Matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-2 and MMP-9 are gelatinases that take part in several reproductive processes. The aim of this study was to measure levels MMP-2 fractionated stallion ejaculates, evaluate the association between these components semen quality, sperm longevity during cooled storage. Semen quality were assessed separately for sperm-rich fractions (HIGH), sperm-poor (LOW), whole ejac...

Background: The aim of the study was to longitudinally evaluate association between MMP-2, MMP-9, TIMP-1 and chest radiological findings in COVID-19 patients. Methods: patients were evaluated based on their hospital admission (baseline) three months after discharge (T post) stratified into ARDS non-ARDS groups. As a control group, healthy donors (HD) enrolled. Results: At baseline, compared HD ...

It is not fully elucidated whether the restoring of normal glucose metabolism after successful simultaneous pancreas-kidney transplantation (SPK) improves vascular wall morphology and function in type 1 diabetic (T1D) patients. Therefore, we compared arterial stiffness, assessed by pulse wave velocity (PWV), carotid intima-media thickness (IMT), biomarkers calcification T1D patients SPK or kidn...

Objective. The ubiquitin-like with PHD and ring finger domains 1 (UHRF1) is a protein coding gene which associated colorectal cancer other diseases. Therefore, the present study was aimed at investigating effect mechanism of UHRF1 on invasion metastasis in human renal carcinoma cells. Methods. After interfered or overexpressed cell lines A498 769-P, relative mRNA level detected by RT-qPCR immun...