Background Obesity in adulthood is associated with decreased leucocyte telomere length (LTL),
which is associated with cardiovascular disease and diabetes mellitus type 2. The aim …

Objective: Telomeres are specialized nucleoprotein structures located at the ends of
chromosomes, which play a crucial role in genomic stability. Telomere shortening has been …

As the global elderly population grows, it is socioeconomically and medically critical to provide
diverse and effective means of mitigating the impact of aging on human health. Previous …

Although oncogene-induced senescence (OIS) is a potent tumor-suppressor mechanism,
recent studies revealed that cells could escape from OIS with features of transformed cells. …

Over the past years, Greece has been witnessing a variety of social, economic and political
upheavals. Due to such difficulties, the number of people seeking for a better quality of life …

The authors note,“We have identified a duplicate FISH image in the uninfected and MCMV
control experiments in Fig. 3B on page 4. This image was control uninfected muscle cells and …

Transient Generalized Glucocorticoid Hypersensitivity (TGGH) is a rare disorder characterized
by increased tissue sensitivity to glucocorticoids and compensatory hypoactivation of the …

Background: Glucocorticoids regulate a broad spectrum of physiologic functions essential
for life and exert their actions through their ubiquitously expressed glucocorticoid receptor (GR)…

Conclusions Figure 4. Comparison of the LTL between LGA, IUGR and AGA newborns as
determined by TRF assay (diagram a) and MMQrtPCR assay (diagram b). No statistically …

Background Gabapentin has shown efficacy in the treatment of chronic neuropathic or
mixed pain in adults. Although pediatric pain specialists have extensive experience with …