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Expressão de proteínas SMAD, mediadores da sinalização de TGF-beta/activina, em tecidos de tiroide humana [PDF]

, 2010
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the expression of SMAD proteins in human thyroid tissues since the inactivation of TGF-β/activin signaling components is reported in several types of cancer.
EBINA, Kátia N., FERRO, Maria C., FIORE, Ana Paula Z. P., FRIGUGLIETTI, Celso U. M., KIMURA, Edna T., KULCSAR, Marco A. V., MATSUO, Sílvia E., SIGUEMATU, Simone M.   +7 more
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Role of activins in embryo implantation and diagnosis of ectopic pregnancy: a review

Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology, 2014
Embryo implantation is a major prerequisite for the successful establishment of pregnancy. Ectopic implantation outside the intrauterine cavity and the development of ectopic pregnancy (EP) is a major cause of maternal morbidity and occasionally ...
Bassem Refaat
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The impact of menopause on bone, zoledronic acid, and implications for breast cancer growth and metastasis [PDF]

, 2012
Recent data from the AZURE, ABCSG-12, and ZO-FAST clinical trials have challenged our understanding of the potential anticancer activity of zoledronic acid (ZOL). Although the results of these studies may appear to be conflicting on the surface, a deeper
Arrington, Avcu, Baum, Bilezikjian, Binkley, Bismar, Black, Bourdeau, Brown, Bundred, Burger, Burger, Centrella, Chapman, Cheleuitte, Chiu, Clowes, Coleman, Coscia, Coxon, Croucher, de Boer, Del Mastro, Dixon, Duivenvoorden, Edlund, Edlund, Esparza-Lopez, Folkerd, Gasser, Gasser, Geisler, Giraudo, Gnant, Gnant, Gnant, Gnant, Gordon, Guo, Hackshaw, Hamilton, Hampl, Hershman, Hershman, Hines, Hiraga, Hofbauer, Hornby, Ibrahim, Jimenez-Gordo, Juarez, Kaplan, Kaplan, Kardassis, Khosla, Kirkbride, Labrinidis, Le Goff, Lee, Lewis, Lindberg, Little, Little, Meads, Melani, Monkkonen, Muller, Nicks, Ogata, Ottewell, Ottewell, Ottewell, Pataki, Perrien, Perrien, Peyruchaud, Pfeilschifter, Podworny, Rachner, Rannevik, Roelofs, Rogers, Rosen, Rosen, Saika, Sasser, Sasser, Shiozawa, Shipman, Sims, Sirola, Skerjanec, Sowers, Studebaker, Sun, Tang, Thompson, Thurlimann, Uncu, van de Velde, Weiss, Wels, Welt, Wiater, Winter   +104 more
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Activins and their related proteins in colon carcinogenesis: insights from early and advanced azoxymethane rat models of colon cancer [PDF]

, 2016
BACKGROUND: Activin-A may exert pro- or anti-tumorigenic activities depending on cellular context. However, little is known about its role, or the other mature activin proteins, in colorectal carcinoma (CRC). This study measured the expression of activin
Adel Galal El-Shemi, Amr Mohamed Mohamed, Bassem Refaat, Jawwad Ahmad, Osama Adnan Kensara, Shakir Idris   +5 more
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Prevention of chemotherapy‐induced cachexia by ACVR2B ligand blocking has different effects on heart and skeletal muscle

Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle, 2018
Background Toxicity of chemotherapy on skeletal muscles and the heart may significantly contribute to cancer cachexia, mortality, and decreased quality of life.
Juha J. Hulmi, Tuuli A. Nissinen, Markus Räsänen, Joni Degerman, Juulia H. Lautaoja, Karthik Amudhala Hemanthakumar, Janne T. Backman, Olli Ritvos, Mika Silvennoinen, Riikka Kivelä   +9 more
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Differential expression of follistatin and FLRG in human breast proliferative disorders

BMC Cancer, 2009
Background Activins are growth factors acting on cell growth and differentiation. Activins are expressed in high grade breast tumors and they display an antiproliferative effect inducing G0/G1 cell cycle arrest in breast cancer cell lines.
Amaral Vania F, Grasso Giovanni, Muscettola Michela, Borges Lavinia E, Mencarelli Marzia, Ciarmela Pasquapina, Massai Lauretta, Couto Henrique L, Bloise Enrrico, Cassali Geovanni D, Petraglia Felice, Reis Fernando M   +11 more
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Immunolocalization of activin and inhibin at different stages of follicular development in the lizard Sceloporus torquatus

Heliyon, 2023
The activins and inhibins are glycoproteins with a role in the follicular development of vertebrates, that are found in follicular fluid and somatic follicular cells, with a different pattern among taxa.
N.B. Cruz-Cano, U.Á. Sánchez-Rivera, C. Álvarez-Rodríguez, R.E. Loya-Zurita, Y.J. Castro-Camacho, M. Martínez-Torres   +5 more
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Recognizing menopause in women with amenorrhea induced by cytotoxic chemotherapy for endocrine-responsive early breast cancer. [PDF]

, 2012
Cytotoxic anticancer treatment may induce amenorrhea or menopause to a variable extent. These side effects may not only impair or impede fertility but also cause sexual dysfunction, bone loss, and menopausal symptoms, with a strikingly negative effect on
Appetecchia, M, Barnabei, A, Corsello, SM., De Vecchis, L, Strigari, L, Torino, F   +5 more
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Prognostic value of activin A level in patients with advanced lung cancer and sarcopenia

Aktualʹnì Pitannâ Farmacevtičnoï ì Medičnoï Nauki ta Praktiki
The aim of this work is to determine the prognostic role of activin A in patients with advanced lung cancer and sarcopenia. Materials and methods.
V. V. Kechedzhyiev
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Serum Activins and Follistatin during the Treatment of Chronic Hepatitis C Genotypes 1 and 4 and Their Correlations with Viral Load and Liver Enzymes: A Preliminary Report

Gastroenterology Research and Practice, 2014
Aims. To measure the effect of pegylated interferon-α therapy on serum activin-A, activin-B, and follistatin and their correlation with viral load and liver fibrosis in chronic hepatitis C (CHC). Methods.
Bassem Refaat, Adel Galal El-Shemi, Ahmed Mohamed Ashshi, Adnan AlZanbagi   +3 more
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