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Transradial Access Chemoembolization for Hepatocellular Carcinoma Patients

Transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) is the most common modality for treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) at the intermediate stage. TACE is ...

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Fudan University

Shanghai Institution of Medical Imaging

The reconstitution of the T-cell repertoire and quantity is a major challenge in the clinical management of HIV infection/AIDS, cancer, and aging-associated diseases. We previously showed that autologous bone marrow transfusion (BMT) via the hepatic portal vein could effectively restore CD4 T-cell count in AIDS patients also suffering from decompensated liver cirrhosis. In the current study, we characterized T-cell reconstitution in a mouse model of liver fibrosis induced by CCl and found that T-cell reconstitution after BMT via hepatic portal vein was also greatly enhanced. The expression of Dll4 (Delta-like 4), which plays an important role in T-cell progenitor expansion, was elevated in hepatocytes of fibrotic livers when compared to normal livers. This upregulation of Dll4 expression was found to be induced by TNFα in an NFκB-dependent manner. Liver fibroblasts transfected with Dll4 (LF-Dll4) also gained the capacity to promote T-cell lineage development from hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs), resulting in the generation of DN2 (CD4 and CD8 DN 2) and DN3 T-cell progenitors in vitro, which underwent a normal maturation program when adoptively transferred into Rag-2 deficient hosts. We also demonstrated a pivotal role of SDF-1 produced by primary liver fibroblasts (primary LF) in T-lineage differentiation from HSCs. These results suggest that Dll4 and SDF-1 in fibrotic liver microenvironment could promote extrathymic T-cell lineage development. These results expand our knowledge of T-cell development and reconstitution under pathological conditions.

Fibrotic liver microenvironment promotes Dll4 and SDF-1-dependent T-cell lineage development.

This study intended to identify biomarkers for septic cardiomyopathy (SC). Microarray data GSE79962 including 20 SC samples and 11 normal samples were downloaded from the Gene Expression Omnibus database. Differentially expressed genes (DEGs) between SC and control groups were identified, followed with functional enrichment analyses. In addition, the protein-protein interaction (PPI) network and modules were constructed. Finally, a transcription factors (TFs)-microRNA (miRNA)-target gene network was constructed and the potential drugs targeting key DEGs were searched. There were 119 upregulated and 80 downregulated genes in the SC group compared with the control group. The upregulated DEGs were significantly enriched tumor necrosis factor signaling pathway, Jak-signal transducer and activator of transcription (STAT) signaling pathway, hypoxia-inducible transcription factor-1 signaling pathway, chemokine signaling pathway, and cytokine-cytokine receptor interaction. The downregulated genes involved in biological processes of negative regulation of DNA biosynthetic process, and skeletal muscle cell differentiation. , , , and  were hub nodes in the PPI network and modules. miR-29 family and miR-30 family were considered as key miRNAs, and TATA, MEF2, and STAT5B were considered as key TFs.  and  were also drug target genes. The identified DEGs and pathways may be implicated in the progression of human SC, which may lead to a better understanding of SC pathogenesis.

Identification of Biomarkers Associated with Septic Cardiomyopathy Based on Bioinformatics Analyses.

Ribosomal protein S11 (RPS11), a member of ribosomal protein family, is reported to overexpress in diverse malignancies and correlates with tumor recurrence. However, our current knowledge on RPS11 in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) remains limited. In this study, we are going to explore the potential prognostic value of RPS11 in HCC patients after curative resection.

High RPS11 level in hepatocellular carcinoma associates with poor prognosis after curative resection.

This study aimed to explore the potential mechanism of  proto-oncogene, BHLH Transcription Factor  gene, on sepsis.

Zhiyuan Zheng

Department of Interventional Radiology,
Zhongshan Hospital,
Department of Interventional Radiology, Zhongshan Hospital

Fudan University

Transradial Access Chemoembolization for Hepatocellular Carcinoma Patients

Zhiyuan Zheng

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Fudan University

Transradial Access Chemoembolization for Hepatocellular Carcinoma Patients

Department of Interventional Radiology,
Zhongshan Hospital,
Department of Interventional Radiology, Zhongshan Hospital