Introduction As one of the most common cancers worldwide, hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is currently the third leading cause of cancer-related death (Cronin et al., 2018). In the past few decades,…

Materials Toluene, chloroform, tetrahydrofuran (THF), acetone and sucrose were purchased from Guangzhou Chemical Reagent Factory (Guangzhou, China). Olive oil (O108686) was provided by Aladdin (Shanghai, China). 2,5-Bis(2-octyldodecyl)-3,6-bis(5-(trimethylstannyl)thiophen-2-yl)-2,5-dihydropyrrolo[3,4-c]pyrrole-1,4-dione (DPP) and 4,8-dibromo-6-(2-ethylhexyl)-[1,2,5]thiadiazolo[3,4-f]benzotriazole…

Introduction Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is an aggressive hematopoietic cancer characterized by blocked differentiation of myeloid lineage [1–3]. Due to risk stratification-directed therapy, treatment outcomes with a 5-year survival rates…

Introduction The phencyclidine-derivative ketamine [2-(2-chlorophenyl)-2-(methylamino)cyclohexan-1-one] was added to the World Health Organization’s Model List of Essential Medicines in 1985 and is also on the Model List of Essential Medicines for…

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Introduction Diabetes mellitus is a global epidemic and leads to various complications, including macrovascular and microvascular complications, such as cardiovascular disease, stroke, and kidney disease (Shaw et al., 2010). Diabetic…

Introduction Female reproductive success depends on ovarian follicular development which is reflected by the differentiation of granulosa cells and oocyte maturation. During the antral follicular developmental stage, somatic cells, especially…

The Editor-in-Chief has retracted this Article. After publication, concerns were raised regarding the methodology and data presented, specifically: The source of primary HPMECs is incorrectly stated as ATCC, and the…