Self-assembling peptide nanofibrous hydrogel as a versatile drug delivery platform

Z Yu, Q Xu, C Dong, SS Lee, L Gao, Y Li… - Current …, 2015 - ingentaconnect.com
Molecular hydrogels have been widely explored in various biomedical applications, such as
cell culture, tissue engineering and drug delivery. Peptide-based hydrogel nanoparticles …

Endogenous opiates and behavior: 2014

RJ Bodnar - Peptides, 2016 - Elsevier
This paper is the thirty-seventh consecutive installment of the annual review of research
concerning the endogenous opioid system. It summarizes papers published during 2014 …

Engineering β-sheet peptide assemblies for biomedical applications

Z Yu, Z Cai, Q Chen, M Liu, L Ye, J Ren, W Liao… - Biomaterials …, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
Hydrogels have been widely studied in various biomedical applications, such as tissue
engineering, cell culture, immunotherapy and vaccines, and drug delivery. Peptide-based …

Hemokinin-1 gene expression is upregulated in trigeminal ganglia in an inflammatory orofacial pain model: potential role in peripheral sensitization

T Aczél, A Kecskés, J Kun, K Szenthe, F Bánáti… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
A large percentage of primary sensory neurons in the trigeminal ganglia (TG) contain
neuropeptides such as tachykinins or calcitonin gene-related peptide. Neuropeptides …

Role of hemokinin-1 in health and disease

É Borbély, Z Helyes - Neuropeptides, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract Hemokinin-1 (HK-1), the newest tachykinin encoded by the Tac4 gene was
discovered in 2000. Its name differs from that of the other members of this peptide family due …

Synthesis and analgesic effects of μ-TRTX-Hhn1b on models of inflammatory and neuropathic pain

Y Liu, J Tang, Y Zhang, X Xun, D Tang, D Peng, J Yi… - Toxins, 2014 - mdpi.com
μ-TRTX-Hhn1b (HNTX-IV) is a 35-amino acid peptide isolated from the venom of the spider,
Ornithoctonus hainana. It inhibits voltage-gated sodium channel Nav1. 7, which has been …

Nanoscale TiO2 nanotubes govern the biological behavior of human glioma and osteosarcoma cells

A Tian, X Qin, A Wu, H Zhang, Q Xu… - International journal …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Cells respond to their surroundings through an interactive adhesion process that has direct
effects on cell proliferation and migration. This research was designed to investigate the …

Analgesic effects of lappaconitine in leukemia bone pain in a mouse model

XC Zhu, CT Ge, P Wang, JL Zhang, YY Yu, CY Fu - PeerJ, 2015 - peerj.com
Bone pain is a common and severe symptom in cancer patients. The present study
employed a mouse model of leukemia bone pain by injection K562 cells into tibia of mouse …

Analogue of melanotan II (MTII): a novel melanotropin with superpotent action on frog skin

L Gao, Z Yu, D Meng, F Zheng, YS Ong… - Protein and Peptide …, 2015 - ingentaconnect.com
An α-MSH peptide analogue, named MTII (Ac-Nle-c [Asp-His-D-Phe-Arg-Trp-Lys]-NH2), is
one of the most important ligands of melanotropic receptors but are relatively nonselective …

A small interfering RNA targeting vascular endothelial growth factor efficiently inhibits growth of VX2 cells and VX2 tumor model of hepatocellular carcinoma in rabbit …

Y Zou, CG Guo, ZG Yang, JH Sun… - Drug Design …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction Hepatocellular carcinoma is currently the second leading cause of cancer-
related deaths worldwide with an increasing incidence. Objective The objective of this study …