Advances in targeting 'undruggable'transcription factors with small molecules

MJ Henley, AN Koehler - Nature Reviews Drug Discovery, 2021 - nature.com
Transcription factors (TFs) represent key biological players in diseases including cancer,
autoimmunity, diabetes and cardiovascular disease. However, outside nuclear receptors …

Salvia miltiorrhizaBurge (Danshen): a golden herbal medicine in cardiovascular therapeutics

Z Li, S Xu, P Liu - Acta Pharmacologica Sinica, 2018 - nature.com
Abstract Salvia miltiorrhiza Burge (Danshen) is an eminent medicinal herb that possesses
broad cardiovascular and cerebrovascular protective actions and has been used in Asian …

Mitochondrial ROS and mitochondria-targeted antioxidants in the aged heart

D Bou-Teen, N Kaludercic, D Weissman… - Free Radical Biology …, 2021 - Elsevier
Excessive mitochondrial ROS production has been causally linked to the pathophysiology of
aging in the heart and other organs, and plays a deleterious role in several age-related …

Gallic acid reduces blood pressure and attenuates oxidative stress and cardiac hypertrophy in spontaneously hypertensive rats

LI Jin, ZH Piao, S Sun, B Liu, GR Kim, YM Seok… - Scientific reports, 2017 - nature.com
Gallic acid (GA) has been reported to have beneficial effects on cancer, vascular
calcification, and diabetes-induced myocardial dysfunction. We hypothesized that GA …

Role of microRNAs in doxorubicin-induced cardiotoxicity: an overview of preclinical models and cancer patients

C Ruggeri, S Gioffré, F Achilli, GI Colombo… - Heart failure …, 2018 - Springer
Cardiotoxicity is a well-known side effect of doxorubicin (DOX), but the mechanisms leading
to this phenomenon are still not completely clear. Prediction of drug-induced dysfunction …

Polypyrrole-based structures for activation of cellular functions under electrical stimulation

I Uzieliene, A Popov, R Vaiciuleviciute, G Kirdaite… - …, 2023 - Elsevier
Polypyrrole (Ppy) is an electroconductive polymer used in various applications, including in
vitro experiments with cell cultures under electrical stimulation (ES). Ppy can be applied in …

IRF8 suppresses pathological cardiac remodelling by inhibiting calcineurin signalling

DS Jiang, X Wei, XF Zhang, Y Liu, Y Zhang… - Nature …, 2014 - nature.com
Abstract Interferon regulatory factor 8 (IRF8) is known to affect the innate immune response,
for example, by regulating the differentiation and function of immune cells. However …

Gallic acid prevents isoproterenol-induced cardiac hypertrophy and fibrosis through regulation of JNK2 signaling and Smad3 binding activity

Y Ryu, L Jin, HJ Kee, ZH Piao, JY Cho, GR Kim… - Scientific Reports, 2016 - nature.com
Gallic acid, a type of phenolic acid, has been shown to have beneficial effects in
inflammation, vascular calcification, and metabolic diseases. The present study was aimed …

Network integration and modelling of dynamic drug responses at multi-omics levels

N Selevsek, F Caiment, R Nudischer… - Communications …, 2020 - nature.com
Uncovering cellular responses from heterogeneous genomic data is crucial for molecular
medicine in particular for drug safety. This can be realized by integrating the molecular …

Interferon regulatory factor 1 is required for cardiac remodeling in response to pressure overload

DS Jiang, L Li, L Huang, J Gong, H Xia, X Liu… - …, 2014 - Am Heart Assoc
Interferon regulatory factor 1 (IRF1), a critical member of the IRF family, was previously
shown to be associated with the immune system and to be involved in apoptosis and tumor …