Pim-3, a proto-oncogene with serine ⁄ threonine kinase activity, is aberrantly expressed in human pancreatic cancer and phosphorylates Bad to block Bad-mediated apoptosis in
Two novel mutations, both affecting highly conserved amino acids and one previously reported mutation responsible for PXE have been identified. To the best of our knowledge, this is
Rats hearts were perfused ex vivo for 120 minutes after 24 hours’ preservation in two groups (n=6 each): (1) conventional storage group, in which the hearts were stored at 4°C,
During land plant evolution, stem cells diverged in the gametophyte generation to form different types of body parts, including the protonema and rhizoid filaments, leafy-shoot
men. In women, we confirmed that only VAT but not SAT showed an independent association with insulin resistance as assessed by Matsuda ISI, in agreement with prior studies
These findings further suggest that CD45 + /ColI + may contribute to kidney fibrosis by producing MCP-1/CCL2 and TGF-beta, which may be responsible for chronic
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Recently, we reported that the CSC markers epithelial cell adhesion molecule (EpCAM) and CD90 are expressed independently in primary HCCs and cell lines, and CD90 + cells share