-
Article
Open AccessTripartite motif containing 26 prevents steatohepatitis progression by suppressing C/EBPδ signalling activation
Currently potential preclinical drugs for the treatment of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) and NASH-related pathopoiesis have failed to achieve expected therapeutic efficacy due to the complexity of the pa...
-
Article
Open AccessHepatocyte phosphatase DUSP22 mitigates NASH-HCC progression by targeting FAK
Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), a common clinical disease, is becoming a leading cause of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Dual specificity phosphatase 22 (DUSP22, also known as JKAP or JSP-1) expressed in...
-
Article
Open AccessFunctional characterization of a farnesyl diphosphate synthase from Dendrobium nobile Lindl
Dendrobium nobile Lindl. has been used as a traditional Chinese medicine for a long time, in which the most important compound is dendrobine functioning in a variety of pharmacological activities. Farnesyl diphos...
-
Article
Open AccessThe E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase Trim31 alleviates non-alcoholic fatty liver disease by targeting Rhbdf2 in mouse hepatocytes
Systemic metabolic syndrome significantly increases the risk of morbidity and mortality in patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). However, no effectiv...
-
Article
Open AccessKeratin-A6ACA NPs for gastric ulcer diagnosis and repair
-
Article
Future perspective: high-throughput construction of new ultrasensitive cytokine and virion liquid chips for high-throughput screening (HTS) of anti-inflammatory drugs or clinical diagnosis and treatment of inflammatory diseases
Pathogen–host cell interactions play an important role in many human infectious and inflammatory diseases. Several pathogens, including Escherichia coli (E. coli), Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M. tb), and even the...
-
Article
Open AccessEstablishment of an Experimental Intracerebral Haemorrhage Model for Mass Effect Research using a Thermo-sensitive Hydrogel
The mechanical response of brain tissue closely relates to cerebral blood flow and brain diseases. During intracerebral haemorrhage (ICH), a mass effect occurs during the initial bleeding and results in signif...
-
Article
Open AccessNeural Injuries Induced by Hydrostatic Pressure Associated With Mass Effect after Intracerebral Hemorrhage
Mass effect induced by growing hematoma is one of the mechanisms by which intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) may result in brain injuries. Our goal was to investigate the damage mechanism of hydrostatic pressure a...
-
Article
Open AccessDevelopment of keratin nanoparticles for controlled gastric mucoadhesion and drug release
Nanotechnology-based drug delivery systems have been widely used for oral and systemic dosage forms delivery depending on the mucoadhesive interaction, and keratin has been applied for biomedical applications ...
-
Article
Open AccessDiscovery of tauroursodeoxycholic acid biotransformation enzymes from the gut microbiome of black bears using metagenomics
Tauroursodeoxycholic acid (TUDCA) has been used to treat many diseases effectively. 7α-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (7α-HSDH) and 7β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (7β-HSDH) are two key enzymes that drive the ef...
-
Article
Open AccessEffects of nitrogen availability on polymalic acid biosynthesis in the yeast-like fungus Aureobasidium pullulans
Polymalic acid (PMA) is a novel polyester polymer that has been broadly used in the medical and food industries. Its monomer, L-malic acid, is also a potential C4 platform chemical. However, little is known ab...
-
Article
Open AccessThe three-dimensional structure of Clostridium absonum 7α-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase: new insights into the conserved arginines for NADP(H) recognition
7α-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (7α-HSDH) can catalyse the oxidation of C7 α-OH of the steroid nucleus in the bile acid metabolism. In the paper we determined the crystal structure of 7α-HSDH from Clostridium abs...
-
Article
Open AccessGlucosidase inhibitory activity and antioxidant activity of flavonoid compound and triterpenoid compound from Agrimonia Pilosa Ledeb
In Chinese traditional medicine, Agrimonia pilosa Ledeb (APL) exhibits great effect on treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), however its mechanism is still unknown. Considering that T2DM are correlated wi...
-
Article
Electrospun composite nanofibers containing nanoparticles for the programmable release of dual drugs
In this study, electrospun composite nanofibers containing nanoparticles for the programmable release of dual drugs were successfully fabricated through a one-step, single-nozzle electrospinning technique. Fie...