简介：AsanewlydiscoveredtypeofRNA,circularRNAs(circRNAs)arewidespreadthroughouttheeukaryoticgenome.TheexpressionofcircRNAsisregulatedbybothcis-elementsandtrans-factors,andtheexpressionpatternofcircRNAsiscelltype-anddiseasespecific.Similartoothertypesofnon-codingRNAs,functionsofcircRNAsarealsoversatile.CircRNAshavebeenreportedpreviouslytofunctionasmicroRNA(miRNA)sponges,proteinsponges,codingRNAsorscaffoldsforproteincomplexes.Recently,severalcircRNAshavebeenreportedtoplayimportantrolesinhumanmalignancies,includingglioma.Here,wereviewedseveralreportsrelatedtocircRNAsandglioma,aswellasthepotentialdiagnosticandtherapeuticapplicationsofcircRNAsinbraincancer.Ingeneral,somecircRNAs,suchascircSMARCA5andcircCFH,arefoundtobeexpressedinagliomaspecificpattern,thesecircRNAsmaybeusedastumorbiomarkers.Inaddition,somecircRNAshavebeenfoundtoplayoncogenicrolesinglioma(e.g.,circNFIXandcircNT5E),whereasothershavebeenreportedtofunctionastumorsuppressors(e.g.,circFBXW7andcircSHPRH).Furthermore,circRNAisagoodtoolforproteinexpressionbecauseofitshigherstabilitycomparedtolinearRNAs.Thus,circRNAsmayalsobeanidealchoiceforgene/proteindeliveryinfuturebraincancertherapies.TherearesomechallengesincircRNAresearchingliomaandotherdiseases.ResearchrelatedtocircRNAsingliomaiscomparativelynewandmanymysteriesremaintobesolved.

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简介：AbstractThe demand for acquiring different languages has increased with increasing globalization. However, knowledge of the modification of the new language in the neural language network remains insufficient. Although many details of language function have been detected based on the awake intra-operative mapping results, the language neural network of the bilingual or multilingual remains unclear, which raises difficulties in clinical practice to preserve patients’ full language ability in neurosurgery. In this review, we present a summary of the current findings regarding the structure of the language network and its evolution as the number of acquired languages increased in glioma patients. We then discuss a new insight into the awake intra-operative mapping protocol to reduce surgical risks during the preservation of language function in multilingual patients with glioma.

简介：GFAPisaspecificantigenofglialelement,butAlpha-1-antichymotrypsinhasnotbeenreportedintheliterature.Alpha-1-antichymotrypsinwasguidedbyGFAPusingPAPmethodtotheastrocytesof137gliomas.120(87%)gliomaswerepositiveforAlpha-1-antichymotrypsin.Ofthese120gliomas,86(72%)gavediffusedistribution,17(14%)gavefocaldistribution,and17(14%)gavescattereddistributions.Alpha-1-antichymotrypsiningliomatissuemaybeanimportanttumormarkerfordiagnosis.

简介：AbstractNew discoveries based on genetic and epigenetic evidence have significantly expanded the understanding of diffuse gliomas. Molecular biomarkers detected in diffuse gliomas are not only potential targets for radiotherapy, chemotherapy, and immunotherapy, but are also able to guide surgical treatment. Previous studies have suggested that the optimal extent of resection of diffuse gliomas varies according to the expression of specific molecular biomarkers. However, the specific guiding role of these biomarkers in the resection of diffuse gliomas has not been systemically analyzed. This review summarizes several critical molecular biomarkers of tumorigenesis and progression in diffuse gliomas and discusses different strategies of tumor resection in the context of varying genetic expression. With ongoing study and advances in technology, molecular biomarkers will play a more important role in glioma resection and maximize the survival benefit from surgery for diffuse gliomas.

简介：AbstractDiffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG) is a lethal pediatric brain tumor and the leading cause of brain tumor-related death in children. As several clinical trials over the past few decades have led to no significant improvements in outcome, the current standard of care remains fractionated focal radiation. Due to the recent increase in stereotactic biopsies, tumor tissue availabilities have enabled our advancement of the genomic and molecular characterization of this lethal cancer. Several groups have identified key histone gene mutations, genetic drivers, and methylation changes in DIPG, providing us with new insights into DIPG tumorigenesis. Subsequently, there has been increased development of in vitro and in vivo models of DIPG which have the capacity to unveil novel therapies and strategies for drug delivery. This review outlines the clinical characteristics, genetic landscape, models, and current treatments and hopes to shed light on novel therapeutic avenues and challenges that remain.

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简介：BACKGROUND:Gliomaisthemostcommonintracranialtumorandhasapoorpatientprognosis.Thepresenceofbraintumorstemcellswasgraduallybeingunderstoodandrecognized,whichmightbebeneficialforthetreatmentofglioma.OBJECTIVE:Tousebibliometricindexestotrackstudyfocusesongliomastemcell,andtoinvestigatetherelationshipsamonggeographicorigin,impactfactors,andhighlycitedarticlesindexedinWebofScience.METHODS:AlistofcitationclassicsforgliomastemcellswasgeneratedbysearchingthedatabaseofWebofScience-Expandedusingtheterms"gliomastemcell"or"glioma,stemcell’"or"braintumorstemcell".Thetop63citedresearcharticleswhichwerecitedmorethan100timeswereretrievedbyreadingtheabstractorfulltextifneeded.Eacheligiblearticlewasreviewedforbasicinformationonsubjectcategories,countryoforigin,journals,authors,andsourceofjournals.Inclusivecriteria:(1)articlesinthefieldofgliomastemcellswhichwascitedmorethan100times;(2)fundamentalresearchonhumansoranimals,clinicaltrialsandcasereports;(3)researcharticle;(4)yearofpublication:1899-2012;and(5)citationdatabase:ScienceCitationIndex-Expanded.Exclusivecriteria:(1)articlesneedingtobemanuallysearchedoraccessedonlybytelephone;(2)unpublishedarticles;and(3)reviews,conferenceproceedings,aswellascorrectedpapers.RESULTS:Of2040articlespublished,the63top-citedarticleswerepublishedbetween1992and2010.Thenumberofcitationsrangedfrom100to1754,withameanof280citationsperarticle.Thesecitationclassicscamefromnineteencountries,ofwhich46articlescamefromtheUnitedStates.DukeUniversityandUniversityofCalifornia,SanFranciscoledthelistofclassicswithsevenpaperseach.The63top-citedarticleswerepublishedin28journals,predominantlyCancerResearchandCancerCell,followedbyCellStemCellandNature.CONCLUSION:Ourbibliometricanalysisprovidesahistoricalpersp

简介：AbstractDiffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG) is a lethal pediatric brain tumor and the leading cause of brain tumor-related death in children. As several clinical trials over the past few decades have led to no significant improvements in outcome, the current standard of care remains fractionated focal radiation. Due to the recent increase in stereotactic biopsies, tumor tissue availabilities have enabled our advancement of the genomic and molecular characterization of this lethal cancer. Several groups have identified key histone gene mutations, genetic drivers, and methylation changes in DIPG, providing us with new insights into DIPG tumorigenesis. Subsequently, there has been increased development of in vitro and in vivo models of DIPG which have the capacity to unveil novel therapies and strategies for drug delivery. This review outlines the clinical characteristics, genetic landscape, models, and current treatments and hopes to shed light on novel therapeutic avenues and challenges that remain.

简介：AbstractBackground:Glioma is a common malignant brain tumor. The purpose of this study was to investigate the role of the transcription factor SPI1 in glioma.Methods:SPI1 expression in glioma was identified using qRT-PCR and Western blotting. Cell proliferation was assessed using the CCK8 assay. Transwell and wound healing assays were utilized to evaluate cell migration. Additionally, cell cycle and apoptosis were detected using flow cytometry.Results:We observed that the expression level of SPI1 was up-regulated in glioma tissues, compared to normal tissues. Furthermore, we found that SPI1 is able to promote proliferation and migration of glioma cells in vitro. Flow cytometry results demonstrate that, compared to si-NC cells, si-SPI1 cells stagnated in the G1 phase, and downregulation of SPI1 expression is able to increase rates of apoptosis. Double luciferase activity and chromatin immunoprecipitation assay results indicated that SPI1 can bind to the promoter sites and promote the proliferation and migration of glioma cells by regulating the expression of oncogenic PAICS.Conclusions:Our results suggest that SPI1 can promote proliferation and migration of glioma. Furthermore, SPI1 can be utilized as a potential diagnostic marker and therapeutic target for glioma.

简介：Objective:TostudytheeffectofantisenseVEGFRNAonratC6gliomasinvivoandfindoutthefeasibilityofantiangiogenesistherapywithantisenseVEGFRNAformalignantgliomas.Methods:ParentalratC6gliomacellsandC6cellstransfectedwithantisenseVEGFcDNAwereimplantedintracerebrallyandsubcutaneouslyintoSDratsascontrolandtransfectedgroup.RatsbearingcerebralandsubcutaneousC6gliomasweretreatedwithantisenseVEGFcDNAastreatedgroupandsenseVEGFcDNAandemptyvectorascontroloftreatedgroup.Thegeneralmanifestation,survivaltime,MRIandhistopathologicalchangesofallratswereobserved.Thevolumeofsubcutaneouslyimplantedtumorswasdeterminedregularly.InsituhybridizationandimmunohistochemicalstainingwereusedfordetectionofVEGFgeneexpressionofgliomaswhilePCNAimmunostainingandTUNELmethodforexaminationofproliferationactivityandapoptosisofgliomas,respectively.Results:Thesurvivaloftheratsintransfectedandtreatedgroupwasprolonged.Thereweretworatssurvivingover90dinthetreatedgroupandtheirtumorsdisappeared.TheVEGFgeneexpression,thenumberofmicrovesselsandtheproliferationactivityweredecreasedandalargeamountofapoptoticcellscouldbefoundincerebralandsubcutaneousgliomasintreatedandtransfectedgroups.Conclusion:VEGFisoneofthecandidategenesforgenetherapyofmalignantgliomas.AntisenseVEGFRNAcombinedwithothertherapiesshouldbestudiedfurtherforenhancingthetherapeuticeffectofmalignantgliomas.

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简介：AhybridomacelllineSZ-39secretingmonoclonalantibodyagainstthehumangliomacellhasbeenestablishedbyafusionbetweenNS-1myelomacellsandspleencellsfrommiceimmunizedwithhumangliomacelllines.Monoclonalantibody(McAb)SZ-39wasanalyzedbyELISA,quantitativeabsorption,indirectimmunofluorescenceandABCimmunohistology.McAbSZ-39stronglyboundto9/10gliomacelllines,17/20gliomatissues,weaklyboundtoonelivercancercelllineand1/2lungcancerline,buttheydidnotbandwithothertestedhumancancerlinse.NcAbSZ-39havenocross-reactionwithlymphocyte,ABCredbloodcells,whitebloodcells,bloodplatelet,normalbonemarrowcells,fibroblastcellsand12normalhumantissues.TheresultindicatedtheantigenrecognizedbyMcAbSZ-39maybeaglioma-associatedantigen

简介：Objective:Totesttheeffectsofsalidrosideonformationandgrowthofgliomatogetherwithtumormicroenvironment.Methods:SalidrosideextractedfromRhodiolaroseawaspurifiedandtreatedonhumangliomacellsU251attheconcentrationof20μg/mL.3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-dephenyltetrazoliumbromide(MTT)assayforcytotoxicityandflowcytometry(FCM)forcellcycleanalysiswereperformed.Thenforinvivostudy,xenotransplantationtumormodelinnudemicewasgeneratedandtreatedwithsalidrosideattheconcentrationof50mg/kg.dfortotally20d.Bodyweightandtumorsizeweredetectedevery2dafterthetreatment.Thelevelsof8-isoprostane,superoxidedismutase(SOD)andmalondialdehyde(MDA),specialmarkersforoxidativestress,weredetectedwhileimmunofluoresencestainingwasperformedforastrocytedetection.Results:Forinvitrostudy,salidrosidecoulddecreasetheviabilityofhumangliomacellsU251andthegrowthofU251cellsatG0/G1checkpointduringthecellcycle.Forinvivostudy,salidrosidecouldalsoinhibitthegrowthofhumangliomatissueinnudemice.Thebodyweightofthesenudemicetreatedwithsalidrosidedidnotdecreaseasquicklyascontrolgroup.Inthetumorxenotransplantationnudemicemodel,micewerefoundofinhibitionofoxidativestressbydetectionofbiomarkers.Furthermore,overgrowthofastrocytesduetothestimulationofoxidativestressinthecortexofbrainwasinhibitedafterthetreatmentofsalidroside.Conclusions:Salidrosidecouldinhibittheformationandgrowthofgliomabothinvivoandinvitroandimprovethetumormicroenvironmentviainhibitionofoxidativestressandastrocytes.

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简介：Objective:Toanalyzethechangesofgeneexpressioninphenylbutyrateinduceddifferentiationofgliomacells.Methods:Theexpressionlevelsof14000genesingliomacellsbeforeandafterinducementwithsodiumphenyl-butyratefor2hor6dayswereevaluatedbycDNAarraytechniqueandprovedbymulti-dotblotting.Results:expressionof98genesingliomacellsshowedchangesaftertheinducement.Somegenesinvolvedintranscriptionandtranslationandsomeoncogenesaredown-regulated,whilesomegeneinvolvedindifferentiationorapoptosisareup-regulated.18unknownexpressionsequencingtag(EST)changedtoo.Conclusion:Ageneexpressionprofileassociatedwithdifferentiationofgliomacellswasestablished.

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简介：Objective:Flupirtineisanon-opioidanalgesicwithoutantipyreticorantiphlogisticpropertiesbutwithfavorabletolerabilityinhumans.Thisanalgesicalsoexhibitsneuroprotectiveactivities.Furthermore,flupirtineantagonizesglutamateandNMDA-inducedintracellularlevelsofCa2+andcounteractstheeffectsoffocalcerebralischemia.Althoughflupirtinehasbeenusedtorelievepaincausedbydifferentdiseasesandclinicalprocedures,informationonthesafetyandefficacyofflupirtineislimited.ThepresentstudywasconductedtoinvestigatetheneuroprotectiveeffectsofflupirtineonU373malignantglioma(MG)celllines.Methods:CellviabilityandcellcycleanalysiswasperformedbyMTTassayandflowcytometry,respectively.Results:VariationsinthegrowthofU373MGcellsin5mMN-methyl-D-aspartate(NMDA),1mMflupirtine,andcombinedtreatmentindicatedtheantagonisticeffectsofNMDAandflupirtineonMGcelllines.Thevariationinthepercentageofgatedcellpopulationindifferentcellcyclephasesshowedsignificantvariationsafter48hoftreatment.Conclusion:FlupirtinehasneuroprotectiveeffectofonU373MGcells,whichlimitsitsuseinthepainmanagementofbraintumors.Thispropertywarrantsfurtherstudiesusinganimalmodelsandlarge-scaleclinicaltrials.

简介：GliomacelllineC6culturedonsiliconsurfacesmodifiedbydifferentchemicalfunctionalgroups,includingmercapto（-SH）,carboxyl（-COOH）,amino（-NH2）,hydroxyl（-OH）andmethyl（-CH3）groups,wasstudiedheretoinvestigatetheinfluenceofsurfacechemistryonthecellproliferation,adhesionandapoptosis.AFMconfirmedthesimilarcharacteristicofdifferentfunctionalgroupsoccupation.TheadheringC6exhibitedmorphologicalchangesinresponsetodifferentchemicalfunctionalgroups.TheC6adheredto-COOH,-NH2,-OHand-CH3surfacesandflattenedmorphology,whilethoseon-SHsurfaceexhibitedthesmallestcontactareawithmostlyroundedmorphology,whichledtothedeathofcancercells.TheresultsofMTTassayshowedthatthe-COOHand-NH2groupspromotedceilproliferation,whilethe-SHsignificantlyinhibitedtheproliferation.Comparedwithotherchemicalfunctionalgroups,the-SHgroupexhibiteditsuniqueeffectonthefateofcancercells,whichmightprovidemeansforthedesignofbiomaterialstopreventandtreatglioma.

简介：AbstractBackground:Glioma is the most common and fatal type of nerve neoplasm in the central nervous system. Several biomarkers have been considered for prognosis prediction, which is not accurate enough. We aimed to carry out a gene signature related to the expression of immune checkpoints which was enough for its performance in prediction.Methods:Gene expression of immune checkpoints in TGGA database was filtrated. The 5 selected genes underwent verification by COX and Lasso-COX regression. Next, the selected genes were included to build a novel signature for further analysis.Results:Patients were sub-grouped into high and low risk according to the novel signature. Immune response, clinicopathologic characters, and survival showed significant differences between those 2 groups. Terms including "naive," "effector," and "IL-4" were screened out by GSEA. The results showed strong relevance between the signature and immune response.Conclusions:We constructed a gene signature with 5 immune checkpoints. The signature predicted survival effectively. The novel signature performed more functional than previous biomarkers.