PURPOSE To compare standard coil embolization versus the use of an antireflux microcatheter (ARM) in patients undergoing planning angiography before selective internal radiation therapy (SIRT). MATERIALS AND METHODS A prospective, single-center trial was performed in which 30 patients were randomly assigned to undergo SIRT with coil embolization or the use of an ARM. The coil group underwent ...

BACKGROUND The effects of dairy on energy metabolism appear to be mediated, in part, by leucine and calcium which regulate both adipocyte and skeletal muscle energy metabolism. We recently demonstrated that leucine and calcitriol regulate fatty acid oxidation in skeletal muscle cells in vitro, with leucine promoting and calcitriol suppressing fatty acid oxidation. Moreover, leucine coordinately...

Background/Aim. Selective intraarterial radionuclide therapy (SIRT) with Yttrium-90 (Y-90) microspheres is also known as radioembolization and delivers high doses of radiation to hepatic tumors with minimum healthy liver exposure. The aim of this study was to present our preliminary experience in the role of liver directed radiotherapy with Y-90 microspheres for the treatment of unresectable he...

A novel mechanism has been defined for controlling per-oxisome proliferator-activated receptors γ (PPARγ) activity in response to thiazolidinedione (TZD) ligands, in which deacetylation of PPARγ by SirT1 remodels the transcriptional complex. This change favors expression of genes associated with increased energy use and insulin sensitization in white adipose tissue (WAT), and is required for a ...

Presenter: Armeen Mahvash MD | The University of Texas Anderson Cancer Center Background: HCC is often diagnosed when potentially curative resection or transplantation not feasible. Selective internal radiation therapy (SIRT) with 90Y resin microspheres (SIR-Spheres®) an established locoregional treatment option for unresectable regulatory approval outside the USA. SIRT has potential to deliver...

Gene targeting provides a powerful tool for dissecting gene function. However, repeated targeting of a single locus remains a practice mostly limited to unicellular organisms that afford simple targeting methodologies. We developed an efficient method to repeatedly target a single locus in Drosophila. In this method, which we term "site-specific integrase mediated repeated targeting" (SIRT), an...

Periodontal disease is one of the most prevalent chronic disorders worldwide. It is accompanied by inflammation of the gingiva and destruction of periodontal tissues, leading to alveolar bone loss. Here, we focused on the role of adipokines, which are locally expressed by periodontal tissues, in the regulation of catabolic gene expression leading to periodontal inflammation. The expression of t...

Background: The aim of this study was to evaluate the success of selective intraarterial radionuclide therapy (SIRT) with Yttrium-90 (Y-90) microspheres in liver metastases of different tumors. We also interpreted the contribution of SIRT to survival times according to respondernon responder and hepaticextra hepatic disease. Methods: The clinical and follow-up data of 124 patients who were refe...

BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to evaluate the success of selective intraarterial radionuclide therapy (SIRT) with Yttrium-90 (Y-90) microspheres in liver metastases of different tumors. We also interpreted the contribution of SIRT to survival times according to responder- non responder and hepatic- extra hepatic disease. METHODS The clinical and follow-up data of 124 patients who were ...