AIM: To examine the expression of metalloproteinase-1(MMP-1) and tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase-1(TIMP-1) in the colonic mucosa of patients with ulcerati
Background Nitric oxide (NO) synthesized by endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) plays an important role in both the regulation of endothelial function and
Metastatic gastric cancer remains a non-curative disease.Palliative chemotherapy has been demonstrated to prolong survival without quality of life compromise. M
AIM: To examine whether peanut consumption is associated with a reduced risk of colorectal cancer in a prospective cohort with a 10-year follow-up.METHODS: In 1
AIM: To validate the statistic utility of both the Maddrey Discriminant Function score and the Model for End-Stage Liver Disease as predictors of short term (30
Objective: Radiosensitivity is mainly determined by the number of DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) induced by ionizing radiation and the extent of its repair. Th
AIM: To study the expression of vascular endothelial growth factor A (VEGF-A) and VEGF-C and to determine whether the presence of VEGF-A and VEGF-C was associat
Experimental evidence has been presented to suggest that the human augmenter of liver regeneration (hALR)serves as a hepatotrophic growth factor during liver re