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Integrins are transmembrane receptors that have been implicated in the biology of various human physiological and pathological processes. These molecules facilitate cell-extracellular matrix and cell-cell interactions, and they have been implicated in fibrosis, inflammation, thrombosis, and tumor metastasis. The role of integrins in tumor progression makes them promising targets for cancer treatment, and certain integrin antagonists, such as antibodies and synthetic peptides, have been effectively utilized in the clinic for cancer therapy. Here, we discuss the evidence and knowledge on the contribution of integrins to cancer biology. Furthermore, we summarize the clinical attempts targeting this family in anti-cancer therapy development.
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Objective To evaluate the value of serum procalcitonin (PCT ) in the diagnosis of liver cirrhosis complicating sponta‐neous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) .Methods The patients with cirrhosis were divided into non‐SBP group and complicating SBP group according to whether complicating SBP ,and the patients with common hepatitis served as the control group .Serum expres‐sion levels of PCT ,CRP and IL‐6 were detected by electrocheniluminescence and Immunoturbidimetry methods .The receiver operat‐ing characteristic curve (ROC) curve was drawn for evaluating the diagnostic efficiency of each indicator .Results The levels of ser‐um PCT ,CRP and IL‐6 in the complicating SBP group were significantly higher than those in the non‐SBP group and control group , the differences were statistically significant (P<0 .01);The ROC curve analysis showed that the diagnostic value of PCT at the op‐timum threshold value of 0 .51 ng/mL for diagnosing cirrhosis complicating SBP was superior to CRP and IL‐6 ,the sensitivity of se‐rum PCT for diagnosing SBP in 3 groups was 62 .68% ,the specificity was 76 .59% and the accuracy was 80 .01% .Conclusion The serum PCT level has an important value for the early diagnosis of liver cirrhosis complicating SBP .
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Objective To evaluate combined effect on different population through 2 459 data of SAA,hs-CRP and PCT from 8 three-level hospitals in Guangdong region.Methods Subjects were divided into five groups by ages,and every group had bacterial and virus type.In order to confirm diagnostic effect on infection,methods were performed including in tendency of SAA and hs-CRP,Paired t test between bacterial and virus group,efficiency of 3 indexes in judging infection depending on ROC and parameters,multiple logistic regression,consistency between positive bacterial infection and bacterial culture.Re-sults There were statistically significant differences in SAA and hs-CRP between bacterial and virus in infants and children (P <0.001).SAA had the biggest AUC area 0.824 with sensibility 71.8% and specificity 82.6% in younger group.Corre-sponding,hs-CRP had the biggest area 0.806 with sensibility 84%.There was the accuracy of 78.8% for differential diagno-sis in younger group,while 65.1% in elder group.AUC of SAA was 0.883 for positive bacterial culture with sensibility 71.2% and specificity 90.7%,accuracy of 95.2% for differential diagnosis.Conclusion There was obvious trend of age in SAA and hs-CRP,3 indexes could be used for differential diagnosis alone or combined,especially in younger group.SAA is the best index as a separated index.There is less value at ratio of SAA and hs-CRP.
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Objective To investigate the expression of HSP70 mRNA or MDR1 mRNA by quercetin in leukemia.Methods Methyl thiazoly tetrazolium(MTT) asssy was used to detect the growth suppression of Quercetin on K562 cells.The expression of HSP70 mRNA and MDR1 mRNA were detected in ADM plus Quercetin,Quercetin plus ADM group.The 2 of them were detected in K562/ADM cells in Quercetin plus ADM group.Results 1.Quercetin could suppress the growth of K562 cells.2.The expression of HSP70 mRNA and MDR1 mRNA detected by reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction(RT-PCR) decreased in K562 and K562/ADM cells in Quercetin plus ADM group compared with ADM group and control(P