Lung cancer is ranked the first among all malignant neoplastic diseases because of its high morbidity and mortality rate. Thus, lung cancer seriously threatens human health. More than 80%of lung cancer cases are non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Unfortunately, the majority of NSCLC patients are already at the terminal stage of the disease when they seek medical attention. Such patients miss the optimal opportunity of surgery;thus, medical treatment becomes the main choice for them. Recently, molecular-target-ed therapy has made tremendous progress in clinical practice and provides a new potential treatment for patients at the terminal stage. In this review, the authors introduced some molecular-targeted therapeutic drugs to provide benefits for the individualized treatment of patients.

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effect of environmental estrogen bisphenol A (BPA) exposure on apoptosis of mouse ovarian preantral follicular granulosa cells and ovarian development and explore the underlying mechanism. METHODS: Mouse ovarian preantral follicular granulosa cells were isolated from female ICR mice at postnatal day (PND) 10 and cultured RESULTS: Compared with the control cells group, the isolated cells exposed to a low concentration of BPA (50 μmol/L) showed a significantly lowered apoptosis rate, increased mitochondrial membrane potential, and enhanced cellular proliferation ( CONCLUSIONS BPA can concentration-dependently regulate the function of ovarian preantral follicular granulosa cells in mice and potentially affects both the pregnant mice and the offspring female mice in light of early ovarian development.
Animals ; Apoptosis ; Benzhydryl Compounds ; Female ; Granulosa Cells ; Mice ; Mice, Inbred ICR ; Ovarian Follicle ; Phenols ; Pregnancy

Urea transporters (UT) play a vital role in the mechanism of urine concentration and are recognized as novel targets for the development of salt-sparing diuretics. Thus, UT inhibitors are promising for development as novel diuretics. In the present study, a novel UT inhibitor with a diarylamide scaffold was discovered by high-throughput screening. Optimization of the inhibitor led to the identification of a promising preclinical candidate,