Transgenic mouse models provided a powerful tool to evaluate the physiological
significance of altered quantities or characteristics of specific gene products, such as cardiac …

Aspergillus fumigatus is the most important airborne fungal pathogen causing life-
threatening infections in immunocompromised patients. Macrophages and neutrophils are …

Objective: Genetic variants of cardiac ion channels may influence cardiac repolarization.
Thereby such variants may modulate the penetrance of primary electrical disorders …

Voltage-gated potassium channels control cardiac repolarization, and mutations of K+
channel genes recently have been shown to cause arrhythmias and sudden death in …

Aims To assess the impact of the lockdown due to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) on
key quality indicators for the treatment of ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction …

Cerebral infection with the parasite Toxoplasma gondii is followed by activation of resident
cells and recruitment of immune cells from the periphery to the CNS. In this study, we show …

Abstract Background Naturally occurring CD4+ CD25+ regulatory T cells (T Reg) are
involved in the control of autoimmune diseases, transplantation tolerance, and anti-tumor …

Respiratory acidosis can become a serious problem during protective ventilation of severe
lung failure. A pumpless arteriovenous interventional lung assist (iLA) for extracorporeal …

Objectives. This study sought to assess potential antiarrhythmic effects of an increase in the
daily oral intake of magnesium and potassium in patients with frequent ventricular …

Influenza A virus (IAV) periodically causes substantial morbidity and mortality in the human
population. In the lower lung, the primary targets for IAV replication are type II alveolar …