Nanodelivery of cGAS-STING activators for tumor immunotherapy

J Guo, L Huang - Trends in Pharmacological Sciences, 2022 - cell.com
Activation of the cyclic guanosine monophosphate-adenosine monophosphate synthase
(cGAS)-stimulator of interferon genes (STING) pathway has great potential to promote …

The role of sigma-1 receptor, an intracellular chaperone in neurodegenerative diseases

B Penke, L Fulop, M Szucs… - Current …, 2018 - ingentaconnect.com
Background: Widespread protein aggregation occurs in the living system under stress or
during aging, owing to disturbance of endoplasmic reticulum (ER) proteostasis. Many …

Icaritin exacerbates mitophagy and synergizes with doxorubicin to induce immunogenic cell death in hepatocellular carcinoma

Z Yu, J Guo, M Hu, Y Gao, L Huang - Acs Nano, 2020 - ACS Publications
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) resistant to both chemotherapy and immunotherapy is
among the deadliest malignancies. Doxorubicin widely used in transarterial chemotherapy …

N, N-dimethyltryptamine compound found in the hallucinogenic tea ayahuasca, regulates adult neurogenesis in vitro and in vivo

JA Morales-Garcia, J Calleja-Conde… - Translational …, 2020 - nature.com
Abstract N, N-dimethyltryptamine (DMT) is a component of the ayahuasca brew traditionally
used for ritual and therapeutic purposes across several South American countries. Here, we …

Sigma‐1 receptor protects against ferroptosis in hepatocellular carcinoma cells

T Bai, P Lei, H Zhou, R Liang, R Zhu… - Journal of cellular …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Sigma‐1 receptor (S1R) regulates reactive oxygen species (ROS) accumulation via
nuclear factor erythroid 2‐related factor 2 (NRF2), which plays a vital role in ferroptosis …

Inhibition of alpha oscillations through serotonin-2A receptor activation underlies the visual effects of ayahuasca in humans

M Valle, AE Maqueda, M Rabella… - European …, 2016 - Elsevier
Ayahuasca is an Amazonian psychotropic plant tea typically obtained from two plants,
Banisteriopsis caapi and Psychotria viridis. It contains the psychedelic 5-HT 2A and sigma-1 …

Haloperidol, a sigma receptor 1 antagonist, promotes ferroptosis in hepatocellular carcinoma cells

T Bai, S Wang, Y Zhao, R Zhu, W Wang… - … and biophysical research …, 2017 - Elsevier
Ferroptosis is a novel form of cell death, which is characterized by accumulation of reactive
oxygen species (ROS). Sigma 1 receptor (S1R) has been suggested to function in oxidative …

A pH-responsive mesoporous silica nanoparticle-based drug delivery system for targeted breast cancer therapy

J Chang, L Mo, J Song, X Wang, H Liu… - Journal of Materials …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
In order to make the drug specifically aggregate at the tumor site, we had developed a
targeted drug delivery system based on pH responsive mesoporous silica nanoparticles …

[HTML][HTML] Fenfluramine acts as a positive modulator of sigma-1 receptors

P Martin, PAM de Witte, T Maurice, A Gammaitoni… - Epilepsy & Behavior, 2020 - Elsevier
Objective Adjunctive fenfluramine hydrochloride, classically described as acting
pharmacologically through a serotonergic mechanism, has demonstrated a unique and …

Pharmacological Analysis of the Anti-epileptic Mechanisms of Fenfluramine in scn1a Mutant Zebrafish

J Sourbron, I Smolders, P De Witte… - Frontiers in …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Dravet syndrome (DS) is a genetic encephalopathy that is characterized by severe seizures
and prominent co-morbidities (eg, physical, intellectual disabilities). More than 85% of the …