Honghu Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine

A retrospective study of correlation between insulin resistance surrogate indexes, inflammatory markers, and peripheral arterial disease in type 2 diabetes mellitus

Background This study aimed to investigate the correlation between six surrogate indexes of insulin resistance (IR) and six inflammatory markers with diabetic peripheral arterial disease (DPAD) in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Methods Clinical and hematological d...

Transport mechanism of type VI secretion system effectors based on Hcp, VgrG , and PAAR components

The type VI secretion system (T6SS) is a widespread contractile nanomachine in pathogenic bacteria that delivers diverse effectors directly into prokaryotic or eukaryotic target cells. These effectors confer competitive fitness advantages to attacker cells through multifaceted ta...