Counting for approximately 3.13 million tons of products, epoxy resins (EPs) have been
extensively employed as matrix resins of composites and applied in aerospace, aviation …

Natural killer (NK) cells are important innate effectors in immunity. NK cells also have a role
in the regulation of the adaptive immune response, and have been shown, in different …

Abstract Nitrogen-doped (N-doped) graphene has attracted increasing attentions because of
the significantly enhanced properties in physic, chemistry, biology and material science, as …

During chronic viral infections and in cancer, T cells become dysfunctional, a state known as
T cell exhaustion. Although it is well recognized that memory CD8 T cells account for the …

Background and aims Golgi protein 73 (GP73) as a potential serum marker for
hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) has not been validated in large cohort studies …

Innate immune responses are vital for pathogen defense but can result in septic shock when
excessive. A key mediator of septic shock is tumor necrosis factor–α (TNFα), which is shed …

Infections with HIV, hepatitis B virus, and hepatitis C virus can turn into chronic infections,
which currently affect more than 500 million patients worldwide. It is generally thought that …

Plants protect themselves with a vast array of toxic secondary metabolites, yet most plants
serve as food for insects. The evolutionary processes that allow herbivorous insects to resist …

A sperm-driven micromotor is presented as a targeted drug delivery system, which is
appealing to potentially treat diseases in the female reproductive tract. This system is …

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the paramount causes of cancer-related death
worldwide. Despite recent advances have been made in clinical treatments of HCC, the …