Browsing by Subject "Fibrosis"
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(2012-04-12)Kidneys filter out toxins which accumulate in the blood. In order to replace the function of the kidneys in patients with kidney damage, fluid is injected into the abdominal cavity, and after 4-8 hours, during which the ...
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(2015-06-03)Fibrosis is a disease in which scar tissue invades healthy organs and reduces their function. Fibrosis is involved in 45% of deaths in the United States, yet little is known about the signaling that underlies the early ...
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(2018-01-18)Impaired wound healing and excess scarring are substantial clinical problems that affect millions of Americans annually and cost billions of dollars to treat. Currently there are insufficient therapies available to improve ...
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(2015-05-04)Fibrosis is caused by scar tissue formation in internal organs and is associated with 45% of deaths in the U.S. Pentraxins are a group of evolutionarily conserved proteins that have profound effects of the innate immune ...
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(PLOS, 2014-11-20)Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a progressive vascular disease of pulmonary arteries that impedes ejection of blood by the right ventricle. As a result there is an increase in pulmonary vascular resistance and pulmonary ...