US National Institutes of Health grants(R01-AI145325 to VN and R37-AI052453 to VN and RLG);a BioLegend Graduate Fellowship in Immunology.
Vitamin A and its biologically active derivative,retinoic acid(RA),are important for many immune processes.RA,in particular,is essential for the development of immune cells,including neutrophils,which serve as a front...
National Science Foundation of China(NSFC)under No.22174155,22177127 and 21977110.
Microbial resistance has now become a global public health concern,and the spread of multidrug-resistant bacteria also threatens human health.Antimicrobial peptides(AMPs)are a class of small peptides with antibacteria...
supported by NIH training fellowships 5T32HD08798 and 5K12HL141956 to RS and NIH research grant R01AI145310 to VN.
The primary defect in cystic fibrosis(CF)is abnormal chloride and bicarbonate transport in the CF transmembrane conductance regulator epithelial ion channel.The apical surface of the respiratory tract is lined by an a...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.81701838);the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(2018M632628)
Background:LL-37 peptide is a member of the human cathelicidin family,and has been shown to promote the healing of pressure ulcers.However,the low stability of this peptide within the wound environment limits its clin...
National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.81300033).
Background Glucocorticoids have been widely used to treat patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Nevertheless, corticosteroid insensitivity is a major barrier to the effective treatment of COPD an...