Retinitis pigmentosa (RP) is a group of sight-threatening genetic diseases characterized by progressive degeneration of photoreceptors, leading to severe vision loss from childhood to adulthood. With limited treatment options, understanding the molecular mechanisms underlying RP is crucial. Evidence points to increased DNA methylation, especially in degenerating photoreceptors, as a contributing factor to retinal damage in RP. To exploit the molecular insights into methylation-driven pathways...

Cognitive impairment due to vascular pathology was recognized by Otto Binswanger in 1894, before Alois Alzheimer presented his findings in 1907. Vascular causes of cognitive impairment are likely due ...

Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) drains along the perivascular space, known as the glymphatic system, to the meninges, where meningeal lymphatic vessels (MLVs) remove toxic products with excess CSF from the brain. Macrophages are widely present in the leptomeninges and dura mater of meninges. However, whether leptomeningeal and dural macrophages play the same or distinct roles in maintaining optimal CSF drainage remains unclear. By intra-cisterna magna (i.c.m.) injection of clodronate liposomes (CLL...

Preterm prelabor rupture of membrane (pPROM) is a risk factor for preterm birth. However, spontaneous healing of ruptured fetal membranes is occasionally clinically observed. Prostaglandins are involv...

Preterm prelabor rupture of membrane (pPROM) is a risk factor for preterm birth. However, spontaneous healing of ruptured fetal membranes is occasionally clinically observed. Prostaglandins are involv...

Perilipin 2 expression is related to poor prognosis of patients with various malignant tumors. Perilipin 2 exists on the surface of lipid droplets (LDs), which store lipids that can be used as an energy source during cancer progression. However, the underlying mechanism of lipid metabolism involving LDs in the progression of lung adenocarcinoma is unclear. Herein, this study investigated the role of perilipin 2 in the regulation of lipid metabolism in lung adenocarcinoma, as well as patient p...

Spinal cord injury (SCI) often results in severe hypoxia and excessive activation of neuroinflammation, which aggravates neuropathology and neurological dysfunction. D-dopachrome tautomerase (D-DT), the homolog of macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF), is a key proinflammatory mediator implicated in inflammatory diseases of multiple tissues. However, its relation with hypoxia and the potential impact on neuroinflammation following SCI remain elusive. Herein, the dynamic expression of D...