Not exact matches
The pathologist of the Department of Pathology at the University Hospital of Bellvitge August Vidal explained that «this
tumorigenic transformation depends on Dicer protein that could serve as a marker
for the presence of tumor cells, or as a therapeutic target.»
The prevailing theory of cancer progression — that it's driven by the accumulation of genetic mutations that increase
tumorigenic «fitness» — holds true
for the early stages of cancer progression, but metastases seem to find new ways to increase their fitness, McDonald said.
For example, low grade inflammation in the tumour microenvironment can attract detrimental regulatory cells and neutrophils which can inhibit tumour immunity and promote
tumorigenic factors.14
Although we agree that greater investments are needed in the clinical development of these therapies, we disagree with the authors» suggestion that, relative to embryonic stem cells, adult stem cells provide a superior vehicle
for cell - based therapies because they lack
tumorigenic activity, can be prepared by methods approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and have been free of ethical controversy.
FDA's position on assessment of
tumorigenic potential of cell products
for regenerative medicine
Finally, the study suggests new
tumorigenic and cellular functions of BAP1 and shows
for the first time the interest of studying the proteome as readout of BAP1 inactivation.
The Transcription Factor ZFX Is Required
for Maintaining the
Tumorigenic Potential of Glioblastoma Stem Cells.