Oysters, the common name for a number of different bivalve molluscs, are the worldwide
aquaculture species and also play vital roles in the function of ecosystem. As invertebrate …

The innate immune system consists of a cellular and a humoral arm. Pentraxins (eg, the
short pentraxin C reactive protein and the long pentraxin PTX3) are key components of the …

Skeletal muscle plays important roles in whole-body glucose and fatty acid metabolism.
However, muscle also secretes cytokines and growth factors (collectively termed myokines) …

Accumulating data support the importance of interactions between pre-and postsynaptic
neuronal elements with astroglial processes and extracellular matrix (ECM) for formation …

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the greatest cause of death, accounting for nearly one-third
of all deaths worldwide. The increase in obesity rates over 3 decades is widespread and …

It is well known that infectious and inflammatory diseases such as sepsis and severe
inflammatory response syndrome are accompanied by metabolic alterations such as insulin …

Surfactant proteins, SP-A and SP-D, are collagen-containing C-type (calcium dependent)
lectins called collectins, which contribute significantly to surfactant homeostasis and …

The insulin-sensitizing hormone, adiponectin, belongs to the expanding C1q/TNF (tumour
necrosis factor) family of proteins. We recently identified a family of adiponectin paralogues …

Epilepsy is a group of chronic neurological disorders characterized by recurrent,
spontaneous, and unpredictable seizures. It is one of the most common neurological …

Maintaining proper energy balance in mammals entails intimate crosstalk between various
tissues and organs. These inter-organ communications are mediated, to a great extent, by …