Worldwide, myopia is the leading cause of visual impairment. It results from inappropriate
extension of the ocular axis and concomitant declines in scleral strength and thickness caused …

Background The effect of the α-glucosidase inhibitor acarbose on cardiovascular outcomes
in patients with coronary heart disease and impaired glucose tolerance is unknown. We …

Since the middle of December 2019, human-to-human transmission of novel coronavirus
pneumonia (NCP) has occurred among close contacts. At the same time, greater attention …

Apoptosis is a contributing cause of myocyte loss in ischemic heart disease. Recent work
has shown that erythropoietin (EPO) offers protection against apoptosis in a wide variety of …

The maintenance of bone homeostasis is largely dependent upon cellular communication
between osteoclasts and osteoblasts. Microvesicles (MVs) have received a good deal of …

Bacterial cellulose (BC) is an environmentally friendly biomaterial that is widely investigated
because it possesses a unique hierarchical nanofiber network structure as well as …

Skin wounds need an appropriate wound dressing to help prevent bacterial infection and
accelerate wound closure. Bacterial cellulose (BC) with a three-dimensional (3D) network …

Hydrogel-based wound dressings are becoming increasingly important for wound healing.
Bacterial cellulose (BC) has been commonly used as wound dressings due to its good in vitro …

The objective of this work was to evaluate how disease resistance and reactive oxygen
species (ROS) metabolism in harvested navel oranges (Citrus sinensis L. Osbeck) may be …

Biocompatible hydrogels with versatile functions are highly desired for demanding the
complicated tissue issues, including irregular site and motional wound. Herein, a bio-based …