Browsing by Subject "Leukemia"
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Angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) insertion/deletion (I/D) polymorphism and circulating ACE levels are not associated with outcome in critically ill septic patients
(2012)Background: In critically ill patients independent studies have shown contradictory findings regarding the prognostic significance of the D/D genotype of the I/D angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) polymorphism. The study ...
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Cancer and pregnancy
(2000)
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Cancer and pregnancy: A comprehensive review
(2011)Background: Pregnancy complicated by cancer is relatively rare but, as women in western societies tend to delay childbearing to the third and fourth decade of life, this phenomenon is going to be encountered more often in ...
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Cancer and pregnancy: Poena magna, not anymore
(2006)Cancer diagnosed during pregnancy constitutes a difficult clinical condition with a devastating impact on the patient's somatic and psychosocial health and possibly on foetal integrity. This circumstance also raises several ...
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Coexistence of pregnancy and malignancy
(2002)Cancer complicating pregnancy is a rare coexistence. The incidence is approximately 1 in 1,000 pregnancies. The most common cancers are those more frequently seen during the reproductive age of a woman. Breast cancer, ...
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Cutaneous lymphocytic vasculopathy in lymphoproliferative disorders-a paraneoplastic lymphocytic vasculitis of the skin
(1995)In this report the histopathology and the natural history of cutaneous lymphocytic vasculopathy (lymphocytic vasculitis) in patients with lymphoproliferative diseases, is described. Between January 1986 and June 1992,116 ...
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Cytotoxic activity of interferon-treated macrophages studied by various inhibitors
(1978)The ability of interferon-treated macrophages to kill or inhibit the growth of tumor cells is markedly influenced by the local environment. The macrophage cytotoxic effector system is regulated by serum and other environmental ...
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Donor-derived breast cancer in a bone marrow transplantation recipient
(2009)We present the case of a young lady who had been treated for acute myelocytic leukemia at the age of 14 by means of allogeneic bone marrow transplantation, the donor being her sister. At the age of 28 she underwent modified ...
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Editorial: Adolescent oncology
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Induction of Differentiation and DNA Strand Breakage in Human HL-60 and K-562 Leukemia Cells by Genistein
(1990)Genistein, an in vitro inhibitor of topoisomerase II and tyrosine kinases, suppressed growth and induced differentiation in HL-205 cells, a clonal population of the human promyelocytic HL-60 leukemia cells, and in K-562-J ...
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Juvenile cancer: Improving care for adolescents and young adults within the frame of medical oncology
(2005)Despite unique tumour epidemiology, a higher cancer incidence and modest survival improvement compared to paediatric patients, adolescents and young adults aged 15-30 have not been considered as a separate, 'special' group ...
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Management of leptomeningeal malignancy
(2005)Leptomeningeal carcinomatosis is defined as malignant infiltration of the pia matter and arachnoid membrane. Leukaemias and lymphomas, lung, breast cancer and melanoma are the primary tumours commonly associated with ...
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Monoclonal immunoglobulins and autoantibodies in lymphoid malignancies
(1990)The presence of serum monoclonal or oligoclonal immunoglobulins (paraproteins) was investigated in 38 non Hodgkin's lymphoma and chronic lymphocytic leukemia patients, 33 patients with solid tumors and 33 healthy individuals. ...
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Prevention of macrophage tumoricidal activity by agents known to increase cellular cyclic AMP
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Recent thymic emigrants and prognosis in T- and B-cell childhood hematopoietic malignancies
(2002)The concentration of T-cell receptor rearrangement excision DNA circles (TRECs) in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) is currently known to be a marker of recent thymic emigrants. We evaluated the hypothesis that ...
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Selective activation of TNFR1 and NF-kB inhibition by a novel biyouyanagin analogue promotes apoptosis in acute leukemia cells
(Πανεπιστήμιο Κύπρου, Σχολή Θετικών και Εφαρμοσμένων Επιστημών / University of Cyprus, Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences, 2016-05)Το KC-53 είναι ένα νεοσυντιθέμενο biyouyanagin ανάλογο μόριο με γνωστή ισχυρή αντιφλεγμονώδη και αντιική δράση. Στην παρούσα εργασία, διερευνήσαμε την αντιπολλαπλασιαστική του δράση σε 13 αντιπροσωπευτικές ανθρώπινες ...
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Selective activation of TNFR1 and NF-ΚB inhibition by a novel biyouyanagin analogue promotes apoptosis in acute leukemia cells
(2016)Background: Acquired resistance towards apoptosis is a hallmark of cancer. Elimination of cells bearing activated oncogenes or stimulation of tumor suppressor mediators may provide a selection pressure to overcome resistance. ...
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Serum‐soluble interleukin‐2 receptors in B‐cell lymphoproliferative malignancies
(1992)The levels of soluble interleukin‐2 receptors (sIL‐2R) were determined in the serum of 53 patients with B‐cell lymphoproliferative malignancies, including 31 patients with non‐Hodgkin lymphomas (NHL), 16 with chronic ...
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Stress-induced impairment of macrophage tumoricidal function
(1980)Several studies have shown the effect of stress on immune cells and their functions. The purpose of the present work was to investigate the influence of acute immobilization stress on macrophage nonspecific tumoricidal ...