The epithelial–mesenchymal transition is the process by which polarised epithelial cells that are connected via adhesion lose their characteristics and acquire migratory and invasive properties ...

Transitional cell carcinoma (TCC) is a type of cancer that originates in the transitional epithelium, which lines the bladder and urethra in dogs. This condition is particularly concerning in ...

Department of Medicine, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Hartmannstrasse 14, 91 054 Erlangen, Germany; christoph.becker{at}uk-erlangen.de Intestinal epithelial cells (IEC) are organised as a single ...

The data generally provide solid evidence that transformed epithelial cells exhibit higher compressibility than wild-type cells, a property linked to their compaction during mechanical cell ...

Objective Barrett's oesophagus commonly presents as a patchwork of columnar metaplasia with and without goblet cells in the distal oesophagus. The presence of metaplastic columnar epithelium with ...

Jan. 15, 2025 — While most known types of DNA damage are fixed by our cells' in-house DNA repair mechanisms, some forms of DNA damage evade repair and can persist for many years, new research shows.

Coping with bladder cancer after treatment includes follow up surveillance to identify signs of recurrence. What causes bladder cancer? Bladder cancer occurs when cells in the bladder mutate (their ...

While upper-tract transitional cell carcinoma (TCC) accounts for only 5% of urothelial malignancies, evidence suggests that the frequency of these lesions is increasing Radical nephroureterectomy ...

Here we bio-printed mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) using a commonly used bioink sodium alginate-gelatin blends, and investigated the induction effect of MSC differentiation towards lens epithelial stem ...

Vaccines and aborted fetal tissue are linked in some cases. That's because certain vaccines, such as a type of rabies vaccine, are made by cultivating the virus in fetal cells. The Janssen COVID-19 ...