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The role of microglial P2X7: modulation of cell death and cytokine release

Journal of Neuroinflammation, 2017
Background ATP-gated P2X7 is a non-selective cation channel, which participates in a wide range of cellular functions as well as pathophysiological processes including neuropathic pain, immune response, and neuroinflammation.
Yingbo He, Natalie Taylor, Lawrence Fourgeaud, Anindya Bhattacharya   +3 more
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Peripheral blood proteome biomarkers distinguish immunosuppressive features of cancer progression

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
Immune status significantly influences cancer progression. This study used plasma proteomics to analyze benign 67NR and malignant 4T1 breast tumor models at early and late tumor stages. Immune‐related proteins–osteopontin (Spp1), lactotransferrin (Ltf), calreticulin (Calr) and peroxiredoxin 2 (Prdx2)–were associated with systemic myeloid‐derived ...
Yeon Ji Park, Jae Won Oh, Hyewon Chung, Jung Won Kwon, Yi Rang Na, Kwang Pyo Kim, Seung Hyeok Seok   +6 more
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TOMM20 as a driver of cancer aggressiveness via oxidative phosphorylation, maintenance of a reduced state, and resistance to apoptosis

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
TOMM20 increases cancer aggressiveness by maintaining a reduced state with increased NADH and NADPH levels, oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS), and apoptosis resistance while reducing reactive oxygen species (ROS) levels. Conversely, CRISPR‐Cas9 knockdown of TOMM20 alters these cancer‐aggressive traits.
Ranakul Islam, Megan E. Roche, Zhao Lin, Diana Whitaker‐Menezes, Victor Diaz‐Barros, Eurico Serrano, Maria Paula Martinez Cantarin, Nancy J. Philp, Atrayee Basu Mallick, Ubaldo Martinez‐Outschoorn   +9 more
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Renogrit selectively protects against cisplatin-induced injury in human renal tubular cells and in Caenorhabditis elegans by harmonizing apoptosis and mitophagy

Scientific Reports
Cisplatin-induced nephrotoxicity restricts its clinical use against solid tumors. The present study elucidated the pharmacological effects of Renogrit, a plant-derived prescription medicine, using cisplatin-induced human renal proximal tubular (HK-2 ...
Acharya Balkrishna, Vivek Gohel, Nishit Pathak, Monali Joshi, Rani Singh, Ankita Kumari, Rishabh Dev, Anurag Varshney   +7 more
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Recent Advances in Natural Products Derived from Marine Echinoderms and Endophytic Microbes: Chemical Insights and Therapeutic Potential

Marine Drugs
Echinoderms, a diverse group of marine invertebrates including starfish, sea urchins, and sea cucumbers, have been recognized as prolific sources of structurally diverse natural products.
Shuangyu Li, Yan Xiao, Qiang Li, Mingzhi Su, Yuewei Guo, Xin Jin   +5 more
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Plasma lipidomic and metabolomic profiles in high‐grade glioma patients before and after 72‐h presurgery water‐only fasting

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
Presurgery 72‐h fasting in GB patients leads to adaptations of plasma lipids and polar metabolites. Fasting reduces lysophosphatidylcholines and increases free fatty acids, shifts triglycerides toward long‐chain TGs and increases branched‐chain amino acids, alpha aminobutyric acid, and uric acid.
Iris Divé, Lisa Hahnefeld, Katharina J. Wenger, Donat Kögel, Joachim Steinbach, Gerd Geisslinger, Michael W. Ronellenfitsch, Irmgard Tegeder   +7 more
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Antiplasmodial activity of the natural product compounds alstonine and himbeline

International Journal for Parasitology: Drugs and Drug Resistance, 2021
Malaria, caused by Plasmodium parasites, continues to be a devastating global health issue. Despite a decline in malaria related deaths over the last decade, overall progress has plateaued.
M.S.J. Arnold, J.R. Macdonald, R.J. Quinn, T.S. Skinner-Adams, K.T. Andrews, G.M. Fisher   +5 more
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Drug discovery for enzymes

Drug Discovery Today, 2021
Enzymes are essential, physiological catalysts involved in all processes of life, including metabolism, cellular signaling and motility, as well as cell growth and division. They are attractive drug targets because of the presence of defined substrate-binding pockets, which can be exploited as binding sites for pharmaceutical enzyme inhibitors ...
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Targeting the MDM2‐MDM4 interaction interface reveals an otherwise therapeutically active wild‐type p53 in colorectal cancer

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
This study investigates an alternative approach to reactivating the oncosuppressor p53 in cancer. A short peptide targeting the association of the two p53 inhibitors, MDM2 and MDM4, induces an otherwise therapeutically active p53 with unique features that promote cell death and potentially reduce toxicity towards proliferating nontumor cells.
Sonia Valentini, Giada Mele, Marika Attili, Maria Rita Assenza, Fulvio Saccoccia, Francesca Sardina, Cinzia Rinaldo, Roberto Massari, Nicola Tirelli, Alfredo Pontecorvi, Fabiola Moretti   +10 more
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TAK-861, a potent, orally available orexin receptor 2-selective agonist, produces wakefulness in monkeys and improves narcolepsy-like phenotypes in mouse models

Scientific Reports
Narcolepsy type 1 (NT1) is associated with severe loss of orexin neurons and characterized by symptoms including excessive daytime sleepiness and cataplexy.
Kayo Mitsukawa, Michiko Terada, Ryuji Yamada, Taku Monjo, Tetsuaki Hiyoshi, Masanori Nakakariya, Yuichi Kajita, Tatsuya Ando, Tatsuki Koike, Haruhide Kimura   +9 more
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