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Meta-analysis of bone tumorous lesions in spinal CT data using convolutional neural networks
Nantl, Ondřej ; Jakubíček, Roman (referee) ; Chmelík, Jiří (advisor)
This bachelor thesis deals with the use of convolutional neural networks in the meta-analysis of bone tumor lesions in CT image data. The theoretical part describes the anatomy and pathology of bone tissue, machine learning, discusses the functionality of convolutional neural networks and summarizes selected existing methods for computer-aided diagnosis of vertebra bone lesions. In the practical part, various types of models using convolutional neural networks were implemented and the networks were trained on an available augmented dataset. Finally, the results of various types of models were statistically evaluated, compared with available articles and discussed.
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Characterization of perinuclear actin fibers and their role in cell migration
Hlaváčková, Tereza ; Vomastek, Tomáš (advisor) ; Binarová, Pavla (referee)
Cell migration is crucial for such physiological and pathological processes as wound healing, emryonal development, immune response, and methastasizing of the cancer cells. It is tightly coupled with cell polarization, nuclear traslocation, and turnover of actin cytoskeleton. Substantial, but so far poorely explored, part of actin cytoskeleton is perinuclear actin cap - dome-like structure above the nucleus costructed from perinuclear actin fibers. At the apical side of the nucleus perinuclear actin fibers are associated with LINC complex through nesprin proteins; at the edges of the cell they are anchored to focal adhesions. In the literature there were assumptions that this type of actin fibers can generate traction forces for nuclear reorientation during cell migration. The aim of this thesis is to elucidate the mechanism involved in the attachment of perinuclear actin to the LINC complex and the nucleus, thereby regulating the formation of the perinuclear actin cap. In addition, we aimed to establish a semi- automatic tool for perinuclear actin fibers quantification. Rat2 fibroblasts were used as the model cell line because they contain well-developed perinuclear actin cap. We focused on the inactivation of LINC complex components, namely Giant nesprin proteins (nesprin 1 and nesprin 2) and...
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Optimization of proces for detection of free tumor DNA in plasma and its clinical utility for colorectal cancer, lung cancer and pancreatic cancer patients
Belšánová, Barbora ; Benešová, Lucie (advisor) ; Tachezy, Ruth (referee)
In current days, examination of circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) finds new use across different cancers. It is directed at tumor-derived short fragments of DNA present in peripheral blood of patiens (mainly in advanced stages). Due to its minimal invasivity, almost 100 % specificity and relatively high sensitivity in stage IV patients, this approch found its main potential clinical utility especially in early detection of disease relapse or progression after tumor resection (i.e. post-operative follow-up), prediction and monitoring of therapy response and estimation of prognosis. As a result of minute levels of ctDNA on a high background of other non-tumor DNA fragments present in plasma, a suitable method exhibiting highest sensitivity is the key for proper detection of this marker. The approach is predominantly based on initial identification of a mutation in tumor tissue and its subsequent detection in plasma. The present work is aimed at optimization of ctDNA isolation and method of its detection based on PCR amplification followed by heteroduplex analysis by denaturing capillary electrophoresis (DCE) to achieve highest sensitivity for detection of mutated fraction in plasma sample. I have applied the optimized protocol to examine ctDNA in three types of cancers, namely colorectal cancer (122...
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The role of mitochondrial respiratory chain in invasiveness and metastasis of cancer cells and possible therapeutic interventions
Legátová, Anna ; Brábek, Jan (advisor) ; Truksa, Jaroslav (referee)
The mitochondrial respiratory chain, also called the electron transport chain (ETC), has a pivotal role in key features of cancer cells e.g., proliferation, the metabolic shift from oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS) to aerobic glycolysis, or the ability to form metastases. This review summarizes current knowledge about ETC and its relationship to cancer, especially to invasiveness and metastases formation. Firstly, it deals with a process called the Warburg effect and with metabolic complexity in the tumor microenvironment. Then it shows how OXPHOS activity affects invasiveness of cancer cells and metastases formation, and it points out the connection between invasiveness and increased levels of ETC-generated reactive oxygen species. At the end, the review deals with possible use of ETC inhibitors in anticancer therapy.
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Meta-analysis of bone tumorous lesions in spinal CT data using convolutional neural networks
Nantl, Ondřej ; Jakubíček, Roman (referee) ; Chmelík, Jiří (advisor)
This bachelor thesis deals with the use of convolutional neural networks in the meta-analysis of bone tumor lesions in CT image data. The theoretical part describes the anatomy and pathology of bone tissue, machine learning, discusses the functionality of convolutional neural networks and summarizes selected existing methods for computer-aided diagnosis of vertebra bone lesions. In the practical part, various types of models using convolutional neural networks were implemented and the networks were trained on an available augmented dataset. Finally, the results of various types of models were statistically evaluated, compared with available articles and discussed.
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The role of galectins in cancer cell invasiveness
Remišová, Michaela ; Brábek, Jan (advisor) ; Kovář, Marek (referee)
Galectins are family of β-galactosidase binding proteins that serve many functions in all kind of mammalian cells. In the past years galectins, namely galectin-1 and galectin-3, have been revealed to play a major role in various cancer processes including cancer cell invasiveness, a process indispensable for the formation of metastasis. Both extracellular and intracellular forms of galectins modify the process of invasiveness in various ways, through interacting with different components of the cell or of the cell signalling pathways. The aim of this bachelor's thesis is to summarize mechanisms by which galectins promote cancer cell invasiveness. Keywords: galectins, galectin-1, galectin-3, invasiveness, cancer, metastasis
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Optimization of proces for detection of free tumor DNA in plasma and its clinical utility for colorectal cancer, lung cancer and pancreatic cancer patients
Belšánová, Barbora ; Benešová, Lucie (advisor) ; Tachezy, Ruth (referee)
In current days, examination of circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) finds new use across different cancers. It is directed at tumor-derived short fragments of DNA present in peripheral blood of patiens (mainly in advanced stages). Due to its minimal invasivity, almost 100 % specificity and relatively high sensitivity in stage IV patients, this approch found its main potential clinical utility especially in early detection of disease relapse or progression after tumor resection (i.e. post-operative follow-up), prediction and monitoring of therapy response and estimation of prognosis. As a result of minute levels of ctDNA on a high background of other non-tumor DNA fragments present in plasma, a suitable method exhibiting highest sensitivity is the key for proper detection of this marker. The approach is predominantly based on initial identification of a mutation in tumor tissue and its subsequent detection in plasma. The present work is aimed at optimization of ctDNA isolation and method of its detection based on PCR amplification followed by heteroduplex analysis by denaturing capillary electrophoresis (DCE) to achieve highest sensitivity for detection of mutated fraction in plasma sample. I have applied the optimized protocol to examine ctDNA in three types of cancers, namely colorectal cancer (122...
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Imunoterapie melanomu a pankreatického adenokarcinomu na myším modelu
JANDOVÁ, Linda
The aim of this thesis is focused on possibilities of cancer immunotherapy which was studied in mouse B16-F10 melanoma model and in mouse Panc02 pancreatic adenocarcinoma model. We compared the effect of various compounds stimulating both innate and adaptive immunity using in vivo and in vitro experiments. The study also monitors incidence of metastasis.
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