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P2 Receptors as Therapeutic Targets in the Salivary Gland: From Physiology to Dysfunction

Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2020
Although often overlooked in our daily lives, saliva performs a host of necessary physiological functions, including lubricating and protecting the oral cavity, facilitating taste sensation and digestion and maintaining tooth enamel.
Mahmoud G. Khalafalla, Mahmoud G. Khalafalla, Mahmoud G. Khalafalla, Lucas T. Woods, Lucas T. Woods, Kimberly J. Jasmer, Kimberly J. Jasmer, Kevin Muñoz Forti, Kevin Muñoz Forti, Jean M. Camden, Jean M. Camden, Janicke L. Jensen, Kirsten H. Limesand, Hilde K. Galtung, Gary A. Weisman, Gary A. Weisman   +15 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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Prmt6 Deficiency or Inhibition Restores Microglial Homeostasis and Promotes Scar‐Limited Repair in Adult Spinal Cord Injury

Advanced Science, Volume 13, Issue 38, 9 July 2026.
After spinal cord injury, adult microglia remain persistently activated with chronic PRMT6 (protein arginine methyltransferase 6) upregulation. Prmt6 deficiency or inhibition reestablishes microglial homeostasis and promotes a scar‐limited repairment, enhancing axonal regrowth.
Weilin Peng, Zhengqiang Wu, Yu Xiong, Zhongya Gao, Yishan Liu, Ziyi Wang, Haibin Wang, Chaofeng Han, Wenxiang Chu, Xuhua Lu   +9 more
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Pam3CSK4 As a Second Hit in NLRP3‐Dependent Activation of Monocytes Primed With Antiphospholipid Antibodies

European Journal of Immunology, Volume 56, Issue 7, July 2026.
Pam3CSK4 amplifies aPL‐induced monocyte activation. This results in thromboinflammatory activation that may contribute to APS‐related vascular pathology. ABSTRACT Antiphospholipid antibodies (aPL) are drivers of inflammation and thrombosis in antiphospholipid syndrome (APS). However, the molecular mechanisms underlying infection‐induced exacerbation of
Anush Martirosyan, Eva Kriegova, Jana Ulehlova, Zaven Karalyan, Tomas Papajik, Gayane Manukyan   +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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Purinergic Receptors in Spinal Cord-Derived Ependymal Stem/Progenitor Cells and Their Potential Role in Cell-Based Therapy for Spinal Cord Injury

Cell Transplantation, 2015
Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a major cause of paralysis with no current therapies. Following SCI, large amounts of ATP and other nucleotides are released by the traumatized tissue leading to the activation of purinergic receptors that, in coordination ...
Rosa Gómez-Villafuertes Ph.D., Francisco Javier Rodríguez-Jiménez, Ana Alastrue-Agudo, Miodrag Stojkovic, María Teresa Miras-Portugal, Victoria Moreno-Manzano   +5 more
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Possible neuroprotective role of P2X2 in the retina of diabetic rats

Diabetology & Metabolic Syndrome, 2018
Background Purinergic receptors are expressed in different tissues including the retina. These receptors are involved in processes like cell growth, proliferation, activation and survival. ATP is the major activator of P2 receptors. In diabetes, there is
Jorge E. Mancini, Gustavo Ortiz, Constanza Potilinstki, Juan P. Salica, Emiliano S. Lopez, J. Oscar Croxatto, Juan E. Gallo   +6 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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