Academic Articles & Research Papers

Reimbursement Legislations and Decision Making for Orphan Drugs in Central and Eastern European Countries

BackgroundReimbursement policies influence access of patients to orphan drugs in the European countries.ObjectivesTo provide a comprehensive description of orphan drug reimbursement policies and to assess reimbursement decision-making proce...

Deregulated miRNA clusters in ovarian cancer: Imperative implications in personalized medicine

Ovarian cancer (OC) is one of the most common and fatal types of gynecological cancer. OC is usually detected at the advanced stages of the disease, making it highly lethal. miRNAs are single-stranded, small non-coding RNAs with an approxim...

Lipidomic Analysis of Caenorhabditis elegans Embryos

Metabolomic is an emerging field of system biology. Lipidomic, a branch of metabolomic, aims to characterize lipophilic metabolites in biological systems. Caenorhabditis elegans (C. elegans) is a genetically tractable and versatile animal m...

Distribution of Soil Extracellular Enzymatic, Microbial, and Biological Functions in the C and N-Cycle Pathways Along a Forest Altitudinal Gradient

The diverse chemical, biological, and microbial properties of litter and organic matter (OM) in forest soil along an altitudinal gradient are potentially important for nutrient cycling. In the present study, we sought to evaluate soil chemi...

Pharmacological significance of MitoQ in ameliorating mitochondria-related diseases

The Mitochondria is a critical sub-cellular organelle that plays an integral part in a normal cellular process. Besides ATP production, the mitochondria participate in various key cellular processes such as cell signaling, epigenetic regula...

Targeting ferroptosis to rescue osteogenic differentiation in BRONJ-affected jawbone mesenchymal stem cells: the role of miR-145-3p and exosome-mediated therapy

Abstract Background Bisphosphonate-related osteonecrosis of the jaw (BRONJ) is a severe, therapy-refractory condition driven by ferroptotic disruption of jawbone-derived mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) biology. We dissect this mechanism to va...

Epidemiological, Morphometric, and Molecular Investigation of Cystic Echinococcosis in Camel and Cattle From Upper Egypt: Current Status and Zoonotic Implications

Cystic echinococcosis has been considered one of the major parasitic zoonoses which is associated with severe economic losses. The present study was undertaken to investigate the occurrence, organ distribution, cyst fertility, and viability...

Expression of Recombinant Human Amelogenin in Iranian Lizard Leishmania and Its Biological Function Assay

Background: Amelogenins are the major components of enamel matrix proteins. Enamel matrix derivatives (EMD) can be used in periodontal diseases to regenerate periodontal tissues. The main aim of this study was to evaluate ex-pression of ful...

Poly (ADP-ribose) Polymerase Promoter Hypermethylation Predispose Females to Breast Cancer

Being the most common cause of female deaths worldwide, breast cancer (BC) is intensively studied over the last two decades. In the present investigation, we evaluated the promoter methylation of three cancer-related genes; PARP-1, p21, and...

YAP1 reactivation in cardiomyocytes following ECM remodelling contributes to the development of contractile force and sarcomere maturation

Abstract Cardiac diseases are fueled by extracellular matrix (ECM) remodelling. Together with the altered ECM chemical composition, the mechanical turmoil associated with ECM maladaptive remodelling in the pathological heart drives the shut...

Medical Biotechnology: Problems and Prospects in Bangladesh

Biotechnology is the knowledge and techniques of developing and using biological systems for deriving special products and services. The age-old technology took a new turn with the advent of recombinant DNA techniques, and boosted by the de...

Advances in Medical Biotechnology

Medical biotechnology: prospects in Malaysia

The blooming interdisciplinary research in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) is well-received by scientists who perceived this as a massive opportunity to the great era of medical biotechnology. In Malaysia, tropical d...

Specific egg yolk immunoglobulin as a promising non-antibiotic biotherapeutic product against Acinetobacter baumannii pneumonia infection

Abstract Acinetobacter baumannii is a serious health threat with a high mortality rate. We have already reported prophylactic effects of IgYs raised against OmpA and Omp34 as well as against inactivated whole-cell (IWC) of A. baumannii in a...

Extramedullary plasmacytoma of the oral cavity metastasising to both kidneys in a dog

Abstract Background Most extramedullary plasmacytomas (EMPs) aresolitary and located in the head and neck region. They may also occur in the visceral parts of the body. Objectives Here, we report a case of oral EMP followed by neoplastic pl...

Pharmaceutical and Medical Biotechnology

MEDICAL BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR DIAGNOSTICS AND THERAPEUTICS

Medical biotechnology is a fundamental area of modern healthcare, combining molecular biology, genetics, bioengineering, and computer sciences to improve disease diagnosis and treatment. Harnessing the power of biological systems and biomol...

Merging organoid and organ-on-a-chip technology to generate complex multi-layer tissue models in a human retina-on-a-chip platform

The devastating effects and incurable nature of hereditary and sporadic retinal diseases such as Stargardt disease, age-related macular degeneration or retinitis pigmentosa urgently require the development of new therapeutic strategies. Add...

Histone deacetylase 3 deletion in alveolar type 2 epithelial cells prevents bleomycin-induced pulmonary fibrosis

Abstract Background Epithelial mesenchymal transformation (EMT) in alveolar type 2 epithelial cells (AT2) is closely associated with pulmonary fibrosis (PF). Histone deacetylase 3 (HDAC3) is an important enzyme that regulates protein stabil...

Comparative Phytochemical Analysis of the Aerial Parts of <i>Pelargonium radula</i> and <i>Geranium macrorrhizum</i> Cultivated in Bulgaria Using GC-MS and HPLC

Background: Geraniaceae species are widely used in traditional medicine. Pelargonium radula and Geranium macrorrhizum are aromatic medicinal plants traditionally used in Bulgaria for their antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, and wound-healing...