Mechanism of triptolide regulating proliferation and apoptosis of hepatoma cells by inhibiting JAK/STAT pathway by Wang Guanglian, Zhu Zhenxin, Sun Zhengang, Yang Zhiqi

“…This study was to analyze the effect of triptolide (TPL) on proliferation, apoptosis, and the relationship between TPL and the Janus kinase/signal transducer and activator of transcription signaling pathway in hepatoma cells. HepG2 cell line was selected as the experimental object and divided into control, low-dose TPL, medium-dose TPL, and high-dose TPL group. …”
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Mechanistic insights into “Three Methods and Three Acupoints” Tuina therapy for improving spinal microcirculation and motor function in sciatic nerve injury model rats by Hanyu Zhang, Yingqi Zhang, Hourong Wang, Jiayue Liu, Jiawei Sun, Jinping Chen, Zhifeng Liu, Tianyuan Yu, Jian Shu

“…The mechanism may involve the activation of the PI3K/Akt signaling pathway.…”
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Analysis of the mechanism of Zangjiangzhi capsule in the treatment of hyperlipidemia based on its ingredients identified by UHPLC-Q-Exactive-Orbitrap-MS by Changting He, Yuling Zhao, Yongchun Huang, Yudong Su, Shoude Zhang

“…Among these, the AGE-RAGE signaling pathway in diabetic complications, lipid and atherosclerosis pathways, regulation of lipids in adipocytes, and insulin resistance are related to HLP. …”
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REDD1 mediates HDM-induced nuclear-cytoplasmic translocation and release of IL-33 in airway epithelial cells by downregulating Nrf2 by Tian Luo, Wentao Ji, Yuxin Gong, Lichang Chen, Chao Liu, Dandan Zhang, Xi Li, Yanhua Lv

“…REDD1 modulates the expression of IL-33 and other inflammatory factors through the Nrf2 signaling pathway, thereby influencing the onset and progression of asthma. …”
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Exploring the associations of gut microbiota with inflammatory and the early hematoma expansion in intracerebral hemorrhage: from change to potential therapeutic objectives by Haixiao Jiang, Wei Zeng, Fei Zhu, Xiaoli Zhang, Demao Cao, Aijun Peng, Hongsheng Wang

“…Analysis of the Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) exposed disturbances in essential physiological pathways, especially those related to inflammation (such as the Toll-like receptor signaling pathway), in the HE group.ConclusionsOur exploration indicated that individuals with emICH, especially those with HE, demonstrate notably different host-microbe interactions when compared to healthy individuals. …”
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Inhibition of Ultraviolet B-induced Apoptosis in Fibroblasts by Human Umbilical Cord Blood Mesenchymal Stem Cell Conditioned Media via the Phosphatidylinositol-3-Kinase/Akt Pathway by Ferry Sandra, Dian Andriani Ratna Dewi, I Nyoman Mantik Astawa, Wimpie Pangkahila, Angliana Chouw, Maria Celinna, Nurrani Mustika Dewi

“…Therefore, the current research was conducted to investigate the potential of CM-hUCB-MSC in inhibiting UVB-induced apoptosis and its role in the antiapoptotic signaling pathway.Methods: An experimental in vitro study was conducted at PT. …”
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Low-Concentration Oxygen/Ozone Treatment Attenuated Radiculitis and Mechanical Allodynia via PDE2A-cAMP/cGMP-NF-κB/p65 Signaling in Chronic Radiculitis Rats by Junnan Wang, Mingyi Wu, Xiaowen Lin, Yun Li, Zhijian Fu

“…Intrathecal administration of low-concentration oxygen/ozone alleviated mechanical allodynia and attenuated radiculitis, likely by a PDE2A-cGMP/cAMP-NF-κB/p65 signaling pathway in chronic radiculitis rats.…”
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Adipose tissue-derived microRNA-450a-5p induces type 2 diabetes mellitus by downregulating DUSP10 by Jiaojiao Zhu, Yanting Hou, Wei Yu, Jingzhou Wang, Xiaolong Chu, Xueting Zhang, Huai Pang, Dingling Ma, Yihan Tang, Menghuan Li, Chenggang Yuan, Jianxin Xie, Cuizhe Wang, Jun Zhang

“…Moreover, the adipose Dicer-knockout mouse model was constructed to identify adipose tissue as the main source of microRNA-450a-5p. microRNA-450a-5p could inactivate the insulin signal pathway by targeting the inhibited Dual Specificity Phosphatase 10 (DUSP10) and inducing IR and glucose metabolism disorders in vitro cultured hepatocytes and adipocytes. …”
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Network pharmacology and experimental verification to investigate the mechanism of isoliquiritigenin for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease by Waimao Gao, Guang Yang, Xinjuan Liu, Kaifan Hu, Jie Pan, Xingyu Wang, Yan Zhao, Ying Xu

“…GO and KEGG pathway analysis found that ISL was significantly enriched in regulation of mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) signaling pathway. The PPI network manifested 7 key targets including albumin (ALB), epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR), solute carrier family 2 member 1 (SLC2A1), insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF1), mitogen-activated protein kinase 1 (MAPK1), peroxisome proliferator activated receptor alpha (PPARA) and peroxisome proliferator activated receptor gamma (PPAR-γ, PPARG). …”
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Joint Analysis of Multiple Omics to Describe the Biological Characteristics of Resistant Hypertension by Shanshan Wang, Yuanlong Hu, Yuqi Wang, Yueyue Song, Dan Liang, Jiufeng Yin, Yunlun Li, Wenqing Yang, Dan Zhang

“…The multi‐omics analysis found that differential substances of RH were enriched in the HIF‐1 signaling pathway and that differential substances such as ascorbic acid, reduced glutathione (GSH), choline, citric acid, transferrin receptor (TfR), Egl‐9 family hypoxia‐inducible factor 2 (EGLN2), and glutathione peroxidase 1 (GPX1) were screened out. …”
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Lutein and inflammation: a comprehensive review of its mechanisms of action by Paradentavida Prathyusha, Geetha Viswanathan, Anjilikal Tomy Tomcy, Ponnamparambil P. Binitha, Smitha V. Bava, Edakkadath R. Sindhu

“…Lutein protects against alcohol-induced liver damage by modulating the nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2)/heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) signaling pathway. Additionally, lutein promotes bone health by enhancing mineralized bone nodule development and inhibiting osteoclast production, reducing bone resorption, and suppressing soluble receptor activator of nuclear factor kappa B ligand (RANKL). …”
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Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide (Cgrp), Adrenomedullin (Am), Amylin, And Calcitonin (Ct) Receptors And Overlapping Biological Actions by J.A. Fischer, W. Born, R. Muff

“…For the related bioactive peptides, receptor-binding sites linked to cAMP stimulation and to a lesser extent to the phospholipase C signaling pathway have been identified in tissue specific manner. …”
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MiR-155-Mediated Deregulation of GPER1 Plays an Important Role in the Gender Differences Related to Inflammatory Bowel Disease by Xiaojuan Shao, Jintao Li, Fumin Xu, Dongfeng Chen, Kaijun Liu

“…The incidence and clinical manifestations of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are thought to have gender differences, which suggests that the estrogen signaling pathway and intestinal flora may play key roles in the pathogenesis of IBD. …”
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Inhibition of complement system-related gene ITGB2 attenuates epithelial–mesenchymal transition and inflammation in diabetic nephropathy by Jun Peng, Wenqi Zhao, Lu Zhou, Kun Ding

“…The VWF and ITGB2 were both enriched in the pathways of chemokine signaling pathway, CAMs, focal adhesion and natural killer cell-mediated cytotoxicity, and significantly correlated with the activated mast cells, resting NK cells, and macrophages. …”
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Nicotine-induced CHRNA5 activation modulates CES1 expression, impacting head and neck squamous cell carcinoma recurrence and metastasis via MEK/ERK pathway by Chen Feng, Wei Mao, Chenyang Yuan, Pin Dong, Yuying Liu

“…Transcriptomics revealed that the knockdown of CHRNA5 is associated with the MEK/ERK signaling pathway. Further cellular- and tissue-level evidence confirmed that the levels of p-MEK/MEK, p-ERK/ERK, and CES1 decreased following knockdown of CHRNA5, a trend that nicotine can reverse. …”
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Identification of Potential miRNA-mRNA Regulatory Network Contributing to Parkinson’s Disease by Xi Yin, Miao Wang, Wei Wang, Tong Chen, Ge Song, Yixuan Niu, Ziying Jiang, Zhongbao Gao, Zhenfu Wang

“…Further functional enrichment analysis identified 10 PD-related hub genes, including RAC1, IRS2, LEPR, PPARGC1A, CAMKK2, RAB10, RAB13, RAB27B, RAB11A, and JAK2, which were mainly involved in Rab protein signaling transduction, AMPK signaling pathway, and signaling by Leptin. A miRNA-mRNA regulatory network was then constructed with 10 hub genes, and their interacting miRNAs overlapped with DEmis, including miR-30e-5p, miR-142-3p, miR-101-3p, miR-32-3p, miR-508-5p, miR-642a-5p, miR-19a-3p, and miR-21-5p. …”
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MiR-125b-5p ameliorates ox-LDL-induced vascular endothelial cell dysfunction by negatively regulating TNFSF4/TLR4/NF-κB signaling by Wenshuai He, Limin Zhao, Pengfei Wang, Maojia Ren, Yunfei Han

“…Moreover, miR-125b-5p inactivated the TLR4/NF-κB signaling pathway by negatively regulating TNFSF4. Conclusions In summary, our findings demonstrate that miR-125b-5p possessed an anti-inflammatory and anti-apoptosis against ox-LDL-induced HUVEC injury by regulating the TNFSF4/TLR4/NF-κB signaling, indicating that miR-125b-5p may have an important therapeutic function for AS.…”
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Thyroid Hormone-Induced Cytosol-to-Nuclear Translocation of Rat Liver Nrf2 Is Dependent on Kupffer Cell Functioning by Luis A. Videla, Pamela Cornejo, Pamela Romanque, Catherine Santibáñez, Iván Castillo, Romina Vargas

“…It is concluded that Kupffer cell functioning is essential for upregulation of liver Nrf2-signaling pathway by T3. This contention is supported by suppression of the respiratory burst activity of Kupffer cells and the associated reactive oxygen species production by GdCl3 or apocynin given prior to T3, thus hindering Nrf2 activation.…”
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Momordica Charantia Polysaccharides Attenuates MPP+-Induced Injury in Parkinson’s Disease Mice and Cell Models by Regulating TLR4/MyD88/NF-κB Pathway by Dengjun Guo, Jie Zhou, Meng Zhang, Reyisha Taximaimaiti, Xiaoping Wang, Hai Wang

“…Finally, the activation effect of MCPs on TLR4/MyD88/NF-κB signaling pathway was observed and verified. Results. Compared with the Control group, MPTP treatment can induce brain damage in mice (all P<0.05), change the metabolic state of neurotransmitters (all P<0.05), induce inflammation (all P<0.05), and induce apoptosis and the occurrence of oxidation reaction (all P<0.05); however, MCPs treatment can significantly reverse the above changes (all P<0.05). …”
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Insights into the Mode of Action of Novel Morpholinated Curcumin Derivatives Exhibiting Potent Antitumor Activity in Bladder Cancer Cells In Vitro by Paulina Kobylka, Pawel Bakun, Joanna Kuzminska, Tomasz Goslinski, Marek Murias, Malgorzata Kucinska

“…We found that the Akt signaling pathway may modulate the activity of compound <b>2a-B</b>, as evidenced by enhanced cytotoxic activity in combination with MK-2206, an Akt 1/2/3 inhibitor. …”
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