Background Prostate cancer is a major cause of cancer morbidity and mortality in men
worldwide. Androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) has proven effective in early-stage …

The recent coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic was caused by severe acute
respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). COVID-19 is characterized by …

Heme-oxygenase (HO)-1 is a cytoprotective enzyme with strong antioxidant and anti-
apoptotic properties and previous reports have also emphasized the antiviral properties of …

The need for preparing new strategies for the design of emergency drug therapies against
COVID-19 and similar diseases in the future is rather urgent, considering the high rate of …

Similar to previous pandemics, COVID-19 has been succeeded by well-documented post-
infectious sequelae, including chronic fatigue, cough, shortness of breath, myalgia, and …

In the context of the global COVID-19 pandemic, the phenomenon that the elderly have
higher morbidity and mortality is of great concern. Existing evidence suggests that …

Background Elderly people are known to be vulnerable to virus infection. However, this has
not been appropriately tested in in vitro studies due to a lack of appropriate virus infection …

The study of genetic differences in gene activity without alterations to DNA sequences is
referred to as “epigenetics.” The focus of this extremely new field of research is on the …

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic triggered an unprecedented
concentration of economic and research efforts to generate knowledge at unequalled speed …

Background Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) utilises the
angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) transmembrane peptidase as cellular entry …