Background: In this study, the effects of three structural analogues of adenosine upon proliferation of human tumor cells were investigated. Previous research showed a cytotoxic effect of adenosine via A3 receptor and A1 receptor and sometimes this effect was receptor independent. The researches showed a differential cytotoxic effect of adenosine and its A3 agonists on cancerous cells, while ot...

abstract inflammatory pseudotumour describes as a wide range of neoplastic and reactive lesions. one of the rare presentations of these tumors is found in the salpinx. this case report characterizes a thirty six year old woman with a history of left sided abdominal pain for a few months. further examinations revealed that she had a complex cyst in her left salpinx. the patient had normal levels...

background: colorectal cancer is one of the most common malignancies worldwide with more than one million new cases. according to the ministry of health and medical education of iran, colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer in iran. many risk factors are known causes of this disease. however, the molecular mechanisms associated with colorectal cancer are still under investigation. rec...

Introduction: The brain tumor is an abnormal growth of tissue in the brain, which is one of the most important challenges in neurology. Brain tumors have different types. Some brain tumors are benign and some brain tumors are cancerous and malignant. Glioblastoma Multiforme (GBM) is the most common and deadliest malignant brain tumor in adults. The average survival rate for peo...

ovarian mixed germ cell tumors consisting of endodermal sinus tumor and immature teratoma are very rare and have been reported only in a few case reports. here we report a rare mixed germ cell tumor of ovary which was consisted of endodermal sinus tumor and immature teratoma components with an unusual intraabdominal location. patient was a 21 years old girl with the chief compliant of abdominal...

objective: the present study examines the effects of increased heat shock proteins expression in mda-mb468 adeno-carcinoma cells on expansion and differentiation of hematopoetic stem cells from human umbilical cord blood. materials and methods: highly purified human cd34+ cells (magnetic bead isolation) derived from umbilical cord blood were cultured, under three conditions, in the presence of ...