Impact of Enniatin B and Beauvericin on lysosomal Cathepsin B secretion and apoptosis induction

M Aufy, RF Abdelaziz, AM Hussein, N Topcagic… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Enniatin B (ENN B) and Beauvericin (BEA) are cyclohexadepsipeptides that can be isolated
from Fusarium and Beauveria bassiana, respectively. Both compounds are cytotoxic and …

[HTML][HTML] Potential crosstalk between pericytes and cathepsins in the tumour microenvironment

A Mustafa, F Elkhamisy, N Arghiani… - Biomedicine & …, 2023 - Elsevier
Cancer remains a formidable global health challenge, and as such, investigators are
constantly exploring underlying mechanisms that drive its progression. One area of interest …

The role of SOX9 in IGF-II-mediated pulmonary fibrosis

KM Waldrep, JI Rodgers, SM Garrett, BJ Wolf… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Pulmonary fibrosis (PF) associated with systemic sclerosis (SSc) results in significant
morbidity and mortality. We previously reported that insulin-like growth factor-II (IGF-II) is …

[HTML][HTML] The Swedish dilemma-the almost exclusive use of APPswe-based mouse models impedes adequate evaluation of alternative β-secretases

F Armbrust, K Bickenbach, L Marengo, C Pietrzik… - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA …, 2022 - Elsevier
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common form of dementia, however incurable so far. It
is widely accepted that aggregated amyloid β (Aβ) peptides play a crucial role for the …

Cathepsin-L secreted by high-quality bovine embryos exerts an embryotrophic effect in vitro

A Raes, E Wydooghe, KC Pavani… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
While human in vitro embryo production is generally performed individually, animal models
have shown that culturing embryos in groups improves blastocyst yield and quality …

Proteolytic resistance determines albumin nanoparticle drug delivery properties and increases cathepsin B, D, and G expression

EP Kolesova, VS Egorova, AO Syrocheva… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Proteolytic activity is pivotal in maintaining cell homeostasis and function. In pathological
conditions such as cancer, it covers a key role in tumor cell viability, spreading to distant …

Multi‑faceted roles of cathepsins in ischemia reperfusion injury

J Huertas, HT Lee - Molecular Medicine Reports, 2022 - spandidos-publications.com
Cathepsins are one of the most abundant proteases within the lysosomes with diverse
physiological effects ranging from immune responses, cell death and intracellular protein …

Multiplexed single-cell lineage tracing of mitotic kinesin inhibitor resistance in glioblastoma

YL Cheng, MA Banu, W Zhao, SS Rosenfeld, P Canoll… - Cell reports, 2024 - cell.com
Glioblastoma (GBM) is a deadly brain tumor, and the kinesin motor KIF11 is an attractive
therapeutic target with roles in proliferation and invasion. Resistance to KIF11 inhibitors …

Assessing the bioavailability and biotoxicity of spiromesifen and its main metabolite spiromesifen-enol (M01) reveals the defense mechanisms of earthworms (Eisenia …

J Fang, B Wang, K Fang, T Liu, S Yan… - Science of The Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
As a promising acaricide and potentially hazardous material, the defense mechanisms of
non-target organisms to its exposure are unknown. This study investigates the bioavailability …

Astrocytes and retrograde degeneration of nigrostriatal dopaminergic neurons in Parkinson's disease: removing axonal debris

I Morales, R Puertas-Avendaño, A Sanchez… - Translational …, 2021 - Springer
Objective The dopaminergic nigrostriatal neurons (DA cells) in healthy people present a
slow degeneration with aging, which produces cellular debris throughout life. About 2%–5 …