Trichothecenes are a large family of sesquiterpenoid secondary metabolites of Fusarium
species (eg, F. graminearum) and other molds. They are major mycotoxins that can cause …

Cumulative evidence suggests that apoptosis plays a pivotal role in cell death in vitro after
hypoxia. Apoptotic cell death pathways have also been implicated in ischemic cerebral injury …

Airway inflammation with eosinophils is now reported to occur not only in asthma but in
other airway diseases such as cough variant asthma, chronic cough, atopic cough, episodic …

Cerebral edema contributes significantly to morbidity and death associated with many common
neurological disorders. However, current treatment options are limited to hyperosmolar …

… Multiplex PCRs were performed in a final volume of 20 μl using the Multiplex PCR Master
Mix (Qiagen), 2 μl of cDNA, a 2 μM concentration of RNF213 and a 10 μM concentration of …

Background and Purpose— About one half of those who develop adult-onset moyamoya
disease experience intracranial hemorrhage. Despite the extremely high frequency of …

During cerebral ischemia blood–brain barrier (BBB) disruption is a critical event leading to
vasogenic edema and secondary brain injury. Gelatinases A and B are matrix …

Blood–brain barrier (BBB) disruption is thought to play a critical role in the pathophysiology
of ischemia/reperfusion. Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are a family of proteolytic …

Ghrelin is a newly discovered orexigenic peptide originating from the stomach. However, its
action in regulating the fed and fasted motor activity of the digestive tract is not fully …

Small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) from perfluorinated ionomermembranes was studied in
order to investigate their internal supermolecular structure. The SAXS curves generally …