The advent of dual-modality PET/CT imaging has revolutionized the practice of clinical oncology, cardiology and neurology by improving lesions localization and the possibility of accurate quantitative analysis. In addition, the use of CT images for CT-based attenuation correction (CTAC) allows to decrease the overall scanning time and to create a noise-free attenuation map (μmap). The near simu...

Transforming growth factor-B1 (TGF-β1 )and its coreceptor endoglin (ENG) have been shown to contribute to hepatocellular tumor development and malignant progression. Our aim was to evaluate the serum expression levels of ENG/ TGF-β1 mRNAs and risk of hepatocellular carcinoma in cirrhotic Egyptian patients. Our study included 77 subjects. Real time polymerase chain reaction was used to evaluate ...

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Endoglin (ENG)/CD105 is an essential endothelial cell co-receptor of the transforming growth factor β (TGF-β) superfamily, mutated in hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia type 1 (HHT1) and involved in tumor angiogenesis and preeclampsia. Here, we present crystal structures of the ectodomain of human ENG and its complex with the ligand bone morphogenetic protein 9 (BMP9). BMP9 interacts with a ...

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Institute of Materials Sci. & Eng.; Center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, National Sun Yat-Sen University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan 804, R.O. China Department of Materials Engineering, Shenyang Institute of Aeronautical Engineering, Shenyang, 110034, P.R. China Department of Materials Sci. & Eng., I-Shou University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan 840, R.O. China Department of Materials Sci. & Eng., University...

1 Dept of Global Architecture, Graduate School of Eng., Osaka University, Japan. Email: [email protected] 2 Department of Global Architecture, Graduate School of Eng., Osaka University, Osaka, Japan 3 Department of Architectural Engineering, Graduate School of Eng., Osaka University, Osaka, Japan SYSTEM IDENTIFICATION OF THE BASE ISOLATED STRUCTURE BY PREDICTION ERROR METHOD USING R...

BACKGROUND Preeclampsia is a hypertensive, multi-system pregnancy disorder whose pathophysiology remains unclear. Elevations in circulating soluble endoglin (sENG) and placental/blood ENG mRNA expression antedate the clinical onset of preeclampsia. This study investigated if endoglin (ENG) pathway genetic variation was also associated with the development of preeclampsia. METHODS We used a ca...

Authors: Steven Devos, Flanders MECHATRONICS Technology Centre, Leuven, Belgium Bert Stallaert, division PMA, Mech. Eng. Dpt., Katholieke Universiteit Leuven Gregory Pinte, Flanders MECHATRONICS Technology Centre Wim Symens, Flanders MECHATRONICS Technology Centre Paul Sas, division PMA, Mech. Eng. Dpt., Katholieke Universiteit Leuven Jan Swevers, division PMA, Mech. Eng. Dpt., Katholieke Unive...

Chihiro Ikuta Dept. of Electrical and Electronics Eng., Tokushima University 2-1 Minami-Josanjima, Tokushima Japan Email: [email protected] Yoko Uwate Dept. of Electrical and Electronics Eng., Tokushima University 2-1 Minami-Josanjima, Tokushima Japan Email: [email protected] Yoshifumi Nishio Dept. of Electrical and Electronics Eng., Tokushima University 2-1 Minami-Josanjima, ...