Mitochondria-targeted triphenylphosphonium-based compounds: syntheses, mechanisms of action, and therapeutic and diagnostic applications

J Zielonka, J Joseph, A Sikora, M Hardy… - Chemical …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Mitochondria are recognized as one of the most important targets for new drug design in
cancer, cardiovascular, and neurological diseases. Currently, the most effective way to …

Oral drug delivery platforms for biomedical applications

J Ouyang, Z Zhang, B Deng, J Liu, L Wang, H Liu… - Materials Today, 2023 - Elsevier
Oral administration is perhaps the most commonly used and acceptable route for drug
delivery to patients, mainly due to its non-invasiveness, simplicity, and versatility …

A dual‐responsive STAT3 inhibitor nanoprodrug combined with oncolytic virus elicits synergistic antitumor immune responses by igniting pyroptosis

W Su, W Qiu, SJ Li, S Wang, J Xie, QC Yang… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Immune checkpoint blockade (ICB) therapy shows excellent efficacy against malignancies;
however, insufficient tumor immunogenicity and the immunosuppressive tumor …

[HTML][HTML] Time to consider the “exposome hypothesis” in the development of the obesity pandemic

V Catalán, I Avilés-Olmos, A Rodríguez, S Becerril… - Nutrients, 2022 - mdpi.com
The obesity epidemic shows no signs of abatement. Genetics and overnutrition together with
a dramatic decline in physical activity are the alleged main causes for this pandemic. While …

[HTML][HTML] Recent advances in thermoregulation

EA Tansey, CD Johnson - Advances in physiology …, 2015 - journals.physiology.org
Thermoregulation is the maintenance of a relatively constant core body temperature.
Humans normally maintain a body temperature at 37 C, and maintenance of this relatively …

[HTML][HTML] Brown adipose tissue regulates glucose homeostasis and insulin sensitivity

KI Stanford, RJW Middelbeek… - The Journal of …, 2012 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Brown adipose tissue (BAT) is known to function in the dissipation of chemical energy in
response to cold or excess feeding, and also has the capacity to modulate energy balance …

[HTML][HTML] Resveratrol and its human metabolites—effects on metabolic health and obesity

M Springer, S Moco - Nutrients, 2019 - mdpi.com
Resveratrol is one of the most widely studied polyphenols and it has been assigned a
plethora of metabolic effects with potential health benefits. Given its low bioavailability and …

[HTML][HTML] Berberine activates thermogenesis in white and brown adipose tissue

Z Zhang, H Zhang, B Li, X Meng, J Wang… - Nature …, 2014 - nature.com
Obesity develops when energy intake exceeds energy expenditure. Promoting brown
adipose tissue formation and function increases energy expenditure and hence may …

Alternatively activated macrophages produce catecholamines to sustain adaptive thermogenesis

KD Nguyen, Y Qiu, X Cui, YPS Goh, J Mwangi, T David… - Nature, 2011 - nature.com
All homeotherms use thermogenesis to maintain their core body temperature, ensuring that
cellular functions and physiological processes can continue in cold environments,,. In the …

[HTML][HTML] MicroRNAs in obesity and related metabolic disorders

JF Landrier, A Derghal, L Mounien - Cells, 2019 - mdpi.com
Metabolic disorders are characterized by the inability to properly use and/or store energy.
The burdens of metabolic disease, such as obesity or diabetes, are believed to arise through …