Like others we assume that coordination exists between sympathetic nerves and intra-renal effectors such as vessels, tubules and juxtaglomerular cells [neatly termed tubulovascular crosstalk (Dickhout ...

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a systemic autoimmune disease that leads to inflammation of synovial joints and other organs. Many RA patients 'share' a common peptide sequence within the HLA-DR (MHC II) ...

Mast cells are granular cells of hematopoietic origin, usually involved in mucosal immune responses. 7 Given their histological distribution, mast cells may be observed throughout the body, being a ...

This medium was then aspirated from the culture plates, and cells (n=7, 2 replicates per treatment) were incubated in HEPES buffer (HEPES 50 mmol/L, MgCl 2 5 mmol/L, and BSA 0.3%, pH 7.4) containing 1 ...

Chitosan (Ch) and different Ch derivatives have been applied in tissue engineering (TE) because of their biocompatibility, favored mechanical properties, and cost-effectiveness. Most of them, however, ...