Modelling the Biological Behaviour of Physarum

2015 ◽  
pp. 61-89
Author(s):  
Jeff Jones
Keyword(s):  
Biological Behaviour

Ultrastructure of the effect of T-514 obtained from Karwinskia humboldtiana on assembly and integrity of yeast's peroxisomes

1991 ◽  
Vol 49 ◽  
pp. 136-137
Author(s):  
J. Sepulveda-Saavedra ◽  
I. Vander-Klei ◽  
M. Venhuis ◽  
Y. Piñeyro-Lopez
Keyword(s):  
Culture Conditions ◽  
Toxic Effects ◽  
Candida Boidinii ◽  
Central Mexico ◽  
Poisonous Plant ◽  
Biological Behaviour ◽  
Enzyme Content ◽  
Fat Deposits ◽  
Yeast Model

Karwinskia humboldtiana is a poisonous plant that grows in semi desertic areas in north and central México. It produces several substances with different toxic effects. One of them designated T-514 damages severely the lung, kidney and liver, producing in the hepatoeyte large intracellular fat deposits and necrosis. Preliminary observations demonstrated that three is a decrease in the amount of peroxisomes in the hepatocytes of experimentally intoxicated rats and monkeys. To study the effect exerted by the T-514 on peroxisomes, a yeast model was selected, thus, three species: Saccha romices cerevisiae, Ilansenula polymorpha and Candida boidinii were used, because there is information concerning their peroxisome's morphology, enzyme content, biological behaviour under different culture conditions and biogenesis.

Ultrastructural features of prognostic significance in human oral cancer

1992 ◽  
Vol 50 (1) ◽  
pp. 618-619
Author(s):  
Karvita B. Ahluwalia ◽  
Nidhi Sharma
Keyword(s):  
Oral Cancer ◽  
Squamous Cell ◽  
Common Knowledge ◽  
Prognostic Significance ◽  
Growth Control ◽  
Terminal Differentiation ◽  
Squamous Cell Carcinomas ◽  
Effective Therapy ◽  
Invasive Potential ◽  
Biological Behaviour

It is common knowledge that apparently similar tumors often show different responses to therapy. This experience has generated the idea that histologically similar tumors could have biologically distinct behaviour. The development of effective therapy therefore, has the explicit challenge of understanding biological behaviour of a tumor. The question is which parameters in a tumor could relate to its biological behaviour ? It is now recognised that the development of malignancy requires an alteration in the program of terminal differentiation in addition to aberrant growth control. In this study therefore, ultrastructural markers that relate to defective terminal differentiation and possibly invasive potential of cells have been identified in human oral leukoplakias, erythroleukoplakias and squamous cell carcinomas of the tongue.

Cystic Bone Lesions in Horses and Humans: A Comparative Review

1998 ◽  
Vol 11 (01) ◽  
pp. 08-18 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. W. McIlwraith ◽  
J. A. Auer ◽  
Brigitte von Rechenberg
Keyword(s):  
Recurrence Rate ◽  
Subchondral Bone ◽  
Fibrous Tissue ◽  
Clinical Signs ◽  
Bone Lesions ◽  
Anatomical Location ◽  
Cystic Lesions ◽  
Bone Cysts ◽  
Biological Behaviour ◽  
Comparative Review

SummaryCases of cystic bone lesions in horses and humans were reviewed in the literature. These lesions are radiolucent areas of bone, recognized as subchondral cystic lesions in the horse (SCL), intra-osseous ganglia (IOG), subchondral bone cysts secondary to osteoarthrosis (OAC), and unicameral bone cysts (UCB) in humans. Their morphology is quite similar, consisting of lesions with a distinct cyst wall, and a cavity filled with fibrous tissue and yellowish mucoid fluid. The lesions are surrounded by sclerotic bone and can be easily diagnosed radiographically. SCL, IOG and OAC occur in the subchondral bone close to the adjacent joint, whereas UCB occur in the metaphysis of long bones. Their aetiology and pathogenesis is still unknown, although primary damage to the subchondral bone, cartilage or local blood supply and growth disturbances are discussed. In this review 703 lesions of SCL in horses, 289 lesions of IOG and 1460 lesions of UCB in humans were compared in their anatomical location and clinical signs. SCL and OAC resembled each other with respect to anatomical location. A correlation of affected bones could not be found for all four groups. Clinical presentation concerning age was most similar for SCL and UCB with both lesions mainly occurring in young individuals. Gender predominance of males was present in SCL, IOG and UCB. Clinical diagnosis was either incidental, or connected with intermittent pain in all lesions except for OAC. Additionally, the lesions were also found in conjunction with degenerative joint disease (SCL, OAC) or pathological fractures (UCB). Cystic bone lesions were either treated conservatively, surgically with curettage alone, curettage in combination with grafting procedures, or intra-lesional application of corticosteroids. SCL and UCB were similar in their biological behaviour concerning their slow response to the therapy and relatively high recurrence rate. None of the cystic bone lesions were comparable, and a common aetiology and pathogenesis could not be found.In a literature review cases of cystic bone lesions in horses and humans were compared with the goal to find a common aetiology and pathogenesis. Cystic bone lesions occur in horses as subchondral cystic lesions (SCL), and in humans as either intra-osseous ganglia (IOG), subchondral cystic lesions secondary to osteoarthrosis (OAC) or unicameral bone cysts (UCB). IOG and OAC compare with SCL mainly in the anatomical location. IOG and SCL resemble each other in size, clinical signs and histology, whereas UCB and SCL show a similar biological behaviour regarding their therapeutic response and recurrence rate. None of the cystic bone lesions in humans were comparable to the SCL in horses in all aspects. A common aetiology and pathogenesis could not be established.

Linitis Plastica of The Stomach: A Review

2020 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 125-138
Author(s):  
Md Mizanur Rahman
Keyword(s):  
Gastric Cancer ◽  
Treatment Outcome ◽  
Surgical Resection ◽  
Linitis Plastica ◽  
Diffuse Gastric Cancer ◽  
Biological Behaviour ◽  
Desmoplastic Reaction ◽  
The Poor ◽  
Diagnostic Approaches ◽  
Poor Outcomes

Linitis plastica (LP) is a particular subtype of diffuse gastric cancer and is thought to have a separate entity in respect with its biological behaviour, pathology, presentation and treatment outcome. The poor prognosis of LP gastric cancer is due primarily to its advanced stage at diagnosis. The characteristic histopathological feature of this entity is cellular spread to the submucosa and stroma with minimal mucosal alterations accompanied by an excessive desmoplastic reaction. Despite recent research on alternative therapies, surgical resection appears the only potentially curative approach. Patient selection and multidisciplinary management are paramount when considering surgical resection in patients with gastric LP. The operative approach in patients with LP has historically been questioned because of the poor outcomes. The aim of this review is to highlight different dimension of linitis plastica stomach in respect to its definition, classification, clinico-pathological characters, diagnostic approaches and treatment outcome. Journal of Surgical Sciences (2018) Vol. 22 (2) : 125-138

The effect of oxygenation on the biological behaviour of tumours

2007 ◽  
Vol 148 (30) ◽  
pp. 1415-1420 ◽  
Author(s):  
József Tóth
Keyword(s):  
Biological Behaviour

A rosszindulatú daganatokban gyakran ún. hypoxiás, csökkent oxigéntartalmú területek vannak (az oxigéntenzió < 7 Hgmm). A preklinikai, valamint klinikai vizsgálatok igazolták, hogy a hypoxia fokozza a tumorok progresszióját, agresszivitását. Szövettenyészeteken tanulmányozva az oxigén hatását, bebizonyosodott, hogy az oxigenizáció in vitro önmagában is gátolja az ép szövetek, a benignus és malignus tumorok sejtjeinek növekedését. Az onkoterápia szempontjából rendkívül fontos megállapítás, hogy ha egy daganatban az oxigén parciális nyomása kevesebb, mint 2,5 Hgmm, a sugárérzékenység lecsökken (intrinszik radiorezisztencia). Hypoxiás tumorokban számos kemoterápiás gyógyszer is hatástalan (kemorezisztencia). Oxigén hiányában vagy hypoxiás szövetekben a fotodinámiás kezelés is eredménytelennek bizonyult. Mindezen kísérleti és klinikai tapasztalatok alapján már évtizedek óta egyes intézetekben kiegészítő kezelésként, de egymagában is próbálkoznak a daganatos betegek oxigenizációjával. A leggyakoribb kezelési forma az oxigéngáz belélegeztetése (hiperbarikus oxigénterápia), vagy az oxigénnel telített víz alkalmazása fürdő vagy ivókúra formájában. A ma már nemzetközi kooperációban is végzett vizsgálatok egyértelműen igazolják az oxigénbevitel jótékony terápiás, radio- és kemoszenzitizáló hatását. Az általánosan alkalmazott eritropoietin-kezelés is bizonyítja az oxigenizáció jelentőségét a tumorterápiában. Időszerűnek látszik Magyarországon szakintézetekben nagy beteganyagon kivizsgálni az oxigenizáció tumorgátló, radio- és kemoszenzitizáló hatását.

Biological behaviour of cutaneous malignant melanomas

Pathology ◽  
1985 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 255-257 ◽  
Author(s):  
Knud Søndergaard
Keyword(s):  
Biological Behaviour ◽  
Malignant Melanomas

Primary squamous cell carcinoma of the ampulla of Vater: management and review of the literature

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. e236477
Author(s):  
Subhash Soni ◽  
Poonam Elhence ◽  
Vaibhav Kumar Varshney ◽  
Sunita Suman
Keyword(s):  
Squamous Cell Carcinoma ◽  
Cell Carcinoma ◽  
Squamous Cell ◽  
Survival Rates ◽  
Ampulla Of Vater ◽  
Metallic Stent ◽  
Biological Behaviour ◽  
Curative Intent ◽  
Term Survival ◽  
History Of

Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the ampulla of Vater is a rare pathology and only few cases are reported in the literature. With limited experience of primary SCC in the ampulla of Vater, its biological behaviour, prognosis and long-term survival rates are not well known. A 38-year-old woman presented with a history of painless progressive jaundice for which self-expending metallic stent was placed 3 years back. She was evaluated and initially diagnosed as probably periampullary adenocarcinoma. She underwent pancreaticoduodenectomy and histopathology with immunohistochemistry was suggestive of SCC of ampulla of Vater. She received adjuvant chemotherapy and doing well with no recurrence after 1 year of follow-up. In conclusion, SCC of the ampulla is an unusual pathology that should be kept as a differential diagnosis for periampullary tumours. Surgical treatment with curative intent should be performed whenever feasible even in the setting of bulky tumour to improve the outcome.

scholarly journals Interactions between polyphenolic antioxidants quercetin and naringenin dictate the distinctive redox-related chemical and biological behaviour of their mixtures

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Monika Baranowska ◽  
Zuzanna Koziara ◽  
Klaudia Suliborska ◽  
Wojciech Chrzanowski ◽  
Michael Wormstone ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Differential Pulse ◽  
Current Approach ◽  
Biological Behaviour ◽  
Antioxidant Power ◽  
Kinetics Of Oxidation ◽  
Ht29 Cells ◽  
Reducing Activity ◽  
Pulse Voltammetry ◽  
Cellular Tests ◽  
Kinetics Of

AbstractFood synergy concept is suggested to explain observations that isolated antioxidants are less bioactive than real foods containing them. However, mechanisms behind this discrepancy were hardly studied. Here, we demonstrate the profound impact of interactions between two common food flavonoids (individual: aglycones quercetin—Q and naringenin—N− or their glycosides rutin—R and naringin—N+ vs. mixed: QN− and RN+) on their electrochemical properties and redox-related bioactivities. N− and N+ seemed weak antioxidants individually, yet in both chemical and cellular tests (DPPH and CAA, respectively), they increased reducing activity of mixtures synergistically. In-depth measurements (differential pulse voltammetry) pointed to kinetics of oxidation reaction as decisive factor for antioxidant power. In cellular (HT29 cells) tests, the mixtures exhibited properties of a new substance rather than those of components. Pure flavonoids did not influence proliferation; mixtures stimulated cell growth. Individual flavonoids tended to decrease global DNA methylation with growing concentration; this effect was more pronounced for mixtures, but not concentration-dependent. In nutrigenomic studies, expression of gene set affected by QN− differed entirely from common genes modulated by individual components. These results question the current approach of predicting bioactivity of mixtures based on research with isolated antioxidants.

scholarly journals P-196 Frequency, biological behaviour and survival nomograms discrimination in non-KIT mutated gastrointestinal stromal tumors

2021 ◽  
Vol 32 ◽  
pp. S166-S167
Author(s):  
T. Alpoim ◽  
S. Coelho ◽  
A. Peixoto ◽  
J. Videira ◽  
M. Neves ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors ◽  
Biological Behaviour ◽  
Stromal Tumors

The effect and molecular mechanism of TSP-1 on biological behaviour of mucoepidermoid cancer

2017 ◽  
Vol 46 ◽  
pp. 297
Author(s):  
S. Yang ◽  
L. Guo ◽  
P. Ji ◽  
J.L. Song ◽  
X.Y. Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Mechanism ◽  
Biological Behaviour
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