[HTML][HTML] Dihydroxyacetone suppresses mTOR nutrient signaling and induces mitochondrial stress in liver cells

A Hernandez, M Sonavane, KR Smith, J Seiger… - Plos one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Dihydroxyacetone (DHA) is the active ingredient in sunless tanning products and a
combustion product from e-juices in electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes). DHA is rapidly …

Cathepsin C is involved in macrophage M1 polarization via p38/MAPK pathway in sudden cardiac death

J Dai, J Liu, Q Zhang, Y An, B Xia… - Cardiovascular …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
This study was aimed at identifying molecular markers associated with the pathogenesis of
sudden cardiac death (SCD). It provides a proteomic analysis of human left anterior …

[HTML][HTML] Glycyrrhizin, an inhibitor of HMGB1 induces autolysosomal degradation function and inhibits Helicobacter pylori infection

U Khan, BC Karmakar, P Basak, S Paul, A Gope… - Molecular …, 2023 - Springer
Background Helicobacter pylori is a key agent for causing gastric complications linked with
gastric disorders. In response to infection, host cells stimulate autophagy to maintain cellular …

[HTML][HTML] NetCleave: an open-source algorithm for predicting C-terminal antigen processing for MHC-I and MHC-II

P Amengual-Rigo, V Guallar - Scientific reports, 2021 - nature.com
Antigens presented on the cell surface have been subjected to multiple biological
processes. Among them, C-terminal antigen processing constitutes one of the main …

Using systems biology approaches to identify signalling pathways activated during chronic wound initiation

P Basu, JH Kim, S Saeed… - Wound Repair and …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Chronic wounds are a significant health problem worldwide. However, nothing is known
about how chronic wounds initiate and develop. Here we use a chronic wound model in …

[HTML][HTML] Cathepsin K regulates intraocular pressure by modulating extracellular matrix remodeling and actin-bundling in the trabecular meshwork outflow pathway

A Soundararajan, SA Ghag, SS Vuda, T Wang… - Cells, 2021 - mdpi.com
The homeostasis of extracellular matrix (ECM) and actin dynamics in the trabecular
meshwork (TM) outflow pathway plays a critical role in intraocular pressure (IOP) regulation …

[HTML][HTML] Endolysosomal vesicles at the center of B cell activation

S Hämälistö, F Del Valle Batalla, MI Yuseff… - Journal of Cell …, 2024 - rupress.org
The endolysosomal system specializes in degrading cellular components and is crucial to
maintaining homeostasis and adapting rapidly to metabolic and environmental cues. Cells …

Gouty arthritis involves impairment of autophagic degradation via cathepsin D inactivation-mediated lysosomal dysfunction that promotes apoptosis in macrophages

YH Chen, WY Chen, CL Yu, CY Tsai… - Biochimica et Biophysica …, 2023 - Elsevier
This study examined autophagy-lysosome pathway (ALP) perturbations in synovial
monocytes/macrophages from patients with gouty arthritis (GA) and the associations of ALP …

[HTML][HTML] Intravitreal gene therapy restores the autophagy-lysosomal pathway and attenuates retinal degeneration in cathepsin D-deficient mice

J Liu, M Bassal, S Schlichting, I Braren… - Neurobiology of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Loss of vision due to progressive retinal degeneration is a hallmark of neuronal ceroid
lipofuscinoses (NCL), a group of fatal neurodegenerative lysosomal storage diseases …

[HTML][HTML] Cinchonine exerts anti-tumor and immunotherapy sensitizing effects in lung cancer by impairing autophagic-lysosomal degradation

H Wang, Y Shi, D Ma, M Cao, Y Sun, X Jiang… - Biomedicine & …, 2023 - Elsevier
Currently, there are several treatments approaches available for lung cancer; however,
patients who develop drug resistance or have poor survival rates urgently require new …