International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Medical Sciences

Volume 2, Issue 4, July 2016

  • Gelatinases Expression Disturbance as a Possible Cause of Fibromuscular Dysplasia of Internal Carotid Arteries: Immunohistochemical Study

    Ekaterina M. Paltseva, Viktoria O. Polyakova, Svetlana A. Oskolkova, Arsen V. Abramyan, Julia S. Krylova, Alexandre V. Gavrilenko, Igor M. Kvetnoy

    Issue: Volume 2, Issue 4, July 2016
    Pages: 52-58
    Received: Mar. 16, 2016
    Accepted: May 17, 2016
    Published: Jul. 05, 2016
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    Abstract: Background: Fibromascular dysplasia of internal carotid arteries (ICA) leading to their pathological deformities is one of the causes of cerebral vascular insufficiency. The structural changes of the artery wall and their causes remain poorly understood. Materials and Methods: We investigated the expression of elastin, collagen types I and III, smo... Show More
  • Asthma Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Overlap Syndrome (ACOS): Where We Stand

    Joyce Akwe, Amy Miller

    Issue: Volume 2, Issue 4, July 2016
    Pages: 59-66
    Received: May 25, 2016
    Accepted: Jun. 03, 2016
    Published: Jul. 05, 2016
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    Abstract: Asthma-Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease overlap syndrome (ACOS) or ASCOS is a frequently encountered clinical syndrome. It is identified by the clinical features that it shares with asthma and COPD. There is no clear consensus definition yet for this medical syndrome. ACOS has not been extensively studied partly because of the absence of clari... Show More