A growing body of evidence suggests that mammalian mitochondrial DNA takes on higher
structure called nucleoid or mitochromosome corresponding to that of nuclear DNA. …

… Kang D, Hamasaki N. Maintenance of mitochondrial DNA integrity: repair and degradation.
… Transgenic mice with increased Cu/Zn-superoxide dismutase activity are resistant to Nmethyl-…

… for sham (n=5) and MI (n=5) mice and the effects of oxygen radical scavengers in the
reaction mixture on that for MI (DMTU, n=5; superoxide dismutase [SOD]+catalase [CAT], n=5). …

balloon technique has become the most popular method for performing PBMV in most parts
of the world. The mechanism of PBMV is the same as the already abandoned closed mitral …

… Effects of rotenone (10 μmol/L; n=4), DPI (10 μmol/L; n=6), and allopurinol (10 μmol/L; n=6)
on ROS production within cardiac myocytes induced by (A) TNF-α (10 ng/mL) and (B) Ang II (…

Background Coronary-artery stents are known to reduce rates of restenosis after coronary
angioplasty, but it is uncertain how long this benefit is maintained. Methods We evaluated …

We prepared novel transition-metal (Ti, Ta, V) oxide fibers with chiral, helical, and
nanotubular structures. The nanostructured metal oxide materials were provided by the sol−gel …

E (IgE) production and leads to the clinical disorders of asthma, eczema and rhinitis1.
Interleukin 4 (IL4) is a pleiotropic cytokine which plays a crucial role in IgE-dependent atopic …

To further understand the temporal mode and mechanisms of coronary restenosis, 229
patients were studied by prospective angiographic follow-up on day 1 and at 1, 3 and 6 months …

Asthma and atopy show epidemiological association and are biologically linked by T-helper
type 2 (T h 2) cytokine-driven inflammatory mechanisms. IL-4 operates through the IL-4 …