cancer stem cells (csc) are the tumor-associated cells existed within tumors or hematological cancers which share characteristics similar to normal stem cells. the common characteristics of a normal stem cell and a csc are their differentiation capacity and self-renewal in tumors. the expression pattern of csc markers differs depending on the type and location of cancers. cd molecules are proba...

hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (hsct) has been practiced for more than 30 years. hematological malignanciesare the main indications for this treatment. however, its indications in adults are different from children.advances in chemotherapy and target therapy have improved treatment outcome of some of the very high riskcancers, and changed indications of hsct in children. multi-center c...

background cancer stem cells play crucial roles in resistance to therapeutic schemes and relapse of disease, so it is important to find targeted therapies that kill them selectively. breast cancer is the most common cancer in females living in all part of the world including iran and it has an important burden in public health with direct impact on patients’ families. breast cancer in young adu...

objectives: long non-coding rnas (lncrnas), a vast class of recently discovered non-coding genes in the human genome, have been implicated in the regulation of several biological processes, including the maintenance of stem cell pluripotency and neurogenesis. new evidences have emerged that some long incrnas act as enhancers for their neighboring genes. oct4, also known as pou5f1 and oct3/4, fu...

background: adipose derived stem cells (ascs) provoke the accumulation and expansion of regulatory t cells, leading to the modulation of immune responses in tumor microenvironment. objective: to assess the effect of tumoral ascs on the trend of regulatory t cells differentiation. methods: peripheral blood naïve cd4+ t cells were co-cultured with ascs derived from breast cancer or normal breast ...

cancer stem cells (cscs) are unique subpopulations that have the capacity to drive malignant progression with renewal abilities. recently the role of some of cscs in gastric adenocarcinoma has been studied. this study was performed in order to evaluate cd44 and cd133 expressions by immunohistochemistry in 95 primary gastric adenocarcinoma and their relation to clinical and pathological paramete...