NLRP3 inflammasome activation and disruption of IRS-1/PI3K/AKT signaling: Potential mechanisms of arsenic-induced pancreatic beta cells dysfunction in rats by Yonglian Liu, Wenjuan Wang, Bing Liang, Zhonglan Zou, Aihua Zhang

“…These pathological changes were accompanied by disruptions in the insulin signaling pathway, characterized by increased phosphorylation of insulin receptor substrate 1 (IRS-1) at Ser616, reduced expression of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K) and phosphorylated protein kinase B (AKT) at Ser473, and significant decreases in downstream targets, including the nuclear translocation of PDX-1, membrane translocation of glucose transporter 2 (GLUT2), and glucokinase (GCK) expression. …”
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Quercetin Alleviates Hyperglycemic-Generated Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress-Contacted Apoptosis of Rat Nucleus Pulposus Cells by Zhen Yu, Xianfeng Wang, Yusen Hu, Xinfa Wang, Zhenghuan Zhu, Xu Xu, Yiming Wang, Ailiang Zhang

“…In this research, we examined the change effect of quercetin on NP cell apoptosis, ER stress, and the protein kinase R-like ER kinase (PERK)-eukaryotic translation initiation element 2α (eIF2α)-activating transcription element 4 (ATF4). …”
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CDK12 antagonizes a viral suppressor of RNAi to modulate antiviral RNAi in Drosophila by Liqin Zhang, Yu Liang, Jiayu Qin, Chen Liu, Mengwei Shang, Xiaoming Sun

“…Our research identifies cyclin-dependent kinase 12 (CDK12) as a critical host factor that interacts with the VSR B2. …”
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A bacterial membrane-disrupting protein stimulates animal metamorphosis by Kyle E. Malter, Tiffany L. Dunbar, Carl Westin, Emily Darin, Josefa Rivera Alfaro, Nicholas J. Shikuma

“…Specifically, results show that a bacterial contractile injection system and the protein effector it injects form pores in larval cilia, influencing critical signaling pathways like mitogen-activated protein kinase and calcium flux, ultimately driving animal metamorphosis. …”
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Mechanism of Swimming Exercise Intervention on Rats with Vascular Dementia Based on PERK/ATF4/CHOP Pathway by LIU Fang, LI Mengxing, WANG Yu, TANG Wei

“…After four weeks of intervention, Morris water maze experiment was used to observe behavioral changes of rats; transmission electron microscopy was used to observe the ultrastructure of neurons in the hippocampal CA1 region of rats; real-time fluorescent quantitative PCR (RT-qPCR) and Western blot were used to detect the relative expression levels of protein kinase R-like endoplasmic reticulum kinase (PERK), activating transcription factor 4 (ATF4), and C/EBP homologous protein (CHOP) mRNA and protein.Results(1) Behavioral changes: compared with the sham operation group, the average escape latency in the model group was significantly prolonged, and the number of platform crossing significantly reduced, and the differences were statistically significant (<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05). …”
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Effect of Astragalus injection treatment for viral myocarditis: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Dinala jialiken, Lichao Qian, Shiwu Wen, Shuai Ren, Yadong Fan, Yi xuan Dong, Chong Zou

“…The outcome measures of this study included the effectiveness rate, creatine kinase (CK), aspartate aminotransferase (AST), creatine kinase Isoenzyme (CK-MB), lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), cardiac troponin I (cTnI), and electrocardiogram (ECG). …”
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Mechanism of <italic>Hedyotis Diffusa</italic> in Treatment of Osteosarcoma based on Network Pharmacology and Molecular Docking by Qin LIU, Xinwei DUAN, Xihai LI

“…After topology analysis to PPI, the eight core genes that indicate a close interaction were estrogen receptor 1(ESR1), JUN, and RAC-alpha serine/threonine-protein kinase(AKT1), G1/S-specific cyclin-D1(CCND1), FOS, mitogen-activated protein kinase 1(MAPK1), cellular tumor antigen p53(TP53)and MYC. …”
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Determining the mechanism of Shuxuening injection against liver cirrhosis through network pharmacology and animal experiments by Qiyao Liu, Tingyu Zhang, Yongan Ye, Xin Sun, Huan Xia, Xu Cao, Xiaoke Li, Wenying Qi, Yue Chen, Xiaobin Zao

“…Enrichment analysis showed that these genes were associated with cancer-related pathways, including phosphoinositide-3-kinase/Akt and mitogen-activated protein kinase signaling and various cellular processes, such as responses to chemicals and metabolic regulation. …”
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Pituitary Adenylate Cyclase-Activating Polypeptide Protects Glomerular Podocytes from Inflammatory Injuries by Kenichi Sakamoto, Kyoko Kuno, Minoru Takemoto, Peng He, Takahiro Ishikawa, Shunichiro Onishi, Ryoichi Ishibashi, Emiko Okabe, Mayumi Shoji, Akiko Hattori, Masaya Yamaga, Kazuki Kobayashi, Harukiyo Kawamura, Hirotake Tokuyama, Yoshiro Maezawa, Koutaro Yokote

“…PACAP also had downregulated the expression of MCP-1 through the protein kinase A signaling pathway; this led to the attenuation of the activation of extracellular signal-regulated kinase and nuclear factor-kappa B signaling. …”
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GRK6 palmitoylation dictates triple-negative breast cancer metastasis via recruiting the β-Arrestin 2/MAPKs/NF-κB signaling axis by Wen-Ke Wang, Hui-Yu Lin, Che-Hsuan Lin, Hsun-Hua Lee, Yen-Lin Chen, Yu-Hsien Kent Lin, Hui-Wen Chiu, Shry-Ming Sheen-Chen, Yuan-Feng Lin

“…Accordingly, the pharmaceutical inhibition of GRK6 kinase activity dramatically suppressed the activation of β-Arrestin 2, MAPKs and NF-κB and the cellular migration ability of highly metastatic MDA-MB231 cells. …”
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Soluble Epoxide Hydrolase Inhibitor and 14,15-Epoxyeicosatrienoic Acid-Facilitated Long-Term Potentiation through cAMP and CaMKII in the Hippocampus by Han-Fang Wu, Yi-Ju Chen, Su-Zhen Wu, Chi-Wei Lee, I-Tuan Chen, Yi-Chao Lee, Chi-Chen Huang, Chung-Hsi Hsing, Chih-Wei Tang, Hui-Ching Lin

“…TPPU- or 14,15-EET-facilitated FSK-mediated LTP can be potentiated by an A1 adenosine receptor antagonist and a phosphodiesterase inhibitor, but is prevented by a cAMP-dependent protein kinase (PKA) inhibitor. sEHI and 14,15-EET upregulated the activation of extracellular signal-regulated kinases (ERKs) and Ca2+/calmodulin- (CaM-) dependent protein kinase II (CaMKII). …”
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Phosphorylation of Bok at Ser-8 blocks its ability to suppress IP3R-mediated calcium mobilization by Caden G. Bonzerato, Katherine R. Keller, Richard J. H. Wojcikiewicz

“…Results Our results confirm that Ser-8 of Bok is phosphorylated by cAMP-dependent protein kinase, and remarkably that phosphorylation can be detected with Bok specific antibodies. …”
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Hepatocellular carcinoma: signaling pathways and therapeutic advances by Jiaojiao Zheng, Siying Wang, Lei Xia, Zhen Sun, Kui Ming Chan, René Bernards, Wenxin Qin, Jinhong Chen, Qiang Xia, Haojie Jin

“…At present, the primary therapeutic approaches for advanced HCC are tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKI), immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI), and combination regimens. …”
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Malignant Hyperthermia and Idiopathic HyperCKemia by Pashtoon Murtaza Kasi

“…Here we through a case specifically discuss the susceptibility of individuals and/or families with asymptomatic unexplained elevations of creatine kinase (CK), also frequently referred to as hyperCKemia or idiopathic hyperCKemia (IHCK) in recent reports. …”
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Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Lung with Metastasis to the GI Tract Associated with EGFR Exon 19 Deletion by Glen J. Weiss, Agnes K. Liman, Jeffrey Allen, Philip Y. Cheung, Rajesh N. Kukunoor

“…One of these patients received EGFR tyrosine kinase directed therapy for a brief period with some symptom relief. …”
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Thyroid Mutations and Implications for Clinical Treatment by Emily S. Zhang, Joseph Scharpf

“…DTCs can have BRAF-like or RAS-like pathways of driver mutations with strong genotype–phenotype correlations, which are targetable through multikinase and tyrosine kinase inhibitors. Case studies illustrate how molecular profiling can guide clinical decisions and enhance treatment outcomes. …”
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Chronic Eosinophilic Leukemia Presenting as Cardiac Failure by Nii Boi-Doku Pepra-Ameyaw, William Kwasi Ghunney, Eugene Baafi Ampofo, Edeghonghon Olayemi

“…Good symptomatic control was achieved using hydroxyurea after which haematologic and cytogenetic remission was achieved after 12 weeks on a tyrosine kinase inhibitor. Physicians working in low resource environments should exclude clonality in patients presenting with eosinophilia and end-organ damage.…”
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Remarkable Differences in Calcification between the Primary Tumor and Metastatic Lymph Nodes in a Patient with ALK-Positive Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer by Keeya Sunata, Tetsuo Tani, Takahiko Ui, Hidehiro Irie, Yohei Funatsu, Hidefumi Koh

“…Immunohistochemical staining and fluorescent in situ hybridization detected an anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) fusion. Treatment with alectinib, an ALK inhibitor, led to a significant reduction in tumor size and calcification in the lymph nodes. …”
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A rare case of vision loss caused by leptomeningeal metastasis of lung adenocarcinoma: a case report and literature review by Zhihua Li, Jian Chu, Wennan Shen, Junnan Chen, Yuemei Dong, Manze Zhang, Nan Zhao, Wei Zhao, Haoran Zha, Ning Wang, Yalin Han, Zhaoxia Li

“…We reviewed the literature and evaluated survival benefits in patients with LM harboring BRAF non-V600E mutations treated with CSF chemotherapy and mitogen-activated extracellular signal-regulated kinase inhibitors.…”
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Pneumothorax during Alectinib Treatment for a Uterine Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumor with Lung Metastasis by Chang-Ting Lin, Chen-Hsuan Wu, Hsuan-Ying Huang, Chien-Ting Liu

“…An inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor (IMT) is an uncommon sarcoma subtype with histopathological features, including inflammatory infiltrates. Anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) gene rearrangement has been reported in half of the patients with IMTs; therefore, crizotinib, an ALK inhibitor, may achieve a response rate of 50% in these patients. …”
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