Integrated-omics endotyping of infants with rhinovirus bronchiolitis and risk of childhood asthma

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Identification of KLRC2 as a candidate marker for brain tumor-initiating cells

ABSTRACT

Objective: Brain tumor-initiating cells are characterized by their features of self-renewal, multi-lineage differentiation, and tumorigenicity. We analyzed the gene expression of brain tumor-initiating cells to identify their novel cellular markers.

Methods: We performed cDNA microarray, in silico expressed sequence tags (ESTs), RT-PCR, and q-PCR analyses.

Results: We identified 10 genes that were more highly expressed in brain tumor-initiating cells than in neural stem cells. In addition, we identified 10 other genes that were more highly expressed in brain tumor-initiating cells than in glioma cell line cells from the cDNA microarray analysis. Using the EST database, we looked to see if the 20 genes were expressed more highly in gliomas, compared with normal adult brains. Among the 20 genes, five (KLRC2, HOXB2, KCNJ2, KLRC1, and COL20A1) were expressed more than twice in glioma samples, compared with normal adult brains, and, therefore, were referred for further evaluation. RT-PCR was conducted using cDNA samples obtained from neural stem cells, normal brain tissue, fetal brain tissue, glioma cell lines, and glioma tumor-initiating cell lines. KLRC2, a transmembrane activating receptor in natural killer cells, was expressed more highly in glioma-initiating cells than in neural stem cell lines or normal adult brain tissue. The q-PCR analysis revealed that expression of KLRC2 was significantly higher in brain tumor-initiating cells compared to normal brain controls.

Conclusion: KLRC2 could be a novel cellular marker for brain tumor-initiating cells.     

Inhibition by long-term fermented miso of induction of pulmonary adenocarcinoma by diisopropanolnitrosamine in Wistar rats

The present study was designed to investigate the effects of fermented miso in the diet on the development of lung tumors initiated by diisopropanolnitrosamine (BHP) in male Slc:Wistar rats. A total of 63 animals, 6 weeks of age, were divided into 4 groups and given BHP (2000 ppm) in their drinking water for 10 weeks. After the carcinogen treatment the rats were fed a normal control MF solid diet, or the same diet containing 10% long-term or short-term fermented miso for 12 weeks. The long-term fermented miso significantly reduced the number of lung tumors, adenocarcinomas and PCNA strongly positive tumors as compared with the short-term fermented miso. The present results thus indicate that dietary supplementation with long-term fermented miso could exert chemopreventive effects on lung carcinogenesis.     

Trigeminal schwannomas: experience with 57 cases and a review of the literature

Neurosurgical Review - Trigeminal schwannoma is a mostly benign tumor that can be cured by complete resection. Over the last few decades, several pioneers have developed surgical approaches...