Liver is unlikely the key organ driving mortality in coronavirus disease 2019(COVID-19)however,liver function tests(LFTs)abnormalities are widely observed mostly in moderate and severe cases.According to this review,t...
Supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China,No.81572931;The 1.3.5 Project for Disciplines of Excellence,West China Hospital,Sichuan University,No.ZYJC18034.
BACKGROUND The combined index of hemoglobin,albumin,lymphocyte,and platelet(HALP)can reflect systemic inflammation and nutritional status simultaneously,with some evidence revealing its prognostic value for some tumor...
New hepatitis B virus(HBV)infections are decreasing owing to improved antiviral therapy and increased HBV vaccination worldwide;however,the number of HBV infections remains a major cause of liver carcinogenesis.HBV tr...
Supported by the Italian Ministry of University and Research,the Foundation“Ente Cassa di Risparmio di Firenze”FCR 2017;Italian Ministry of Health(Ricerca Finalizzata 2016),No.GR-2016-02361162.
Nowadays,immunotherapy is widely used to treat different cancer types as it boosts the body's natural defenses against the malignancy,with lower risk of adverse events compared to the traditional treatments.The immune...
Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China,No.81760306;the Basic Research on Application of Joint Special Funding of Science and Technology Department of Yunnan Province-Kunming Medical University,No.2018FE001(-291)
Hepatocellular carcinoma(HCC)is one of the leading causes of cancer mortality worldwide.Various imaging modalities provide important information about HCC for its clinical management.Since positron-emission tomography...
Korea Research Foundation,No.2016R1E1A1A02919844 to Kim JC and No.2017R1A2B1009062 to Roh SA;Ministry of Science,ICT,and Future Planning,Republic of Korea;the Asan Institute for Life Sciences,No.2016-710 to Lee JL
BACKGROUND Genomic profiling of tumors has contributed to the understanding of colorectal cancer(CRC), facilitating diagnosis, prognosis and selection of treatments,including targeted regimens. A report suggested that...
BACKGROUND Anti-tumor necrosis factor α(TNFα) represents the best therapeutic option to induce mucosal healing and clinical remission in patients with moderate-severe ulcerative colitis. On the other side gut microb...
Blockade of the programmed death ligand 1(PD-L1) and programmed cell death 1(PD-1) receptor axis represents an effective form of cancer immunotherapy. Preclinical evidence initially suggested that gastric and gastroes...
Supported by China Postdoctoral Science Foundation,No.172774;Fund of Key Laboratory of Carbohydrate Chemistry and Biotechnology,Ministry of Education,Jiangnan University,No.KLCCB-KF201603;National Natural Science Foundation of China,No.31201805
AIM To demonstrate that specific bacteria might release bacterial extracellular DNA(e DNA) to exert immunomodulatory functions in the mouse small intestine.METHODS Extracellular DNA was extracted using phosphate buffe...
Tumor cells induce an immunosuppressive microen-vironment which leads towards tumor immune escape. Understanding the intricacy of immunomodulation by tumor cells is essential for immunotherapy. Indoleamine 2,3-dioxyge...