Mifepristone is a progesterone and glucocorticoid receptor antagonist. Medical abortion with
mifepristone and prostaglandin has revolutionized the abortion process extending abortion …

Various therapeutic strategies have been developed to overcome ovarian cancer. However,
the prognoses resulting from these strategies are still unclear. In the present work, we …

Melanoma, the tumor arising from the malignant transformation of pigment-producing cells—
the melanocytes—represents one of the most severe cancer types. Despite their rarity …

The communication between macrophages and tendon cells plays a critical role in
regulating the tendon-healing process. However, the potential mechanisms through which …

Mifepristone dramatically increases the life span of mated female Drosophila while reducing
the expression of innate immune response genes. Previous results indicated that …

Alpha-fetoprotein is an oncofetal protein the embryo produces during fetal development. The
protein serves two critical functions simultaneously: it delivers nutrients to growing embryo …

Circulating glucocorticoids increase during stress. Chronic stress, characterized by a
sustained increase in serum levels of cortisol, has been associated in different cases with an …

Precision oncology is the molecular profiling of a tumor with the ultimate goal to provide an
accurate diagnosis and treatment of cancer patients [5]. To characterize tumor genomes in …

Liquid biopsy-based detection of circulating free DNA (cfDNA) is a promising tool to monitor
tumor progression and treatment response. cfDNA release is thought to result from a …

Liquid biopsy has emerged as a minimally invasive approach to detect and monitor cancer
progression, recurrence, and response to treatment. Tumor cells release fragments of …