BACKGROUND Lymphoscintigraphy has often been used for evaluating arm lymphatic dysfunction, but no optimal approach for quantification has so far emerged. We propose a quantifiable measure of lymphatic function that we applied in patients treated for breast cancer. METHODS Eleven patients, aged 34-68 years, with unilateral arm lymphedema following breast cancer treatment underwent bilateral l...

Presents the recipients of 2022 MTT-S Graduate Student Fellowship Awards.

BACKGROUND Metallothionein (MTT) is an endogenous antioxidant that can be induced by both zinc (Zn) and ischemia. In kidneys, increased MTT expression exerts a putative protective role in diabetes and hypoxia. Our goal was to further investigate the behavior of MTT under the influence of Zn and hypoxia in vitro and in vivo. METHODS MTT expression was measured in vitro in cell cultures of prox...