atrophy/protease

Lens cells and proteins are encapsulated, and they are not turned over or replaced.The lens nucleus starts to form before birth, so the nucleus is one of the three oldest tissues in the body .With aging, continuous cardiomyocyte stress derails proteostasis by causing excessive autophagy and protease

Purpose: SARS-Cov-2 enters the lung cells by binding to ACE-2 and activating the protease TMPRSS2, which, therefore, can be a target for antiviral treatment. Accordingly, TMPRSS2 inhibitors prevent SARS-CoV cell entry in vitro. The most potent such inhibitors, nafamostat is being used as

A non-surgical treatment option for the management of osteoarthritis include injectables such as corticosteroids and platelet rich plasma. These injectables work by positively affecting cartilage cells, also known as chondrocytes, and the cells of the joint lining tissue, also known as synoviocytes.

Stroke is a frequent, serious and disabling condition. Spasticity interferes with the classic motor pattern and reflects reflex motor activities normally inhibited by the central nervous system. This term most frequently refers to a disorder that causes a speed increase dependent on the tonic

Celiac disease (CD) is an intestinal inflammatory condition characterized by permanent intolerance to gluten, a protein complex present in wheat, barley, and rye, in genetically predisposed subjects. In the early phase of the disease, specific autoantibodies are generally present, which is relevant

Medical providers are often faced with patients whose source of pain may be the result of an inflammatory response caused by trauma or disease. By managing the patient's inflammation, the clinician may see improved response to traditional pain management therapy and existing protocols. Also,

The altered balance between the proteinases and their tissue inhibitors (TIMPS) is one of the pathogenetical mechanism of the aneurysmal connective tissue degeneration. The increase of protease, collagenase and elastase activity results indeed in a dramatic drop of collagen and elastin tissue and

Acute muscle wasting occurs early and rapidly during the first week of critical illness and contributes substantially to weakness acquired in the ICU. Muscle wasting and subsequent weakness is associated with delayed liberation from mechanical ventilation, prolonged hospital length of stay (LOS),

Osteoarthritis (OA) is a painful and debilitating disease of the synovial joints, affecting the structural and functional integrity of articular cartilage, subchondral bone, synovium and the adjacent supporting connective tissue . It is a degenerative disorder characterized by cartilage loss with

Introduction Lung is a particularly important organ because of its interface with the environment. The environmental pollutants and endogenous reactive oxygen metabolites from inflammatory cells exert substantial pathological effects on the lung cells [1]. Oxidative stress (OS) is a major factor

3 Background The use of cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) during cardiac surgery elicits generalized non-specific systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) and subsequent activation of the cytokine, complement, and coagulation-fibrinolytic cascades (1). In approximately 11% of the patients SIRS may

Investigators will link and relate clinical data to a multiple "omics" analysis in patients developing persistent chronic symptoms (defined as pain that persists 3 months or more), after an episode of acute LBP. The development of persistent chronic pain will be assessed at 3 months after the acute

2.0 OBJECTIVES AND PURPOSE 2.1 The purpose of this study is to compare the efficacy, in terms of pain relief and improvement in function, of intra-articular injections with platelet rich plasma versus the current standard which is corticosteroid injections into the temporomandibular joint.

Why is this clinical problem important? Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD) is a major health problem in Australia, with a prevalence of 15% in males aged over 65 years. The direct health care cost of PAD in Australia was $180m in 1994, of which 78% was associated with hospitalisations. PAD is also a

This is a single institution observational study. Pre-procedure diagnosis: Based on chart review and consultation with operating surgeon of subjects undergoing total knee arthroplasty, patients will be grouped into primary or secondary (PTOA) osteoarthritis groups. Primary osteoarthritis will be