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LifeMeningiomas arise from the meningeal layers covering the central nervous system structures. Although most are benign, meningiomas can still cause neurological morbidity due to the mass effect and compression of the surrounding parenchyma.
Viviana Benfante +12 more
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A receptor-based analysis of local ecosystems in the human brain. [PDF]
, 2017 BackgroundAs a complex system, the brain is a self-organizing entity that depends on local interactions among cells. Its regions (anatomically defined nuclei and areas) can be conceptualized as cellular ecosystems, but the similarity of their functional ...
Janušonis, Skirmantas
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Contemporary nuclear medicine diagnostics of neuroendocrine tumors [PDF]
Srpski Arhiv za Celokupno Lekarstvo, 2015 The new positron emission tomography (PET/CT) methods for neuroendocrine tumors detection are presented and compared with classic, conventional methods. Conventional methods use a gamma scintillation camera for patients with neuroendocrine tumor
Todorović-Tirnanić Mila +4 more
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Role of cyclic AMP in the control of cell-specific gene expression [PDF]
, 1993 Genes have to be expressed in specific cell types at appropriate times of development dependent on external signals. cAMP signaling occurs in all cells, thus raising the question of how this signal transduction pattern is integrated into mechanisms ...
Boshart, Michael +3 more
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Current Status of Radiopharmaceuticals for the Theranostics of Neuroendocrine Neoplasms
Pharmaceuticals, 2017 : Nuclear medicine plays a pivotal role in the management of patients affected by neuroendocrine neoplasms (NENs). Radiolabeled somatostatin receptor analogs are by far the most advanced radiopharmaceuticals for diagnosis and therapy (radiotheranostics ...
Melpomeni Fani +2 more
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, 2014 A novel radio guided surgery (RGS) technique for cerebral tumors using $\beta^{-}$ radiation is being developed. Checking the availability of a radio-tracer that can deliver a $\beta^{-}$ emitter to the tumor is a fundamental step in the deployment of ...
BELLINI, Fabio +23 more
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Insulin inhibits glucagon release by SGLT2-induced stimulation of somatostatin secretion
Nature Communications, 2019 Impaired glucagon secretion in patients with diabetes causes hypoglycemia. Here the authors show that therapeutic concentrations of insulin inhibit alpha-cell glucagon secretion by stimulating delta-cell insulin receptor and the release of somatostatin ...
Elisa Vergari +19 more
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False-positive 111 In-pentetreotide Uptake in Gastritis
World Journal of Nuclear Medicine, 2013 111 In-pentetreotide [ 111 In-octreoscan] is the most widely used radiolabeled somatostatin analog for evaluating neuroendocrine tumor overexpression of somatostatin receptors.
Sharjeel Usmani, Alshaima Alshammari
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Сибирский онкологический журнал, 2018 Background. Adrenocortical cancer (ACC) is a rare malignancy of the adrenal cortex. Therapeutic options for advanced ACC are limited. It is necessary to study new and more effective drug combinations and tumor biological targets. The purpose of the study
A. A. Kolomeytseva +5 more
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AIP and MEN1 mutations and AIP immunohistochemistry in pituitary adenomas in a tertiary referral center. [PDF]
, 2019 Background: Pituitary adenomas have a high disease burden due to tumor growth/ invasion and disordered hormonal secretion. Germline mutations in genes such as MEN1 and AIP are associated with early onset of aggressive pituitary adenomas that can be ...
Cano González, David A. +2 more
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