Role of Herbal Medicines in Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Herbal Medicines in Diabetes

The use of herbal medicines in diabetes is promising but still far from proven. The purpose of this article is to examine the effect of herbal medicines in the treatment of diabetes, focusing on potential benefits and risks. Medline, expert interviews, books, articles and internet searches were used to identify herbal medicines with anti-diabetic properties and their diabetes-related health ef...

Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Sheep

the role of aflatoxins in hepatocellular carcinoma

context hepatocellular carcinoma (hcc) is one of the most common cancers in the world but with a striking geographical variation in incidence; most of the burden is in developing countries. this geographic variation in hcc incidence might be due to geographic differences in the prevalence of various etiological factors. evidence acquisition here, we review the epidemiological evidence linking d...

role of micrornas in hepatocellular carcinoma

results researchers have reported that mirnas can repress the expression of important cancer-related genes and might be helpful in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer. during the past two decades, numerous studies have shown that mirnas play an essential role in inhibiting hcc via several different pathways. deregulated mirnas may contribute to carcinogenesis, indicating that mirnas can act a...

Hepatocellular carcinoma in a sheep

At necropsy of a five-year-old sheep, a pear shaped, lobular yellow-brownish mass measuring about 12 ×15 × 20 cm was found to involve the right hepatic lobe. Microscopic examination revealed two trabecularand solid patterns of neoplastic hepatocytes. In solid pattern, there were numerous tumoral giant cells thatcontain one or more large hyperchromatic bizarre-shaped nuclei scattered among clust...