Advances in extraction methods, chemical constituents, pharmacological activities, molecular targets and toxicology of volatile oil from var. Besser.

var. Besser (ATT) is a traditional herb with a long medicinal history. The volatile oil of ATT (VOA) does possess many pharmacological activities.

Autophagy and Age-Related Eye Diseases.

Background: Autophagy is a catabolic process that depends on the lysosome. It is usually used to maintain cellular homeostasis, survival and development by degrading abnormal substances and dysfunctional organelles, especially when the cell is exposed to starvation or other stresses. Increasing studies have reported that autophagy is associated with various eye diseases, of which aging is one of the important factors.