The epithelial–mesenchymal transition is the process by which polarised epithelial cells that are connected via adhesion lose their characteristics and acquire migratory and invasive properties ...

Because its physical properties are so unique, understanding the fluid dynamics of flowing biological cells like these has been an important topic of research. New insights can lead to the ...

Over time, pleural diseases can develop as a result. When you breathe, your lungs move against your chest wall. The pleura, which covers the rib cage as well as your lungs, produces fluid that acts ..

1 Department of Medicine, Levanger Hospital, Nord-Trøndelag Hospital Trust, Levanger, Norway Objectives We aimed to study whether patient-reported outcomes, measured by quality of life (QoL) and ...

TAP-IT (Thoracentesis to Alleviate Cardiac Pleural Effusion–Interventional Trial) investigated the effect of therapeutic thoracentesis in addition to standard medical therapy in patients with acute ...

Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma 74078, United States Oklahoma Center for Respiratory and Infectious Diseases, Oklahoma State ...

Key Laboratory of Yangtze River Water Environment, Ministry of Education, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China ...

However, the differentiation between TPE and parapneumonic pleural effusion (PPE) presents diagnostic complexities. This study aimed to evaluate the potential of myeloid-derived suppressor cells ...

For Amy Engevik, an epithelial cell biologist at the Medical University of South Carolina ... If we knock out the gene for myosin Vb in an animal model, or if we get human tissue, we can stain that.

The tumor marker CEA was significantly elevated, the vital signs were stable, the skin and mucosa of the whole body had no yellow stain and bleeding ... single-drug into pleural effusion. It indicated ...