Leukocyte adhesion deficiency (LAD) type II is the second human disorder identified which
involves the adhesion cascade. While in LAD I the integrin family is defective, in LAD II the …

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most predominant primary liver cancer, causing
many illnesses and deaths worldwide. The insidious clinical presentation, difficulty in early …

Fucosylated-haptoglobin (Hpt) and urinary free L-fucose (FU) are primary markers in the
progression of tumor and metastasis-related to cancer of the liver (Hepatocellular …

The cell surface glycoconjugates of trypanosomatid parasites are intimately involved in
parasite survival, infectivity, and virulence in their insect vectors and mammalian hosts …

The immune system is one of the most affected systems of the human body during space
flight. The cells of the immune system are exceptionally sensitive to microgravity. Thus …

Gastric carcinogenesis is a commonly diagnosed type of cancer and has a dismal prognosis
because of the rate at which it aggressively spreads and because of the lack of effective …

Quantitative routine detection of fucose, which is a cancer marker, in urine is effective for the
preliminary screening of cancer. Amperometric biosensing methods have the advantage of …

Fucoidan, a mixture of sulfated fucose-containing polysaccharides, was prepared from the
algal bodies of Cladosiphon okamuranus (class Phaeophyceae, order Chordariales, family …

Fucoidan, a mixture of sulfated fucose-containing polysaccharides, was prepared from
Kjellmaniella crassifolia (class Phaeophyceae, order Laminariales, family Laminariaceae) …

Owing to its aggressiveness and the lack of effective therapies, pancreatic ductal
adenocarcinoma has a dismal prognosis. New strategies to improve treatment and survival …