Ralstonia solanacearum, one of the most destructive crop pathogens worldwide, causes bacterial wilt disease in a wide range of host plants. The major component of the outer membrane of Gram-negative bacteria, lipopolysaccharides (LPS), has been shown to function as elicitors of plant defense lead...
Background: Heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) is characterized by impaired contractility and high mortality. Dysregulation of intracellular ion cycling underlies the decline in cardiac contractility. Modulation of cardiac Na+/H+ and Ca2+ handling is consider...
INTRODUCTION: The production of high quality and safe food represents a main priority for the agri-food sector in the effort to sustain the exponentially growing human population. Nonetheless, there are major challenges that require the discovery of new, alternative, and improved...