The rapid expansion of the elderly population has led to the recent epidemic of age-related
diseases, including increased incidence and mortality of chronic and acute lung diseases …

Sepsis, the systemic inflammatory response to infection, represents the major cause of death
in critically ill veterinary patients. Whereas important advances in our understanding of the …

Objective To study the effect of the innate cytokine macrophage migration inhibitory factor
(MIF) on the susceptibility and severity of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) in a …

In the previous study, we have proved that exosomal miR‐451 from human umbilical cord
mesenchymal stem cells (hUC‐MSCs) attenuated burn‐induced acute lung injury (ALI) …

Background MIF is a critical mediator of the host defense, and is involved in both acute and
chronic responses in the lung. Neutralization of MIF reduces neutrophil accumulation into …

Background. Preterm birth implies an array of respiratory diseases including apnea of
prematurity and bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD). Caffeine has been introduced to treat …

Owing to its implication in a range of pathological conditions, including asthma, rheumatoid
arthritis, atherosclerosis, inflammatory bowel disease and cancer, the pleiotropic cytokine …

Genetic variation explains some of the observed heterogeneity in patients' risk for
developing the acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). Although the lack of extant …

Non-muscle myosin II motor proteins (myosin IIA, myosin IIB, and myosin IIC) belong to a
class of molecular motor proteins that are known to transduce cellular free-energy into …

Rationale: Genetic factors are involved in acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)
susceptibility. Identification of novel candidate genes associated with increased risk and …