May 2009

Calcitonin gene-related peptide and substance P significantly influence coronary flow rate in gene knockout mice

Calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) and substance P (SP) which is potent vasodilator neuropeptides play a counter-regulatory role in several models of experimental hypertension. Langendorff-perfused mouse hearts (n = 328) were used to compare coronary flow rates among wild type (WT), a-CGRP gene knockout (KO) and NK1-KO mice under various pressure loading conditions (20, 30, 40 and 50 mmHg). The aorta of each...

Author(s): Hongbao Ma, , Jenny Young and Shen Cherng

May 2009

Skin diseases among preschool children

In developing countries skin diseases can affect more than 60% of the general population and usually are not well managed. Skin diseases are common in children. Epidemiologic studies of the general population, however, are still limited and missing for the region of Kosova. The aim of this study was to investigate disease prevalence in children under 6 years old of out- and in-patients at the department of...

Author(s): Allma Koçinaj, Dardan Koçinaj and Merita Berisha