Antimicrobial Peptides in Tuberculosis: Insights into the Immunomodulatory Mechanisms Tuberculosis is a highly contagious airborne disease that remains one of the leading causes of mortality worldwide. In the era of an increasing rate of drug-resistant strains and other shortcomings of current anti-TB therapies, we promptly need new, effective treatments to combat tuberculosis. Antimicrobial peptides have…

Investigating the effect of calcitonin gene-related peptide antagonist and exercise trainings in rat aorta: Mitophagy, mitochondrial biogenesis, and apoptosis Calcitonin Gene Related Peptide (CGRP) is expressed in the cardiovascular system and showed vasodilatory effects. This study aimed to investigate the effects of exercise training and a CGRP antagonist (CGRPi) on the expression of genes involved…

Uncovering the potential of Fatty Acid Binding Proteins for predicting radiation-induced gastrointestinal injury Gastrointestine (GI) depression is a severe complication identified in individuals after intentional or unintentional radiation exposure. Early detection of radiation-induced GI injury (RIGI) is important for medical management with supportive care, which can largely be achieved using organ specific biomarkers. Fatty Acid…

Unveiling the effect of Inflammatory Cytokines TNF-α, IL-6, and IL-1β in Breast Cancer prevalence and progression Breast cancer remains a leading cause of cancer-related morbidity and mortality among women globally. Breast cancer is the most diagnosed cancer in women. Metastasis is the primary cause of mortality for breast cancer patients. In Bihar, there are so…