Tuberculosis (TB) is an ancient and deadly disease characterized by complex host-
pathogen dynamics playing out over multiple time and length scales and physiological …

Vascular endothelial growth factor A (VEGF-A) and its binding to VEGFRs is an important
angiogenesis regulator, especially the earliest-known isoform, VEGF-A165a. Yet several …

Breast cancer, like other cancers, is a genetic disease. The disease is caused by acquired
molecular alterations during the lifetime of an individual and by inherited mutant genes. Risk …

This review focuses on how measured pre-and perinatal environmental and (epi) genetic
risk factors are interrelated and potentially influence one, of many, common developmental …

Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is a family of cytokines for which the
dysregulation of expression is involved in many diseases; for some, excess VEGF causes …

Head and neck cancer arises from a series of molecular alterations progressive from
dysplasia to carcinoma in situ, and finally invasive carcinoma. Risk factors associated with …

BACKGROUND: IL-32 is a proinflammatory cytokine involved in various chronic
inflammatory diseases. Chronic airway inflammation in asthmatic patients results in …

Sprouting angiogenesis, where new blood vessels grow from pre-existing ones, is a
complex process where biochemical and mechanical signals regulate endothelial cell …

Capillaries within the microcirculation are essential for oxygen delivery and nutrient/waste
exchange, among other critical functions. Microvascular bioengineering approaches have …

The microcirculation exemplifies the mesoscale in physiological systems, bridging larger
and smaller scale phenomena. Microcirculatory research represents an example of a …