Mitochondria are major sites of reactive oxygen species (ROS) production within cells. ROS are important signalling molecules, but excessive production can cause cellular damage and dysfunction. It is therefore crucial to accurately determine when, how and where ROS are produced within mitochondria.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDuring recent decades, changes in lifestyle have led to widespread nutritional obesity and its related complications. Remodelling adipose tissue as a therapeutic goal for obesity and its complications has attracted much attention and continues to be actively explored. The endothelium lines all blood vessels and is close to all cells, including adipocytes.
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Objective: To develop, implement, and evaluate a standardized perioperative care pathway for pediatric patients undergoing alveolar bone grafting from the anterior iliac crest.
Design: A historical control group of 40 patients was reviewed retrospectively and compared to a prospectively collected treatment group of 40 patients who were treated with the new pathway.
Setting: Tertiary-level academic pediatric hospital between 2018 and 2021.