The growing multidisciplinary field of tissue engineering aims at predictably regenerating,
enhancing, or replacing damaged or missing tissues for a variety of conditions caused by …

The anti-inflammatory cytokines are a series of immunoregulatory molecules that control the
proinflammatory cytokine response. Cytokines act in concert with specific cytokine inhibitors …

Tubulointerstitial injury is an invariant finding in the chronically diseased kidney, irrespective
of the type of disease or the compartment in which the disease originates. Such histologic …

When C2C12 pluripotent mesenchymal precursor cells are treated with transforming growth
factor β1 (TGF-β1), terminal differentiation into myotubes is blocked. Treatment with bone …

E. Functional development 1. Ontogeny of steroidogenic activity 2. Functional zonation and
ontogeny of steroidogenic enzyme expression 3. Responsiveness to ACTH III. Regulation A …

Extracellular matrix (ECM) is an important determinant of cellular behavior, regulating
cellular adhesion, cellular migration, cellular proliferation, and cellular differentiation …

Nonhealing wounds of the lower equine limb represent a challenging model. The platelet is
a natural source of a myriad of growth factors and cytokines that promote wound healing …

Approximately 1 out of every 10 eyes undergoing surgery for retinal detachment develops
excessive intraocular fibrosis that can lead to traction retinal detachment and ultimate …

The fibrotic diseases encompass a wide spectrum of entities including such multisystemic
diseases as systemic sclerosis, nephrogenic systemic fibrosis and sclerodermatous graft …

Angioplasty causes substantial injury to the coronary artery intima and media that is
unrecognizable by angiography. On the basis of a substantial body of research in oncology …