PURPOSE: Olfactory dysfunction (OD) is a debilitating symptom frequently reported by patients with chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) and it is associated with a dysregulated sinonasal inflammation. However, little information is available about the effect of the inflammation-related n...
Excoriation disorder (ED), also known as neurotic excoriations, is a psychocutaneous disorder characterized by repetitive, compulsive picking of the skin leading to secondary tissue damage. ED carries an estimated prevalence of 1.4%, and is associated with significant social dysfunction, as patie...
Background Androgenetic alopecia (AGA), the most prevalent form of hair loss, is driven by the dysfunction of dermal papilla cells (DPCs). Emerging evidence implicates DPC senescence in the pathogenesis of AGA; however, the underlying molecular mechanisms remain incompletely elucidated.
<...An anaerobe-dominant, Lactobacillus-deplete cervicovaginal microbiome is associated with adverse reproductive outcomes. Gardnerella vaginalis, a cervicovaginal anaerobe, alters cervicovaginal epithelial cell function, resulting in immune activation and barrier breakdow...
SARS-CoV-2 reprograms host metabolism to promote viral replication and evade immune responses. While infection is known to impair mitochondrial function and enhance glycolysis, the role of viral accessory proteins in these alterations remains unclear. Here, we investigate the metabolic impact of ...
Background: To investigate biomarker differences among patients with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) across body mass index (BMI) types, we analyzed clinical data from 2,013 subjects and serum samples from 402 patients. The clinical characteristic...