Recent Entries

• Key Protective Proteins Affect the Prognosis of Patients

  by Samantha James December 14, 2020
  Recently, scientists at Trinity College Dublin have identified for the first time a family of proteins that may be directly linked to lower blood sugar levels in obese patients with type 2 diabetes. The results of this study show that patients with type 2 diabetes who have higher levels of IL-36 cyt...

• VDAC Oligomers Found to Promote Mitochondrial DNA Release

  by Samantha James December 14, 2020
  The immune system uses its mitochondria to self-stimulate innate and adaptive responses against infection. Reactive oxygen species (ROS), immunogenic mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) and even whole mitochondria are mobilized locally in a delicate balance, generating hotspots of inflammatory action. When th...

• Do You Know How Cells Recognize Uninvited Guests?

  by Samantha James December 14, 2020
  Recently, a team led by the University of Bonn discovered how TLR8 plays an important role in defending human cells against invaders. It was found that when RNaseT2 and RNase2 cut the ribonucleic acid (RNA) of bacteria into small fragments with fingerprint characteristics, they were able to be recog...

• Amazing Facts Related to Collagen You May Want to Know

  by Samantha James November 23, 2020
  Your body has many cells, parts and systems, many of which are connected by collagen. The most abundant protein in the human body is related to connection and strength, because its structure and strength are provided by the adhesive properties of collagen. This impressive protein deserves some...

• In Vivo Characteristics of Antitumor Drug Liposomes

  by Samantha James November 14, 2020
  Anti-tumor drug liposomes need to be studied in vivo during the development process, which includes examination of liposome pharmacokinetics, clinical efficacy and in vivo safety.   Figure 1. Structural features of liposomal drug delivery systems with entrapped molecule l Phar...