The mucus clearance system is the dominant mechanical host defense system of the human
lung. Mucus is cleared from the lung by cilia and airflow, including both two-phase gas-liquid …

Electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) are alternative, non-combustible tobacco products that
generate an inhalable aerosol containing nicotine, flavors, propylene glycol, and vegetable …

The acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is a common cause of respiratory failure in
critically ill patients and is defined by the acute onset of noncardiogenic pulmonary oedema …

Rationale: E-cigarettes vaporize propylene glycol/vegetable glycerin (PG/VG), nicotine, and
flavorings. However, the long-term health effects of exposing lungs to vaped e-liquids are …

Salvia miltiorrhiza Bunge (SM) is a very popular medicinal plant that has been extensively
applied for many years to treat various diseases, especially coronary heart diseases and …

The water permeability of biological membranes has been a longstanding problem in
physiology, but the proteins responsible for this remained unknown until discovery of the …

The recent discovery of a new CD4+ T cell subset, Th17, has transformed our understanding
of the pathogenetic basis of an increasing number of chronic immune-mediated diseases …

Our understanding of the movement of water through cell membranes has been greatly
advanced by the discovery of a family of water-specific, membrane-channel proteins—the …

The aquaporins (AQPs) form a family of integral membrane proteins that facilitate the
movement of water across biological membrane by osmosis, as well as facilitating the …

Organoids represent both a potentially powerful tool for the study cell-cell interactions within
tissue-like environments, and a platform for tissue regenerative approaches. The …