Macrophages are cells of the innate immune system that regulate the maintenance of tissue
homeostasis, host defense during pathogen infection, and tissue repair in response to tissue …

Lipid droplets (also known as lipid bodies) are lipid-rich, cytoplasmic organelles that play
important roles in cell signaling, lipid metabolism, membrane trafficking, and the production …

Microglia become progressively activated and seemingly dysfunctional with age, and
genetic studies have linked these cells to the pathogenesis of a growing number of …

Nitric Oxide (NO) is a soluble endogenous gas with various biological functions like
signaling, and working as an effector molecule or metabolic regulator. In response to …

Dengue virus is responsible for the highest rates of disease and mortality among the
members of the Flavivirus genus. Dengue epidemics are still occurring around the world …

The global increase in chronic kidney disease (CKD) parallels the obesity epidemic. Obesity
conveys a gradual but independent risk of progression of CKD that seems irrespective of the …

Lipid droplets (LDs) are independent organelles that are composed of a lipid ester core and
a surface phospholipid monolayer. Recent studies have revealed many new proteins …

The progression of human tuberculosis (TB) to active disease and transmission involves the
development of a caseous granuloma that cavitates and releases infectious Mycobacterium …

Lipid droplets (LDs) contribute to key pathways important for the physiology and
pathophysiology of cells. In a homeostatic view, LDs regulate the storage of neutral lipids …

Accumulation of lipid droplets (also known as lipid bodies or adiposomes) within leukocytes,
epithelial cells, hepatocytes and other non-adipocytic cells is a frequently observed …