Publications by authors named "Beata Joanna Mossakowska"

Meningiomas are common intracranial tumors in adults. Abnormal microRNA (miRNA) expression plays a role in their pathogenesis. Change in miRNA expression level can be caused by impaired epigenetic regulation of miRNA-encoding genes.

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Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a low-invasive treatment method that can be used to treat VIN patients. A photosensitizer (PS) applied to a patient is activated with use of the appropriate wavelength of light, which in an oxygen environment leads to the formation of a reactive oxygen species (ROS) that destroys the tumor. However, cells can protect themselves against these cytotoxic products by increasing their antioxidant mechanisms and repair capacity.

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Protein deubiquitinases and are known driver genes in corticotroph pituitary neuroendocrine tumors (PitNETs). mutations have pleiotropic effects that include notable changes in genes' expression. Genes involved in cell cycle regulation were found differentially expressed in mutated and wild-type tumors.

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Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a valuable treatment method for vulvar intraepithelial neoplasia (VIN). It allows for the treatment of a multifocal disease with minimal tissue destruction. 5-Aminolevulinic acid (5-ALA) is the most commonly used prodrug, which is converted in the heme pathway to protoporphyrin IX (PpIX), an actual photosensitizer (PS).

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