Avian influenza virus (AIV) infection is a major cause of bird or human mortality and morbidity, therefore the rapid identification of the virus is of important clinical and epidemiological implication. Methods: A multiplex Reverse Transcriptase PCR (RT-PCR) was optimized for the detection of influenza A virus and the H5 and H9 subtypes. The influenza type A specific primers were directed to t...

In patients with progressive podocyte diseases, such as focal segmental glomerulosclerosis and membranous nephropathy, there is enhanced expression of transforming growth factor (TGF-β) in podocytes. Biomechanical strain in these diseases may cause overexpression of TGF-β and angiotensin II (Ang II) by podocytes. Oxidative stress induced by Ang II may activate the latent TGF-β. Increased TGF-β ...

We propose matrix-variate beta type III distribution. Several properties of this distribution including Laplace transform, marginal distribution and its relationship with matrix-variate beta type I and type II distributions are also studied.

Disc nucleus pulposus (NP) matrix homeostasis is important for normal disc function. Mechanical overloading seriously decreases matrix synthesis and increases matrix degradation. The present study aims to investigate the effects of resveratrol on disc NP matrix homeostasis under a relatively high-magnitude mechanical compression and the potential mechanism underlying this process. Porcine discs...

Submit Manuscript | http://medcraveonline.com Abbreviations: RAS, renin angiotensin system; IPF, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis; HCV, hepatitis c virus; BPD, bronchopulmonary dysplasia; ECM, extracellular matrix; ACE, angiotensin converting enzyme; ACE-2, angiotensin converting enzyme 2; Ang I, angiotensin I; Ang II, angiotensin II; Ang 1-7, angiotensin 1-7; AT1, angiotensin II receptor 1; AT2, ...

This paper presents the statistical inference on the parameters of the Burr type III distribution, when the data are Type-II hybrid censored. The maximum likelihood estimators are developed for the unknown parameters using the EM algorithm method. We provided the observed Fisher information matrix using the missing information principle which is useful for constructing the asymptotic confidence...