LONGITUDINAL CHANGES IN NEUROOPHTHALMOLOGICAL ABNORMALITIES IN PATIENTS WHO UNDERWENT SURGERY FOR SKULL-BASE EPIDERMOID CYSTS

Longitudinal changes in neuroophthalmological abnormalities in patients who underwent surgery for skull-base epidermoid cysts

Background: Even if current technologies are used in removal of a skull-base epidermoid cyst, the maintenance of function of the cranial nerves is still an important issue.Purpose: To assess changes in ophthalmological abnormalities after surgery for skull base epidermoid cysts.Material and Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the medical records o

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Mitochondrial dysfunction induces RNA interference in C. elegans through a pathway homologous to the mammalian RIG-I antiviral response.

RNA interference (RNAi) is an antiviral pathway common to many eukaryotes that detects and cleaves foreign nucleic acids.In mammals, mitochondrially localized proteins such as mitochondrial antiviral signaling (MAVS), retinoic acid-inducible gene I (RIG-I), and melanoma differentiation-associated protein 5 (MDA5) mediate antiviral responses.Here, w

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