Managing Editor:
Magdalena Wierzchowiecka, De Gruyter
Co – Editors:
Prof Dr Vladimir Jurisic, University of Kragujevac, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Serbia
Dr Jabůrek Martin, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Prague, Czech Republic
Guest Editors:
Chi-Chang Chang, Chung-Shan Medical University, Taiwan
Tetsuya Sakurai, University of Tsukuba, Japan
Joaquin Garcia-Estañ, University of Murcia, Spain
Editors:
Anesthesiology and intensive care
Franz J. Wiedermann, Medical University of Innsbruck, Austria
Wolfgang Zink , University of Regensburg, Germany
Cardiology
Yuxin Li, Nihon University School of Medicine, Japan
Yau Sui Yu, Open University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Michael Henein, Umeå University, Sweden
Demetrios A. Arvanitis, Academy of Athens, Greece
Andrea Salzano, University of Leicester, England; Federico II University, Italy
Clinical microbiology and infections diseases
Roberto Di Marco, University of Molise, Italy
Hannu Elo, University of Helsinki, Finland
Manuela Tamburro, University of Molise, Italy
Rosario Musumeci, University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy
Qinqin Pu University of North Dakota, USA
Dental medicine
Lorenzo Lo Muzio, University of Foggia, Italy
Terukazu Sanui, Faculty of Dental Science, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
Miira Vehkalahti, University of Helsinki, Finland
Gaetano Isola, University of Catania, Italy
Endocrinology
Bruno Moncharmont, University of Molise, Italy
Anand Hardicar, University of Sydney, Australia
Forensic medicine
Piergiorgio Fedeli, School of Law – UNICAM, Italy
Gastroenterology
Zsolt Barta, Kenézy University Hospital, University of Debrecen, Hungary
Manlio Vinciguerra, International Clinical Research Center, Czech Republic
Yang Liu, Xi’an Jiaotong University, China
Gynecology and Obstetrics
Tomas Fait, Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic
Violante Di Donato, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
Stefano Angioni, University of Cagliari, Italy
Felice Sorrentino, University of Foggia, Italy
Antonio Simone Laganà, University of Insubria, Italy
Simone Garzon, University of Insubria, Italy
Paweł Sadłecki, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Torun, Poland
Immunology and allergology
Nobuyasu Baba, Kochi University Medical School, Japan
Silvia Deaglio, University of Turin, Italy
Douglas M Noonan, University of Insubria, Italy
Voja Pavlovic, Institute of Physiology Medical Faculty in Nis, Serbia
Giuseppina Ruggiero, Università di Napoli "Federico II", Napoli, Italy
Internal medicine
Arnon Blum, Baruch-Padeh Poria Hospital, Israel
Vladimir Jurisic, University of Kragujevac Serbia
David Scott, Clinical Research Development Associates, LLC
Girish Singhania, CHI St Vincent Infirmary, Little Rock, Arkansas, USA
Bertha Furlan Polegato, São Paulo State University, Brasil
Manlio Vinciguerra, International Clinical Research Center, Czech Republic
Andrea Salzano, University of Leicester, England; Federico II University, Italy
Otolaryngology
Lorenzo Lo Muzio, University of Foggia, Italy
Yohanna Takwoingi, Department of Otolaryngology in Birmingham, UK
Medical genetics
Angela Bentivegna, University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy
Damjan Glavac, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
Michela Grosso, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
Giulia Frisso, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Naples, Italy
Sachio Morimoto, Kyushu University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan
Nicola Zambrano, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Naples, Italy
Molecular and experimental medicine
Daniela Galli, University of Parma, Italy
Damjan Glavac, Uniersyty of Ljubljana, Slovenia
Wolfgang F. Graier, Medical University of Graz, Austria
Martin Jaburek, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Prague, Czech Republic
Karolina Jabłońska, Histology and Embriology Department, Wroclaw Medical University, Poland
Rui-Cheng Ji, Faculty of Medicine, Oita University, Japan
Bruno Moncharmont, University of Molise, Italy
Je Hoon Seo, Chungbuk National University College of Medicine, South Korea
Jan Pilch, Saarland University Medical Center, Germany
Manlio Vinciguerra, International Clinical Research Center, Czech Republic
Kehan Ren, Vascular Biology Center, Augusta University, Georgia, USA
Honghe Liu, Johns Hopkins University, USA
Lei Huang, University of Massachusetts Medical School, USA
Demetrios A. Arvanitis, Academy of Athens, Greece
Nephrology
Joaquin Garcia-Estañ Lopez, University of Murcia, Spain
Ligia Petrica, Victor Babes University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timisoara, County Emergency Hospital, Department of Nephrology, Timisoara, Romania
David Scott, Clinical Research Development Associates, LLC
Girish Singhania, CHI St Vincent Infirmary, Little
Neurology
Panteleimon Giannakopoulos, University of Geneva School of Medicine, Switzerland
Tibor Hortobágyi, University of Szeged, Hungary; IOPPN, King's College London, UK
Sébastien Talbot, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, USA
Sang Hun Jang, Korea National University of Transportation, South Korea
Honghe Liu, Johns Hopkins University, USA
Lei Huang, University of Massachusetts Medical School, USA
Demetrios A. Arvanitis, Academy of Athens, Greece
Magdalena Kurnik-Łucka, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Poland
Yong Hu, New York University, USA
Lee Jung-Ho, Kyungdong University, Korea
Mehmet Güney, Health Sciences University, Turkey
Hrvoje Budincevic, Sveti Duh University Hospital, Croatia
Neurosurgery
Benjamin Völlger, University Marburg, Germany
Oncology
Qian Liu, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, China
Rahul Chib, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, USA
Elena S. Gershtein, Russian N.N.Blokhin Cancer Research Center RAMS in Moscow, Russia
Vladimir Jurisic, University of Kragujevac Serbia
Jiang Qian,The Ohio State University, USA
Jeong Seon Ryu, Inha University hospital, Incheon, Korea
Xiaojun Sun, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, USA
Haineng Xu, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, USA
Pier Andrea Nicolosi, University of Milano-Bicocca , Italy
Jundong Gu, Tianjin Medical University, China
Mohammad Fahad Ullah, University of Tabuk, KSA
Lei Huang, University of Massachusetts Medical School, USA
Kehan Ren, Vascular Biology Center, Augusta University, Georgia, USA
Urs Müller-Richte, University Hospital Würzburg, Germany
Ira Skvortsova, University of Innsbruck, Austria
Mirosław Kiedrowski, Central Clinical Hospital of the MSWiA in Warsaw, Poland
Orthopedics
Pietro Ruggieri, University of Padova, Italy
Tianlong Huang, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, China
Jundong Gu, Tianjin Medical University, China
Chenghai Zhang, Harvard Medical School/Harvard School of Dental Medicine, USA
Przemyslaw Paradowski, Umeå University, Lund University, Sweden; Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Poland
Andreas Veihelmann, Ludwig-Maximilinas-University of Munich, Germany
Clemens Baier, Hospital Mallersdorf, University Hospital of Regensburg, Asklepios Klinik Lindenlohe, Germany
Pediatrics and neonatology
Marco Torella, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Italy
Kazumichi Fujioka, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan
Stefano Nobile, Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli, Italy
Pharmacology and toxicology
Tomasz Baczek, Department of Biopharmaceutics and Pharmacodynamics Medical University of Gdansk, Poland
Ita Mochi Fung, Caritas Institute of Higher Education, Hong Kong
Damianka Getova, Medical University in Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Witold Musial, Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Wroclaw Medical University, Poland
Vladimir Polshakov,Moscow State University, Faculty of Fundamental Medicine, Russia
Anna Roszkowska, Medical University of Gdańsk, Poland
Ye Guan, AstraZeneca, USA
Psychiatry and neuropsychiatry
Nestor Kapusta, Department of Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy, Medical University of Vienna, Austria
Marco Carotenuto, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Naples, Italy
Public health, epidemiology and biostatistics
Renata Adamek, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poland
Amâncio António de Sousa Carvalho, University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal
Pietro Cipresso, IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Italy
Haruhisa Fukuda, Kyushu University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Japan
Angela Heavey, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland
Raquel Leitão, College of Education, Viana do Castelo Polytechnic Institute, Portugal
Paweł Lewek, Medical University of Lodz, Poland
Enbo Ma, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Japan
Giancarlo Ripabelli, University of Molise, Italy
Harald Stummer, University for Health Sciences, Medical Informatics and Technology, Hall in the Tyrol, Austria
Yousuke Takemura, Mie University School of Medicine, Japan
Manuela Tamburro, University of Molise, Campobasso, Italy
Pulmonology
Stefano Nobile, Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli, Italy
Rheumatology
Oreste Gualillo, SERGAS, Santiago University Clinical Hospital and IDIS, Spain
Surgery and transplantology
Federico Benetti, Cardiac Surgery and Regenerative Medicine Benetti Foundation, Argentina
Domenico Galetta, European Institute of Oncology, Italy
Raimundas Lunevicius, General Surgery Department, Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, University of Liverpool, UK
Nicola Tartaglia, University of Foggia, Italy
Francesco Petrella, University of Milan, Italy
Tomas Poškus, Vilnius University Hospital "Santaros Klinikos", Lithuania
Piotr Major, Jagiellonian University Medical College
Roberto Cirocchi, University of Perugia, Italy
Gennaro Martines, Bari University Hospital, Italy
Aldo Rocca, University of Molise, Italy
Fausto Rosa, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS of Rome, Italy
Thoracic and cardiovascular surgery
Antonio Salsano, University of Genoa
Massimo Conese, University of Foggia, Foggia, Italy
Joaquin Garcia-Estañ Lopez, University of Murcia, Spain
Kanhua Yin, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, USA
Bruno Amato, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
Kehan Ren, Vascular Biology Center, Augusta University, Georgia, USA
Urology
Vaclav Bunc, Faculty of P.E. and Sports Charles University, Czech Republic
Wolfgang J Weninger, Medical University of Vienna, Austria
Ettore Mearini, Medicine School at University of Perugia, Italy
Giovanni Cochetti, University of Perugia, Italy
Editorial Advisory Board:
Peter J. Barnes, Imperial College School of Medicine, UK
Robert Bartlett, University of Michigan Medical Center, USA
Eugene Braunwald , Partners Health Care System, Inc., USA
Geoffrey Burnstock , Royal Free and University College Medical School, UK
Gautam Chaudhuri, University of California- Los Angeles, USA
Rod J. Flower, The William Harvey Research Institute, UK
Stephen T Holgate, Southampton General Hospital, UK
Morley D. Hollenberg, University of Calgary, Canada
Graham R. V. Hughes, The Rayne Institute, St. Thomas' Hospital, UK
Kamyar Kalantar-Zadeh , Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, USA
Ronald C. Kessler, Harvard Medical School, USA
Maria Kopp, Semmelweis University of Medicine, Hungary
Andrzej Krolewski, Harvard University, USA
Harlan Krumholz , Yale University, USA
Asim Kurjak, University of Zagreb Medical School, Croatia
Dan L. Longo, National Institutes of Health, USA
Thomas F. Luscher, University of Zurych, Switzerland
Tadeusz Malinski, Ohio University, USA
JoAnn E. Manson, Harvard University, USA
Charles Nemeroff, Emory University School of Medicine, USA
John L. Wallace, University of Calgary, Canada
Witold Zatoński, Cancer Centre-Institute of Oncology, Poland
Language Editors:
Sally H. Ebeling, USA, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
Yuk Gyn Lau, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS, Leeds, UK
Olubukunola Oseni-Olalemi, University of California at Davis, USA
Hafeez Olalemi, California State University, Fresno
Kathryn H Richards, National Health Service (NHS), Leeds Cancer Centre, St James University Hospital, Leeds UK
Mary N. Wessling, USA
Magdalena Ślusarczyk, Cardiff University, UK
Bosun Olubeko, California State University Fresno, USA
Francis Akenami, USA
Assistant Editor:
Dr. Małgorzata Szostakowska-Rodzoś
Technical Editor:
Dorota Banasik
Sabina Binek
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