As society develops rapidly, environmental pollution is becoming a greater risk factor
threatening human health. One of the major causes of air pollution that affects human health …

Silicosis as an occupational lung disease has been present in our lives for centuries.
Research studies have already developed and implemented many animal models to study …

Although cellular senescence may be a protective mechanism in modulating proliferative
capacity, fibroblast senescence is now recognized as a key pathogenic mechanism in …

Accumulation of senescent cells contributes to age-related diseases including idiopathic
pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). Insulin-like growth factor binding proteins (IGFBPs) regulate many …

Background Infection of SARS-CoV-2 may cause acute respiratory syndrome. It has been
reported that SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid protein (N-protein) presents early in body fluids …

Acute lung injury (ALI) is a severe form of lung inflammation causing acute respiratory
distress syndrome in patients. ALI pathogenesis is closely linked to uncontrolled alveolar …

Biomedical applications of mesoporous silica nanoparticles (MSNs) require efficient cellular
uptake and low toxicity. The purpose of this study is to investigate the cellular uptake and …

Progress in the study of Covid‐19 disease in rodents has been hampered by the lack of
angiotensin‐converting enzyme 2 (ACE2; virus entry route to the target cell) affinities for the …

Fungi represent emerging infectious threats to human populations worldwide. Mice and
other laboratory animals have proved invaluable in modeling clinical syndromes associated …

Extracellular cold-inducible RNA-binding protein (CIRP) exaggerates inflammation and
tissue injury in sepsis. Neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) are released by activated …