Medicine
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This study aims to investigate the connection between 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) levels and the prognosis of breast cancer with various estrogen receptor (ER) statuses. The summary statistics of 25(OH)D levels was obtained from a GWAS of 441,291 individuals and the information of breast cancer was collected from the Breast Cancer Association Consortium. We analyzed the causal association between 25(OH)D levels and breast cancer prognosis using a number of approaches, including inverse variance weighting (IVW). ⋯ Sensitivity analysis did not observe the presence of heterogeneity and horizontal pleiotropy. In multivariate MR analysis, after adjusting for total triglycerides, total cholesterol, and body mass index, the correlation between the protective relationship between 25(OH)D levels and the prognosis for ER- breast cancer remained and became increasingly significant (OR = 0.51, 95% CI = 0.31-0.83, P = .007). This study demonstrated a protective relationship between 25(OH)D levels and the prognosis of ER- breast cancer, but there was no connection between 25(OH)D levels and the prognosis of ER+ breast cancer.
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It remains unclear what causes esophageal cancer (EC), but blood metabolites have been connected to it. Our study performed a Mendelian randomization (MR) analysis to assess the causality from genetically proxied 1400 blood metabolites to EC level. A two-sample MR analysis was employed to evaluate the causal relationship between 1400 blood metabolites and EC. ⋯ Docosatrienoate (22:3n3) was found to be causally associated with a decreased risk of EC, as evidenced by the EC GWAS data (from Jiang et al) (odds ratio [OR] = 0.620, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 0.390-0.986, P = .044) and the EC GWAS data (from FINNGEN) (OR = 0.77, 95% CI = 0.6-0.99, P = .042), these results were consistent across both data sets. Another overlapping metabolite, glycosyl-N-(2-hydroxyneuramoyl)-sphingosine, was associated with the risk of ES, with EC GWAS data (from Jiang L et al) (OR = 1.536, 95% CI = 1.000-2.360, P = .049), while EC GWAS data (from FINNGEN) (OR = 0.733, 95% CI = 0.574-0.937, P = .013), the 2 data had opposite conclusions. The findings of this study indicate a potential association between lipid metabolites (Docosatrienoate (22:3n3) and glycosyl-N-(2-hydroxynervonoyl)-sphingosine (d18:1/24:1 (2OH))) and the risk of esophageal carcinogenesis.
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Aggressive clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC) has a bad prognosis. We seek new ccRCC biomarkers for diagnosis and treatment. We used exoRBase and The Cancer Genome Atlas Database to compare DEmRNAs, DEmiRNAs, DElncRNAs, and DEcircRNAs in ccRCC and normal renal tissues. ⋯ We built the first competing endogenous RNA regulation network of circRNA-lncRNA-miRNA-mRNA and found that it substantially correlates with ccRCC prognosis. We unveiled ccRCC's posttranscriptional regulation mechanism in greater detail. Our findings identified novel biomarkers for ccRCC diagnosis, therapy, and prognosis.
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Primary diffuse large B-cell lymphoma of the bone (PB-DLBCL) is an extremely rare type of extra-nodal lymphoma. The clinical characteristics, management, and survival outcomes of adult PB-DLBCL patients remain poorly defined. To explore the clinical manifestations, staging, therapeutic options, prognostic factors and outcomes of adult patients with PB-DLBCL and to create a model to predict survival outcomes. ⋯ For OS, age, Ann Arbor stage, primary site and therapy were confirmed as final factors to develop the nomogram in adult PB-DLBCL patients, whereas for DSS, Age, marital status, Ann Arbor stage, number of bone lesions, therapy and year of diagnosis were confirmed as final factors in developing the nomogram. The nomograms demonstrated good accuracy and clinical utility. Established nomograms can accurately predict the survival of patients with PB-DLBCL and help clinicians optimize treatment.
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A collection of chronic central motor, postural, and activity restriction symptoms are referred to as cerebral palsy (CP). Previous research suggests that a number of perinatal variables, including hypoxia, may be linked to CP. And the pathophysiological process that causes brain injury in growing fetuses is mostly caused by amniotic fluid infection and intra-amniotic inflammation. ⋯ Through enrichment analysis, it was found that the hub genes for LWDHP treatment of CP are CXCL8, MMP9, EGF, PTGS2, SPP1, BCL2L1, MMP1, and AR. K EGG analysis found that LWDHP treatment of CP mainly regulates PI3K-Akt signaling pathway, IL-17 signaling pathway, Jak-STAT signaling pathway, NF-kappa B signaling pathway, etc. To summarize, LWDHP regulates immunological and inflammatory variables through a variety of components, targets, and signaling pathways, which plays a significant role in the development and management of CP.