[HTML][HTML] Mitochondrial uncoupler BAM15 reverses diet-induced obesity and insulin resistance in mice

SJ Alexopoulos, SY Chen, AE Brandon… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Obesity is a health problem affecting more than 40% of US adults and 13% of the global
population. Anti-obesity treatments including diet, exercise, surgery and pharmacotherapies …

[HTML][HTML] Cryptococcus neoformans urease affects the outcome of intracellular pathogenesis by modulating phagolysosomal pH

MS Fu, C Coelho, CM De Leon-Rodriguez… - PLoS …, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Cryptococcus neoformans is a facultative intracellular pathogen and its interaction with
macrophages is a key event determining the outcome of infection. Urease is a major …

[HTML][HTML] Chronic kidney disease promotes cerebral microhemorrhage formation

C Fang, WL Lau, J Sun, R Chang, A Vallejo… - Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Background Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is increasingly recognized as a stroke risk factor,
but its exact relationship with cerebrovascular disease is not well-understood. We …

The effect of size, charge, and peptide ligand length on kidney targeting by small, organic nanoparticles

Y Huang, K Jiang, X Zhang… - … & Translational Medicine, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) affects 15% of the US adult population. However, most
clinically available drugs for CKD show low bioavailability to the kidneys and non‐specific …

Design and in vivo characterization of kidney-targeting multimodal micelles for renal drug delivery

J Wang, C Poon, D Chin, S Milkowski, V Lu… - Nano Research, 2018 - Springer
One in three Americans is at risk for developing chronic kidney disease (CKD) and end-
stage renal disease (ESRD), leading to the need for dialysis or a kidney transplant. Small …

CCR2-targeted micelles for anti-cancer peptide delivery and immune stimulation

N Trac, LY Chen, A Zhang, CP Liao, C Poon… - Journal of Controlled …, 2021 - Elsevier
Signaling between the Csingle bondC chemokine receptor 2 (CCR2) with its ligand,
monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) promotes cancer progression by directly …

Lactobacillus rhamnosus Reduces Blood Glucose Level through Downregulation of Gluconeogenesis Gene Expression in Streptozotocin‐Induced Diabetic Rats

E Farida, L Nuraida, PE Giriwono… - International Journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Some lactic acid bacteria (LAB) are observed to be potential probiotics with functional
properties such as lowering fasting blood glucose (FBG), as a promising hyperglycemia …

[HTML][HTML] Acute and sub-chronic toxicity evaluation of the crude methanolic extract of Diospyros mespiliformis hochst ex a. Dc (ebenaceae) and its fractions

AA Ebbo, D Sani, MM Suleiman, A Ahmad, AZ Hassan - Toxicology reports, 2020 - Elsevier
Diospyros mespiliformis, commonly called Jackal berry or African ebony, belongs to the
plant family, Ebenaceae. The roots, barks and leaves have been used traditionally to treat …

Impact of impaired renal function on gadolinium retention after administration of gadolinium-based contrast agents in a mouse model

AAP Kartamihardja, T Nakajima, S Kameo… - Investigative …, 2016 - journals.lww.com
Objectives The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of impaired renal function on
gadolinium (Gd) retention in various organs after Gd-based contrast agent injection …

Nickel oxide-deposited cellulose/CNT composite electrode for non-enzymatic urea detection

NS Nguyen, HH Yoon - Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 2016 - Elsevier
A highly sensitive non-enzymatic urea sensor was fabricated using nickel oxide deposited
on a cellulose/carbon nanotube (CNT) composite. The structure and morphological …