Background This article is part of a study to gain insight into the decision-making process by
looking at the views of the relatives of potential brain dead donors. Alongside a literature …

Background Deciding about the organ donation of one’s brain-dead beloved often occurs in
an unexpected and delicate situation. We explored the decision making of the relatives of …

Evidence suggests that stress may be a contributing factor in intestinal inflammatory disease;
however, the involved mechanisms have not been elucidated. We previously reported that …

We examined the effect of stress on colonic epithelial physiology, the role of corticotropin-releasing
hormone (CRH), and the pathways involved. Rats were restrained or injected …

Stress may be a contributing factor in intestinal inflammatory disease; however, the underlying
mechanisms have not been elucidated. We previously reported that acute stress altered …

BACKGROUND & AIMS: Intestine from sensitized rats develops a rapid secretory response
to luminal antigen challenge that depends on activation of subepithelial mast cells. The aim …

Background/Aims : Clinical interpretation of urinary recovery ratios of lactulose and mannitol
is hampered by incomplete understanding of the mechanisms of transmucosal passage. …

Mitochondrial calcium uptake is present in nearly all vertebrate tissues and is believed to be
critical in shaping calcium signaling, regulating ATP synthesis and controlling cell death. …

Luminal Ag challenge of intestinal segments from sensitized rats results in a rapid (∼ 3 min)
secretory response. We previously showed in horseradish peroxidase (HRP)-sensitized rats …

Understanding the signaling pathways that drive aggressive breast cancers is critical to the
development of effective therapeutics. The oncogene MET is associated with decreased …