The role of insulin resistance in fueling NAFLD pathogenesis: from molecular mechanisms to clinical implications

R Palma, A Pronio, M Romeo, F Scognamiglio… - Journal of Clinical …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) represents a predominant hepatopathy that is
rapidly becoming the most common cause of hepatocellular carcinoma worldwide. The …

Intrinsically disordered proteins play diverse roles in cell signaling

SE Bondos, AK Dunker, VN Uversky - Cell Communication and Signaling, 2022 - Springer
Signaling pathways allow cells to detect and respond to a wide variety of chemical (eg Ca2+
or chemokine proteins) and physical stimuli (eg, sheer stress, light). Together, these …

Photoswitchable Diazocine-Based Estrogen Receptor Agonists: Stabilization of the Active Form inside the Receptor

J Ewert, L Heintze, M Jordà-Redondo… - Journal of the …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Photopharmacology is an emerging approach in drug design and pharmacological therapy.
Light is used to switch a pharmacophore between a biologically inactive and an active …

Are BPA substitutes as obesogenic as BPA?

F Oliviero, A Marmugi, C Viguié, V Gayrard… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Metabolic diseases, such as obesity, Type II diabetes and hepatic steatosis, are a significant
public health concern affecting more than half a billion people worldwide. The prevalence of …

Regulation of Bcl-2 family proteins in estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer and their implications in endocrine therapy

A Kawiak, A Kostecka - Cancers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the female
population, with estrogen receptor (ER)-positive breast cancer accounting for two-third of …

Saikosaponin d alleviates liver fibrosis by negatively regulating the ROS/NLRP3 inflammasome through activating the ERβ pathway

K Zhang, L Lin, Y Zhu, N Zhang, M Zhou… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Background and aims: Saikosaponin d (SSd) has a steroidal structure and significant anti-
inflammatory effects. The purpose of this study was to explore the mechanism underlying …

Advancements in the use of platinum complexes as anticancer agents

R Sharma, VJ Singh, PA Chawla - Anti-Cancer Agents in …, 2022 - ingentaconnect.com
Background: The platinum (II) complexes as anticancer agents have been well explored for
the development of novel analogs. Yet, none of them achieved clinical importance in …

[HTML][HTML] Role of hormone receptors and HER2 as prospective molecular markers for breast cancer: An update

SS Mohanty, CR Sahoo, RN Padhy - Genes & diseases, 2022 - Elsevier
This review provides an updated account on the current methods, principles and mechanism
of action of therapies for the detection of molecular markers of therapeutic importance in the …

A Photoactivatable AIEgen for Selective Imaging and Killing of Estrogen Receptor-Positive Cells

C Xu, H Zou, L Hu, H Shen, HHY Sung… - ACS Materials …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The development of fluorescent probes based on the skeletal structure of small-molecule
targeted anticancer drugs is promising for biomedical applications because these probes …

Species differences in response to binding interactions of bisphenol A and its analogs with the modeled estrogen receptor 1 and in vitro reporter gene assay in human …

CG Park, N Singh, CS Ryu, JY Yoon… - Environmental …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Adverse impacts associated with the interactions of numerous endocrine‐disruptor
chemicals (EDCs) with estrogen receptor 1 play a pivotal role in reproductive dysfunction …