G-protein coupled receptors and tau-different roles in Alzheimer's disease

H Chidambaram, S Chinnathambi - Neuroscience, 2020 - Elsevier
Post-translational modification of Tau, a microtubule-associated protein in the neuronal cell,
plays a major role in Alzheimer's disease. Tau is an axonal protein expressed in mature …

How dietary amino acids and high protein diets influence insulin secretion

Y Yanagisawa - Physiological Reports, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Glucose homeostasis is the maintenance and regulation of blood glucose concentration
within a tight physiological range, essential for the functioning of most tissues and organs …

Amino acids differ in their capacity to stimulate GLP-1 release from the perfused rat small intestine and stimulate secretion by different sensing mechanisms

IM Modvig, RE Kuhre, SL Jepsen… - American Journal …, 2021 - journals.physiology.org
The aim of this study was to explore individual amino acid-stimulated GLP-1 responses and
the underlying stimulatory mechanisms, as well as to identify the amino acid-sensing …

Strategy for sodium-salt substitution: On the relationship between hypertension and dietary intake of cations

H Xiao, Y Yan, Y Gu, Y Zhang - Food Research International, 2022 - Elsevier
Chronic diseases, especially cardiovascular diseases (CVD), have become one of the main
causes affecting human health. Hypertension is a prominent representative of CVD. The …

Prp4 promotes skin cancer by inhibiting production of melanin, blocking influx of extracellular calcium, and remodeling cell actin cytoskeleton

MB Ahmed, SU Islam, YS Lee - International Journal of Molecular …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Pre-mRNA processing factor 4B (PRP4) has previously been shown to induce epithelial-
mesenchymal transition (EMT) and drug resistance in cancer cell lines. As melanin plays an …

Calcium sensing receptor hyperactivation through viral envelop protein E of SARS CoV2: A novel target for cardio‐renal damage in COVID‐19 infection

Y Singh, H Ali, KS Alharbi, WH Almalki… - Drug development …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Over the recent decades, a number of new pathogens have emerged within specific and
diverse populations across the globe, namely, the Nipah virus, the Ebola virus, the Zika …

Pathological role of the calcium‐sensing receptor in sepsis‐induced hypotensive shock: Therapeutic possibilities and unanswered questions

A Sood, G Singh, TG Singh… - Drug Development …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Sepsis is a life‐threatening disease involving multiorgan dysfunction, prompted by an
unregulated host response to infection. Shock is a complication of sepsis in which the …

[HTML][HTML] Big peptide drugs in a small molecule world

L Otvos Jr, JD Wade - Frontiers in Chemistry, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
A quarter of a century ago, designer peptide drugs finally broke through the glass ceiling.
Despite the resistance by big pharma, biotechnology companies managed to develop …

The unexplored role of alkali and alkaline earth elements (ALAEs) on the structure, processing, and biological effects of bioactive glasses

A Shearer, M Molinaro, M Montazerian, JJ Sly… - Biomaterials …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Bioactive glass has been employed in several medical applications since its inception in
1969. The compositions of these materials have been investigated extensively with …

Unmasking amending roles of hypocalcemia in cancer, COVID-19, and sepsis: Engineered nanodelivery and diagnosis

E Ghafouri, M Bigdeli, A Khalafiyan, Z Amirkhani… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Calcium (Ca 2+) homeostasis is crucial for maintaining physiological processes in
the body, and disruptions in Ca 2+ signaling can lead to various pathological conditions …