Perspectives and Potential Applications of Ruthenium-Based Nanocarriers for Cancer Therapy Rita Santamaria*1 , Carlo Irace1, Gerardino D’Errico 2, Daniela Montesarchio2 and Luigi Paduano2 1Department of Pharmacy, University of Napoli “Federico II”, via D. Montesano 49, I-80131, Napoli, Italy 2Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Napoli “Federico II”, Complesso Universitario di Monte S...

BACKGROUND Bilateral internal thoracic artery (BITA) grafting with a composite T-graft enables right coronary artery (RCA) system revascularization with the distal end of the free right internal thoracic artery (RITA). This study compares this grafting technique to left-sided BITA grafting and RCA revascularization with the right gastroepiploic artery (RGEA) and saphenous vein grafts (SVG). M...

The present investigation was carried out seasonally from October 2008 to September 2010, to study the impact of helminth parasites of catfishes of Lucknow. The fish fauna viz., Clarias batrachus, Heteropneustes fossilis, Wallago attu, Mystus vittatus and Rita rita were carried trematode, cestode, nematode and acanthocephalan parasites communities singly or mixed. The collected fish species inc...

BACKGROUND There has been debate regarding whether technically demanding right internal thoracic artery (RITA) grafting via the transverse sinus can be extensively applied to patients in high-risk groups, such as patients with a small body size, elderly patients, and woman with relatively smaller coronary artery and internal thoracic artery (ITA) diameters. METHODS AND RESULTS Of the 1456 pat...

Figure 1. Rita Levi-Montalcini, born April 22, 1909; died December, 30, 2012 On January 2, 2013, Rita Levi-Montalcini was laid to rest at the Cimitero Monumentale in Turin, Italy, the city where she was born more than 103 years ago and where she started her medical and scientific career. Her death was reported by all major news media (BBC News, The Economist, The Guardian, The New York Times, T...

The genetic variability of Triatoma infestans and Trypanosoma cruzi populations was studied by isoenzyme analysis in two distinct areas of Arequipa province (Peru); one, Santa Rita de Siguas, being an endemic area for Chagas' disease, the second, Arequipa, recently infected. Analysis of T. infestans genetic variability indicates, (i) temporal stability of genotypes found in Santa Rita de Siguas...