226 results for “Reaction Department”, page 5 of 12
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Medical study · Medical research · 2017
A Novel BRCA1-Associated Protein-1 Isoform Affects Response of Mesothelioma Cells to Drugs Impairing BRCA1-Mediated DNA Repair
…BAP1 and investigate the effects of its expression on drug sensitivity in MPM. Expression of BAP1 isoforms was detected by quantitative polymerase chain reaction in MPM and normal mesothelium cell lines and tumor and nontumor samples…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2016
Histopathology of removed indwelling pleural catheters from patients with malignant pleural diseases
…the lumen of 11 IPCs (27%). A foreign body giant cell reaction was present at the cuff site in all the 29 IPC in which the subcutaneous cuff was examined. Acute (n = 10) and/or…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2016
Population pharmacokinetics and exposure-response relationship of amatuximab, an anti-mesothelin monoclonal antibody, in patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma and its application in dose selection
…models. Amatuximab PK was best described by a two-compartment model with parallel linear and nonlinear elimination pathways. Body weight and an antidrug antibodies reaction with the titer >64 affected volume of distribution and clearance, respectively…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2018
Dysregulated Expression of the MicroRNA miR-137 and Its Target YBX1 Contribute to the Invasive Characteristics of Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma
…methylation, and copy number status of miR-137 and its host gene MIR137HG were assessed by polymerase chain reaction. Luciferase reporter assays confirmed a direct interaction between miR-137 and Y-box binding protein 1 gene…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2016
Effects of Chrysotile Exposure in Human Bronchial Epithelial Cells: Insights into the Pathogenic Mechanisms of Asbestos-Related Diseases
…glycogen synthase kinase-3β (GSK-3β), and Akt were performed to confirm their involvement in asbestos-induced EMT. Real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR), Western blotting, and gelatin zymography were performed to detect mRNA…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2017
Silicosis and autoimmunity
…Although the importance of the NACHT, LRR and PYD domains-containing protein 3 (NALP3) inflammasome as the initial immune reaction against silica particles has been identified, the mechanisms involved that lead to various autoimmune diseases in…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2018
A clean and membrane-free chlor-alkali process with decoupled Cl2 and H2/NaOH production
…reaction (H2O → H2) and an anodic Na+ de-intercalation reaction (Na0.44MnO2 → Na0.44-xMnO2), during which NaOH is produced in the electrolyte solution. The second step depends on a cathodic Na+ intercalation reaction…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2016
Dual preventive benefits of iron elimination by desferal in asbestos-induced mesothelial carcinogenesis
…its effects on asbestos-induced peritoneal inflammation and iron deposition, as well as oxidative stress. Nitrilotriacetate was used to promote an iron-catalyzed Fenton reaction as a positive control. Desferal significantly decreased peritoneal fibrosis, iron deposition…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2019
The ROMP: A Powerful Approach to Synthesize Novel pH-Sensitive Nanoparticles for Tumor Therapy
…molecule can be grafted by click chemistry. A cleavage reaction of the chemical bond between NPs and drugs through the contact of NPs with a medium presenting an acidic pH, which is typically a cancer tumor…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2017
Identification of DAB2 and Intelectin-1 as Novel Positive Immunohistochemical Markers of Epithelioid Mesothelioma by Transcriptome Microarray Analysis for Its Differentiation From Pulmonary Adenocarcinoma
…adenocarcinoma. The increased mRNA expression of DAB2 and Intelectin-1 was validated by reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction of RNA from tumor tissue and protein expression was validated by Western blotting of 5 mesothelioma cell lines…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2016
Kinesin family members KIF11 and KIF23 as potential therapeutic targets in malignant pleural mesothelioma
…and new molecular targets for treatments are urgently needed. Using quantitative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and an RNA interference-based screening, we screened two kinesin family members as potential therapeutic targets for MPM…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2010
Fluorescence in situ hybridization in the definitive diagnosis of malignant mesothelioma in effusion cytology
…In case of a negative result, the corresponding MM biopsy specimen was analyzed. Methylation-specific polymerase chain reaction (MSP) for p16, p14, and p15 was performed on FISH-negative MM biopsy specimens. Seventy-nine percent of…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2012
A comparison of epidermal growth factor receptor expression in malignant peritoneal and pleural mesothelioma
…MM) specimens were subjected to IHC staining and FISH to evaluate the expression of EGFR protein and gene status. Overall positive IHC reaction was detected in 20/38 (53%) cases, in 11/22 (50%) pleural MM…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2014
Targeting of the Hedgehog signal transduction pathway suppresses survival of malignant pleural mesothelioma cells in vitro
…annexinV/propidium iodide staining and flow cytometry. SMO small interfering RNA mediated a two- to more than fivefold reduction of SMO and Gli1 gene expression as determined by real-time quantitative reverse-transcriptase polymerase chain reaction…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2017
Tumor Suppressor microRNAs Contribute to the Regulation of PD-L1 Expression in Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma
…from samples from patients undergoing an operation (pleurectomy with or without decortication). MicroRNA expression was analyzed by reverse-transcriptase quantitative polymerase chain reaction. Regulation of PD-L1 expression in cell lines was assessed after transfection with…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2012
Expression of the Ets transcription factor EHF in serous ovarian carcinoma effusions is a marker of poor survival
…using quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction. Expression levels of EHF in ovarian carcinoma were additionally investigated for association with clinicopathologic parameters and survival. Quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction analysis showed significantly higher expression of…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2014
Thermochemical destruction of asbestos-containing roofing slate and the feasibility of using recycled waste sulfuric acid
…chrysotile structure has revealed that the destruction of chrysotile by acid-digestion is greatly influenced by the reaction temperatures, showing a 80.3-fold increase in the reaction rate by raising the temperature by 30-100°C…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2014
Rat model demonstrates a high risk of tremolite but a low risk of anthophyllite for mesothelial carcinogenesis
…In half of the animals, repeated intraperitoneal injections of nitrilotriacetate (NTA), an iron chelator to promote Fenton reaction, were performed to evaluate the potential involvement of iron overload. Tremolite induced MM with a high incidence (96…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2012
Activated leukocyte cell-adhesion molecule (ALCAM) promotes malignant phenotypes of malignant mesothelioma
…MM cell lines. Activated leukocyte cell-adhesion molecule (ALCAM) expression in MM cell lines was analyzed with quantitative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction and Western blot analyses in 47 primary MM specimens with immunohistochemistry. ALCAM knockdown…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2014
Expression profiling stratifies mesothelioma tumors and signifies deregulation of spindle checkpoint pathway and microtubule network with therapeutic implications
…We also carried out whole transcriptomic sequence (RNA-seq) analysis on eight tumor specimens. Taqman-based quantitative Reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR), western analysis and immunohistochemistry (IHC) analysis of mitotic arrest deficient-like 1 …