Abstract The role of iron in the two major sites of adaptive thermogenesis, namely the beige inguinal (iWAT) and brown adipose tissues (BAT) has not been fully understood yet.Body iron levels and distribution is controlled by the iron regulatory peptide hepcidin.Here, we explored iron homeostasis and thermogenic activity in Electronic Drum brown an
Abnormal Activation of BMP Signaling Causes Myopathy in Fbn2 Null Mice.
Fibrillins are large extracellular macromolecules that polymerize to form the backbone structure of connective tissue microfibrils.Mutations in the gene for fibrillin-1 cause the Marfan syndrome, while mutations in the gene for fibrillin-2 cause Congenital Contractural Arachnodactyly.Both are autosomal dominant disorders, and both disorders affect
Evaluation of Fluorescein Diacetate Viability Staining during Treatment Follow-up Examinations of Smear Positive Pulmonary Tuberculosis Patients
Background: Assessment of treatment response to pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) is currently done by follow-up cultures since smear microscopy cannot distinguish viable from nonviable bacilli.This delays the therapeutic decision and increases the work load on the TB laboratories.This study evaluated the utility of fluorescein diacetate (FDA) viability