Utility of BerEp4/calretinin and desmin/epithelial membrane antigen (EMA) dual immunocytochemical staining in effusion cytology.

Background: Pleural mesothelioma (PM) is typically diagnosed late during the disease. Earlier detection can increase the chance of effective therapy. Recurrent pleural effusions are the earliest symptoms displaying an array of cytomorphological changes from reactive atypia to malignancy.

Cytotoxic effects of platinum nanoparticles obtained from pomegranate extract by the green synthesis method on the MCF-7 cell line.

The study utilizes monodisperse platinum nanoparticles (Pt NPs) biosynthesized from Punica granatum crusts as anti-tumor agents on the human breast cancer cell line, MCF-7. The obtained Pt NPs were fully characterized using the UV-vis spectrum (UV-vis), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM) and Fourier transformation infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). Effectiveness of the Pt NPs was determined by cell viability, propidium iodide staining test, flow cytometry and comet tests on the MCF-7 cancer cell line.

Investigation of the effect of pomegranate extract and monodisperse silver nanoparticle combination on MCF-7 cell line.

In this study, we aimed to investigate whether the combination therapy of pomegranate extract and silver nanoparticle is effective on MCF-7 cell culture. The pomegranate extract was mixed and incubated with silver nitrate for the microwave assisted green synthesized of silver nanoparticle. Obtained nanoparticles were investigated using X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR), UV-vis, Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscopy (FESEM), and Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) methods The spectroscopic and morphological studies of the monodisperse Ag NPs which have particle size of 15.