3 results for "Li-Chih Lin"

Effects of Water Pollution on Human Health and Disease Heterogeneity: A Review

Li Chih Lin; Haoran Yang; Xiaocang Xu

Frontiers in Environmental Science · 2022 · English · OpenAlex Scopus

Background: More than 80% of sewage generated by human activities is discharged into rivers and oceans without any treatment, which results in environmental pollution and more than 50 diseases. 80% of diseases and 50% of child deaths worldwide are related to poor water quality. Methods: This paper…

Antimicrobial Properties of an Immunomodulator - 15 kDa Human Granulysin

Hung-Mu Wei; Li-Chih Lin; Chiu-Feng Wang et al.

PLOS ONE, Vol. 11 No. 6 · 2016 · English · PLOS Scopus

Granulysin, a cationic protein expressed by human natural killer cells and cytotoxic T lymphocytes, is a mediator for drug-induced Stevens-Johnson syndrome and graft-versus-host disease. Some 15 kDa granulysin are processed into 9 kDa forms and sequestered in cytolytic granules, while others are…

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