The immunoregulatory effects of scoparone on immune-mediated inflammatory diseases by Feifei Qiu, Jingru Lin, Xiaofei Huang, Bin Yang, Weihui Lu, Weihui Lu, Zhenhua Dai, Zhenhua Dai

“…In this review, we also include the broad impacts of SCO on intracellular signaling pathways, such as TLR4/Myd88/NFκB, TGFβR/Smad3, Nrf2/P38, JAK2/STAT3 and JNK/Sab/SHP-1 etc. Further researches on SCO may help understand its in-depth mechanisms of action and pave the way for the development of novel drugs to prevent and treat various immune-mediated inflammatory disorders as well as hepatic diseases, thereby significantly advancing its innovations and pharmaceutical applications.…”
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Changes in the Expression of Mitochondrial Morphology-Related Genes during the Differentiation of Murine Embryonic Stem Cells by Jeong Eon Lee, Bong Jong Seo, Min Ji Han, Yean Ju Hong, Kwonho Hong, Hyuk Song, Jeong Woong Lee, Jeong Tae Do

“…Pluripotent ESCs maintain stemness in the presence of leukemia inhibitory factor (LIF) via the JAK-STAT3 pathway but lose pluripotency and differentiate in response to the withdrawal of LIF. …”
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Effect of gonadectomy and estradiol on the expression of insulin signaling cascade genes in female and male mice by T. V. Iakovleva, N. E. Kostina, E. N. Makarova, N. M. Bazhan

“…The effect of gonadectomy and estradiol (1 μg/animal, three days) on the expression of insulin signaling cascade genes in muscle, adipose tissue, and liver, as well as on the expression of Fgf21, estradiol receptors (Esr1/2), and transcription factor Stat3 in the liver in female and male mice was investigated. …”
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Sequence-structure based prediction of pathogenicity for amino acid substitutions in proteins associated with primary immunodeficiencies by Ekaterina S. Porfireva, Anton D. Zadorozhny, Anastasia V. Rudik, Dmitry A. Filimonov, Alexey A. Lagunin, Alexey A. Lagunin

“…In this study, we have developed classification sequence-structure-property relationships (SSPR) models for predicting the pathogenicity of amino acid substitutions (AAS) in 25 proteins associated with the most important and genetically studied PIDs and encoded genes: IL2RG, JAK3, RAG1, RAG2, ADA, DCLRE1C, CD40LG, WAS, ATM, STAT3, KMT2D, BTK, FOXP3, AIRE, FAS, ELANE, ITGB2, CYBB, G6PD, GATA2, STAT1, IFIH1, NLRP3, MEFV, and SERPING1.MethodsThe data on 4825 pathogenic and benign AASs in the selected proteins were extracted from ClinVar and gnomAD. …”
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Anti-Interleukin-22-Neutralizing Antibody Attenuates Angiotensin II-Induced Cardiac Hypertrophy in Mice by Jing Ye, Ling Liu, Qingwei Ji, Ying Huang, Ying Shi, Lei Shi, Jianfang Liu, Menglong Wang, Yao Xu, Huimin Jiang, Zhen Wang, Yingzhong Lin, Jun Wan

“…Anti-IL-22 nAb significantly alleviated the severity of hypertrophy, prevented systolic and diastolic abnormalities, reduced cardiac fibrosis, STAT3 and ERK phosphorylation, and downregulated the mRNA expression of IL-17, IL-6, IL-1β, IFN-γ, and TNF-α. …”
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Increased Nuclear Transporter KPNA2 Contributes to Tumor Immune Evasion by Enhancing PD-L1 Expression in PDAC by Kai-Xia Zhou, Shan Huang, Li-Peng Hu, Xue-Li Zhang, Wei-Ting Qin, Yan-Li Zhang, Lin-Li Yao, Yanqiu Yu, Yao-Qi Zhou, Lei Zhu, Jianguang Ji, Zhi-Gang Zhang

“…Furthermore, we uncovered that KPNA2 modulated the expression of PD-L1 by mediating nuclear translocation of STAT3. Collectively, our data suggested that KPNA2 has the potential to serve as a promising biomarker for diagnosis in PDAC.…”
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Prioritization of potential pharmacological targets for the development of anti-hepatocarcinoma drugs modulating the extrinsic apoptosis pathway: the reconstruction and analysis... by P. S. Demenkov, E. A. Antropova, A. V. Adamovskaya, E. I. Mishchenko, T. M. Khlebodarova, T. V. Ivanisenko, N. V. Ivanisenko, A. S. Venzel, I. N. Lavrik, V. A. Ivanisenko

“…Among the promising potential pharmacological targets, six highly ranked genes (JUN, IL10, STAT3, MYC, TLR4, and KHDRBS1) are likely to deserve close attention.…”
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In silico analysis of hub genes and regulatory networks implicates the putamen in non-motor Parkinson’s disease disorders by Stephen Tunmise Akanbi, Joshua Ayodele Yusuf, Thompson Oluwaferanmi Ayandele, Dayo Samson Oladipupo, Darasimi Racheal Olorunlowu, Blessing Dorcas Olawuyi, Joshua Oluwafisayo Adepoju, Dolapo Emmanuel Opasina, Elizabeth Kehinde Opoola, Uchenna Victor Ugwuanyi, Olufunto Omodele Adeleye

“…Notable miRNAs included hsa-mir-34a-5p, hsa-mir-15a-5p, hsa-mir-424-5p, and hsa-mir-19b-3p, while key transcription factors include GATA2, CREB1, FOXC1, FOXL1, TID1, NFKB1, YY1, SPIB, GATA3, and STAT3. Conclusions Our findings revealed close associations between the hub genes of PD putamen and non-motor symptoms of PD such as major depressive disorder, mood disorders and schizophrenia. …”
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Modulation of Innate Immunity by G-CSF and Inflammatory Response by LBPK95A Improves the Outcome of Sepsis in a Rat Model by Haoshu Fang, Chuanfeng Hua, Stefanie Weiss, Anding Liu, Wenhui Cheng, Ralf Claus, Jürgen Rödel, Olaf Dirsch, Uta Dahmen

“…The delayed increase in cytokines was associated with the phosphorylation of STAT3 and AKT. Conclusion. Our results revealed that increasing innate immunity by G-CSF pretreatment and decreasing inflammatory responses using LBPK95A improved the survival rates in a rat sepsis model and could be a novel strategy to treat sepsis.…”
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Repressor Element 1 Silencing Transcription Factor (REST) Governs Microglia-Like BV2 Cell Migration via Progranulin (PGRN) by Tongya Yu, Yingying Lin, Yuzhen Xu, Yunxiao Dou, Feihong Wang, Hui Quan, Yanxin Zhao, Xueyuan Liu

“…When treated by Aβ1-42 REST was upregulated through JAK2/STAT3 signal pathway in BV2 cells. And transwell coculture system was used to evaluate cell migration function of microglia-like BV2. …”
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Immunologic and inflammatory consequences of SARS-CoV-2 infection and its implications in renal disease by Hiam Naiditch, Michael R. Betts, H. Benjamin Larman, Moshe Levi, Avi Z. Rosenberg

“…The development of COVID-19-associated nephropathy (COVAN), in particular, may be mediated through IL-6 and signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3) signaling, suggesting a direct connection between the COVID-19-related immune response and the development of chronic disease. …”
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Ruxolitinib synergizes with regulatory T cells to improve inflammation but has no added benefits in decreasing albuminuria in SLE by Mi-Ae Lyu, Ximing Tang, Maria Gabriela Raso, Meixian Huang, Ke Zeng, Tara Sadeghi, Christopher R. Flowers, Simrit Parmar

“…A xenogeneic SLE model was utilized to study their in vivo combination.ResultsIn a dose-dependent manner, ruxolitinib addition synergizes with UCB-Tregs to suppress SLE-PBMC proliferation, inhibit CD8+ T cells, and reduce phosphorylation of STAT3/STAT5/AKT in CD8+ T cells. UCB-Treg and ruxolitinib combination also downregulates the soluble form of inflammatory cytokines including IFN-γ, IP-10, TNF-α, IL-6, sCD40L, IL-17A, IL-17F, IL-1α, and LIF in cocultures. …”
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Repurposing of phosphodiesterase-5 inhibitor sildenafil as a therapeutic agent to prevent gastric cancer growth through suppressing c-MYC stability for IL-6 transcription by Zhenzhan Zhang, Wuqing Huang, Donghua Huang, Zhou Xu, Qingfeng Xie, Xin Tan, Wenjun He, Weihao Yang, Guoxin Li, Jianguang Ji, Hao Liu

“…Mechanistically, sildenafil restrained GC growth by directly activating PKG through PDE5 inhibition for regulating c-MYC expression via its phosphorylation and ubiquitination degradation, thereby suppressing c-MYC stability for IL-6 transcription within the downstream IL-6/JAK/STAT3 signalling pathway. The PDE5 inhibitor sildenafil may serve as a promising adjuvant for GC therapy if further randomized clinical trials confirm its efficacy.…”
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Probiotic administration aggravates dextran sulfate sodium salt-induced inflammation and intestinal epithelium disruption in weaned pig by Kunhong Xie, Weidong Cai, Lingjie Li, Bing Yu, Yuheng Luo, Zhiqing Huang, Xiangbing Mao, Jie Yu, Ping Zheng, Hui Yan, Hua Li, Jun He

“…The inflammatory responses of piglets were dramatically changed by the simultaneous presence of A. muciniphila and DSS: expression level of IL17A, IL17F, IL23, RORγt, Stat3 was elevated in DA pigs compared to the other pig groups. …”
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AGD1/USP10/METTL13 complexes enhance cancer stem cells proliferation and diminish the therapeutic effect of docetaxel via CD44 m6A modification in castration resistant prostate can... by Hong Wang, Chunli Cui, Weiyi Li, Hui Wu, Jianjun Sha, Jiahua Pan, Wei Xue

“…Additionally, this process activates the pSTAT3/PI3K-AKT signaling pathway. Organoid models and liposomal-chitosan nanocomplex drug delivery systems showed that reducing AGD1 expression enhanced the therapeutic effect of docetaxel in CRPC. …”
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Oncometabolite D-2HG drives tumor metastasis and protumoral macrophage polarization by targeting FTO/m6A/ANGPTL4/integrin axis in triple-negative breast cancer by Siyue Zhang, Ning Zhang, Tong Wan, Yinqiao He, Jie Hao, Yiwei Liu, Yidong Liu, Bing Chen, Wenjing Zhao, Lijuan Wang, Dan Luo, Chao Gao, Qifeng Yang

“…As a secretory protein, ANGPTL4 subsequently activated the integrin-mediated JAK2/STAT3 signaling cascade in TNBC cells through autocrine signaling. …”
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Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor-Activated Neutrophils Express B7-H4 That Correlates with Gastric Cancer Progression and Poor Patient Survival by Zhi-guo Shan, Zong-bao Yan, Liu-sheng Peng, Ping Cheng, Yong-sheng Teng, Fang-yuan Mao, Kun Fan, Yuan Zhuang, Yong-liang Zhao

“…Moreover, GC tumor-derived GM-CSF activated neutrophils and induced neutrophil B7-H4 expression via Janus kinase (JAK)-signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3) signaling pathway activation. Furthermore, higher intratumoral B7-H4+ neutrophil percentage/number was found in GC patients with advanced tumor node metastasis stage and reduced overall survival following surgery. …”
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SaaS sRNA promotes the interfering effect of Salmonella on hepatic iron metabolism via modulating ferroportin 1 by Linlin Cai, Yunting Xie, Haijing Hu, Chongyang Lv, Liangting Shao, Huhu Wang, Xinglian Xu, Guanghong Zhou

“…Concurrently, SaaS activates the signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3) pathway in a triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells-1 (TREM1)-interleukin (IL)-6-dependent manner, intensifying the inflammatory response. …”
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Exploring the multi-targeted mechanism of Saikosaponin A in prostate cancer treatment: a network pharmacology and molecular docking approach by Genbao Zhu, Genbao Zhu, Genbao Zhu, Zhiming Jiang, Niuping Zhu, Niuping Zhu, Donghui Wang, Donghui Wang, Tianpeng Guo, Tianpeng Guo, Yiqing Meng, Yiqing Meng, Yi Zhu, Yi Zhu, Kemeng Tan, Mengxue Hu, Heng Tang, Xuannian Wang, Xuannian Wang

“…Lastly, in vitro experiments were performed for validation.ResultsA least of four key targets, namely BCL2 apoptosis regulator (BCL2), estrogen receptor 1 (ESR1), hypoxia-inducible factor 1 subunit alpha (HIF1A), and signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3) were identified in this study, and molecular docking analyses revealed that SSA stably binds to these targets. …”
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The cancer-associated fibroblasts interact with malignant T cells in mycosis fungoides and promote the disease progression by Yige Zhao, Yong Li, Yong Li, Panpan Wang, Mengyan Zhu, Jiaqi Wang, Bo Xie, Chenyu Tang, Yangyang Ma, Shiwen Wang, Sha Jin, Jinhui Xu, Zhao Li, Xiaoyan Zhang, Liuyu Li, Xiuzu Song, Ping Wang

“…Tumor cells promote CAF generation, and the CAFs, in turn, improve the invasiveness and metastasis of the malignant T cells through the IL-6/JAK2/STAT3/SOX4 or IL-6/HIF-1α/SOX4 pathway. SOX4 may be a critical regulatory gene of this positive feedback loop. …”
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