Keratinocyte growth factor (KGF) is a member of the fibroblast growth factor family that mediates
epithelial cell proliferation and differentiation in a variety of tissues, including the thymus. …

Several studies have reported reprogramming of fibroblasts into induced cardiomyocytes;
however, reprogramming into proliferative induced cardiac progenitor cells (iCPCs) remains to …

Rationale: 17β-Estradiol (E2) attenuates hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction and hypoxic
pulmonary hypertension (HPH) through an unknown mechanism that may involve estrogen …

Immunoincompetence after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) affects
in particular the T-cell lineage and is associated with an increased risk for infections, graft …

Various biliary pathologic conditions can lead to acute abdominal pain. Specific diagnosis
is not always possible clinically because many biliary diseases have overlapping signs and …

Background/Aims: Systemic hyperlipidemia and intracellular lipid accumulation induced by
chronic high fat diet (HFD) leads to enhanced fatty acid oxidation (FAO) and ketogenesis. …

Introduction: Fatigue is a common acute symptom following SARS-CoV-2 infection (COVID-19).
The presence of persistent fatigue and impaired daily physical and cognitive function …

Late-phase clinical trials investigating metformin as a cancer therapy are underway. However,
there remains controversy as to the mode of action of metformin in tumors at clinical doses…

Ion channels are integral membrane proteins present on the plasma membrane as well as
intracellular membranes. In the human genome, there are more than 400 known genes …

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Percutaneous vertebroplasty has been performed in the
United States in an increasing volume since the mid-1990s. The purpose of this study is to …