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Is There A Role for Abscisic Acid, A Proven Anti-Inflammatory Agent, in the Treatment of Ischemic Retinopathies?
(MDPI, 2019)
Ischemic retinopathies (IRs) are the main cause of severe visual impairment and sight loss, and are characterized by loss of blood vessels, accompanied by hypoxia, and neovascularization. Actual therapies, based on ...
Non-neuronal cholinergic system contributes to corticosteroid resistance in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients
(BioMed Central, 2016)
Background:
Inhaled corticosteroid (ICS) with long-acting beta-2 agonists is a well-documented combination therapy
for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) based on its additive anti-inflammatory properties. By ...
Evaluation of Mucociliary Clearance by Three Dimension Micro-CT-SPECTin Guinea Pig: Role of Bitter Taste Agonists
(Public Library of Science, 2016)
Different image techniques have been used to analyze mucociliary clearance (MCC) in
humans, but current small animal MCC analysis using in vivo imaging has not been well
defined. Bitter taste receptor (T2R) agonists ...
Short Commentary about the Ovarian Cancer in the Spanish Province of Castellon
(OMICS International, 2016)
Castellon is a Spanish province situated in the east of Spain. As many other Mediterranean countries the overall incidence of ovarian cancer is low when compared with northern European countries (approximately 8/100.000 ...
Recovery of Inflammation, Cardiac, and Muscle Damage Biomarkers After Running a Marathon
(National Strength and Conditioning AssociationWolters Kluwer, 2019-04-01)
Physical endurance sports conditions the increase of blood biomarkers responsible for the acute inflammatory response. The purpose of this study was to observe the impact of intense physical exercise on these biomarkers ...
Glutamine synthetase activity and glutamine content in brain: modulation by NMDA receptors and nitric oxide
(Elsevier, 2003-09)
Acute intoxication with large doses of ammonia leads to rapid death. The main mechanism for ammonia elimination in brain is its reaction with glutamate to form glutamine. This reaction is catalyzed by glutamine synthetase ...
Fos response of the tail of the ventral tegmental area to food restriction entails a prediction error processing
(Elsevier, 2022-05-03)
The tail of the ventral tegmental area (tVTA) or rostromedial tegmental nucleus (RMTg) receives lateral habenula inputs and projects heavily to midbrain dopamine neurons. Midbrain dopamine and lateral habenula neurons ...
Hepatitis C virus co-infection and sexual risk behaviour are associated with a high homocysteine serum level in HIV-infected patients
(EMH Swiss Medical Publishers, 2012-01)
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: A better understanding of the relationship of homocysteine with cardiovascular risk factors is needed. The objectives of this study were to assess the serum level of homocysteine in HIV-infected patients ...
The Use of Barbed Suture for Vaginal Cuff Closure in Total Laparoscopic Hysterectomy
(MedCrave, 2015-12)
Objective: The aim of this work is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of the barbed unidirectional suture in a total laparoscopic hysterectomy.
Materials and Methods: A retrospective and descriptive study was conducted, ...
Potent and multiple regulatory actions of microglial glucocorticoid receptors during CNS inflammation
(Nature Publishing Group, 2013-09)
In CNS, glucocorticoids (GCs) activate both GC receptor (GR) and mineralocorticoid receptor (MR), whereas GR is widely expressed, the expression of MR is restricted. However, both are present in the microglia, the resident ...