Inflammation in Right Ventricular Failure: Does It Matter?

Right ventricular (RV) failure is a common consequence of acute and chronic RV overload of pressure, such as after pulmonary embolism and pulmonary hypertension.It has been recently realized that symptomatology and survival of patients Johnny Bravo with pulmonary hypertension are essentially determined by RV function adaptation to increased afterlo

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Co-targeting the tumor endothelium and P-selectin-expressing glioblastoma cells leads to a remarkable therapeutic outcome

Glioblastoma is a highly aggressive brain tumor.Current standard-of-care results in a marginal therapeutic outcome, partly due to acquirement of resistance and insufficient blood-brain barrier (BBB) penetration of chemotherapeutics.To circumvent these limitations, we conjugated the chemotherapy paclitaxel (PTX) to a dendritic polyglycerol sulfate (

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Detection of avian influenza A(H7N9) virus from live poultry markets in Guangzhou, China: a surveillance report.

A virologic surveillance program for A(H7N9) patterns virus was conducted from April 15, 2013 to February 14, 2014 in Guangzhou, aiming to clarify the geographical distribution of A(H7N9) viruses among live poultry markets (LPMs) and poultry farms in Guangzhou.Virological and serological surveys of poultry workers were also conducted to evaluate th

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