Neuroendocrine Carcinoma of the Endometrium: A Clinicopathologic Study of 25 Cases.

Neuroendocrine carcinoma (NECa) of the endometrium is an uncommon tumor. In this study, we present the clinicopathologic features of 25 such cases. The patients ranged in age from 37 to 87 years (median, 57 y) and most commonly presented with vaginal bleeding.

Amyloid deposition in extranodal marginal zone lymphoma of mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue: A clinicopathologic study of 5 cases.

Extranodal marginal zone B-cell lymphoma of mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) is the most common subtype of marginal zone lymphoma (MZL), with stomach being the most frequent primary site, followed by salivary gland, lung and ocular adnexa. Although clinically indolent, MALT lymphoma has the potential of local recurrence and systemic spread. Amyloid deposition is a very unusual complication of MALT lymphoma.

The effect of connexin43 on the level of vascular endothelial growth factor in human retinal pigment epithelial cells.

Background: Connexins (Cx) are the basic units of gap junctions and contribute to cellular integrity by promoting intercellular communication. Disruption of the retinal pigment epithelial monolayer may be an early event in the pathogenesis of age-related macular degeneration, a condition in which vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is known to be of importance. This study was designed to assess the effect of connexin43 (Cx43) expression and gap junctional intercellular communication (GJIC) on the expression and secretion of VEGF from the retinal pigment epithelium under normal cell culture and oxidative stress conditions.

p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase protects human retinal pigment epithelial cells exposed to oxidative stress.

Objective: To investigate the role of p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) in human retinal pigment epithelial (RPE) cells exposed to acute oxidative stress.

Study Design: Experimental study.

Methods: Oxidative stress was induced by the chemical oxidant tert-butyl hydroperoxide (t-BOOH) in the human RPE cell line ARPE-19.

The protective effect of functional connexin43 channels on a human epithelial cell line exposed to oxidative stress.

Purpose: To determine the role of connexin43 (Cx43) and gap junctional intercellular communication (GJIC) in the response of the human retinal pigment epithelial cell line ARPE-19 to oxidative stress.

Methods: ARPE-19 cells were treated with the chemical oxidant tert-butyl hydroperoxide (t-BOOH), and cell viability was assessed by the MTT [3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide] assay. GJIC was evaluated by scrape loading/dye transfer and microinjection assays, and Cx43 expression was detected by Western blot and immunofluorescent staining combined with confocal microscopy analysis.