Ageing of the global population has become a public health concern with an important socio-
economic dimension. Ageing is characterized by an increase in the concentration of …

Lung cancer and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) often co-occur, and
individuals with COPD are at a higher risk of develo** lung cancer. While the underlying …

Extensive research within the last several decades has revealed that the major risk factors
for most chronic diseases are infections, obesity, alcohol, tobacco, radiation, environmental …

IL-1 belongs to a family of 11 members and is one of the seven receptor-agonists with pro-
inflammatory activity. Beyond its biological role as a regulator of the innate immune …

Apoptosis is a carefully orchestrated and tightly controlled form of cell death, conserved
across metazoans. As the executioners of apoptotic cell death, cysteine-dependent …

Background Epidemiological evidence remains conflicting regarding diet and risk of lung
cancer. Objectives We sought to systematically investigate whether dietary factors are …

Emerging evidence suggests the microbiome may affect a number of diseases, including
lung cancer. However, the direct relationship between gut bacteria and lung cancer remains …

On a global scale, the incidence and mortality rates of lung cancer are gradually increasing
year by year. A number of bad habits and environmental factors are associated with lung …

Exosomes are nanosized vesicles released from every cell in the body including those in the
respiratory tract and lungs. They are found in most body fluids and contain a number of …

Inflammation is associated with a variety of diseases. The hallmark of inflammation is
leukocyte infiltration at disease sites in response to pathogen-or damage-associated …