Macrophages are heterogeneous and their phenotype and functions are regulated by the
surrounding micro‐environment. Macrophages commonly exist in two distinct subsets: 1) …

Worldwide, over 694 million people have been infected with SARS-CoV-2, with an estimated
55–60% of those infected develo** COVID-19. Since the beginning of the pandemic in …

Obesity is an important aspect of the metabolic syndrome and is often associated with
chronic inflammation. In this context, inflammation of organs participating in energy …

How might contact with nature promote human health? Myriad studies have linked the two;
at this time the task of identifying the mechanisms underlying this link is paramount. This …

Background Inflammation in the lung is the body's natural response to injury. It acts to
remove harmful stimuli such as pathogens, irritants, and damaged cells and initiate the …

The ability of the nervous system to sense environmental stimuli and to relay these signals to
immune cells via neurotransmitters and neuropeptides is indispensable for effective …

The increasing demand for natural products as an alternative therapy for chronic diseases
has encouraged research into the pharmacological importance of bioactive compounds from …

Background Chronic airway inflammation is the main driver of pathogenesis in respiratory
diseases such as severe asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, cystic fibrosis (CF) …

Severe asthma affects about 10% of the population with asthma and is characterized by low
lung function and a high count of blood leukocytes, mainly eosinophils. Various definitions …

MicroRNAs (miRNAs, miRs) are short, endogenously initiated, non-coding RNAs that bind to
target mRNAs, leading to the degradation or translational suppression of respective mRNAs …