Background Astrocytes regulate blood-brain barrier(BBB)integrity,whereas subarachnoid haemorrhage(SAH)results in astrocyte dysregulation and BBB disruption.Here,we explored the involvement of tissue inhibitor of matri...
AIM: To investigate the relationship between semaphorin 7a expression and cell proliferation and migration in pterygium fibroblasts. METHODS: Twenty-six patients with surgically diagnosed pterygium were enrolled, incl...
a grant from the National Natural Science Foundation of China
Background:Glaucoma is a progressive optic neuropathy characterized by degeneration of neurons due to loss of retinal ganglion cells (RGCs).High intraocular pressure (HIOP),the main risk factor,causes the optic n...
Aim: To investigate the effects of resveratrol on interleukin-lbeta (IL-1β) induced catabolism in bone marrow mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) derived chondrocytes cultured on chitosan-gelatin scaffolds (CGS). Meth...
The enrichment and identification of human epidermal stem cells (EpSCs) are of paramount importance for both basic research and clinical application. Although several approaches for the enrichment of EpSCs have been...