We have previously reported that by inducing calcium sensing receptor (CaSR), calcitriol, the active form of vitamin D, promoted the sensitivity of the human colon carcinoma cells to anticancer drugs. In the current study we tested several other potential CaSR modulators, calcipotriol and the effective components of Chinese herbal medicine lentinan, for their functions in inducing CaSR expressi...

In human colorectal cancer (CRC), TP53 is one of the most important drives genes; it a key regulator apoptosis. The dysfunction gene critical event in development CRC this context, we aimed to evaluate expression Tp53 patients and establish correlation between overexpression p53 with clinical pathological features Colorectal Carcinoma (CRC). This study enrolled 32 carcinoma. was investigated by...

This study aimed to describe a case in which an isolated splenic metastasis was synchronous with the colonic primary and a concomitant splenic abscess was associated. A wide review of the literature was also performed. A 54-year-old woman with abdominal pain and fever was admitted to our department. Abdominal CT revealed two low-density areas in the spleen and wall-thickening of the left coloni...

BACKGROUND Several studies have reported inverse associations between folate intake and colorectal carcinoma risk. Few were prospective studies and none evaluated the association between the intake of individual folate vitamers and colorectal carcinoma risk. METHODS The aim of the current study was to investigate the relationship between dietary folate intake and the risk of colorectal carcin...

An association between Birt-Hogg-Dubé syndrome (BHDS) and colon cancer remains conjectural, but herein we describe a case who may illustrate a significant link between them. The 60-year-old woman was diagnosed at 28 years of age with colon carcinoma and familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP). She also had repeated pneumothoraces, and was diagnosed with BHDS following the finding of pneumothorax i...

Introduction: As a physical treatment, electrochemical therapy (ECHT) has provided an effective and useful  approach  for  treating  localized  tumors.  The  chemical  changes  due  to  a  direct  electric  current  destroy  the  tumor. This study evaluates the effect of electrical dose and polarity on the efficacy of the treatment of a  colon tumor model.  Materials and Methods: In order to in...

Among women with intestinal endometriosis, the sigmoid colon and rectum are the most commonly involved areas. Sometimes, the differential diagnosis of colorectal endometriosis from carcinoma of the colon and rectum is difficult due to similar colonoscopic and radiologic findings. From October 2002 to September 2007, we performed five operations with curative intent for rectal and sigmoid colon ...

The glycosyltransferases responsible for catalyzing additions of A, B, and H sugars to cellular acceptors were studied in 23 cases of primary carcinoma. The carcinomas were derived from mouth, tongue, larynx, lung, cervix, esophagus, stomach, and colon. Comparisons of A, B, and H enzymes were made between mucosal extracts from tumor and from normal adjacent tissue and, in the case of gastrointe...

FasL-mediated cytotoxicity is one of the mechanisms that CTLs use to kill tumor cells. However, human colon carcinoma often deregulates the Fas signaling pathway to evade host cancer immune surveillance. We aimed at testing the hypothesis that novel ceramide analogs effectively modulate Fas function to sensitize colon carcinoma cells to FasL-induced apoptosis. We used rational design and synthe...