Abstract Chitin (CT), the well-known natural biopolymer and chitosan (CS)(bio-based or
“artificial polymer”) are non-toxic, biodegradable and biocompatible in nature. The …

Antiphospholipid antibodies (aPL) are both diagnostic markers for, and pathogenic drivers
of, antiphospholipid syndrome (APS). Although the presence of aPL is a necessary pre …

Prognostic characteristics inform risk stratification in intensive care unit (ICU) patients with
coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). We obtained blood samples (n= 474) from …

Cell-associated proteoglycans provide highly complex and sophisticated systems to control
interactions of extracellular cell matrix components and soluble ligands with the cell surface …

Angiogenesis, the process of formation of new blood vessel from pre-existing ones, is
involved in various intertwined pathological processes including virus infection …

In vivo, the interior and exterior of cells is populated by various macromolecules that create
an extremely crowded milieu. Yet again, in vitro eukaryotic cell culture is conducted in dilute …

Heparan sulfate proteoglycans (HSPGs) are complex carbohydrate-modified proteins
ubiquitously expressed on cell surfaces, extracellular matrix and basement membrane of …

Fibrosis is a pathological condition that is characterized by the replacement of dead or
damaged tissue with a nonfunctional, mechanically aberrant scar, and fibrotic pathologies …

Controlled long-term release of basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) has shown a combined
effect on the stimulation of regenerating a number of tissues including cartilage, nerve, skin …

Cell therapy using stem cells has produced therapeutic benefits in animal models of COPD.
Secretory mediators are proposed as one mechanism for stem cell effects because very few …