Scientists Find Ovarian Cancer Cells Barge Through Mesothelium to Invade New Organs June 14, 2011 Live cell imaging technique shows cells simply push mesothelial cells aside to gain access to ...

Hand2 delineates mesothelium progenitors and is reactivated in mesothelioma. Nature Communications , 2022; 13 (1) DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-29311-7 Cite This Page : ...

The mesothelium plays an important role in maintaining normal serosal integrity and function. The exact mechanism of how mesothelioma, which is a highly aggressive tumor with a dismal prognosis ...

Mesothelioma: Why asbestos is so dangerous Date: March 8, 2018 Source: Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) Summary: Long, pointed asbestos fibers induce chronic inflammation, which can lead ...

Senescent peritoneal mesothelium induces a pro-angiogenic phenotype in ovarian cancer cells in vitro and in a mouse xenograft model in vivo. Clin Exp Metastasis 2016; 33: 15–27.

Ovarian cancer devastates more than 20,000 women in the U.S. every year, due in part to its tendency to evade detection and present after metastatic spread. A key element to slowing metastasis is ...

The tumors develop in the tissue surrounding the outside of your internal organs (mesothelium). Though mesothelioma can form in the tissues surrounding your lungs, it isn’t a type of lung cancer.

SLYM is a type of membrane called a mesothelium, which is known to line other organs in the body, including the lungs and heart. Mesothelia typically surround and protect organs and harbor immune ...