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Identification of key methylation differentially expressed genes in posterior fossa ependymoma based on epigenomic and transcriptome analysis

Posterior fossa ependymoma (EPN-PF) can be classified into Group A posterior fossa ependymoma (EPN-PFA) and Group B posterior fossa ependymoma (EPN-PFB) according to DNA CpG island methylation profile status a...

Authors: Guanyi Wang, Yibin Jia, Yuqin Ye, Enming Kang, Huijun Chen, Jiayou Wang and Xiaosheng He

Is immunotherapy in the future of therapeutic management of sarcomas?

Sarcomas are rare, ubiquitous and heterogeneous tumors usually treated with surgery, chemotherapy, target therapy, and radiotherapy. However, 25–50% of patients experience local relapses and/or distant metasta...

Authors: Ottavia Clemente, Alessandro Ottaiano, Giuseppe Di Lorenzo, Alessandra Bracigliano, Sabrina Lamia, Lucia Cannella, Antonio Pizzolorusso, Massimiliano Di Marzo, Mariachiara Santorsola, Annarosaria De Chiara, Flavio Fazioli and Salvatore Tafuto

Targeting lactate dehydrogenase a improves radiotherapy efficacy in non-small cell lung cancer: from bedside to bench

Lactate dehydrogenase A (LDHA) is overexpressed and associated with poor prognosis in many kinds of cancer. In the current study, we evaluated the prognostic value of LDHA expression in non-small cell lung cancer...

Authors: Yang Yang, Yu Chong, Mengyuan Chen, Wumin Dai, Xia Zhou, Yongling Ji, Guoqin Qiu and Xianghui Du

Automatic identification of myopic maculopathy related imaging features in optic disc region via machine learning methods

Myopic maculopathy (MM) is the most serious and irreversible complication of pathologic myopia, which is a major cause of visual impairment and blindness. Clinic proposed limited number of factors related to M...

Authors: Yuchen Du, Qiuying Chen, Ying Fan, Jianfeng Zhu, Jiangnan He, Haidong Zou, Dazhen Sun, Bowen Xin, David Feng, Michael Fulham, Xiuying Wang, Lisheng Wang and Xun Xu

Vitamin D status of Arab Gulf residents screened for SARS-CoV-2 and its association with COVID-19 infection: a multi-centre case–control study

Vitamin D status in patients with COVID-19 is an on-going controversial issue. This study aims to determine differences in the serum 25(OH)D concentrations of Arab Gulf adult residents screened for SARS-CoV-2 ...

Authors: Nasser M. Al-Daghri, Osama E. Amer, Naif H. Alotaibi, Dara A. Aldisi, Mushira A. Enani, Eman Sheshah, Naji J. Aljohani, Naemah Alshingetti, Suliman Y. Alomar, Hanan Alfawaz, Syed D. Hussain, Abdullah M. Alnaami and Shaun Sabico

Combination of subtherapeutic anti-TNF dose with dasatinib restores clinical and molecular arthritogenic profiles better than standard anti-TNF treatment

New medications for Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) have emerged in the last decades, including Disease Modifying Antirheumatic Drugs (DMARDs) and biologics. However, there is no known cure, since a significant prop...

Authors: Lydia Ntari, Christoforos Nikolaou, Ksanthi Kranidioti, Dimitra Papadopoulou, Eleni Christodoulou-Vafeiadou, Panagiotis Chouvardas, Florian Meier, Christina Geka, Maria C. Denis, Niki Karagianni and George Kollias

MSC-derived exosomes carrying a cocktail of exogenous interfering RNAs an unprecedented therapy in era of COVID-19 outbreak

The onset of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has resulted in ever-increasing casualties worldwide, and after 15 months, standard therapeutic regimens are yet to be discovered.

Authors: Monire Jamalkhah, Yasaman Asaadi, Mohammadreza Azangou-Khyavy, Javad Khanali, Masoud Soleimani, Jafar Kiani and Ehsan Arefian

Cigarette smoke-associated inflammation impairs bone remodeling through NFκB activation

Cigarette smoking constitutes a major lifestyle risk factor for osteoporosis and hip fracture. It is reported to impair the outcome of many clinical procedures, such as wound infection treatment and fracture h...

Authors: Yi Lu, Yuanpu Peter Di, Ming Chang, Xin Huang, Qiuyan Chen, Ni Hong, Beth A. Kahkonen, Marissa E. Di, Chunyan Yu, Evan T. Keller and Jian Zhang

Pathophysiology of skeletal muscle disturbances in Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS)

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome or Myalgic Encephaloymelitis (ME/CFS) is a frequent debilitating disease with an enigmatic etiology. The finding of autoantibodies against ß2-adrenergic receptors (ß2AdR) prompted us t...

Authors: Klaus J. Wirth and Carmen Scheibenbogen

Inhibition of DKC1 induces telomere-related senescence and apoptosis in lung adenocarcinoma

Lung cancer is one of the most widely spread cancers in the world and half of the non-small cell lung cancers are lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD). Although there were several drugs been approved for LUAD therapy, a...

Authors: Guangyan Kan, Ziyang Wang, Chunjie Sheng, Chen Yao, Yizhi Mao and Shuai Chen

Risk of detrimental recommendations for cancer pain management

Authors: Marco Maltoni and Romina Rossi

Hand grip strength and fatigability: correlation with clinical parameters and diagnostic suitability in ME/CFS

Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) is a complex and debilitating disease accompanied by muscular fatigue and pain. A functional measure to assess muscle fatigability of ME/CFS patients...

Authors: Bianka Jäkel, Claudia Kedor, Patricia Grabowski, Kirsten Wittke, Silvia Thiel, Nadja Scherbakov, Wolfram Doehner, Carmen Scheibenbogen and Helma Freitag

Translational metagenomics

Authors: Selvasankar Murugesan and Souhaila Al Khodor

Pirfenidone attenuates synovial fibrosis and postpones the progression of osteoarthritis by anti-fibrotic and anti-inflammatory properties in vivo and in vitro

Osteoarthritis (OA) is a disease of the entire joint involving synovial fibrosis and inflammation. Pathological changes to the synovium can accelerate the progression of OA. Pirfenidone (PFD) is a potent anti-...

Authors: Qilu Wei, Ning Kong, Xiaohui Liu, Run Tian, Ming Jiao, Yiyang Li, Huanshuai Guan, Kunzheng Wang and Pei Yang

Chemokines and their receptors: predictors of the therapeutic potential of mesenchymal stromal cells

Multipotent mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) are promising cellular therapeutics for the treatment of inflammatory and degenerative disorders due to their anti-inflammatory, immunomodulatory and regenerative p...

Authors: Nerea Cuesta-Gomez, Gerard J. Graham and John D. M. Campbell

Effect of antibiotic-induced intestinal dysbacteriosis on bronchopulmonary dysplasia and related mechanisms

Modification of the gut microbiota by antibiotics may influence the disease susceptibility and immunological responses. Infants in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) subjected to frequent antibiotics and ...

Authors: Xiao Ran, Yu He, Qing Ai and Yuan Shi

MiR-126, IL-7, CXCR1/2 receptors, inflammation and circulating endothelial progenitor cells: The study on targets for treatment pathways in a model of subclinical cardiovascular disease (type 1 diabetes mellitus)

Type 1 diabetes (T1DM) is associated with premature cardiovascular disease (CVD) and a pro-inflammatory state whilst the proangiogenic miR-126-3p/-5p may play a role in CVD. Animal studies established miR-126 ...

Authors: David J. Coulson, Sherin Bakhashab, Jevi Septyani Latief and Jolanta U. Weaver

Autism-associated synaptic vesicle transcripts are differentially expressed in maternal plasma exosomes of physiopathologic pregnancies

During intrauterine development, the formation and function of synaptic vesicles (SVs) are thought to be fundamental conditions essential for normal development of the brain. Lacking advanced technology during...

Authors: Yangwu Fang, Chan Wan, Youlu Wen, Ze Wu, Jing Pan, Mei Zhong and Nanbert Zhong

Sulfur amino acid restriction, energy metabolism and obesity: a study protocol of an 8-week randomized controlled dietary intervention with whole foods and amino acid supplements

Dietary sulfur amino acid (SAA) restriction is an established animal model for increasing lifespan and improving metabolic health. Data from human studies are limited. In the study outlined in this protocol, w...

Authors: Emma Stolt, Thomas Olsen, Amany Elshorbagy, Viktor Kožich, Marleen van Greevenbroek, Bente Øvrebø, Magne Thoresen, Helga Refsum, Kjetil Retterstøl and Kathrine J. Vinknes

Metabolic analysis of early nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in humans using liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a common metabolic disease that affects 20–30% of individuals worldwide. Liver puncture remains the gold standard for the diagnosis of liver diseases despite limitat...

Authors: Cheng Hu, Tao Wang, Xiaoyu Zhuang, Qiaoli Sun, Xiaochun Wang, Hui Lin, Mingli Feng, Jiaqi Zhang, Qin Cao and Yuanye Jiang

Clinical pharmacogenomics in action: design, assessment and implementation of a novel pharmacogenetic panel supporting drug selection for diseases of the central nervous system (CNS)

Pharmacogenomics describes the link between gene variations (polymorphisms) and drug responses. In view of the implementation of precision medicine in personalized healthcare, pharmacogenetic tests have recent...

Authors: E. Bothos, E. Ntoumou, K. Kelaidoni, D. Roukas, N. Drakoulis, M. Papasavva, F. A. Karakostis, P. Moulos and K. Karakostis

Association between cigarette smoking and colorectal cancer sidedness: A multi-center big-data platform-based analysis

Sidedness (right/left) of colorectal cancer (CRC) is essential for treatment. Whether carcinogenesis of tobacco varies by sidedness remains unclear. The present study aims to evaluate the sidedness tendency of...

Authors: Lu-Ping Yang, Zi-Xian Wang, Rui Zhang, Na Zhou, A-Man Wang, Wei Liang, Zhi-Qiang Wang, Hui-Yan Luo, Feng Wang, Ji-Wei Liu, Fang Liu, Xiao-Chun Zhang, Yun-Peng Liu and Ying Jin

Dodging COVID-19 infection: low expression and localization of ACE2 and TMPRSS2 in multiple donor-derived lines of human umbilical cord-derived mesenchymal stem cells

Mesenchymal stem cells derived from human umbilical cord (hUC-MSCs) have immunomodulatory properties that are of interest to treat novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Leng et al. recently reported that ...

Authors: Jonathan J. Hernandez, Doyle E. Beaty, Logan L. Fruhwirth, Ana P. Lopes Chaves and Neil H. Riordan

Eight-hour time-restricted feeding improves endocrine and metabolic profiles in women with anovulatory polycystic ovary syndrome

Time-restricted feeding (TRF) is a form of intermittent fasting, which is beneficial for weight loss and cardiometabolic health. Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is one of the most common reproductive endocrin...

Authors: Chunzhu Li, Chuan Xing, Jiaqi Zhang, Han Zhao, Wenjing Shi and Bing He

Gut microbiota accelerates cisplatin-induced acute liver injury associated with robust inflammation and oxidative stress in mice

Gut microbiota has been reported to be disrupted by cisplatin, as well as to modulate chemotherapy toxicity. However, the precise role of intestinal microbiota in the pathogenesis of cisplatin hepatotoxicity r...

Authors: Shenhai Gong, Yinglin Feng, Yunong Zeng, Huanrui Zhang, Meiping Pan, Fangjie He, Rong Wu, Jingrui Chen, Jiuling Lu, Siyou Zhang, Songhua Yuan and Xia Chen

Correction to: Testosterone induces renal tubular epithelial cell death through the HIF-1α/BNIP3 pathway

An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via the original article.

Authors: Yonghan Peng, Ziyu Fang, Min Liu, Zeyu Wang, Ling Li, Shaoxiong Ming, Chaoyue Lu, Hao Dong, Wenhui Zhang, Qi Wang, Rong Shen, Fei Xie, Weitao Zhang, Cheng Yang, Xiaofeng Gao and Yinghao Sun

Allogeneic transplant procurement in the times of COVID-19: Quality report from the central European cryopreservation site

Because of limitations of transportation imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic, current recommendation calls for cryopreservation of allogeneic stem cell transplants before patient conditioning. A single cell thera...

Authors: Eliza Wiercinska, Vera Schlipfenbacher, Gesine Bug, Peter Bader, Mareike Verbeek, Erhard Seifried and Halvard Bonig

The “Great Debate” at Immunotherapy Bridge 2020, December 3rd, 2020

As part of the 2020 Immunotherapy Bridge virtual congress (December 2nd–3rd, Italy), the Great Debate session featured counterpoint views from leading experts on three clinical questions in immunotherapy today...

Authors: Paolo A. Ascierto, Joshua Brody, Lisa H. Butterfield, Olivera J. Finn, John Goldberg, Francesco Perrone, Ryan J. Sullivan, Bernard A. Fox, Patrick Hwu and Igor Puzanov

Antitumor effect of IL-12 gene-modified bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells combined with Fuzheng Yiliu decoction in an in vivo glioma nude mouse model

Glioma is a complex cancer with a high morbidity and high mortality. Bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs) have shown promise as an excellent cell/drug delivery vehicle for gene-targeted therapy; however,...

Authors: Jianjun Wu, Shoupin Xie, Hailong Li, Yanxia Zhang, Jia Yue, Chunlu Yan, Kai Liu, Yongqi Liu, Rui Xu and Guisen Zheng

The “Great Debate” at Melanoma Bridge 2020: December, 5th, 2020

The Great Debate session at the 2020 Melanoma Bridge virtual congress (December 3rd–5th, Italy) featured counterpoint views from experts on five specific controversial issues in melanoma. The debates considere...

Authors: Paolo A. Ascierto, Michael B. Atkins, Alexander M. Eggermont, Jeffrey E. Gershenwald, Jean-Jacques Grob, Omid Hamid, Vernon K. Sondak, Jeffrey A. Sosman, Hussein A. Tawbi, Jeffrey S. Weber, Corrado Caracò, Iman Osman and Igor Puzanov

Diagnostic performance of Oncuria™, a urinalysis test for bladder cancer

Due to insufficient accuracy, urine-based assays currently have a limited role in the management of patients with bladder cancer. The identification of multiplex molecular signatures associated with disease ha...

Authors: Yosuke Hirasawa, Ian Pagano, Runpu Chen, Yijun Sun, Yunfeng Dai, Amit Gupta, Sergei Tikhonenkov, Steve Goodison, Charles J. Rosser and Hideki Furuya

Gene signature and immune cell profiling by high-dimensional, single-cell analysis in COVID-19 patients, presenting Low T3 syndrome and coexistent hematological malignancies

Low T3 syndrome is frequent in patients admitted to intensive care units for critical illness and pneumonia. It has been reported also in patients with COVID-19, Hodgkin disease and chronic lymphocytic leukemi...

Authors: Salvatore Sciacchitano, Claudia De Vitis, Michela D’Ascanio, Simonetta Giovagnoli, Chiara De Dominicis, Andrea Laghi, Paolo Anibaldi, Andrea Petrucca, Gerardo Salerno, Iolanda Santino, Rachele Amodeo, Maurizio Simmaco, Christian Napoli, Agostino Tafuri, Arianna Di Napoli, Andrea Sacconi…

Src is essential for the endosomal delivery of the FGFR4 signaling complex in hepatocellular carcinoma

Hepatocytes usually express fibroblast growth factor receptor 4 (FGFR4), but not its ligand, fibroblast growth factor 19 (FGF19). A subtype of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) expresses FGF19, which activates th...

Authors: Ji-Yon Shin and Sung-Min Ahn

Diagnosis and treatment of type 1 diabetes at the dawn of the personalized medicine era

Type 1 diabetes affects millions of people globally and requires careful management to avoid serious long-term complications, including heart and kidney disease, stroke, and loss of sight. The type 1 diabetes ...

Authors: Ammira Al-Shabeeb Akil, Esraa Yassin, Aljazi Al-Maraghi, Elbay Aliyev, Khulod Al-Malki and Khalid A. Fakhro

Correction to: Effects of acute hypoxia on human adipose tissue lipoprotein lipase activity and lipolysis

An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via the original article.

Authors: Bimit Mahat, Étienne Chassé, Jean-François Mauger and Pascal Imbeault

Integrated analysis of lncRNA, miRNA and mRNA profiles reveals potential lncRNA functions during early HIV infection

Long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) can regulate gene expression in a cis-regulatory fashion or as “microRNA sponges”. However, the expression and functions of lncRNAs during early human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in...

Authors: Lianwei Ma, Hui Zhang, Yue Zhang, Hailong Li, Minghui An, Bin Zhao, Haibo Ding, Junjie Xu, Hong Shang and Xiaoxu Han

Intranasal leptin improves survival after opioid overdose in a mouse model

Authors: Carla Freire, Huy Pho, Shannon Bevans-Fonti, Luiz U. Sennes and Vsevolod Y. Polotsky

High efficacy of onabotulinumtoxinA treatment in patients with comorbid migraine and depression: a meta-analysis

Migraine and depression are highly prevalent and partly overlapping disorders that cause strong limitations in daily life. Patients tend to respond poorly to the therapies available for these diseases. Onabotu...

Authors: Oreste Affatato, Thiago C. Moulin, Claudia Pisanu, Victoria S. Babasieva, Marco Russo, Elif I. Aydinlar, Paola Torelli, Vladimir N. Chubarev, Vadim V. Tarasov, Helgi B. Schiöth and Jessica Mwinyi

Immunotherapy may protect cancer patients from SARS-CoV-2 infection: a single-center retrospective analysis

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) global pandemic has created unique challenges to healthcare systems throughout the world. Ensuring subjects’ safety is mandatory especially in oncology, in consideration of ...

Authors: Maria Antonietta Isgrò, Maria Grazia Vitale, Egidio Celentano, Flavia Nocerino, Giuseppe Porciello, Marcello Curvietto, Domenico Mallardo, Concetta Montagnese, Luigi Russo, Nicoletta Zanaletti, Antonio Avallone, Matilde Pensabene, Michelino De Laurentiis, Sara Centonze, Sandro Pignata, Lucia Cannella…

Glucose excursions in type 2 diabetes modulate amyloid-related proteins associated with dementia

Authors: Abu Saleh Md Moin, Ahmed Al-Qaissi, Thozhukat Sathyapalan, Stephen L. Atkin and Alexandra E. Butler

Prediction of steroid resistance and steroid dependence in nephrotic syndrome children

Steroid resistant (SR) nephrotic syndrome (NS) affects up to 30% of children and is responsible for fast progression to end stage renal disease. Currently there is no early prognostic marker of SR and studied ...

Authors: Katarzyna Zaorska, Piotr Zawierucha, Monika Świerczewska, Danuta Ostalska-Nowicka, Jacek Zachwieja and Michał Nowicki

Influence of COVID-19 on lifestyle behaviors in the Middle East and North Africa Region: a survey of 5896 individuals

Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has affected health and lifestyle behaviors of people globally. This project aims to identify the impact of COVID-19 on lifestyle behavior of individuals in the Middle E...

Authors: Mohamed Abouzid, Dina M. El-Sherif, Nael Kamel Eltewacy, Nesrine Ben Hadj Dahman, Salah A. Okasha, Sherief Ghozy and Sheikh Mohammed Shariful Islam

The effect of omega-3 fatty acid supplementation on clinical and biochemical parameters of critically ill patients with COVID-19: a randomized clinical trial

Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (n3-PUFAs) may exert beneficial effects on the immune system of patients with viral infections. This paper aimed to examine the effect of n3-PUFA supplementation on inflamma...

Authors: Saeid Doaei, Somayeh Gholami, Samira Rastgoo, Maryam Gholamalizadeh, Fatemeh Bourbour, Seyedeh Elaheh Bagheri, Forough Samipoor, Mohammad Esmail Akbari, Mahdi Shadnoush, Fereshteh Ghorat, Seyed Alireza Mosavi Jarrahi, Narjes Ashouri Mirsadeghi, Azadeh Hajipour, Parvin Joola, Alireza Moslem and Mark O. Goodarzi

Identification of 4 immune cells and a 5-lncRNA risk signature with prognosis for early-stage lung adenocarcinoma

Lung cancer is the most common cancer and cause of cancer‐related mortality worldwide, increasing evidence indicated that there was a significant correlation between tumors and the long non‐coding RNAs (lncRNA...

Authors: Lan Mu, Ke Ding, Ranran Tu and Wei Yang

Expression and prognostic roles of PRDXs gene family in hepatocellular carcinoma

As the fourth leading cause of cancer-related death in the world, the therapeutic effect and 5-year overall survival of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) are not optimistic. Previous researches indicated that the...

Authors: Mingxing Xu, Jianliang Xu, Dun Zhu, Rishun Su, Baoding Zhuang, Ruiyun Xu, Lingli Li, Shuxian Chen and Yunbiao Ling

Cerebrospinal fluid cells immune landscape in multiple sclerosis

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a potentially devastating autoimmune neurological disorder, which characteristically induces demyelination of white matter in the brain and spinal cord.

Authors: Zijian Li, Yongchao Liu, Aili Jia, Yueran Cui and Juan Feng

Multi-omics characterization and validation of invasiveness-related molecular features across multiple cancer types

Tumor invasiveness reflects many biological changes associated with tumorigenesis, progression, metastasis, and drug resistance. Therefore, we performed a systematic assessment of invasiveness-related molecula...

Authors: Guoshu Bi, Jiaqi Liang, Yuansheng Zheng, Runmei Li, Mengnan Zhao, Yiwei Huang, Cheng Zhan, Songtao Xu and Hong Fan

Immunotherapy Bridge 2020 and Melanoma Bridge 2020: meeting abstracts

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A circular RNA derived from PLXNB2 as a valuable predictor of the prognosis of patients with acute myeloid leukaemia

As a common haematological malignancy, acute myeloid leukaemia (AML), particularly with extramedullary infiltration (EMI), often results in a high mortality rate and poor prognosis. Circular RNAs (circRNAs) re...

Authors: Leilei Lin, Yu Wang, Sicheng Bian, Lili Sun, Zhibo Guo, Desheng Kong, Linlin Zhao, Dan Guo, Qi Li, Min Wu, Yuhuang Wang, Yuying Wang and Yinghua Li

The role of opioids in cancer response to immunotherapy

The response to immunotherapy can be impaired by several factors including external intervention such as drug interactions with immune system. We aimed to examine the immunomodulatory action of opioids, since ...

Authors: Andrea Botticelli, Alessio Cirillo, Giulia Pomati, Bruna Cerbelli, Simone Scagnoli, Michela Roberto, Alain Gelibter, Giulia Mammone, Maria Letizia Calandrella, Edoardo Cerbelli, Francesca Romana Di Pietro, Federica De Galitiis, Gaetano Lanzetta, Enrico Cortesi, Silvia Mezi and Paolo Marchetti