Researchers have found a potential new way to slow the progression of lung fibrosis and other fibrotic diseases by inhibiting the expression or function of Piezo2, a receptor that senses mechanical ...

Their work, published in Nature Communications, reveals a mechanism of interdependence of different forms of the cytoskeletal proteins actin and myosin, and their functions. The team also ...

Fibroblast activating protein inhibitor (FAPI) PET/CT imaging may be a non-invasive modality to monitor IgA nephropathy (IgAN) progression, preliminary study results suggest.

We thank the Reviewer’s comments. We plan to conduct the following experiments to strengthen this study. (1) Quantify the intensity of actin staining around BB patches and its intensity relative to ...