Infection and inflammation can augment local Na+ abundance.These increases in local Na+ levels boost proinflammatory and antimicrobial macrophage activity and can favor polarization of T cells towards a proinflammatory Th17 phenotype.Although neutrophils play an important role in fighting intruding invaders, the impact of increased Na+ on the antim
BACKGROUND: The triopods availability of direct-to-consumer personalized genetic testing has enabled the public to access and interpret their own genetic information.Various genetic traits can be determined including resistance to norovirus through a nonsense mutation (G428A) in the FUT2 gene.Although this trait is believed to confer resistance to
Background: Resilience is a valuable platform for strengthening individuals and communities in the face of disaster.This review sought to evaluate the current literature related to individual and community resilience in community-dwelling older adults to understand the status of resilience in this population, identify gaps, and make recommendations
Kouichi Ohta, Atsuko Sato, Nami Senda, Emi Fukui Department of Ophthalmology, Matsumoto Dental University, Nagano, Japan Background: We have shown that the foveal contour was asymmetrical after idiopathic macular hole (MH) closure by pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) with internal limiting membrane (ILM) peeling.The purpose of this study was to determine