Hepatocytes are the dominant cell type in the human liver, with functions in metabolism,
detoxification, and producing secreted proteins. Although gene regulation and master …

Background Hepatocytes are the dominant cell type of the human liver, with functions in
metabolism, detoxification, and in producing secreted proteins. During the process of hepatocyte …

An excess of lipids may accumulate in the kidney in conditions such as diabetes and
hypertension, and can potentially cause renal injury. We previously reported that an infusion of …

Human Tetherin/BST-2 has recently been identified as a cellular antiviral factor that blocks
the release of various enveloped viruses. In this study, we cloned a cDNA fragment encoding …

Background RD-114 virus is a feline endogenous retrovirus and produced as infectious
viruses in some feline cell lines. Recently, we reported the contamination of an infectious RD-…

Rationale: Epoprostenol is a first-line therapy for patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension
(PAH) in World Health Organization functional class IV who often have low cardiac output …

(Background) Evaluation of perioperative imaging is important for endovascular therapy for
IC paraclinoid aneurysms since its characteristics differ in terms of anatomical structures and …

Background/Aims: The aim of this study was to determine whether expression of P-glycoprotein
(P-gp), multidrug-resistance-related protein 1 (MRP1), and lung resistance protein (LRP) …

At the International Meeting of the Psychometric Society in Osaka, Japan, more than 300
participants from 19 countries gathered to discuss recent developments in the theory and …

Right ventricle (RV)-pulmonary artery (PA) valved conduit (RPVC) implantation decreases
RV systolic pressure in pulmonic stenosis (PS) by forming a bypass route between the RV …