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Serum Prostate Specific Antigen and Mast Cells in Distinguishing Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia from Prostatic Carcinoma: Is there a Correlation? [PDF]
National Journal of Laboratory Medicine, 2023 Introduction: Benign Hyperplasia of the Prostate (BHP) and prostate cancer comprise about 90% of all diseases of the prostate gland. An increase in serum Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) is an indicator of underlying hyperplasia, inflammation, or ...
RAJENDRA PRASAD MUKHERJEE +4 more
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Fungi associated to Platanus x acerifolia in Uruguay and failure indicators
Agrociencia Uruguay, 2023 In the last few years, the interest in keeping the city trees healthy has increased in order to improve their survival and minimize claims due to potential accidents.
Agueda Claudia Scattolini Rimada +8 more
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Mechanisms of muscle atrophy and hypertrophy: implications in health and disease
Nature Communications, 2021 Skeletal muscle is the protein reservoir of our body and an important regulator of glucose and lipid homeostasis. Consequently, the growth or the loss of muscle mass can influence general metabolism, locomotion, eating and respiration.
R. Sartori, V. Romanello, M. Sandri
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Physiological Reports, 2022 Mitochondria in the skeletal muscle are essential for maintaining metabolic plasticity and function. Mitochondrial quality control encompasses the dynamics of the biogenesis and remodeling of mitochondria, characterized by the constant fission and fusion
Daiki Nakano, Shuichi Machida
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Inter-set stretch: A potential time-efficient strategy for enhancing skeletal muscle adaptations
Frontiers in Sports and Active Living, 2022 Time is considered a primary barrier to exercise adherence. Therefore, developing time-efficient resistance training (RT) strategies that optimize muscular adaptations is of primary interest to practitioners.
Brad J. Schoenfeld +2 more
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Oxidative Stress as A Mechanism for Functional Alterations in Cardiac Hypertrophy and Heart Failure
Antioxidants, 2021 Although heart failure due to a wide variety of pathological stimuli including myocardial infarction, pressure overload and volume overload is associated with cardiac hypertrophy, the exact reasons for the transition of cardiac hypertrophy to heart ...
A. Shah +3 more
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Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, 2023 BackgroundCopper (Cu) is essential for the functioning of various enzymes involved in important cellular and physiological processes. Although critical for normal cardiac function, excessive accumulation, or deficiency of Cu in the myocardium is ...
Akhilesh Kumar Bajpai +19 more
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International Journal of Strength and Conditioning, 2021 Hypertrophy can be operationally defined as an increase in the axial cross-sectional area of a muscle fiber or whole muscle, and is due to increases in the size of pre-existing muscle fibers. Hypertrophy is a desired outcome in many sports.
B. Schoenfeld +7 more
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The Role of Chondrocyte Hypertrophy and Senescence in Osteoarthritis Initiation and Progression
International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2020 Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common joint disease that causes pain and disability in the adult population. OA is primarily caused by trauma induced by an external force or by age-related cartilage damage.
Yeri Alice Rim, Yoojun Nam, J. Ju
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Evaluation of Masseter Muscle Hypertrophy in Oral Submucous Fibrosis Patients -An Ultrasonographic Study [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2014 Background: Oral submucous fibrosis (OSMF) is a chronic insidious disease of the oral mucosa, commonly seen in South East Asia. It occurs mainly due to the habit of quid or gutkha chewing.
Ankkita Chakarvarty +4 more
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