Clinical Characteristics of Chronic Cough in Korea

Background Chronic cough is defined as a cough lasting more than 8 weeks and socio-economic burden of chronic cough is enormous.The characteristics of chronic cough in Korea are not well understood.The Korean Academy of Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases (KATRD) published guidelines on cough management in 2014.The current study evaluated the cli

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A novel organotypic cortical slice culture model for traumatic brain injury: molecular changes induced by injury and mesenchymal stromal cell secretome treatment

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a major worldwide neurological disorder with no neuroprotective treatment available.Three-dimensional (3D) in vitro models of brain contusion serving as a screening platform for drug testing are lacking.Here we developed a new in vitro model of brain contusion on organotypic cortical brain slices and tested its respo

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