Protective Effect of Nanoparticles Loaded with Black Rice Anthocyanins on Caco-2 Cell Damage by LIU Yaqi, ZHOU Na, FENG Mengmeng, AI Xin, ZHAO Lei, ZHAO Liang

“…BRA-BSAGP significantly increased the survival rate of Caco-2 cells induced by DSS and up-regulated the expression of tight junction proteins (Claudin-1, occludin, and ZO-1). This study provides a theoretical basis for the application of BRA in developing functional foods for alleviating ulcerative colitis.…”
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Experimental Immunization Based on Plasmodium Antigens Isolated by Antibody Affinity by Ali N. Kamali, Patricia Marín-García, Isabel G. Azcárate, Antonio Puyet, Amalia Diez, José M. Bautista

“…Here, we isolated antigens from total parasite proteins by antibody affinity chromatography to test an immunization against lethal malaria infection in a murine model. …”
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Emerging roles of extracellular vesicles in oral and maxillofacial areas by Qianting Wang, Jiayu Sun, Haci Jiang, Mengfei Yu

“…Present in various body fluids and tissues, they act as messengers via the transfer of nucleic acids, proteins, and metabolites to recipient cells. To date, studies have revealed the different roles of extracellular vesicles in physiological or pathological processes, as well as applications in disease diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment. …”
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Unveiling the role of lncRNA ERDR1 in immune cell regulation by Aihua Shu, Xu Tian, Jie Yue, Yuxia Jiang, Yifei Liu

“…Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) are a class of RNA molecules that exceed 200 nucleotides in length and lack the capacity to encode proteins. In recent years, there has been a surge of interest in lncRNA research, leading to the discovery of their diverse structures and functions. …”
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lncRNA-Triggered Macrophage Inflammaging Deteriorates Age-Related Diseases by Lulingxiao Nie, Peng Zhang, Qian Wang, Xinyi Zhou, Qi Wang

“…By targeting genes and proteins or functioning as competing endogenous RNA (ceRNA), lncRNA regulates different phenomena including inflammaging and ARDs. …”
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Polystyrene nanoplastics promote the blood-brain barrier dysfunction through autophagy pathway and excessive erythrophagocytosis by Eun-Hye Kim, Seung Mi Baek, Han Jin Park, Yiying Bian, Han Young Chung, Ok-Nam Bae

“…In this study, polystyrene nanoplastics (PS-NP) resulted in hyperpermeability and damaged tight junction proteins in brain endothelial cells. We identified that PS-NP increased intracellular iron levels by inhibiting the autophagy pathway in brain endothelial cells. …”
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MOF-derived intelligent arenobufagin nanocomposites with glucose metabolism inhibition for enhanced bioenergetic therapy and integrated photothermal-chemodynamic-chemotherapy by Lihua Chen, Jiaying Yang, Lingyu Jia, Xiaolu Wei, Huijun Wang, Zhuo Liu, Shan Jiang, Pengyue Li, Yanyan Zhou, Hongjie Wang, Nan Si, Baolin Bian, Qinghe Zhao, Haiyu Zhao

“…Additionally, it significantly promoted cell apoptosis by upregulating pro-apoptotic proteins such as Bax, Bax/Bcl-2, cytochrome C. Animal studies have shown that the tumor inhibition efficiency of ZIAMH nanomedicines was three fold higher than that of free drugs. …”
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Applications of cell penetrating peptide-based drug delivery system in immunotherapy by Jing-Jing Du, Ru-Yan Zhang, Shangchi Jiang, Shanshan Xiao, Yiting Liu, Yongheng Niu, Wen-Xiang Zhao, Dongyuan Wang, Dongyuan Wang, XianShi Ma

“…These properties have made them as efficient drug-delivery tools to deliver therapeutic molecules to cells and tissues in a nontoxic manner, including small molecules, DNA, siRNA, therapeutic proteins and other various nanoparticles. However, the poor serum stability and low tumor targeting ability also hindered their broad application. …”
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Immunomodulatory Effects Mediated by Dopamine by Rodrigo Arreola, Samantha Alvarez-Herrera, Gilberto Pérez-Sánchez, Enrique Becerril-Villanueva, Carlos Cruz-Fuentes, Enrique Octavio Flores-Gutierrez, María Eugenia Garcés-Alvarez, Dora Luz de la Cruz-Aguilera, Emilio Medina-Rivero, Gabriela Hurtado-Alvarado, Saray Quintero-Fabián, Lenin Pavón

“…In the past century, experimental evidence has accumulated on the proteins knowledge that is involved in the synthesis, reuptake, and transportation of DA in leukocytes and the differential expression of the D1-like (D1R and D5R) and D2-like receptors (D2R, D3R, and D4R). …”
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Exosomes in Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type I Pathogenesis: Threat or Opportunity? by Sin-Yeang Teow, Alif Che Nordin, Syed A. Ali, Alan Soo-Beng Khoo

“…Depending on their cellular origins, the membrane-bound exosomes packed a variety of functional proteins and RNA species. These microvesicles are secreted into the extracellular space to facilitate intercellular communication. …”
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Matrine Ameliorates Colorectal Cancer in Rats via Inhibition of HMGB1 Signaling and Downregulation of IL-6, TNF-α, and HMGB1 by Huizhen Fan, Chunyan Jiang, Baoyuan Zhong, Jianwen Sheng, Ting Chen, Qingqing Chen, Jingtao Li, Hongchuan Zhao

“…Thus, we explored the underlying mechanisms of matrine in CRC. Matrine-related proteins and CRC-related genes and therapeutic targets of matrine in CRC were predicted using a network pharmacology approach. …”
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Use of Coffee Silverskin and Stevia to Improve the Formulation of Biscuits by Garcia-Serna Esther, Martinez-Saez Nuria, Mesias Marta, Morales Francisco J., Castillo M. Dolores del

“…The quality and safety of the innovative biscuits was obtained by an analysis of the sugars, proteins, free amino acids, chlorogenic acid, overall antioxidant capacity and acrylamide after in vitro digestion. …”
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Developing glycoproteomics reveals the role of posttranslational glycosylation in the physiological and pathological processes of male reproduction by Qingyuan Cheng, Mengqi Luo, Zihe Xu, Fuping Li, Yong Zhang

“…It impacts thousands of proteins and is actively ongoing through all stages of reproduction, including spermatogenesis, maturation, capacitation, and fertilization. …”
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CRMP4 and CRMP2 Interact to Coordinate Cytoskeleton Dynamics, Regulating Growth Cone Development and Axon Elongation by Minghui Tan, Caihui Cha, Yongheng Ye, Jifeng Zhang, Sumei Li, Fengming Wu, Sitang Gong, Guoqing Guo

“…Collapsin response mediator proteins (CRMPs) are highly expressed in the developing nervous system, mediating growth cone guidance, neuronal polarity, and axonal elongation. …”
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Salivary biomarkers: A promising avenue for advancing oral cancer detection by Yuvashree Chandrasekaran, L. Kayal, N. Aravindha Babu, Mukesh Kumar Dharmalingam Jothinathan, Archana Behera

“…This article will address recent progress in detecting saliva biomarkers including human DNA, mRNA and proteins that can be of diagnostic value in cancer. …”
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Phenotypic and Functional Changes of Endothelial and Smooth Muscle Cells in Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms by Anna Malashicheva, Daria Kostina, Aleksandra Kostina, Olga Irtyuga, Irina Voronkina, Larisa Smagina, Elena Ignatieva, Natalia Gavriliuk, Vladimir Uspensky, Olga Moiseeva, Jarle Vaage, Anna Kostareva

“…Cellular proliferation, migration, and synthesis of extracellular matrix proteins are attenuated in the cells of the patients. …”
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Multi-omics architecture of childhood obesity and metabolic dysfunction uncovers biological pathways and prenatal determinants by Nikos Stratakis, Augusto Anguita-Ruiz, Lorenzo Fabbri, Léa Maitre, Juan R. González, Sandra Andrusaityte, Xavier Basagaña, Eva Borràs, Hector C. Keun, Lida Chatzi, David V. Conti, Jesse Goodrich, Regina Grazuleviciene, Line Småstuen Haug, Barbara Heude, Wen Lun Yuan, Rosemary McEachan, Mark Nieuwenhuijsen, Eduard Sabidó, Rémy Slama, Cathrine Thomsen, Jose Urquiza, Theano Roumeliotaki, Marina Vafeiadi, John Wright, Mariona Bustamante, Martine Vrijheid

“…Leveraging extensive multi-omics profiling (methylome, miRNome, transcriptome, proteins and metabolites) and a rich phenotypic characterization across two parts of Europe within the population-based Human Early Life Exposome project, we unravel the molecular landscape of childhood obesity and associated metabolic dysfunction. …”
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Sempervirine inhibits proliferation, invasion and metastasis of ovarian cancer cells and induces ultrastructural changes in vivo by Danni Chen, Yan Tan, Tingting Chen, Qin Wang, Yan Yan, Xiaoya Zhao, Zhongxiao Zhang, Jin Qiu, Jian Zhang

“…Mechanistic studies revealed that sempervirine decreased the expression of proteins related to apelin signaling pathway. In conclusion, our results demonstrate the potent anti-ovarian cancer effects of sempervirine both in vitro and in vivo. …”
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Immunocompatibility of Bacteriophages as Nanomedicines by Tranum Kaur, Nafiseh Nafissi, Olla Wasfi, Katlyn Sheldon, Shawn Wettig, Roderick Slavcev

“…Recently, phages have been employed as gene-delivery vectors (phage nanomedicine), for nearly half a century as tools in genetic research, for about two decades as tools for the discovery of specific target-binding proteins and peptides, and for almost a decade as tools for vaccine development. …”
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Exosomes in Ocular Health: Recent Insights into Pathology, Diagnostic Applications and Therapeutic Functions by Noelia Blanco-Agudín, Suhui Ye, Sara González-Fernández, Ignacio Alcalde, Jesús Merayo-Lloves, Luis M. Quirós

“…Exosomes are extracellular vesicles ranging from 30 to 150 nm in diameter that contain proteins, nucleic acids and other molecules. Produced by virtually all cell types, they travel throughout the body until they reach their target, where they can trigger a wide variety of effects by transferring the molecular cargo to recipient cells. …”
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