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Dexamethasone Promotes a Stem-Like Phenotype in Human Melanoma Cells via Tryptophan 2,3 Dioxygenase
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Frontiers Media
, 2022 , Article)
In addition to its well-established immunosuppressive actions, tryptophan 2,3-dioxygenase (TDO) appears to elicit direct effects on tumor cell function. Although TDO has been associated with cancer stemness, its involvement ...
Diagnostic Value of Non-invasive Liver Function Tests in Liver Fibrosis and Changes in These Parameters Post-metabolic Surgery
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Springer
, 2023 , Article)
Purpose: This study aimed to ascertain the diagnostic accuracy of non-invasive liver function tests in liver fibrosis and assess their changes after metabolic surgery. Materials and Methods: 1005 individuals with severe ...
G protein estrogen receptor as a potential therapeutic target in Raynaud’s phenomenon
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Frontiers Media
, 2022 , Article)
Exaggerated cold-induced vasoconstriction can precipitate a pathogenesis called Raynaud’s phenomenon (RP). Interestingly, RP is significantly more prevalent in females than age-matched men, highlighting the potential ...
Adipose tissue mitochondrial dysfunction and cardiometabolic diseases: On the search for novel molecular targets
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Elsevier
, 2022 , Article)
Cardiometabolic diseases present an escalating global health and economic burden. Such a surge is driven by epidemic prevalence rates of metabolic disorders, such as obesity and type 2 diabetes, and their associated ...
High fat diet exacerbates long-term metabolic, neuropathological, and behavioral derangements in an experimental mouse model of traumatic brain injury
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Elsevier
, 2023 , Article)
AimsTraumatic brain injury (TBI) constitutes a serious public health concern. Although TBI targets the brain, it can exert several systemic effects which can worsen the complications observed in TBI subjects. Currently, ...
NADPH-derived ROS generation drives fibrosis and endothelial-to-mesenchymal transition in systemic sclerosis: Potential cross talk with circulating miRNAs
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Walter de Gruyter
, 2022 , Article)
Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is an immune disorder characterized by diffuse fibrosis and vascular abnormalities of the affected organs. Although the etiopathology of this disease is largely unknown, endothelial damage and ...
Epac as a tractable therapeutic target
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Elsevier
, 2023 , Article)
In 1957, cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP) was identified as the first secondary messenger, and the first signaling cascade discovered was the cAMP-protein kinase A (PKA) pathway. Since then, cAMP has received increasing ...
Paradoxical effects of statins on endothelial and cancer cells: the impact of concentrations
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Springer Nature
, 2023 , Article)
In addition to their lipid-lowering functions, statins elicit additional pleiotropic effects on apoptosis, angiogenesis, inflammation, senescence, and oxidative stress. Many of these effects have been reported in cancerous ...
Peri-renal adipose inflammation contributes to renal dysfunction in a non-obese prediabetic rat model: Role of anti-diabetic drugs
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Elsevier
, 2021 , Article)
Diabetic nephropathy is a major health challenge with considerable economic burden and significant impact on patients’ quality of life. Despite recent advances in diabetic patient care, current clinical practice guidelines ...
Propolis: A Detailed Insight of Its Anticancer Molecular Mechanisms
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MDPI
, 2023 , Article)
Cancer is the second most life-threatening disease and has become a global health and economic problem worldwide. Due to the multifactorial nature of cancer, its pathophysiology is not completely understood so far, which ...