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Non-conventional risk and prognostic factors in coronary heart disease : studies on heart rate variability, alcohol consumption, inflammation and depression
(2005-04-01)
Background and aims: Although, there has been a drop in age-specific coronary heart disease (CHD) incidence, and its prognosis has improved considerably in most parts of the industrialized world, CHD is still by far the ...
The return of the nucleus : epigenetic regulation of autophagy
(2015-04-07)
Autophagy is an evolutionary conserved catabolic process activated in response to a variety
of cellular stresses, for example nutrient deprivation or chemotherapy. During autophagy,
cells engulf parts of their cytplasm ...
Role of antimicrobial peptides in tuberculosis and respiratory tract infections : clinical and mechanistic studies
(2015-10-14)
Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are effector molecules of the innate immune system in multicellular organisms. They are mainly expressed in epithelial cells and immune cells, providing the first line of defense against a ...
The role of monocytes in chronic inflammatory diseases
(2017-11-15)
Monocytes and monocyte-derived cells are important players in the orchestration of inflammatory reactions in blood and peripheral tissues. However, little is known about the monocyte fate upon entry into human tissues, and ...