The activation of hepatic stellate cells (HSCs) and their transformation to myofibroblasts are the key steps in the pathological progress of liver fibrosis.The
This study is designed to evaluate antioxidant and antigenotoxic activities of corn tassel extracts(CTTs).The major bioactive components of CTTs include flavono
Dioscin is a natural steroid saponin derived from several plants,showing potent anti-cancer effect against a variety of tumor cell lines.In the present study,we
Autophagy is a conserved and programmed catabolic process that degrades damaged proteins and organelles.But the underlying mechanism and functions of autophagy