Small molecule metabolites: discovery of biomarkers and therapeutic targets

S Qiu, Y Cai, H Yao, C Lin, Y Xie, S Tang… - Signal Transduction and …, 2023 - nature.com
Metabolic abnormalities lead to the dysfunction of metabolic pathways and metabolite
accumulation or deficiency which is well-recognized hallmarks of diseases. Metabolite …

Toxicity mechanism of engineered nanomaterials: focus on mitochondria

Y Yao, T Zhang, M Tang - Environmental Pollution, 2024 - Elsevier
With the rapid development of nanotechnology, engineered nanomaterials (ENMs) are
widely used in various fields. This has exacerbated the environmental pollution and human …

Cullin5 drives experimental asthma exacerbations by modulating alveolar macrophage antiviral immunity

H Zhang, K Xue, W Li, X Yang, Y Gou, X Su… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Asthma exacerbations caused by respiratory viral infections are a serious global health
problem. Impaired antiviral immunity is thought to contribute to the pathogenesis, but the …

Mitochondrial control of innate immune responses

S Chen, Z Liao, P Xu - Frontiers in immunology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Mitochondria are versatile organelles and essential components of numerous biological
processes such as energy metabolism, signal transduction, and cell fate determination. In …

Advances of mesenchymal stem cells and their derived extracellular vesicles as a promising therapy for acute respiratory distress syndrome: from bench to clinic

X Zhuang, Y Jiang, X Yang, L Fu, L Luo… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is an acute inflammatory lung injury
characterized by diffuse alveolar damage. The period prevalence of ARDS was 10.4% of …

The mitochondrial protein TIMM44 is required for angiogenesis in vitro and in vivo

Z Ma, HP Li, S Cai, SY Du, X Chen, J Yao, X Cao… - Cell Death & …, 2023 - nature.com
The mitochondrial integrity and function in endothelial cells are essential for angiogenesis.
TIMM44 (translocase of inner mitochondrial membrane 44) is essential for integrity and …

The first discovery of marine polyoxygenated cembranolides as potential agents for the treatment of ulcerative colitis

YY Cui, Y Jin, RN Sun, X Wang, CL Gao… - Journal of Medicinal …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Cembranolides are characteristic metabolites in marine soft corals, with complex structures
and widespread biological activities. However, seldom has an intensive pharmacological …

Macrophage polarization and its impact on idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

Z Ge, Y Chen, L Ma, F Hu, L Xie - Frontiers in Immunology, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a lung disease that worsens over time, causing fibrosis
in the lungs and ultimately resulting in respiratory failure and a high risk of death …

Elamipretide (SS-31) attenuates idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis by inhibiting the nrf2-dependent NLRP3 inflammasome in macrophages

Y Nie, J Li, X Zhai, Z Wang, J Wang, Y Wu, P Zhao… - Antioxidants, 2023 - mdpi.com
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a progressive fatal lung disease with a limited
therapeutic strategy. Mitochondrial oxidative stress in macrophages is directly linked to IPF …

Modulation of alveolar macrophage and mitochondrial fitness by medicinal plant-derived nanovesicles to mitigate acute lung injury and viral pneumonia

L Ye, Y Gao, SWF Mok, W Liao, Y Wang… - Journal of …, 2024 - Springer
Acute lung injury (ALI) is generally caused by severe respiratory infection and characterized
by overexuberant inflammatory responses and inefficient pathogens-containing, the two …