Multiple myeloma, the second most common haematopoietic cancer, represents a collection of plasma-cell neoplasms that invariably become fatal when self-renewing myeloma cells begin unrestrained proliferation. The major clinical manifestation of multiple myeloma is related to loss of bone through osteolysis. The bone disease can lead to pathologic fractures, spinal cord compression, hypercalcemia, and pain. It i...
Tall columnar epithelial (TCE) cells can be obtained by a non-invasive procedure through brushing the inferior turbinate and the adjacent lateral nasal wall. Here, we present results from the functional study of epithelial cells, thus obtained by using the patch-clamp technique. By patch-clamping the sub-apical region of TCE cells, we were able to identify at least three different groups of Cl- channels, namely...
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