Results Lens epithelial cells express eight Tpm isoforms. Cell culture studies showed that TGFβ2 treatment results in the upregulation of Tpm3.1, which associates with actin in stress fibers. TR100 prevents stress fiber formation and reduces αSMA in TGFβ2-treated cells. Using an ex vivo lens culture model, TGFβ2 treatment results in stress fib…[Read more]

otein level and some imaging features at MRI helped to differentiate progressed HCC from lower grade nodules. © RSNA, 2020 Online supplemental material is available for this article. check details See also the editorial by Motosugi in this issue.Background In heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF), echocardiographic studies…[Read more]

Results collectively suggested that apart from RNA silencing and basal immunity systems, DNA methylation and histone modification pathways may also be required for mounting proper antiviral defenses and that the effectiveness of this type of regulation strongly depends on the degree of viral adaptation to the host. © The Author(s) 2020. Published…[Read more]

Extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) are known to crucially affect the properties and performance of activated sludge, but the detailed influential mechanisms and the pertinence to specific compositional, structural properties of EPS are still elusive. Such knowledge gaps have severely limited our ability in optimizing biological wastewater…[Read more]