Angiogenesis

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of eggs to create a fetus (Ovarian Cancer Alliance, 2014). Cancer is caused by abnormal cells which grow and spread rapidly to other areas of the body through the bloodstream (metastasis). These cells can form a tumor and follow the process of angiogenesis which is the encouragement of new blood vessels to grow inside the tumor (Cancer Research UK, 2014). 20,000 women are diagnosed yearly with ovarian cancer and 14,000 of which will die. The chance of being diagnosed with ovarian cancer is 1/72…

this response. More energy is regenerated to prepare for fright. It hence leads to the activation of adrenergic receptors which affect the formation of new blood vessels. The action of sympathetic nerves can impact tissue repair mechanisms during angiogenesis which is a later response occurring in the patients’…

For the purpose of this assignment, I researched an article titled, “The Role of DJ-1 in the Pathogenesis of Endometriosis” by Priyanka Rai and Sisinthy Shivajj. The article discusses many components in which are relevant to the disease, endometriosis. Endometriosis is a disease among women in which causes infertility and severe pelvic pain along with other health concerns. It is seen to occur within 10% of woman whom are of a reproductive or sexually-active age. It is due to the occurrence…

Wound healing is a complex dynamic process which replacing damaged cells with cells of same origin or with connective tissue scar. Wound healing has four time dependent phases; hemostatic, inflammatory, proliferative, and remolding phase. In each phase, specific resident cells release growth factors and cytokines to move the healing process from one phase to the other till complete healing occurs. Chronic wound stack in or delayed in one of the healing phases commonly inflammatory phase.…

Stellate Cells (SC) are morphologically characterized by dendrites that radiate from the main cell body leading to a star-like shape and giving rise to the name Stellate i.e. star-like. They can be found in various parts of the body such as: kidneys, lungs, liver, breast, and pancreas; some of these ones have been less thoroughly characterized compared to others such as hepatic SC [1-5]. Although the dissimilar microenvironment of SC in different parts of the body condition them to react…

Blood-brain barrier dysfunction. Intact blood-brain barrier (BBB) is required for proper functioning of neuronal circuits, synaptic functions, angiogenesis, and neurogenesis in the brain.[27] Cerebral endothelial dysfunction causes BBB dysfunction and BBB hyperpermeability, which precedes neuronal damage, neuron degeneration, and ischemic damage in the white matter.[27-29] Studies have suggested that…

Historical uses The word "pomegranate" (Punica granatum) is Latin for "fruit of many seeds." The pomegranate is a little deciduous tree or big shrub that bears fruit, the Punica granatum. It is a superfood with much history. Pomegranates can be traced back as early as 4000 BC. Its red fruit sprouts from beautiful red flowers and is between a grapefruit and a lemon in size. The white flesh inside the thick skin is filled by hundreds of seeds. (Tohi, 2016) For thousands of years Ayurvedic…

by p53 allowing the tumor to worsen,” (Gallegos-Arreola et al., 2013). The fourth hallmark is limitless replication, meaning nothing can stop the growth of the tumor (Huether & McCance, 2012). Fifth hallmark is when the tumor is able to sustain angiogenesis, receiving consistent blood supply and waste removal (Huether & McCance, 2012). Lastly the tumor is able to invade other tissues and metastasized (Huether & McCance,…

platelet-derived growth factor PDGF-BB acts on stromal cells, pericytes or vascular mesenchymal cells that express the PDGF-BB receptor PDGFR-β, to expand the stromal compartment and induce erythropoietin (EPO) expression, leading to enhanced tumor angiogenesis. The PDGF-BB–PDGFR-b signaling system activates the EPO promoter within the stromal…