Taxon analysis of seed plants used in studies of blood platelet function

The characterization of isolated polyphenolic compounds present in the diet – especially in the context of their therapeutic effect (for instance their antiplatelet activity) – is often based on the generally accepted fl...

Metformina – potencjalne działanie przeciwnowotworowe i przeciwstarzeniowe

Rak trzustki – przyczyny oporności na chemioterapię

Mimo ogromnego postępu jaki dokonał się w ciągu ostatnich dekad w diagnostyce, leczeniu i zapobieganiu wielu typom nowotworów, współczynnik przeżywalności w przypadku raka trzustki nadal pozostaje bardzo niski. Rak trzus...

Multilevel maturation of Toll-like receptor 9

Toll-like receptors (TLRs) are essential elements of the innate immune response. TLRs induce expression of inflammatory cytokines or interferons after recognition of microbial or viral structures called pathogen-associat...

Pentraxins – their importance in pathogenesis of systemic lupus erythematosus

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disease, whose main pathomechanism is attributed to the disturbed apoptotic process and dysfunction of the immune cells, leading to the accumulation of undegraded cellu...