HUMAN UMBILICAL CORD EXPRESSES SEVERAL VASOACTIVE PEPTIDES INVOLVED IN THE LOCAL REGULATION OF VASCULAR TONE: PROTEIN AND GENE EXPRESSION OF ORPHANIN, OXYTOCIN, ANP, ENOS AND INOS

Full-term human umbilical cord contains three blood vessels: two arteries coiled around a vein and surrounded by Wharton’s jelly, a mucous tissue with few mesenchymal stromal cells and abundant extracellular matrix.Umbilical vessels lack innervations, thus endothelial cells must play a role in the control of blood flow.The aim of this stu

Hundreds of transcription factors (TFs) are expressed in each cell type, but cell identity can be induced through the activity of just a small number of core TFs.Systematic identification of these core TFs for a wide variety of cell types is currently lacking and would establish a foundation for understanding the transcriptional control of cell ide

Abstract Background Squamous cellular carcinoma antigen (SCCA) is overexpressed in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) tissue and in sera of HCC patients.Our aim was to assess hepatic SCCA immunostaining in a series of HCCs and to correlate its presence with cell proliferation, apoptosis and clinical outcome.Methods Sixty-one HCC patients were included.

Mosquito control programs in the State of Florida are charged with protecting human and animal health, fostering economic development of the State, permitting enjoyment of the natural attractions in Florida, and improving the quality of life of citizens.Mosquito control programs must accomplish these tasks in such a manner as will protect the envir