The extragonadal synthesis of biological active steroid hormones from their inactive
precursors in target tissues is named “intracrinology.” Of particular importance for the …

Toll-like receptors (TLRs) recognize specific motifs which are frequently present in bacteria,
fungi, prokaryotes and viruses. Amongst TLRs, TLR9 can be activated by such bacterial or …

Background Estrogen receptor β (ERβ) is a potential tumor-suppressor gene in colorectal
cancer (CRC). This hypothesis is supported by clinical and laboratory observations. Aim In …

Estrogen receptors (ERs) are frequently expressed in human tumor tissues. There have
been several studies concerning ER expression in esophageal cancers, yet the results are …

Abstract Background and Aim The rate of ulcerative colitis (UC)‐related colorectal cancer
(colitis‐associated carcinoma) is increasing. Estrogen receptor (ER) beta expression has …

Differences between men and women in the incidence and biological mechanisms of
colorectal cancer (CRC) suggest that estrogens may play a role in the pathogenesis of this …

Colorectal cancer is one of the gastrointestinal malignant tumors that carries relatively poor
prognosis. It represents one of the most common cancers in males and the third commonest …

COLORECTAL CANCER IN SAUDI POPULATION; Page 1 INTRODUCTION Colorectal
cancer (CRC) is a common malignancy in both genders. It is associated with high morbidity …

消化系肿瘤, 如食管癌, 胃癌, 肝癌, 结肠癌, 胆管癌以及胰腺癌等占恶性肿瘤的一大部分,
其发病率和死亡率均很高, 有趣的是, 这些恶性肿瘤的发病率存在性别差异 …

Für den Gastrointestinaltrakt wurden bisher keine systematischen Untersuchungen zum
Einfluss des Geschlechts auf den Verlauf von malignen Erkrankungen publiziert, ua, weil …