BACKGROUND: IL-31 is produced by activated T lymphocytes, preferentially by T H 2 cells.
Transgenic mice overexpressing IL-31 have a phenotype resembling allergic dermatitis in …

Purpose Trastuzumab and pertuzumab are human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)–targeted
monoclonal antibodies, and trastuzumab emtansine (T-DM1) is an antibody–…

BACKGROUND: Measurement of cortisol is of particular importance for early diagnosis of
adrenocorticotropic dysfunction and therapeutic monitoring. Saliva samples clearly present an …

The theory of the ablation of dental hard tissue with erbium lasers is based on a process of
thermomechanical interaction, which is explained by the absorption of the radiation in the …

Matrix-Gla Protein (MGP) is a vitamin K-dependent protein acting as a local inhibitor of
vascular calcification. Vitamin K-antagonists (oral anticoagulant; OAC) inhibit the activation of …

Purpose: To prospectively compare the effects of two computer-aided detection (CAD) systems
on the detection of small pulmonary nodules at multi–detector row computed tomography …

Background Experimental and clinical evidence suggest that hypoxia in solid tumours
reduces their sensitivity to conventional treatment modalities modulating response to ionizing …

Methods Ten different coronary artery stents were examined with 4-and 16-detector row
MSCT scanners. For image reconstruction, a standard and a dedicated convolution kernel for …

Many age-related diseases are associated with, and may be promoted by, cardiac fibrosis.
Transforming growth factor (TGF)-β, hypoxia-induced factor (HIF), and the matrix …

Aims Fetuin-A has been identified as a potent circulating inhibitor of ectopic calcification.
We investigated the relationship between baseline fetuin-A serum levels and the rate of …