Review: Application of Protein-Based Raw Materials in Health Foods in China by Hao Duan, Gaigai Liu, Jiaqi Liu, Zhuoye Wang, Shuyuan Bao, Xinyue Chang, Wenjie Yan

“…In short, through data analysis, this study found that in 1996~2024, a total of 1142 health foods containing raw protein materials were approved in China, which are mainly divided into animal proteins, vegetable proteins, microbial proteins, and peptide raw materials, and peptide raw materials comprise the majority. …”
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Comparative Efficacy and Safety of Targeted Therapies for Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis by Yusi Chen, Fang Li, Jun Luo, Jingyuan Chen, Peng Luo, Jiang Li

“…Bosentan was significantly better than others with regard to reducing brain natriuretic peptide/N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide with a probability of 84.3%. …”
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Significance of single-nucleotide variants of anorexigenic hormone genes in childhood obesity by A.O. Nikulina

“…The aim of the study was to determine the level of association of single-nucleotide variants of genes that determine eating behavior – Neuronal growth regulator 1, Fat mass and obesity associated gene, Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor, ghrelin, leptin receptor, cholecystokinin, in the development of metabolically unhealthy obesity. 252 obese children aged 6-18 years were examined. …”
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H₂S Prodrug, SG-1002, Protects against Myocardial Oxidative Damage and Hypertrophy In Vitro via Induction of Cystathionine β-Synthase and Antioxidant Proteins by Rahib K. Islam, Erinn Donnelly, Erminia Donnarumma, Fokhrul Hossain, Jason D. Gardner, Kazi N. Islam

“…SG-1002 also decreased the expression of hypertrophic/HF protein markers such as atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP), brain natriuretic peptide (BNP), galectin-3, TIMP1, collagen type III, and TGF-β1 in stressed HL-1 cells. …”
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The efficacy of cholecalciferol in the comprehensive treatment of patients with autoimmune diabetes by N.V. Pashkovska, I.O. Tsaryk

“…Particularly significant was an increase in C-peptide levels observed in patients with LADA, reflecting enhanced β-cell function in the pancreas. …”
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Cotrimoxazole-Induced Hypoglycemia in an HIV-Infected Patient by Christine A Hughes, Constance L Chik, Geoffrey D Taylor

“…Blood glucose levels were repeatedly low, with elevated insulin and C-peptide levels despite multiple intravenous bolus doses and infusions of dextrose. …”
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Immunotherapeutic Strategies for Alzheimer's Disease Treatment by Beka Solomon

“…Active and/or passive immunization against the amyloid-β peptide has been proposed as a method for preventing and/or treating AD. …”
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Exploring covalent inhibitors of SARS-CoV-2 main protease: from peptidomimetics to novel scaffolds by Noor Atatreh, Radwa E. Mahgoub, Mohammad A. Ghattas

“…Peptidomimetic inhibitors mimic natural peptide substrates, employing electrophilic warheads to covalently interact with the catalytic Cys145 of Mpro. …”
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The Potential of Single-Chain Variable Fragment Antibody: Role in Future Therapeutic and Diagnostic Biologics by Getachew Gezehagn Kussia, Tesfaye Sisay Tessema

“…Genes of variable regions, the heavy and light chains that are genetically linked into a single transcript by a short flexible linker peptide, are used to generate this fragment from cellular and synthetic libraries. …”
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The Use of N-Terminal-Pro-BNP in Preterm Infants by Afif EL-Khuffash, Eleanor Molloy

“…The use of natriuretic peptides in the neonatal population is emerging. B-type Natriuretic Peptide (BNP) and N-terminal-Pro-BNP (NTpBNP) are used in the adult population to assess myocardial function and volume loading. …”
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Intra-pancreatic release of bradykinin during the course experimental pancreatitis in rat by P. Jönsson, K. Ohlsson

“…Hitherto, only indirect measurements of pancreatic bradykinin formation have been performed, monitoring the peptide in the circulation and in the peritoneal exudate. …”
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Targeting the Hepcidin-Ferroportin Axis in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Anemias by Elizabeta Nemeth

“…The hepatic peptide hormone hepcidin regulates dietary iron absorption, plasma iron concentrations, and tissue iron distribution. …”
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Association between Leptin, Metabolic Factors and Liver Histology in Patients with Chronic Hepatitis C by Robert P Myers, Djamila Messous, Thierry Poynard, Francoise Imbert-Bismut

“…BACKGROUND: Steatosis is common in hepatitis C virus (HCV)-infected patients and likely accelerates fibrosis progression. Leptin, the peptide product of the obesity gene (ob), has been implicated in hepatic fibrogenesis; circulating levels of leptin correlate with body fat mass. …”
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Characteristics and Determinants of Partial Remission in Children with Type 1 Diabetes Using the Insulin-Dose-Adjusted A1C Definition by Aurore Pecheur, Thierry Barrea, Valérie Vandooren, Véronique Beauloye, Annie Robert, Philippe A. Lysy

“…We show that, at diagnosis of T1D, parameters associated with β-cell mass reserve (A1C, C-peptide, and DKA) correlate with the occurrence of PR, which affects post-PR A1C levels. …”
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The sexually dimorphic expression of glutamate transporters and their implication in pain after spinal cord injury by Jennifer M. Colón-Mercado, Aranza I. Torrado-Tapias, Iris K. Salgado, José M. Santiago, Samuel E. Ocasio Rivera, Dina P. Bracho-Rincon, Luis H. Pagan Rivera, Jorge D. Miranda

“…Analyses of peptidergic (calcitonin gene-related peptide-α) and non-peptidergic (isolectin B4) fibers outgrowth in the dorsal horn after spinal cord injury showed an increased calcitonin gene-related peptide-α/ isolectin B4 ratio in comparison with sham, suggesting increased receptive fields in the dorsal horn. …”
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Epstein-Barr Virus-Induced Gene 3 (EBI3) Blocking Leads to Induce Antitumor Cytotoxic T Lymphocyte Response and Suppress Tumor Growth in Colorectal Cancer by Bidirectional Reciproc... by Yanfang Liang, Qianqian Chen, Wenjing Du, Can Chen, Feifei Li, Jingying Yang, Jianyu Peng, Dongping Kang, Bihua Lin, Xingxing Chai, Keyuan Zhou, Jincheng Zeng

“…EBI3 blocking peptide promoted antitumor cytotoxic T lymphocyte (CTL) response by inducing Granzyme B, IFN-γ production, and p-STAT3 expression and inhibited CRC cell proliferation and tumor growth to associate with suppressing gp130 and p-STAT3 expression. …”
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Comparative efficacy of different drugs in acute heart failure with renal dysfunction: a systematic review and network meta-analysis by Qianyu Lv, Qian Wu, Yingtian Yang, Lanlan Li, Xuejiao Ye, Shihan Wang, Yanfei Lv, Manshi Wang, Yushan Li

“…The primary outcome measures were N-terminal pro-B type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP), B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP), glomerular filtration rate (GFR), blood urea nitrogen, serum creatinine, all-cause mortality within 60 days, and cardiovascular mortality.ResultsAfter screening 30,697 citations, 13 studies (21,745 patients) were included, and drugs including nesiritide, dopamine, tolvaptan, levosimendan, dobutamine, furosemide, and spirolactone, and high dose of diuretics (HDD, furosemide, and spirolactone) were estimated. …”
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Saliva-acquired pellicle inspired multifunctional gargle with wet adhesion, photodynamic antimicrobial, and In situ remineralization properties for dental caries prevention by Jiayi Shi, Xuekai Qi, Ying Ran, Qiang Zhou, Yiqin Ding, Lujian Li, Youyun Zeng, Dongchao Qiu, Zhibin Cai, Xiaojun Cai, Yihuai Pan

“…This formulation employed peptide dendrimer nanogels (PDN) as a carrier for the photosensitizer Ce6, further functionalized with saliva-acquired peptide (SAP) to confer wet adhesion properties. …”
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The MSDIN family in amanitin-producing mushrooms and evolution of the prolyl oligopeptidase genes by Hong Luo, Qing Cai, Yunjiao Lüli, Xuan Li, Rohita Sinha, Heather E. Hallen-Adams, Zhu L. Yang

“…Abstract The biosynthetic pathway for amanitins and related cyclic peptides in deadly Amanita (Amanitaceae) mushrooms represents the first known ribosomal cyclic peptide pathway in the Fungi. …”
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Biological evaluation and interaction mechanism of beta-site APP cleaving enzyme 1 inhibitory pentapeptide from egg albumin by Zhipeng Yu, Sijia Wu, Wenzhu Zhao, Long Ding, David Shiuan, Fuping Zheng, Jianrong Li, Jingbo Liu

“…Then, molecular docking and molecular dynamics simulation were used to explain the molecular mechanism of the interactions between BACE1 and peptides. The IC50 value of peptide KLPGF, with satisfactory ADMET properties, against BACE1 was (8.30 ± 0.56) mmol/L. …”
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