Frontiers in Immunology, 2018 Neisseria gonorrhoeae is an obligate human pathogen that causes mucosal surface infections of male and female reproductive tracts, pharynx, rectum, and conjunctiva. Asymptomatic or unnoticed infections in the lower reproductive tract of women can lead to
Jonathan D. Lenz, Joseph P. Dillard
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Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology, 2022 Background: Recent studies revealed that some common endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) including phthalates and phytoestrogens may exhibit low-dose effects properties.
Tong-Dian Zhang +7 more
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Usefulness of the organ culture system in the in vitro diagnosis of coeliac disease: A multicentre study [PDF]
, 2006 Objective. Diagnosis of coeliac disease is based on the presence of villous atrophy which recovers following a gluten-free diet. The presence of circulating antiendomysial antibodies as well as their disappearance after a gluten-free diet supports the ...
Aliaga, E. +15 more
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Studies of intercellular invasion in vitro using rabbit peritoneal neutrophil granulocytes (PMNS). I. Role of contact inhibition of locomotion. [PDF]
, 1975 Intercellular invasion is the active migration of cells on one type into the interiors of tissues composed of cells of dissimilar cell types. Contact paralysis of locomotion is the cessation of forward extension of the pseudopods of a cell as a result of
Armstrong, Peter, Lackie, J
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Syndecan-2 is a novel target of insulin-like growth factor binding protein-3 and is over-expressed in fibrosis [PDF]
, 2012 Extracellular matrix deposition and tissue scarring characterize the process of fibrosis. Transforming growth factor beta (TGFβ) and Insulin-like growth factor binding protein-3 (IGFBP-3) have been implicated in the pathogenesis of fibrosis in various ...
Adriana T. Larregina +7 more
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Development of an Ex Vivo Organ Culture Technique to Evaluate Probiotic Utilization in IBD [PDF]
, 2016 The consistent technical and conceptual progress in the study of the microbiota has led novel impulse to the research for therapeutical application of probiotic bacteria in human pathologies, such as inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).
DELLE FAVE, Gianfranco +3 more
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The untapped potential of plant thin cell layers [PDF]
, 2015 Thin cell layers (TCLs), which contain a small number of cells or tissues, are explants excised from different organs (stems, leaves, roots, inflorescences, flowers, cotyledons, hypocotyls/epicotyls, and embryos).
Botero Giraldo +15 more
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Secretion of celiac disease autoantibodies after in vitro gliadin challenge is dependent on small-bowel mucosal transglutaminase 2-specific IgA deposits [PDF]
, 2008 Background In celiac disease gluten, the disease-inducing toxic component in wheat, induces the secretion of autoantibodies which are targeted against transglutaminase 2 (TG2).
Herbert Wieser +9 more
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Biology, 2020 Anti-angiogenic agents, such as the multi-tyrosine kinase inhibitor sunitinib, are key first line therapies for metastatic clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC), but their mechanism of action is not fully understood.
Rafia S. Al-Lamki +13 more
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Cultural attitudes towards death practices, the body after death and life after death in deceased organ donation - a UK Polish migrant perspective [PDF]
, 2016 Previous studies have found the perception of the body and death practices can have an influence on perceptions of deceased organ donation. This is the first study in the UK to investigate the views of the Polish migrants, a fast growing community ...
Randhawa, Gurch, Sharp, Chloe
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