[HTML][HTML] Salivary exosomal miRNA-1307-5p predicts disease aggressiveness and poor prognosis in oral squamous cell carcinoma patients

A Patel, S Patel, P Patel, D Mandlik, K Patel… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Background: Salivary exosomal miRNAs as biomarkers facilitate repeated sampling, real-
time disease monitoring and assessment of therapeutic response. This study identifies a …

[HTML][HTML] Landscape of molecular crosstalk between SARS-CoV-2 infection and cardiovascular diseases: emphasis on mitochondrial dysfunction and immune …

S Dai, T Cao, H Shen, X Zong, W Gu, H Li… - Journal of Translational …, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Background SARS-CoV-2, the pathogen of COVID-19, is a worldwide threat to
human health and causes a long-term burden on the cardiovascular system. Individuals with …

Thimet oligopeptidase as a potential CSF biomarker for Alzheimer's disease: A cross‐platform validation study

YS Hok‐A‐Hin, K Bolsewig, DN Ruiters… - Alzheimer's & …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
INTRODUCTION Our previous antibody‐based cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) proteomics study
showed that Thimet oligopeptidase (THOP1), an amyloid beta (Aβ) neuropeptidase, was …

Phosphinic Peptides as Tool Compounds for the Study of Pharmacologically Relevant Zn-Metalloproteases

D Georgiadis, N Skoulikas… - ACS Pharmacology & …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Phosphinic peptides constitute an important class of bioactive compounds that have found a
wide range of applications in the field of biology and pharmacology of Zn-metalloproteases …

[HTML][HTML] Neurolysin Knockout Mice in a Diet-Induced Obesity Model

B Caprioli, RAS Eichler, RNO Silva, LF Martucci… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Neurolysin oligopeptidase (EC 3.4. 24.16; Nln), a member of the zinc metallopeptidase M3
family, was first identified in rat brain synaptic membranes hydrolyzing neurotensin at the …

[HTML][HTML] Transcriptional and epigenetic alterations in the progression of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and biomarkers helping to diagnose non-alcoholic …

Y Zhu, H Zhang, P Jiang, C Xie, Y Luo, J Chen - Biomedicines, 2023 - mdpi.com
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) encompasses a broad spectrum of conditions from
simple steatosis (non-alcoholic fatty liver (NAFL)) to non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) …

[HTML][HTML] Thimet oligopeptidase—A classical enzyme with new function and new form

Y Liu, JA Sigman, LA Bruce, AJ Wolfson - Immuno, 2021 - mdpi.com
Peptidases generate bioactive peptides that can regulate cell signaling and mediate
intercellular communication. While the processing of peptide precursors is initiated …

Peptidomic profiling of cerebrospinal fluid from patients with intracranial saccular aneurysms

GR Sakaya, CA Parada, RA Eichler, VN Yamaki… - Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Intracranial saccular aneurysms (ISA) represent 90%–95% of all intracranial aneurysm
cases, characterizing abnormal pockets at arterial branch points. Ruptures lead to …

PhAc-ALGP-Dox, a novel anticancer prodrug with targeted activation and improved therapeutic index

A Casazza, L Van Helleputte, B Van Renterghem… - Molecular cancer …, 2022 - AACR
Clinical use of doxorubicin (Dox) is limited by cumulative myelo-and cardiotoxicity. This
research focuses on the detailed characterization of PhAc-ALGP-Dox, a targeted …

[HTML][HTML] New Intracellular Peptide Derived from Hemoglobin Alpha Chain Induces Glucose Uptake and Reduces Blood Glycemia

RNO Silva, RP Llanos, RAS Eichler, TB Oliveira… - Pharmaceutics, 2021 - mdpi.com
Intracellular peptides were shown to derive from proteasomal degradation of proteins from
mammalian and yeast cells, being suggested to play distinctive roles both inside and …