Comparative gene expression ana ...
Functional development of the mammary gland is an important physiological process. Several studies have used gene expression profiling of mammary gl ...
Glucocorticoid receptor activit ...
The purpose of this article is to determine the tumorigenic potential of estradiol treatment (E2) when combined with either progesterone (P4) or med ...
ADAM12 induces estrogen-indepen ...
Antiestrogen therapy has been used successfully to prolong disease-free and overall survival of ER positive breast cancer patients. However, 50% of ...
Glucocorticoid receptor and bre ...
Stress enhances glucocorticoid (GC) synthesis, which alters inflammation and immune responses, as well as cellular proliferation and apoptosis in a ...
Radiographic features for tripl ...
characterized as having a high malignancy potential and a poor prognosis. An understanding of the radiological features of TN DCIS will enable the ...
An uncommon case of T1b breast ...
A 64-year-old postmenopausal female had been treated with insulin therapy for type 2 diabetes mellitus for 18 years, but her diabetes mellitus was n ...
Role of circulating tumor cells ...
Metastasis remains a main cause of death in patients with breast cancer regardless of improvements in treatment. Prospective clinical studies of thi ...
Early metabolic response to neo ...
Purpose To assess whether the early metabolic response evaluated by 18F-fluorodeoxy-glucose positron emission combined with computed tomography (FDG ...
CIRSE Vascular Closure Device R ...
Purpose Vascular closure devices are routinely used after many vascular interventional radiology procedures. However, there have been no major multi ...
Are Carotid Stent Fractures Cli ...
Purpose Late stent fatigue is a known complication after carotid artery stenting (CAS) for cervical carotid occlusive disease. The purpose of this s ...
Surgical treatment of gastroint ...
Gastrointestinal autonomic nerve tumors form an uncommon subcategory of stromal tumors of the intestinal tract although their histologic appearance i ...
Self-perceived health and psych ...
The purpose was to determinate possible factors associated with psychosocial health through self-perceived health and psychological well-being among ...
Sarcomatoid carcinoma of the ur ...
We report the diagnostic evaluation, management, and intermediate-term outcomes of a rare variant of bladder cancer and concomitant Abdominal Aortic ...
Changes of Platelets’ Function ...
Increased aggregation of platelets during preeclampsia was shown in several studies, yet several others reported no change. The aim of our study was ...
Amniotic band syndrome with tet ...
Background Amniotic band syndrome consists of a wide spectrum of clinical manifestations attributed to entanglement and disruption of different deve ...
Ehlers–Danlos syndrome and neur ...
Ehlers–Danlos Syndrome is a term that comprises a variety of inherited connective tissue disorders characterized primarily by skin hyperextensibilit ...
Cellular and paracellular trans ...
Background Experimental approaches to limit the spinal cord injury and to promote neurite outgrowth and improved function from a spinal cord injury ...
Single burr hole endoscopic bio ...
Objective In cases of non-communicating hydrocephalus, a combined endoscopic third ventriculostomy (ETV) and tumor biopsy might be necessary. We sug ...
Pilomyxoid astrocytoma of the c ...
Introduction Pilomyxoid astrocytoma (PMA) is a recently described glial tumor with similarities to pilocytic astrocytomas, yet with distinct histopa ...
Natural resistance to apoptosis ...
Defects in apoptotic machinery vary among individual cancer cells, and the efficacy of chemotherapy in killing cancer cells depends on the successfu ...
Pathogenetic and therapeutic ap ...
IgA nephropathy is the most common primary chronic glomerulonephritis in the world and was first described by Berger et al. (J Urol Nephrol 74:694– ...
Effects of connexin-mimetic pep ...
Background Gap junction intercellular communication plays a fundamental role in various tissues and organs. Gap junctions transfer ions and molecule ...
A rare case of reversible acqui ...
Lymphatic filariasis is a major health problem in India with a large number of patients tending to be asymptomatic. In the Southeast and South Asian ...
Small nodules which could indic ...
We present a case with small pancreatic nodules, which could indicate the early phase of autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP). A 68-year-old man was referr ...
Interferon therapy following tr ...
A sustained virological response and improvement of liver function were achieved by low-dose interferon (IFN) therapy following curative treatment o ...