Background Patients with non-small-cell lung cancer harbouring mutations in the epidermal
growth factor receptor (EGFR) gene respond well to the EGFR-specific tyrosine kinase …

Crocus sativus L., commonly known as saffron, is used in folk medicine for various purposes.
Modern pharmacological studies have demonstrated that saffron extracts have antitumour …

The progress in our understanding of early events in the development of colonic neoplasia
is the result of 2 advances:(1) improved characterization of lesions detected at endoscopy …

The properties of emulsions containing 3 wt% of polyoxyethylene nonylphenylether per
system were studied as functions of temperature, composition, and the hydrophile-lipophile …

3‐Hydroxykynurenine (3‐HK) is a potential endogenous neurotoxin whose increased levels
have been described in several neurodegenerative disorders. Here, we characterized in …

Purpose: To compare fluorouracil (FU) alone with FU plus cisplatin (FP) and with uracil and
tegafur plus mitomycin (UFTM) for patients with advanced gastric cancer in a prospective, …

Although circulating tumor necrosis factor (TNF)- α levels have been found to be increased
in weight-losing patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), the main …

Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) is one of neurotrophins involved in the
development and maintenance of both the peripheral nervous system and CNS. Although the …

3-Hydroxykynurenine (3-HK) is a tryptophan metabolite whose level in the brain is markedly
elevated under several pathological conditions, including Huntington disease and human …

Unexplained weight loss is common in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
Since leptin, an obesity gene product, is known to play important roles in the control …