This study was supported by grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China
Background:Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is characterized by progressive loss of lung function and local and systemic inflammation,in which CD8+ T-cells are believed to play a key role.Activated CD8...
This study was supported by grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China,Natural Science Foundation of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region (No.0728137).The authors have declared that no conflict of interest exists
Background Previous studies reported interleukin-27 (IL-27), interferon-y (IFN-γ), or adenosine deaminase (ADA) alone plays a helpful role in diagnosing tuberculous pleural effusion (TPE). The present study a...
This study was supported by the grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 30872788) and from the Beijing Municipal Science and Technology Commission (No.Z09050700940903).
Background Prompt diagnosis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) infection is an essential step in tuberculosis control and elimination. However, it is often difficult to accurately diagnose pediatric tuberculosis ...
Background Psoriasis is a common inflammatory skin disease, yet knowledge of the factors that may induce, trigger, or exacerbate psoriasis is not fully delineated. Recent advances have improved our understanding of th...
Background Gene-radiotherapy, the combination of gene therapy and radiation therapy, is a new paradigm for cancer treatment. To enhance anti-tumor effect of gene-radiotherapy, in this study we construct a radiation-in...
The proportion of tuberculous pleurisy among all pleurisy cases is 49.6% andis obviously increasing. However, malignant pleural effusion (29.6% of cases) also accounts for asignificant percentage of pleural diseases. ...
Objective To elucidate the mechanism of interferon-gamma (IFN-γ) to inhibit the restenosis after successful percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA).Methods A rabbit vascular restenotic model was constructed and...