Journal Articles

Review

Fluorescence diagnosis and flat lesions of urothelium: New challenges for pathologists and urologists (Review)

Eva Compérat, Pierre Conort, Morgan Roupret, Fréderique Capron, Philippe Camparo, Rodolfo Montironi

Pages: 839-844 Published online on: 01 April 2009
Review

Breast cancer as a mitochondrial disorder (Review)

Katarzyna Plak, Anna M. Czarnecka, Tomasz Krawczyk, Pawel Golik, Ewa Bartnik

Pages: 845-851 Published online on: 01 April 2009
Article

Expression of the prolyl isomerase Pin1 is a useful indicator of sensitivity to chemoradiotherapy in advanced esophageal squamous cell carcinoma

Minoru Fukuchi, Yasuyuki Fukai, Makoto Sohda, Tatsuya Miyazaki, Masanobu Nakajima, Takanori Inose, Naritaka Tanaka, Katsuhiko Tsukada, Hiroyuki Kato, Hiroyuki Kuwano

Pages: 853-859 Published online on: 01 April 2009
Article

A study on the mechanism of 5-aminolevulinic acid photodynamic therapy in vitro and in vivo in cervical cancer

Gui-Fang He, Mei-Lu Bian, Ya-Wei Zhao, Qing Xiang, Hong-Yan Li, Cheng Xiao

Pages: 861-868 Published online on: 01 April 2009
Article

Inhibitory effect of sulindac on DMBA-induced hamster cheek pouch carcinogenesis and its derived cell line

Emi Segawa, Susumu Hashitani, Yukiyo Toyohara, Hiromitsu Kishimoto, Kazuma Noguchi, Kazuki Takaoka, Masahiro Urade

Pages: 869-874 Published online on: 01 April 2009
Article

Co-expression of keratinocyte growth factor and K-sam is an independent prognostic factor in gastric carcinoma

Takahiro Toyokawa, Masakazu Yashiro, Kosei Hirakawa

Pages: 875-880 Published online on: 01 April 2009
Article

A preoperative evaluation for neo-infantile liver tumors using a three-dimensional reconstruction of multidetector row CT

Yoshiaki Kinoshita, Ryota Souzaki, Tatsuro Tajiri, Satoshi Ieiri, Makoto Hashizume, Tomoaki Taguchi

Pages: 881-886 Published online on: 01 April 2009
Case Report

Malignant melanoma with a rhabdoid phenotype exhibiting numerous solid tumor masses: A case report

Tomoki Nakamura, Akihiko Matsumine, Hiroaki Kato, Katsuyuki Kusuzaki, Keisuke Nishimura, Tetsuya Murata, Taizo Shiraishi, Yoshinao Oda, Masazumi Tsuneyoshi, Atsumasa Uchida

Pages: 887-891 Published online on: 01 April 2009
Article

Estrogen and progestin regulate HIF-1α expression in ovarian cancer cell lines via the activation of Akt signaling transduction pathway

Keqin Hua, Jingxin Din, Qi Cao, Weiwei Feng, Ying Zhang, Liangqin Yao, Yan Huang, Yuqin Zhao, Youji Feng

Pages: 893-898 Published online on: 01 April 2009
Case Report

A gastrointestinal stromal tumor presenting as a pelvic mass: A case report

Roberto Angioli, Cleonice Battista, Ludovico Muzii, Giovanna Madonna Terracina, Ester Valentina Cafà, Maria Isabella Sereni, Roberto Montera, Francesco Plotti, Carla Rabitti, Pierluigi Benedetti Panici

Pages: 899-902 Published online on: 01 April 2009
Article

Differential expression of osteocalcin during the metastatic progression of prostate cancer

Thomas A. Gardner, Sang-Jin Lee, Sang-Don Lee, Xiong Li, Toshihiro Shirakawa, Dong Deuk Kwon, Ra Young Park, Kyu Youn Ahn, Chaeyong Jung

Pages: 903-908 Published online on: 01 April 2009
Article

Immunohistochemical analysis of human arrest-defective-1 expressed in cancers in vivo

Min Yu, Junli Gong, Mingxing Ma, Hui Yang, Jianhua Lai, Hong Wu, Lin Li, Lamei Li, Deyong Tan

Pages: 909-915 Published online on: 01 April 2009
Article

Influence of microenvironments on microcirculation patterns and tumor invasion-related protein expression in melanoma

Luxia Chen, Baocun Sun, Shiwu Zhang, Xiulan Zhao, Yanjin He, Shaozhen Zhao, Tingting Lin, Xiaorong Li

Pages: 917-923 Published online on: 01 April 2009
Article

Overexpression of the LKB1 gene inhibits lung carcinoma cell proliferation partly through degradation of c-myc protein

Xuan Liang, Ke-Jun Nan, Zhao-Lun Li, Qing-Zhi Xu

Pages: 925-931 Published online on: 01 April 2009
Article

Comparative study of human colonic tumor-derived endothelial cells (HCTEC) and normal colonic microvascular endothelial cells (HCMEC): Hypoxia-induced sVEGFR-1 and sVEGFR-2 levels

Caren Jayasinghe, Nektaria Simiantonaki, Romi Michel-Schmidt, Charles James Kirkpatrick

Pages: 933-939 Published online on: 01 April 2009
Article

Hepatitis B virus DNA-induced carcinogenesis of human normal liver cells by virtue of nonmethylated CpG DNA

Xudong Liu, Qihuan Xu, Wei Chen, Hong Cao, Rongjiong Zheng, Gang Li

Pages: 941-947 Published online on: 01 April 2009
Article

Influence of basic fibroblast growth factor on the growth of HeLa cells and the expression of angiogenin

Jianli Yang, Ji Wang, Jia Zhao, Dan Zuo, Xingrong Li, Li Wang

Pages: 949-955 Published online on: 01 April 2009
Article

Alpha-smooth muscle actin-positive fibroblasts promote biliary cell proliferation and correlate with poor survival in cholangiocarcinoma

Chanisa Chuaysri, Peti Thuwajit, Anucha Paupairoj, Siri Chau-In, Tuangporn Suthiphongchai, Chanitra Thuwajit

Pages: 957-969 Published online on: 01 April 2009
Article

Assessment of human papillomavirus and Epstein-Barr virus in lung adenocarcinoma

Wan-Teck Lim, Khoon Leong Chuah, Swan Swan Leong, Eng Huat Tan, Chee Keong Toh

Pages: 971-975 Published online on: 01 April 2009
Article

Crosstalk between adenosine receptor (A2A isoform) and ERα mediates ethanol action in MCF-7 breast cancer cells

Nicolas Etique, Isabelle Grillier-Vuissoz, Julie Lecomte, Stephane Flament

Pages: 977-981 Published online on: 01 April 2009
Article

Increased expression of galectin-1 is associated with human oral squamous cell carcinoma development

Yu-Mei Ding, Ji-Hua Dong, Li-Li Chen, Han-Dong Zhang

Pages: 983-987 Published online on: 01 April 2009
Article

A pilot study of vasculogenic mimicry immunohistochemical expression in intraocular melanoma model

Luxia Chen, Shiwu Zhang, Xiaorong Li, Baocun Sun, Xiulan Zhao, Danfang Zhang, Shaozhen Zhao

Pages: 989-994 Published online on: 01 April 2009
Article

More than 45% of A549 and H446 cells are cancer initiating cells: Evidence from cloning and tumorigenic analyses

Xiangjiao Meng, Xiuwen Wang, Yawei Wang

Pages: 995-1000 Published online on: 01 April 2009
Article

Mutational analysis of Smad7 in human cervical cancer

Ramkumar Hariharan, Janki Mohan Babu, Rema P, M. Radhakrishna Pillai

Pages: 1001-1004 Published online on: 01 April 2009
Article

Phase I study of combination chemotherapy with irinotecan hydrochloride and nedaplatin for cervical squamous cell carcinoma: Japanese gynecologic oncology group study

Kaichiro Yamamoto, Katsuji Kokawa, Naohiko Umesaki, Ryuichiro Nishimura, Kazuo Hasegawa, Ikuo Konishi, Fumitaka Saji, Masato Nishida, Hiroshi Noguchi, Ken Takizawa

Pages: 1005-1009 Published online on: 01 April 2009
Article

Beta-interferon, retinoids and tamoxifen in metastatic breast cancer: Long-term follow-up of a phase II study

Francesco Recchia, Gigliola Sica, Giampiero Candeloro, Stefano Necozione, Roberta Bisegna, Massimo Bratta, Silvio Rea

Pages: 1011-1016 Published online on: 01 April 2009
Article

Novel cell culture model for prevention of carcinogenic risk in familial adenomatous polyposis syndrome

Nitin Telang, Meena Katdare

Pages: 1017-1021 Published online on: 01 April 2009
Article

Correlation between efficacy and skin rash occurrence following treatment with the epidermal growth factor receptor inhibitor cetuximab: A single institution retrospective analysis

Michele Orditura, Ferdinando De Vita, Gennaro Galizia, Eva Lieto, Loredana Vecchione, Fabiana Vitiello, Erika Martinelli, Fortunato Ciardiello

Pages: 1023-1028 Published online on: 01 April 2009
Article

Bone marrow stem cell damage after three different chemotherapy regimens for advanced Hodgkin's lymphoma

Paolo G. Gobbi, Francesco Valentino, Marco Danova, Fortunato Morabito, Bianca Rovati, Caterina Mammi, Massimo Gentile, Francesco Merli, Caterina Stelitano, Stefano Luminari, Gianni Quintana, Emilio Iannitto, Maura Brugiatelli, Massimo Federico

Pages: 1029-1035 Published online on: 01 April 2009
Article

Expression of 5-fluorouracil-related enzymes in lung cancer: ELISA characterizes enzyme activity and messenger RNA expression

Masanori Tsuchida, Yasushi Yamato, Takehisa Hashimoto, Hirohiko Shinohara, Hajime Umezu, Katsuo Yoshiya, Teruaki Koike, Jun-ichi Hayashi

Pages: 1037-1043 Published online on: 01 April 2009
Article

Seventeen years of experience with ATRA-based therapy for acute promyelocytic leukaemia: Long-term follow-up of patients treated at S. Martino Hospital, Genoa

Marino Clavio, Anna Ghiso, Chiara Ghiggi, Mauro Spriano, Nicoletta Colombo, Raffaella Grasso, Riccardo Varaldo, Maurizio Miglino, Ivana Pierri, Francesca Olcese, Sara Aquino, Samantha Biasco, Enrico Balleari, Angelo Michele Carella, Mario Sessarego, Marco Gobbi

Pages: 1045-1052 Published online on: 01 April 2009
Article

The role of Id-1 in chemosensitivity and epirubicin-induced apoptosis in bladder cancer cells

Hao Hu, Hui Ying Han, Yu Liang Wang, Xiao Peng Zhang, Chee Wai Chua, Y. C. Wong, Xiao Feng Wang, Ming Tat Ling, Ke Xin Xu

Pages: 1053-1059 Published online on: 01 April 2009
Article

Clinical comparison of QOL and adverse events during postoperative adjuvant chemotherapy in outpatients with node-positive colorectal cancer or gastric cancer

Masaya Mukai, Kyoko Kishima, Fumino Uchiumi, Emi Ishibashi, Maki Fukasawa, Takayuki Tajima, Masato Nakamura, Hiroyasu Makuuchi

Pages: 1061-1066 Published online on: 01 April 2009
Article

Methylation of CLDN6, FBN2, RBP1, RBP4, TFPI2, and TMEFF2 in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma

Shigeru Tsunoda, Eric Smith, Neville J. De Young, Xian Wang, Zi-Qing Tian, Jun-Feng Liu, Glyn G. Jamieson, Paul A. Drew

Pages: 1067-1073 Published online on: 01 April 2009
Article

Tanshinone IIA inhibits leukemia THP-1 cell growth by induction of apoptosis

Jia-Jun Liu, Yong Zhang, Dong-Jun Lin, Ruo-Zhi Xiao

Pages: 1075-1081 Published online on: 01 April 2009
Article

Enhanced effects of PPARγ ligands and RXR selective retinoids in combination to inhibit migration and invasiveness in cancer cells

A. Papi, P. Rocchi, A. M. Ferreri, F. Guerra, M. Orlandi

Pages: 1083-1089 Published online on: 01 April 2009
Article

Pro-inflammatory cytokine release by peripheral blood mononuclear cells from patients with advanced pancreatic cancer: Relationship to acute phase response and survival

Alastair G.W. Moses, Jean Maingay, Kathryn Sangster, Kenneth C.H. Fearon, James A. Ross

Pages: 1091-1095 Published online on: 01 April 2009
Article

Pin1 overexpression is associated with poor differentiation and survival in oral squamous cell carcinoma

Kam-Wing Leung, Chen-Hsun Tsai, Michael Hsiao, Ching-Juinn Tseng, Luo-Ping Ger, Kuen-Haur Lee, Pei-Jung Lu

Pages: 1097-1104 Published online on: 01 April 2009
Article

Decrease in malonyl-CoA and its background metabolic alterations in murine model of cancer cachexia

Alper Celik, Yoshihiko Kano, Shingo Tsujinaka, Sinichirou Okada, Koichi Takao, Masakazu Takagi, Shigeru Chohnan, Kuniyasu Soda, Masanobu Kawakami, Fumio Konishi

Pages: 1105-1111 Published online on: 01 April 2009
Article

Role of CCL5 in invasion, proliferation and proportion of CD44+/CD24− phenotype of MCF-7 cells and correlation of CCL5 and CCR5 expression with breast cancer progression

Yimin Zhang, Feng Yao, Xiaoli Yao, Changhong Yi, Cheng Tan, Lei Wei, Shengrong Sun

Pages: 1113-1121 Published online on: 01 April 2009
Article

Prognostic significance of altered expression of SDC2 and CYR61 in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma

Xin Huang, Da-Wei Xiao, Li-Yan Xu, Hai-Jun Zhong, Lian-Di Liao, Ze-Fen Xie, En-Min Li

Pages: 1123-1129 Published online on: 01 April 2009
Journal Cover

April 2009
Volume 21 Issue 4

Print ISSN: 1021-335X
Online ISSN: 1791-2431

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