Mucous secretions are frequently implicated in the morbidity and mortality associated with respiratory illness and airway disease, but we still do not understand precisely how these secretions develop or how to control them. A likely possibility is that the increased mucus is a consequence of overproduction and subsequent secretion in the setting of mucous cell metaplasia. In that regard, airwa...

The luminal epithelium of the oviduct (magnum) of laying quails is composed of ciliated cells and mucous cells. Ciliogenesis was observed in some of the mucous cells. Both centrioles of the diplosome migrate to the top of the cell, and one of them induces the formation of a rudimentary cilium. In some of the other cells, that are filled with mucous granules, the formation of basal bodies by an ...

PURPOSE OF THE STUDY The present study was conducted to estimate the serum levels of Circulating Immune Complexes in patients with Oral Leukoplakia ,Oral sub mucous fibrosis and normal subjects and correlate these values with the clinical grades of the diseases. MATERIALS AND METHODS The study consisted of 25 Oral Leukoplakia patients, 25 Oral sub mucous fibrosis patients and 25 Normal subjec...

Introduction Identifying risk factors for leprosy reactions can preempt clinicians to initiate prompt treatment to prevent associated morbidities. Thus, a retrospective study was done to elucidate the risk factors among 44 newly diagnosed leprosy patients in Sarawak General Hospital from 1993 to 2007. Materials and methods Case folders were searched for demographic data, clinical characteristic...

Abstract The human papillomavirus (HPV) is recognized as the main etiologic agent associated with cervical cancer. HPVs are epitheliotropic, and ones that infect mucous membranes classified into low-risk (LR) high-risk (HR) types. LR-HPVs produce benign lesions, whereas HR-HPVs lesions may progress to HR-HPV types 16 18 most frequently found in cancer worldwide. E6 E7 major HPV oncogenic protei...

Adenoma malignum is a rare type of very highly differentiated adenocarcinoma of the uterine cervix, and is quite difficult to diagnose because there are few findings definitely suggesting malignancy on cytologic or histologic examination. We recently encountered four patients with adenoma malignum and reviewed their clinicocytopathological and immunohistochemical findings. The most characterist...

BACKGROUND Dysmenorrhea is highly prevalent and causes much work loss and discomfort. A treatment with a new mechanism of action could benefit women of menstruating age. A study was undertaken to assess the efficacy of guaifenesin as a treatment for primary dysmenorrhea because of its effects of cervical dilation and cervical mucous thinning. METHODS Thirty-four subjects with primary dysmenor...