Damage-associated molecular pattern (DAMP) molecules have been introduced as
important proinflammatory factors of innate immunity. One example known for many years to …

Abstract S100A8 and S100A9 are novel members of the group of damage–associated
molecular pattern molecules (DAMP) which are early amplifiers of innate immune responses …

Alarmins are endogenous molecules that are constitutively available and released upon
tissue damage and activate the immune system. Current evidence indicates that …

Transcatheter arterial chemoembolization (TACE) offers a survival benefit to patients with
intermediate hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). A widely accepted TACE regimen includes …

The utility of the back-propagation method in establishing suitable weights in a distributed
adaptive network has been demonstrated repeatedly. Unfortunately, in many applications …

Objectives: The Transplantation of Progenitor Cells And Regeneration Enhancement in
Acute Myocardial Infarction (TOPCARE-AMI) trial investigates both safety, feasibility, and …

Image-guided tumor ablation has become a well-established hallmark of local cancer
therapy. The breadth of options available in this growing field increases the need for …

To identify new components that regulate the inflammatory cascade during sepsis, we
characterized the functions of myeloid-related protein-8 (Mrp8, S100A8) and myeloid-related …

Accumulation of myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs) associated with inhibition of
dendritic cell (DC) differentiation is one of the major immunological abnormalities in cancer …

PURPOSE: To compare the usefulness of gadolinium ethoxybenzyl
diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid (Gd-EOB-DTPA) and gadolinium …