Early postsurgical lethal outcome due to splenic littoral cell angioma: A case report.

Background: Littoral cell angioma (LCA) is a rare benign vascular tumor of the spleen. Given its rarity, standard diagnostic and therapeutic recommendations have yet to be developed for reported cases. Splenectomy is the only method of obtaining a pathological diagnosis and providing treatment to obtain a favorable prognosis.

Protective roles of liraglutide against brain injury of streptozotocin induced diabetic rats.

Our study aimed to explore the impacts of liraglutide on brain dysfunction of type 2 diabetes mellitus. Rats in liraglutide treatment group were diabetic rats further received daily intraperitoneal administration of liraglutide for continuous 6 weeks. Body weight and blood glucose were measured weekly.

LRG1 promotes angiogenesis through upregulating the TGF‑β1 pathway in ischemic rat brain.

Stroke is a life-threatening disease that results in significant disability in the human population. Despite the advances in current stroke therapies, a host of patients do not benefit from the conventional treatments. Thus, more effective therapies are required.