[HTML][HTML] Epigenetics and testicular germ cell tumors

R Buljubašić, M Buljubašić, AK Bojanac, M Ulamec… - Gene, 2018 - Elsevier
Malignant testicular germ cell tumors (TGCTs) are the most frequent testicular cancers in
Caucasian males, developing at the most productive age of man. We are briefly reviewing …

Teratoma: from spontaneous tumors to the pluripotency/malignancy assay

F Bulic‐Jakus, A Katusic Bojanac… - Wiley …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
A teratoma is a benign tumor containing a mixture of differentiated tissues and organotypic
derivatives of the three germ layers, while a teratocarcinoma also contains embryonal …

Transmembrane potential of GlyCl-expressing instructor cells induces a neoplastic-like conversion of melanocytes via a serotonergic pathway

D Blackiston, DS Adams, JM Lemire… - Disease models & …, 2011 - journals.biologists.com
Understanding the mechanisms that coordinate stem cell behavior within the host is a high
priority for developmental biology, regenerative medicine and oncology. Endogenous ion …

Wnt/β‐catenin signaling pathway upregulates c‐Myc expression to promote cell proliferation of P19 teratocarcinoma cells

S Zhang, Y Li, Y Wu, K Shi, L Bing… - The Anatomical Record …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Aberrant activation of the Wnt/β‐catenin signaling pathway is a common event in human
tumor progression. Wnt signaling has also been implicated in maintaining a variety of adult …

Human pluripotent stem cell‐derived cardiomyocytes as research and therapeutic tools

I Acimovic, A Vilotic, M Pesl… - BioMed research …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Human pluripotent stem cells (hPSCs), namely, embryonic stem cells (ESCs) and induced
pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs), with their ability of indefinite self‐renewal and capability to …

Concise review: human dermis as an autologous source of stem cells for tissue engineering and regenerative medicine

N Vapniarsky, B Arzi, JC Hu, JA Nolta… - Stem cells …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
The exciting potential for regenerating organs from autologous stem cells is on the near
horizon, and adult dermis stem cells (DSCs) are particularly appealing because of the ease …

Transplant of GABAergic precursors restores hippocampal inhibitory function in a mouse model of seizure susceptibility

I Zipancic, ME Calcagnotto, M Piquer-Gil… - Cell …, 2010 - journals.sagepub.com
Defects in GABAergic function can cause epilepsy. In the last years, cell-based therapies
have attempted to correct these defects with disparate success on animal models of …

Encapsulated cell grafts to treat cellular deficiencies and dysfunction

NV Krishnamurthy, B Gimi - Critical Reviews™ in Biomedical …, 2011 - dl.begellhouse.com
Cell transplantation provides a therapeutic alternative to whole organ transplantation in the
management of diseases arising from the absence or failure of specialized cells. Though …

Engineered early embryonic cardiac tissue increases cardiomyocyte proliferation by cyclic mechanical stretch via p38-MAP kinase phosphorylation

KC Clause, JP Tinney, LJ Liu, BB Keller… - … Engineering Part A, 2009 - liebertpub.com
Cardiomyocyte (CM) transplantation is one therapeutic option for cardiac repair. Studies
suggest that fetal CMs display the best cell type for cardiac repair, which can finitely …

Novel drug delivery systems for inner ear protection and regeneration after hearing loss

RT Richardson, AK Wise, JK Andrew… - Expert opinion on drug …, 2008 - Taylor & Francis
Background: A cochlear implant, the only current treatment for restoring auditory perception
after severe or profound sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL), works by electrically stimulating …