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Novel Patents and Cancer Therapies for Transforming Growth Factor-Beta and Urokinase Type Plasminogen Activator: Potential Use of Their Interplay in Tumorigenesis
(Bentham Science Publ Ltd, Sharjah, 2014)
Transforming growth factor beta (TGF-beta) plays different roles in health and disease. TGF-beta has been assumed as a dual factor in tumor growth, since it can repress epithelial tumor development in early stages, while ...
Interleukin-17 modulates myoblast cell migration by inhibiting urokinase type plasminogen activator expression through p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase
(Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd, Oxford, 2013)
Interleukin-17 belongs to a family of pro-inflammatory cytokines with pleiotropic effects, which can be associated with several inflammatory diseases of the muscle tissue. Although elevated levels of interleukin-17 have ...
Golden jackals (Canis aureus) as hosts for ticks and tick-borne pathogens in Serbia
(Elsevier Gmbh, Urban & Fischer Verlag, Jena, 2018)
The golden jackal (Canis aureus) is a medium-sized canid species native to Europe. This species is characterized by rapid large-scale expansion. A similar trend is also observed in Serbia, where the species is now distributed ...
Professional training in nutrition in Central and Eastern Europe: current status and opportunities for capacity development
(Cambridge Univ Press, Cambridge, 2015)
Objective: To examine the availability of academic programmes in nutrition and identify nutrition training needs in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE). Design: A questionnaire with close-ended and open-ended questions was ...
Interactions among myeloid regulatory cells in cancer
(Springer, New York, 2019)
Mounting evidence has accumulated on the critical role of the different myeloid cells in the regulation of the cancerous process, and in particular in the modulation of the immune reaction to cancer. Myeloid cells are a ...
Examination of the antimalarial potential of experimental aminoquinolines: poor in vitro effect does not preclude in vivo efficacy
(Elsevier Science Bv, Amsterdam, 2017)
Malaria remains a major disease in the developing world and globally is the most important parasitic disease causing significant morbidity and mortality. Because of widespread resistance to conventional antimalarials, ...
Ticks (Acari: Argasidae, Ixodidae) parasitizing bats in the central Balkans
(Springer, Dordrecht, 2015)
Ticks parasitizing bats have been largely understudied, especially in the central part of the Balkan Peninsula, where the last data from the field research date from almost 25 years ago. Bats are hosts to a large number ...
Validity of the Food Frequency Questionnaire Assessing the Folate Intake in Women of Reproductive Age Living in a Country without Food Fortification: Application of the Method of Triads
(MDPI, Basel, 2017)
The study aimed to examine the external validity of the Folate Food Frequency Questionnaire (F-FFQ) designed for assessing the folate intake in Serbian women of reproductive age. The F-FFQ was tested against repeated 24 h ...
Optimization of microwave-assisted extraction of natural antioxidants from spent espresso coffee grounds by response surface methodology
(Elsevier Sci Ltd, Oxford, 2014)
Espresso spent coffee grounds (SCG) that is a waste material abundantly produced by restaurants, cafeterias and in domestic environment could be used as a low-cost and rich source of valuable polyphenol compounds. The ...
Epidemiology of Taenia saginata taeniosis/cysticercosis: a systematic review of the distribution in West and Central Africa
(BMC, London, 2019)
Background: The zoonotic tapeworm Taenia saginata, although causing only minor discomfort in humans, is responsible for considerable economic losses in the livestock sector due to condemnation or downgrading of infected ...