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Mutant Tdp-43 In Motor Neurons Promotes The Onset And Progression Of Als In Rats, Cao Huang, Jianbin Tong, Fangfang Bi, Hongxia Zhou, Xu-Gang Xia
Mutant Tdp-43 In Motor Neurons Promotes The Onset And Progression Of Als In Rats, Cao Huang, Jianbin Tong, Fangfang Bi, Hongxia Zhou, Xu-Gang Xia
Department of Pathology, Anatomy, and Cell Biology Faculty Papers
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is characterized by progressive motor neuron degeneration, which ultimately leads to paralysis and death. Mutation of TAR DNA binding protein 43 (TDP-43) has been linked to the development of an inherited form of ALS. Existing TDP-43 transgenic animals develop a limited loss of motor neurons and therefore do not faithfully reproduce the core phenotype of ALS. Here, we report the creation of multiple lines of transgenic rats in which expression of ALS-associated mutant human TDP-43 is restricted to either motor neurons or other types of neurons and skeletal muscle and can be switched on and off. …
Expression Of Cancer Stem Cell Biomarkers In Male Breast Cancer, Ping Gong, Md, Juan P. Palazzo, Md
Expression Of Cancer Stem Cell Biomarkers In Male Breast Cancer, Ping Gong, Md, Juan P. Palazzo, Md
Department of Pathology, Anatomy, and Cell Biology Faculty Papers
Male breast cancer is an uncommon disease, representing <1% of all breast cancer diagnoses. The prognostic factors and expression of molecular markers in male breast carcinomas are similar to female cancer. Cancer stem cell (CSC)s have been associated with tumor aggressiveness and drug resistance. CSCs are characterized by CD44 and/or ALDH1 expression. We investigated their expression in male breast cancer.
Expression Of Aldehyde Dehydrogenase In Dysplastic Lesions Arising From Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Adam D. Toll, Bruce M. Boman, Juan P. Palazzo
Expression Of Aldehyde Dehydrogenase In Dysplastic Lesions Arising From Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Adam D. Toll, Bruce M. Boman, Juan P. Palazzo
Department of Pathology, Anatomy, and Cell Biology Faculty Papers
Conclusion: Our study demonstrates ALDH1 is significantly expressed in dysplatic lesions arising from IBD. ALDH1-expression in cancer stem cells suggest an important causative role in the progression to cancer in IBD. Although we found high sensitivity for dysplasia, the specificity was poor. In addition to neoplasia, ALDH1-expressing stem cells proliferate in response to chronic inflammation, accounting for the cases of inflammatory atypia with positive ALDHI1 expression.