Cumulative evidence suggests that apoptosis plays a pivotal role in cell death in vitro after
hypoxia. Apoptotic cell death pathways have also been implicated in ischemic cerebral injury …

Transforming growth factor (TGF)-β is an evolutionarily conserved pleiotropic factor that
regulates a myriad of biological processes including development, tissue regeneration, immune …

Recent literatures in the field of cold thermal energy storage (CTES) are reviewed. First, the
concept of the CTES is explained. Examples of load leveling of electrical energy in various …

The SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.1 variant emerged in 2021 1 and has multiple mutations in its
spike protein 2 . Here we show that the spike protein of Omicron has a higher affinity for …

Eukaryotic cells deal with accumulation of unfolded proteins in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER)
by the unfolded protein response, involving the induction of molecular chaperones, …

During the current coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, a variety of mutations
have accumulated in the viral genome of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (…

Many SARS-CoV-2 variants with naturally acquired mutations have emerged. These
mutations can affect viral properties such as infectivity and immune resistance. Although the …

ABSTRACT. Mortality rates among hemodialysis patients vary greatly across regions.
Representative databases containing extensive profiles of patient characteristics and outcomes …

Background In patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (hepatoma), the rate of recurrent and
second primary hepatomas is high despite surgical resection and percutaneous ethanol-…

Trichostatin A (TSA) inhibits all histone deacetylases (HDACs) of both class I and II, whereas
trapoxin (TPX) cannot inhibit HDAC6, a cytoplasmic member of class II HDACs. We took …