Frontiers in Oncology, 2020 IntroductionThe care for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is challenging. This study is to evaluate the effect of adjuvant transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) for Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer (BCLC) stage A HCC patients after hepatectomy ...
Yue-Lin Zhang +27 more
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Frontiers in Oncology, 2021 BackgroundHigh glycolysis efficiency in tumor cells can promote tumor growth. lncRNAs play an important role in the proliferation, metabolism and migration of cancer cells, but their regulation of tumor glycolysis is currently not well researched ...
Xigang Xia +13 more
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Primary hyperparathyroidism can generate recurrent pancreatitis and secondary diabetes mellitus – A case report [PDF]
, 2019 Introduction. Acute or recurrent pancreatitis may be a complication of primary hyperparathyroidism and patients with previous episodes of pancreatitis may develop secondary diabetes mellitus. Case report.
Dănciulescu Miulescu, Rucsandra Elena +4 more
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Expression-Based Genome-Wide Association Study Links Vitamin D-Binding Protein With Autoantigenicity in Type 1 Diabetes. [PDF]
, 2016 Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is caused by autoreactive T cells that recognize pancreatic islet antigens and destroy insulin-producing β-cells. This attack results from a breakdown in tolerance for self-antigens, which is controlled by ectopic antigen expression
Butte, Atul J +9 more
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Sintilimab-Induced Autoimmune Diabetes in a Patient With the Anti-tumor Effect of Partial Regression
Frontiers in Immunology, 2020 ContextImmune checkpoint blockades (ICBs) have been approved widely to treat various malignancies. Autoimmune diabetes mellitus, which can be caused by programmed cell death protein 1 (PD-1) inhibitors, is rare.
Liang Wen +18 more
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β-cell dysfunctional ERAD/ubiquitin/proteasome system in type 2 diabetes mediated by islet amyloid polypeptide-induced UCH-L1 deficiency. [PDF]
, 2010 ObjectiveThe islet in type 2 diabetes is characterized by β-cell apoptosis, β-cell endoplasmic reticulum stress, and islet amyloid deposits derived from islet amyloid polypeptide (IAPP).
Butler, Alexandra E +7 more
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Obesity and Pancreatic Diseases
The Korean Journal of Gastroenterology, 2012 Obesity is defined as BMI (calculated as weight in kg divided by height in m2) more than 30, and overweight is defined as BMI of 25-29.9. Obesity has been considered as a risk factor for pancreatic diseases, including pancreatitis and pancreatic cancer. Severe acute pancreatitis is significantly more frequent in obese patients.
Ho Gak, Kim, Jimin, Han
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Evaluation of Intra-Tumoral Vascularization in Hepatocellular Carcinomas
Frontiers in Medicine, 2020 Intratumoral neovascularization has intricate effects on tumor growth, metastasis, and treatment. Over the last 30 years, Microvessel density (MVD) has been the standard method for laboratory and clinical evaluation of angiogenesis.
Qi Zhang +12 more
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Gut Dysbiosis in Pancreatic Diseases: A Causative Factor and a Novel Therapeutic Target
Frontiers in Nutrition, 2022 Pancreatic-related disorders such as pancreatitis, pancreatic cancer, and type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) impose a substantial challenge to human health and wellbeing. Even though our understanding of the initiation and progression of pancreatic diseases
Tao Zhang +14 more
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Common features between neoplastic and preneoplastic lesions of the biliary tract and the pancreas [PDF]
, 2019 The bile duct system and pancreas show many similarities due to their anatomical proximity and common embryological origin. Consequently, preneoplastic and neoplastic lesions of the bile duct and pancreas share analogies in terms of molecular ...
Alvaro, D +10 more
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