Publications by authors named "Maria Miguelina De la Garza"

Introduction: Toll-like receptors (TLRs) are an extensive group of proteins involved in host defense processes that express themselves upon the increased production of endogenous damage-associated molecular patterns (DAMPs) and pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs) due to the constant contact that airway epithelium may have with pathogenic foreign antigens. We have previously shown that COPD-like airway inflammation induced by exposure to an aerosolized lysate of nontypeable (NTHi) promotes tumorigenesis in a K-ras mutant mouse model of lung cancer, CCSP/LSL-K-ras (CC-LR) mouse.

Methods: In the present study, we have dissected the role of TLRs in this process by knocking out TLR2, 4, and 9 and analyzing how these deletions affect the promoting effect of COPD-like airway inflammation on K-ras-driven lung adenocarcinoma.

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We present a case of endometrial carcinoma (EC) presenting with a third cranial nerve palsy due to metastasis to the cavernous sinus. Although the tumour was only stage 1B, histopathologic features including higher grade and lymphovascular space invasion (LVSI) increase the risk of recurrent and metastatic disease. To our knowledge, this is the first case of EC presenting as a third cranial nerve palsy in the English-language ophthalmic literature.

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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), an inflammatory disease of the lung, is an independent risk factor for lung cancer. Lung tissues obtained from human smokers with COPD and lung cancer demonstrate hypoxia and up-regulated hypoxia inducible factor-1 (HIF-1). HIF-1 activation is the central mechanism for controlling the cellular response to hypoxia during inflammation and tumor development.

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Background: Tumor cells produce various cytokines and chemokines that attract leukocytes. Leukocytes can amplify parenchymal innate immune responses, and have been shown to contribute to tumor promotion. Neutrophils are among the first cells to arrive at sites of inflammation, and the increased number of tumor-associated neutrophils is linked to poorer outcome in patients with lung cancer.

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