SMOKING AGGRAVATES NEOVASCULAR AGE-RELATED MACULAR DEGENERATION VIA SEMA4D-PLEXINB1 AXIS-MEDIATED ACTIVATION OF PERICYTES

Smoking aggravates neovascular age-related macular degeneration via Sema4D-PlexinB1 axis-mediated activation of pericytes

Abstract AFTER SHAVE BALM DUSK Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a prevalent neuroinflammation condition and the leading cause of irreversible blindness among the elderly population.Smoking significantly increases AMD risk, yet the mechanisms remain unclear.Here, we investigate the role of Sema4D-PlexinB1 axis in the progression of AMD, in

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Mixed convection boundary layer flow over a moving vertical flat plate in an external fluid flow with viscous dissipation effect.

The steady boundary layer flow of a viscous and incompressible fluid over a moving vertical flat plate in an external moving fluid with viscous EYE LINER dissipation is theoretically investigated.Using appropriate similarity variables, the governing system of partial differential equations is transformed into a system of ordinary (similarity) diffe

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In vitro evaluation of the antimicrobial activity of leaf extracts of Litsea iteodaphne against a selected group of bacteria including methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Background: The quest for scientific endorsement of new drugs from plants continues due to the rising antibiotic resistance against pathogenic bacteria.Litsea iteodaphne is used in Sri Lanka in the treatment of infectious diseases.Therefore, in vitro antibacterial activity of L.iteodaphne plant extracts were evaluated against selected human pathoge

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