Human thioredoxin (hTrx), a small ubiquitous protein with strong reducing potential, has
multiple biological functions, including signal transduction and regulation of the activity of …

Background Age-related sarcopenia can cause various forms of physical disabilities. We
investigated how sarcopenia affects degenerative lumbar scoliosis (DLS) and lumbar spinal …

Major depression is a highly prevalent mental disorder and environmental factors have been
strongly implicated in its pathophysiology. Clinical studies have demonstrated that stress or …

Stellate and basket cells in the molecular layer (ML) of the cerebellar cortex proliferate
within the white matter (WH) during development. Developmental neuronal death has been …

In vitro, membrane-type matrix metalloproteinases (MT-MMP) are known to activate the
zymogen of MMP-2 (proMMP-2, progelatinase A), which is one of the key MMP in joint …

We examined lateral geniculate nucleus (LGN) degeneration as an indicator for possible
diagnosis of glaucoma in experimental glaucoma monkeys using positron emission …

P-glycoprotein (P-gp) plays a pivotal role in limiting the penetration of xenobiotic compounds
into the brain at the blood–brain barrier (BBB), where its expression increases with …

… Soichiro Tokeshi, 1 Yawara Eguchi, 2 Munetaka Suzuki, 1 Hajime Yamanaka, 1 Hiroshi
Tamai, 1 Sumihisa Orita, 2 Kazuhide Inage, 2 Yasuhiro Shiga, 2 Shigeo Hagiwara, 2 …

… Yawara Eguchi, 1 Munetaka Suzuki, 1 Hajime Yamanaka, 1 Hiroshi Tamai, 1 Tatsuya
Kobayashi, 1 Sumihisa Orita, 2 Kazuyo Yamauchi, 2 Miyako Suzuki, 2 Kazuhide Inage, 2 …

Background Context A double-crush lesion is a condition in which the lumbar nerve is
compressed both medially and laterally in the spinal canal, where diagnosis can be very difficult, …