Search
Now showing items 1-2 of 2
Gene therapies and their potential application in Type 1 Diabetes
(Πανεπιστήμιο Κύπρου, Σχολή Θετικών και Εφαρμοσμένων Επιστημών / University of Cyprus, Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences, 2021-05-14)
Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is an autoimmune metabolic disorder, that arises due to autoimmune destruction of the β-cells in the islets of Langerhans in the pancreas. As a result, there is insufficient insulin production and ...
Inhibition of Focal Adhesion Kinase as an anti-metastatic therapy
(Πανεπιστήμιο Κύπρου, Σχολή Θετικών και Εφαρμοσμένων Επιστημών / University of Cyprus, Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences, 2021-05-07)
Focal adhesion kinase (FAK), a non-receptor tyrosine kinase, has a physiological role in cell migration, cell survival, wound healing, and cell cycle progression, via both kinase-dependent and kinase-independent functions. ...