GU-BEN-FANG-XIAO DECOCTION AMELIORATED MURINE ASTHMA IN REMISSION STAGE BY MODULATING MICROBIOTA-ACETATE-TREGS AXIS

Gu-Ben-Fang-Xiao Decoction Ameliorated Murine Asthma in Remission Stage by Modulating Microbiota-Acetate-Tregs Axis

Dysbiosis of gut microbiota is a critical factor in the pathogenesis of asthma.Manipulating gut microbiota is a promising therapeutic intervention in asthma, and is being extensively studied.Gu-Ben-Fang-Xiao Decoction (GBFXD), derived from traditional Chinese medicine, is an effective and safe therapeutic formula for asthma in remission stage (ARS)

read more

Molecular Barriers to Zoonotic Transmission of Prions

The risks posed to human health by individual animal prion diseases cannot be determined a priori and are difficult to address empirically.The fundamental event in prion disease pathogenesis is thought to be the seeded conversion of normal prion protein to its pathologic madelaine chocolate hearts isoform.We used a rapid molecular conversion assay

read more


Functional Assessment of Region-Specific Neglect: Are There Differential Behavioural Consequences of Peripersonal versus Extrapersonal Neglect?

Background.Region-specific types of neglect (peripersonal and extrapersonal) have been dissociated, yet, differential behavioural consequences are unknown.Objective.The aim of the current study was to investigate behavioural consequences at the level of basic activities of daily living of region-specific neglect, using the Catherine Bergego Scale (

read more