The role of renin-angiotensin system in sepsis-associated acute kidney injury: Mechanisms and therapeutic implications

B Garcia, A Zarbock, R Bellomo… - Current Opinion in …, 2023 - journals.lww.com
SA-AKI is a common condition that can involve disturbances in the RAS, particularly the
canonical angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) angiotensin-II (Ang II)/angiotensin II …

[HTML][HTML] DPP3: From biomarker to therapeutic target of cardiovascular diseases

P Ye, W Duan, YQ Leng, YK Wang, X Tan… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death globally among non-communicable
diseases, which imposes a serious socioeconomic burden on patients and the healthcare …

Unravelling the complexity of enzyme catalysis

NS Scrutton - The FEBS Journal, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The study of enzymes never disappoints. Despite its long history—almost 150 years
following the first documented use of the word enzyme in 1878—the field of enzymology …

[HTML][HTML] CAPN2-responsive mesoporous silica nanoparticles: A promising nanocarrier for targeted therapy of pancreatic cancer

EJ Slapak, M El Mandili, MS Ten Brink, A Kros… - Cancer Letters, 2024 - Elsevier
Pancreatic adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is highly resistant to conventional chemotherapeutic
interventions, resulting in exceptionally low survival rates. The limited efficacy can in part be …

Interactions between zinc and NRF2 in vascular redox signalling

F Yang, MJ Smith, RCM Siow… - Biochemical Society …, 2024 - portlandpress.com
Recent evidence highlights the importance of trace metal micronutrients such as zinc (Zn) in
coronary and vascular diseases. Zn2+ plays a signalling role in modulating endothelial nitric …

The alternative renin–angiotensin system in critically ill patients: pathophysiology and therapeutic implications

B Garcia, A Zarbock, R Bellomo, M Legrand - Critical Care, 2023 - Springer
The renin–angiotensin system (RAS) plays a crucial role in regulating blood pressure and
the cardio-renal system. The classical RAS, mainly mediated by angiotensin I, angiotensin …

[HTML][HTML] Design and synthesis of efficient fluororethylene-peptidomimetic inhibitors of dipeptidyl peptidase iii (dpp3)

H Podversnik, S Jha, P Macheroux… - Bioorganic & Medicinal …, 2022 - Elsevier
Dipeptidyl peptidase III (DPP3) is a ubiquitously expressed zinc-dependent peptide cutting
enzyme and selectively hydrolyses amide bonds to cleave N-terminal dipeptide fragments …

Dipeptidyl peptidase 3 activity as a promising biomarker of bone fragility in postmenopausal women

C Menale, G Tabacco, AM Naciu, ML Schiavone… - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
The dipeptidyl peptidase 3 (Dpp3) is a ubiquitous zinc-dependent aminopeptidase,
participating in the activation or degradation of signaling peptides and in the Keap1–Nrf2 …

Neuropeptides, substrates and inhibitors of human dipeptidyl peptidase III, experimental and computational study—A new substrate identified

Z Karačić, F Šupljika, A Tomić, L Brkljačić… - International journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Dipeptidyl peptidase III (DPP III) is a cytosolic, two-domain zinc-exopeptidase. It is
widely distributed in mammalian tissues, where it's involved in the final steps of normal …

Renin in critically ill patients

Y Kotani, M Chappell, G Landoni, A Zarbock… - Annals of Intensive …, 2024 - Springer
The renin-angiotensin system (RAS) constitutes one of the principal mechanisms to maintain
hemodynamic and fluid homeostasis. However, most research until now on RAS primarily …