2026 September - 8 articles
Background/Objectives: Conventional cancer treatments such as radiation therapy, chemotherapy, and surgery often severely reduce a patient’s quality of life due to their side effects. This underscores the urgent need to develop less toxic and m...
Exosomes are small extracellular vesicles (EVs) generated through the endosomal pathway that mediate intercellular communication by transferring proteins, lipids, and regulatory RNAs. In parallel, the NLRP3 inflammasome is a key signaling platform of...
Background: Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) is associated with hepatic risk, but longitudinal data during methotrexate (MTX) and biologic therapy are limited. We evaluated two-year changes in age-fixed FIB-4 and APRI and their associations with cumulative...
Genitourinary syndrome of menopause (GSM) is a common hypoestrogenic condition marked by vulvovaginal atrophy and lower urinary tract symptoms that significantly impair quality of life in peri- and postmenopausal women. Although local estrogen therap...
Background/Objectives: Acute respiratory infections represent a global health burden due to their high incidence, morbidity and mortality. Despite advances in prevention and treatment, strategies providing broad protection against respiratory pathoge...
The tooth is a complex biological organ composed of multiple tissues, including enamel, dentine, cementum and pulp. However, dental disease and tooth loss due to periodontitis, caries, or trauma adversely affect most adults at some time in their live...
Backgrounds/Objectives: Probiotics confer health-promoting and immunomodulatory effects on the host. However, a lot remains to be understood regarding their safety profile, characteristics and functional mechanisms. This study was conducted to compre...
Background: Despite the therapeutic advances made in castration-sensitive prostate cancer, progression to castration-resistant disease is inevitable. Lutetium-177 vipivotide tetraxetan (177Lu-PSMA-617) is a novel radioligand approved for use in metas...
