Smith JB

ORCID: 0000-0002-0999-350X · 3 papers in corpus
review 2022
Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology ·doi:10.3389/fbioe.2022.1005051

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…

observational 2019
Journal of vascular surgery ·doi:10.1016/j.jvs.2018.05.240

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…

review 2014
Gynecologic Oncology ·doi:10.1016/j.ygyno.2014.03.553

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…