Nitric oxide treatment can be essential in the battle against COVID-19 Kumar Jeetendra | July 27, 2020 Nitric oxide therapy could be critical in the world’s struggle against SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus which causes COVID-19, according to a review by the George Washington University (GW). Nitric oxide is an antimicrobial and anti inflammatory molecule with key roles in pulmonary arterial role in the context of viral infections as well as other pulmonary diseases. …
Blood vessel deformities start in vein cells Kumar Jeetendra | November 3, 2020 In the condition called cavernoma, lesions appear in a cluster of blood vessels in the brain, spinal cord or retina. Researchers from Uppsala University can now reveal, at molecular level, these changes originate in vein cells. This new understanding of the condition creates possibility of developing better treatments for patients. The study was published in …
Smoking traditional cigarettes alongside e-cigarettes causes harmful wellbeing impacts Kumar Jeetendra | January 4, 2021 Smoking traditional cigarettes in addition to using e-cigarettes leads to harmful health effects like smoking cigarettes exclusively, according to new research published today in the American Heart Association’s flagship journal Circulation. Smoking, a well-known link to cardiovascular disease and death, seems to be on the decline. While using e-cigarettes, known as vaping, is increasingly popular, …
Study shows why children of obese moms have inclination to create metabolic illnesses Kumar Jeetendra | January 27, 2021 A Brazilian study published in the journal Molecular Human Reproduction helps understand why overweight mothers often have children with a propensity to develop metabolic disease during their lifetime, according to previous research. According to the authors,”transgenerational transmission of metabolic disorders” may be associated with Mfn2 deficiency in the mother’s oocytes (immature eggs). Mfn2 refers to …
Compounds in green and black tea relax blood vessels by activating ion channel proteins Kumar Jeetendra | March 9, 2021 A new study from the University of California, Irvine shows that chemicals in both black and green tea relax blood vessels by activating ion channel proteins in the blood vessel wall. The discovery helps explain the antihypertensive properties of tea and could lead to the design of new blood pressure-lowering medications. Released in Cellular Physiology …
Immunotherapy treatments for nephrological autoimmune illnesses may help treat serious Coronavirus Kumar Jeetendra | June 8, 2021 Various viruses and bacteria have been known to cause autoimmune diseases where there’s such a predisposition. This phenomenon also seems to play a major part SARS-CoV-2, especially in severe courses. The body’s own immune cells are activated, with the formation of autoantibodies that attack the body’s own healthy cell structures (proteins, autoantigens); deposits of immune …
New gene expression organization can help understand component behind ceaseless stem cell activity in plant Kumar Jeetendra | June 11, 2021 An inter-university research group has succeeded in constructing the gene expression network behind the vascular development process in plants. They achieved this by doing bioinformatics analysis using the’VISUAL’ tissue culture stage, which generates vascular stem cells from cells. Within this network, they also found a new BES/BZR transcription factor, BEH3, which modulates vascular stem cells. …
