Altered expression of caspases-4 and -5 during inflammatory bowel disease and colorectal cancer : diagnostic and therapeutic potential [PDF]
Caspases are a group of proteolytic enzymes involved in the co-ordination of cellular processes, including cellular homeostasis, inflammation and apoptosis.
Caiazza, F +12 more
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An innovative and environmentally friendly method for the synthesis of size-controlled silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) is presented. Pectin-stabilized AgNPs were synthesized in a plasma-reaction system in which pulse-modulated radio-frequency atmospheric ...
Anna Dzimitrowicz +6 more
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Microenvironment and tumor cells: two targets for new molecular therapies of hepatocellular carcinoma. [PDF]
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), is one of the most frequent human cancer and is characterized by a high mortality rate. The aggressiveness appears strictly related to the liver pathological background on which cancer develops.
Amicone, Laura, Marchetti, Alessandra
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The bone marrow (BM) microenvironment in hematological malignancies (HMs) comprises heterogeneous populations of neoplastic and nonneoplastic cells. Cancer stem cells (CSCs), neoplastic cells, hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs), and mesenchymal stromal/stem
Ilaria Laurenzana +10 more
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Inhibition of oxidative metabolism leads to p53 genetic inactivation and transformation in neural stem cells [PDF]
The final published version can be found here: http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas ...
Anna Karlsson +18 more
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Supplementary Figure 1 from Identification of Campath-1 (CD52) as Novel Drug Target in Neoplastic Stem Cells in 5q-Patients with MDS and AML [PDF]
Katharina Blatt +12 more
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Clonal karyotype evolution involving ring chromosome 1 with myelodysplastic syndrome subtype RAEB-t progressing into acute leukemia [PDF]
s Karyotypic evolution is a well-known phenomenon in patients with malignant hernatological disorders during disease progression. We describe a 50-year-old male patient who had originally presented with pancytopenia in October 1992.
Bennett JM +46 more
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Effects of Arf6 downregulation on biological characteristics of human prostate cancer cells [PDF]
Objective To evaluate the effects of Arf6 downregulation on human prostate cancer cells. Materials and Methods The effects of Arf6 downregulation on cell proliferation, migration, invasion and apoptosis were assessed by MTT, BrdU, scratch, Transwell ...
Haiming Lei +3 more
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Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) represent a promising cell source for cartilage tissue engineering due to their chondrogenic potential. However, current differentiation protocols result in limited efficiency.
Sandra Stamnitz +2 more
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The miR-139-5p regulates proliferation of supratentorial paediatric low-grade gliomas by targeting the PI3K/AKT/mTORC1 signalling [PDF]
Paediatric low-grade gliomas (pLGGs) are a heterogeneous group of brain tumours associated with a high overall survival: however, they are prone to recur and supratentorial lesions are difficult to resect, being associated with high percentage of disease
Antonelli, Manila +19 more
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