qingyi Zhu, Ping Liu

“…CCK8, transwell, and wound‐healing assays were applied to perform cell proliferation and migration. A subcutaneous tumor xenograft model was constructed by injecting DU145‐Lv‐NCAPD3 cells and control cells into male BALB/c nude mice to confirm the result derived from in vitro assay. …”
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LINC01271 promotes fracture healing via regulating miR-19a-3p/PIK3CA axis by Qinghua Chen, Lina Huang, Wenjun Ji, Miao Huang, Jincheng Sima, Jin Li, Hao Song, Wei Xiong, Bin Chen

“…Luciferase reporter assays, RIP experiments, and RNA pull-down assays were utilized to verify the target relationships between LINC01271 and miR-19a-3p, as well as between miR-19a-3p and PIK3CA. Cell proliferation and apoptosis were assessed using CCK-8 assays and flow cytometry. …”
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A cross-tissue transcriptome-wide association study identifies new susceptibility genes for benign prostatic hyperplasia by Li Wang, Si-yu Chen, Jian-wei Yang, Kang-yu Wang, Kun-peng Li, Shun Wan, Xiao-ran Li, Li Yang

“…INO80B may help prevent excessive prostatic cell proliferation by regulating cell cycle-related gene expression. …”
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TNF Superfamily: A Growing Saga of Kidney Injury Modulators by Maria D. Sanchez-Niño, Alberto Benito-Martin, Sara Gonçalves, Ana B. Sanz, Alvaro C. Ucero, Maria C. Izquierdo, Adrian M. Ramos, Sergio Berzal, Rafael Selgas, Marta Ruiz-Ortega, Jesus Egido, Alberto Ortiz

“…In vivo TWEAK promotes postnephrectomy compensatory renal cell proliferation in a noninflammatory milieu. However, in the inflammatory milieu of acute kidney injury, TWEAK promotes tubular cell death and inflammation. …”
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Increased SOAT2 expression in aged regulatory T cells is associated with altered cholesterol metabolism and reduced anti-tumor immunity by Mingjiong Zhang, Jiahua Cui, Haoyan Chen, Yifan Cheng, Qiaoyu Chen, Feng Zong, Xiao Lu, Lang Qin, Yu Han, Xingwang Kuai, Yuxing Zhang, Minjie Chu, Shuangshuang Wu, Jianqing Wu

“…Mechanically, ex vivo human and mouse Treg cell data and in vivo mouse tumor models suggest that SOAT2 overexpression in Treg cells promotes cholesterol metabolism by activating the SREBP2-HMGCR-GGPP pathway, leading to enhanced Treg suppresser functions but reduced CD8+ T cell proliferation, migration, homeostasis and anti-tumor immunity. …”
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Exosomal circ_0006896 promotes AML progression via interaction with HDAC1 and restriction of antitumor immunity by Can Can, Xinyu Yang, Hexiao Jia, Hanyang Wu, Xiaodong Guo, Yihong Wei, Ziting Jia, Wancheng Liu, Amin Zhang, Na He, Hailei Zhang, Daoxin Ma

“…In vitro and in vivo studies suggest that circ_0006896 significantly promotes AML cell proliferation, reduces chemotherapy sensitivity, and more importantly, impairs the efficacy of adoptive T cell-transfer immunotherapy. …”
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In vitro effect of hCG on cryptorchid patients’ gubernacular cells: a predictive model for adjuvant personalized therapy by Andrea Errico, Giulia Ambrosini, Sara Vinco, Emanuela Bottani, Elisa Dalla Pozza, Nunzio Marroncelli, Jessica Brandi, Daniela Cecconi, Ilaria Decimo, Filippo Migliorini, Nicola Zampieri, Ilaria Dando

“…On these in vitro cultured cells, we analyzed the effect of hCG on cell proliferation, tubular structure formation, cellular respiration, reactive oxygen species content, and proteome. …”
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Proapoptotic and Antiangiogenic Activities of Arctium Lappa L. on Breast Cancer Cell Lines by Mohamad Taleb Agha, Hussein M. Baharetha, Majed Ahmed Al-Mansoub, Yasser M. Tabana, Nur Hidayah Kaz Abdul Aziz, Mun Fei Yam, Amin Malik Shah Abdul Majid

“…Furthermore, EHX was found to disrupt the metastatic cascade of breast cancer cells by the inhibition of cell proliferation, migration, invasion, and colonization. …”
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Karyopherin Alpha 2-Expressing Pancreatic Duct Glands and Intra-Islet Ducts in Aged Diabetic C414A-Mutant-CRY1 Transgenic Mice by Satoshi Okano, Akira Yasui, Shin-ichiro Kanno, Kennichi Satoh, Masahiko Igarashi, Osamu Nakajima

“…Our earlier studies demonstrated that cysteine414- (zinc-binding site of mCRY1-) alanine mutant mCRY1 transgenic mice (Tg mice) exhibit diabetes characterized by the reduction of β-cell proliferation and by β-cell dysfunction, presumably caused by senescence-associated secretory phenotype- (SASP-) like characters of islets. …”
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Efficacy in prenatal vitamin B12 supplementation preventing vitamin B12 deficiency in exclusively breastfed infants by Eren Güzeloğlu, Bilge Doğan Taymur, Büşra Nükhet Pehlivanoğlu, Hüseyin Dağ

“…Introduction: Vitamin B12 is essential for erythropoiesis, cell proliferation, nucleoprotein and myelin synthesis, and normal growth and development of cognitive functions. …”
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Bifidobacterium adolescentis-derived nicotinic acid improves host skeletal muscle mitochondrial function to ameliorate sarcopenia by Zeng Zhang, Quan Guo, Zhihan Yang, Yukai Sun, Shuaiming Jiang, Yangli He, Jiahe Li, Jiachao Zhang

“…Mechanistically, nicotinic acid restores nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD+) levels in muscle, inhibits the FoxO3/Atrogin-1/Murf-1 axis, and promotes satellite cell proliferation, reducing muscle atrophy. Additionally, NAD+ activation enhances the silent-information-regulator 1 (SIRT1)/peroxisome-proliferator-activated-receptor-γ-coactivator 1-alpha (PGC-1α) axis, stimulating mitochondrial biogenesis and promoting oxidative metabolism in slow-twitch fibers, ultimately improving muscle function. …”
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Effect of cytotoxic CD8+ T-cells secretory proteins on hypoxic pancreatic cancer cells. by Eiman Abdo, Mohammad A Ismail, Sabal Al Hadidi, Mairvat Al-Mrahleh, Tareq Saleh, Malik Zihlif, Nidaa A Ababneh

“…Moreover, IL-6 gene expression level showed a significant difference between hypoxic and normoxic PANC-1 cells. CD8+ T-cell proliferation and cytokines production were significantly higher in cells co-cultured with PANC-1 CM. …”
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