Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a common endocrine disease characterized by a state of
hyperglycemia (higher level of glucose in the blood than usual). DM and its complications …

Objective Atopic diseases worsen with psychological stress, but how stress contributes to
their pathogenesis is still not clear. We review the evidence supporting the premise that …

Impaired wound healing in the diabetic foot is a major problem often leading to amputation.
Mast cells have been shown to regulate wound healing in diabetes. We developed an …

Background Inflammation is often associated with several bladder dysfunctions, including
overactive bladder (OAB) and interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome (IC/PBS). As such …

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a common neurodevelopmental and
behavioral disorder with a serious negative impact on the quality of life from childhood until …

Extracellular ATP and serotonin (5-HT) are powerful triggers of nociceptive firing in the
meninges, a process supporting headache and whose cellular mechanisms are …

Lymphatic vessels play a critical role in mounting a proper immune response by trafficking
peripheral immune cells to draining lymph nodes. Mast cells (MCs) are well known for their …

Sargassum horneri (S. horneri), an edible brown alga, has been proposed as a functional
food with an improvement effect on abnormal skin immune responses. The present study …

Two experiments were conducted to determine the effects of protease supplementation on
degradation of soybean meal (SBM) allergenic proteins (glycinin and β-conglycinin) and gut …

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is an upper motor neuron disease with an unknown
pathogenesis and no effective treatment. A recent study found that treatment of a mouse …