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DAMPs, PAMPs, and Alarmins: From Mechanism to Therapy

MedComm, Volume 7, Issue 9, September 2026.
This review synthesizes the expanding biology of PAMPs and DAMPs, from their molecular sources and sensing mechanisms to regulatory networks that govern inflammation and homeostasis. Spanning from classical immune activation to trained immunity and interorgan communication, we highlight the interplay between PAMPs and DAMPs and their context‐dependent ...
Xuanxuan Yu, Yuqin Jin, Baochao Li, Jie Deng, Yiwen Zhou, Jinglun Zhang, Huang Li   +6 more
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Metabolic Regulation of Macrophages in Health and Disease

MedComm, Volume 7, Issue 8, August 2026.
Extracellular metabolites drive metabolic rewiring of glucose, lipid, and amino acid pathways in macrophages, steering their polarization toward pro‐ or anti‐inflammatory phenotypes and shaping a wide range of disease processes. Macrophages from different tissues display distinct metabolic signatures, and therapeutic strategies that target these ...
Shan Huang, Yu Zhang, Jiali Min, Jiahui Yang, Yuchen Li, Hao Zhang, Shanshan Liu   +6 more
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The Role of Inflammation and Immunity in Cardiovascular Disease: Molecular Mechanisms and Therapeutic Targets

MedComm, Volume 7, Issue 8, August 2026.
Inflammation in cardiovascular disease is a dynamic and context‐dependent network rather than a secondary response to injury. Mitochondrial danger signaling links metabolic stress to immune activation through TLR priming, NLRP3 inflammasome amplification, cGAS–STING signaling, and immunometabolic gating, providing a basis for more precise therapeutic ...
Jiaxiang Rong, Zhen Wang, Xiaoxiao Lin, Ziwen Lei, Qianqian Huang, Hang Liu, Fei Luan, Junbo Zou, Yajun Shi   +8 more
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Nucleotide Metabolism in Health and Disease

MedComm, Volume 7, Issue 8, August 2026.
Nucleotide metabolism, including de novo synthesis, salvage pathways, and catabolism, when dysregulated contributes to cancer, immune disorders, metabolic and urological diseases, and radiation injury. Metabolites such as adenosine, cGAMP, NAD, and cAMP and enzymes like RNR are promising therapeutic targets and biomarkers.
Xiaoying Zhao, Yiyu Zeng, Yike Xu, Shu Rao, Mouna Khouchani, Hassna Soummane, Jingyi Li, Rui Liu   +7 more
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Living Microbial Drugs

Chemistry – A European Journal, Volume 32, Issue 26, 11 July 2026.
The introduction outlines the review scope. Microbial cell factories as living drugs cover host–gut microbiota, bacteria, yeast, and other microbial systems, with comparative host advantages. Engineering strategies include synthetic circuits, quorum sensing, and memory.
Cemile Elif Özçelik, Nazlıcan Tunç, Senem Şen, Urartu Özgür Şafak Şeker   +3 more
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Ectonucleotidases CD39 and CD73 expression levels are independent and inverse predictors of survival in muscle‐invasive bladder cancer

The Journal of Pathology: Clinical Research, Volume 12, Issue 4, July 2026.
Abstract Bladder cancer is one of the leading causes of cancer‐related mortality worldwide. Long‐term survival is particularly poor in patients with muscle‐invasive bladder cancer (MIBC). Modulation of purinergic signaling through the ectonucleotidases CD39 and CD73 has emerged as a promising therapeutic strategy in cancer medicine.
Stephan Ledderose, Julia Schwenke, Lennert Eismann, Severin Rodler, Martina Rudelius, Carola Ledderose   +5 more
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Astrocyte Mechanobiology: Linking Biomechanical Forces to Biochemical Signaling in the Central Nervous System

Glia, Volume 74, Issue 7, July 2026.
Astrocytes are key sensors and transducers of biomechanical stimuli within the central nervous system. Astrocyte development is highly dependent on mechanical stimuli such as surrounding tissue stiffness and biomechanical strain. Mechanosensory pathways including integrins, connexins and pannexins, and mechanosensitive channels regulate astrocyte ...
Ana N. Strat, Alima Ahmed, Mariano Viapiano, Preethi S. Ganapathy   +3 more
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Proteolysis at the extracellular matrix interface: Molecular architects and regulators in health and disease

The FEBS Journal, Volume 293, Issue 13, Page 3758-3787, July 2026.
The extracellular matrix (ECM) is a dynamic scaffold that orchestrates tissue architecture and cellular communication. A critical but underexplored interplay between proteases and cluster of differentiation molecules (CD) governs ECM turnover and directs cell fate.
David Jurnečka, Matija Hrovatin, Bor Bokalj, Boris Turk   +3 more
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Amino acid modulation of the carotid body selectively modulates peripheral chemoreceptor respiratory reflex

The Journal of Physiology, Volume 604, Issue 14, Page 6196-6224, 15 July 2026.
Abstract figure legend When the carotid body (CB) detects low oxygen levels (hypoxia), this leads to: (1) depolarization of the chemosensory cells (glomus cells) within the CB – the resulting increase in intracellular Ca2+ stimulates the exocytotic co‐release of vesicles containing ATP and glutamate; (2) synaptic ATP acts on postsynaptic petrosal ...
Olivia M. S. Gold, Audrys G. Pauza, Igor S. A. Felippe, Xin Shen, Julian F. R. Paton   +4 more
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Pathways of Protein Secretion in Prokaryotes and Eukaryotes: Molecular Mechanisms, Biological Functions, and Therapeutic Opportunities

MedComm, Volume 7, Issue 6, June 2026.
This graphical abstract delineates noncanonical protein secretion systems across eukaryotes and prokaryotes. Eukaryotic UcPS covers four ER–Golgi bypass pathways, enabling rapid leaderless protein export via direct transmembrane translocation or vesicle‐mediated release.
Qiyuan Yang, Jingfei Shi, Linlin Xu, Guangrui Zhao, Yue Chen, Lin Cheng, Xiaokang Li, Zhigang Sun, Shuhong Huang   +8 more
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