Background: Parkinson’s disease (PD) affects more than 1% of the population aged over 65 years and manifests with both motor symptoms – bradykinesia, rest tremor, rigidity, and non-motor symptoms. Cognitive impairment and ...

Background: Portal vein is the most enigmatic vessel of our body because it regulates own contractile performances using a special pace-maker mechanism represented by cells of Cajal. The contribution of various metabolic ...

Background: Autosomal Dominant Cerebral Arteriopathy with Subcortical Infarcts and Leukoencephalopathy (CADASIL) is caused by mutations in NOTCH3 gene, classic symptoms include migraine with aura, ischemic strokes, apathy, ...

Background: The present work describes the possibility of manufacturing biomaterials from the extracellular matrix for the treatment of the skin wounds. Biomedical collagen-based materials are clinically effective. Collagen ...

Background: Re-evaluation of reconstructive possibilities in the correction of degenerative mitral valve disease is of great clinical necessity nowadays. Material and methods: Analyzing the nature of the pathologies that ...

Background: Preterm birth remains a leading obstetrical complication because of the incomplete understanding of its multifaceted etiology. It is known that immune alterations toward a proinflammatory profile are observed ...

Abstract. Background: Thymoquinone (TQ) and thymohydroquinone (THQ) are natural substances with antibacterial, antimycotic, antiviral, anticancer, antioxidant activity. Previously, was developed the method for obtaining ...

Background: A normal maternal-fetal system is essential for the functioning of the placenta during placentation and the establishment of the maternalembryo-fetal vascular circulation. The angiopoietin/TIE pathway is involved ...

Introduction. The widespread use of diagnostic imaging favored the increasing incidence of thyroid nodules. Although most of nodules are benign, their clinical importance lies in the need to exclude malignancy. In assessing ...