Marie Reynolds of Friends of the Earth said: "Soy farming and biofuel farming are two areas we have identified as key drivers of environmental destruction in the world right now.
In response to potent pro-inflammatory cytokines such as IL-1β, FLSs produce large amounts of matrix metalloproteinases (MMP), which are key drivers of matrix destruction [ 3- 5].
During the past decade, however, a body of evidence has accumulated illustrating that rheumatoid arthritis synovial fibroblasts (RASFs) are active drivers of joint destruction in rheumatoid arthritis.
And as more and more pledges are announced the future of rainforests, in terms of palm oil, the leading driver of the destruction of some of the world's most biodiverse and carbon rich forests, could look much brighter.
Thus, senescent VSMCs are unappreciated drivers of inflammation and matrix destruction in the vessel wall that do not require external stimuli or infiltrating cells.
These are the drivers of economic growth, the "creative destruction" of capitalism.
Wilson (1992) identified the major drivers of species imperilment, including: habitat destruction, alien species, pollution, overexploitation, and disease.
Biodiversity losses have a suite of drivers including habitat destruction, changing climate, nutrient deposition and exotic species introduction (Barnosky et al. 2011).
Here, though, like in so many of the coastal towns that found themselves in the 2001 tsunami's path of destruction, the population is largely elderly and the drivers are often retirees.
