We gratefully acknowledge the financial support provided by the Zhejiang Provincial Key R&D Program of China(2021C02008);the China Agriculture Research System of MOF and MARA(CARS-35);the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.32002185,31930057 and U21A20249);the National Key R&D Program(2018YFA0507802);Taishan Industrial Leading Talents Project;Program from National Center of Technology Innovation for Pigs for this study。
As a family of cationic host defense peptides,defensins are mainly synthesized by Paneth cells,neutrophils,and epithelial cells,contributing to host defense.Their biological functions in innate immunity,as well as the...
Supported by the Scientific Research Project of Hubei Health Committee,No.WJ2021F106.
The adverse consequences resulting from diabetes are often presented as severe complications.Diabetic wounds are one of the most commonly occurring complications in diabetes,and the control and treatment of this is co...
This work was supported by the Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions,National Natural Science Foundation of China(81971917,32170142 and 81271792);Jiangsu Natural Science Foundation(BK20211310);Open Project Fund from State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering,Fudan University(SKLGE1903);the Jiangsu Undergraduate Training Program for Innovation and Entrepreneurship,Soochow University(202010285133Y);the 23rd Undergraduates Extracurricular Academic Research Fund,Soochow University(KY20210120A).
Background: Ticks are hematophagous parasites that transmit an extensive range of pathogens to their vertebrate hosts.Ticks can destroy invading microorganisms or alleviate infection via their rudimentary but orchestr...
This present work was funded by the National First-Class Discipline Program of Light Industry Technology and Engineering(LITE2018-22);the National Key Research&Developmental Program of China(2018YFA0900304).
Evidences suggest that the homeostasis of gut microbiota is among the most important factors for maintaining the physical and mental health of the host.Among the multiple factors affecting the homeostasis of gut micro...
the National Basic Research Program of China(973 Program;2014CB943103);the National Natural Science Foundation of China(31471104,31671203,and 31571192).
DICER1 is a key enzyme responsible for the maturation of microRNAs. Recent evidences suggested that DICER1 and microRNAs expressed in epididymis were involved in the control of male fertility. However, the exact mecha...
Amniochorion membranes were collected from 25 pregnant women at preterm labor, in the presence or not of Preterm Premature Rupture of Membranes (PPROM) and 27 pregnant women at term in the presence at labor, in order ...
supported by the National Basic Research Program of China(2010CB945300);the National Natural Science Foundation of China(31221091)
With the rapid increase of antibiotic-resistant pathogens and the decline of discovery and development of new antibiotics,there is an urgent need to exploit alternative anti-infective drugs.Fungal defensin-like peptid...
A research fellowship awarded to Dabritz J by the German Research Foundation;No.DFG DA1161/5-1
Irritable bowel syndrome(IBS)is a common functional gastrointestinal(GI)disorder characterized by unspecific symptoms.In clinical practice it is crucial to distinguish between non-inflammatory functional problems and ...
Natural antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are small cationic molecules that display antimicrobial activity against a wide range of bacteria, fungi and viruses. AMPs are multifunctional molecules that have an essential act...