AIM: To examine the effects of anti-high mobility group box 1 (HMGB1) neutralizing antibody in experimental se-vere acute pancreatitis (SAP).METHODS: SAP was in
AIM: To investigate the interrelationship of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) and EBV- encoded proteins with Helicobacter pylori (H pylori) infection and the expression
AIM: To evaluate the frequency, clinical and paraclinical features of hepatopulmonary syndrome (HPS) and to determine their predictive values in diagnosis of th
Background Few studies have examined the properties of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) epitope-specific cytotoxic T lymphocyte (CTL) responses in ch
Bronchial asthma is a chronic inflammatory disease of the airways that is characterized by lymphocyte, eosinophil, and mast cell infiltration of the submucosa a
AIM: To construct an expression plasmid encoding human wild-type midkine (MK) and enhanced green fluorescence protein (EGFP) fusion protein (MK-EGFP), and to an
AIM: To study the effects of interleukin-10 (IL-10)on the expression of a-smooth muscle actin (α-SMA),nuclear factor-κB(NF-κB) and Fas/Fas ligand (FasL) in h