It was recently demonstrated that TLR4 activation via dietary lipids triggers inflammatory pathway and alters insulin responsiveness in the fat tissue during obesity.Here, we question whether other TLR family members could participate in the TLR-mediated inflammatory processes occurring in the obese adipose tissue.We thus studied the expression of

Sloping croplands in karst areas of Southwest China usually contain a multitude of rock outcrops with diameters larger than 25 cm.Rock outcrops and spatial location have substantial effects on soil properties and thus likely affect soil erodibility.Moreover, rock outcropping is a indicator of rocky desertification and has an important impact on soi

Aim: The aim of this study was to analyze the clinical spectrum of pediatric pancreatitis and review current literature with regard to concepts of disease and management approaches.Materials and Methods: This is a retrospective analysis of pancreatitis patients admitted to a tertiary referral pediatric surgical unit from March 2013 to September 201

Abstract Background Evaluation of company clinical trial reports could provide information for meta-analysis at the commercial introduction of a new technology.Methods Clinical trial reports of sildenafil for erectile dysfunction from September 1997 were used for meta-analysis of randomised trials (at least four weeks duration) and using fixed or d