Caspase-9 activates β-catenin signaling to promote pulmonary fibrosis [PDF]
Background Pulmonary fibrosis (PF) is a progressive interstitial lung disease marked by extracellular matrix accumulation and epithelial damage, with limited therapeutic options.
Juan Wang +9 more
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Neurovascular injury associated non-apoptotic endothelial caspase-9 and astroglial caspase-9 mediate inflammation and contrast sensitivity decline [PDF]
Retinal neurovascular injuries are a leading cause of vision loss in young adults presenting unmet therapeutic needs. Neurovascular injuries damage homeostatic communication between endothelial, pericyte, glial, and neuronal cells through signaling ...
Crystal Colón Ortiz +6 more
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The present study was conducted to evaluate the expression of caspase-3, caspase-9, growth differentiation factor-9 (GDF-9) and insulin growth factor-1 (IGF-1) genes in oocytes cultured in vitro with optimum and elevated doses of amphiregulin (50 ng and
RAMESH HONDARAVALLI SOMASHETTY +2 more
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Caspase-9: A Multimodal Therapeutic Target With Diverse Cellular Expression in Human Disease [PDF]
Caspase-9, a cysteine-aspartic protease known for its role as an initiator of intrinsic apoptosis, regulates physiological cell death and pathological tissue degeneration.
Maria I. Avrutsky +3 more
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Mitochondrion-Mediated Cell Death through Erk1-Alox5 Independent of Caspase-9 Signaling [PDF]
Mitochondrial disruption leads to the release of cytochrome c to activate caspase-9 and the downstream caspase cascade for the execution of apoptosis.
Min Chen +4 more
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Background Vitiligo is the most common depigmentation disorder of the skin. It is considered a multifactorial disorder. However, its exact etiology is unknown.
Eman R.M Hofny +4 more
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Binding and Kinetic Analysis of Human Protein Phosphatase PP2A Interactions with Caspase 9 Protein and the Interfering Peptide C9h [PDF]
The serine/threonine phosphatase PP2A and the cysteine protease Caspase 9 are two proteins involved in physiological and pathological processes, including cancer and apoptosis.
Karim Dorgham +5 more
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Caspase-9 suppresses metastatic behavior of MDA-MB-231 cells in an adaptive organoid model [PDF]
Caspase-9, a cysteine-aspartate protease traditionally associated with intrinsic apoptosis, has recently emerged as having non-apoptotic roles, including influencing cell migration—an aspect that has received limited attention in existing studies. In our
Farzaneh Falahi +3 more
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Chimeric Antigen Receptor T Cell with an Inducible Caspase-9 Suicide Gene Eradicates Uveal Melanoma Liver Metastases via B7-H3 Targeting. [PDF]
Ventin M +15 more
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HSP27 Inhibitory Activity against Caspase-3 Cleavage and Activation by Caspase-9 Is Enhanced by Chaperone O-GlcNAc Modification in Vitro. [PDF]
Wang B +6 more
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