Metabolic messengers: tumour necrosis factor

JK Sethi, GS Hotamisligil - Nature metabolism, 2021 - nature.com
Tumour necrosis factor (TNF) is a classical, pleiotropic pro-inflammatory cytokine. It is also
the first 'adipokine'described to be produced from adipose tissue, regulated in obesity and …

The concept of intrinsic versus extrinsic apoptosis

L Lossi - Biochemical Journal, 2022 - portlandpress.com
Regulated cell death is a vital and dynamic process in multicellular organisms that maintains
tissue homeostasis and eliminates potentially dangerous cells. Apoptosis, one of the better …

Intrinsic and extrinsic pathways of apoptosis: Role in cancer development and prognosis

D Kashyap, VK Garg, N Goel - Advances in protein chemistry and structural …, 2021 - Elsevier
Apoptosis, also named programmed cell death, is a fundament process required for
morphogenetic homeostasis during early development and in pathophysiological …

Tumor necrosis factor receptors: pleiotropic signaling complexes and their differential effects

P Gough, IA Myles - Frontiers in immunology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Since its discovery in 1975, TNFα has been a subject of intense study as it plays significant
roles in both immunity and cancer. Such attention is well deserved as TNFα is unique in its …

[HTML][HTML] TNF leads to mtDNA release and cGAS/STING-dependent interferon responses that support inflammatory arthritis

J Willemsen, MT Neuhoff, T Hoyler, E Noir, C Tessier… - Cell reports, 2021 - cell.com
Tumor necrosis factor (TNF) is a key driver of several inflammatory diseases, such as
rheumatoid arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease, and psoriasis, in which affected tissues …

[HTML][HTML] Molecular pathways involved in COVID-19 and potential pathway-based therapeutic targets

M Farahani, Z Niknam, LM Amirabad… - Biomedicine & …, 2022 - Elsevier
Deciphering the molecular downstream consequences of severe acute respiratory
syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV)− 2 infection is important for a greater understanding of …

Hair follicle immune privilege and its collapse in alopecia areata

M Bertolini, K McElwee, A Gilhar… - Experimental …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Anagen stage hair follicles (HFs) exhibit “immune privilege (IP)” from the level of the bulge
downwards to the bulb. Both passive and active IP mechanisms protect HFs from …

The role of cytokines in modulating learning and memory and brain plasticity

JM Bourgognon, J Cavanagh - Brain and neuroscience …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Cytokines are proteins secreted in the central nervous system by neurons, microglia,
astrocytes and infiltrating peripheral immune cells under physiological and pathological …

Targeting apoptotic pathway of cancer cells with phytochemicals and plant-based nanomaterials

AK Wani, N Akhtar, TG Mir, R Singh, PK Jha, SK Mallik… - Biomolecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
Apoptosis is the elimination of functionally non-essential, neoplastic, and infected cells via
the mitochondrial pathway or death receptor pathway. The process of apoptosis is highly …

Neuroinflammation, sleep, and circadian rhythms

MR Zielinski, AJ Gibbons - Frontiers in cellular and infection …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Molecules involved in innate immunity affect sleep and circadian oscillators and vice versa.
Sleep-inducing inflammatory molecules are activated by increased waking activity and …