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Protein Kinase D1, Reduced in Human Pancreatic Tumors, Increases Secretion of Small Extracellular Vesicles From Cancer Cells That Promote Metastasis to Lung in Mice

427 views | Dec 14 2020

Milena Armacki et al. found that human pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma had reduced levels of PRKD1 compared with nontumor pancreatic tissues. [Read the Full Post]

Poziotinib Inhibits the Efflux Activity of the ABCB1 and ABCG2 Transporters and the Expression of the ABCG2 Transporter Protein in Multidrug Resistant Colon Cancer Cells

498 views | Dec 14 2020

Yongchao Zhang et al. showed that poziotinib interacted with the ABCB1 and ABCG2 transporter, suggesting that poziotinib might increase the efficacy of certain chemotherapeutic drugs used in treating MDR CRC. [Read the Full Post]

The Role of Syk in Inflammatory Response of Human Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Tissue

1421 views | Dec 13 2020

Ryo Kanamoto et al. demonstrated an important role of Syk for IgG-dependent inflammatory response in human AAA. [Read the Full Post]

Design, synthesis and evaluation of novel indirubin-based N-hydroxybenzamides, N-hydroxypropenamides and N-hydroxyheptanamides as histone deacetylase inhibitors and antitumor agents

552 views | Dec 12 2020

Duong Tien Anh et.al found that the potential of the indirubin-hydroxamic acid hybrids and these compounds should be very promising for further development. [Read the Full Post]

Histone Deacetylase Inhibition Attenuates Aortic Remodeling in Rats under Pressure Overload

691 views | Dec 12 2020

Hanna Jung et al. indicated that MGCD, an HDAC inhibitor, attenuated aortic remodeling in rats with TAC-induced pressure overload rats and might serve as a potential therapeutic target of antiaortic remodeling in pressure overload-induced hypertension-related diseases. [Read the Full Post]

Targeting SYK signaling in myeloid cells protects against liver fibrosis and hepatocarcinogenesis

0 views | Dec 12 2020

Alejandro Torres-Hernandez et al. found that SYK is an attractive target for experimental therapeutics in treating hepatic fibrosis and oncogenesis. [Read the Full Post]

Protease inhibitors elicit anti-inflammatory effects in CF mice with Pseudomonas aeruginosa acute lung infection

263 views | Dec 11 2020

A Sandri et al. thought that marimastat and Ilomastat represented candidate molecules for the treatment of CF patients, encouraging further studies on protease inhibitors and their application in inflammatory diseases. [Read the Full Post]

Betaglycan (TβRIII) is a Key Factor in TGF-β2 Signaling in Prepubertal Rat Sertoli Cells

274 views | Dec 11 2020

Pradeep K Kudipudi et al. found that BG shedding served a major role in TGF-β2 signaling in Sertoli cells. [Read the Full Post]

GPR91 antagonist and TGF-β inhibitor suppressed collagen production of high glucose and succinate induced HSC activation

493 views | Dec 10 2020

Mutsuko Sakai et al. determined that even though HSCs had already been activated by high glucose or succinate conditions which persisted after activation, the GPR91 antagonist and the TGF-β1 receptor inhibitor were able to reduce the production of type I collagen from activated HSCs. [Read the Full Post]

Lack of zinc finger protein 521 upregulates dopamine β-hydroxylase expression in the mouse brain, leading to abnormal behavior

298 views | Dec 10 2020

Nobutaka Ohkubo et al. suggested that the lack of ZFP521 upregulated the expression of DBH, which led to a decrease in the DA level and an increase in the NA level in the brain, resulting in abnormal behaviors. [Read the Full Post]

Physical Nature of Substituent Effects in XH/π Interactions

521 views | Dec 09 2020

Jacob W G Bloom et al. showed that the impact of substituents on XH/π interactions depended strongly on the identity of the XH group, and the strength of these effects increased with increasing polarization of the XH bond. [Read the Full Post]

Inhibition of Methyltransferase DOT1L Sensitizes to Sorafenib Treatment AML Cells Irrespective of MLL-Rearrangements: A Novel Therapeutic Strategy for Pediatric AML

390 views | Dec 09 2020

Annalisa Lonetti et al. highlighted a novel therapeutic strategy for pediatric AML patients. [Read the Full Post]

Preclinical Test of Dacomitinib, an Irreversible EGFR Inhibitor, Confirms Its Effectiveness for Glioblastoma

778 views | Dec 08 2020

Cristina Zahonero et al. confirmd that dacomitinib clearly affected receptor signaling in vivo and that its strong antitumoral effect was independent of the presence of mutant receptor isoforms although it could be affected by the PTEN status (as it was less effective in a PTEN-deleted GBM line). [Read the Full Post]

Scabronine G Methyl Ester Improves Memory-Related Behavior and Enhances Hippocampal Cell Proliferation and Long-Term Potentiation via the BDNF-CREB Pathway in Olfactory Bulbectomized Mice

639 views | Dec 08 2020

Osamu Nakagawasai et al. revealed the potential of SG-ME in improving memory impairments by enhancing cell proliferation and LTP via activation of the BDNF/CREB signaling pathway in neurons. [Read the Full Post]

The XPO1 Inhibitor KPT-8602 Synergizes with Dexamethasone in Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

394 views | Dec 07 2020

Delphine Verbeke et al. demonstrated that KPT-8602 enhanced the effects of dexamethasone to inhibit B-ALL and T-ALL cells via NR3C1- and E2F-mediated transcriptional complexes, allowing to achieve increased dexamethasone effects for patients. [Read the Full Post]

Mixed lineage kinase 3 inhibition induces T cell activation and cytotoxicity

946 views | Dec 07 2020

Sandeep Kumar et al. demonstrated that MLK3 played an important role in T cell biology, and targeting MLK3 could serve as a potential therapeutic intervention via increasing T cell cytotoxicity in cancer. [Read the Full Post]

A High Content Screen for Mucin-1-Reducing Compounds Identifies Fostamatinib as a Candidate for Rapid Repurposing for Acute Lung Injury during the COVID-19 pandemic

357 views | Dec 06 2020

Maria Alimova et al. revealed Fostamatinib as a repurposing drug candidate for ALI and provided the rationale for rapidly standing up clinical trials to test Fostamatinib efficacy in patients with COVID-19 lung injury. [Read the Full Post]

Melphalan and Exportin 1 Inhibitors Exert Synergistic Antitumor Effects in Preclinical Models of Human Multiple Myeloma

367 views | Dec 06 2020

Joel G Turner et al. found that inhibition of exportin 1 with selinexor synergistically sensitizeed human multiple myeloma to melphalan by inhibiting Fanconi anemia pathway-mediated DNA repair. [Read the Full Post]

Novel miRNAs as Potential Regulators of PD-1/PD-L1 Immune Checkpoint, and Prognostic Value of MIR9-1 and MIR124-2 Methylation in Ovarian Cancer

495 views | Dec 05 2020

N E Kushlinskii et al. suggested the role of inhibitors of the sPD-L1 immune checkpoint for five miRNAs (miR-124, miR-34b, miR-34c, miR-9, miR-339) and the possibility of using hypermethylated MIR9-1. [Read the Full Post]

Neddylation inhibitor MLN4924 has anti-HBV activity via modulating the ERK-HNF1α-C/EBPα-HNF4α axis

396 views | Dec 05 2020

Mingjie Xie et al. revealed that neddylation inhibitor MLN4924 had impressive anti-HBV activity by inhibiting HBV replication, thus providing sound rationale for future MLN4924 clinical trial as a novel anti-HBV therapy. [Read the Full Post]