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Journal of Translational Medicine

Ausgabe 1/2012

Inhalt (256 Artikel)

Open Access Research

c-KIT receptor expression is strictly associated with the biological behaviour of thyroid nodules

Sara Tomei, Chiara Mazzanti, Ivo Marchetti, Leonardo Rossi, Katia Zavaglia, Francesca Lessi, Alessandro Apollo, Paolo Aretini, Giancarlo Di Coscio, Generoso Bevilacqua

Open Access Research

Glutathione and Bcl-2 targeting facilitates elimination by chemoradiotherapy of human A375 melanoma xenografts overexpressing bcl-xl, bcl-2, and mcl-1

Salvador Mena, María L Rodriguez, Angel Ortega, Sonia Priego, Elena Obrador, Miguel Asensi, Ignacio Petschen, Miguel Cerdá, Bob D Brown, José M Estrela

Open Access Research

Functional hyper-IL-6 from vaccinia virus-colonized tumors triggers platelet formation and helps to alleviate toxicity of mitomycin C enhanced virus therapy

Julia B Sturm, Michael Hess, Stephanie Weibel, Nanhai G Chen, Yong A Yu, Qian Zhang, Ulrike Donat, Cora Reiss, Stepan Gambaryan, Georg Krohne, Jochen Stritzker, Aladar A Szalay

Open Access Editorial

The immune score as a new possible approach for the classification of cancer

Jérôme Galon, Franck Pagès, Francesco M Marincola, Magdalena Thurin, Giorgio Trinchieri, Bernard A Fox, Thomas F Gajewski, Paolo A Ascierto

Open Access Editorial

Supporting the advancement of science: Open access publishing and the role of mandates

Lisa Phelps, Bernard A Fox, Francesco M Marincola

Open Access Research

Identification and proteomic profiling of exosomes in human cerebrospinal fluid

Jonathan M Street, Perdita E Barran, C Logan Mackay, Stefan Weidt, Craig Balmforth, Tim S Walsh, Rod TA Chalmers, David J Webb, James W Dear

Open Access Research

HER2 and TOP2A in high-risk early breast cancer patients treated with adjuvant epirubicin-based dose-dense sequential chemotherapy

George Fountzilas, Christos Valavanis, Vassiliki Kotoula, Anastasia G Eleftheraki, Konstantine T Kalogeras, Olympia Tzaida, Anna Batistatou, Ralf Kronenwett, Ralph M Wirtz, Mattheos Bobos, Eleni Timotheadou, Nikolaos Soupos, George Pentheroudakis, Helen Gogas, Dimitrios Vlachodimitropoulos, Genovefa Polychronidou, Gerasimos Aravantinos, Angelos Koutras, Christos Christodoulou, Dimitrios Pectasides, Petroula Arapantoni

Open Access Research

Preventing intimal thickening of vein grafts in vein artery bypass using STAT-3 siRNA

Jiangbin Sun, Jinhua Zheng, Kaitelynne H Ling, Keyan Zhao, Zhongshang Xie, Bo Li, Tiance Wang, Zhicheng Zhu, Amit N Patel, Weiping Min, Kexiang Liu, Xiufen Zheng

Open Access Research

Comparison of acute versus convalescent stage high-sensitivity C-Reactive protein level in predicting clinical outcome after acute ischemic stroke and impact of erythropoietin

Kuo-Ho Yeh, Tzu-Hsien Tsai, Han-Tan Chai, Steve Leu, Sheng-Ying Chung, Sarah Chua, Yung-Lung Chen, Hung-Sheng Lin, Chun-Man Yuen, Hon-Kan Yip

Open Access Review

Oncolytic virotherapy in veterinary medicine: current status and future prospects for canine patients

Sandeep S Patil, Ivaylo Gentschev, Ingo Nolte, Gregory Ogilvie, Aladar A Szalay

Open Access Research

Perioperative dynamic alterations in peripheral regulatory T and B cells in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma

Tianxiang Chen, Dongli Song, Zhihui Min, Xiangdong Wang, Yu Gu, Bajin Wei, Jia Yao, Kangjie Chen, Zhijun Jiang, Haiyang Xie, Lin Zhou, Shusen Zheng

Open Access Research

Gene silencing of IL-12 in dendritic cells inhibits autoimmune arthritis

Rong Li, Xiufen Zheng, Igor Popov, Xusheng Zhang, Hongmei Wang, Motohiko Suzuki, Rosalia De Necochea-Campion, Peter W French, Di Chen, Leo Siu, David Koos, Robert D Inman, Wei-Ping Min

Open Access Research

Suppression of zinc finger protein 467 alleviates osteoporosis through promoting differentiation of adipose derived stem cells to osteoblasts

Li You, Ling Pan, Lin Chen, Jin-Yu Chen, Xiaoping Zhang, Zhongwei Lv, Da Fu

Open Access Research

Validation of a single-platform, volumetric, flow cytometry for CD4 T cell count monitoring in therapeutic mobile unit

François-Xavier Mbopi-Kéou, Bertrand Sagnia, Jeanne Ngogang, Fru F Angwafo III, Vittorio Colizzi, Luc Montagnier, Laurent Bélec

Open Access Research

Prognostic effects of 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels in gastric cancer

Chao Ren, Miao-zhen Qiu, De-shen Wang, Hui-yan Luo, Dong-sheng Zhang, Zhi-qiang Wang, Feng-hua Wang, Yu-hong Li, Zhi-wei Zhou, Rui-hua Xu

Open Access Research

Sensitive and rapid quantification of C-reactive protein using quantum dot-labeled microplate immunoassay

Yang Luo, Bo Zhang, Ming Chen, Tianlun Jiang, Daiyang Zhou, Junfu Huang, Weiling Fu

Open Access Research

Copper-transporting P-type adenosine triphosphatase (ATP7A) is associated with platinum-resistance in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)

Zhuang-hua Li, Miao-zhen Qiu, Zhao-lei Zeng, Hui-yan Luo, Wen-jing Wu, Feng Wang, Zhi-qiang Wang, Dong-sheng Zhang, Yu-hong Li, Rui-hua Xu

Open Access Research

The impact of IL28B genotype on the gene expression profile of patients with chronic hepatitis C treated with pegylated interferon alpha and ribavirin

Zobair M Younossi, Aybike Birerdinc, Mike Estep, Maria Stepanova, Arian Afendy, Ancha Baranova

Open Access Research

Secreted protein acidic and rich in cysteine (SPARC) is associated with nasopharyngeal carcinoma metastasis and poor prognosis

Hai-Yun Wang, Yang-Yang Li, Qiong Shao, Jing-Hui Hou, Fang Wang, Man-Bo Cai, Yi-Xin Zeng, Jian-Yong Shao

Open Access Research

IGHV gene mutational status and 17p deletion are independent molecular predictors in a comprehensive clinical-biological prognostic model for overall survival prediction in chronic lymphocytic leukemia

Pietro Bulian, Davide Rossi, Francesco Forconi, Giovanni Del Poeta, Francesco Bertoni, Emanuele Zucca, Marco Montillo, Gabriele Pozzato, Giovanni D'Arena, Dimitar G Efremov, Roberto Marasca, Francesco Lauria, Gianluca Gaidano, Valter Gattei, Luca Laurenti

Open Access Methodology

Protein L: a novel reagent for the detection of Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR) expression by flow cytometry

Zhili Zheng, Nachimuthu Chinnasamy, Richard A Morgan

Open Access Research

Specifically targeting ERK1 or ERK2 kills Melanoma cells

Jianzhong Qin, Hong Xin, Brian J Nickoloff

Open Access Editorial

Introducing the nutrition & metabolism section of journal of translational medicine

Laura Soldati, Elena Dogliotti, Irene Camera, Annalisa Terranegra

Open Access Research

Effective components screening and anti-myocardial infarction mechanism study of the Chinese medicine NSLF6 based on "system to system" mode

Qiong-Lin Liang, Xiao-Ping Liang, Yi-Ming Wang, Yuan-Yuan Xie, Rong-Li Zhang, Xi Chen, Rong Gao, Yi-Jun Cheng, Jun Wu, Qing-Bo Xu, Qing-Zhong Xiao, Xue Li, Shu-Feng Lv, Xue-Mei Fan, Hong-Yang Zhang, Qing-Li Zhang, Guo-An Luo

Open Access Research

PDCD6 is an independent predictor of progression free survival in epithelial ovarian cancer

Dan Su, Haiyan Xu, Jianguo Feng, Yun Gao, Linhui Gu, Lisha Ying, Dionyssios Katsaros, Herbert Yu, Shenhua Xu, Ming Qi

Open Access Research

Phase I clinical trial of HER2-specific immunotherapy with concomitant HER2 kinase inhibtion

Erika Hamilton, Kimberly Blackwell, Amy C Hobeika, Timothy M Clay, Gloria Broadwater, Xiu-Rong Ren, Wei Chen, Henry Castro, Frederic Lehmann, Neil Spector, Junping Wei, Takuya Osada, H Kim Lyerly

Open Access Research

Effects of adjuvants on IgG subclasses elicited by virus-like Particles

Maria Luisa Visciano, Maria Tagliamonte, Maria Lina Tornesello, Franco M Buonaguro, Luigi Buonaguro

Open Access Methodology

The establishment of a bank of stored clinical bone marrow stromal cell products

Marianna Sabatino, Jiaqiang Ren, Virginia David-Ocampo, Lee England, Michael McGann, Minh Tran, Sergei A Kuznetsov, Hanh Khuu, Arun Balakumaran, Harvey G Klein, Pamela G Robey, David F Stroncek

Open Access Methodology

NOD/scid IL-2Rgnull mice: a preclinical model system to evaluate human dendritic cell-based vaccine strategies in vivo

Stefani Spranger, Bernhard Frankenberger, Dolores J Schendel

Open Access Methodology

Congruence as a measurement of extended haplotype structure across the genome

Erin E Baschal, Jean M Jasinski, Theresa A Boyle, Pamela R Fain, George S Eisenbarth, Janet C Siebert

Open Access Research

Absolute lymphocyte count is associated with survival in ovarian cancer independent of tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes

Katy Milne, Cheryl Alexander, John R Webb, Winnie Sun, Kristy Dillon, Steve E Kalloger, C Blake Gilks, Blaise Clarke, Martin Köbel, Brad H Nelson

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MGMT promoter methylation in gliomas-assessment by pyrosequencing and quantitative methylation-specific PCR

Annette Bentsen Håvik, Petter Brandal, Hilde Honne, Hanne-Sofie Spenning Dahlback, David Scheie, Merete Hektoen, Torstein Ragnar Meling, Eirik Helseth, Sverre Heim, Ragnhild A Lothe, Guro Elisabeth Lind

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Evaluation of cloned cells, animal model, and ATRA sensitivity of human testicular yolk sac tumor

Junfeng Zhao, Congde Chen, Haochuan Zhang, Jinhui Shen, Hua Zhang, Xiaokun Lin, Le Qin, Xiaozhou Bao, Jie Lin, Wenqiang Lu, Xiangdong Wang, Xiaoming Chen

Open Access Review

Cancers of unknown primary origin: current perspectives and future therapeutic strategies

Giulia Maria Stella, Rebecca Senetta, Adele Cassenti, Margherita Ronco, Paola Cassoni

Open Access Research

Effects of genetic variation in H3K79 methylation regulatory genes on clinical blood pressure and blood pressure response to hydrochlorothiazide

Julio D Duarte, Issam Zineh, Ben Burkley, Yan Gong, Taimour Y Langaee, Stephen T Turner, Arlene B Chapman, Eric Boerwinkle, John G Gums, Rhonda M Cooper-DeHoff, Amber L Beitelshees, Kent R Bailey, Roger B Fillingim, Bruce C Kone, Julie A Johnson

Open Access Editorial

Expanding the perspective of translational medicine: the value of observational data

Michael N Liebman, Francesco M Marincola

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Hyperglycemic conditions inhibit C3-mediated immunologic control of Staphylococcus aureus

Pamela S Hair, Charlene G Echague, Reuben D Rohn, Neel K Krishna, Julius O Nyalwidhe, Kenji M Cunnion

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Erectile properties of the Rho-kinase inhibitor SAR407899 in diabetic animals and human isolated corpora cavernosa

Fabio Guagnini, Mara Ferazzini, Marco Grasso, Salvatore Blanco, Tiziano Croci

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Translatability scoring in drug development: eight case studies

Alexandra Wendler, Martin Wehling

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Heterologous mesenchymal stem cells successfully treat femoral pseudarthrosis in rats

Manoel Luiz Ferreira, Paulo Cesar Silva, Lucas Henrique Alvarez Silva, Danielle Cabral Bonfim, Lucas Cristo Conilho Macedo Müller, Christiano Costa Espósito, Alberto Schanaider

Open Access Research

Developing a nanoparticle test for prostate cancer scoring

Qun Huo, Sally A Litherland, Shannon Sullivan, Hillari Hallquist, David A Decker, Inoel Rivera-Ramirez

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Dietary habits in women with recurrent idiopathic calcium nephrolithiasis

Tiziana Meschi, Antonio Nouvenne, Andrea Ticinesi, Beatrice Prati, Angela Guerra, Franca Allegri, Federica Pigna, Laura Soldati, Giuseppe Vezzoli, Giovanni Gambaro, Fulvio Lauretani, Marcello Maggio, Loris Borghi

Open Access Research

Responses of human adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells to chemical microenvironment of the intervertebral disc

Chengzhen Liang, Hao Li, Yiqing Tao, Xiaopeng Zhou, Fangcai Li, Gang Chen, Qixin Chen

Open Access Research

Expression of chemokine receptors on circulating tumor cells in patients with solid tumors

Alberto Fusi, Zhian Liu, Verena Kümmerlen, Anika Nonnemacher, Judith Jeske, Ulrich Keilholz

Open Access Review

NF-κB as potential target in the treatment of melanoma

Gabriele Madonna, Claudio Dansky Ullman, Giusy Gentilcore, Giuseppe Palmieri, Paolo Antonio Ascierto

Open Access Research

Circulating miR-378 and miR-451 in serum are potential biomarkers for renal cell carcinoma

Martina Redova, Alexandr Poprach, Jana Nekvindova, Robert Iliev, Lenka Radova, Radek Lakomy, Marek Svoboda, Rostislav Vyzula, Ondrej Slaby

Open Access Research

Performance of a multianalyte test as an aid for the diagnosis of ovarian cancer in symptomatic women

Dominic J Autelitano, Linda Raineri, Kate Knight, Kelly Bannister, Gregory E Rice

Open Access Editorial

Toward integrative cancer immunotherapy: targeting the tumor microenvironment

Leisha A Emens, Samuel C Silverstein, Samir Khleif, Francesco M Marincola, Jérôme Galon

Open Access Research

De novo sequencing of circulating miRNAs identifies novel markers predicting clinical outcome of locally advanced breast cancer

Xiwei Wu, George Somlo, Yang Yu, Melanie R Palomares, Arthur Xuejun Li, Weiying Zhou, Amy Chow, Yun Yen, John J Rossi, Harry Gao, Jinhui Wang, Yate-Ching Yuan, Paul Frankel, Sierra Li, Kimlin Tam Ashing-Giwa, Guihua Sun, Yafan Wang, Robin Smith, Kim Robinson, Xiubao Ren, Shizhen Emily Wang

Open Access Research

Power to identify a genetic predictor of antihypertensive drug response using different methods to measure blood pressure response

Stephen T Turner, Gary L Schwartz, Arlene B Chapman, Amber L Beitelshees, John G Gums, Rhonda M Cooper-DeHoff, Eric Boerwinkle, Julie A Johnson, Kent R Bailey

Open Access Research

Are hepatic steatosis and carotid intima media thickness associated in obese patients with normal or slightly elevated gamma-glutamyl-transferase?

Giovanni Tarantino, Carmine Finelli, Annamaria Colao, Domenico Capone, Marianna Tarantino, Ernesto Grimaldi, Donato Chianese, Saverio Gioia, Fabrizio Pasanisi, Franco Contaldo, Francesco Scopacasa, Silvia Savastano

Open Access Research

Hypochlorite-induced oxidative stress elevates the capability of HDL in promoting breast cancer metastasis

Bing Pan, Hui Ren, Xiaofeng Lv, Yangyu Zhao, Baoqi Yu, Yubin He, Yijing Ma, Chenguang Niu, Jinge Kong, Fangzhu Yu, Wen-bing Sun, Youyi Zhang, Belinda Willard, Lemin Zheng

Open Access Research

Chemokine CXCL12 activates dual CXCR4 and CXCR7-mediated signaling pathways in pancreatic cancer cells

Eileen L Heinrich, Wendy Lee, Jianming Lu, Andrew M Lowy, Joseph Kim

Open Access Research

Skp2 expression unfavorably impacts survival in resectable esophageal squamous cell carcinoma

Yi Liang, Xue Hou, Qian Cui, Tie-Bang Kang, Jian-Hua Fu, Lan-Jun Zhang, Rong-Zhen Luo, Jie-Hua He, Yi-Xin Zeng, Hao-Xian Yang

Open Access Methodology

The Stanford Data Miner: a novel approach for integrating and exploring heterogeneous immunological data

Janet C Siebert, Wes Munsil, Yael Rosenberg-Hasson, Mark M Davis, Holden T Maecker

Open Access Research

New directions in cellular therapy of cancer: a summary of the summit on cellular therapy for cancer

David F Stroncek, Carolina Berger, Martin A Cheever, Richard W Childs, Mark E Dudley, Peter Flynn, Luca Gattinoni, James R Heath, Michael Kalos, Francesco M Marincola, Jeffrey S Miller, Gustavo Mostoslavsky, Daniel J Powell Jr, Mahendra Rao, Nicholas P Restifo, Steven A Rosenberg, John O'Shea, Cornelis JM Melief

Open Access Research

Expression TGM2 and BNIP3 have prognostic significance in laryngeal cancer patients receiving surgery and postoperative radiotherapy: A retrospective study

Ting Jin, Huan-Xin Lin, Hui Lin, Li-Bing Guo, Nan Ge, Xiu-Yu Cai, Rui Sun, Wen-Kuan Chen, Qiu-Li Li, Wei-Han Hu

Open Access Research

The effect of bone marrow microenvironment on the functional properties of the therapeutic bone marrow-derived cells in patients with acute myocardial infarction

Johanna A Miettinen, Riikka J Salonen, Kari Ylitalo, Matti Niemelä, Kari Kervinen, Marjaana Säily, Pirjo Koistinen, Eeva-Riitta Savolainen, Timo H Mäkikallio, Heikki V Huikuri, Petri Lehenkari

Open Access Research

Safety and feasibility of countering neurological impairment by intravenous administration of autologous cord blood in cerebral palsy

Young-Ho Lee, Kyung Vin Choi, Jin Hwa Moon, Hyun-Joo Jun, Hye-Ryeong Kang, Se-In Oh, Hyung Sun Kim, Jang Soo Um, Mi Jung Kim, Yun Young Choi, Young-Jun Lee, Hee-Jin Kim, Jong-Hwa Lee, Su Min Son, Soo-Jin Choi, Wonil Oh, Yoon-Sun Yang

Open Access Research

Mitochondrial DNA mutation m.10680G > A is associated with Leber hereditary optic neuropathy in Chinese patients

A-Mei Zhang, Xiaoyun Jia, Xiangming Guo, Qingjiong Zhang, Yong-Gang Yao

Open Access Research

Further evidence for the existence of major susceptibility of nasopharyngeal carcinoma in the region near HLA-A locus in Southern Chinese

Manli Zhao, Hongbing Cai, Xin Li, Hang Zheng, Xuexi Yang, Weiyi Fang, Longcheng Zhang, Ganguan Wei, Ming Li, Kaitai Yao, Xin Li

Open Access Research

The CRKL gene encoding an adaptor protein is amplified, overexpressed, and a possible therapeutic target in gastric cancer

Hiroko Natsume, Kazuya Shinmura, Hong Tao, Hisaki Igarashi, Masaya Suzuki, Kiyoko Nagura, Masanori Goto, Hidetaka Yamada, Matsuyoshi Maeda, Hiroyuki Konno, Satoki Nakamura, Haruhiko Sugimura

Open Access Meeting report

FUTURE PERSPECTIVES IN MELANOMA RESEARCH. Meeting report from the “Melanoma Research: a bridge from Naples to the World. Napoli, December 5th–6 th2011”

Paolo A Ascierto, Antonio M Grimaldi, Brendan Curti, Mark B Faries, Soldano Ferrone, Keith Flaherty, Bernard A Fox, Thomas F Gajewski, Jeffrey E Gershenwald, Helen Gogas, Kenneth Grossmann, Axel Hauschild, F Stephen Hodi, Richard Kefford, John M Kirkwood, Sancy Leachmann, Michele Maio, Richard Marais, Giuseppe Palmieri, Donald L Morton, Antoni Ribas, David F Stroncek, Rodney Stewart, Ena Wang, Nicola Mozzillo, Franco M Marincola

Open Access Commentary

The role of BRAF V600 mutation in melanoma

Paolo A Ascierto, John M Kirkwood, Jean-Jacques Grob, Ester Simeone, Antonio M Grimaldi, Michele Maio, Giuseppe Palmieri, Alessandro Testori, Francesco M Marincola, Nicola Mozzillo

Open Access Research

Impact of obesity control on circulating level of endothelial progenitor cells and angiogenesis in response to ischemic stimulation

Yung-Lung Chen, Chia-Lo Chang, Cheuk-Kwan Sun, Chiung-Jen Wu, Tzu-Hsien Tsai, Sheng-Ying Chung, Sarah Chua, Kuo-Ho Yeh, Steve Leu, Jiunn-Jye Sheu, Fan-Yen Lee, Chia-Hung Yen, Hon-Kan Yip

Open Access Research

Effects of molecular structural variants on serum Krebs von den Lungen-6 levels in sarcoidosis

Masahiko Shigemura, Yasuyuki Nasuhara, Satoshi Konno, Chikara Shimizu, Kazuhiko Matsuno, Etsuro Yamaguchi, Masaharu Nishimura

Open Access Methodology

Clinical scale rapid expansion of lymphocytes for adoptive cell transfer therapy in the WAVE® bioreactor

Robert PT Somerville, Laura Devillier, Maria R Parkhurst, Steven A Rosenberg, Mark E Dudley

Open Access Research

Multicenter, phase II clinical trial of cancer vaccination for advanced esophageal cancer with three peptides derived from novel cancer-testis antigens

Koji Kono, Hisae Iinuma, Yasunori Akutsu, Hiroaki Tanaka, Naoko Hayashi, Yasuto Uchikado, Tsuyoshi Noguchi, Hideki Fujii, Kota Okinaka, Ryoji Fukushima, Hisahiro Matsubara, Masaichi Ohira, Hideo Baba, Shoji Natsugoe, Seigou Kitano, Kazuyoshi Takeda, Koji Yoshida, Takuya Tsunoda, Yusuke Nakamura

Open Access Research

Ribonucleotide reductase inhibition restores platinum-sensitivity in platinum-resistant ovarian cancer: a Gynecologic Oncology Group Study

Charles Kunos, Tomas Radivoyevitch, Fadi W Abdul-Karim, James Fanning, Ovadia Abulafia, Albert J Bonebrake, Lydia Usha

Open Access Research

Ca2+-regulatory proteins in cardiomyocytes from the right ventricle in children with congenital heart disease

Yihe Wu, Wei Feng, Hao Zhang, Shoujun Li, De Wang, Xiangbin Pan, Shengshou Hu

Open Access Research

Use of neoadjuvant electrochemotherapy to treat a large metastatic lesion of the cheek in a patient with melanoma

Nicola Mozzillo, Corrado Caracò, Stefano Mori, Gianluca Di Monta, Gerardo Botti, Paolo A Ascierto, Corradina Caracò, Luigi Aloj

Open Access Research

Predictive role of multiple gene alterations in response to cetuximab in metastatic colorectal cancer: A single center study

Paola Ulivi, Laura Capelli, Martina Valgiusti, Wainer Zoli, Emanuela Scarpi, Elisa Chiadini, Paola Rosetti, Sara Bravaccini, Daniele Calistri, Luca Saragoni, Andrea Casadei Gardini, Angela Ragazzini, Giovanni Luca Frassineti, Dino Amadori, Alessandro Passardi

Open Access Research

Sequencing of BRAF inhibitors and ipilimumab in patients with metastatic melanoma: a possible algorithm for clinical use

Paolo A Ascierto, Ester Simeone, Diana Giannarelli, Antonio M Grimaldi, Anna Romano, Nicola Mozzillo

Open Access Meeting report

Workshop on immunotherapy combinations. Society for immunotherapy of cancer annual meeting Bethesda, November 3, 2011

Ivan Martinez Forero, Hideho Okada, Suzanne L Topalian, Thomas F Gajewski, Alan J Korman, Ignacio Melero

Open Access Research

SLC26A4 gene copy number variations in Chinese patients with non-syndromic enlarged vestibular aqueduct

Jiandong Zhao, Yongyi Yuan, Jing Chen, Shasha Huang, Guojian Wang, Dongyi Han, Pu Dai

Open Access Research

High level of miR-221/222 confers increased cell invasion and poor prognosis in glioma

Chunzhi Zhang, Junxia Zhang, Jianwei Hao, Zhendong Shi, Yingyi Wang, Lei Han, Shizhu Yu, Yongping You, Tao Jiang, Jinhuan Wang, Meili Liu, Peiyu Pu, Chunsheng Kang

Open Access Research

Beneficial effects of non-matched allogeneic cord blood mononuclear cells upon patients with idiopathic osteoporosis

Jun Li, Li Zhang, Liang Zhou, Zheng-Ping Yu, Feng Qi, Bei Liu, Su-Xia Zi, Li Li, Yi Li, San-Bin Wang, Zheng-Jiang Cui, Xing-Hua Pan

Open Access Research

Expression of AEG-1 mRNA and protein in colorectal cancer patients and colon cancer cell lines

Sebastian Gnosa, Yang-Mei Shen, Chao-Jie Wang, Hong Zhang, Johannes Stratmann, Gunnar Arbman, Xiao-Feng Sun

Open Access Research

Coculture with hematopoietic stem cells protects cardiomyocytes against apoptosis via paracrine activation of AKT

Mark Rosenberg, Matthias Lutz, Constantin Kühl, Rainer Will, Volker Eckstein, Jutta Krebs, Hugo A Katus, Norbert Frey

Open Access Research

A retrospective pooled analysis of response patterns and risk factors in recurrent malignant glioma patients receiving a nitrosourea-based chemotherapy

Alessandro Paccapelo, Ivan Lolli, Maria Grazia Fabrini, Giovanni Silvano, Beatrice Detti, Franco Perrone, Giuseppina Savio, Matteo Santoni, Erminio Bonizzoni, Tania Perrone, Silvia Scoccianti

Open Access Research

JAK-STAT and AKT pathway-coupled genes in erythroid progenitor cells through ontogeny

Vladan P Cokic, Bhaskar Bhattacharya, Bojana B Beleslin-Cokic, Constance T Noguchi, Raj K Puri, Alan N Schechter

Open Access Research

Transient and intensive pharmacological immunosuppression fails to improve AAV-based liver gene transfer in non-human primates

Carmen Unzu, Sandra Hervás-Stubbs, Ana Sampedro, Itsaso Mauleón, Uxua Mancheño, Carlos Alfaro, Rafael Enríquez de Salamanca, Alberto Benito, Stuart G Beattie, Harald Petry, Jesús Prieto, Ignacio Melero, Antonio Fontanellas

Open Access Research

Molecular target based combinational therapeutic approaches in thyroid cancer

Shilpi Rajoria, Robert Suriano, Andrea L George, Ameet Kamat, Stimson P Schantz, Jan Geliebter, Raj K Tiwari

Open Access Research

FLJ10540 is associated with tumor progression in nasopharyngeal carcinomas and contributes to nasopharyngeal cell proliferation, and metastasis via osteopontin/CD44 pathway

Chang-Han Chen, Li-Yen Shiu, Li-Jen Su, Chi-Ying F Huang, Shun-Chen Huang, Chao-Cheng Huang, Yu-Fang Yin, Wei-Sheng Wang, Hsin-Ting Tsai, Fu-Min Fang, Wan-Chu Chuang, Hong-Chang Kang, Chung-Feng Hwang

Open Access Meeting report

Engaging basic scientists in translational research: identifying opportunities, overcoming obstacles

Jennifer A Hobin, Anne M Deschamps, Richard Bockman, Stanley Cohen, Paul Dechow, Charis Eng, William Galey, Mariana Morris, Sharma Prabhakar, Usha Raj, Peter Rubenstein, John A Smith, Patrick Stover, Nancy Sung, William Talman, Richard Galbraith

Open Access Research

Nitric oxide augments mesenchymal stem cell ability to repair liver fibrosis

Gibran Ali, Sadia Mohsin, Mohsin Khan, Ghazanfar Ali Nasir, Sulaiman Shams, Shaheen N Khan, Sheikh Riazuddin

Open Access Research

CD20-negative de novo diffuse large B-cell lymphoma in HIV-negative patients: A matched case-control analysis in a single institution

Ya-Jun Li, Zhi-Ming Li, Hui-Lan Rao, Yi Xia, Hui-Qiang Huang, Zhong-Jun Xia, Su Li, Wen-Yu Li, Wen-Qi Jiang

Open Access Research

Enhanced antitumoral efficacy and immune response following conditionally replicative adenovirus containing constitutive HSF1 delivery to rodent tumors

Rong Fan, Cheng Wang, Yang Wang, Ping Ren, Pingping Gan, Hui Ji, Zian Xia, Suiyu Hu, Qiongyao Zeng, Wei Huang, Yebin Jiang, Xi Huang

Open Access Meeting report

SITC 26th annual meeting – summary

Emanuela Romano, Denise Nardelli-Haefliger, Alena Donda, Stephanie Corgnac, Pedro Romero

Open Access Research

Racial differences in B cell receptor signaling pathway activation

Diane M Longo, Brent Louie, Kavita Mathi, Zoltan Pos, Ena Wang, Rachael E Hawtin, Francesco M Marincola, Alessandra Cesano

Open Access Research

Trehalose treatment suppresses inflammation, oxidative stress, and vasospasm induced by experimental subarachnoid hemorrhage

Ryosuke Echigo, Nobuyuki Shimohata, Kensuke Karatsu, Fumiko Yano, Yuko Kayasuga-Kariya, Ayano Fujisawa, Takayo Ohto, Yoshihiro Kita, Motonao Nakamura, Shigeki Suzuki, Manabu Mochizuki, Takao Shimizu, Ung-il Chung, Nobuo Sasaki

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Cryopreservation of human vascular umbilical cord cells under good manufacturing practice conditions for future cell banks

Bianca Polchow, Kati Kebbel, Gerno Schmiedeknecht, Anne Reichardt, Wolfgang Henrich, Roland Hetzer, Cora Lueders

Open Access Methodology

Clinical trial considerations on male contraception and collection of pregnancy information from female partners

Maria Longauer Banholzer, Heinrich Buergin, Christoph Wandel, Georg Schmitt, Elmar Gocke, Richard Peck, Thomas Singer, Theresa Reynolds, Marie Mannino, Jonathan Deutsch, Lucette Doessegger

Open Access Research

Phosphorylated AKT and MAPK expression in primary tumours and in corresponding metastases and clinical outcome in colorectal cancer patients receiving irinotecan-cetuximab

Mario Scartozzi, Riccardo Giampieri, Elena Maccaroni, Alessandra Mandolesi, Simona Biagetti, Simona Alfonsi, Lucio Giustini, Cristian Loretelli, Luca Faloppi, Alessandro Bittoni, Maristella Bianconi, Michela Del Prete, Italo Bearzi, Stefano Cascinu

Open Access Research

Claspin as a biomarker of human papillomavirus-related high grade lesions of uterine cervix

Maria Benevolo, Antonio Musio, Amina Vocaturo, Maria Gabriella Donà, Francesca Rollo, Irene Terrenato, Mariantonia Carosi, Edoardo Pescarmona, Giuseppe Vocaturo, Marcella Mottolese

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Correlation between the functional impairment of bone marrow-derived circulating progenitor cells and the extend of coronary artery disease

Ilkay Bozdag-Turan, R Goekmen Turan, Lylia Paranskaya, Nicole S Arsoy, C Hakan Turan, Ibrahim Akin, Stephan Kische, Jasmin Ortak, H Schneider, S Ludovicy, Tina Hermann, Giuseppe D’Ancona, Serkan Durdu, A Ruchan Akar, Hueseyin Ince, Christoph A Nienaber

Open Access Review

Novel classes of non-coding RNAs and cancer

Jiri Sana, Petra Faltejskova, Marek Svoboda, Ondrej Slaby

Open Access Review

A road map to Translational Medicine in Qatar and a model for the world

Francesco M Marincola, Javaid I Sheikh

Open Access Research

Prognostic significance of MyD88 expression by human epithelial ovarian carcinoma cells

Yi Zhu, Jian-Ming Huang, Guo-Nan Zhang, Xiao Zha, Bi-Fang Deng

Open Access Research

Genomic characterization of explant tumorgraft models derived from fresh patient tumor tissue

David J Monsma, Noel R Monks, David M Cherba, Dawna Dylewski, Emily Eugster, Hailey Jahn, Sujata Srikanth, Stephanie B Scott, Patrick J Richardson, Robin E Everts, Aleksandr Ishkin, Yuri Nikolsky, James H Resau, Robert Sigler, Brian J Nickoloff, Craig P Webb

Open Access Research

Adipose derived mesenchymal stem cells transplantation via portal vein improves microcirculation and ameliorates liver fibrosis induced by CCl4 in rats

Yu Wang, Fan Lian, Jiaping Li, Wenzhe Fan, Hanshi Xu, Xiuyan Yang, Liuqin Liang, Wei Chen, Jianyong Yang

Open Access Research

Plasma nuclear and mitochondrial DNA levels as predictors of outcome in severe sepsis patients in the emergency room

Chia-Te Kung, Sheng-Yuan Hsiao, Tsung-Cheng Tsai, Chih-Min Su, Wen-Neng Chang, Chi-Ren Huang, Hung-Chen Wang, Wei-Che Lin, Hsueh-Wen Chang, Yu-Jun Lin, Ben-Chung Cheng, Ben Yu-Jih Su, Nai-Wen Tsai, Cheng-Hsien Lu

Open Access Review

Exosome removal as a therapeutic adjuvant in cancer

Annette M Marleau, Chien-Shing Chen, James A Joyce, Richard H Tullis

Open Access Research

High expression of high mobility group box 1 (hmgb1) predicts poor prognosis for hepatocellular carcinoma after curative hepatectomy

Furong Liu, Yaojun Zhang, Zhenwei Peng, Hengjun Gao, Li Xu, Minshan Chen

Open Access Review

Hepatitis C virus infection in the immunocompromised host: a complex scenario with variable clinical impact

Anna Linda Zignego, Carlo Giannini, Laura Gragnani, Alessia Piluso, Elisa Fognani

Open Access Research

Longitudinal investigation of natural killer cells and cytokines in chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis

Ekua W Brenu, Mieke L van Driel, Donald R Staines, Kevin J Ashton, Sharni L Hardcastle, James Keane, Lotti Tajouri, Daniel Peterson, Sandra B Ramos, Sonya M Marshall-Gradisnik

Open Access Research

Small molecule inhibition of 6-phosphofructo-2-kinase suppresses t cell activation

Sucheta Telang, Brian F Clem, Alden C Klarer, Amy L Clem, John O Trent, Richard Bucala, Jason Chesney

Open Access Review

A systematic review and meta-analysis of 235delC mutation of GJB2 gene

Jun Yao, Yajie Lu, Qinjun Wei, Xin Cao, Guangqian Xing

Open Access Research

Synthetic genistein derivatives as modulators of glycosaminoglycan storage

Anna Kloska, Magdalena Narajczyk, Joanna Jakóbkiewicz-Banecka, Grzegorz Grynkiewicz, Wiesław Szeja, Magdalena Gabig-Cimińska, Grzegorz Węgrzyn

Open Access Research

Organic anion transporting polypeptides OATP1B1 and OATP1B3 and their genetic variants influence the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of raloxifene

Tina Trdan Lušin, Bruno Stieger, Janja Marc, Aleš Mrhar, Jurij Trontelj, Andrej Zavratnik, Barbara Ostanek

Open Access Research

Decreased expression of zinc-alpha2-glycoprotein in hepatocellular carcinoma associates with poor prognosis

Yan Huang, Lin-Zi Li, Chris Zhi-Yi Zhang, Chun Yi, Li-Li Liu, Xuan Zhou, Guo-Bing Xie, Mu-Yan Cai, Yan Li, Jing-Ping Yun

Open Access Meeting report

Rational design of HIV vaccines and microbicides: report of the EUROPRISE annual conference 2011

Nicolas Ruffin, Marie Borggren, Zelda Euler, Fabio Fiorino, Katrijn Grupping, David Hallengärd, Aneele Javed, Kevin Mendonca, Charlotte Pollard, David Reinhart, Elisa Saba, Enas Sheik-Khalil, Annette Sköld, Serena Ziglio, Gabriella Scarlatti, Frances Gotch, Britta Wahren, Robin J Shattock

Open Access Research

Effects of sildenafil and/or muscle derived stem cells on myocardial infarction

Judy SC Wang, Istvan Kovanecz, Dolores Vernet, Gaby Nolazco, George E Kopchok, Sheryl L Chow, Rodney A White, Nestor F Gonzalez-Cadavid

Open Access Research

Gene expression analysis of matched ovarian primary tumors and peritoneal metastasis

Joel A Malek, Alejandra Martinez, Eliane Mery, Gwenael Ferron, Ruby Huang, Christophe Raynaud, Eva Jouve, Jean-Paul Thiery, Denis Querleu, Arash Rafii

Open Access Research

A human model of inflammatory cardio-metabolic dysfunction; a double blind placebo-controlled crossover trial

Nehal N Mehta, Sean P Heffron, Parth N Patel, Jane Ferguson, Rachana D Shah, Christine C Hinkle, Parasuram Krishnamoorthy, Rhia Shah, Jennifer Tabita-Martinez, Karen Terembula, Stephen R Master, Michael R Rickels, Muredach P Reilly

Open Access Research

The detrimental danger of water-pipe (Hookah) transcends the hazardous consequences of general health to the driving behavior

Wafa Elias, Nimer Assy, Ibrahim Elias, Tomer Toledo, Mustafa Yassin, Abdalla Bowirrat

Open Access Research

Increased microRNA-155 expression in the serum and peripheral monocytes in chronic HCV infection

Shashi Bala, Yaphet Tilahun, Odette Taha, Hawau Alao, Karen Kodys, Donna Catalano, Gyongyi Szabo

Open Access Research

Enhanced ROCK1 dependent contractility in fibroblast from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients

Oskar Hallgren, Sara Rolandsson, Annika Andersson-Sjöland, Kristian Nihlberg, Elisabet Wieslander, Martina Kvist-Reimer, Magnus Dahlbäck, Leif Eriksson, Leif Bjermer, Jonas S Erjefält, Claes-Göran Löfdahl, Gunilla Westergren-Thorsson

Open Access Research

Characterization of iNOS+ Neutrophil-like ring cell in tumor-bearing mice

Lauren P Virtuoso, Jamie L Harden, Paula Sotomayor, Wade J Sigurdson, Fuminobu Yoshimura, Nejat K Egilmez, Boris Minev, Mehmet O Kilinc

Open Access Research

Treatment of one case of cerebral palsy combined with posterior visual pathway injury using autologous bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells

Min Li, Aixue Yu, Fangfang Zhang, GuangHui Dai, Hongbin Cheng, Xiaodong Wang, Yihua An

Open Access Research

The Chinese medicine formula HB01 reduces choroidal neovascularization by regulating the expression of vascular endothelial growth factor

Ming Jin, Youhua Zhang, Lin Pan, Renhui Dou, Robert B Nussenblatt, Lai Wei

Open Access Research

Prognostic significance of c-KIT in vulvar cancer: bringing this molecular marker from bench to bedside

Beatriz de Melo Maia, André Mourão Lavorato-Rocha, Iara Sant’Ana Rodrigues, Glauco Baiocchi, Flávia Munhoz Cestari, Monica Maria Stiepcich, Ludmila Thomé Domingues Chinen, Kátia C Carvalho, Fernando Augusto Soares, Rafael Malagoli Rocha

Open Access Research

Serum microRNAs as biomarkers for recurrence in melanoma

Erica B Friedman, Shulian Shang, Eleazar Vega-Saenz de Miera, Jacob Ulrik Fog, Maria Wrang Teilum, Michelle W Ma, Russell S Berman, Richard L Shapiro, Anna C Pavlick, Eva Hernando, Adam Baker, Yongzhao Shao, Iman Osman

Open Access Research

First-in-man application of a novel therapeutic cancer vaccine formulation with the capacity to induce multi-functional T cell responses in ovarian, breast and prostate cancer patients

Neil L Berinstein, Mohan Karkada, Michael A Morse, John J Nemunaitis, Gurkamal Chatta, Howard Kaufman, Kunle Odunsi, Rita Nigam, Leeladhar Sammatur, Lisa D MacDonald, Genevieve M Weir, Marianne M Stanford, Marc Mansour

Open Access Research

Low density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 1 expression correlates with cholesteryl ester accumulation in the myocardium of ischemic cardiomyopathy patients

Roi Cal, Oriol Juan-Babot, Vicenç Brossa, Santiago Roura, Carolina Gálvez-Montón, Manolo Portoles, Miguel Rivera, Juan Cinca, Lina Badimon, Vicenta Llorente-Cortés

Open Access Research

Molecular evidence for increased antitumor activity of gemcitabine in combination with a cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor, P276-00 in pancreatic cancers

Maggie J Rathos, Kavita Joshi, Harshal Khanwalkar, Sonal M Manohar, Kalpana S Joshi

Open Access Research

Correlation of pretreatment drug induced apoptosis in ovarian cancer cells with patient survival and clinical response

Emery Salom, Manuel Penalver, Howard Homesley, Matthew Burrell, Audrey Garrett, Cary A Presant, James Rutledge, Michael Chernick, Allan Hallquist, Mathieu Perree

Open Access Research

Combination of cilostazol and clopidogrel attenuates Rat critical limb ischemia

Jiunn-Jye Sheu, Kun-Chen Lin, Ching-Yen Tsai, Tzu-Hsien Tsai, Steve Leu, Chia-Hung Yen, Yung-Lung Chen, Hsueh-Wen Chang, Cheuk-Kwan Sun, Sarah Chua, Jenq-Lin Yang, Hon-Kan Yip

Open Access Research

Analysis of in vitro secretion profiles from adipose-derived cell populations

Sinead P Blaber, Rebecca A Webster, Cameron J Hill, Edmond J Breen, Donald Kuah, Graham Vesey, Benjamin R Herbert

Open Access Research

Characterization of CDKN2A(p16) methylation and impact in colorectal cancer: systematic analysis using pyrosequencing

Michel P Bihl, Anja Foerster, Alessandro Lugli, Inti Zlobec

Open Access Research

Nuclear overexpression of metastasis-associated protein 1 correlates significantly with poor survival in nasopharyngeal carcinoma

Wen-Fei Li, Na Liu, Rui-Xue Cui, Qing-Mei He, Mo Chen, Ning Jiang, Ying Sun, Jing Zeng, Li-Zhi Liu, Jun Ma

Open Access Research

Increased HOX C13 expression in metastatic melanoma progression

Monica Cantile, Giosuè Scognamiglio, Annamaria Anniciello, Marisa Farina, Giusy Gentilcore, Clemente Santonastaso, Franco Fulciniti, Clemente Cillo, Renato Franco, Paolo A Ascierto, Gerardo Botti

Open Access Research

Expression of heat shock protein 70 in nasopharyngeal carcinomas: different expression patterns correlate with distinct clinical prognosis

Man-Bo Cai, Xiao-Pai Wang, Jia-Xing Zhang, Hui-Qiong Han, Chao-Chun Liu, Jin-Xin Bei, Ruo-Jun Peng, Yi Liang, Qi-Sheng Feng, Hai-Yun Wang, Li-Zhen Chen, Sha Fu, Tiebang Kang, Jian-Yong Shao, Yi-Xin Zeng

Open Access Commentary

Stereotactic Ablative Radio Therapy (SABR) followed by immunotherapy a challenge for individualized treatment of metastatic solid tumours

Giuseppe V Masucci, Peter Wersäll, Rolf Kiessling, Andreas Lundqvist, Rolf Lewensohn

Open Access Review

Considerations in the development of circulating tumor cell technology for clinical use

David R Parkinson, Nicholas Dracopoli, Brenda Gumbs Petty, Carolyn Compton, Massimo Cristofanilli, Albert Deisseroth, Daniel F Hayes, Gordon Kapke, Prasanna Kumar, Jerry SH Lee, Minetta C Liu, Robert McCormack, Stanislaw Mikulski, Larry Nagahara, Klaus Pantel, Sonia Pearson-White, Elizabeth A Punnoose, Lori T Roadcap, Andrew E Schade, Howard I Scher, Caroline C Sigman, Gary J Kelloff

Open Access Research

Genetic variation in the TNF receptor-associated factor 6 gene is associated with susceptibility to sepsis-induced acute lung injury

Zhenju Song, Chenling Yao, Jun Yin, Chaoyang Tong, Duming Zhu, Zhan Sun, Jinjun Jiang, Mian Shao, Yaping Zhang, Zhi Deng, Zhengang Tao, Si Sun, Chunxue Bai

Open Access Research

Novel HER2 Aptamer Selectively Delivers Cytotoxic Drug to HER2-positive Breast Cancer Cells in Vitro

Zhe Liu, Jin-Hong Duan, Yong-Mei Song, Jie Ma, Feng-Dan Wang, Xin Lu, Xian-Da Yang

Open Access Research

GOLPH3 overexpression correlates with tumor progression and poor prognosis in patients with clinically N0 oral tongue cancer

Huan Li, Ling Guo, Shu-Wei Chen, Xiao-Hui Zhao, Shi-Min Zhuang, Li-Ping Wang, Li-Bing Song, Ming Song

Open Access Research

Prevalence of KRAS, BRAF, and PIK3CA somatic mutations in patients with colorectal carcinoma may vary in the same population: clues from Sardinia

Grazia Palomba, Maria Colombino, Antonio Contu, Bruno Massidda, Giovanni Baldino, Antonio Pazzola, MariaTeresa Ionta, Francesca Capelli, Vittorio Trova, Tito Sedda, Giovanni Sanna, Francesco Tanda, Mario Budroni, Giuseppe Palmieri, Antonio Cossu

Open Access Research

HLA-E expression in cervical adenocarcinomas: association with improved long-term survival

Vivian M Spaans, Alexander AW Peters, Gert Jan Fleuren, Ekaterina S Jordanova

Open Access Research

Effect of high-dose intravenous vitamin C on inflammation in cancer patients

Nina Mikirova, Joseph Casciari, Andrea Rogers, Paul Taylor

Open Access Research

Development of a new humanized mouse model to study acute inflammatory arthritis

Alexander V Misharin, G Kenneth Haines III, Shawn Rose, Angelical K Gierut, Richard S Hotchkiss, Harris Perlman

Open Access Research

Cytokine expression profiles of immune imbalance in post-mononucleosis chronic fatigue

Gordon Broderick, Ben Z Katz, Henrique Fernandes, Mary Ann Fletcher, Nancy Klimas, Frederick A Smith, Maurice RG O’Gorman, Suzanne D Vernon, Renee Taylor

Open Access Methodology

Evaluation of a multi-marker immunomagnetic enrichment assay for the quantification of circulating melanoma cells

James B Freeman, Elin S Gray, Michael Millward, Robert Pearce, Melanie Ziman

Open Access Research

Effects of combined antiretroviral therapy on B- and T-cell release from production sites in long-term treated HIV-1+ patients

Eugenia Quiros-Roldan, Federico Serana, Marco Chiarini, Cinzia Zanotti, Alessandra Sottini, Daria Gotti, Carlo Torti, Luigi Caimi, Luisa Imberti

Open Access Research

High expression of p300 is linked to aggressive features and poor prognosis of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma

Zhi-Wei Liao, Tong-Chong Zhou, Xiao-Jun Tan, Xian-Lu Song, Yuan Liu, Xing-Yuan Shi, Wen-Jin Huang, Li-Li Du, Bo-Jun Tu, Xiao-dan Lin

Open Access Editorial

Lean oncology: a new model for oncologists

Vincenzo Montesarchio, Antonio Maria Grimaldi, Bernard A Fox, Antonio Rea, Francesco M Marincola, Paolo A Ascierto

Open Access Research

Clinical evaluation of a matrix metalloproteinase-12 cleaved fragment of titin as a cardiovascular serological biomarker

Efstathios Vassiliadis, Lars M Rasmussen, Inger Byrjalsen, Dorthe Vang Larsen, Rajiv Chaturvedi, Susanne Hosbond, Lotte Saabye, Axel CP Diederichsen, Federica Genovese, Kevin L Duffin, Qinlong Zheng, Xiaoliang Chen, Diana J Leeming, Claus Christiansen, Morten A Karsdal

Open Access Research

Trastuzumab anti-tumor efficacy in patient-derived esophageal squamous cell carcinoma xenograft (PDECX) mouse models

Xianhua Wu, Jingchuan Zhang, Ruheng Zhen, Jing Lv, Li Zheng, Xinying Su, Guanshan Zhu, Paul R Gavine, Songtao Xu, Shaohua Lu, Jun Hou, Yalan Liu, Chen Xu, Yunshan Tan, Liang Xie, Xiaolu Yin, Deming He, Qunsheng Ji, Yingyong Hou, Di Ge

Open Access Protocol

Hyperinvasive approach to out-of hospital cardiac arrest using mechanical chest compression device, prehospital intraarrest cooling, extracorporeal life support and early invasive assessment compared to standard of care. A randomized parallel groups comparative study proposal. “Prague OHCA study”

Jan Belohlavek, Karel Kucera, Jiri Jarkovsky, Ondrej Franek, Milana Pokorna, Jiri Danda, Roman Skripsky, Vit Kandrnal, Martin Balik, Jan Kunstyr, Jan Horak, Ondrej Smid, Jaroslav Valasek, Vratislav Mrazek, Zdenek Schwarz, Ales Linhart

Open Access Research

IRF5 gene polymorphisms in melanoma

Lorenzo Uccellini, Valeria De Giorgi, Yingdong Zhao, Barbara Tumaini, Narnygerel Erdenebileg, Mark E Dudley, Sara Tomei, Davide Bedognetti, Maria Libera Ascierto, Qiuzhen Liu, Richard Simon, Leah Kottyan, Kenneth M Kaufman, John B Harley, Ena Wang, Steven A Rosenberg, Francesco M Marincola

Open Access Research

Five novel glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency haplotypes correlating with disease severity

Ashraf Dallol, Huda Banni, Mamdooh A Gari, Mohammed H Al-Qahtani, Adel M Abuzenadeh, Fatin Al-Sayes, Adeel G Chaudhary, Jeffrey Bidwell, Wael Kafienah

Open Access Research

Overexpression of FoxM1 is associated with tumor progression in patients with clear cell renal cell carcinoma

Yi-Jun Xue, Ri-Hai Xiao, Da-Zhi Long, Xiao-Feng Zou, Xiao-Ning Wang, Guo-Xi Zhang, Yuan-Hu Yuan, Geng-Qing Wu, Jun Yang, Yu-Ting Wu, Hui Xu, Fo-Lin Liu, Min Liu

Open Access Research

The application of observational data in translational medicine: analyzing tobacco-use behaviors of adolescents

Valeria Siciliano, Annalisa Pitino, Mercedes Gori, Olivia Curzio, Loredana Fortunato, Michael Liebman, Sabrina Molinaro

Open Access Research

Upregulation of SATB1 is associated with the development and progression of glioma

Sheng-Hua Chu, Yan-Bin Ma, Dong-Fu Feng, Hong Zhang, Zhi-An Zhu, Zhi-Qiang Li, Pu-Cha Jiang

Open Access Research

Prevalence and prevalence trends of transfusion transmissible infections among blood donors at four chinese regional blood centers between 2000 and 2010

Changqing Li, Xiaopu Xiao, Huimin Yin, Miao He, Jianping Li, Yudong Dai, Yongshui Fu, Jianmin Ge, Yonglin Yang, Yan Luan, Changzhou Lin, Hongxiang Zhao, Wuping Li

Open Access Research

BAP1 cancer syndrome: malignant mesothelioma, uveal and cutaneous melanoma, and MBAITs

Michele Carbone, Laura Korb Ferris, Francine Baumann, Andrea Napolitano, Christopher A Lum, Erin G Flores, Giovanni Gaudino, Amy Powers, Peter Bryant-Greenwood, Thomas Krausz, Elizabeth Hyjek, Rachael Tate, Joseph Friedberg, Tracey Weigel, Harvey I Pass, Haining Yang

Open Access Research

Prognostic relevance of melanoma antigen D1 expression in colorectal carcinoma

Zhao-lei Zeng, Wen-jing Wu, Jing Yang, Zhen-jie Tang, Dong-liang Chen, Miao-zhen Qiu, Hui-yan Luo, Zhi-qiang Wang, Ying Jin, De-shen Wang, Rui-hua Xu

Open Access Review

TGF-β – an excellent servant but a bad master

Lenka Kubiczkova, Lenka Sedlarikova, Roman Hajek, Sabina Sevcikova

Open Access Research

Circulating miR-200c as a diagnostic and prognostic biomarker for gastric cancer

Manuel Valladares-Ayerbes, Margarita Reboredo, Vanessa Medina-Villaamil, Pilar Iglesias-Díaz, Maria José Lorenzo-Patiño, Mar Haz, Isabel Santamarina, Moisés Blanco, Juan Fernández-Tajes, Maria Quindós, Alberto Carral, Angélica Figueroa, Luis Miguel Antón-Aparicio, Lourdes Calvo

Open Access Research

Poorly differentiated synovial sarcoma is associated with high expression of enhancer of zeste homologue 2 (EZH2)

Yi-Che Changchien, Péter Tátrai, Gergő Papp, Johanna Sápi, László Fónyad, Miklós Szendrői, Zsuzsanna Pápai, Zoltán Sápi

Open Access Research

Four clinically utilized drugs were identified and validated for treatment of adrenocortical cancer using quantitative high-throughput screening

Naris Nilubol, Lisa Zhang, Min Shen, Ya-Qin Zhang, Mei He, Christopher P Austin, Electron Kebebew

Open Access Research

Effects of helium and air inhalation on the innate and early adaptive immune system in healthy volunteers ex vivo

Gezina TML Oei, Kirsten F Smit, Djai vd Vondervoort, Daniel Brevoord, Arjan Hoogendijk, Catharina W Wieland, Markus W Hollmann, Benedikt Preckel, Nina C Weber

Open Access Research

Abnormal expression of GADD45B in human colorectal carcinoma

Lisha Wang, Xiuying Xiao, Dali Li, Yayun Chi, Ping Wei, Yiqin Wang, Shujuan Ni, Cong Tan, Xiaoyan Zhou, Xiang Du

Open Access Research

Topoisomerase II alpha gene amplification is a favorable prognostic factor in patients with HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer treated with trastuzumab

George Fountzilas, Christos Christodoulou, Mattheos Bobos, Vassiliki Kotoula, Anastasia G Eleftheraki, Ioannis Xanthakis, Anna Batistatou, George Pentheroudakis, Nikolaos Xiros, Irene Papaspirou, Anna Koumarianou, Pavlos Papakostas, Dimitrios Bafaloukos, Dimosthenis V Skarlos, Konstantine T Kalogeras

Open Access Review

Future detection and monitoring of diabetes may entail analysis of both β-cell function and volume: How markers of β-cell loss may assist

Anita V Neutzsky-Wulff, Kim V Andreassen, Sara T Hjuler, Michael Feigh, Anne-Christine Bay-Jensen, Qinlong Zheng, Kim Henriksen, Morten A Karsdal

Open Access Research

Soluble KIT correlates with clinical outcome in patients with metastatic breast cancer treated with sunitinib

Kiana Keyvanjah, Samuel E DePrimo, Charles S Harmon, Xin Huang, Kenneth A Kern, William Carley

Open Access Methodology

Validation of analytical methods in GMP: the disposable Fast Read 102® device, an alternative practical approach for cell counting

Monica Gunetti, Sara Castiglia, Deborah Rustichelli, Katia Mareschi, Fiorella Sanavio, Michela Muraro, Elena Signorino, Laura Castello, Ivana Ferrero, Franca Fagioli

Open Access Research

Comparison of endometrial regenerative cells and bone marrow stromal cells

Huan Wang, Ping Jin, Marianna Sabatino, Jiaqiang Ren, Sara Civini, Vladimir Bogin, Thomas E Ichim, David F Stroncek

Open Access Research

T cell receptor (TCR)-transgenic CD8 lymphocytes rendered insensitive to transforming growth factor beta (TGFβ) signaling mediate superior tumor regression in an animal model of adoptive cell therapy

Jon G Quatromoni, Yue Wang, Dan D Vo, Lilah F Morris, Ali R Jazirehi, William McBride, Talal Chatila, Richard C Koya, James S Economou

Open Access Research

Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation induces immunologic tolerance in renal transplant patients via modulation of inflammatory and repair processes

Duojiao Wu, Guisheng Qi, Xuanchuan Wang, Ming Xu, Ruiming Rong, Xiangdong Wang, Tongyu Zhu

Open Access Research

Proteomics-based identification of haptoglobin as a favourable serum biomarker for predicting long-term response to splenectomy in patients with primary immune thrombocytopenia

Chao-Xu Zheng, Zhuang-Qi Ji, Long-Juan Zhang, Qiong Wen, Liu-Hua Chen, Jun-Feng Yu, Dong Zheng

Open Access Research

Altered serum levels of IL-33 in patients with advanced systolic chronic heart failure: correlation with oxidative stress

Hai-Feng Zhang, Shuang-Lun Xie, Yang-Xin Chen, Jing-Ting Mai, Jing-Feng Wang, Wa-Li Zhu, Li-Guang Zhu

Open Access Research

Adoptive cell therapy with autologous tumor infiltrating lymphocytes and low-dose Interleukin-2 in metastatic melanoma patients

Eva Ellebaek, Trine Zeeberg Iversen, Niels Junker, Marco Donia, Lotte Engell-Noerregaard, Özcan Met, Lisbet Rosenkrantz Hölmich, Rikke Sick Andersen, Sine Reker Hadrup, Mads Hald Andersen, Per thor Straten, Inge Marie Svane

Open Access Research

Integrated next-generation sequencing of 16S rDNA and metaproteomics differentiate the healthy urine microbiome from asymptomatic bacteriuria in neuropathic bladder associated with spinal cord injury

Derrick E Fouts, Rembert Pieper, Sebastian Szpakowski, Hans Pohl, Susan Knoblach, Moo-Jin Suh, Shih-Ting Huang, Inger Ljungberg, Bruce M Sprague, Sarah K Lucas, Manolito Torralba, Karen E Nelson, Suzanne L Groah

Open Access Research

Cardiac remodeling and myocardial dysfunction in obese spontaneously hypertensive rats

Dominik Linz, Mathias Hohl, Felix Mahfoud, Jan-Christian Reil, Wolfgang Linz, Thomas Hübschle, Hans-Paul Juretschke, Claudia Neumann-Häflin, Hartmut Rütten, Michael Böhm

Open Access Research

Alzheimer's disease biomarker discovery using in silico literature mining and clinical validation

Ines Greco, Nicola Day, Joanna Riddoch-Contreras, Jane Reed, Hilkka Soininen, Iwona Kłoszewska, Magda Tsolaki, Bruno Vellas, Christian Spenger, Patrizia Mecocci, Lars-Olof Wahlund, Andrew Simmons, Julie Barnes, Simon Lovestone

Open Access Research

Prognostic and predictive value of circulating tumor cell analysis in colorectal cancer patients

Andreia de Albuquerque, Ilja Kubisch, Ulrich Stölzel, Dominikus Ernst, Joachim Boese-Landgraf, Georg Breier, Gudrun Stamminger, Nikos Fersis, Sepp Kaul

Open Access Research

Identification of SLC26A4 c.919-2A>G compound heterozygosity in hearing-impaired patients to improve genetic counseling

Qi Li, Qing-wen Zhu, Yong-yi Yuan, Sha-sha Huang, Dong-yi Han, De-liang Huang, Pu Dai

Open Access Research

Parvovirus B19V DNA contamination in Chinese plasma and plasma derivatives

Wei Zhang, Ling Ke, Li Changqing, Yan Zhang, Wuping Li

Open Access Research

Wnt/beta-catenin signaling in embryonic stem cell converted tumor cells

Xinrong Peng, Tao Liu, Ying Wang, Qiaoling Yan, Huajun Jin, Linfang Li, Qijun Qian, Mengchao Wu

Open Access Research

Expression of epithelial to mesenchymal transition-related markers in lymph node metastases as a surrogate for primary tumor metastatic potential in breast cancer

Aleksandra Markiewicz, Tomasz Ahrends, Marzena Wełnicka-Jaśkiewicz, Barbara Seroczyńska, Jarosław Skokowski, Janusz Jaśkiewicz, Jolanta Szade, Wojciech Biernat, Anna J Żaczek

Open Access Research

Biomarkers on melanoma patient T Cells associated with ipilimumab treatment

Wenshi Wang, Daohai Yu, Amod A Sarnaik, Bin Yu, Maclean Hall, Dawn Morelli, Yonghong Zhang, Xiuhua Zhao, Jeffrey S Weber

Open Access Research

Telocytes in the urinary system

Yonghua Zheng, Tongyu Zhu, Miao Lin, Duojiao Wu, Xiangdong Wang

Open Access Research

Phenotypes and clinical significance of circulating CD4+CD25+ regulatory T cells (Tregs) in patients with acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF)

Jiezuan Yang, Ping Yi, Li Wei, Zherong Xu, Yunbo Chen, Lingling Tang, Lanjuan Li

Open Access Research

The impact of laser ablation on optical soft tissue differentiation for tissue specific laser surgery-an experimental ex vivo study

Florian Stelzle, Ingo Terwey, Christian Knipfer, Werner Adler, Katja Tangermann-Gerk, Emeka Nkenke, Michael Schmidt

Open Access Research

Ganglioside GD2-specific trifunctional surrogate antibody Surek demonstrates therapeutic activity in a mouse melanoma model

Peter Ruf, Beatrix Schäfer, Nina Eissler, Ralph Mocikat, Juergen Hess, Matthias Plöscher, Susanne Wosch, Ivonne Suckstorff, Christine Zehetmeier, Horst Lindhofer

Open Access Review

Nerve growth factor: from the early discoveries to the potential clinical use

Luigi Aloe, Maria Luisa Rocco, Patrizia Bianchi, Luigi Manni

Open Access Research

Phase II study of the farnesyltransferase inhibitor R115777 in advanced melanoma (CALGB 500104)

Thomas F Gajewski, April KS Salama, Donna Niedzwiecki, Jeffrey Johnson, Gerald Linette, Cynthia Bucher, Michelle A Blaskovich, Said M Sebti, Frank Haluska

Open Access Research

Indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase 1 (IDO1) activity correlates with immune system abnormalities in multiple myeloma

Giuseppina Bonanno, Andrea Mariotti, Annabella Procoli, Valentina Folgiero, Daniela Natale, Luca De Rosa, Ignazio Majolino, Linda Novarese, Alberto Rocci, Manuela Gambella, Marilena Ciciarello, Giovanni Scambia, Antonio Palumbo, Franco Locatelli, Raimondo De Cristofaro, Sergio Rutella

Open Access Research

Preparation and characterization of silk fibroin as a biomaterial with potential for drug delivery

Hao Zhang, Ling-ling Li, Fang-yin Dai, Hao-hao Zhang, Bing Ni, Wei Zhou, Xia Yang, Yu-zhang Wu

Open Access Review

MicroRNA manipulation in colorectal cancer cells: from laboratory to clinical application

Muhammad Imran Aslam, Maleene Patel, Baljit Singh, John Stuart Jameson, James Howard Pringle

Open Access Research

Obesity suppresses circulating level and function of endothelial progenitor cells and heart function

Tzu-Hsien Tsai, Han-Tan Chai, Cheuk-Kwan Sun, Chia-Hung Yen, Steve Leu, Yung-Lung Chen, Sheng-Ying Chung, Sheung-Fat Ko, Hsueh-Wen Chang, Chiung-Jen Wu, Hon-Kan Yip

Open Access Research

Continuing Exposure to Low-Dose Nonylphenol Aggravates Adenine-Induced Chronic Renal Dysfunction and Role of Rosuvastatin Therapy

Chia-Hung Yen, Cheuk-Kwan Sun, Steve Leu, Christopher Glenn Wallace, Yu-Chun Lin, Li-Teh Chang, Yung-Lung Chen, Tzu-Hsien Tsa, Ying-Hsien Kao, Pei-Lin Shao, Chi-Ying Hsieh, Yen-Ta Chen, Hon-Kan Yip

Open Access Research

Whole genome methylation profiles as independent markers of survival in stage IIIC melanoma patients

Luca Sigalotti, Alessia Covre, Elisabetta Fratta, Giulia Parisi, Paolo Sonego, Francesca Colizzi, Sandra Coral, Samuele Massarut, John M Kirkwood, Michele Maio

Open Access Research

Epigenetic silencing of the 3p22 tumor suppressor DLEC1 by promoter CpG methylation in non-Hodgkin and Hodgkin lymphomas

Zhaohui Wang, Lili Li, Xianwei Su, Zifen Gao, Gopesh Srivastava, Paul G Murray, Richard Ambinder, Qian Tao

Open Access Research

Bax/Mcl-1 balance affects neutrophil survival in intermittent hypoxia and obstructive sleep apnea: effects of p38MAPK and ERK1/2 signaling

Larissa Dyugovskaya, Andrey Polyakov, Victoria Cohen-Kaplan, Peretz Lavie, Lena Lavie

Open Access Research

Low-pressure pulsed focused ultrasound with microbubbles promotes an anticancer immunological response

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