iate Rag2 dependent recombination and Rag2 expression is highest in small resting DPs as seen in pre-T LBL. Indeed, Fli-1 binding sites have been found in the Notch1 promoter in haemopoietic cells. The role of NOTCH1 and NOTCH1 gain-of-function mutations in human T-ALL as well as its use as a target in the treatment of T-ALL has been well documented. There is also ample evidence for abnormal FLI-1 expression in human haematological malignancies including T cell malignancies. We have shown that Fli-1 appears to collaborate with Notch1 to induce pre-T LBL. It therefore could be envisaged that the synergistic use of Fli-1 inhibitors and c-secretase inhibitors would provide a potent therapeutic combination for human T-ALL. Given that FLI-1 inhibitors have already been identified using human Ewing’ssarcoma and erythroleukaemic cell lines, the Fli-1 mouse model developed here should be informative in elucidating pathways critical for inhibiting Fli-1-induced T cell proliferation. pathological human tissues retrieved from the IST database system developed by MediSapiens Ltd. The current version contains 20,218 human tissue and cell line samples analysed by Affimetrix gene expression microarrays.: R139. Autio et al. BMC Bioinformatics. 2009 Jan 30; 10 Suppl 1:S24). ~~ Endometriosis, which is defined by the presence of endometrial tissue outside of the uterine cavity, is one of the most common gynaecologic disorders causing pelvic pain and infertility. Despite the high prevalence and incapacitating symptoms of endometriosis, the 8941386 precise pathogenic mechanisms of this condition remain unsolved. Sampson’s ONX-0914 chemical information theory of retrograde menstruation is, by far, the most widely accepted. However, although this theory explains the migration of endometrial fragments to ectopic locations, additional steps are required for the development of endometriotic implants. The establishment of these lesions is accompanied by inflammation, neoangiogenesis and subsequent fibrosis, accounting for the symptoms described. Endometriosis is a multifactorial disease in which endometrial and peritoneal factors such as those related to angiogenesis and proteolysis may be involved. According to that, components of peritoneal fluid have arisen as an important field of study, provided that ectopic lesions located in the pelvic peritoneum are completely submerged in this fluid. Moreover, previous studies have reported that the peritoneal fluid from women with endometriosis induces cell proliferation in vitro, although the miRNAs in Endometrial Cultures from Endometriosis mechanism underlying this effect has not further been investigated and remains unknown. Angiogenesis may play an important role in the pathogenesis of endometriosis. Endometriotic implants require neovascularization to proliferate, invade the extracellular matrix, and establish an endometriotic lesion, similar to tumour metastases. Several studies, including ours, have reported an increase in vascular endothelial growth factor levels in endometriosis, which has been suggested to be an important angiogenic factor playing a major role 22884612 in the progression of the disease. Thrombospondin-1, an inhibitor of angiogenesis, may also be involved in pathologies of the female reproductive tract such as endometriosis, in which vessel formation occurs. Moreover, we have observed an increase in VEGF-A levels, and proteolytic factors, like urokinase plasminogen activator and metalloproteinase-3, in peritoneal fluid from patients with e