BACKGROUND Human pregnancy requires robust hemostasis to prevent hemorrhage
during extravillous trophoblast (EVT) invasion of the decidualized endometrium, modification …

The pentraxin is a superfamily of proteins with the same domain known as the pentraxin
domain at C-terminal. This family has two subgroups, namely; short pentraxins (C-reactive …

Malignant gliomas are a heterogeneous group of brain tumors with a poor prognosis, which
is largely due to its aggressive invasiveness and angiogenesis. In recent years, it has been …

Among several interleukin (IL)-6 family members, only IL-6 and IL-11 require a gp130
protein homodimer for intracellular signaling due to lack of intracellular signaling domain in …

Background It is generally acknowledged that e-cigarettes are unlikely to be as harmful as
conventional cigarettes, but there is little data that quantifies their relative harms. We …

Vertical transmission of the Zika virus (ZIKV) causes severe fetal defects, but the exact
pathogenic mechanism is unclear. We identified up to a 10,480-fold higher expression of …

Colon cancer is the third most common malignancy and one of the leading causes of cancer‐
associated mortality worldwide. Neuronal pentraxin 1 (NPTX1) is associated with tumor …

Introduction Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is a common cancer in southern China and
Taiwan, and radiation therapy combined with or without chemotherapy is its mainstay …

Progestins are used to treat some hormone-sensitive tumors. This review discusses the
mechanisms of progestins' effects on tumor cells, the differences in the effects of …

Extracellular vesicles are mediators of intercellular communication with critical roles in
cellular senescence and ageing. In arthritis, senescence is linked to the activation of a pro …