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Unique molecular characteristics of NAFLD-associated liver cancer accentuate ß-catenin/TNFRSF19-mediated immune evasion (2022)
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Wong, A. M., Ding, X., Wong, A. M., Xu, M., Zhang, L., Leung, H. H., …Wong, N. (2022). Unique molecular characteristics of NAFLD-associated liver cancer accentuate ß-catenin/TNFRSF19-mediated immune evasion. Journal of Hepatology, 77(2), 410-423. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhep.2022.03.015

Background & Aims
Metabolic syndrome can lead to the clinical manifestation of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) as part of the natural history of NAFLD. Despite a strong causative link, NAFLD-HCC is often... Read More about Unique molecular characteristics of NAFLD-associated liver cancer accentuate ß-catenin/TNFRSF19-mediated immune evasion.

The identification of endometrial immune cell densities and clustering analysis in the mid-luteal phase as predictor for pregnancy outcomes after IVF-ET treatment (2021)
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Zhao, Y., Man, G. C. W., Wang, J., Liu, Y., Kwong, J., Zhang, T., …Li, T. (2021). The identification of endometrial immune cell densities and clustering analysis in the mid-luteal phase as predictor for pregnancy outcomes after IVF-ET treatment. Journal of Reproductive Immunology, 148, Article ARTN 103431. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jri.2021.103431

Changes in endometrial immune cell density has been reported to be associated with reproductive failure. The prognostic value of endometrial immune cell density measurement remains uncertain. We aimed to investigate the prognostic value of endometria... Read More about The identification of endometrial immune cell densities and clustering analysis in the mid-luteal phase as predictor for pregnancy outcomes after IVF-ET treatment.

Long-Term Survival and Clinicopathological Implications of DNA Mismatch Repair Status in Endometrioid Endometrial Cancers in Hong Kong Chinese Women. (2021)
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Kwong. (2021). Long-Term Survival and Clinicopathological Implications of DNA Mismatch Repair Status in Endometrioid Endometrial Cancers in Hong Kong Chinese Women. Biomedicines,

To investigate the role of DNA mismatch repair status (MMR) in survival of endometrioid endometrial cancer in Hong Kong Chinese women and its correlation to clinical prognostic factors, 238 patients with endometrioid endometrial cancer were included.... Read More about Long-Term Survival and Clinicopathological Implications of DNA Mismatch Repair Status in Endometrioid Endometrial Cancers in Hong Kong Chinese Women..

Multiplexed Fluorescent Immunohistochemical Staining of Four Endometrial Immune Cell Types in Recurrent Miscarriage (2021)
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Zhao, Y., Man, G. C. W., Chan, L. K. Y., Guo, X., Liu, Y., Zhang, T., …Li, T. C. (in press). Multiplexed Fluorescent Immunohistochemical Staining of Four Endometrial Immune Cell Types in Recurrent Miscarriage. Journal of Visualized Experiments, https://doi.org/10.3791/62931

Immunohistochemistry is the most commonly used method for the identification and visualization of tissue antigens in biological research and clinical diagnostics. It can be used to characterize various biological processes or pathologies, such as wou... Read More about Multiplexed Fluorescent Immunohistochemical Staining of Four Endometrial Immune Cell Types in Recurrent Miscarriage.

Increased co-expression of PSMA2 and GLP-1 receptor in cervical cancer models in type 2 diabetes attenuated by Exendin-4: A translational case-control study. (2021)
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Kwong. (2021). Increased co-expression of PSMA2 and GLP-1 receptor in cervical cancer models in type 2 diabetes attenuated by Exendin-4: A translational case-control study. EBioMedicine, 1- 15. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ebiom.2021.103242

BACKGROUND: Type 2 diabetes (T2D) increases the risk of many types of cancer. Dysregulation of proteasome-related protein degradation leads to tumorigenesis, while Exendin-4, a glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor (GLP-1R) agonist, possesses anti-cancer... Read More about Increased co-expression of PSMA2 and GLP-1 receptor in cervical cancer models in type 2 diabetes attenuated by Exendin-4: A translational case-control study..

Short-Form Thymic Stromal Lymphopoietin (sfTSLP) Is the Predominant Isoform Expressed by Gynaecologic Cancers and Promotes Tumour Growth (2021)
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Kwong. (2021). Short-Form Thymic Stromal Lymphopoietin (sfTSLP) Is the Predominant Isoform Expressed by Gynaecologic Cancers and Promotes Tumour Growth. Cancers,

Thymic stromal lymphopoietin (TSLP) is an epithelial cell derived cytokine belonging to the IL-7 family and a key initiator of allergic inflammation. Two main isoforms of TSLP, classified as long- (lfTSLP) and short-form (sfTSLP), have been reported... Read More about Short-Form Thymic Stromal Lymphopoietin (sfTSLP) Is the Predominant Isoform Expressed by Gynaecologic Cancers and Promotes Tumour Growth.

Characterization of miR-200 family members as blood biomarkers for human and laying hen ovarian cancer (2020)
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Choi, P., Bahrampour, A., Ng, S., Liu, S. K., Qiu, W., Xie, F., …Ng, S. (in press). Characterization of miR-200 family members as blood biomarkers for human and laying hen ovarian cancer. Scientific reports, 10(1), https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-77068-0

MicroRNA-200 (miR-200) family is highly expressed in ovarian cancer. We evaluated the levels of family members relative to the internal control miR-103a in ovarian cancer and control blood specimens collected from American and Hong Kong Chinese insti... Read More about Characterization of miR-200 family members as blood biomarkers for human and laying hen ovarian cancer.

Therapeutic potential of a novel prodrug of green tea extract in induction of apoptosis via ERK/JNK and Akt signaling pathway in human endometrial cancer (2020)
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kwong, J. (2020). Therapeutic potential of a novel prodrug of green tea extract in induction of apoptosis via ERK/JNK and Akt signaling pathway in human endometrial cancer. BMC Cancer, https://doi.org/10.1186/s12885-020-07455-3

Abstract

Background
Previous studies have shown a major green tea polyphenol (-)-epigallocatechin-3-gallate ((-)-EGCG) as a powerful anti-cancer agent. However, its poor bioavailability and requirement of a high dosage to manifest activity have... Read More about Therapeutic potential of a novel prodrug of green tea extract in induction of apoptosis via ERK/JNK and Akt signaling pathway in human endometrial cancer.

Paclitaxel Induces Immunogenic Cell Death in Ovarian Cancer via TLR4/IKK2/SNARE-Dependent Exocytosis (2020)
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Lau, T. S., Chan, L. K. Y., Man, G. C. W., Wong, C. H., Lee, J. H. S., Yim, S. F., …Kwong, J. (2020). Paclitaxel Induces Immunogenic Cell Death in Ovarian Cancer via TLR4/IKK2/SNARE-Dependent Exocytosis. Cancer Immunology Research, 8(8), 1099-1111. https://doi.org/10.1158/2326-6066.CIR-19-0616

Emerging evidence shows that the efficacy of chemotherapeutic drugs is reliant on their capability to induce immunogenic cell death (ICD), thus transforming dying tumor cells into antitumor vaccines. We wanted to uncover potential therapeutic strateg... Read More about Paclitaxel Induces Immunogenic Cell Death in Ovarian Cancer via TLR4/IKK2/SNARE-Dependent Exocytosis.

The use of multiplex staining to measure the density and clustering of four endometrial immune cells around the implantation period in women with recurrent miscarriage: comparison with fertile controls (2020)
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Zhao, Y., Chen, X., Zhang, T., Chan, L. K. Y., Liu, Y., Chung, J. P., …Li, T. (2020). The use of multiplex staining to measure the density and clustering of four endometrial immune cells around the implantation period in women with recurrent miscarriage: comparison with fertile controls. Journal of Molecular Histology, 51(5), 593-603. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10735-020-09908-2

Nanog interaction with the androgen receptor signaling axis induce ovarian cancer stem cell regulation: studies based on the CRISPR/Cas9 system. (2018)
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Kwong. (2018). Nanog interaction with the androgen receptor signaling axis induce ovarian cancer stem cell regulation: studies based on the CRISPR/Cas9 system. Journal of Ovarian Research, 36 - ?. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13048-018-0403-2

BACKGROUND: Ovarian cancer stem cells (OCSCs) contribute to the poor prognosis of ovarian cancer. Involvement of the androgen receptor (AR) in the malignant behaviors of other tumors has been reported. However, whether AR associates with Nanog (a ste... Read More about Nanog interaction with the androgen receptor signaling axis induce ovarian cancer stem cell regulation: studies based on the CRISPR/Cas9 system..

MDSCs drive the process of endometriosis by enhancing angiogenesis and are a new potential therapeutic target (2018)
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Zhang, T., Zhou, J., Man, G. C. W., Leung, K. T., Liang, B., Xiao, B., …Wang, C. C. (2018). MDSCs drive the process of endometriosis by enhancing angiogenesis and are a new potential therapeutic target. European Journal of Immunology, 48(6), 1059-1073. https://doi.org/10.1002/eji.201747417

Endometriosis affects women of reproductive age via unclear immunological mechanism(s). Myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs) are a heterogeneous group of myeloid cells with potent immunosuppressive and angiogenic properties. Here, we found MDSCs... Read More about MDSCs drive the process of endometriosis by enhancing angiogenesis and are a new potential therapeutic target.

Clinicopathological and prognostic significance of blood microvessel density in endometrial cancer: a meta-analysis and subgroup analysis (2018)
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Wang, J. Z., Xiong, Y. J., Man, G. C. W., Chen, X. Y., Kwong, J., & Wang, C. C. (2018). Clinicopathological and prognostic significance of blood microvessel density in endometrial cancer: a meta-analysis and subgroup analysis. Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics, 297(3), 731-740. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00404-018-4648-1

Objective
The study aimed to systematically review the association between angiogenesis and clinicopathological characteristics and its prognostic value in patients with endometrial cancer.

Methods
Eligible studies were searched in PubMed, Embas... Read More about Clinicopathological and prognostic significance of blood microvessel density in endometrial cancer: a meta-analysis and subgroup analysis.

Long non-coding RNA HAND2-AS1 inhibits invasion and metastasis in endometrioid endometrial carcinoma through inactivating neuromedin U (2017)
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Yang, X., Wang, C. C., Lee, W. Y. W., Trovik, J., Chung, T. K. H., & Kwong, J. (2018). Long non-coding RNA HAND2-AS1 inhibits invasion and metastasis in endometrioid endometrial carcinoma through inactivating neuromedin U. Cancer Letters, 413, 23-34. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.canlet.2017.10.028

Endometrioid endometrial carcinoma (EEC) is one of the common causes of cancer-related mortality in women. Mounting evidences suggest that long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) function in multiple cancers. In this study, we discovered that HAND2-AS1, a lncR... Read More about Long non-coding RNA HAND2-AS1 inhibits invasion and metastasis in endometrioid endometrial carcinoma through inactivating neuromedin U.

A prodrug of green tea polyphenol (–)-epigallocatechin-3-gallate (Pro-EGCG) serves as a novel angiogenesis inhibitor in endometrial cancer (2017)
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Wang, J., Man, G. C. W., Chan, T. H., Kwong, J., & Wang, C. C. (2018). A prodrug of green tea polyphenol (–)-epigallocatechin-3-gallate (Pro-EGCG) serves as a novel angiogenesis inhibitor in endometrial cancer. Cancer Letters, 412, 10-20. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.canlet.2017.09.054

Anti-angiogenesis effect of a prodrug of green tea polyphenol (–)-epigallocatechin-3-gallate (Pro-EGCG) in malignant tumors is not well studied. Here, we investigated how the treatment with Pro-EGCG inhibited tumor angiogenesis in endometrial cancer.... Read More about A prodrug of green tea polyphenol (–)-epigallocatechin-3-gallate (Pro-EGCG) serves as a novel angiogenesis inhibitor in endometrial cancer.

A loop of cancer-stroma-cancer interaction promotes peritoneal metastasis of ovarian cancer via TNFa-TGFa-EGFR. (2017)
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Kwong. (2017). A loop of cancer-stroma-cancer interaction promotes peritoneal metastasis of ovarian cancer via TNFa-TGFa-EGFR. Oncogene, 3576 - 3587. https://doi.org/10.1038/onc.2016.509

Peritoneum is the most common site for ovarian cancer metastasis. Here we investigate how cancer epigenetics regulates reciprocal tumor-stromal interactions in peritoneal metastasis of ovarian cancer. Firstly, we find that omental stromal fibroblasts... Read More about A loop of cancer-stroma-cancer interaction promotes peritoneal metastasis of ovarian cancer via TNFa-TGFa-EGFR..