background: ccl22/mdc is a cc chemokine with a critical role in regulation of the immune balance in physiological condition. ccl22/ccr-4 ligation has been documented to participate in the migration of regulatory t (treg) cells and th2 lymphocytes to the site of breast tumors; circumstances that are known to be associated with poor prognosis. objective: to investigate the association of a single...

breast carcinoma is the major cause of cancer-related death in women. the incidence of this carcinoma is rising and there are many attempts to decrease this problem. the aim of this study was detection of full-length cytokeratin 19 (ck19) mrna, in peripheral blood and tissue of breast cancer patients in early stage of cancer. in this study, rt-pcr (reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reactio...

background: preoperative determination of the extent of viable residual tumor is an important issue after neoadjuvant treatment. on the other hand, retrospective data suggest that breast-conserving surgery is feasible up to stage iiia breast cancer without preoperative therapy. methods: we retrospectively analyzed 164 patients who underwent breastconserving surgery followed by adjuvant chemothe...

the molecular basis of metastatic potential of human breast carcinoma cells can be useful information to determine the practical implications in the diagnosis, determining prognosis and treatment of breast cancer. the aim of this study was to identify predictors of aggressive biological behavior and metastatic potential in breast carcinoma among a number of intrinsic biomarkers of tumor cells. ...

breast cancer is the most common cause of cancer-related death in female, after lung cancer. angiogenesis is essential for tumor growth and metastasis; therefore, antiangiogenesis strategies for treatment of cancer are currently an issue of interest. the role of vascular endothelial growth factor that assumed to be most potent angiogenesis factor is ambiguous in breast cancer. this study descri...

background: in recent years, epidemiologic and laboratory studies have implied that vitamin d deficiency has a role in the pathogenesis of breast cancer. it has shown that vitamin d can prevent tumor progression induced by carcinogens and inhibit the carcinogenic effects of high fat diet on breast tissue and growth of tumor cells. this study aimed to evaluate serum 25-hydroxyvitamin d level and...

breast cancer  patients  are  susceptible to  infections such  as  candidiasis. due  to  the importance and the role of matrix metalloproteinases (mmp) in breast cancer progression and its correlation with tumor metastasis, we analyzed the serum level of mmps -2, -3, -9 and tissue inhibitor of matrix metalloproteinase-1 (timp-1) in breast cancer bearing mice in the presence of systemic candida ...