Vol. 17, Issue 8
2023
ID: lSk5w
Michael Chen, Sarah Williams, David Park
Autophagy is a critical cellular process that maintains homeostasis by degrading damaged organelles and misfolded proteins. This review examines the molecular mechanisms underlying autophagy dysfunction in neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer...
Vol. 16, Issue 1
2022
ID: DFQvT
Yulia Desheva, Andrey Mamontov, Alexander Polevshchikov
Mast cells (MCs) are a part of the innate immune system and express receptors for microbial and viral pathogens characteristic of this system. The pathological role of MCs has been demonstrated for a number of highly virulent viral infections. The ro...
Vol. 15, Issue 8
2021
ID: nPArO
Hui Song Cui, Ji Young Lee, Cheong Hoon Seo, June-Bum Kim
A pathophysiological hallmark of hypertrophic scarring is the overactivation of fibroblasts, which results in their proliferation along with overproduction of the extracellular matrix. The Gardos channel (KCa3.1) is reported to mediate fibroblast act...
Vol. 14, Issue 2
2020
ID: 29FIZ
Jaroslaw Wejman, Sylwia Szymanska, Michal Pyzlak, Edyta Szymanska, Jaroslaw Kierkus
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) with concomitant primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) has emerged as a significant area of research. The epidemiology and characteristics of IBD and PSC individually have been extensively studied, enhancing our unders...