Rhabdomyolysis or severe acute hepatitis associated with the use of red yeast rice extracts: an update from the adverse event reporting systems

M Banach, GD Norata - Current Atherosclerosis Reports, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Elevated plasma levels of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol
(LDL-C) are a major risk factor for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD), and …

Intracellular spatiotemporal metabolism in connection to target engagement

J Zhang, Z Qiu, Y Zhang, G Wang, H Hao - Advanced Drug Delivery …, 2023 - Elsevier
The metabolism in eukaryotic cells is a highly ordered system involving various cellular
compartments, which fluctuates based on physiological rhythms. Organelles, as the smallest …

Pitavastatin and ivermectin enhance the efficacy of paclitaxel in chemoresistant high-grade serous carcinoma

M Nunes, D Duarte, N Vale, S Ricardo - Cancers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The main challenge in high-grade serous carcinoma management is to
unveil therapeutic approaches to overcome chemoresistance. Drug combinations and …

Virtual Screening of Novel 24-Dehydroxysterol Reductase (DHCR24) Inhibitors and the Biological Evaluation of Irbesartan in Cholesterol-Lowering Effect

H Wang, Z Lu, Y Li, T Liu, L Zhao, T Gao, X Lu, B Gao - Molecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
Hyperlipidemia is a risk factor for the development of fatty liver and cardiovascular diseases
such as atherosclerosis and coronary heart disease, and hence, cholesterol-lowering drugs …

Synergistic antitumor activity of regorafenib and rosuvastatin in colorectal cancer

T Yuan, R Wu, W Wang, Y Liu, W Kong… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction: Colorectal cancer is one of the most prevalent life-threatening malignant tumors
with high incidence and mortality. However, the efficacy of current therapeutic regimens is …

Bowman-Birk major type trypsin inhibitor derived from foxtail millet bran attenuate atherosclerosis via remodeling gut microbiota in ApoE–/–mice

S Shan, R Yin, J Shi, L Zhang, F Liu… - Journal of Agricultural …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Foxtail millet proteins and their hydrolysates have the potential to prevent atherosclerosis
(AS). In our present study, a novel Bowman-Birk type major trypsin inhibitor from foxtail millet …

Nephrotoxicity of marketed antisense oligonucleotide drugs

H Wu, A Wahane, F Alhamadani, K Zhang… - Current opinion in …, 2022 - Elsevier
The field of antisense oligonucleotide (ASO)-based therapies have been making strides in
precision medicine due to their potent therapeutic application. Early successes in treating …

[HTML][HTML] Oridonin restores hepatic lipid homeostasis in an LXRα-ATGL/EPT1 axis-dependent manner

Y Chen, H Jiang, Z Zhan, J Lu, T Gu, P Yu… - Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Hepatosteatosis is characterized by abnormal accumulation of triglycerides (TG), leading to
prolonged and chronic inflammatory infiltration. To date, there is still a lack of effective and …

Cardiac PET imaging of ATP binding cassette (ABC) transporters: opportunities and challenges

W Liu, P Mossel, V Schwach, RHJA Slart, G Luurtsema - Pharmaceuticals, 2023 - mdpi.com
Adenosine triphosphate binding cassette (ABC) transporters are a broad family of
membrane protein complexes that use energy to transport molecules across cells and/or …

A mechanism-based understanding of altered drug pharmacokinetics by gut microbiota

A Gulnaz, JE Chang, HJ Maeng, KH Shin… - Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Background Pharmacomicrobiomics, which has recently emerged as a new strategy for
personalized medicine, is the investigation of the influence of microbial variability on drug …