Many common diseases of the gas exchange surface of the lung have no specific treatment
but cause serious morbidity and mortality. Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF) is …

Interleukin (IL)-6 and IL-11 are elevated in a variety of lung conditions and may impact on
repair mechanisms in chronic inflammatory disorders. However, the mechanisms by which …

Background: The natural history of bronchial preinvasive lesions and the risk of developing
lung cancer in patients with these lesions are not clear. Previous studies have treated …

Despite recent advances in treatment, lung cancer accounts for one third of all cancer-
related deaths, underlining the need of development of new therapies. Mesenchymal stem …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is characterized by dramatic alterations in lung
architecture associated to an exaggerated inflammatory process, alveolar epithelial cell …

BARD1 is the main binding partner of BRCA1 and is required for its stability and tumor-
suppressor functions. In breast cancer and other epithelial cell carcinomas, alternatively …

Diabetes: Present and future Diabetes: Present and future Int J Biochem Cell Biol. 2017 Jul;88:196.
doi: 10.1016/j.biocel.2017.06.003. Authors Irmgard Iminger-Finger 1 , Joanna Kargul 2 , Geoff …

The concept of tissue regeneration is not new and can be traced back to Greek mythology.
Prometheus stole fire from the Olympian gods for human use in order to advance civilization …

The thymic stroma supports T lymphocyte development and consists of an epithelium
maintained by thymic epithelial progenitors. The molecular pathways that govern epithelial …

Previous reports have shown that expression of BARD1δ, a deletion-bearing isoform of
BARD1, correlates with tumor aggressiveness and progression. We show that expression of …