Rationale The structural and functional integrity of the endothelium is crucial in maintaining vascular homeostasis and preventing atherosclerosis. Patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) ...

Patients with treatment-resistant central centrifugal cicatricial alopecia saw improvement in symptoms and gene expression, ...

reduced Masson's Trichrome staining, and lowered the ratio of anti-α-SMA to anti-CD68 staining in ApoE −/− mice. Additionally, taurine treatment increased the levels of matrix metalloproteinase 2 in ...

As noted above, stellate cell activation is the central event in hepatic fibrosis. Activation consists of 2 major phases: (1) initiation (also called apreinflammatory stage) and (2) perpetuation ...

Campus Chemical Instrument Center, Mass Spectrometry & Proteomics Facility, The Ohio State University, Columbus, USA ...

Whether and how chronic stress, often experienced by patients with chronic liver disease, affects liver regeneration remains mysterious. Here, authors show a “brain-to-liver” neural connection ...

Relevant serum markers of inflammation, vascular calcification and vessel wall degradation were significantly elevated in patients with CKD compared with those with normal renal function, including ...