Pathological angiogenesis contributes to cancer progression and chronic inflammatory
diseases. In inflammatory bowel disease, the microvasculature expands by intussusceptive …

Porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV) causes immensely large economic losses
worldwide in the swine industry. PEDV attacks the intestine, disrupts intestinal epithelium …

Trefoil factors (TFF) are secretory products of mucin producing cells. They play a key role in
the maintenance of the surface integrity of oral mucosa and enhance healing of the …

The glio-vascular unit (G-unit) plays a prominent role in maintaining homeostasis of the
blood-brain barrier (BBB) and disturbances in cells forming this unit may seriously …

Secretory antibodies of the immunoglobulin A (sIgA) class constitute the first line of antigen-
specific immune protection against pathogens and other antigens at mucosal surfaces …

Early weaning of farmed pigs before 25 days of age is a complex multi-factor stressor, often
leading to health and welfare issues. The most obvious and crucial feature is that many …

Interferon-α (IFN-α) at low concentrations had been previously shown to control the
expression of inflammatory cytokine genes in swine pulmonary alveolar macrophages. In …

The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of exercise training on the stability of
atherosclerotic plaques in apolipoprotein E (ApoE) gene-deficient mice. A total of 80 ApoE …

Υπόβαθρο/στόχοι. Επιθηλιακά κύτταρα και παρακείμενοι υποεπιθηλιακοί μυοϊνοβλάστες
μετέχουν στην παθοφυσιολογία εντερικής φλεγμονής και ίνωσης αντίστοιχα. Ερευνήσαμε την …