Flexor tendon injuries are a common clinical problem, and repairs are frequently complicated by post-operative adhesions forming between the tendon and surrounding soft tissue.Prostaglandin E2 and the EP4 receptor have been implicated in this process following tendon injury; thus, we hypothesized that inhibiting EP4 after tendon injury would attenu
Background: Hadjelia truncata is a nematode that causes lesions in the gizzard lining of pigeons, which may even lead to death.The aim of this study was to introduce Alphitobius diaperinus as a new intermediate host for Hadjelia truncata.Methods: H.truncata infection was identified in a pigeon flock Lighters in Ahvaz City, Khuzestan Province, Iran
Drug addiction is defined as a compulsive pattern of drug-seeking- and taking- behavior, with recurrent episodes of abstinence and relapse, and a loss of control despite negative consequences.Addictive drugs promote reinforcement by increasing dopamine in the mesocorticolimbic system, which alters excitatory glutamate transmission within the reward
Lung cancer: Targeting a vicious circle Therapies targeting a molecular feedback loop involved in tumor growth may prove valuable for treating non-small-cell lung cancer.Fangbao Ding, Jianbing Huang, and co-workers at Shanghai Jiao Tong University in Shanghai, China, have shown how an enzyme called USP21 promotes cancer cell proliferation and tumor