Rifampicin for Idiopathic Granulomatous Lobular Mastitis: A Promising Alternative for Treatment.

Background: Idiopathic granulomatous lobular mastitis (IGLM) is a chronic, non-caseating, inflammatory breast disease of obscure aetiology characterized by multiple masses, abscesses and sinus formation. There is no standard treatment to date, but surgical procedures and systemic corticosteroids are effective in its treatment despite high recurrence rates.

Patients And Methods: This prospective study including 30 patients with IGLM between November 2012 and May 2016 aimed to investigate the possibility of administration of Rifampicin (300 mg twice daily for a period of 6-9 months) as an alternative therapy for both surgery and corticosteroids in patients with IGLM.

No association between BRCA1 immunohistochemical expression and tumor grade, stage or overall survival in platinum-treated epithelial ovarian cancer patients.

Background: The aim of this work is to assess the frequency of BRCA1 protein immunohistochemical (IHC) expression in epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) and to evaluate the association of BRCA1 expression with clinical and pathological characteristics and the overall survival (OS) of patients treated with postoperative platinum- based chemotherapeutic agents.

Materials And Methods: This retrospective study was conducted on 35 cases of epithelial ovarian cancer selected from the files of the Pathology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, Egypt. Immunohistochemistry (IHC) was performed for BRCA1 gene protein.

Diagnostic role of glypican 3 and CD34 for differentiating hepatocellular carcinoma from nonmalignant hepatocellular lesions.

Well-differentiated hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) may be difficult to distinguish from a benign lesion. Glypican 3 (GPC-3) is an oncofetal protein, which has been demonstrated to be up-regulated in HCC. The aim of this study is to evaluate the diagnostic role of combined GPC-3 and CD34 immunoassaying in the distinction between HCC and benign hepatic mimickers.

In vivo effect of single oral dose of artemether against early juvenile stages of Schistosoma mansoni Egyptian strain.

The current treatment and control of schistosomiasis, rely on a single drug, praziquantel, although, it has minor activity against juvenile stages of the parasite. Studies have shown that artemether (ART) exhibits effects against juveniles of Schistosoma mansoni Liberian and Puerto Rican strains, Schistosoma japonicum and Schistosoma haematobium. Aiming to assess the in vivo activity of single oral dose of ART against early juvenile stages of S.

First insight into the effect of single oral dose therapy with artemisinin-naphthoquine phosphate combination in a mouse model of Schistosoma mansoni infection.

Praziquantel is the current drug of choice against schistosomiasis. The dependency on praziquantel exclusively is problematic, given the spread of the disease and the threat of drug resistance. This study investigates an alternative antischistosomal drug using the compound naphthoquine phosphate tablet, which is a novel single oral dose antimalarial drug, containing a combination of naphthoquine phosphate and artemisinin.

Regenerative effects of umbilical cord matrix cells (UCMCs) in a rodent model of rotenone neurotoxicity.

Rotenone is one of the pesticides thought to have neurotoxic effect that could potentially play a role in the development of Parkinson's disease (PD). The neurotoxic effects of rotenone have been used to induce PD model in animals that can help in testing suggested therapies. Cell replacement therapies are suggested as new promising approach for treating PD.

Frequency of central nervous system tumors in delta region, Egypt.

Unlabelled: INTRODUCTION AND AIM OF WORK: Central nervous system (CNS) tumors represent a major public health problem, and their epidemiological data in Egypt have been rather incomplete except for some regional reports. There are no available frequency-based data on CNS tumors in our locality. The objective of this study was to estimate the frequency of CNS tumors in east delta region, Egypt.