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The crucial roles of the long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) in the development of ovarian cancer (OC) have been extensively studied. According to the prediction result from the Kaplan-Meier Plotter database, high expression of lncRNA proteasome subunit α type-3 antisense RNA1 (PSMA3-AS1) is associated with the poor prognosis in patients with OC. Thus, the study aimed to investigate the role of lncRNA PSMA3-AS1 in OC. Reverse transcription quantitative polymerase chain reaction analysis revealed that PSMA3-AS1 expression was significantly upregulated in OC cells and tissues. PSMA3-AS1 silencing inhibited OC cell proliferation, migration, and invasion, as shown by results of cell counting kit-8, colony formation, wound healing, and Transwell assays, respectively. Additionally, PSMA3-AS1 deficiency suppressed tumor growth in vivo. Mechanistically, luciferase reporter and RNA pulldown assays implied that PSMA3-AS1 served as a competing endogenous RNA for miR-378a-3p to upregulate the expression of polypeptide N-acetylgalactosaminyltransferase 3 (GALNT3). GALNT3 was a target gene of miR-378a-3p in OC. Moreover, PSMA3-AS1 activated the PI3K/Akt pathway by upregulating GALNT3 expression.Overall, PSMA3-AS1 promotes OC cell proliferation, migration, invasion, and xenograft tumor growth by activating the PI3K/Akt pathway via the miR-378a-3p/ GALNT3 axis.

Stress cardiomyopathy (SC) is a poorly recognized heart disease that was initially regarded as a benign condition. Recently, it has been shown that SC may be associated with severe clinical complications including death and that its prevalence is probably underestimated. The disease is characterized by transient

Background: This study aimed to investigate the clinical manifestations and risk factors for 28-day mortality in patients with stress cardiomyopathy (SC) in the intensive care unit (ICU).Methods: This retrospective study was carried out from April 2015 to March 2021. Fifty-five patients in the ICU were diagnosed with SC. Two patients were excluded due to a history of atrial fibrillation (AF), and 53 patients were enrolled in the study. Baseline demographics and clinical characteristics were collected, and the 28-day mortality rate was calculated. Multivariate and univariate logistic regression analyses were used to determine the significant predictors of 28-day mortality.Results: Of the 53 patients, almost half (47.17%) were male. The most common stress trigger was sepsis (37.74%). Due to sedation and tracheal intubation, 49.06% of SC patients were unable to express their symptoms, and only 3.77% of patients presented with chest pain. The proportion of patients with complications of systolic heart failure and cardiogenic shock was 77.36% and 39.62%, respectively. The mean Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation (APACHE) II score when patients were admitted into the ICU was 21.17±8.41, and the Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA) score at diagnosis of SC was 9.30±4.56. Eighteen (33.96%) SC patients had new-onset AF while in the ICU. The 28-day mortality rate in patients with SC in the ICU was 64.15%. Univariate analysis found that 5 variables [SOFA score at diagnosis of SC, estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) <60 mL/min at diagnosis of SC, maximum norepinephrine dose, new-onset AF, and systolic heart failure] were correlated with 28-day mortality in patients with SC in the ICU. Multivariate logistic regression analysis suggested SOFA score at diagnosis of SC (P=0.042), eGFR <60 mL/min at diagnosis of SC (P=0.027), and new-onset AF (P=0.043) as independent predictors of 28-day mortality.Conclusions: Male patients with SC were relatively more common in the ICU than in the cardiology unit.Sepsis was a common stress trigger. The 28-day mortality rate was very high. The SOFA score and eGFR <60 mL/min at diagnosis of SC and new-onset AF may have influenced patients' short-term prognosis.