Preparation of Ethosome Gel with Total Flavonoids from <i>Vernonia anthelmintica</i> (L.) Willd. for the Treatment of Vitiligo by Dongmei Qin, Yongjie Cui, Mengyue Zheng, Zhiguo Yang, Xinbing Wang

“…In vitro analyses demonstrated sustained release characteristics of the gel and considerable therapeutic effectiveness against vitiligo resulting from hydroquinone exposure. Histological examinations performed through hematoxylin and eosin (H&E) staining of mouse skin revealed increased melanin production and increased activities of tyrosinase (TYR), cholinesterase (CHE), and mouse monoamine oxidase (MAO), while levels of superoxide dismutase (SOD) and malondialdehyde (MDA) were reduced. …”
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Hypertension, Chronic Kidney Disease, and Renal Pathology in a Child with Hermansky-Pudlak Syndrome by Roberto Gordillo, Marcela Del Rio, David B. Thomas, Joseph T. Flynn, Robert P. Woroniecki

“…We report a child with Hermansky-Pudlak Syndrome (HPS) and chronic kidney disease (stage II) with histological diagnosis of focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS). …”
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Cervical Cancer Screening Program by Visual Inspection: Acceptability and Feasibility in Health Insurance Companies by Apollinaire G. Horo, Judith Didi-Kouko Coulibaly, Abdoul Koffi, Boris Tchounga, Konan Seni, Kacou Edèle Aka, Mamourou Kone

“…The sensitivity was 72.9% and specificity was 95.2% for VIA versus 71.2% and 97.3% for VILI respectively. The histological examination highlighted a nonspecific chronic cervicitis in 4.6%, CIN1 lesions in 5.91%, and CIN2/3 in 1.2% of the cases. …”
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Respiratory Epithelium Lined Cyst of the Maxilla: Differential Diagnosis by C. P. Martinelli-Kläy, S. Chatelain, F. Salvado, T. Lombardi

“…The lesion was removed and histological examination revealed a cyst lined exclusively by respiratory epithelium. …”
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Utility of Endoscopic Examination in the Diagnosis of Acute Graft-versus-Host Disease in the Lower Gastrointestinal Tract by Kosuke Nomura, Toshiro Iizuka, Daisuke Kaji, Hisashi Yamamoto, Yasutaka Kuribayashi, Masami Tanaka, Tsukasa Furuhata, Satoshi Yamashita, Daisuke Kikuchi, Akira Matsui, Toshifumi Mitani, Yasunori Ota, Shuichi Taniguchi, Shu Hoteya

“…The endoscopic findings and histologic diagnosis from these 186 patients were retrospectively analyzed. …”
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Metastatic Breast Cancer to the Gastrointestinal Tract: Report of Five Cases and Review of the Literature by Massimo Ambroggi, Elisa Maria Stroppa, Patrizia Mordenti, Claudia Biasini, Adriano Zangrandi, Emanuele Michieletti, Elena Belloni, Luigi Cavanna

“…GI metastases from breast cancer are rare, but possible, and a very late recurrence can also occur. Cyto-histological diagnosis is mandatory, to differentiate GI metastases from breast cancer to other diseases and to allow an adequate treatment.…”
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Sex-specific response of intramuscular fat to diet-induced obesity in rats by Hannah E. Smith, Nada Abughazaleh, Ruth A. Seerattan, Faizan Syed, Daniel Young, Antoine Dufour, David A. Hart, Raylene A. Reimer, Walter Herzog

“…Using a combination of histological staining techniques, quantitative proteomics, and measures of metabolic syndrome and inflammation, it was determined that the diet-induced obesity model in female Sprague-Dawley rats is a viable model with pronounced effects on the musculoskeletal system. …”
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Poorly Differentiated Thyroid Carcinoma Arising in Struma Ovarii by Surapan Khunamornpong, Jongkolnee Settakorn, Kornkanok Sukpan, Prapaporn Suprasert, Sumalee Siriaunkgul

“…The morphological spectrum of the thyroid tissue ranges from that of normal thyroid to proliferative adenoma-like lesions and thyroid-type carcinomas (malignant transformation). The histologic features of ovarian strumal lesions sometimes cause diagnostic problems due to the confusion with other types of ovarian neoplasms and the difficulty in the prediction of their clinical behavior. …”
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Calcinosis Universalis of the Elbow: A Rare Case with Classical Presentation by Sebastian Philipp Boelch, Thomas Barthel, Sascha Goebel, Maximilian Rudert, Piet Plumhoff

“…The patient underwent surgery for histological and microbiological sampling as well as broaching. …”
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Changes in Angiotensin Receptor Distribution and in Aortic Morphology Are Associated with Blood Pressure Control in Aged Metabolic Syndrome Rats by Verónica Guarner-Lans, Elizabeth Soria-Castro, Rocío Torrico-Lavayen, Araceli Patrón-Soberano, Karla G. Carvajal-Aguilera, Vicente Castrejón-Tellez, María Esther Rubio-Ruiz

“…RAS might participate in a compensatory mechanism decreasing blood pressure and allowing MS rats to reach 18 months of age and it might form part of therapeutical procedures to ameliorate MS. We studied histological changes and distribution of RAS receptors in aortas of MS aged rats. …”
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Blastomyces dermatitidis Yeast Lysate Antigen Combinations: Antibody Detection in Dogs with Blastomycosis by Alex R. Boyd, Jamie L. VanDyke, Gene M. Scalarone

“…Based on results obtained from a preliminary comparative study, five combinations of these isolates and one individual isolate were tested against 92 serum specimens from dogs with culture-proven or histologically-confirmed blastomycosis, using the indirect enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). …”
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Rectal Tumour Staging with Endorectal Ultrasound: Is There Any Difference between Western and Eastern European Countries? by Anna Fábián, Renáta Bor, Klaudia Farkas, Anita Bálint, Ágnes Milassin, Mariann Rutka, László Tiszlavicz, Tibor Wittmann, Ferenc Nagy, Tamás Molnár, Zoltán Szepes

“…Results. 311 of the 647 ERUS assessed locoregional extension. Histological comparison was available in 177 cases: 67 patients underwent surgery alone; 110 received neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (CRT); ERUS preceded CRT in 77 and followed it in 33 patients. …”
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Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Canadian First Nations and Non-First Nations Patients by Julia Uhanova, Gerald Minuk, Federico Lopez Ficher, Natasha Chandok

“…Demographic, clinical, laboratory, imaging, and histologic data were analyzed. Results. 482 subjects fulfilled diagnostic criteria for NAFLD, including 33 (7%) FN. …”
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Suppression of Th17 Cell Response in the Alleviation of Dextran Sulfate Sodium-Induced Colitis by Ganoderma lucidum Polysaccharides by Bing Wei, Ran Zhang, Jingbo Zhai, Junfeng Zhu, Fangli Yang, Dan Yue, Xiaoyi Liu, Changlong Lu, Xun Sun

“…Survival rates, body weight loss, colon lengths, histological changes, and disease activity index scores (DAI) were evaluated. …”
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Endometriosis-Associated Massive Ascites in an Asian Woman: A Case Report of a Rare Clinical Entity by Nuntasiri Eamudomkarn, Naratassapol Likitdee, Pilaiwan Kleebkaow, Chumnan Kietpeerakool

“…The surgical procedures included drainage of 6.5 liters of ascites, lysis adhesion, biopsy of the peritoneum, and right salpingo-oophorectomy. Histologic examination revealed benign endometrial glands with stroma at the peritoneum tissue and broad ligament. …”
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A Rare Case of Acute-Onset Spastic Quadriparesis Caused by a Chondroma of the Cervical Spine by Kaori Momota, Toshihiko Nishisho, Ryo Miyagi, Shunichi Toki, Kazuta Yamashita, Fumitake Tezuka, Yoichiro Takata, Toshinori Sakai, Akihiro Nagamachi, Toru Maeda, Koichi Sairyo

“…The lesion had the appearance of cartilaginous tissue rather than hematoma. Based on the histological investigation, the final diagnosis was intraligamentous chondroma of the cervical spine. …”
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Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonist Liraglutide Ameliorates the Development of Periodontitis by Noritaka Sawada, Kei Adachi, Nobuhisa Nakamura, Megumi Miyabe, Mizuho Ito, Shuichiro Kobayashi, Shin-ichi Miyajima, Yuki Suzuki, Takeshi Kikuchi, Makoto Mizutani, Taku Toriumi, Masaki Honda, Akio Mitani, Tatsuaki Matsubara, Keiko Naruse

“…Periodontitis was evaluated by histological staining, gene expressions of inflammatory cytokines in gingiva, and microcomputed tomography. …”
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Effects of Microstructured and Anti-Inflammatory-Coated Cochlear Implant Electrodes on Fibrous Tissue Growth and Neuronal Survival by Lennart Fibranz, Wiebke Behrends, Katharina Wulf, Stefan Raggl, Lisa Kötter, Thomas Eickner, Soeren Schilp, Thomas Lenarz, Gerrit Paasche

“…The hearing thresholds were measured before implantation and after 28 days, and impedances were monitored over time. After histological preparation, connective tissue growth and spiral ganglion neuron (SGN) survival were quantified. …”
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Pulmonary Hypertension due to a Pulmonary Artery Leiomyosarcoma: A Case Report by Seyyed Hassan Adeli, Bardia Nemati, Mahboubeh Jandaghi, Mohammad Mahdi Riahi, Fatemeh Hosseinzadeh, Fatemeh Salarvand

“…Primary pulmonary artery sarcomas are very rare and their histologic type, called leiomyosarcoma, is even rarer. …”
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A Neovascularized Left Atrial Mass by Rania Hammami, Leila Abid, Souad Mallek, Ilyes Kharrat, Mariem Ellouz, Mourad Hentati, Imed Frikha, Samir Kammoun

“…Considering the characteristic of the mass (neovascularization and resistance to anticoagulant), we strongly suspected a vascular tumor especially myxoma, but the histological exam revealed an organized thrombus. Conclusion. …”
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