Background: Hepatitis B viral infection-induced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a major threat to human health in China.Hepatitis B virus X protein (HBX), an HBV protein, has been reported to be involved in regulating the cellular activities of the host cells and is responsible for HCC oncogenesis.Methods and Results: In this study, we performed
Detection of Replication Competent Lentivirus Using a qPCR Assay for VSV-G
Lentiviral vectors are a common tool used to introduce new and corrected genes into cell therapy products for treatment of PCB human diseases.Although lentiviral vectors are ideal for delivery and stable integration of genes of interest into the host cell genome, they potentially pose risks to human health, such as integration-mediated transformati
Report on the 5th Annual Martial Arts Studies Conference – “Martial Arts, Culture and Politics”
This is a report covering the 5th Annual Martial Arts Studies Conference, Coffee Tables held in Orange, California (USA) on May 23-24, 2019.There were a total of six parallel sessions comprised of 44 presentations.Although the conference theme was “martial arts, culture, and politics,” the thematic organization extended beyond this premise to a
Meticulous parade on naringin respecting its pharmacological activities and novel formulations
Objective: Medicinal plants having antioxidant potential possess numerous constituents which are responsible for different beneficial effects and are used as an alternative resource of medicine to lessen diseases linked with oxidative stress.Flavonoids are identified in the plants since ages and display wide spectrum of biological actions that migh