supported by NIH grants(R01NS125074,R01AG083164,and R21NS127177)(to YL).
Adult microglia,by continuously sensing changes in their environment and communicating with nearly all brain cell types,are considered to be the immune sentinels of the brain.In the healthy central nervous system(CNS)...
supported by a University of Manitoba Graduate Fellowship;Graduate Enhancement of Tricouncil Supplement (GETS);Hillary Kaufman Lerner Memorial Funds;supported by the grants from Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada (EGDI-2936, EGDI-3742);the Canadian Institute of Health Research (133721 and 156218)
Multiple sclerosis(MS)is a chronic immune-mediated disorder of the central nervous system(CNS)that causes focal demyelinating lesions,followed by axonal and neuronal degeneration.Several genetic and environmental fact...
BACKGROUND Mutations in the beta1,3-N-acetylgalactosaminyltransferase 2(B3GALNT2)gene can lead to impaired glycosylation ofα-dystroglycan,which,in turn,causes congenital muscular dystrophy(CMD).The clinical phenotype...
Tenascin-C(TNC)is an adhesion modulatory protein present in the extracellular matrix that is highly expressed in several malignancies,including colon cancer.Although TNC is considered a negative prognostic factor for ...
Supported by the 63th Postdoctoral Science Foundation of China(No.2018M632487);General Natural Science Projects;Department of Education,Zhejiang Province,China(No.Y201636718)
AIM: To evaluate the effects of epidermal growth factor(EGF) on transforming growth factor-beta1(TGF-β1)-induced epithelial-mesenchymal transition(EMT) in human corneal epithelial cells(HCECs). METHODS: HCECs were cu...
Supported by State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine Science and Technology Research Projects(Chinese pharmaceutical 2016ZX05);Effect of Wulong Xiaozheng Wan on Intermediate Gastric Carcinoma and its Mechanism
OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the effect of Wulong Xiaozheng Wan medicated serum on the epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) of BGC823 cell induced by transforming growth factor-β,(TGF-β,) and to explore its mechanism.ME...
Supported by Liaoning Province Nature Science Foundation project:The Mechanic of Wenyangtongmai Method on Myocardial Injury Rats(No.201102128)
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effect of Sini decoction on rats with myocardial fibrosis induced by banding the abdominal aorta, and explore the mechanism underlying its actions on angiotensin Ⅱ(Ang Ⅱ), transforming ...