INTRODUCTION Vasa vasorum (VV) neovasculogenic potential is now widely accepted, and possibly related to the presence of progenitor cells. We studied the morphology of VV in healthy arteries and their immunohistochemical (IHC) expression of Nestin and WT1, two markers of endothelial progenitor cells. MATERIALS AND METHODS Twenty arteries from 16 multiorgan donors were analyzed; IHC was perfor...

OBJECTIVES We sought to determine whether contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEU) microangiography with maximum intensity projection (MIP) processing could temporally evaluate proliferation of the vasa vasorum (VV) in a model of mural hemorrhage. BACKGROUND Expansion of the VV and plaque neovascularization contributes to plaque growth and instability and may be triggered by a variety of stimuli, i...

Live vaccinia virus (VV) vaccination has been highly successful in eradicating smallpox. However, the mechanisms of immunity involved in mediating this protective effect are still poorly understood, and the roles of CD8 T-cell responses in primary and secondary VV infections are not clearly identified. By applying the concept of molecular mimicry to identify potential CD8 T-cell epitopes that s...

The FCGR3A gene dimorphism generates two allotypes: FcgammaRIIIa-158V and FcgammaRIIIa-158F. The genotype homozygous for FcgammaRIIIa-158V (VV) is associated with higher clinical response to rituximab, a chimeric anti-CD20 IgG1 used in the treatment of B lymphoproliferative malignancies. Our objective was to determine whether this genetic association relates to rituximab-dependent cytotoxicity ...

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Despite a therapeutic option for severe acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), the survival benefit of venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VV-ECMO) is still controversial in adults. This study was aimed at investigating the prognostic factors for ECMO-treated ARDS in adult patients.From 2012 to 2015, 49 patients (median age: 57 years) received VV-ECMO in our institution and wer...

. We think that if φ(e) = uv (short for {u, v}), then e connects u and v or equivalently e is incident to u and v. If there is at least one edge incident to u and v then we say that the vertices u and v are adjacent. If φ(e) = vv, then we call e a loop at v. If several edges e1, . . . , ej (j > 1) satisfy φ(e1) = · · · = φ(ej) = uv, then we say that there is a multiple edge between u and v. A g...