[HTML][HTML] Ursolic acid enhances macrophage autophagy and attenuates atherogenesis [S]

S Leng, S Iwanowycz, F Saaoud, J Wang, Y Wang… - Journal of lipid …, 2016 - ASBMB
Macrophage autophagy has been shown to be protective against atherosclerosis. We
previously discovered that ursolic acid (UA) promoted cancer cell autophagy. In the present …

Retracted: miR‐30d‐5p suppresses proliferation and autophagy by targeting ATG5 in renal cell carcinoma

L Liang, Z Yang, Q Deng, Y Jiang, Y Cheng… - FEBS open …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Previous reports have shown that miR‐30d‐5p functions as a tumor suppressor in prostate
cancer and gallbladder carcinoma, but its role in renal cell carcinoma (RCC) remains …

[HTML][HTML] TFE3 Alleviates Hepatic Steatosis through Autophagy-Induced Lipophagy and PGC1α-Mediated Fatty Acid β-Oxidation

J Xiong, K Wang, J He, G Zhang, D Zhang… - International journal of …, 2016 - mdpi.com
Autophagy flux deficiency is closely related to the development of hepatic steatosis.
Transcription factor E3 (TFE3) is reported to be a crucial gene that regulates autophagy flux …

Methionine and cystine double deprivation stress suppresses glioma proliferation via inducing ROS/autophagy

H Liu, W Zhang, K Wang, X Wang, F Yin, C Li, C Wang… - Toxicology letters, 2015 - Elsevier
Cancer cells are highly dependent on methionine and cystine (Met–Cys) for survival and
proliferation. However, the molecular mechanism is not fully clear. The present study is to …

[HTML][HTML] Structure and dynamics in the ATG8 family from experimental to computational techniques

V Sora, M Kumar, E Maiani, M Lambrughi… - Frontiers in Cell and …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Autophagy is a conserved and essential intracellular mechanism for the removal of
damaged components. Since autophagy deregulation is linked to different kinds of …

Drug-induced macrophage autophagy in atherosclerosis: for better or worse?

W Martinet, I De Meyer, S Verheye… - Basic Research in …, 2013 - Springer
Autophagy is a reparative, life-sustaining process by which cytoplasmic components are
sequestered in double membrane vesicles and degraded upon fusion with lysosomal …

VDAC1 promotes cardiomyocyte autophagy in anoxia/reoxygenation injury via the PINK1/Parkin pathway

X Yang, Y Zhou, H Liang, Y Meng, H Liu… - Cell Biology …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) is a well‐known injury to the myocardium, but the
mechanism involved remains elusive. In addition to the well‐accepted apoptosis theory …

Protective effect of Tenuifolin against Alzheimer's disease

L Wang, G Jin, H Yu, Q Li, H Yang - Neuroscience letters, 2019 - Elsevier
Amyloid-β (Aβ) plays a critical role in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease (AD), an age-
related neurodegenerative ailment. Emerging evidence suggests that Tenuifolin (TEN) …

[HTML][HTML] Harnessing the cell death pathway for targeted cancer treatment

CK Speirs, M Hwang, S Kim, W Li… - American journal of …, 2011 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Genotoxic agents have long targeted apoptotic cell death as a primary means of treating
cancer. However, the presence of cellular defects in many cancers has contributed to an …

Activation of the stress proteome as a mechanism for small molecule therapeutics

RD Brose, G Shin, MC McGuinness… - Human molecular …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Various small molecule pharmacologic agents with different known functions produce
similar outcomes in diverse Mendelian and complex disorders, suggesting that they may …