The uterosacral ligaments are thought to contribute to pelvic support. The objective of this
study was to compare the structural components of these ligaments in women with and without …

Atherosclerosis is an inflammatory response of the arterial wall to “injury”, which is prominently
driven by cytokines. The inflammatory mediator macrophage migration inhibitory factor (…

Background Autopsies are an important tool in medicine, dissecting disease pathophysiology
and causes of death. In COVID-19, autopsies revealed eg, the effects on pulmonary (micro…

Aims: To evaluate mRNA and protein expression of signal transducers and activators of
transcription (STAT)3 in colorectal carcinomas (CRCs) and to define the association of STAT3 …

Mutations affecting the integrity and function of cilia have been identified in various genes
over the last decade accounting for a group of diseases called ciliopathies. Ciliopathies …

The use of autopsies in medicine has been declining. The COVID-19 pandemic has
documented and rejuvenated the importance of autopsies as a tool of modern medicine. In this …

Objective— To assess the possible role of proinflammatory CD28 − T cells in abdominal aortic
aneurysms (AAAs). Animal studies and human tissue studies suggest a role for interferon (…

OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether sphingosine-1-phosphate (S1P), an apoptosis-inhibitor,
would be able to protect ovarian follicles from chemotherapy-induced cell death in vivo. …

Introduction: The primary hyperoxalurias (PH) are rare, but underdiagnosed disorders
where the loss of enzymatic activity in key compounds of glyoxylate metabolism results in …

Podocytes are terminally differentiated cells of the kidney filtration barrier. They are subjected
to physiological filtration pressure and considerable mechanical strain, which can be …