The pathogenesis and potential therapeutic targets in sepsis

W Zhang, H Jiang, G Wu, P Huang, H Wang, H An… - MedComm, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Sepsis is defined as “a life‐threatening organ dysfunction caused by dysregulated host
systemic inflammatory and immune response to infection.” At present, sepsis continues to …

[HTML][HTML] UCP2 as a cancer target through energy metabolism and oxidative stress control

A Luby, MC Alves-Guerra - International journal of molecular sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
Despite numerous therapies, cancer remains one of the leading causes of death worldwide
due to the lack of markers for early detection and response to treatment in many patients …

[HTML][HTML] RIPK3 promotes kidney fibrosis via AKT-dependent ATP citrate lyase

M Imamura, JS Moon, KP Chung, K Nakahira… - JCI insight, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Renal fibrosis is a common pathogenic response to injury in chronic kidney disease (CKD).
The receptor-interacting protein kinase-3 (RIPK3), a regulator of necroptosis, has been …

[HTML][HTML] NLRP3 inflammasome inhibition attenuates sepsis-induced platelet activation and prevents multi-organ injury in cecal-ligation puncture

DC Cornelius, OK Travis, RW Tramel… - PLoS …, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Sepsis is characterized by organ dysfunction due to a dysregulated immune response to
infection. Currently, no effective treatment for sepsis exists. Platelets are recognized as …

[HTML][HTML] The NLRP3 inflammasome: Role in the pathobiology of chronic pain

C Chen, MT Smith - Inflammopharmacology, 2023 - Springer
Chronic pain is not only one of the most common health problems, it is often challenging to
treat adequately. Chronic pain has a high prevalence globally, affecting approximately 20 …

Metabolic features of macrophages in inflammatory diseases and cancer

YR Na, S Je, SH Seok - Cancer Letters, 2018 - Elsevier
Macrophages are now considered to be important players in various inflammatory diseases
as well as tumor progression. Emerging evidence reveals that macrophage metabolic …

The crosstalk between NLRP3 inflammasome and gut microbiome in atherosclerosis

XN Zhang, ZL Yu, JY Chen, XY Li, ZP Wang… - Pharmacological …, 2022 - Elsevier
Atherosclerosis (AS) is chronic pathological process based on the inflammatory reaction
associated with factors including vascular endothelial dysfunction, inflammation, and …

The NLRP3 inflammasome: role in metabolic disorders and regulation by metabolic pathways

D Jiang, S Chen, R Sun, X Zhang, D Wang - Cancer letters, 2018 - Elsevier
Inflammasomes are large multimolecular complexes present in the cytosol of stimulated
immune cells; they mediate the activation of caspase-1, leading to cellular pyroptosis. So far …

A novel PINK1-and PARK2-dependent protective neuroimmune pathway in lethal sepsis

R Kang, L Zeng, Y Xie, Z Yan, B Zhou, L Cao… - Autophagy, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Although the PINK1-PARK2 pathway contributes to the pathogenesis of Parkinson disease,
its roles in sepsis (a major challenge for critical care) were previously unknown. Here, we …

UCP2 ameliorates mitochondrial dysfunction, inflammation, and oxidative stress in lipopolysaccharide-induced acute kidney injury

Y Ding, Y Zheng, J Huang, W Peng, X Chen… - International …, 2019 - Elsevier
Objective UCP2 is involved in the maintenance of mitochondrial function, immune response
and regulation of oxidative stress under physiological or pathological conditions. The aim of …