Although the main cause of gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) is due to gain-of-function mutation of the c-kit gene in the interstitial cells of Cajal, concomitant genetic or epigenetic changes other than c-kit are thought to occur in the development of metastasis.
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View SamplesThe molecular features of hepatocellular carcinoma arising from non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD-HCC) are not well known. In this study, we investigated the mechanism by which NAFLD-HCC survives in a fat-rich environment. We found that caveolin (CAV)-1 was overexpressed in clinical specimens from NAFLD-HCC patients. HepG2, HLE, and HuH-7 HCC cell lines showed decreased proliferation in the presence of the saturated fatty acids palmitic acid and stearic acid, although only HLE cells expressed high levels of CAV-1. HLE cells treated with oleic acid (OA) showed robust proliferation, whereas CAV-null HepG2 cells showed reduced proliferation and increased apoptosis. CAV-1 knockdown in HLE cells attenuated the OA-induced increase in proliferation and enhanced apoptosis. Liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry analysis revealed that the levels of OA-containing ceramide, a pro-apoptotic factor, were higher in HepG2 and CAV-1-deficient HLE cells than in HLE cells, suggesting that CAV-1 inhibits apoptosis by decreasing the level of OA-containing ceramide. These results indicate that CAV-1 is important for NAFLD-HCC survival in fatty acid-rich environments and is a potential therapeutic target.
Role of caveolin-1 in hepatocellular carcinoma arising from non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.
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View SamplesRecent randomized clinical trial revealed the additional effect of bevacizumab, a humanized monoclonal antibody against vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)-A, to conventional chemotherapy on survival of patients with metastatic colorectal cancer. However, a number of preclinical reports indicate resistant mechanisms to anti-angiogenic therapy in several tumor models.
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View SamplesThe aim of this study was to investigate the inhibitory effect of TSU68, a tyrosine kinase inhibitor of vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 2 (VEGFR2), platelet-derived growth factor receptor beta (PDGFR) and fibroblast growth factor receptor 1 (FGFR1), on colon cancer liver metastasis and to test the hypothesis that TSU68 modulates the microenvironment in the liver before the formation of metastasis.
TSU68 prevents liver metastasis of colon cancer xenografts by modulating the premetastatic niche.
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View Sampleswe aimed to explore the potential therapeutic effects of human mesenchymal stem cell on severe liver disease
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View SamplesAnalyze of RNA expression of Old Fibroblast and Young Fibroblast. Compare RNA expression of Old Fibroblast to RNA expression of Young Fbroblast
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View Sampleswe analysis of sham fibroblast and UVA fibroblast RNA expression using RNA sequencing and compare RNA expression.
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View SamplesWe generate miR-25 KO mice by Cas-9 technology, and run 5 month kidney RNA sequencing.
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View SamplesAdult neural stem cells derived from wild type and Sirt1 conditional knockout mice were treated with or without X-ray, the total RNA extracted from these cells were used for RNA sequencing.
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