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    Molecular and pathological signatures of epithelial–mesenchymal transitions at the cancer invasion front

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    Reduction of epithelial cell–cell adhesion via the transcriptional repression of cadherins in combination with the acquisition of mesenchymal properties are key determinants of epithelial–mesenchymal transition (EMT). EMT is associated with early stages of carcinogenesis, cancer invasion and recurrence. Furthermore, the tumor stroma dictates EMT through intensive bidirectional communication. The pathological analysis of EMT signatures is critically, especially to determine the presence of cancer cells at the resection margins of a tumor. When diffusion barriers disappear, EMT markers may be detected in sera from cancer patients. The detection of EMT signatures is not only important for diagnosis but can also be exploited to enhance classical chemotherapy treatments. In conclusion, further detailed understanding of the contextual cues and molecular mediators that control EMT will be required in order to develop diagnostic tools and small molecule inhibitors with potential clinical implications

    The Science Performance of JWST as Characterized in Commissioning

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    This paper characterizes the actual science performance of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), as determined from the six month commissioning period. We summarize the performance of the spacecraft, telescope, science instruments, and ground system, with an emphasis on differences from pre-launch expectations. Commissioning has made clear that JWST is fully capable of achieving the discoveries for which it was built. Moreover, almost across the board, the science performance of JWST is better than expected; in most cases, JWST will go deeper faster than expected. The telescope and instrument suite have demonstrated the sensitivity, stability, image quality, and spectral range that are necessary to transform our understanding of the cosmos through observations spanning from near-earth asteroids to the most distant galaxies.Comment: 5th version as accepted to PASP; 31 pages, 18 figures; https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1538-3873/acb29

    The James Webb Space Telescope Mission

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    Twenty-six years ago a small committee report, building on earlier studies, expounded a compelling and poetic vision for the future of astronomy, calling for an infrared-optimized space telescope with an aperture of at least 4m4m. With the support of their governments in the US, Europe, and Canada, 20,000 people realized that vision as the 6.5m6.5m James Webb Space Telescope. A generation of astronomers will celebrate their accomplishments for the life of the mission, potentially as long as 20 years, and beyond. This report and the scientific discoveries that follow are extended thank-you notes to the 20,000 team members. The telescope is working perfectly, with much better image quality than expected. In this and accompanying papers, we give a brief history, describe the observatory, outline its objectives and current observing program, and discuss the inventions and people who made it possible. We cite detailed reports on the design and the measured performance on orbit.Comment: Accepted by PASP for the special issue on The James Webb Space Telescope Overview, 29 pages, 4 figure

    Cholinergic enhancement of megakaryocytopoiesis and granulocytopoiesis in culture: mediation via T-lymphocytes.

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    Addition of carbamylcholine, a cholinergic analogue, to bone marrow cultures enhanced megakaryocytic and granulocytic growth by 60% and 42%, respectively. When carbamylcholine was added to spleen cells cultured in the presence of pokeweed mitogen, the resulting conditioned medium (PWM-SCM) increased the number of megakaryocytic and granulocytic colonies to 159% +/- 6% and 146% +/- 10%, respectively, compared to control cultures stimulated by PWM-SCM alone. To determine if this cholinergic augmentation of colony formation was direct or mediated via accessory marrow cells, cyclosporin A (CyA), a potent T-lymphocyte function inhibitor known to suppress the production of colony-stimulating activity (CSA) by spleen cell cultures, was added to marrow cultures. CyA (3 micrograms/ml) abrogated the enhancement of megakaryocytic and granulocyte-macrophage colony growth but had no effect on colony formation when added alone. To confirm the role of T-lymphocytes in the augmented proliferation of megakaryocytopoiesis and granulocytopoiesis, bone marrow cells from T-lymphocyte-deficient nude mice were cultured in the presence of carbamylcholine. No significant change was observed in the number of megakaryocyte colony-forming units (CFU-M) and committed granulocyte-macrophage colony-forming units (CFU-C) derived from the marrow of nude mice when cultured in the presence of carbamylcholine. The data suggest that carbamylcholine-induced enhancement of megakaryocytopoiesis and granulocytopoiesis in culture is indirect, requiring a T-lymphocyte population

    Cholinergic Enhancement of Megakaryocytopoiesis and Granulocytopoiesis in Culture - Mediation Via Lymphocytes-t

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    Addition of carbamylcholine, a cholinergic analogue, to bone marrow cultures enhanced megakaryocytic and granulocytic growth by 60% and 42%, respectively. When carbamylcholine was added to spleen cells cultured in the presence of pokeweed mitogen, the resulting conditioned medium (PWM-SCM) increased the number of megakaryocytic and granulocytic colonies to 159% +/- 6% and 146% +/- 10%, respectively, compared to control cultures stimulated by PWM-SCM alone. To determine if this cholinergic augmentation of colony formation was direct or mediated via accessory marrow cells, cyclosporin A (CyA), a potent T-lymphocyte function inhibitor known to suppress the production of colony-stimulating activity (CSA) by spleen cell cultures, was added to marrow cultures. CyA (3 micrograms/ml) abrogated the enhancement of megakaryocytic and granulocyte-macrophage colony growth but had no effect on colony formation when added alone. To confirm the role of T-lymphocytes in the augmented proliferation of megakaryocytopoiesis and granulocytopoiesis, bone marrow cells from T-lymphocyte-deficient nude mice were cultured in the presence of carbamylcholine. No significant change was observed in the number of megakaryocyte colony-forming units (CFU-M) and committed granulocyte-macrophage colony-forming units (CFU-C) derived from the marrow of nude mice when cultured in the presence of carbamylcholine. The data suggest that carbamylcholine-induced enhancement of megakaryocytopoiesis and granulocytopoiesis in culture is indirect, requiring a T-lymphocyte population

    Detection of tumour hypoxia: comparison between EF5 adducts and [18F]EF3 uptake on an individual mouse tumour basis.

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    In the framework of the preclinical validation of the hypoxic tracer [(18)F]EF3, a comparison was performed between uptake of [(18)F]EF3 and EF5 adducts detected by immunofluorescence in MCa-4, FSA, FSAII, Sa-NH and NFSA tumour-bearing mice. Mice were allowed to breath carbogen (5% CO(2), 95% O(2)), 21% oxygen or 10% oxygen. A significant correlation (r (2)=0.57; p<0.01) was found between the [(18)F]EF3 tumour-to-muscle ratio and the fluorescence intensity of EF5
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