The heat-shock response, one of the main pro-survival mechanisms of a living organism,
has evolved as the biochemical response of cells to cope with heat stress. The most well …

Heat shock proteins (Hsps) represent the most evolutionarily ancient, conserved, and
universal system for protecting cells and the whole body from various types of stress. Among …

The cattle tick Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus is one of the most harmful parasites
affecting bovines. Similarly to other hematophagous ectoparasites, R. microplus saliva …

The CCAAT/enhancer binding protein delta (CEBPD, C/EBPδ) is a transcription factor that
modulates many biological processes including cell differentiation, motility, growth arrest …

Background It is well known that ventilation with high volume or pressure may damage
healthy lungs or worsen injured lungs. Melatonin has been reported to be effective in animal …

Macrophages are key cells in the innate immune system. They phagocytose pathogens and
cellular debris, promote inflammation, and have important roles in tumor immunity …

Insulin resistance (IR) is present in pathologies such as diabetes, obesity, metabolic
syndrome, impaired glucose tolerance, hypertension, inflammation, cardiac disease, and …

Abstract In 2011 Hanahan and Weinberg updated their well-established paper 'The
hallmarks of cancer'. The rationale for that review and its predecessor was to produce a …

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disease that inevitably results in dementia
and death. Currently, there are no pathogenetically grounded methods for the prevention …

Chronic inflammation is involved in the pathogenesis of several metabolic diseases, such as
obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). With the recent worldwide outbreak of …