Objective(s):  The role of the Apoptosis repressor with caspase recruitment domain (ARC) in apoptosis and in certain hypertrophic responses has been previously investigated, but its regulation of Endothelin-1 induced cardiac hypertrophy remains unknown. The present study discusses the inhibitory role of ARC against endothelin–induced hypertrophy. Results:In present study Endothelin treated car...

Reactive oxygen species have multiple effects on vascular cells. Defining the sources and the impact of the various reactive oxygen species within the vessel wall has emerged as a major area of study in vascular biology. This review will focus on recent findings related to effects of reactive oxygen species on cerebral vascular tone. Effects of superoxide radical, hydrogen peroxide, and the rea...

OBJECTIVE There is evidence that reactive stroma in different cancers may regulate tumor progression. The aim of this study is to establish any possible relation of reactive stroma grading on needle prostatic biopsies to biochemical recurrence. MATERIALS AND METHODS The study group comprised 266 biopsies from consecutive patients submitted to radical prostatectomy. Reactive stroma was defined...

Since clusterin (CLU) production in reactive astrocytes may be neuroprotective, we examined its distribution in AIDS brains where brain injury and reactive astrocytosis are common. The relative area and number of CLU-positive astrocytes, as well as their percent total of all white matter glia, significantly increased in AIDS brains with and without HIV encephalitis (P<0.05). Proliferation marke...

A novel synthesis route yields highly reactive nanobassanite with the largest surface area ever reported and potential applications in biomedicine heritage conservation.

Reactive power modulation of wind power plants is an effective way to damp inter-area oscillation in wind power penetrated power systems. For doubly fed induction generator (DFIG) based wind farms, there are two different ways to achieve reactive power modulation: one is via reactive power feedback control, and the other method is via voltage feedback control. While both of the control schemes ...

Intra-abdominal heterotopic ossification is extremely rare with only approximately 30 cases having been reported. While most reported cases have involved the mesentery, ossification of the peritoneum is even rarer. The pathogenesis remains undetermined but is generally considered a reactive process in response to various stimuli. Histologically, it is composed of a peripheral area with bone for...