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signal transduction

Testosterone comes to age: polyphenols and their food sources as possible “virility” boosters

Male hormones and how they are regulated Androgens are produced primarily by Leydig cells in the testes and are vital for the development and maintenance...

Geraniol: the aromatic natural that would prevent senile dementia?

Although cardiovascular diseases, diabetes and cancers still have their high prevalence, life expectancy in the 21st century is increasing resulting in an increase in...

Il recettore che lavora da solo “per farci sentire”: ecco GPR156, “sordo” di base agli stimoli

Nel profondo dell’orecchio interno si trovano la coclea, responsabile della rilevazione del suono, e l’apparato vestibolare, che sovrintende all’equilibrio. Le cellule all'interno di queste...

Marrow stem cells enterprising toward aging: a journey among receptors, cytokines, signaling, “fatty” stores and lifestyle

The aging immune system is associated with reduced lymphopoiesis, increased inflammation, and bone marrow diseases due to alterations in self-renewing haematopoietic stem cells (HSCs)....

Il ruolo delle vitamine A, D ed E nei disturbi neuropsichiatrici

Introduzione La salute mentale è una componente integrale ed essenziale della salute umana e uno stile di vita non sano può essere associato a una...

Cancer kills by lactate: how cellular junk becomes a signal to acquire more fuel and waste the body to death

Cachexia is a complex metabolic syndrome associated with rapid loss of body weight, mainly loss of fat and lean muscle. Patients with cancer cachexia...

STAP-1 to transduce the right signal: adaptors and enzyme association to enhance kinases toward cytokine network

A new study has shed light on the importance of the STAP-1 protein in the activation of some immune cells. The study, published in...

Gli effetti della vitamina D sull’invecchiamento: tutto dipende da una buona immunità?

Vitamina D ed effetti sulla salute La vitamina D svolge un ruolo cruciale nella salute delle ossa regolando l’omeostasi del calcio e prevenendo condizioni come...