Inflammatory diseases of the aorta include routine atherosclerosis, aortitis, periaortitis, and
atherosclerosis with excessive inflammatory responses, such as inflammatory …

Restrictive cardiomyopathy is defined as heart-muscle disease that results in impaired
ventricular filling, with normal or decreased diastolic volume of either or both ventricles …

The fibroblast growth factor (FGF) family consists of at least 15 structurally related
polypeptide growth factors. Their expression is controlled at the levels of transcription …

BACKGROUND Rupture of atherosclerotic plaques is probably the most important
mechanism underlying the sudden onset of acute coronary syndromes. Macrophages may …

Positron emission tomography of cerebral glucose metabolism in adult human subjects was
used to investigate amygdaloid complex (AC) activity associated with the storage of long …

Tractography based on diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) allows visualization of white matter
tracts. In this study, protocols to reconstruct eleven major white matter tracts are described …

Humoral responses in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) are often of limited durability,
as seen with other human coronavirus epidemics. To address the underlying etiology, we …

Arterial thrombosis is considered to arise from the interaction of tissue factor (TF) in the
vascular wall with platelets and coagulation factors in circulating blood. According to this …

Cholinergic neuron loss is a cardinal feature of Alzheimer disease. Nerve growth factor
(NGF) stimulates cholinergic function, improves memory and prevents cholinergic …

Background Rupture of the fibrous cap of the atherosclerotic plaque is a key event that
predisposes to coronary thrombosis, leading to acute coronary syndromes. Recent studies …