Objective(s): Cell-based therapeutic approaches have witnessed significant developments during the last decade especially after approval of MSCs based treatment of graft versus host disease. Several cell-based approaches ...

Objective(s): Gleditsiae spina (GS) is a natural antidepressant but its mechanisms of action remain unclear. In the present study, taxifolin (Tax) was selected to determine the role of flavonoids in the antidepressant ...

Objective(s): Cancer stem cells (CSCs) have powerful self-renewal ability and tumor recurrence. Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma is a malignancy with high mortality rate and ˃5% survival. Silybin has anticancer and ...

Objective(s): Anti-tumor effects of Lactobacilli as normal flora have been described. In a previous study, we identified a protein isolated from the bacterium Lactobacillus casei ATCC 39392 in acidic pH conditions named ...

Objective(s): Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM), a highly aggressive Grade IV brain tumor, is a significant public health issue due to its poor prognosis and incurability. Neuropeptide substance P (SP) plays a critical role ...

Objective(s): Kaempferide (Ka), a major natural active component of Tagetes erecta L, has numerous pharmacological effects such as anti-obesity, anticancer, and anti-hypertension. However, there is no clear evidence that ...

Objective(s): Since activation of NLRP3 inflammasome results in the production of interleukin-1β (IL 1β) and initiation of inflammation as the key players in development of cancer, this study investigated possible activation ...

Objective(s): Pseudomonas aeruginosa is the bacterium that causes of pulmonary infection among chronically hospitalized patients. Alginate is a common surface antigen of P. aeruginosa with a constant structure that which ...

Objective(s): NMDA glutamatergic receptors are heteromeric receptors with various subunits. GluN2A and GluN3A subunits specify the functional heterogeneity of NMDA receptors. These subunits play a key role in the induction ...

Objective(s): Oxymatrine can regulate glucose metabolism. But the underlying mechanisms remain unclear. We investigated the relationship of oxymatrine and voltage-gated potassium (Kv) channel in rat islet β cells and INS-1 ...

Objective(s): Dermatopontin (DPT) is an extracellular matrix protein that plays roles in increasing the activity of transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β) and induction of cell quiescence. These roles suggest a tumor suppressor ...

Objective(s): Strain subtyping is an important epidemiological tool to trace contamination, determine clonal relationships between different strains, and the cause of outbreaks. Current subtyping methods, however, yield ...

Metabolic syndrome (MetS), also known as syndrome X, is a significant risk factor for cardiovascular disease incidence and mortality. Increasing age, obesity, physical inactivity, smoking, and positive family history are ...