October 2011
Apoptosis: Current therapeutic approach in retinitis pigmentosa
Apoptosis is a genetically programmed mechanism of cell death in which the cell activates a specific set of instructions that lead to the deconstruction of the cell from within. Retinitis pigmentosa (RP) represents a group of hereditary retinal degenerations principally characterized by progressive rod-dominant photoreceptor degeneration in the initial stage and eventual cone photoreceptor degeneration in...
October 2011
Comparative evaluation of serum soluble endoglin level in preeclampsia and normotensive pregnant women
This study was conducted to evaluate the serum soluble endoglin (CD105) levels in preeclamptic and normotensive pregnant women after 22 weeks of pregnancy. One hundred pregnant women from 22 weeks of gestation till term were divided into 2 groups in this case control study. Group I included 50 women with features of preeclampsia while Group II had 50 gestationally matched normotensive controls. Soluble...
