Targeting nucleotide metabolism: a promising approach to enhance cancer immunotherapy

H Wu, Y Gong, P Ji, Y Xie, YZ Jiang, G Liu - Journal of Hematology & …, 2022 - Springer
Targeting nucleotide metabolism can not only inhibit tumor initiation and progression but
also exert serious side effects. With in-depth studies of nucleotide metabolism, our …

Molecular mechanisms of vascular health: insights from vascular aging and calcification

NR Sutton, R Malhotra, C St. Hilaire… - … , and vascular biology, 2023 - Am Heart Assoc
Cardiovascular disease is the most common cause of death worldwide, especially beyond
the age of 65 years, with the vast majority of morbidity and mortality due to myocardial …

A photoactivated sorafenib-ruthenium (II) prodrug for resistant hepatocellular carcinoma therapy through ferroptosis and purine metabolism disruption

Y Lai, N Lu, S Luo, H Wang… - Journal of Medicinal …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The curative effect of sorafenib in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is limited and sorafenib
resistance remains a major obstacle for HCC. To overcome this obstacle, a new photoactive …

Astrocytes and major depression: The purinergic avenue

YF Zhao, A Verkhratsky, Y Tang, P Illes - Neuropharmacology, 2022 - Elsevier
Major depressive disorder (MDD) is one of the most prevalent psychiatric illnesses
worldwide which impairs the social functioning of the afflicted patients. Astrocytes promote …

Association between gut microbiota and elevated serum urate in two independent cohorts

J Wei, Y Zhang, N Dalbeth, R Terkeltaub… - Arthritis & …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Hyperuricemia is a precursor to gout and is often present in other metabolic
diseases that are promoted by microbiome dysbiosis. We undertook this study to examine …

Inherent P2X7 receptors regulate macrophage functions during inflammatory diseases

W Ren, P Rubini, Y Tang, T Engel, P Illes - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Macrophages are mononuclear phagocytes which derive either from blood-borne
monocytes or reside as resident macrophages in peripheral (Kupffer cells of the liver …

[HTML][HTML] Purinergic signaling in the modulation of redox biology

LEB Savio, R Leite-Aguiar, VS Alves, R Coutinho-Silva… - Redox Biology, 2021 - Elsevier
Purinergic signaling is a cell communication pathway mediated by extracellular nucleotides
and nucleosides. Tri-and diphosphonucleotides are released in physiological and …

Lactobacillus paracasei X11 Ameliorates Hyperuricemia and Modulates Gut Microbiota in Mice

J Cao, Q Liu, H Hao, Y Bu, X Tian, T Wang… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Hyperuricemia (HUA) is the presence of excessive uric acid (UA) in blood, which leads to an
increased risk of chronic kidney disease and gout. Probiotics have the potential effect of …

M2 Macrophage Hybrid Membrane‐Camouflaged Targeted Biomimetic Nanosomes to Reprogram Inflammatory Microenvironment for Enhanced Enzyme‐Thermo …

R Chen, J Yang, M Wu, D Zhao, Z Yuan… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Excessive inflammatory reactions caused by uric acid deposition are the key factor leading
to gout. However, clinical medications cannot simultaneously remove uric acid and eliminate …

Pannexin 1 targets mitophagy to mediate renal ischemia/reperfusion injury

L Su, J Zhang, J Wang, X Wang, E Cao, C Yang… - Communications …, 2023 - nature.com
Renal ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury contributes to the development of acute kidney injury
(AKI). Kidney is the second organ rich in mitochondrial content next to the heart …