Cytokines and Liver Diseases by Herbert Tilg

“…Cytokines are pleiotropic peptides produced by virtually every nucleated cell in the body. …”
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Suitability of Commercial Transport Media for Biological Pathogens under Nonideal Conditions by Kyle Hubbard, Gregory Pellar, Peter Emanuel

“…This study evaluates commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) transport media based on sample recovery, viability, and quality of nucleic acids and peptides for nonpathogenic strains of Bacillus anthracis, Yersinia pestis, and Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus, in addition to ricin toxin. …”
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Effect of Alcalase Modification of Yellow Lupin (Lupinus luteus L.) Protein Isolate on Some Functional Properties and Antioxidant Activity by Iwona Tesarowicz, Agnieszka Zawiślak, Ireneusz Maciejaszek, Krzysztof Surówka

“…Protein isolate obtained from sweet yellow lupin (Lupinus luteus L.) and its Alcalase hydrolysates were examined for their functional and antioxidant properties in relation to surface hydrophobicity of proteins and peptides and molecular weight distribution. Enzymatic hydrolysis improved the foaming characteristics of lupin proteins, while the emulsifying properties deteriorated. …”
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Radioimmunotherapy: A Specific Treatment Protocol for Cancer by Cytotoxic Radioisotopes Conjugated to Antibodies by Hidekazu Kawashima

“…Radioimmunotherapy (RIT) represents a selective internal radiation therapy, that is, the use of radionuclides conjugated to tumor-directed monoclonal antibodies (including those fragments) or peptides. In a clinical field, two successful examples of this treatment protocol are currently extended by 90Y-ibritumomab tiuxetan (Zevalin) and 131I-tositumomab (Bexxar), both of which are anti-CD20 monoclonal antibodies coupled to cytotoxic radioisotopes and are approved for the treatment of non-Hodgkin lymphoma patients. …”
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What we learned about headache during the COVID-19 pandemic: literature review by E. Januškevičiūtė, J. Grigaitė, K. Ryliškienė

“…The safety of migraine treatment with anti-CGRP (calcitonin gene-related peptides) monoclonal drugs has become important. Another challenge posed by the introduction of mass vaccination is vaccine-related headache, the most common neurological adverse event, and a less common complication, cerebral venous thrombosis. …”
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Therapeutic potential of mesenchymal stem cells for fungal infections: mechanisms, applications, and challenges by Yangjie Gao, Zhe Ji, Jingyu Zhao, Julin Gu

“…In this study, the therapeutic potential of MSCs for FIs was reviewed, including their roles played by secreting antimicrobial peptides, regulating immune responses, and promoting tissue repair. …”
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Venom of the Endoparasitoid Wasp Pteromalus puparum: An Overview by Jia-Ying Zhu, Gong-Yin Ye, Cui Hu

“…Even great achievements have been made, further research is required to uncover the sophisticated bioactivity of the venom and isolate more novel toxic peptides/proteins.…”
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Why natural drugs being attracted to treat oral cancer? – Highlights from “Oral oncology reports” by Vinothini Gunasekaran, Palanivel Sathishkumar

“…Overall, this study highlights that carotenoid (astaxanthin), alkaloids (piperine), polyphenols (epigallocatechin-3-gallate), flavanoids (genistein and quercetin), probiotic molecules (bacteriocin and extracellular polysaccharides), and marine peptides might be a promising natural drug for the treatment of oral cancer cells. …”
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Identification of neoantigens derived from alternative splicing and RNA modification by Jiyeon Park, Yeun-Jun Chung

“…Since the immune system recognizes tumor-specific peptides, they are potential targets for personalized neoantigen-based immunotherapy. …”
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Recent Advances in Natural Products Derived from Marine Echinoderms and Endophytic Microbes: Chemical Insights and Therapeutic Potential by Shuangyu Li, Yan Xiao, Qiang Li, Mingzhi Su, Yuewei Guo, Xin Jin

“…These metabolites, including polysaccharides, triterpenoids, steroids, and peptides, demonstrate potent bioactivities such as anticancer, anti-inflammatory, antiviral, and antimicrobial effects, providing valuable insights and scaffolds for drug discovery. …”
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Why Do Tetrapropylammonium Chloride and Sulphate Salts Destabilize the Native State of Globular Proteins? by Giuseppe Graziano

“…It has recently been shown that aqueous solutions of tetrapropylammonium chloride and sulphate salts destabilize the folded conformation of Trp-peptides (Dempsey et al., 2011). This result is rationalized by the application of a statistical thermodynamic approach (Graziano, 2010). …”
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The Role of the Estimated Plasma Volume Variation in Assessing Decongestion in Patients with Acute Decompensated Heart Failure by Andreea-Maria Grigore, Mihai Grigore, Ana-Maria Balahura, Gabriela Uscoiu, Ioana Verde, Camelia Nicolae, Elisabeta Bădilă, Adriana-Mihaela Ilieșiu

“…Conclusions: Indirect estimation of plasma volume and its variation are valuable, accessible, and cost-effective parameters for assessing decongestive treatment in ADHF patients, complementing natriuretic peptides.…”
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A Review on Factors Influencing the Fermentation Process of Teff (Eragrostis teff) and Other Cereal-Based Ethiopian Injera by Yizengaw Mengesha, Alemu Tebeje, Belay Tilahun

“…Biogenic amines, bioactive peptides, antinutrient reduction, and polyphenol conversion to physiologically active chemicals are all possible health benefits of fermentation process products. …”
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Protein carbamylation and proteomics: from artifacts to elucidation of biological functions by Youngki You, Gina Many, Ernesto S. Nakayasu

“…In addition, anti-acetyllysine antibodies co-purify carbamylated and acetylated peptides. In a recent paper, we leveraged co-purification with anti-acetyllysine antibodies to develop a method for analyzing carbamylated proteomes. …”
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Post-midnight versus pre-midnight surgery for patients with ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm and the risk 1469 factors of postoperative mortality: A single-center study by Yan-Ye Hung, Qingle Li, Xuemin Zhang, Xiaoming Zhang

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Signal and modulating role of enzymes of digestive glands by G. F. Korotko

“…Proteinases realize effects through protease-activated receptors of four types which are localized on membranes of glandular cells, leiomyocytes, sensory terminals of afferent neurons and neuroendocrine producers of regulatory peptides, yielding direct and mediated morphofunctional effects.Conclusion. …”
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Convergence of Synapses, Endosomes, and Prions in the Biology of Neurodegenerative Diseases by Gunnar K. Gouras

“…However, it is not thought that the prion-like quality of these proteins/peptides that allows their cell-to-cell transmission implies a role for human-to-human spread in common age-related neurodegenerative diseases. …”
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Microbiome role in pancreatic diseases development by Yu. V. Evsyutina, V. T. Ivashkin

“…Taking into account the ability of probiotics to stimulate production of antimicrobial peptides, normalize epithelial barrier function, limit bacterial translocation, their the application may be promising for pancreatic diseases treatment.…”
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The Zn- or Cu-Thionein Character of a Metallothionein Determines Its Metal Load When Synthesized in Physiological (Metal-Unsupplemented) Conditions by Mercè Capdevila, Òscar Palacios, Sílvia Atrian

“…Therefore, intrinsically different roles can be hypothesized for the constitutively-produced MT peptides in the absence of any metal overload, depending on their Zn- or Cu-thionein character.…”
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Study of Traditional Uses, Extraction Procedures, Phytochemical Constituents, and Pharmacological Properties of Tiliacora triandra by Gitishree Das, Sushanto Gouda, Rout George Kerry, Hernán Cortes, María L. Del Prado-Audelo, Gerardo Leyva-Gómez, Patrick Valere Tsouh Fokou, Erick P. Gutiérrez-Grijalva, J. Basilio Heredia, Han-Seung Shin, Jayanta Kumar Patra

“…Bioactive compounds contained in T. triandra include phenolic compounds, alkaloids, flavonoids, terpenoids, fatty acids, essential amino acids, peptides, carbohydrates, vitamins, and nucleic acid precursors. …”
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