Dry Eye Disease

Introduction: Dry eye disease affects about 12 million people in the US. In the human eye, the precorneal tear film covering ocular surfaces is composed of three primary layers: the…

Antibiotic Resistance Mechanisms

Introduction: Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and persistence are associated with an elevated risk of treatment failure and relapsing infections. Alhtough AMR has been widely acknowledged as a pressing issue, the incidence…

Type II Diabetes

Introduction: Type II diabetes or non-insulin-dependnet diabets mellitus accounts for over 90% of the diagnosed cases of diabetes and affects more than 16 million people in the US and some…

Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (TSEs)

Transmissible spongiform encephalopahties (TSEs) are an unusual group of diseases characterized by the presence of numerous small cavities in the brains of affected individuals. These cavisties are casued by the…

Parkinson’s Disease

American Parkinson Disease Association See also Microglial cells under Immune Cells Introduction: Parksinson's diease (PD) is a progressive neurological disorder known for its characteristic motor symptoms, which include tremor, regidity,…

Thrombotic microangiopathies (TMA)

The term thromobitic microangiopathy (TMA) encompasses a group of conditions that are defined by, or result from, a similar histopathological lesion. Hemolytic uremic syndrome HUS), thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) and…

Tumor immunology

Tumour Immunology Strategies cancer vaccines refers to therapeutic immunization in patients with cancer, with the main aim of breaking tolerance toward self-tumor-associated antigens. One strategy is to pulse antigen presenting cells…

Chemotherapy

MedlinePlus Most, if not all, chemotherapeutic agents kill cancer cells through the induction fo apoptosis. Specific Chemotherapeutic agents Colchicine: has been investigated as an anti-cancer agent and has proven to be…

Treatment for cervical cancer

Treatment of invasive cervical cancer is affected by the stage of the disease, which is based on clincal evaluation. Chemotherapy:  Single-agent chemotherpay can be divided into those who received plantinum-based therapy…

Cancer specific antibodies

See also therapeutic applications of antibodies   See also Antibodies as toxic drug carriers in drug delivery.  Companies:  Immunogen Often membrane-associated polypeptides are specifically expressed on the surface of one or more particular type(s)…