SCREENING FOR POTENTIAL TARGETS TO REDUCE STENOSIS IN BIOPROSTHETIC HEART VALVES


Five glutathione s-transferase gene variants in 23,452 cases of lung cancer and 30,397 controls: meta-analysis of 130 studies.

Glutathione S-transferases (GSTs) are known to abolish or reduce the activities of intracellular enzymes that help detoxify environmental carcinogens, such as those found in tobacco smoke.It has been suggested that polymorphisms in the GST genes are risk factors for lung cancer, but a large number of studies have reported apparently conflicting res

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Mechanisms of Collagen Crosslinking in Diabetes and Keratoconus

Collagen crosslinking provides the mechanical strength required for physiological maintenance of the extracellular matrix in most tissues in the human body, including the cornea.Aging and diabetes mellitus (DM) are processes that are both associated with increased collagen crosslinking that leads Steelmax Repair Parts to increased corneal rigidity.

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