Search for dissertations about: "endometrial cancer apoptosis"

Found 3 swedish dissertations containing the words endometrial cancer apoptosis.

  2. 1. Antitumor Activities of 2-Methoxyestradiol on Cervical and Endometrial Cancers In Vitro and In Vivo

    Author : Li Li; Xin Fu; Mats Brännström; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Obstetrics and gynaecology; 2-Methoxyestradiol; HeLaS3 cells; HEC-1-A cells; RL-95-2 cells; cervical cancer; endometrial cancer; Obstetrik och kvinnosjukdomar; Obstetrics and women s diseases; Obstetrik och kvinnosjukdomar;

    Abstract : 2-Methoxyestradiol (2-ME), a metabolite of 17β-estradiol, is a potent antitumor and antiangiogenesis agent in vitro and in vivo. This study aimed to investigate the effects of 2-ME on human cervical and endometrial cancers in vitro and in vivo. READ MORE

  4. 2. Role of mitochondrial ribosomal protein S18-2 in cancerogenesis and in regulation of stemness and differentiation

    Author : Muhammad Mushtaq; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Mitochondria carry their own ribosomes (mitoribosomes) for the translation of mRNA encoded by mitochondrial DNA. The architecture of mitoribosomes is mainly composed of mitochondrial ribosomal proteins (MRPs), which are encoded by nuclear genomic DNA. READ MORE

  5. 3. Mifepristone for preoperative treatment of uterine leiomyoma

    Author : Mikael Engman; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : AIM: To explore the clinical impact and its molecular regulation on uterine leiomyomas in preoperative treatment with mifepristone, a progesterone receptor modulator (PRM). BACKGROUND: Uterine leiomyomas are highly prevalent in fertile women, increasing with age up to 35-50 % in a population approaching the age of 50. READ MORE