the importance of extra cellular matrix (ecm) in development and function of different cells has been reported but little is known about its role in human endometrial epithelial cells. the aim of the present study was to examine effects of artificial ecm (matrigel) and progesterone on the function and morphology of human endometrial epithelial cells in vitro. methods: endometrial samples were r...

odontogenic tumors are derived from epithelial, ectomesenchymal and/or mesenchymal elements that are or have been a part of the tooth-forming apparatus. of all the odontogenic tumors, calcifying epithelial odontogenic tumor accounts for 1% of the cases. approximately 200 cases have been reported to date. there is no sex predilection, with a 2:1 predilection for the mandible, mostly in the premo...

introduction: leukoplakia is the most common precancerous lesion of the oral mucosa and may range microscopically form benign hyperkeratosis to invasive squamous cell carcinoma. p53 is a tumor suppressor protein; whereas, proliferative cell nuclear antigen (pcna) is a proliferative marker. the aim of this study was to evaluate the immunohistochemical expressions of p53 and pcna in oral leukopla...

it was known that il-1β-induced rapid expression of mir-146a, which regulated the secretion of inflammatory chemokines in human a549 alveolar epithelial cells. however, little is known about the level of primary mir-146a and the downstream biogenesis of mir-146a in a549 cells. we examined the levels of primary mir-146a and mature mir-146a in a549 cells following treatment with pharmacological i...

primary fallopian tube carcinoma is a rare tumor that histologically and clinically resembles epithelial ovarian cancer. here we introduce a case of tubal carcinoma in a postmenopausal woman. the diagnosis of primary fallopian tube carcinoma is rarely considered preoperatively and is usually first appreciated by the pathologist. because of low frequency of tubal carcinoma, there are few systemi...

Background: Neem leaves (Azadirachta indica L.) have been used for many therapeutic purposes and medicinal applications. The extract of this plant has been used in both male and female genders as a traditional agent to prevent early pregnancy. In this study, the effect of this extract was investigated histologically and morphometrically on the germinal epithelia of the seminiferous tubules, epi...