BEHAVIOR OF METALLOPROTEINASES IN ADIPOSE TISSUE, LIVER AND ARTERIAL WALL: AN UPDATE OF EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX REMODELING

Behavior of Metalloproteinases in Adipose Tissue, Liver and Arterial Wall: An Update of Extracellular Matrix Remodeling

Extracellular matrix (ECM) remodeling is required for many physiological and pathological processes.Metalloproteinases (MMPs) are endopeptidases which are able to degrade different components of the ECM lunch boxes and nucleus matrix and to cleave numerous non-ECM proteins.Among pathological processes, MMPs are involved in adipose tissue expansion,

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Multiple Structural Breaks in Profit Share Rates of Participation Banks in Turkey: Are They Caused by the Recent Global Crises?

The global crises not only affect the economy of the country in which they emerge but also spread to other countries.Economic growth and stability levels will inevitably be affected by these crises especially in devel- oping countries.To this end, the aim of this study is to identify the multiple structural breaks in profit share rates by employing

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Predictors of acute throat or esophageal patient reported pain during radiation therapy for head and neck cancer

Background and purpose: Acute pain during weekly radiotherapy (RT) to the head and neck is not well characterized.We studied dose-volume metrics and clinical variables that are plausibly associated with throat or esophageal pain as measured with a weekly questionnaire during RT.Materials and methods: We prospectively collected weekly patient-report

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