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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Zihao Sun, Yue Zhou, Lei Li, Chen Zhou, Wang Jia, Yang Liu, Xinran Cao, Shenge Su, Zhongpu Zhao, Mingming Zhen, Chunru Wang
Summary: Tumor vascular normalization (TVN) can reverse abnormal tumor vasculature, enhance anti-cancer efficacy, and improve drug delivery to the tumor. In this study, we propose a potential strategy for TVN using antioxidative fullerene nanoparticles (FNPs) to inhibit endothelial migration. Our results show that FNPs can inhibit cell migration through their antioxidation effects. The optimized alanine-modified gadofullerene (GFA) exhibits superior TVN ability and inhibits tumor growth. Mechanistically, GFA suppresses the focal adhesion pathway to restrain endothelial migration. The normalized vascular network by GFA further enhances the anti-tumor effect of chemotherapy. Overall, our study highlights the potential of FNPs as promising TVN boosters in cancer nanomedicine design.
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Xiaorui Wang, Wenwen Han, Yi Zhang, Yi Zong, Na Tan, Yan Zhang, Li Li, Chang Liu, Limei Liu
Summary: This study investigates the impact of an sEH inhibitor on renovascular endothelial dysfunction in hypertensive rats. The results show that the inhibitor effectively reverses the deleterious effects, such as increased blood pressure and reduced renal blood flow. Additionally, the study reveals the potential role of miR-155-5p in the development of vascular endothelial dysfunction in hypertension.
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Musubu Takahashi, Tomoya Fujie, Tsuyoshi Nakano, Takato Hara, Yasuhiro Shinkai, Ryoko Takasawa, Yasushi Hara, Yoshito Kumagai, Chika Yamamoto, Toshiyuki Kaji
Summary: TGF-beta(1) can increase intracellular RSS levels to modulate its inhibitory effect on proliferation. The induction of RSS-producing enzymes, likely through the ALK5-Smad2/3/4 and ALK5-Smad2/3-ATF4 pathways, is responsible for the increased production of high-molecular-mass RSS, which may play a role in modulating regulatory activities in vascular endothelial cells.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2021)
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Thomas Jansen, Miroslava Kvandova, Isabella Schmal, Sanela Kalinovic, Paul Stamm, Marin Kuntic, Marc Foretz, Benoit Viollet, Andreas Daiber, Matthias Oelze, John F. Keaney Jr, Thomas Muenzel, Eberhard Schulz, Swenja Kroeller-Schoen
Summary: The study demonstrates that mice with endothelial-specific deletion of alpha 1AMPK have detrimental effects during voluntary exercise training, including increased reactive oxygen species production, eNOS uncoupling, and endothelial dysfunction. These results suggest that endothelial alpha 1AMPK plays a critical role in vascular protection and determines whether the effects of exercise on the vasculature are beneficial or harmful.
Review
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Nadezhda Barvitenko, Elisaveta Skverchinskaya, Alfons Lawen, Elena Matteucci, Carlota Saldanha, Giuseppe Uras, Alessia Manca, Muhammad Aslam, Antonella Pantaleo
Summary: ROS are recognized as important signaling messengers in endothelial cells, with potential positive effects on pro-survival pathways downstream of G(i)-protein-coupled receptors. However, the role of ROS in stabilizing the endothelial barrier remains uncertain.
Review
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Masuko Ushio-Fukai, Dipankar Ash, Sheela Nagarkoti, Eric J. Belin de Chantemele, David J. R. Fulton, Tohru Fukai
Summary: Reactive oxygen species (ROS) and reactive nitrogen species (RNS) play important roles as signaling molecules at physiological levels, but excess levels are associated with cardiovascular disease. Cells regulate ROS and RNS levels by controlling metabolic pathways, with implications for disease treatment strategies.
ANTIOXIDANTS & REDOX SIGNALING
(2021)
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Ana Asenjo-Bueno, Elena Alcalde-Estevez, Mariam El Assar, Gemma Olmos, Patricia Plaza, Patricia Sosa, Patricia Martinez-Miguel, Maria Piedad Ruiz-Torres, Susana Lopez-Ongil
Summary: Aging impairs vascular function, potentially due to hyperphosphatemia-induced oxidative stress. Old mice showed an imbalance in oxidant/antioxidant levels in their aortas, but a low-phosphate diet improved vascular function and restored the balance.
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Biology
Xiao Zeng, Chun-Dong Xue, Yong-Jiang Li, Kai-Rong Qin
Summary: Vascular endothelial cells (ECs) are influenced by dynamic wall shear stress (WSS) induced by blood flow, and the intracellular nitric oxide (NO) and reactive oxygen species (ROS) play important roles in endothelial functions under this stress. In this study, a mathematical model of intracellular NO and ROS dynamics activated by dynamic WSS based on in vitro cell experiments is developed. The mechanism is elucidated that WSS induced by moderate-intensity exercise is most favorable to NO production in ECs.
MATHEMATICAL BIOSCIENCES
(2023)
Review
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Hasnae Boughaleb, Irina Lobysheva, Flavia Dei Zotti, Jean-Luc Balligand, Virginie Montiel
Summary: This review focuses on a novel technique of directly measuring HbNO and discusses its correlation with vascular endothelial function as well as its potential applications in disease monitoring and prediction.
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Oncology
Yves Boucher, Ashwin S. Kumar, Jessica M. Posada, Evisa Gjini, Kathleen Pfaff, Mikel Lipschitz, Ana Lako, Dan G. Duda, Scott J. Rodig, F. Stephen Hodi, Rakesh K. Jain
Summary: The study showed that a single dose of bevacizumab can reduce the density of angiopoietin-2-positive vessels and increase the infiltration of immune cells in patients with primary triple-negative breast cancer, suggesting a potential rationale for combining bevacizumab with immune checkpoint blockers in neoadjuvant treatment to improve efficacy.
NPJ PRECISION ONCOLOGY
(2021)
Review
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Ying An, Bu-tuo Xu, Sheng-rong Wan, Xiu-mei Ma, Yang Long, Yong Xu, Zong-zhe Jiang
Summary: Diabetes mellitus is a metabolic disease characterized by long-term hyperglycemia and has detrimental effects on blood vessels, leading to increased mortality. Endothelial dysfunction, caused by oxidative stress and reduced availability of nitric oxide, plays a key role in the development of diabetic microangiopathy and macroangiopathy. This review provides insights into the sources of oxidative stress in diabetes, the molecular mechanisms involved, and interventions aimed at reducing oxidative stress and improving endothelial dysfunction.
CARDIOVASCULAR DIABETOLOGY
(2023)
Review
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Li Zhang, Changhu Li, Sicheng Wang, Dimiter Avtanski, Nikola Hadzi-Petrushev, Vadim Mitrokhin, Mitko Mladenov, Feng Wang
Summary: This manuscript aims to summarize the literature on the preventive role of Tetrahydrocurcumin (THC) on vascular dysfunction and the development of hypertension by exploring its effects on hemodynamic status, aortic elasticity, oxidative stress, and mitochondrial dysfunction. The studies suggest that THC can be used as a dietary supplement to protect against cardiovascular changes caused by various factors and improve mitochondrial dysfunction in cerebral vasculature during ischemic stroke through epigenetic mechanisms.
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Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Runze Zhao, Xiaoyue Ning, Mengqi Wang, Huanhuan Wang, Guang Xing, Li Wang, Chengzhi Lu, Ao Yu, Yongjian Wang
Summary: The study developed a redox-responsive nanoprodrug that achieved targeted drug release to plaques and synergistic therapeutic effects of simvastatin and ticagrelor on atherosclerosis treatment, showing promising therapeutic efficacy and biosafety profile.
ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES
(2022)
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Chemistry, Physical
Fei Rao, Gangqiang Zhu, Weibin Zhang, Yunhua Xu, Baowei Cao, Xianjin Shi, Jianzhi Gao, Yuhong Huang, Yu Huang, Mirabbos Hojamberdiev
Summary: Constructing oxygen vacancies (OVs) in metal oxide semiconductors is an effective strategy to enhance photocatalytic performance by promoting the utilization of solar light and boosting the formation of surface reactive oxygen species (ROS). The study demonstrates a straightforward approach for enhancing photo-oxidative nitric oxide (NO) removal efficiency by manipulating the OV defect position in semiconductors, specifically in (BiO)2CO3 (BOC).
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Evan Paul Tracy, William Hughes, Jason E. Beare, Gabrielle Rowe, Andreas Beyer, Amanda Jo LeBlanc
Summary: The vasculature responds to tissue respiratory needs by modulating luminal diameter, but age-related reduction in blood flow contributes to and exacerbates pathological processes. Current research focuses on mechanisms behind aging-mediated vascular dysfunction and therapeutic strategies to restore youthful vascular responsiveness, aiming at symptom management, tissue damage reversal, and prevention of aging-induced vascular damage and dysfunction. Antioxidative therapeutic strategies are being developed to restore mitochondrial redox homeostasis and subsequently vascular function.
ANTIOXIDANTS & REDOX SIGNALING
(2021)