Alamethicin self-assembling in lipid membranes: concentration dependence from pulsed EPR of spin labels [PDF]
, 2018 The antimicrobial action of the peptide antibiotic alamethicin (Alm) is commonly related to peptide self-assembling resulting in the formation of voltage-dependent channels in bacterial membranes, which induces ion permeation.
De Zotti, Marta +4 more
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Cholesterol-directed nanoparticle assemblies based on single amino acid peptide mutations activate cellular uptake and decrease tumor volume. [PDF]
, 2017 Peptide drugs have been difficult to translate into effective therapies due to their low in vivo stability. Here, we report a strategy to develop peptide-based therapeutic nanoparticles by screening a peptide library differing by single-site amino acid ...
Landry, Markita P +4 more
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Evaluation of a PACAP Peptide Analogue Labeled with (68)Ga Using Two Different Chelating Agents. [PDF]
, 2016 OBJECTIVE: The authors have conjugated chelating agents (DOTA and NODAGA) with a peptide (pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating peptide [PACAP] analogue) that has a high affinity for VPAC1 receptors expressed on cancer cells.
Chen, Chang-Po +6 more
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Advanced Science, 2022 The mechanism of obesity‐related metabolic dysfunction involves the development of systemic inflammation, largely mediated by macrophages. Switching of M1‐like adipose tissue macrophages (ATMs) to M2‐like ATMs, a population of macrophages associated with
Hongxia Duan +10 more
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Pancreatic cancer-derived S-100A8 N-terminal peptide: a diabetes cause? [PDF]
, 2006 BACKGROUND: Our aim was to identify the pancreatic cancer diabetogenic peptide. METHODS: Pancreatic tumor samples from patients with (n=15) or without (n=7) diabetes were compared with 6 non-neoplastic pancreas samples using SDS-PAGE.
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Label-free method for anti-glucopeptide antibody detection in Multiple Sclerosis
MethodsX, 2015 Surface plasmon resonance technique is particularly interesting in immunology because it has the potential to visualize label-free antigen-antibody interactions in real-time, thus enabling antibody detection and monitoring.
Feliciana Real-Fernández +4 more
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Effects of a synthetic bioactive peptide on neurite growth and nerve growth factor release in chondroitin sulfate hydrogels. [PDF]
, 2011 Previous work has revealed robust dorsal root ganglia neurite growth in hydrogels of chondroitin sulfate. In the current work, it was determined whether addition of a synthetic bioactive peptide could augment neurite growth in these matrices via enhanced
Beier, Brooke L +3 more
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Effects of growth factors and receptor blockade on gastrointestinal cancer [PDF]
, 2004 The advent of recombinant peptide technology offers the potential to use one or several peptides to treat a variety of gastrointestinal conditions. However, although cell culture and animal models have shown proof of concept, we are still at a relatively
Ghosh, S, Playford, RJ, Wassan, H
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Recombination of a dual-CAR-modified T lymphocyte to accurately eliminate pancreatic malignancy
Journal of Hematology & Oncology, 2018 Background The therapeutic application of T cells endowing with chimeric antigen receptors (CARs) is faced with “on-target, off-tumor” toxicity against solid tumors, particularly in the treatment of the pancreatic cancer.
Erhao Zhang +12 more
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N-Acetylcysteine and Other Sulfur-Donors as a Preventative and Adjunct Therapy for COVID-19
Advances in Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2022 The airway epithelial glycocalyx plays an important role in preventing severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 entry into the epithelial cells, while the endothelial glycocalyx contributes to vascular permeability and tone, as well as modulating ...
Heidi N du Preez +3 more
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