Oncology Research Editorial Office

Oncology Research, Vol.32, No.8, pp. 1375-1375, 2024, DOI:10.32604/or.2024.055032 - 17 July 2024

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RUOYU CHEN¹, YIMAN WU¹, FENG WANG¹, JUNTAO ZHOU¹, HUAZHANG ZHUANG¹, WEI LI^2,*

BIOCELL, Vol.48, No.7, pp. 1037-1046, 2024, DOI:10.32604/biocell.2024.051074 - 03 July 2024

Abstract Background: Oleanolic acid (OA), a pentacyclic triterpenoid exhibiting specific anti-cancer properties and highly effective antioxidant activity, was isolated from traditional Chinese medicinal herbs. Conversely, the OA that impacts colon cancer (CC) cells and its underlying mechanisms remain poorly understood. Methods: The cytotoxic effect of OA alone or OA-5-Fluorouracil (5-FU) combination on normal and CC cells was analyzed by methyl thiazolyl diphenyl-tetrazolium bromide (MTT). Then, the impact of OA on CC cell lines (LoVo and HT-29) proliferation and stemness were measured using colon formation and tumorsphere formation assays. Octamer-binding transcription factor 4 (Oct4), Prominin-1 (CD133), Nanog,… More >

GANG LIU^1,#, LEI SHI^1,#, BIN WANG¹, ZEHUI WU¹, HAIYUAN ZHAO¹, TIANYU ZHAO², LIANGHUI SHI^1,*

Oncology Research, Vol.32, No.3, pp. 585-596, 2024, DOI:10.32604/or.2023.029349 - 06 February 2024

Abstract The role of lncRNA KCNQ1 opposite strand/antisense transcript 1 (KCNQ1OT1) in colon cancer involves various tumorigenic processes and has been studied widely. However, the mechanism by which it promotes colon cancer remains unclear. Retroviral vector pSEB61 was retrofitted in established HCT116-siKCN and SW480-siKCN cells to silence KCNQ1OT1. Cellular proliferation was measured using CCK8 assay, and flow cytometry (FCM) detected cell cycle changes. RNA sequencing (RNA-Seq) analysis showed differentially expressed genes (DEGs). Gene ontology (GO) and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) pathway enrichment analyses were carried out to analyze enriched functions and signaling pathways.… More >

WEI HU^1,#, THOMAS WARTMANN^2,#, MARCO STRECKER², ARISTOTELIS PERRAKIS², ROLAND CRONER², ARPAD SZALLASI³, WENJIE SHI^2,*, ULF D. KAHLERT^2,*

Oncology Research, Vol.32, No.1, pp. 227-239, 2024, DOI:10.32604/or.2023.043053 - 15 November 2023

Abstract Transient receptor potential (TRP) channels are strongly associated with colon cancer development and progression. This study leveraged a multivariate Cox regression model on publicly available datasets to construct a TRP channels-associated gene signature, with further validation of signature in real world samples from our hospital treated patient samples. Kaplan-Meier (K-M) survival analysis and receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves were employed to evaluate this gene signature’s predictive accuracy and robustness in both training and testing cohorts, respectively. Additionally, the study utilized the CIBERSORT algorithm and single-sample gene set enrichment analysis to explore the signature’s immune infiltration… More > Graphic Abstract

ELYN AMIELA SALLEH¹, YEONG YEH LEE², ANDEE DZULKARNAEN ZAKARIA³, NUR ASYILLA CHE JALIL⁴, MARAHAINI MUSA^1,*

BIOCELL, Vol.47, No.10, pp. 2233-2244, 2023, DOI:10.32604/biocell.2023.030541 - 08 November 2023

Abstract Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a major global health concern. Accumulation of cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) in CRC is associated with poor prognosis and disease recurrence. CAFs are the main cellular component of the tumor microenvironment. CAF-tumor cell interplay, which is facilitated by various secretomes, drives colorectal carcinogenesis. The complexity of CAF populations contributes to the heterogeneity of CRC and influences patient survival and treatment response. Due to their significant roles in colorectal carcinogenesis, different clinical applications utilizing or targeting CAFs have been suggested. Circulating CAFs (cCAFs) which can be detected in blood samples, have been proposed… More > Graphic Abstract

LIANLI NI^1,2,#, YUN YU^1,2,#, HAN LIN^1,2, WEISHAN ZHUGE², LU TAO², YIWEI SHEN², RI CUI^2,*, SHAOTANG LI^1,2,*

BIOCELL, Vol.47, No.10, pp. 2245-2254, 2023, DOI:10.32604/biocell.2023.030147 - 08 November 2023

Abstract Background: Homeobox B8 (HOXB8), a member of HOX family, plays a key role in the development of colorectal cancer (CRC). However, the function of HOXB8 in oxaliplatin (OXA) resistance in CRC is still unclear. This study investigated the role and precise molecular mechanism of HOXB8 in OXA-resistant CRC cells. Methods: The cell viability was measured by the 3-[4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl]-2,5 diphenyl tetrazolium bromide (MTT) assay, and the colony forming ability was determined by colony formation assay. The silencing RNA (siRNA) approach was used to knockdown HOXB8 in CRC cells while the lentiviral transfection system was used to establish… More >

Ushaa Eswaran^1,*, S. Anand²

Computer Systems Science and Engineering, Vol.46, No.2, pp. 1917-1928, 2023, DOI:10.32604/csse.2023.032523 - 09 February 2023

Abstract Colon cancer is the third most commonly diagnosed cancer in the world. Most colon AdenoCArcinoma (ACA) arises from pre-existing benign polyps in the mucosa of the bowel. Thus, detecting benign at the earliest helps reduce the mortality rate. In this work, a Predictive Modeling System (PMS) is developed for the classification of colon cancer using the Horizontal Voting Ensemble (HVE) method. Identifying different patterns in microscopic images is essential to an effective classification system. A twelve-layer deep learning architecture has been developed to extract these patterns. The developed HVE algorithm can increase the system’s performance… More >

HUAMIN WANG^1,#, YANTING WU^1,#, ZHENLEI WANG^2,#, YUHANG CHEN¹, JINYU MO¹, WEN GUAN¹, YALI ZHANG¹, HONGLIANG YAO^1,*

Oncology Research, Vol.29, No.3, pp. 201-215, 2021, DOI:10.32604/or.2022.03553 - 01 August 2022

Abstract LncRNAs and metabolism represents two factors involved in cancer initiation and progression. However, the interaction between lncRNAs and metabolism remains to be fully explored. In this study, lncRNA FEZF1-AS1 (FEZF1- AS1) was found upregulated in colon cancer after screening all the lncRNAs of colon cancer tissues deposited in TCGA, the result of which was further confirmed by RNAscope staining on a colon tissue chip. The results obtained using FEZF1- AS1 knockout colon cancer cells (SW480 KO and HCT-116 KO) constructed using CRISPR/Cas9 system confirmed the proliferation, invasion, and migration-promoting function of FEZF1-AS1 in vitro. Mechanistically, FEZF1-AS1… More >

RUONAN GU^1,2, WENJING GUO², WENYANG WANG¹, GUIHUAN LI¹, XIAOJU LAI¹, ZHIBIN HUANG¹, WANLU ZHAO¹, ZHICONG WU¹, HUA CHEN¹, WENYANG LUO¹, FANGYIN ZENG^3,*, FAN DENG^1,*

BIOCELL, Vol.45, No.6, pp. 1585-1599, 2021, DOI:10.32604/biocell.2021.017016 - 01 September 2021

Abstract Propofol, a common intravenous anesthetic used in clinical, has been shown to regulate cells proliferation, inflammation, angiogenesis and metastasis as well as exerting anti-cancer effect in several different types of cancer. However, the functions and mechanisms of propofol in lactate secretion and invasion of cancer cells remain unknown. The primary aim of this study was to investigate the role of propofol in cells migration and invasion of colon cancer (CRC). Scratches assay, Transwell assay were used to detect colon cells migration and invasion. Real-time Quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-qPCR), Western blotting were utilized to detect… More >

Xin Hu^1,2,#, Fangyu Jing^3,#, Qingjun Wang^1,4, Linyang Shi¹, Yunfeng Cao^4,5, Zhitu Zhu^1,4,*

Oncologie, Vol.23, No.2, pp. 203-217, 2021, DOI:10.32604/Oncologie.2021.016155 - 22 June 2021

Abstract It is noteworthy that colon cancer is the fourth place in new cases and the fifth in mortalities according to global cancer statistics 2018. Tumorigenesis displays specific correlation with metabolic alterations. A variety of metabolites, including ornithine (Orn), are related to colon cancer according to sources of disease metabolic information retrieval in human metabolome database. The metabolic regulation of Orn pathway is a key link in the survival of cancer cells. In this study, the plasma Orn levels in colon cancer patients and healthy participants were measured by liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry, and the… More >