[HTML][HTML] COVID-19 infection alters kynurenine and fatty acid metabolism, correlating with IL-6 levels and renal status

T Thomas, D Stefanoni, JA Reisz, T Nemkov… - JCI insight, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
BACKGROUND Reprogramming of host metabolism supports viral pathogenesis by fueling
viral proliferation, by providing, for example, free amino acids and fatty acids as building …

Evidence of structural protein damage and membrane lipid remodeling in red blood cells from COVID-19 patients

T Thomas, D Stefanoni, M Dzieciatkowska… - Journal of proteome …, 2020 - ACS Publications
The SARS-CoV-2 beta coronavirus is the etiological driver of COVID-19 disease, which is
primarily characterized by shortness of breath, persistent dry cough, and fever. Because they …

Chaperone-mediated autophagy sustains haematopoietic stem-cell function

S Dong, Q Wang, YR Kao, A Diaz, I Tasset, S Kaushik… - Nature, 2021 - nature.com
The activation of mostly quiescent haematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) is a prerequisite for life-
long production of blood cells. This process requires major molecular adaptations to allow …

Fatty acid metabolism underlies venetoclax resistance in acute myeloid leukemia stem cells

BM Stevens, CL Jones, DA Pollyea, R Culp-Hill… - Nature cancer, 2020 - nature.com
Venetoclax with azacitidine (ven/aza) has emerged as a promising treatment regimen for
acute myeloid leukemia (AML), with a high percentage of clinical remissions in newly …

[HTML][HTML] Signatures of mitochondrial dysfunction and impaired fatty acid metabolism in plasma of patients with post-acute sequelae of COVID-19 (PASC)

VP Guntur, T Nemkov, E de Boer, MP Mohning… - Metabolites, 2022 - mdpi.com
Exercise intolerance is a major manifestation of post-acute sequelae of severe acute
respiratory syndrome coronavirus infection (PASC, or “long-COVID”). Exercise intolerance in …

[HTML][HTML] A phase I/Ib trial and biological correlate analysis of neoadjuvant SBRT with single-dose durvalumab in HPV-unrelated locally advanced HNSCC

LB Darragh, MM Knitz, J Hu, ET Clambey, J Backus… - Nature Cancer, 2022 - nature.com
Five-year survival for human papilloma virus-unrelated head and neck squamous cell
carcinomas remain below 50%. We assessed the safety of administering combination …

[HTML][HTML] Mitochondrial ATP fuels ABC transporter-mediated drug efflux in cancer chemoresistance

EL Giddings, DP Champagne, MH Wu, JM Laffin… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Chemotherapy remains the standard of care for most cancers worldwide, however
development of chemoresistance due to the presence of the drug-effluxing ATP binding …

Red blood cell omics and machine learning in transfusion medicine: singularity is near

A D'Alessandro - Transfusion Medicine and Hemotherapy, 2023 - karger.com
Background: Blood transfusion is a life-saving intervention for millions of recipients
worldwide. Over the last 15 years, the advent of high-throughput, affordable omics …

The STAT3-MYC axis promotes survival of leukemia stem cells by regulating SLC1A5 and oxidative phosphorylation

ML Amaya, A Inguva, S Pei, C Jones… - Blood, The Journal …, 2022 - ashpublications.org
Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is characterized by the presence of leukemia stem cells
(LSCs), and failure to fully eradicate this population contributes to disease …

[HTML][HTML] Simultaneous targeting of PD-1 and IL-2Rβγ with radiation therapy inhibits pancreatic cancer growth and metastasis

M Piper, M Hoen, LB Darragh, MW Knitz, D Nguyen… - Cancer Cell, 2023 - cell.com
In pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) patients, we show that response to radiation
therapy (RT) is characterized by increased IL-2Rβ and IL-2Rγ along with decreased IL-2Rα …