Chitinase-3-like-1: a multifaceted player in neuroinflammation and degenerative pathologies with therapeutic implications by Pharaoh Fellow Mwale, Cheng-Ta Hsieh, Ting-Lin Yen, Jing-Shiun Jan, Rajeev Taliyan, Chih-Hao Yang, Wen-Bin Yang

“…Furthermore, therapeutic strategies targeting CHI3L1, such as small-molecule inhibitors and neutralizing antibodies, have shown promise in preclinical studies, demonstrating reduced neuroinflammation, amyloid plaque accumulation, and improved neuronal survival. …”
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Discovery of 15-deoxynaphthomycins activating the antioxidant NRF2-ARE pathway from Streptomyces sp. N50 via genome mining, global regulator introduction, and molecular networking by Min-Seon Kim, Baskar Selvaraj, Hee-Tae Yeo, Jun-Su Park, Jae Wook Lee, Jin-Soo Park

“…This approach involves predicting genetically encoded small molecules by examining bacterial genomes via accumulated knowledge of microbial biosynthesis. …”
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Functional Analysis and Experimental Validation of the Prognostic and Immune Effects of the Oncogenic Protein CDC45 in Breast Cancer by Zhang JN, Li LW, Cao MQ, Liu X, Yi ZL, Liu SS, Liu H

“…Furthermore, CDC45 expression was closely linked to immune infiltration levels, immune checkpoint inhibitors, and the therapeutic response to small molecule drugs. Finally, both in vitro and in vivo experiments confirmed the cancer-promoting effect of CDC45 in BC.Conclusion: The expression level of CDC45 is linked to the prognosis, immune infiltration, and drug sensitivity of BC. …”
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Constructing adverse outcome pathway for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances and retinoblastoma based on PI3K-AKT/MAPK signaling pathway by Yuyan GUI, Tingji WANG, Minghao WANG, Yaqi XU, Yunhui ZHANG

“…The Pathview package in R was employed to predict molecular initiating events, key events, and their associated phenotypes, for further understanding the relevant gene-molecule interaction toxicity pathway network. Molecular docking techniques were utilized to validate the affinity of PFAS for these molecular initiating events. …”
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Methylsulfonylmethane (MSM) Supplementation in Adult Horses Supports Improved Skeletal Muscle Inflammatory Gene Expression Following Exercise by Madison R. Barshick, Kristine M. Ely, Keely C. Mogge, Lara M. Chance, Sally E. Johnson

“…Methylsulfonylmethane (MSM) is a sulfur-containing molecule with reported anti-inflammatory and antioxidant activities. …”
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Trimetazidine: Activating AMPK Signal to Ameliorate Coronary Microcirculation Dysfunction after Myocardial Infarction by Xiaolong Qu, Pan Yang, Li Jiao, Yuehui Yin

“…Griess reaction method, immunofluorescence, and western blotting (WB) were employed to detect the expressions of nitric oxide (NO), platelet endothelial cell adhesion molecule-1 (CD31) and vascular endothelial (VE)-cadherin, zonula occludens protein 1 (ZO-1), occludin, vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and adenosine monophosphate (AMP)-activated protein kinase (AMPK) signaling-related proteins in endothelial cells and mouse cardiomyocytes. …”
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Post-translational histone modifications associated with the development of metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease. Part 2. Histone methylation by O.E. Abaturov, A.O. Nikulina

“…Methylation of lysine or arginine residues of histones is carried out by methyltransferases that use S-adenosylmethionine as a donor molecule. The methylated site of an arginine residue can be represented by a monomethylated, asymmetrically demethylated, or symmetrically demethylated marker, whereas demethylation of a lysine marker is mediated by demethylases. …”
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A comprehensive DFT/TDDFT investigation into the influence of electron acceptors on the photophysical properties of ullazine-based D-π-A-π-A photosensitizers by Jing Huang, Zihao Li, Lei Yang, Rongfang Hu, Guoyu Shi

“…Moreover, TDM analysis indicates that HOMO→LUMO is the predominant mode of transition in the S0→S1 exciton transition of the dye molecule on the basis of the BTD motif. This mode remains the dominant mode after the introduction of the CSSH motif, although its contribution is reduced. …”
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Rapid and Efficient Purification of Functional Collectin-12 and Its Opsonic Activity against Fungal Pathogens by Jie Zhang, Anna Li, Chang-qing Yang, Peter Garred, Ying Jie Ma

“…Collectin-12 (collectin placenta 1, CL-P1, or CL-12) is a newly identified pattern recognition molecule of the innate immune system. Recent evidences show that CL-12 plays important roles not only in innate immune protection against certain clinically important pathogens but also in scavenging of host molecules, leukocyte recruitment, and cancer metastasis. …”
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Clinicopathologic Significance of HIF-1α, CXCR4, and VEGF Expression in Colon Cancer by Yugang Wu, Min Jin, Huanbai Xu, Zhang Shimin, Songbing He, Liang Wang, Yanyun Zhang

“…However, a relationship with distant metastasis is seen only with the combinations CXCR4/VEGF (P=.069 for HIF-1/CXCR4, P=.062 for HIF-1/VEGF, and P=.035 for CXCR4/VEGF) as compared with those of single molecule high expression alone. Combined expression of all three molecules strongly correlates with lymph node metastasis and distant metastasis. …”
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Helicobacter pylori luxS mutants cause hyperinflammatory responses during chronic infection by Christina Yang, Alessandra Rodriguez y Baena, Bryce A. Manso, Shuai Hu, Raymondo Lopez-Magaña, Mané Ohanyan, Karen M. Ottemann

“…We characterized the inflammatory response of H. pylori mutants that cannot produce the quorum sensing molecule autoinducer 2 (AI-2) by deleting the gene for the AI-2 synthase, luxS. …”
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Ewing sarcoma – pathomechanisms, standard treatment and new therapeutic perspectives by Wojciech Zezuliński, Filip Woliński, Julia Zyśk, Mateusz Korga, Jakub Klas, Jacek Baj, Eliasz Dzierżyński

“…Findings: The studies cited vary depending on the phase of the clinical trial they are on, of which teprotumumab, robatumumab, and a combination of cixutumumab/temsyrolimus, ivodesinib, Nivolumab (a PD-1 inhibitor), and Ipilimumab (a CTLA-4 inhibitor) are quite advanced as well as those conducted only on animals and in vitro like YK-4-279 molecule, mithramycin 2'-oxime, NK cells, siRNAs with cationic detonation nanodiamonds (DNDs) and Il-12 by means of lentiviruses. …”
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Influence of substituted quinones on the excretory function of the rat kidney and evaluation of the prospects of their use as potential diuretics by K.V. Sokolova, O.A. Podpletnya, S.О. Konovalova, A.P. Avdeenko, S.I. Kovalenko

“…The search for diuretics that would be aimed at inhibiting a key target molecule that is involved in the regulation of salt or water balance in the kidney, and certainly have a low level of toxicity and side effects, is an urgent task for researchers. …”
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Endoplasmic reticulum stress-related CLIP4 plays a procarcinogenic role in hepatocellular carcinoma: an integrated analysis by Anqi Wang, Sitong Yan, Weijia Jiang, Xiang Chen, Yuhan Huang, Xiangyu Zu, Xiao Du, Lulu Fan, Jiatao Liu, Guoping Sun

“…Conclusions CLIP4 is a potential immune-related oncogenic molecule in HCC. ERS regulates the expression of CLIP4, and CLIP4 promotes the proliferation, migration, and EMT of HCC cells.…”
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Structural Characterization of B-DNA d(CGTGAATTCACG)₂ in Complex with the Specific Minor Groove Binding Fluorescent Marker Hoechst 33342 by Hristina Sbirkova-Dimitrova, Rusi Rusew, Hristo Gerginov, Annie Heroux, Boris L. Shivachev

“…The adjustments in crystal interactions between the native DNA molecule and the DNA–DAPI complex are described. Hoechst 33342 selectively binded to the tight minor groove close to the midpoint of the B-DNA segment, adjacent to the A–T base pairs. …”
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Engineered ipilimumab variants that bind human and mouse CTLA-4 by Brett Robison, SJ Diong, Anusha Kumar, Thomas M. Moon, Olin Chang, Bryant Chau, Christine Bee, Ishita Barman, Arvind Rajpal, Alan J. Korman, Sean West, Pavel Strop, Peter S. Lee

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Roadmap for Designing Donor-<inline-formula><math display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mi mathvariant="bold-sans-serif">π</mi></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula>-Acceptor Flu... by Guliz Ersoy, Maged Henary

“…Upon excitation of the D-<inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mi mathvariant="sans-serif">π</mi></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula>-A fluorophore, intramolecular charge transfer (ICT) occurs, and it polarizes the molecule resulting in the ‘push–pull’ system. The emission wavelengths of fluorophores can be altered from UV-vis to NIR region by modifying the donor unit, acceptor moiety and the <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mi mathvariant="sans-serif">π</mi></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula> linker between them. …”
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A novel CCR5 mutation common in sooty mangabeys reveals SIVsmm infection of CCR5-null natural hosts and efficient alternative coreceptor use in vivo. by Nadeene E Riddick, Emilia A Hermann, Lamorris M Loftin, Sarah T Elliott, Winston C Wey, Barbara Cervasi, Jessica Taaffe, Jessica C Engram, Bing Li, James G Else, Yingying Li, Beatrice H Hahn, Cynthia A Derdeyn, Donald L Sodora, Cristian Apetrei, Mirko Paiardini, Guido Silvestri, Ronald G Collman

“…We identified a novel SM CCR5 allele containing a two base pair deletion (Δ2) encoding a truncated molecule that is not expressed on the cell surface and does not support SIV entry in vitro. …”
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Fluorescent, Plasmonic, and Radiotherapeutic Properties of the Lu–Dendrimer-AuNP–Folate–Bombesin Nanoprobe Located Inside Cancer Cells by Héctor Mendoza-Nava PhD, Guillermina Ferro-Flores PhD, Flor de María Ramírez PhD, Blanca Ocampo-García PhD, Clara Santos-Cuevas PhD, Erika Azorín-Vega PhD, Nallely Jiménez-Mancilla PhD, Myrna Luna-Gutiérrez PhD, Keila Isaac-Olivé PhD

“…The integration of fluorescence and plasmonic properties into one molecule is of importance in developing multifunctional imaging and therapy nanoprobes. …”
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Trichinella spiralis excretory/secretory proteins mediated larval invasion via inducing gut epithelial apoptosis and barrier disruption. by Qi Qi Lu, Wen Wen Zheng, Zhao Yu Zhang, Pei Kun Cong, Xin Guo, Yao Zhang, Xin Zhuo Zhang, Shao Rong Long, Ruo Dan Liu, Zhong Quan Wang, Jing Cui

“…Besides, flow cytometry revealed an increasing apoptosis rate in Caco-2 cells after the IIL ESP treatment. qPCR and Western blot analysis indicated that IIL ESP activated caspases (Caspase 3, Caspase 9 and Caspase 8), up-regulated the pro-apoptotic factors (Bax and Cytochrome c) and down-regulated the anti-apoptosis molecule Bcl-2. Interestingly, pretreatment of Caco-2 cells with apoptosis inhibitor Z-VAD-FMK abrogated and recovered the barrier function of Caco-2 monolayer destroyed by IIL ESP. …”
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