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Frequent cytogenetic abnormalities suggest that tumor-modifying genes (oncogenes or tumor suppressors) may be driving selection for the amplification or deletion of these particular genetic regions [ 6, 11, 12, 34, 35, 36].
AMPA, α-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazole propionic acid; DMEM, Dulbecco's modified Eagle medium; FBS, fetal bovine serum certified; FCC, ferricytochrome c type III; HBSS, Hank's balanced salt solution; LPS, lipopolysaccharide; MMP-9, matrix metalloproteinase-9; O 2 -, superoxide; P, penicillin; PBS, phosphate buffered saline; PMA, phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate ; RT-PCR, reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction; S, streptomycin; SOD, superoxide dismutase; TNF-α, tumor necrosis factor.
In view of the analogies between erosion formation in arthritis and tumor invasion in cancer, we hypothesized that activated MMP-2 and possibly MMP-9 might play an important role in the early stages of invasion of synovial pannus into bone and cartilage.
Radiotherapy treatment planning is, in broad terms, the process of planning the delivery of a prescribed dose to a tumor or target volume while minimizing dose to the surrounding critical structures.
4shows a patient with CD4-dim phenotypic aberrancy in tumor cells that remained constant over the course of disease.