BACKGROUND:Loropetalum chinense var. rubrum (L. chinense var. rubrum) is a precious, native, coloured-leaf ornamental plant in the Hunan Province. We found a L. chinense var. rubrum tree with 3 different leaf colours: GL (gre...
Sepsis-induced acute kidney injury (S-AKI) is the most common complication in hospitalized and critically ill patients, highlighted by a rapid decline of kidney function occurring a few hours or days after sepsis onset. Systemic inflammation elicited by microbial infections is believed to lead to ki...
Although the tubule is the epicenter of damage, kidney fibroblast is increasingly appreciated in governing the prognosis of acute kidney injury (AKI). Smoothened (Smo), a heptahelical transmembrane protein, carries a hedgehog signal to mediate the communications between kidney fibroblasts and tubula...
Tripterygium glycoside tablet (TGT) is a common clinically used and effective non-steroidal immunosuppressant. However, its reproductive toxicity limits its application in pediatric immune diseases, warranting the study of the molecular mechanism behind its reproductive toxicity. In the present stud...
Diabetic kidney disease (DKD) is the most common microvascular complication of type 2 diabetes mellitus (2-DM). Currently, urine and kidney biopsy specimens are the major clinical resources for DKD diagnosis. The diagnostic values of blood in monitoring the onset and progression of DKD have not been...
Diabetic kidney disease (DKD) is the most common microvascular complication of type 2 diabetes mellitus (2-DM). Currently, urine and kidney biopsy specimens are the major clinical resources for DKD diagnosis. The diagnostic values of blood in monitoring the onset and progression of DKD have not been...
The novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 causes a respiratory illness called COVID-19 leading to a pandemic. An effective preventive vaccine against this virus is urgently needed.
ORGANISM(S): Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2