Diabetes is primarily characterized by hyperglycemia, and its high incidence is often very
costly to patients, their families, and national economies. Unsurprisingly, the number and …

Currently, many people worldwide suffer from metabolic diseases caused by heredity and
external factors, such as diet. One of the symptoms of metabolic diseases is abnormal lipid …

Rationale: Mesenchymal stromal cell–based therapy is promising against ischemic heart
failure. However, its efficacy is limited due to low cell retention and poor paracrine function …

BACKGROUND: CNP (C-type natriuretic peptide), an endogenous short peptide in the
natriuretic peptide family, has emerged as an important regulator to govern vascular …

Background Paracrine signaling from endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) is beneficial for
angiogenesis and thus promotes tissue regeneration. Microgravity (MG) environment is …

Patients with diabetes with coronary microvascular disease (CMD) exhibit higher cardiac
mortality than patients without CMD. However, the molecular mechanism by which diabetes …

Deficiency of endothelial progenitor cells, including endothelial colony-forming cells
(ECFCs) and circulating angiogenic cells (CACs), plays an important role in retinal vascular …

Abstract Receptor Interacting Serine/Threonine Kinase 2 (RIPK2) is located on chromosome
8q21 and encodes a protein containing a C-terminal caspase activation and recruitment …

Endothelial cell (EC) dysfunction is an important predictor of and contributor to the
pathobiology of cardiovascular diseases. However, most in vitro studies are performed using …

With worsening air pollution brought by global social development, the prevalence of
allergic diseases has increased dramatically in the past few decades. The novel Lck/yes …