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Identification and Characterization of an In Silico Designed Membrane‐Active Peptide with Antiviral Properties

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
An evolutionary molecular dynamics platform is used to design P1.6, a membrane‐active peptide that senses lipid packing defects in viral envelopes. P1.6 adopts a stabilized α‐helical structure upon membrane contact, disrupts virus‐like liposomes, and damages HIV‐1 particles.
Pascal von Maltitz, Niek van Hilten, Tatjana Weil, Thunchanok Thummaraj, Jeroen Methorst, Dennis Aschmann, Alexander Kros, Clarissa Read, Jasmina Gačanin, Herre Jelger Risselada, Jan Münch   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cholesterol esterase action on human high density lipoproteins and inhibition studies: detection by MALDI-TOF MS

Journal of Lipid Research, 2005
The modification of lipoproteins by lipolytic enzymes such as cholesterol esterase (CEase) is assumed to play an important role in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis. However, details of the activation and inhibition of CEase are still unknown.
Olaf Zschörnig, Markus Pietsch, Rosemarie Süß, Jürgen Schiller, Michael Gütschow   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Cardiac myocyte-specific knock-out of calcium-independent phospholipase A2γ (iPLA2γ) decreases oxidized fatty acids during ischemia/reperfusion and reduces infarct size [PDF]

, 2016
Calcium-independent phospholipase A(2)γ (iPLA(2)γ) is a mitochondrial enzyme that produces lipid second messengers that facilitate opening of the mitochondrial permeability transition pore (mPTP) and contribute to the production of oxidized fatty acids ...
Abendschein, Dana, Gibson Dilthey, Beverly, Gross, Richard W, Guan, Shaoping, Jenkins, Christopher M, Kovacs, Attila, Liu, Xinping, Mancuso, David J, Moon, Sung Ho, Nguyen, Annie L, Sims, Harold F, Weinheimer, Carla J, Yang, Kui   +12 more
core   +2 more sources

Boron Nitride Nanomaterials Trigger Immunomodulatory Effects in Human Broncho‐Epithelial Cells by Modulating Eicosanoid Lipid Signaling

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
This study demonstrates that BNNT exposure disrupts lipid homeostasis in bronchial epithelial cell cultures and activates eicosanoid lipid biosynthesis, producing inflammatory lipid mediators like leukotrienes. These effects are more pronounced in asthmatic cell cultures compared to healthy ones.
Govind Gupta, Jonas Bossart, Sènan Mickael D'Almeida, Luis Augusto Visani de Luna, Christoph Schwärzler, Tingting Fu, Vanesa Ayala‐Nunez, Alexander Gogos, Marija Buljan, Vera M Kissling, Emmanuel Flahaut, Miguel Garcia, Cyrill Bussy, Peter Wick, Tina Buerki‐Thurnherr   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Involvement of Glycerophospholipids in Susceptibility of Maize to Gibberella Root Rot Revealed by Comparative Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Imaging Joint Analysis

Plants
Gibberella root rot (GRR), caused by Fusarium graminearum, is one of the major threats to maize production. However, the mechanism underlying maize’s response to GRR is not fully understood.
Qing Wang, Zi’an Zhao, Xin Li, Xiquan Gao   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Synthesis and Characterization of Lipid Coated Nanoparticles as Drug Delivery Vehicles [PDF]

, 2017
Spherical monodisperse nanoparticles composed of gold or silver cores were modified with lipids as part of an ongoing project to utilize functionalized nanoparticles as drug delivery vehicles.
Gilbert, Brian D., Munjar, Christopher W.   +1 more
core   +1 more source

Anti-malarial drug artesunate restores metabolic changes in experimental allergic asthma [PDF]

, 2016
The anti-malarial drug artesunate possesses anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidative actions in experimental asthma, comparable to corticosteroid. We hypothesized that artesunate may modulate disease-relevant metabolic alterations in allergic asthma.
Cheng, Chang, Ho, Wanxing Eugene, Huang, Shao-Min, Ong, Choon Nam, Peh, Hong Yong, Tannenbaum, Steven R, Wong, W. S. Fred, Xu, Fengguo, Xu, Yong-Jiang   +8 more
core   +1 more source

Chemical mechanism of lysophosphatidylcholine: lysophosphatidylcholine acyltransferase from rabbit lung. pH-dependence of kinetic parameters [PDF]

Biochemical Journal, 1990
Lysophosphatidylcholine: lysophosphatidylcholine acyltransferase is an enzyme that catalyses two reactions: hydrolysis of lysophosphatidylcholine and transacylation between two molecules of lysophosphatidylcholine to give disaturated phosphatidylcholine.
J, Pérez-Gil, J, Martín, C, Acebal, R, Arche   +3 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Deciphering the catalytic and pharmacological mechanisms of Coptis chinensis herbzymes to renovate intestinal microenvironment for colitis alleviation

BMEMat, EarlyView.
The synthesized CCzymes possess both antioxidant enzyme activity and pharmacological properties inherent to Coptis chinensis. By their antioxidant enzyme activity, CCzymes can attenuate oxidative stress within the inflammatory region of ulcerative colitis (UC), while their pharmacological activity acts on macrophage polarization and the intestinal ...
Zhichao Deng, Can Li, Yujie Zhang, Yuanyuan Zhu, Chenxi Xu, Bowen Gao, Mingxin Zhang, Martina H. Stenzel, Kelong Fan, Mingzhen Zhang, Yanyan Jiang   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Synthesis and Characterization of Coated Gold Nanoparticles with Embedded SERS Tags [PDF]

, 2017
Gold nanoparticles were prepared with the potential to operate as drug delivery vehicles. Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) is of particular importance as an optical bioimaging technique due to its ability to allow deep and high-resolution ...
Gilbert, Brian, Smith, Allison B.
core   +1 more source