title: The ultrastructure of the noninvolved urothelium of tumor-bearing patients before and after interferon treatment.
abstract: The ultrastructural morphology of the noninvolved urothelium of tumor-bearing patients before and after interferon-alpha 2b (IFN-alpha 2b) treatment was investigated. The ultrastructure of the normal bladder urothelium has been reported. The noninvolved urothelium of our patients already showed deviation from the normal. At the end of therapy, we noted a partial restoration of the urothelium to its normal morphology with the reestablishment of some of its normal features, i.e., a well-developed Golgi apparatus, the existence of parts of the asymmetric unit membrane, and the appearance of nuclear bodies. Prevention of tumor recurrence by restoring the ultrastructural morphology of the noninvolved urothelium with IFN-alpha 2b is a subject worthy of further investigation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Electron Microscopy, Theagenion Cancer Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Stravoravdi
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Belivanis
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Dimopoulos
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hatzigiannis
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Polyzonis
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000648:ultrastructure; D004848:Epithelium / Q000187:drug effects / Q000648:ultrastructure; D006056:Golgi Apparatus / Q000648:ultrastructure; D006801:Humans; D000077190:Interferon alpha-2; D016898:Interferon-alpha / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008297:Male; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D001743:Urinary Bladder / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*
chemical_list: D000077190:Interferon alpha-2; D016898:Interferon-alpha; D011994:Recombinant Proteins