Chemokines are proteins which induce chemotaxis, promote differentiation of immune cells,
and cause tissue extravasation. Given these properties, their role in anti-tumor immune …

The epithelial–mesenchymal transition (EMT) plays a critical role in embryonic development.
EMT is also involved in cancer progression and metastasis and it is probable that a …

There is accumulating evidence to implicate the importance of N-methyl-d-aspartate (NMDA)
receptors to the induction and maintenance of central sensitization during pain states. …

Objective: To test the hypothesis that dynamic load at baseline can predict radiographic
disease progression in patients with medial compartment knee osteoarthritis (OA). Methods: …

CD44 is an adhesion molecule expressed in cancer stem-like cells. Here, we show that a
CD44 variant (CD44v) interacts with xCT, a glutamate-cystine transporter, and controls the …

Background Patients with advanced gastric or gastro-oesophageal junction cancer that
progresses on chemotherapy have poor outcomes. We compared pembrolizumab with paclitaxel …

The Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA) is a new observatory for very high-energy (VHE)
gamma rays. CTA has ambitions science goals, for which it is necessary to achieve full-sky …

AKARI, the first Japanese satellite dedicated to infrared astronomy, was launched on 2006
February 21, and started observations in May of the same year. AKARI has a 68.5 cm cooled …

We report 2 patients with a treatable, immune‐mediated motor polyneuropathy associated
with antibodies to defined neural antigens. In these patients asymmetrical weakness …

To clarify whether inhibitory transmission in the superficial dorsal horn of the spinal cord is
reduced after peripheral nerve injury, we have studied synaptic transmission in lamina II …