Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a devastating condition that is reaching epidemic levels
owing to the increasing prevalence of diabetes mellitus, hypertension and obesity, as well …

Protein tyrosine kinases of the human epidermal growth factor receptor family, including
EGFR and HER2, have emerged as important therapeutic targets in non-small-cell lung …

Kidney failure is frequently observed during and after COVID-19, but it remains elusive
whether this is a direct effect of the virus. Here, we report that SARS-CoV-2 directly infects …

Epithelial growth factor receptor (EGFR) is a cell surface transmembrane receptor that
mediates the tyrosine signaling pathway to carry the extracellular messages inside the cell …

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) will become the fifth global cause of death by 2040, thus
emphasizing the need to better understand the molecular mechanisms of damage and …

Purpose Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a global nephrotic syndrome characterized by
chronic inflammation, oxidative stress and fibrosis in the kidney. Isoliquiritigenin (ISL), a …

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is characterized by pathological accumulation of extracellular
matrix (ECM) proteins in renal structures. Tubulointerstitial fibrosis is observed in glomerular …

Osteoarthritis (OA) is defined as a degenerative joint disease that can affect all tissues of the
joint, including the articular cartilage, subchondral bone, ligaments capsule, and synovial …

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a fatal disease with limited treatment options. In this
study, we focus on the properties of airway basal cells (ABC) obtained from patients with IPF …

The most abundant protein found in mammals is collagen, and there are around 28 different
types of collagen found in the human body, but there are five types, namely, Type I, Type II …