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..Genetic analysis of border-cell migration in the Drosophila melanogaster ovary provides clues that will improve our understanding of ovarian cancer metastasis at the molecular level, and also might lead to potential therapeutic targets...

..Levels of MMP9 (pro and activated form) and proMMP2 in ascites correlated with VEGF and with the ascitic volume in nude mice bearing human ovarian carcinoma xenografts (HOC22 ..

..and stimulating endothelial growth, is thought to be responsible for fluid accumulation and angiogenesis in ascites tumors...

..factor-beta1 (TGF-beta1) and interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma) in serum and the tumor microenvironment (cyst fluid, ascites) in women with ovarian cancer or benign ovarian tumors to find the differences in their immunological status...

..To examine tumor angiogenesis in the tumor microenvironment, we studied malignant ascites and tumors of patients with untreated ovarian carcinoma...

..0009). Multivariate analysis revealed that IL-6 positivity has an independent value...

Malignant ascites resistant to conventional drugs frequently affects ovarian cancer patients at the end of life...

Malignant ascites is a common manifestation of advanced cancers, and treatment options are limited...

..Given the emerging role of exosomes in tumor progression, we investigated whether cytoplasmic CD24 expression is correlated with the secretion of CD24 in exosomes...

..This study assessed the value of EUS in the detection of ascites not visible on CT in patients with gastric carcinoma...

..We performed an in-depth proteomics analysis of ovarian cancer ascites fluid...

..pegylated liposomal doxorubicin ((188)Re-DXR-liposome) were investigated in the C26 murine colon carcinoma ascites mouse model...

..depend on the affected layers and range from barely perceptible symptoms to intestinal obstruction or ascites. We present the case of an 18-year-old woman who showed abdominal ascites as a rare form of presentation with ..

To identify immunosuppressive elements present in ovarian cancer associated ascites.

b>Ascites macrophages in advanced epithelial ovarian cancer (AdEOC) are involved in cancer metastasis and progression by modifying the tumor microenvironment...

..is considerably more efficacious than intermittent therapy, resulting in a greater decrease in tumor burden and ascites fluid accumulation...

..undergoing chemotherapy using a combination of a Toll-like receptor 3 (TLR3) agonist and tumour-associated ascites-derived exosomes...

..Here we report that sIL-6Rα is elevated in malignant ascites from ovarian cancer patients, where it is associated with poor prognosis...

..In the chicken, sudden death syndrome (flip-over) and pulmonary hypertension syndrome resulting in ascites are the most important...

..We have earlier shown that ovarian cancer ascites induces Akt activation and protect tumor cells from TRAIL-induced apoptosis...

..This work was to evaluate cytoreductive surgery (CRS) plus hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) for advanced gastric cancer (GC)...

To determine the utility of ascites as a predictor of ovarian malignancy and define its relationship with the histologic type of ovarian tumor (benign, borderline, or malignant) and stage of disease.

PURPOSE: Molecular approaches as supplements to cytological examination of malignant ascites may play an important role in the clinical management of cancer patients...

We aimed to determine the expression of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and the effect of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) on the proliferation of cells isolated from ascites in the hen model of ovarian cancer.

..In this study we report the phase I clinical trial of the ascites-derived exosomes (Aex) in combination with the granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) in the ..

..The current paradigm that ascites spheroids are non-adhesive leaves their contribution to ovarian carcinoma dissemination undefined...

In patients with cirrhosis and ascites, creation of a transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt may reduce the ascites and improve renal function...

A guideline on the management of symptomatic malignant ascites by abdominal paracentesis, diuretics and peritoneovenous shunting, based on a systematic review of the literature is presented. Thirty-two relevant studies were identified...

Ascitic fluid infection (AFI) consists of culture-negative neutrocytic ascites (CNNA) and spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP)...

PURPOSE: Angiogenesis and vessel hyperpermeability are the two factors leading to the formation of ascites. Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) plays a pivotal role in malignant ascites formation...

b>Ascites is the most common complication of liver cirrhosis, and it develops as a consequence of portal hypertension and splanchnic vasodilatation...

Bacterial DNA (bactDNA) is present in blood and ascitic fluid (AF) in a third of patients with cirrhosis and ascites, but whether this phenomenon represents episodes of bacterial translocation (BT), strictly considered when culture of ..

Malignant ovarian ascites are rich in cellular components, membrane-bound vesicles, and soluble proteins...

Hereditary angioneurotic oedema (HAE) is a rare cause of ascites. As acute abdominal attacks of the disease can mimic surgical emergencies, prompt and accurate diagnosis is essential...

..of cholesterol has been investigated in tumour cells, ascitic fluid and blood serum during the growth of an ascites hepatoma (Yoshida AH-130) in the rat...

..main pathogenic mechanism leading to spontaneous bacterial peritonitis in patients with advanced cirrhosis and ascites. However, to the authors' knowledge there is no information regarding the characteristics of this process in ..

Ovarian cancer is characterized by rapid growth of solid intraperitoneal tumors and production of large volumes of ascites. Our previous studies of intraperitoneal ovarian carcinoma in an athymic mouse model demonstrated that a ..

..Additionally, age, height, weight, cancer stage, ascites and tumour histology were noted...

..Aflibercept inhibits ascites formation and reduces tumor burden in an ovarian cancer model...

Cirrhosis is an independent risk factor for the development of osteoporosis. The presence of ascites in patients with cirrhosis may affect the accuracy of bone density measurement in the spine...

b>Ascites is common in patients with advanced ovarian carcinoma (AOC). Its drainage during surgery affects plasma proteins...

Genetic selection for an ascites-resistant line of broilers is seen as a permanent solution to the ascites problem...

..However, OHSS may rarely be associated with a spontaneous ovulatory cycle, usually in the case of multiple gestations, hypothyroidism or polycystic ovary syndrome...

..The cyst occupied nearly the whole abdomen and mimicked massive ascites on sonography...

..If this is not done, inefficient production and several metabolic diseases such as ascites become apparent...

..hatches were exposed to cool temperatures to amplify the incidence of pulmonary hypertension syndrome (PHS, ascites)...

Struma ovarii is a rare form of ovarian neoplasm and consists mainly of thyroid tissue. Ascites has been reported in approximately one-third of all the cases...

Malignant ascites is a debilitating condition affecting cancer patients in their terminal stage of disease. Recently, laparoscopic hyperthermic intraperitoneal peroperative chemotherapy (HIPEC) was introduced as a new approach...

We report on a 20-year-old woman with abdominal tuberculosis.Standard microbiological examination of ascites showed no acid-fast bacilli (AFB), and analysis for the Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB)-complex DNA by PCR was negative...

..efficacy of biologically synthesized silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) as an antitumor agent using Dalton's lymphoma ascites (DLA) cell lines in vitro and in vivo...

..Complications and technical problems of paracentesis in cirrhotic patients are infrequent. However, the severity and the incidence of these events and their risk factors have not been assessed prospectively...

..procedure, feasibility and effects of laparoscope-assisted continuous circulatory hyperthermic intraperitoneal perfusion chemotherapy (CHIPC) in treatment of malignant ascites induced by peritoneal carcinomatosis from gastric cancers.

..011). A source of intraabdominal infection should be sought when Aeromonas peritonitis occurs in a patient who has no history of liver cirrhosis or who has a polymicrobial result of ascites culture.

Refractory ascites is a frequent complication of advanced cirrhosis and is associated with hepatorenal syndrome and hepatic hydrothorax...

..symptoms such as hirsutism, temporal balding, and amenorrhea are common in these patients; however massive ascites is an infrequent symptom...

..At necropsy, severe ascites, right heart hypertrophy, pulmonary congestion, and extensive multifocal granulomatous pneumonia were recorded...

..patients, one male and one female, aged 46 and 54 years, were treated with preceed respectively for refractory ascites secondary to hepatic cirrhosis and for large polycystic liver...

..Renal function was studied by the clearance technique in anesthetized control and cirrhotic rats with or without ascites. cAMP phosphodiesterase (PDE) activity was measured in the renal cortex in vitro...

BACKGROUND: The development of malignant ascites has been associated with a poor prognosis. Previous reports have documented high morbidity rates associated with placement of palliative peritoneovenous shunts (PVS)...

..Here, we present a case report of the use of a novel technique to treat a patient with this condition. The use of a fibrin-based tissue adhesive provides a means of managing such patients medically...

To investigate the diffusion and accumulation of doxorubicin metabolites in the ascites of patients with ovarian cancer following intravenous injection, as a model for intraperitoneal accumulation of drugs.

..transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) is superior to paracentesis for the control of refractory ascites. However, the results for encephalopathy and mortality were not consistent across trials...

..In the present study, we have developed and tested strategies targeted specifically to VEGF for the treatment of ascites formation.

..was to assess the feasibility, safety and efficacy of radiofrequency ablation (RFA) with the use of artificial ascites for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) adjacent to the diaphragm and gastrointestinal tract...

..drainage of malignant pleural effusions; however, there is limited literature describing its use in malignant ascites. The authors compared the safety and efficacy of two percutaneous drainage methods: large volume paracentesis and ..

..Although most often accompanied by significant ascites, it can occur in its absence...

..Persistent fluid overload in patients on renal replacement therapy despite good dialysis adequacy or obvious cardiac dysfunction should prompt a search for rarer causes...

Dialysis is difficult for patients who have simultaneous liver and kidney failure. Effective mobilization of ascites is rare, and hypotension is common...

..a prospective randomized clinical trial comparing TIPS to peritoneovenous (PV) shunts in the treatment of medically intractable ascites to establish relative efficacy and morbidity, and thereby superiority, between these shunts.

..The most common sites of metastasis in prostate cancer include bone and regional lymph nodes followed by lung, liver, and brain. Peritoneal metastasis without skeletal involvement is extremely rare...

We report the case of a young female patient, admitted for a recent ascites of unknown origin. The acute onset was with colicky abdominal pain and peritoneal effusion, which led to the suspicion of perforated ulcer...

BACKGROUND: The relationship between ascites, as detected by preoperative computed tomography (CT), and peritoneal metastasis of gastric cancer requires clarification because of its likely significance for clinical outcome...

..The objective of this paper was to evaluate the indications, selection criteria, and technical aspects of umbilical hernia repair in patients with cirrhosis and ascites.

To identify risk factors for a massive amount of ascites after liver resection to treat hepatocellular carcinoma and to evaluate our postoperative management strategy.

BACKGROUND: The prevalence of portopulmonary hypertension (PPHTN) in patients with cirrhosis and refractory ascites is unknown...

b>Ascites is the most common complication of cirrhosis and is associated with an increased risk for the development of infections, dilutional hyponatremia, renal failure, and mortality...

To evaluate the usefulness of a percutaneously placed peritoneovenous shunt (PVS) in patients with refractory ascites.

..To assess the effect of reducing intra-abdominal pressure (IAP) by paracentesis on renal resistive index (RI), hemodynamics and renal function...

..Kaplan-Meier survival analysis showed an effective antitumor response (104.6 increase in life span (ILS) %) with a dose of 100 microg/kg body weight...

The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of ascites, ovarian mass volume, and peritoneal carcinomatosis on serum CA125 levels in patients with nonmucinous epithelial ovarian carcinoma...

..EUS) is the standard modality in local preoperative staging of gastric cancers and is reputedly able to detect ascites. However, the association between ascites detected by EUS and local tumor staging, peritoneal carcinomatosis, or ..

..There are many bioactive peptides in ascites and these peptides are involved in carcinoma cell dissemination and infiltration...

Umbilical hernias are common in patients with cirrhosis of the liver and ascites. However, spontaneous rupture of the hernia is not frequently seen. This is a serious complication and carries a high mortality...

Eosinophilic ascites in the absence of gastroenteritis is uncommon in children. We report the case of a 13-year-old girl with eosinophilic ascites caused by Toxocara, only the second reported case in the literature...

Malignant ascites is relatively common in patients with certain types of end-stage cancer. Traditional treatments based on fluid and salt restriction and diuretic therapy often are not able to contain neoplastic ascites...

..Preoperative diagnosis of peritoneal metastases (PM) is difficult in patients with gastric cancer (GC)...

..radiology and clinical management of four neonates with spontaneous urinary bladder rupture and secondary urinary ascites seen in 1984 and two recent cases seen in 2007...

..portosystemic shunt (TIPS) is more effective than paracentesis in the treatment of cirrhotic patients with severe ascites and can prolong survival in selected patients...

..coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) at different supplemental ages on performance and some immune response were investigated in ascites-susceptible broilers...

..However, torsemide long-term effects and complications have not been sufficiently investigated. The aim was to compare the efficacy and safety of torsemide versus frusemide in cirrhotic patients with uncomplicated ascites.

..We report on a boy with in utero bladder perforation and urinary ascites secondary to posterior urethral valves...

..be candidates for chemotherapy after failure in the first-line chemotherapy, especially those with malignant ascites. The safety and efficacy of weekly paclitaxel therapy was evaluated for pancreatic cancer patients with malignant ..

The authors found in an earlier study that Phyllanthus amarus extract could significantly inhibit the solid and ascites tumor development in mice induced by Dalton's lymphoma ascites (DLA) cells...

..woman was diagnosed with disseminated peritoneal lymphoma with gastric and rectal involvement and marked ascites. Flow cytometry of the surface markers for ascites showed positive results for CD19, CD20 and CD45...

..the sensitivity, specificity, and predictive values of dipstick testing (DT) for detecting spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP), defined by an ascites neutrophil polymorphonuclear cell count > or = 250/mm3, in patients with cirrhosis.

..Significant advances in the pathophysiology, diagnosis and management of the complications of portal hypertension that have occurred in the last year are reported...

..It is likely that it will bind to all the pro-angiogenic heparin-binding growth factors present in the ascites and inhibit their function...

..but because it may prevent or delay the development of other complications of portal hypertension, such a ascites. This ongoing multi-center, prospective, randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind trial was designed with the ..

..can be used for imaging and to trap circulating cancer cells in the biological fluids such as blood, pancreatic ascites and stool...

..is focused on a novel cell surface glycoprotein complex (sialomucin complex, SMC), originally isolated from ascites sublines of the highly metastatic 13762 rat mammary adenocarcinoma...

..We generated phospho-specific antibodies and have shown SPF45 phosphorylation in human ascites and in cell lines in response to chemotherapeutic drugs, oxidative stress, phorbol esters and UV irradiation...

..time beta- blocker therapy is initiated, since in these studies patients already have varices and frequently have ascites. Experimental studies have shown that propranolol therapy, administered in the early stages of portal ..

..is focused on a novel cell surface glycoprotein complex (sialomucin complex, SMC), originally isolated from ascites sublines of the highly metastatic 13762 rat mammary adenocarcinoma...

..major complications of cirrhosis such as bleeding from gastroesophageal varices, hepatic encephalopathy, and ascites. Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunts (TIPS) and other surgical shunts are performed to manage these ..

..major complications of cirrhosis such as bleeding from gastroesophageal varices, hepatic encephalopathy, and ascites. Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunts (TIPS) and other surgical shunts are performed to manage these ..

..Not only LPS, but also bacterial DNA levels in blood and ascites are elevated in patients with alcoholic-induced liver cirrhosis...

..SMC was originally identified and isolated from membranes of ascites sublines of the highly metastatic 13762 rat mammary adenocarcinoma and is composed of a mucin subunit ASGP-1 (..

..including culture of hybridomas, re-introduction of hybridomas into mice and subsequent generation of ascites and transfection of mammalian cell lines with specific heavy and light chain antibody genes...

..TT2 derivatives can inhibit tumor development in vivo and prolong the survival of mice challenged with ascites (L1210) or solid tumors with metastatic potential (Lewis lung carcinoma and B16F10 melanoma)...

..The ATRA effect conferred a substantial therapeutic benefit, on FR-targeted liposomal doxorubicin, in a mouse ascites tumor model of AML...