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Inhibition of triple negative breast cancer-associated inflammation and progression by N- acylethanolamine acid amide hydrolase (NAAA)

Scientific Reports, 2022
Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is associated with high mortality due to the high expression of pro-inflammatory cytokines and lack of targeted therapies.
Othman Benchama, Michael S. Malamas, Kulkarni Praveen, Elizabeth C. Ethier, Mark K. Williams, Alexandros Makriyannis, Hava Karsenty Avraham   +6 more
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Refining the NaV1.7 pharmacophore of a class of venom‐derived peptide inhibitors via a combination of in silico screening and rational engineering

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Venom peptides have shown promise in treating pain. Our study uses computer screening to identify a peptide that targets a sodium channel (NaV1.7) linked to chronic pain. We produced the peptide in the laboratory and refined its design, advancing the search for innovative pain therapies.
Gagan Sharma, Jennifer R. Deuis, Xinying Jia, Theo Crawford, Sassan Rahnama, Eivind A. B. Undheim, Irina Vetter, Yanni K. ‐Y. Chin, Mehdi Mobli   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Muropeptides and muropeptide transporters impact on host immune response

Gut Microbes
In bacteria, the cell envelope is the key element surrounding and protecting the bacterial content from mechanical or osmotic damages. It allows the selective interchanges of solutes, ions, cellular debris, and drugs between the cellular compartments and
Maria Lucia Orsini Delgado, Joao Gamelas Magalhaes, Rachel Morra, Antonietta Cultrone   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Doxorubicin resistance in breast cancer cells is mediated by extracellular matrix proteins

BMC Cancer, 2018
Background Cancer cell resistance to therapeutics can result from acquired or de novo-mediated factors. Here, we have utilised advanced breast cancer cell culture models to elucidate de novo doxorubicin resistance mechanisms.
Carrie J. Lovitt, Todd B. Shelper, Vicky M. Avery   +2 more
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Identification of novel small molecule inhibitors of ETS transcription factors

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
ETS transcription factors play an essential role in tumourigenesis and are indispensable for sprouting angiogenesis, a hallmark of cancer, which fuels tumour expansion and dissemination. Thus, targeting ETS transcription factor function could represent an effective, multifaceted strategy to block tumour growth. The evolutionarily conserved E‐Twenty‐Six
Shaima Abdalla, Zary Forghany, Jin Ma, Johan G. Hollander, Ruta Nachane, Karoly Szuhai, Pancras C. W. Hogendoorn, Peter ten Dijke, Dipen Shah, David A. Baker   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Social context prevents heat hormetic effects against mutagens during fish development

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
This study shows that sublethal heat stress protects fish embryos against ultraviolet radiation, a concept known as ‘hormesis’. However, chemical stress transmission between fish embryos negates this protective effect. By providing evidence for the mechanistic molecular basis of heat stress hormesis and interindividual stress communication, this study ...
Lauric Feugere, Claudio Silva De Freitas, Adam Bates, Kenneth B. Storey, Pedro Beltran‐Alvarez, Katharina C. Wollenberg Valero   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Development of a Zebrafish Sepsis Model for High-Throughput Drug Discovery

Molecular Medicine, 2017
Sepsis is a leading cause of death worldwide. Current treatment modalities remain largely supportive. Intervention strategies focused on inhibiting specific mediators of the inflammatory host response have been largely unsuccessful, a consequence of an ...
Anju M. Philip, Youdong Wang, Antonio Mauro, Suzan El-Rass, John C. Marshall, Warren L. Lee, Arthur S. Slutsky, Claudia C. dos Santos, Xiao-Yan Wen   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Super-critical fluid extract of Bryonopsis laciniosa (Shivlingi) seeds restores fertility in zebrafish models through revival of cytological and anatomical features

Journal of Ovarian Research, 2022
Background The Ayurvedic system of medicine mentions the use of seeds of Bryonopsis laciniosa (L.) Naud. (also known as Shivlingi due to their unique structure resembling a ‘Shivling’) for treating sexual dysfunction, impaired fertility, and as a general
Acharya Balkrishna, Pradeep Nain, Monali Joshi, Brijesh Kumar, Anurag Varshney   +4 more
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Identification of functional and diverse circulating cancer‐associated fibroblasts in metastatic castration‐naïve prostate cancer patients

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
Cancer‐associated fibroblasts (CAFs) promote cancer growth, invasion (metastasis), and drug resistance. Here, we identified functional and diverse circulating CAFs (cCAFs) in patients with metastatic prostate cancer (mPCa). cCAFs were found in higher numbers and were functional and diverse in mPCa patients versus healthy individuals, suggesting their ...
Richell Booijink, Leon W. M. M. Terstappen, Eshwari Dathathri, Khrystany Isebia, Jaco Kraan, John Martens, Ruchi Bansal   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Surfaceome: a new era in the discovery of immune evasion mechanisms of circulating tumor cells

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
In the era of immunotherapies, many patients either do not respond or eventually develop resistance. We propose to pave the way for proteomic analysis of surface‐expressed proteins called surfaceome, of circulating tumor cells. This approach seeks to identify immune evasion mechanisms and discover potential therapeutic targets. Circulating tumor cells (
Doryan Masmoudi, Jérome Vialaret, Christophe Hirtz, Catherine Alix‐Panabières   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source