Identification of tissue‐specific renal stem/progenitor cells with nephrogenic potential is a
critical step in developing cell‐based therapies for renal disease. In the human kidney, stem/…

Objective: Analysis of the pre- and postoperative features, long-term follow-up, and
complications. Study Design and Methods: Case series with chart review of 160 thyroglossal tract …

Natural killer (NK) cells are innate lymphoid cells, and their presence within human tumors
correlates with better prognosis. However, the mechanisms by which NK cells control tumors …

Diabetic nephropathy (DN) is the major life-threatening complication of diabetes. Abnormal
permselectivity of glomerular basement membrane (GBM) plays an important role in DN …

Previous literature on a variety of countries has documented a “healthy immigrant effect” (HIE).
Accordingly, immigrants arriving in the host country are, on average, healthier than …

Identifying robust, patient-specific, and predictive biomarkers presents a major obstacle in
precision oncology. To optimize patient-specific therapeutic strategies, here we couple …

Introduction Immunotherapy is a novel treatment for lung cancer. Pembrolizumab (Merck
Sharp and Dohme, Kenilworth, NJ) is a monoclonal antibody against programmed cell death 1 …

Cell-based approaches utilizing autologous human renal cells require their isolation, expansion
in vitro, and reintroduction back into the host for renal tissue regeneration. Nevertheless, …

Background Perivascular epithelial cell tumors (PEComas) are a family of rare mesenchymal
neoplasms which share cellular, immunohistochemical and ultrastructural characteristics …

The inhibitor of apoptosis protein (IAP) family can inhibit apoptosis induced by a variety of
stimuli. We and others previously described the IAP Livin (ML-IAP). We found that Livin is …