Review
Cell Biology
Marco Heestermans, Geraldine Poenou, Hind Hamzeh-Cognasse, Fabrice Cognasse, Laurent Bertoletti
Summary: Anticoagulant drugs are used to prevent and treat venous thromboembolism. This review examines the history, pharmacological properties, and medical indications of different anticoagulants, as well as the challenges in implementing new drugs in vulnerable patient populations.
Review
Medicine, Research & Experimental
Garth Powis, Emmanuelle J. Meuillet, Martin Indarte, Garrett Booher, Lynn Kirkpatrick
Summary: The PH domain is a common structural fold found in over 250 proteins and plays a role in various human diseases. It binds to phosphatidylinositols (PIs) which connect the protein to cell membranes and interact with other membrane proteins. The activity of the PH domain can be regulated by PI binding and protein phosphorylation. Recent advancements have led to the development of inhibitors that selectively bind to the PH domain, offering potential therapeutic options for treating human diseases.
BIOMEDICINE & PHARMACOTHERAPY
(2023)
Review
Immunology
Zhe Geng, Cong Ye, Xiaojian Zhu
Summary: Patients with systemic rheumatic diseases have an increased risk of developing malignancies, which negatively affects their quality of life. The risk and types of malignancies can vary depending on the specific rheumatic disease. Possible mechanisms linking them include chronic inflammation and damage caused by rheumatic diseases, inability to clear oncogenic infections, shared etiology, and certain anti-rheumatic therapies.
FRONTIERS IN IMMUNOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Erica V. de Castro Levatti, Thais A. Costa-Silva, Thiago R. Morais, Joao Paulo S. Fernandes, Joao Henrique G. Lago, Andre G. Tempone
Summary: Natural metabolites have a diverse range of chemical structures and have inspired the development of new drugs. In this study, three semi-synthetic derivatives of natural neolignane licarin A were prepared and evaluated for their activity against Leishmania (L.) infantum. Compound 1b showed activity against the parasites without inducing hemolytic or cytotoxic effects on mammalian cells. Compound 1c exhibited promising selectivity and induced lethal alterations in the bioenergetic and protein metabolism of Leishmania.
Article
Biochemical Research Methods
Ping Xuan, Zhe Gong, Hui Cui, Bochong Li, Tiangang Zhang
Summary: In this paper, a new method called ACLDA based on fully connected autoencoders and convolutional neural networks is proposed to infer potential disease-related lncRNA candidates. By constructing a heterogeneous graph and designing attention mechanisms, ACLDA can integrate various data and analyze the topology information of lncRNA and disease nodes from multiple perspectives, thus improving the prediction performance.
BRIEFINGS IN BIOINFORMATICS
(2022)
Article
Criminology & Penology
David A. Katerndahl, Sandra K. Burge, Robert L. Ferrer, Robert Wood, Maria del Pilar Montanez Villacampa
Summary: The study reveals that intimate partner violence (IPV) and women's decision-making are nonlinear and influenced by interconnected variables. Using computer models for research helps gain understanding and test hypotheses. The results suggest that women's interventions could impact the occurrence of violence to some extent.
JOURNAL OF INTERPERSONAL VIOLENCE
(2021)
Article
Dermatology
Ara Cho, Verena Paulitschke, Robert Knobler
Summary: Extracorporeal photopheresis (ECP) has become increasingly important in the treatment of various diseases, including cutaneous T-cell lymphoma, hematology, and transplantation immunology. The procedure consists of leukapheresis, photoactivation, and reinfusion. This article presents possible mechanisms of action and discusses the five most common indications for ECP treatment with corresponding therapy recommendations.
JOURNAL DER DEUTSCHEN DERMATOLOGISCHEN GESELLSCHAFT
(2023)
Review
Pharmacology & Pharmacy
Yasmeen El Hajj Abdallah, Sukhman Chahal, Fakhreddin Jamali, Sherif Hanafy Mahmoud
Summary: Inflammation is associated with altered drug metabolism and drug-receptor interaction. It can downregulate CYP enzymes, leading to increased drug concentrations, and also affect the expression and activity of other proteins involved in drug-receptor interaction. These changes have clinical implications in conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis, Crohn's disease, and acute respiratory illnesses.
JOURNAL OF PHARMACY AND PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES
(2023)
Review
Pharmacology & Pharmacy
Fui Fui Lem, Fernandes Opook, Dexter Jiunn Herng Lee, Fong Tyng Chee, Fahcina P. Lawson, Su Na Chin
Summary: This systematic scoping review aims to provide an overview of the molecular mechanism of action of repurposed drugs or alternative treatment medicines used to attenuate COVID-19 disease. The results show that both repurposed drugs and Traditional Chinese Medicine play a role in inhibiting the proliferation of the SARS-CoV-2 virus through different mechanisms.
FRONTIERS IN PHARMACOLOGY
(2021)
Review
Cell Biology
Xiaoping Chen, Li Qin, Wen Hu, Dickson Adah
Summary: Studies have shown that Plasmodium infection can activate the immune system to counteract cancer development and prolong patient survival. Clinical trials have demonstrated potential efficacy of Plasmodium immunotherapy in advanced cancers. Further research indicates that Plasmodium immunotherapy is a comprehensive ecological counterattack therapy for cancer.
CELL COMMUNICATION AND SIGNALING
(2021)
Article
Integrative & Complementary Medicine
Richard Y. Cao, Yuntao Zheng, Ying Zhang, Lingling Jiang, Qing Li, Wanqun Sun, Wenqin Gu, Weifeng Cao, Linyan Zhou, Hongchao Zheng, Jian Yang
Summary: Berberine has shown pleiotropic therapeutic effects against cardiometabolic diseases, involving mechanisms such as combating inflammation and oxidative stress, regulating electrical signals, promoting energy metabolism, modifying gut microbiota, and interacting with non-coding RNAs targeting multiple signaling pathways.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CHINESE MEDICINE
(2021)
Review
Pharmacology & Pharmacy
Baoqiang Zhu, Yuankui Wei, Mingming Zhang, Shiyu Yang, Rongsheng Tong, Wenyuan Li, Enwu Long
Summary: Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) is a multisystem disease characterized by both metabolic diseases and hepatic steatosis. Ferroptosis, a programmed cell death mechanism caused by abnormal iron metabolism, plays a key role in MASLD and may be a potential target for improving the disease. This article summarizes the physiological and pathological mechanisms of iron metabolism and ferroptosis, as well as the connections between metabolic diseases and fatty liver through ferroptosis.
FRONTIERS IN PHARMACOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Analytical
Kazuya Tamura, Takurou Hasegawa, Masato Morita, Tetsuo Sakamoto
Summary: The study investigated the reaction mechanism of cisplatin in cells, revealing that cisplatin can bind to the nucleus and alter its structure to exhibit its anti-cancer activity. Through TOF-SIMS, a visual distribution of cisplatin in the intracellular nucleus was achieved.
ANALYTICAL SCIENCES
(2021)
Review
Fisheries
Dawit Adisu Tadese, Changyou Song, Cunxin Sun, Bo Liu, Bo Liu, Qunlan Zhou, Pao Xu, Xianping Ge, Mingyang Liu, Xiaodi Xu, Metekia Tamiru, Zhigang Zhou, Aschalew Lakew, Ngoepe Tlou Kevin
Summary: Global aquaculture development has seen rapid growth in recent years, with disease outbreaks posing a major challenge. Medicinal plants are being tested in aquaculture to modulate immune status, enhance growth performance, and prevent fish diseases.
REVIEWS IN AQUACULTURE
(2022)
Review
Chemistry, Medicinal
Gaoli Dong, Yingchun Jiang, Feng Zhang, Fengyun Zhu, Junna Liu, Zhi Xu
Summary: Cancer is a leading cause of death worldwide and chemotherapeutics play a critical role in cancer therapy. Triazine derivatives have shown potential as anticancer agents due to their excellent pharmacological profiles and ability to overcome drug resistance and reduce side effects. This review focuses on the anticancer activity, structure-activity relationships, and mechanisms of action of 1,2,3-, 1,2,4-, and 1,3,5-triazine hybrids developed from 2017 to the present.
ARCHIV DER PHARMAZIE
(2023)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Yutian Li, Shan Deng, Xiaohong Wang, Wei Huang, Jing Chen, Nathan Robbins, Xingjiang Mu, Kobina Essandoh, Tianqing Peng, Anil G. Jegga, Jack Rubinstein, David E. Adams, Yigang Wang, Jiangtong Peng, Guo-Chang Fan
Summary: This study utilizing a global Sectm1a-knockout mouse model revealed that Sectm1a deficiency leads to increased accumulation of inflammatory macrophages in the heart, worsening cardiac injury in response to inflammatory stimuli. By modulating LXR alpha signaling in macrophages, Sectm1a was identified as a novel regulator of inflammation-induced cardiac dysfunction, suggesting its potential as a therapeutic target for resolving inflammation and associated cardiac dysfunction.
CARDIOVASCULAR RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Respiratory System
Amit Kumar, Evan Elko, Sierra R. Bruno, Zoe F. Mark, Nicolas Chamberlain, Bethany Korwin Mihavics, Ravishankar Chandrasekaran, Joseph Walzer, Mona Ruban, Clarissa Gold, Ying Wai Lam, Sudhir Ghandikota, Anil G. Jegga, Jose L. Gomez, Yvonne M. W. Janssen-Heininger, Vikas Anathy
Summary: The study found that PDIA3 and SCGB1A1 are upregulated in IPF patients and correlate with a decrease in lung function. In a mouse model of lung fibrosis, it was shown that PDIA3 increases in SCGB1A1 cells. Specific deletion of PDIA3 in club cells resulted in a decrease in SCGB1A1 cells and fibrosis in mice.
Article
Pediatrics
Lauren Bradford, Mindy K. Ross, Jagila Minso, Mateja Cernelc-Kohan, Katayoon Shayan, Simon S. Wong, Xiaoping Li, Lauraine Rivier, Anil G. Jegga, Gail H. Deutsch, Timothy J. Vece, Ceila E. Loughlin, William A. Gower, Caitlin Hurley, Wayne Furman, Dennis Stokes, James S. Hagood
Summary: Three patients with Rubinstein-Taybi syndrome (RSTS) developed childhood interstitial lung disease (ILD), showing lung histopathology results consistent with ILD. Immunofluorescent staining suggested two potential mechanisms for ILD development: abnormal surfactant metabolism and/or persistent activation of myofibroblasts, both of which could be related to dysfunctional CREBBP protein.
PEDIATRIC PULMONOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Yuliang Feng, Liuyang Cai, Wanzi Hong, Chunxiang Zhang, Ning Tan, Mingyang Wang, Cheng Wang, Feng Liu, Xiaohong Wang, Jianyong Ma, Chen Gao, Mohit Kumar, Yuanxi Mo, Qingshan Geng, Changjun Luo, Yan Lin, Haiyang Chen, Shuang-Yin Wang, Michael J. Watson, Anil G. Jegga, Roger A. Pedersen, Ji-Dong Fu, Zhao Wang, Guo-Chang Fan, Sakthivel Sadayappan, Yigang Wang, Siim Pauklin, Feng Huang, Wei Huang, Lei Jiang
Summary: This study investigates the role of 3-dimensional chromatin topology in dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) by analyzing the epigenome and transcriptome maps of DCM and nonfailing heart tissues. The research reveals that the reprogramming of chromatin topology is associated with transcriptional dysregulation in DCM, with the key transcription factor HAND1 implicated in the process. The findings provide insights into the pathogenesis of DCM and highlight the importance of chromatin organization in heart failure.
Article
Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Ingrid Jurickova, Erin Bonkowski, Elizabeth Angerman, Elizabeth Novak, Alex Huron, Grayce Akers, Kentaro Iwasawa, Tzipi Braun, Rotem Hadar, Maria Hooker, Sarah Han, David J. Cutler, David T. Okou, Subra Kugathasan, Anil Jegga, James Wells, Takanori Takebe, Kevin P. Mollen, Yael Haberman, Lee A. Denson
Summary: This study investigated the regulation of pathways implicated in stricture formation using a patient-specific human intestinal organoid model system. The results showed that the microbial metabolite butyrate and eicosatetraynoic acid have a significant effect on mitochondrial function, wound healing, and tissue stiffness, suggesting their potential as therapeutic targets for pediatric Crohn's disease patients.
INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASES
(2022)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Sudhir Ghandikota, Mihika Sharma, Harshavardhana H. Ediga, Satish K. Madala, Anil G. Jegga
Summary: This study analyzed lung transcriptomic data to identify gene modules associated with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) and identified potential biomarkers. Validation studies confirmed the correlation of CRABP2 expression with decline in lung function.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2022)
Article
Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Kathryn Clarkston, Rebekah Karns, Anil G. Jegga, Mihika Sharma, Sejal Fox, Babajide A. Ojo, Phillip Minar, Thomas D. Walters, Anne M. Griffiths, David R. Mack, Brendan Boyle, Neal S. LeLeiko, James Markowitz, Joel R. Rosh, Ashish S. Patel, Sapana Shah, Robert N. Baldassano, Marian Pfefferkorn, Cary Sauer, Subra Kugathasan, Yael Haberman, Jeffrey S. Hyams, Lee A. Denson, Michael J. Rosen
Summary: This study aimed to predict clinical outcomes in pediatric ulcerative colitis (UC) through assessing gene expression and investigate the potential pathogenic roles of predictive genes. IL13RA2 was associated with corticosteroid-free remission, while RORC was associated with a lower likelihood of colectomy. RNA sequencing and immunostaining supported these findings.
JOURNAL OF CROHNS & COLITIS
(2022)
Article
Genetics & Heredity
Darshini A. Desai, Vinay J. Rao, Anil G. Jegga, Perundurai S. Dhandapany, Sakthivel Sadayappan
Summary: This study systematically assessed the evolutionary and epigenetic patterns of MYBPC family mutations using a machine learning approach. The results revealed the impact and pathogenicity of these mutations on MyBP-C protein structure, as well as their evolutionary and epigenetic patterns. Specific findings include arginine as the most mutated amino acid, C5 and C6 domains as hotspots for mutations, and a high percentage of truncations in cMyBP-C.
FRONTIERS IN GENETICS
(2022)
Article
Biochemical Research Methods
Jaswanth K. Yella, Anil G. Jegga
Summary: This article introduces a strategy of drug repositioning and predicting new indications using computational methods, and proposes a new approach based on the multi-view graph attention network. This method outperforms four other state-of-the-art methods and demonstrates its potential value in drug discovery through experimental verification.
IEEE-ACM TRANSACTIONS ON COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY AND BIOINFORMATICS
(2022)
Article
Oncology
Khalid W. Kalim, Jun-Qi Yang, Mark Wunderlich, Vishnu Modur, Phuong Nguyen, Yuan Li, Ting Wen, Ashley Kuenzi Davis, Ravinder Verma, Qing Richard Lu, Anil G. Jegga, Yi Zheng, Fukun Guo
Summary: Targeting Cdc42 in Treg cells has shown promising therapeutic potential in cancer immunotherapy, by enhancing antitumor T-cell immunity without triggering autoimmune reactions. This approach involves inducing Treg cell instability through Cdc42 targeting, leading to improved immune responses against tumors.
JOURNAL FOR IMMUNOTHERAPY OF CANCER
(2022)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Vi Nguyen, Jacob Kravitz, Chao Gao, Marcelo L. Hochman, Dehao Meng, Dongbao Chen, Yunguan Wang, Anil G. Jegga, J. Stuart Nelson, Wenbin Tan
Summary: In this study, metabolites associated with Port Wine Birthmark (PWB)-derived induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) were explored. The analysis identified differential metabolites, such as upregulated glutathione and downregulated sphingolipid metabolism, in PWB iPSCs compared to normal ones. Key molecules associated with glutathione metabolism were also found to be upregulated in PWB vasculatures. Additionally, other affected metabolic pathways in PWB iPSCs were identified. These findings contribute to a better understanding of the pathogenesis of PWB and the development of potential treatment strategies.
Article
Oncology
Kyu Shik Mun, Jaimie D. Nathan, Anil G. Jegga, Kathryn A. Wikenheiser-Brokamp, Maisam Abu-El-Haija, Anjaparavanda P. Naren
Summary: We report a rare case of a cystic fibrosis patient with debilitating abdominal pain. By testing drugs on patient-derived organoids, we discovered that ivacaftor can improve the impaired pancreatic function caused by this mutation.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH
(2022)
Meeting Abstract
Oncology
Cheng-Yu Tsai, Toshie Saito, Mayur Sarangdhar, Maisam Abu-El-Haija, Li Wen, Bomi Lee, Murli Manohar, Monique T. Barakat, Kevin Contrepois, Na Bo, Ying Ding, Kristen E. Stevenson, Elena Ladas, Lewis B. Silverman, Loredana Quadro, Tracy G. Anthony, Anil Goud Jegga, Sohail Z. Husain
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Kyu Shik Mun, Jaimie D. Nathan, Tom K. Lin, Deborah A. Elder, Anil G. Jegga, Anjaparavanda P. Naren, Maisam Abu-El-Haija
Summary: Total pancreatectomy with islet autotransplantation (TPIAT) is a surgical option for chronic pancreatitis, and for patients with type 1 diabetes, transplantation of islets can alleviate abdominal pain, reduce opioid use, and potentially lower the dosage of insulin.
Meeting Abstract
Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Y. Haberman Ziv, T. Braun, K. Sosnovski, A. Amir, K. VanDussen, I. U. Igor Ulitsky, A. Griffiths, T. Walters, D. Mack, B. Boyle, S. Kugathasan, A. Jegga, J. Hyams, L. Denson
JOURNAL OF CROHNS & COLITIS
(2022)