Dr. Melissa Beth Sporn PH.D.
Psychologist | Clinical
1485 Chain Bridge Rd Suite 203 Mc Lean VA, 22101About
Dr. Melissa Sporn is a psychologist practicing in Mc Lean, VA. Dr. Sporn specializes in the treatment of mental health problems, and helps people to cope with their mental illnesses. As a psychologist, Dr. Sporn evaluates and treats patients through a variety of methods, most typically being psychotherapy or talk therapy. Patients usually visit Dr. Sporn because they have been experiencing depression, anxiety, stress or anger for a significant period of time and are seeking help. Psychologists may perform a variety of exams and assessments to diagnose a mental condition.
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Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- New agents for chemoprevention of prostate cancer.
- Randomized trial of fenretinide to prevent second breast malignancy in women with early breast cancer.
- A new ligand for the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma (PPAR-gamma), GW7845, inhibits rat mammary carcinogenesis.
- TGF-beta: 20 years and counting.
- Chemoprevention of cancer.
- Novel synthetic oleanane and ursane triterpenoids with various enone functionalities in ring A as inhibitors of nitric oxide production in mouse macrophages.
- Retinoids and cancer prevention.
- Retinoids and cancer prevention.
- Retinoids and demethylating agents- looking for partners.
- The novel triterpenoid 2-cyano-3,12-dioxoolean-1,9-dien-28-oic acid induces apoptosis of human myeloid leukemia cells by a caspase-8-dependent mechanism.
- A synthetic triterpenoid, 2-cyano-3,12-dioxooleana-1,9-dien-28-oic acid (CDDO), is a ligand for the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma.
- Synthetic oleanane and ursane triterpenoids with modified rings A and C: a series of highly active inhibitors of nitric oxide production in mouse macrophages.
- Effect of alpha-retinyl acetate on growth of hamsters fed vitamin A-deficient diets.
- The novel triterpenoid CDDO induces apoptosis and differentiation of human osteosarcoma cells by a caspase-8 dependent mechanism.
- A synthetic triterpenoid selectively inhibits the induction of matrix metalloproteinases 1 and 13 by inflammatory cytokines.
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