The midcycle surge of LH sets in motion interconnected networks of signaling cascades to
bring about rupture of the follicle and release of the oocyte during ovulation. Many mediators …

Blood vessels deliver oxygen and nutrients to every part of the body, but also nourish
diseases such as cancer. Over the past decade, our understanding of the molecular …

Research on matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) and in particular on gelatinase B, alias MMP-
9, has grown exponentially in the decade 2003–2012. Structural details about flexibility of …

Normothermic machine perfusion (NMP) has emerged as an innovative organ preservation
technique. Developing an understanding for the donor organ immune cell composition and …

Neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) are a defense mechanism first described to trap and kill
bacteria and other pathogens. Increasingly, however, their involvement in the pathogenesis …

Neutrophils (also called polymorphonuclear leukocytes) are the most abundant leukocytes
whose primary purpose as anti-microbial professional phagocytes is to kill extracellular …

The vascular endothelium lining the inner surface of blood vessels serves as the first
interface for circulating blood components to interact with cells of the vascular wall and …

Salamanders and frogs are distinct orders of Amphibians with very different immune systems
during adult life, exhibiting varying potential for scar free repair and regeneration. While …

Nussbaum G, Shapira L: How has neutrophil research improved our understanding of
periodontal pathogenesis? J Clin Periodontol 2011; 38 (Suppl. 11): 49–59. doi: 10.1111/j …

Platelet rich fibrin (PRF) is a blood concentrate system obtained by centrifugation of
peripheral blood. First PRF matrices exhibited solid fibrin scaffold, more recently liquid PRF …