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Establishing an assay to evaluate d‐amino acid oxidase enzyme kinetics and inhibition using WST‐8 redox dye

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
This study investigated a novel WST‐8‐based assay for evaluating d‐Amino acid oxidase (DAO) inhibitors. We confirmed its effectiveness using known inhibitors and found that uremic toxins possess relatively weak inhibitory activity compared to existing drugs.
Kahoko Miyake, Yuki Enoki, Yuka Nakazawa, Kazuaki Taguchi, Kazuaki Matsumoto   +4 more
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Proteasomal degradation of intracellularly expressed Amblyomin‐X limits suicide gene therapy potential in melanoma cells

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This study explores the feasibility of expressing the antitumoral protein Amblyomin‐X through a suicide gene therapy approach and investigates its intracellular fate after gene delivery. Although the gene is efficiently expressed, melanoma cells rapidly degrade the Amblyomin‐X protein via proteasome activity.
Victor Dal Posolo Cinel, Carlos DeOcesano Pereira, Aline Ramos Maia Lobba, Melissa Regina Fessel, Ana Marisa Chudzinski‐Tavassi   +4 more
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Improvement of the Solubility, Permeability, and Pharmacological Activity of Decoquinate-Loaded Hydroxypropyl-β-Cyclodextrin–Tea Saponins Ternary ComplexA

Pharmaceuticals
Objectives: This study was performed to simultaneously improve the solubility, permeability, and pharmacological activity of decoquinate (DQ). Methods: A ternary DQ solid dispersion with hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin (HP-β-CD) and tea saponin (TS) was ...
Wei Wei, Qihong Zhang, Weike Su
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Rapid screening of staphylokinase protein variants using an unpurified cell‐free expression system

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An unpurified cell‐free protein synthesis (CFPS) platform enables rapid functional screening of staphylokinase variants. Direct plasminogen‐activation assays performed in microplate format provide real‐time activity readouts, allowing rapid identification and ranking of variants with improved or reduced fibrinolytic activity without protein ...
Maria Tomková, Veronika Hovanová, Jiri Damborsky, Erik Sedlák   +3 more
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Blood‐based proteomic profiling reveals context‐dependent changes in BCL2‐associated signaling during taxane therapy in breast cancer patients

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Chemotherapy side effects significantly impact cancer survivors' quality of life. Using protein levels in blood samples from breast cancer patients before and after 12 weeks of taxane treatment, we detected treatment‐dependent changes in calcium signaling and aging pathways associated with cancer recurrence.
Saira Munshani, Eiman Y. Ibrahim, Rozalyn L. Rodwin, Leah M. Ferrucci, Kim Blenman, Maryam Lustberg, Barbara E. Ehrlich   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Identifying transcription factors controlling the basal expression of human MRP4 highlights a substantial role for Sp1

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The MRP4 transporter exports several drugs and signaling molecules. Here, we identified key promoter elements regulating basal MRP4 expression. Using reporter assays, we defined a conserved region with essential Sp1 and contributory Ets sites, which controlled basal MRP4 expression.
Debora Singer, Angelique Kragl, Katrin Ziems, Juliane Glaubitz, Sophie Grammbauer, Susanne Hildebrandt, Mladen V. Tzvetkov, Gabriele Jedlitschky   +7 more
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Acute caffeine treatment protects the developing retina from ischemia‐induced cell death

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Caffeine reduces cell death in the developing retina under ischemia (OGD). This effect does not involve BDNF upregulation or antioxidant pathways (NRF2/VEGF). Neuroprotection occurs mainly through adenosine A2A receptor antagonism, decreasing glutamate release and excitotoxicity, highlighting caffeine's potential as an acute neuroprotective agent in ...
Amanda Alves Nascimento, Danniel Pereira‐Figueiredo, Gabriella Grossi de Lima Dias, Gabriel Ferreira dos Santos, Mariana Rodrigues Pereira, Rafael Brito, Karin C Calaza   +6 more
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A yeast model of 5‐oxoproline accumulation reveals a general toleration to 5‐oxoproline

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Using a yeast model, we show that even high accumulation of 5‐oxoproline causes only mild cellular stress and does not trigger oxidative stress. Instead, cells adapt by activating efflux pumps and diverse protective pathways, suggesting that previously proposed harmful effects of 5‐oxoproline may arise from indirect metabolic imbalances rather than the
Pratiksha Dubey, Vaishnavi Sanjayan, Praveen Singh, Shantanu Sengupta, Anand Kumar Bachhawat   +4 more
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豌豆分离蛋白-葡聚糖-原花青素复合物 结构与功能研究Structural and function of ternary complex of pea protein isolate-dextran-proanthocyanidins

Zhongguo youzhi
为开发新型生物活性成分递送系统，制备豌豆分离蛋白-葡聚糖轭合物（PDC），并分别与原花青素经共价、非共价结合得到三元复合物，研究豌豆分离蛋白-葡聚糖-原花青素复合物的结构及功能性质。结果表明：与PDC相比，豌豆分离蛋白-葡聚糖-原花青素复合物的二、三级结构发生了变化，三元复合物均呈现球形纳米颗粒状，且原花青素添加量为0.10%时（以PDC溶液质量计）共价三元复合物具有更高的多酚结合当量（113.2 μmol/g）（以PDC质量计）；同一原花青素添加量下共价三元复合物的抗氧化活性强于非共价三元复合物的 ...
王法1， 李嘉怡1， 幸勇2， 张清1 WANG Fa1, LI Jiayi1, XING Yong2, ZHANG Qing1
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Lipopolysaccharide uptake is augmented in lipopolysaccharide‐tolerant mouse macrophage‐like cells via increased CD14 expression

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In normal (nontolerant) cells, CD14 is crucial for both LPS uptake and LPS signaling. In LPS‐tolerant cells, in which LPS‐induced TNF‐α and IFN‐β production is suppressed, there is a dramatic increase in surface CD14 expression. The overexpressed CD14 in LPS‐tolerant cells is responsible for the enhanced LPS uptake without inducing pro‐inflammatory ...
Saeka Nishihara, Takayuki Manabe, Mika Jouta, Kiyoshi Kawasaki   +3 more
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