Medication nonadherence is an important public health consideration, affecting health
outcomes and overall health care costs. This review considers the most recent developments in …

Cowhage spicules provide an important model for histamine-independent itch. We determined
that the active component of cowhage, termed mucunain, is a novel cysteine protease. …

In 1991, a potent 61 amino acid vasodilator peptide, named maxadilan, was isolated from
the salivary glands of the sand fly. Subsequently, it was shown that this peptide specifically …

Nitric oxide is a diffusible gaseous mediator generated from l‐arginine by inducible and
constitutive nitric oxide synthases. It has been associated with cytotoxic effects. Inflammatory …

Maxadilan, a 61-amino-acid vasodilatory peptide, was initially isolated from the salivary glands
of the sand fly Lutzomyia longipalpis. Although its primary sequence has no homology to …

McNeill et al. (2007, this issue) dissect the potential role of TRPM7 ion channels in pigment
cells by studying the phenotype of zebrafish trpm7 mutant embryos. They demonstrate that 1-…

We used a combinatorial chemical approach to identify novel agonists for the endogenous
melanocortin receptor expressed in Xenopus laevis melanophores. A random one-bead one-…

The involvement of the interferon regulatory factor 4 gene (IRF4), also known as multiple
myeloma antigen 1 (MUM1), in balanced rearrangement or translocation has been recently …

… To the Editor: We thank Ingerick and Iuga for their interest in our work on provider burnout.Our
findings suggested that family physicians working in clinical settings equipped to address …