1994
Selective antimitotic effects of estramustine correlate with its antimicrotubule properties on glioblastoma and astrocytes.
Yoshida D, Cornell-Bell A, Piepmeier J. Selective antimitotic effects of estramustine correlate with its antimicrotubule properties on glioblastoma and astrocytes. Neurosurgery 1994, 34: 863-7; discussion 867-8. PMID: 8052384, DOI: 10.1227/00006123-199405000-00012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAntimitotic effectHuman glioblastoma cellsGlioma cellsGlioblastoma cellsEstramustine binding proteinModest antiproliferative effectsConcentration-dependent cytotoxic effectConcentration-dependent inhibitionEstramustine treatmentImmunohistochemical analysisAstrocyte viabilityEstramustineAstrocyte culturesAntiproliferative effectsMonoclonal antibodiesAstrocytesHuman glioblastomaTumor culturesCytotoxic effectsDimethylthiazol-2Diphenyltetrazolium bromideAntimicrotubule activityDeoxyribonucleic acid synthesis
1993
Low-grade astrocytomas may arise from different astrocyte lineages.
Piepmeier J, Fried I, Makuch R. Low-grade astrocytomas may arise from different astrocyte lineages. Neurosurgery 1993, 33: 627-32. PMID: 8232801, DOI: 10.1227/00006123-199310000-00010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLow-grade astrocytomasGlial fibrillary acidic protein-positive cellsFibrillary acidic proteinProtein-positive cellsAstrocyte lineagePreoperative symptomsAnti-glial fibrillary acidic proteinAcidic proteinGlial fibrillary acidic proteinLong preoperative historyCommon histological featuresDifferent clinical manifestationsPercentage of cellsPreoperative historyClinical manifestationsHistological featuresImaging featuresRate of proliferationImmunohistochemical analysisAstrocytic phenotypeNeoplastic cellsType 2White matterAstrocytomasTumors