The development of vascular networks in microfluidic chips is crucial for the long-term culture
of three-dimensional cell aggregates such as spheroids, organoids, tumoroids, or tissue …

Mutations in the SNX14 gene cause spinocerebellar ataxia, autosomal recessive 20 (SCAR20)
in both humans and dogs. Studies implicating the phenotypic consequences of SNX14 …

Studies of the structural and molecular features of the lymphatic vasculature, which clears
fluid, macromolecules and leukocytes from the tissue microenvironment, have largely relied on …

Plasma ultrafiltration in the kidney occurs across glomerular capillaries, which are surrounded
by epithelial cells called podocytes. Podocytes have a unique shape maintained by a …

Hallmarks of autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD), the most common
hereditary kidney anomaly, include expanding fluid-filled epithelial cysts, inflammation, and …

The glomerulus mediates kidney ultrafiltration through specialised epithelial cells called
podocytes which line a basement membrane shared with blood capillary endothelium. Cell-cell …

Results ADR is associated with the downregulation of TB4 in podocytes. ADR, a chemotherapeutic
drug, replicates some of the features of human focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (…

Background: Social media platforms are used in contemporary crowdsourcing, and Twitter
is apt for reaching a large number of people with a common interest. Users, especially those …

… We thank Joe Lau for implementation of the web interface, and Greg Slodkowicz, Gideon
Pomeranz and the participants of our user study for enthusiastic testing of the software. …

Oral allergy syndrome (OAS) or pollen-food allergy syndrome (PFS) is a hypersensitivity
reaction to plant-based foods, manifesting most commonly with pruritus of the lips, tongue, and …