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Prolonged Intergenic Noncoding RNA OIN1 Promotes Ovarian Most cancers Expansion through Modulating Apoptosis-Related Gene Expression.
John Norton says that philosophers have been led astray for thousands of years by their attempt to treat induction formally. He is correct that such an attempt has caused no end of trouble, but he is wrong about the history. There is a rich tradition of non-formal induction. In fact, material theories of induction prevailed all through antiquity and from the Renaissance to the mid-1800s. Recovering these past systems would not only fill lacunae in Norton's own theory but would highlight areas where Norton has not freed himself from the straightjacket of formal induction as much as he might think. This essay begins that recovery.
Cyclin-dependent kinases 4 and 6 (CDK4/6) are fundamental drivers of the cell cycle and are involved in the initiation and progression of various cancers. Deregulation of the CDK4/6-cyclin D-retinoblastoma (Rb) pathway is common in ovarian cancer and is associated with an aggressive phenotype and poor prognosis. Patients with advanced ovarian cancer whose tumor demonstrates Rb-positivity, a low expression of p16 and overexpression of cyclin D1 are most likely to benefit from CDK4/6 inhibition.

Anti-proliferative activity and mechanistic investigations for CDDD2-94, employing palbociclib as comparator, were evaluated by MTT assay, cell cycle and apoptosis analysis, western blotting as well as senescence and colony formation assay. In vivo safety and efficacy studies were done in A2780 tumor-bearing nude mice. Protein Tyrosine Kinase inhibitor Combinations of CDDD2-94 with mTOR, MEK, PI3K or PARP inhibitors were evaluated in A2780 and OVCAR5 ovarian cancer cells.

Consistent with a CDK4-targeted mechanism, CDDD2-94 arrested the G1/G0 cell cycle, induced senescence and inhibited the proliferation of Rb-proficient ovarian cancer cells. CDDD2-94 exhibited synergistic anti-proliferative activities with mTOR, MEK, PI3K or PARP inhibitors. Importantly, unlike palbociclib which caused significant reductions in the number of lymphocytes and neutrophils, CDDD2-94 had little effect. CDDD2-94, as single agent and in combination with everolimus, delayed tumor growth and significantly increased survival of mice.

Given its high specificity in targeting CDK4 and excellent anti-tumor efficacy with low toxicity, CDDD2-94 has potential to be developed as a standalone agent or in combination with targeted therapeutics for the treatment of ovarian cancer.
Given its high specificity in targeting CDK4 and excellent anti-tumor efficacy with low toxicity, CDDD2-94 has potential to be developed as a standalone agent or in combination with targeted therapeutics for the treatment of ovarian cancer.
High fatality in ovarian cancer is attributed to metastasis, propagated by the release of multi-cellular aggregates/spheroids into the peritoneal cavity and their subsequent mesothelial invasion of peritoneal organs. Spheroids are therefore a common and clinically relevant in vitro model for ovarian cancer research. Spheroids in patients vary significantly in size and shape and display enhanced resistance to anti-cancer drugs compared to monolayers. However, there is no consensus on how spheroid size and shape affect drug resistance. Moreover, existing data regarding the influence of epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) profile on spheroid shape and migration is inconclusive.

We formed spheroids with OVCAR-3 and OVCAR-8 cells, chosen for their established genetic similarity to the patient tumor samples. We monitored their morphology using confocal microscope with dipping objective and fluorescent microscope. We characterized important EMT biomarkers; E-cadherin, Vimentin and Slug through western blohis study can, therefore, help to elucidate general rules for ovarian cancer studies based on 3D samples.
As a protective response, during starvation organisms withdraw energy from growth and reproduction to focus on cellular maintenance. Cancer cells cannot undergo this differential response which has been theorized as an adjunct to improve both the effect of chemotherapy treatment and reduce treatment side effects. We sought to investigate the feasibility and effect of short-term fasting in patients receiving chemotherapy for gynecologic malignancy.

A randomized control trial was conducted of women with gynecologic malignancies receiving at least 6 planned chemotherapy cycles. Fasting patients maintaining a water-only fast for 24h before and 24h following each chemotherapy cycle were compared to nonfasting patients. Treatment related side effects and quality of life (QOL) was assessed using NCCN-FACT FOSI-18 questionnaire.

Analysis included data from 120cycles of chemotherapy. The majority of patients had stage 3 and 4 malignancy requiring multi-agent chemotherapy. Eleven patients had ovarian, 8 had uterine, and 1 had cervical cancer. Ninety percent received taxane and platinum-based doublet therapy. Weight loss and unanticipated hospitalizations were similar between treatment groups. Fewer dose reductions or delays were seen in the fasting group. There was no significant difference in mean QOL scores, but fasting group QOL scores improved over the course of treatment to a level that reached the minimal clinically important difference.

A 48-h fast is well tolerated without increasing weight loss, hospital admissions, or chemotherapy dose reduction/delays. Fasting resulted in fewer treatment modifications and improved quality of life scores over the course of treatment.
A 48-h fast is well tolerated without increasing weight loss, hospital admissions, or chemotherapy dose reduction/delays. Fasting resulted in fewer treatment modifications and improved quality of life scores over the course of treatment.
Exvivo lung perfusion provides an innovative method to assess and repair donor lungs. The current Toronto exvivo lung perfusion protocol can reliably and reproducibly preserve lungs for 12hours. A longer exvivo lung perfusion preservation time could enable the application of more advanced repair therapies and the rescue of more donor lungs for lung transplant. Our objective was to achieve stable 24-hour normothermic exvivo lung perfusion.

We systematically examined 3 modifications of exvivo lung perfusion perfusate administration in a large animal 24-hour exvivo lung perfusion model. Pig lungs were assigned to 4 groups (n=5 per group) (1) control; (2) continuous replacement of exvivo lung perfusion perfusate; (3) modified feed, which used a modified solution to maintain perfusate osmolality by adjusting glucose and sodium levels; and (4) total parenteral nutrition, in which we added parenteral nutrition to the perfusate.

Only 1 lung in the control group completed 24-hour exvivo lung perfusion. However, 24-hour perfusion was achieved in 4 lungs in the continuous replacement group, 3 lungs in the modified feed group, and 4 lungs in the total parenteral nutrition group.
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