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X-Ray Psoralen Activated Cancer Therapy (X-PACT). [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2016
This work investigates X-PACT (X-ray Psoralen Activated Cancer Therapy): a new approach for the treatment of solid cancer. X-PACT utilizes psoralen, a potent anti-cancer therapeutic with current application to proliferative disease and extracorporeal ...
Mark Oldham, Paul Yoon, Zak Fathi, Wayne F Beyer, Justus Adamson, Leihua Liu, David Alcorta, Wenle Xia, Takuya Osada, Congxiao Liu, Xiao Y Yang, Rebecca D Dodd, James E Herndon, Boyu Meng, David G Kirsch, H Kim Lyerly, Mark W Dewhirst, Peter Fecci, Harold Walder, Neil L Spector   +19 more
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Psoralen Promotes Proliferation, Migration, and Invasion of Human Extravillous Trophoblast Derived HTR-8/Svneo Cells in vitro by NF-κB Pathway

Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2022
Recurrent spontaneous abortion (RSA) is a kind of pathological pregnancy, and abnormal function of trophoblast cells may be related to a variety of pregnancy complications including RSA.
Dan Qi, Jingyuan Lu, Ziyi Fu, Shanshan Lv, Lili Hou   +4 more
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Psoralen alleviates radiation-induced bone injury by rescuing skeletal stem cell stemness through AKT-mediated upregulation of GSK-3β and NRF2

Stem Cell Research & Therapy, 2022
Background Repairing radiation-induced bone injuries remains a significant challenge in the clinic, and few effective medicines are currently available.
Bo-Feng Yin, Zhi-Ling Li, Zi-Qiao Yan, Zheng Guo, Jia-Wu Liang, Qian Wang, Zhi-Dong Zhao, Pei-Lin Li, Rui-Cong Hao, Meng-Yue Han, Xiao-Tong Li, Ning Mao, Li Ding, Da-Fu Chen, Yue Gao, Heng Zhu   +15 more
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Psoralen inhibits malignant proliferation and induces apoptosis through triggering endoplasmic reticulum stress in human SMMC7721 hepatoma cells

Biological Research, 2019
Background Psoralen is a coumarin-like and coumarin-related benzofuran glycoside, which is a commonly used traditional Chinese medicine to treat patients with kidney and spleen-yang deficiency symptom.
Xiaomin Wang, Peike Peng, Zhiqiang Pan, Zhaoqin Fang, Wenli Lu, Xiaomei Liu   +5 more
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Psoralen and ultraviolet A light treatment directly affects phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase signal transduction by altering plasma membrane packing [PDF]

, 2016
Psoralen and ultraviolet A light (PUNTA) are used to kill pathogens in blood products and as a treatment of aberrant cell proliferation in dermatitis, cutaneous T-cell lymphoma, and graft versus-host disease.
Compernolle, Veerle, Devloo, Rosalie, Feys, Hendrik, Sandra, Koen, t'Kindt, Ruben, Van Aelst, Britt, Vandekerckhove, Philippe, Zachée, Pierre   +7 more
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High-efficiency receptor-mediated delivery of small and large (48 kilobase gene constructs using the endosome-disruption activity of defective or chemically inactivated adenovirus particles. [PDF]

, 1992
The Boltzmann transport equation is commonly considered to be the best semi-classical description of carrier transport in semiconductors, providing precise information about the distribution of carriers with respect to time (one dimension), location ...
Birnstiel, Max L., Cotten, Matt, Curiel, David T., Phillips, Stephen, Wagner, Ernst, Zatloukal, Kurt   +5 more
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Divergent RNA transcription:A role in promoter unwinding? [PDF]

, 2013
New approaches using biotinylated-psoralen as a probe for investigating DNA structure have revealed new insights into the relationship between DNA supercoiling, transcription and chromatin compaction.
Corless, Samuel, Gilbert, Nick, Naughton, Catherine   +2 more
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Human MLH1 protein participates in genomic damage checkpoint signaling in response to DNA interstrand crosslinks, while MSH2 functions in DNA repair. [PDF]

PLoS Genetics, 2008
DNA interstrand crosslinks (ICLs) are among the most toxic types of damage to a cell. For this reason, many ICL-inducing agents are effective therapeutic agents.
Qi Wu, Karen M Vasquez
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Cytochrome P450 CYP1B1 interacts with 8-methoxypsoralen (8-MOP) and influences psoralen-Ultraviolet A (PUVA) sensitivity [PDF]

, 2013
Background: There are unpredictable inter-individual differences in sensitivity to psoralen-UVA (PUVA) photochemotherapy, used to treat skin diseases including psoriasis.
Deeni, Yusuf Y., Ibbotson, Sally H., Smith, Gillian, Wolf, C. Roland, Woods, Julie A.   +4 more
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RETRACTED ARTICLE: Psoralen synergizes with exosome-loaded SPC25 to alleviate senescence of nucleus pulposus cells in intervertebral disc degeneration

Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research, 2023
Objective To explore the mechanism of psoralen synergized with exosomes (exos)-loaded SPC25 on nucleus pulposus (NP) cell senescence in intervertebral disc degeneration (IVDD).
Lei Yang, Zhaoyong Li, Chao Zhang, Shuofu Li, Long Chen, Shaofeng Yang, Yantao Guo   +6 more
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