Smith JB
ORCID: 0000-0002-0999-350X
· 3 papers in corpus
Human fibrotic diseases constitute a major health problem worldwide. Fibrosis involves significant etiological heterogeneity and encompasses a wide spectrum of diseases affecting various organs. To date, many fibrosis targeted therapeutic a…
OBJECTIVE: We evaluated the association between postoperative hyperglycemia and outcomes after abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) repair. METHODS: We used diagnosis and procedure codes (International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision…
B7-H4 is a transmembrane protein that binds an unknown receptor on activated T cells resulting in inhibition of T-cell effector function via cell cycle arrest, decreased proliferation, and reduced IL-2 production. B7-H4 is up-regulated on t…