Targeting EMT in cancer with repurposed metabolic inhibitors

V Ramesh, T Brabletz, P Ceppi - Trends in cancer, 2020 - cell.com
Epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) determines the most lethal features of cancer,
metastasis formation and chemoresistance, and therefore represents an attractive target in …

100 years of suramin

N Wiedemar, DA Hauser, P Mäser - Antimicrobial agents and …, 2020 - Am Soc Microbiol
Suramin is 100 years old and is still being used to treat the first stage of acute human
sleeping sickness, caused by Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense. Suramin is a …

Meta-analysis: pharmacologic treatment of restricted and repetitive behaviors in autism spectrum disorders

MS Zhou, M Nasir, LC Farhat, M Kook… - Journal of the American …, 2021 - Elsevier
Objective To examine the efficacy of pharmacological treatments for restricted and repetitive
behaviors (RRB) in autism spectrum disorders (ASD). Method We searched PubMed …

Purinergic system in psychiatric diseases

A Cheffer, ARG Castillo, J Corrêa-Velloso… - Molecular …, 2018 - nature.com
Psychiatric disorders are debilitating diseases, affecting> 80 million people worldwide.
There are no causal cures for psychiatric disorders and available therapies only treat the …

Pathophysiological role of purines and pyrimidines in neurodevelopment: unveiling new pharmacological approaches to congenital brain diseases

M Fumagalli, D Lecca, MP Abbracchio… - Frontiers in …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
In recent years, a substantial body of evidence has emerged demonstrating that purine and
pyrimidine synthesis and metabolism play major roles in controlling embryonic and fetal …

GABAergic inhibitory neurons as therapeutic targets for cognitive impairment in schizophrenia

M Xu, AHC Wong - Acta Pharmacologica Sinica, 2018 - nature.com
Schizophrenia is considered primarily as a cognitive disorder. However, functional
outcomes in schizophrenia are limited by the lack of effective pharmacological and …

[HTML][HTML] Maternal inflammation during pregnancy and offspring brain development: the role of mitochondria

LE Gyllenhammer, JM Rasmussen, N Bertele… - Biological Psychiatry …, 2022 - Elsevier
The association between maternal immune activation (MIA) during pregnancy and risk for
offspring neuropsychiatric disorders has been increasingly recognized over the past several …

Profiles of urine and blood metabolomics in autism spectrum disorders

N Likhitweerawong, C Thonusin… - Metabolic brain …, 2021 - Springer
Early diagnosis and treatment for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) pose challenges. The
current diagnostic approach for ASD is mainly clinical assessment of patient behaviors …

[HTML][HTML] Metabolic features and regulation of the healing cycle—A new model for chronic disease pathogenesis and treatment

RK Naviaux - Mitochondrion, 2019 - Elsevier
Without healing, multicellular life on Earth would not exist. Without healing, one injury
predisposes to another, leading to disability, chronic disease, accelerated aging, and death …

[HTML][HTML] Maternal P2X7 receptor inhibition prevents autism-like phenotype in male mouse offspring through the NLRP3-IL-1β pathway

D Szabó, P Tod, F Gölöncsér, V Román… - Brain, Behavior, and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a complex neurodevelopmental condition caused by
interactions of environmental and genetic factors. Recently we showed that activation of the …