Apoptosis and autophagy constitute the two self-destructive processes by which supernumerary, damaged or aged cells and organelles are eliminated. Beyond this homeostatic function, autophagy is ...

Apoptosis occurs in a wide range of human diseases. In animal models of virus-induced disease, apoptosis correlates with viral titre and can be found in areas targeted by viral infection ...

Scientists use cell death, whether by apoptosis or necrosis, to evaluate the toxicity or effectiveness of substances of interest, including potential therapeutic agents. For example, researchers will ...

In Ming-Chiu Fung’s immunology lab, Hogan had been investigating how disturbances in the cytoskeletons of cells might contribute to the fragmentation of mitochondria during apoptosis, the most ...

Researchers from University of Athens and National Centre For Scientific Research “Demokritos” have reported preclinical data from a study that aimed to assess the novel cryptochrome-2 (CRY2) ...

Danés, principal investigator of the Cancer and Stem Cell Biology Lab at the Champalimaud Foundation, in Lisbon, has shown ...

Dihydromyricetin (Dih), a naturally occurring flavonoid, has been identified to exert a protective effect against ischemia/reperfusion injury. However, the detailed mechanisms remain unclear. Here we ...