Background Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the most common liver disease
worldwide and the leading cause of liver-related morbidity and mortality. We aimed to …

Background & Aims Acute pancreatitis is a common disease with significant associated
morbidity and mortality. We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis of population …

The aim of this meta‐analysis was to quantify the effects of high‐intensity interval training
(HIIT) on markers of glucose regulation and insulin resistance compared with control …

Providing a general introduction to focus group research, Morgan includes the appropriate
reasons for using focus groups and what you can expect to accomplish with them. He …

David L Morgan covers the wide range of practical tasks required in the course of a research
project when using focus groups. Throughout, Planning Focus Groups emphasizes the …

Extravascular fibrin deposition is an early and persistent hallmark of inflammatory
responses. Fibrin is generated from plasma-derived fibrinogen, which escapes the …

Leukemia inhibitory factor (LIF) and interleukin-6 (IL-6) are multifunctional cytokines with
many similar activities. LIF is structurally and functionally related to another cytokine …

Two cDNA clones encoding a receptor for human granulocyte‐macrophage colony‐
stimulating factor (hGM‐CSF‐R) were isolated by expression screening of a library made …

Chemokines provide signals for activation and recruitment of effector cells into sites of
inflammation, acting via specific G protein–coupled receptors. However, in vitro data …

Leukaemia inhibitory factor (LIF) can induce macrophage differentiation in M1 murine
myeloid leukaemic cells and suppress their proliferation in vitro. It does not stimulate the …