background: proliferation and expansion of cancer stem cells as spheroids were proved in previous studies. but, capability of primary tumor-derived stem cells to keep their unique properties in vitro is still disputed. so, the goal of this study was to isolate, expand and characterize of colon cancer-derived stem cells. material and methods: in the present work, colon cancer stem cells markers ...

We examined the distribution of the dynein-associated protein NudE in Drosophila larval brain neuroblasts and spermatocytes, and analyzed the phenotypic consequences of a nudE null mutation. NudE can associate with kinetochores, spindles and the nuclear envelope. In nudE mutant brain mitotic cells, centrosomes are often detached from the poles. Moreover, the centrosomes of mutant primary sperma...

محاسبه دز جذبی در اندام انسان یکی از اولین گام‌­ها برای توسعه رادیوداروهای جدید است. هدف این مطالعه تخمین توسط ترکیب نوین نشاندار Cu-NODAGA-RGD-BBN64 بدین‌منظور ابتدا با تغییر پارامترهای مؤثر بر نشاندارسازی شرایط بهینه تهیه شد. پایداری پپتید هترودیمر بافر سالین فسفات (PBS) و سرم خون انسانی به مدت 12 ساعت ارزیابی پس آن، توزیع زیستی کمپلکس موش‌های حامل تومور تزریق مورد بررسی قرار گرفت. نهایت، اسا...

two new potential magnetic resonance imaging contrast agents, gd-hematoporphyrin (gd-h) and gd-tetra-carboranylmethoxyphenyl-porphyrin (gd tcp), were synthesized and applied to nude mice with human melanoma (mm 138) xenografts. these agents showed a high relaxivity because of their greater potential to coordinate water molecules. the reduction of t1 relaxation times of 16 and 21% was observed i...

BACKGROUND Nude mice are used in human xenograft research; however, only 25-35% of human tumors have been successfully transplanted into nude mice and their application is limited due to high natural killer (NK) cell activity. More severely immunodeficient mice with loss of NK activity are needed to overcome this limitation. MATERIALS AND METHODS Balb/c nude Rag-2(-/-)Jak3(-/-) (Nude-RJ) mice...