A review of the health implications of heavy metals and pesticide residues on khat users

AM Oyugi, JK Kibet, JO Adongo - Bulletin of the National Research Centre, 2021 - Springer
Background There is an exponential rise in the use of farming chemicals in agricultural
practices ostensibly to increase food production. The chewing of fresh khat leaves and …

Insights to therapeutic potentials, pharmaceutical formulations, chemistry and analytical methods of catechin

D Shikha, A Singh, NK Rangra, V Monga… - Phytochemistry …, 2024 - Springer
Catechin is one of the prestigious phytoconstituent obtained from the divine wealth of nature.
It is a polyphenolic constituent which is broadly distributed in plant kingdom and tea …

The comparison of cancer gene mutation frequencies in Chinese and US patient populations

F Ma, K Laster, Z Dong - Nature Communications, 2022 - nature.com
Knowing the mutation frequency of cancer genes in China is crucial for reducing the global
health burden. We integrate the tumor epidemiological statistics with cancer gene mutation …

A novel plasma-based methylation panel for upper gastrointestinal cancer early detection

C Peng, G Zhao, B Pei, K Wang, H Li, S Fei, L Song… - Cancers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Upper gastrointestinal cancer is a major cancer type in China with low 5-
year survival rates due to without cost-effective non-invasive early detection tool. In this …

The pharmacological mechanism of β-elemene in the treatment of esophageal cancer revealed by network pharmacology and experimental verification

D Zhou, X Wu, X Liu, S He, J Ni, B Chen, D Mu - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
The study aimed to investigate the mechanism of action of β-elemene (ELE) in the treatment
of esophageal cancer (EC). In this study, public databases were used to predict related …

DUSP4 promotes esophageal squamous cell carcinoma progression by dephosphorylating HSP90β

L Zhou, N Yao, L Yang, K Liu, Y Qiao, C Huang, R Du… - Cell Reports, 2023 - cell.com
The molecular and pathogenic mechanisms of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma
(ESCC) development are still unclear, which hinders the development of effective …

Microbiome and cancers of the esophagus: a review

Y Yano, A Etemadi, CC Abnet - Microorganisms, 2021 - mdpi.com
Esophageal cancer (EC) is an aggressive malignant disease ranking amongst the leading
causes of cancer deaths in the world. The two main histologic subtypes, esophageal …

Raltitrexed enhanced antitumor effect of anlotinib in human esophageal squamous carcinoma cells on proliferation, invasiveness, and apoptosis

H Zhen, J Tian, G Li, P Zhao, Y Zhang, J Che, B Cao - Bmc Cancer, 2023 - Springer
Background Anlotinib is a multi-targeted receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) which has
exhibited encouraging clinical activity in advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and …

[HTML][HTML] Bioinformatics and network pharmacology identify promotional effects and potential mechanisms of ethanol on esophageal squamous cell carcinoma and …

M Huang, Z Wu, L Jia, Y Wang, S Gao, Y Liu… - Toxicology and Applied …, 2023 - Elsevier
Ethanol is an important risk factor for esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC);
however, the molecular mechanisms behind how ethanol promotes ESCC development …

Secular Trends in Incidence of Esophageal Cancer in Taiwan from 1985 to 2019: An Age-Period-Cohort Analysis

MC Tsai, YC Chou, YK Lee, WL Hsu, CS Tang… - Cancers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Esophageal cancer (EC) was the eighth most common type of cancer
worldwide in 2020. In Taiwan, the age-standardized incidence of EC, especially esophageal …