Out-of-focus shockwaves: a new tissue-protecting therapy?
Prophylactic administrations of out-of-focus shock waves may reduce tissue damage during SWL. Experiments in vivo are underway in order to prove this hypothesis.
Dysregulation of miR-20b plays critical roles in the breast cancer tumorigenesis, at least in part via targeting the tumor suppressor PTEN. This microRNA may serve as a potential diagnostic marker and therapeutic target for breast cancer.