Two new cyclic peptides, microsporins A and B (7 and 8), were isolated from culture extracts
of the marine-derived fungus Microsporum cf. gypseum obtained from a sample of the …

Osteoporosis is a systemic degenerative bone disease characterized by low bone mass and
damage to bone microarchitecture, which increases bone fragility and susceptibility to …

Skeletal muscle is a highly adaptive organ that sustains continuous metabolic changes in
response to different functional demands. Healthy skeletal muscle can adjust fuel utilization …

Epigenetics is “the branch of biology which studies the causal interactions between genes
and their products which bring the phenotype into being” as defined by Conrad Waddington …

Background: Renal interstitial fibrosis is characterized by the accumulation of extracellular
matrix proteins, which is a common feature of chronic kidney diseases. Summary: Increasing …

The circadian rhythms are regulated by the circadian clock which is under the control of
suprachiasmatic nucleus of hypothalamus. The central and peripheral clocks on different …

Histone acetyltransferases are responsible for histone acetylation, while histone
deacetylases (HDACs) counteract histone acetylation. An unbalanced dynamic between …

Antimalaria drugs such as chloroquine (CQ) and hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) have been
administered to several inflammatory diseases including rheumatoid arthritis and systemic …

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a chronic and fatal disease characterized by
progressive and irreversible lung scarring associated with persistent activation of fibroblasts …

Epigenetics has attracted considerable attention recently and presents great opportunities in
the aquaculture sector. Epigenetics literally means 'above'or 'on top of'genetics and …