Does aberrant gene methylation in the lymph nodes provide a possible marker for diagnosing micrometastasis in gastric cancer?
The methylation analysis revealed the clinical feasibility of detecting occult neoplastic cells in the regional LNs.
High dietary intake of BXs enhances bacteria-induced production of pro-inflammatory monokines by PBMCs, but not T-cell responses; presumably due to intrinsic changes within PBMCs, built up over 3 wk of BX-rich diet, rather than to an immediate effects of BXs contained in serum.