Attenuated intracellular survival of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) secretory gene mutants exemplifies their role as virulence factors. Mtb peptidyl prolyl isomerase A (PPiA) assists in protein folding through cis/trans isomerization of prolyl bonds. Here, we show that PPiA abets Mtb survival and aids in the disease progression by exploiting…[Read more]

Utilization of primary-care and specialist physicians seems to be associated differently with socioeconomic status (SES). This review aims to summarize and compare the evidence on socioeconomic inequalities in consulting primary-care or specialist physicians in the general adult population in high-income countries.

We carried out a…[Read more]

Cell viability is a physiological status connected to cell membrane integrity and cytoplasmic topography, which is profoundly important for fundamental biological research and practical biomedical applications. A conventional method for assessing cell viability is through cell staining analysis. However, cell staining involves laborious and…[Read more]