background colorectal cancer (crc) is the second most common malignancy in the world.  however, its mortality rate can be reduced if diagnosed early. p33 ing1b is a tumor suppressor protein, which plays a role in growth control and apoptosis. suppression of p33 ing1b is associated with the loss of cellular growth control. however, p33 ing1b expression in crc and its correlations with clinicopat...

The first and most important step is to consider TTRFAP as a diagnosis upon thorough patient history and clinical examination. The further diagnostic process includes the following assessments: clinical examination for polyneuropathic and autonomic signs including temperature and pain sensitivity in the feet. In addition, nerve conduction studies are essential to document large fiber neuropathy...

Leiomyosarcoma of the gallbladder is a rare entity constituting about 1.4 per 1000 gallbladder malignancies. Few cases were reported in literatures most of which were in females in their sixth decade of life. This case represents an addition to this series. A case of a 50 years old, otherwise healthy, female patient, admitted with non-specific clinical presentation suggestive of cholecystitis w...

The transcriptional co-regulator host cell factor-1 (HCF-1) plays critical roles in promoting cell cycle progression in diverse cell types, and in maintaining self-renewal of embryonic stem cells, but its role in pancreatic β-cell function has not been investigated. Immunhistochemistry of mouse pancreas revealed nuclear expression of HCF-1 in pancreatic islets. Reducing HCF-1 expression in the ...

Cold thyroid nodules (CTNs) are characterized by a reduced iodide uptake in comparison to normal thyroid tissue. The sodium iodide symporter (NIS) is the first step in thyroid hormone synthesis and mediates the active iodide transport in the thyroid cells suggesting that decreased iodide uptake could be a result of changes in NIS expression or molecular defects in the NIS gene. In contrast to p...

BACKGROUND Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the second most common malignancy in the world. However, its mortality rate can be reduced if diagnosed early. P33ING1b is a tumor suppressor protein, which plays a role in growth control and apoptosis. Suppression of p33(ING1b) is associated with the loss of cellular growth control. However, p33 (ING1b) expression in CRC and its correlations with clinicopa...

PURPOSE Liposomal doxorubicin (D) and bevacizumab (A) are active single agents in gynecologic and breast malignancies which share a resistance mechanism: upregulation of hypoxia inducible factor (HIF-1α). We, therefore, added temsirolimus (T), which inhibits HIF-1α, to D and A (DAT). Trial objectives were assessment of safety, preliminary efficacy, and identification of biological response corr...

The aim of this study was to establish a cell culture system with identified classes of locust neurons (interneurons, motorneurons and sensory neurons). The cells belonging to the different classes were distinguished in cell culture by vital dyes, which had been applied to the neurons in situ. From the various dyes tested fluorescent marked dextrans (10.000MW) gave the best results. The cells s...

BACKGROUND Macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) is a pro-inflammatory cytokine involved in cystitis and a non-cognate ligand of the chemokine receptor CXCR4 in vitro. We studied whether CXCR4-MIF associations occur in rat bladder and the effect of experimental cystitis. METHODS AND FINDINGS Twenty male rats received saline or cyclophosphamide (40 mg/kg; i.p.; every 3(rd) day) to induc...

A 16-year-old Hispanic girl presented to our hospital after a 3-week history of bruising and gingival bleeding. She was found to be pancytopenic and diagnosed with acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL), with cytogenetics, fluorescence in situ hybridization, and reverse-transcriptase polymerase chain reaction confirming t(15;17)(q24;q21) and PML-RARA fusion. The initial bone marrow aspirate is depi...