Multipotent mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) represent a rare heterogeneous subset of
pluripotent stromal cells that can be isolated from many different adult tissues that exhibit the …

Male infertility caused by exposure to environmental toxicants such as cadmium, mercury,
bisphenol A (BPA) and dioxin is a global problem, particularly in industrialized countries …

Post-stroke hyperglycemia during early reperfusion increases blood–brain barrier (BBB)
permeability and subsequently aggravates brain injury and clinical prognosis. The …

Acute tubular necrosis (ATN) caused by ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) during renal
transplantation delays allograft function. Identification of factors that mediate protection …

The aim of this study was to determine the protective effect of quercetin,
epigallocatechingallate, resveratrol, and rutin against the disruption of epithelial integrity …

Podocytes are significant in establishing the glomerular filtration barrier. Sustained rennin–
angiotensin system (RAS) activation is crucial in the pathogenesis of podocyte injury and …

Therapy with stem cells has showed to be promising for acute kidney injury (AKI), although
how it works is still controversial. Modulation of the inflammatory response is one possible …

Cells of the human retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) have a regular epithelial cell shape
within the tissue in situ, but for reasons that remain elusive the RPE shows an incomplete …

Previously, we showed that rhinovirus (RV), which is responsible for the majority of common
colds, disrupts airway epithelial barrier function, as evidenced by reduced transepithelial …

Renal ischemia-reperfusion injury (IRI) is a major cause of acute kidney injury (AKI). Our
previous studies have shown that the total flavonoids (TFs) from Rosa laevigata Michx fruit …