Background/Aim: We have tested whether the anticancer peptide, PNC-27, that kills cancer cells but not normal by binding to cell membrane HDM-2 forming pores, CD44+ colon stem cells. Materials and Methods: Flow cytometry determined CD44 expression on six-colon lines one line (CCD-18Co). MTT, LDH release, annexin V caspase 3 assays were used assess PNC-27-induced death. Bioluminescence imaging m...

introduction: osteosarcoma is the most common primary bone tumor in children and young adults and appropriate chemotherapy can increase limb sparing and overall survival. yet, the toxicity of chemotherapy regimens including mtx can be life threatening. therefore; we tried another chemotherapy regimen for these patients. method and materials: we investigated 15 patients aged 15 to 40 years old a...

Background: Concentration of tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha) might be useful in selecting patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (PAF) who will benefit the most from pulmonary vein isolation.

Radiation necrosis of the brain (BRN) is most frequent and dangerous iatrogenic complication radiation therapy tumors non-tumor diseases base skull. The risk its development increases with an increase in amount radiation, single total doses due to synergy action adjuvant chemotherapy used. pathogenesis BRN based on damage microcirculatory bed tumor surrounding tissues edema impaired trophic neu...

Tumor necrosis factor-alpha is a critical pro-inflammatory cytokine produced by macrophages and was once considered an anti-tumor agent. However, a low dose of tumor necrosis factor-alpha can cause epithelial mesenchymal transition, angiogenesis and metastasis. NF-κΒ contributes to epithelial mesenchymal transition induced by tumor necrosis factor-alpha. Kanglaite, an extract from the Coix lacr...

Tumor necrosis is associated with poor clinical outcomes in many malignancies. We aimed to determine whether tumor necrosis was an independent predictor of outcomes in gastric gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs). We retrospectively analyzed data from 740 patients undergoing curative resection for gastric GIST at four centers between 2001 and 2015. Disease-free survival (DFS) was estimated w...