radiography is one of the most valuable diagnostic tools used in comprehensive dental care. although there is no safe level of radiation exposure, the possible risk associated with exposure to radiation, must be elucidated. to date, a variety of assays have been proposed to assess the mutagenic potential of genotoxicants; however, these methods are typically laborious and time consuming. the ai...

Background: Mucinous ovarian tumors differ from other types of epithelial cancers in their clinical behaviour and the need for innovative treatment approaches to achieve improved patient outcomes. Immunohistochemistry plays an important role diagnosis differentiates primary secondary mucinous tumors. To know distribution expression CK7 CK20 ovary gastrointestinal tract.Methods: Ninety eight cas...

stem cells located at the limbus ,  are the ultimate source for regeneration of the corneal epithelium in the normal and traumatized states.  when limbal stem cells are dysfunctional or deficient, limbal stem cell deficiency (lscd) develops. its surgical management depends on laterality and severity of corneal-limbal involvement. conventional methods of stem cell transplantation are conjunctiva...

Bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) have the ability to differentiate into a variety of cell types and are a potential source for epithelial tissue repair. Several studies have demonstrated their ability to repopulate the gastrointestinal tract (GIT) in bone marrow transplanted patients or in animal models of gastrointestinal carcinogenesis where they were the source of epithelial ...

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) has emerged as a therapeutic problem. In the present study, the molecular characterization by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis of MRSA isolates collected from a university hospital revealed that the predominant variant of the Brazilian epidemic clonal complex (BECC) was responsible for the increase in the incidence of MRSA strains, which reache...

Angiomyolipoma with epithelial cysts (AMLEC) is a recently described distinct cystic variant of angiomyolipoma (AML). To date 15 cases of AMLEC have been reported in 2 case series. We report the 16th case in a 39-year-old female. Her left kidney tumor was discovered incidentally. Partial nephrectomy was performed. Histologically, the tumor was composed of three components: 1) epithelial cysts l...

BACKGROUND Chronic interstitial scarring contributes to the progression of renal failure in glomerular disease but its cause is unknown. The development of proteinuria could stimulate tubular cells to release cytokines, chemoattractants and matrix proteins into the interstitium, thus contributing to interstitial disease. METHODS Polarized human tubular epithelial cells were grown on permeable...

Human rhinovirus (HRV) infections induce epithelial cell production of chemokines that may contribute to the pathogenesis of exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and asthma. Cigarette smoking is the predominant risk factor for the development of COPD and also aggravates asthma symptoms. We examined whether cigarette smoke extract (CSE) modulates viral inflammation by al...