[HTML][HTML] Mechanisms that regulate the activities of TET proteins

K Joshi, S Liu, P Breslin SJ, J Zhang - Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences, 2022 - Springer
The ten–eleven translocation (TET) family of dioxygenases consists of three members,
TET1, TET2, and TET3. All three TET enzymes have Fe+ 2 and α-ketoglutarate (α-KG) …

[HTML][HTML] The role of microglia immunometabolism in neurodegeneration: Focus on molecular determinants and metabolic intermediates of metabolic reprogramming

Q Wang, M Lu, X Zhu, X Gu, T Zhang, C Xia… - Biomedicine & …, 2022 - Elsevier
Microglia, resident macrophages that act as the brain's innate immune cells, play a key role
in initiating a defense response to the infection or neuroinflammation of the host. Once a …

[PDF][PDF] Itaconate is a lysosomal inducer that promotes antibacterial innate immunity

Z Zhang, C Chen, F Yang, YX Zeng, P Sun, P Liu, X Li - Molecular cell, 2022 - cell.com
Lysosomes are the main organelles in macrophages for killing invading bacteria. However,
the precise mechanism underlying lysosomal biogenesis upon bacterial infection remains …

[HTML][HTML] The magic bullet: Niclosamide

H Jiang, AM Li, J Ye - Frontiers in Oncology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The term 'magic bullet'is a scientific concept proposed by the German Nobel laureate Paul
Ehrlich in 1907, describing a medicine that could specifically and efficiently target a disease …

[HTML][HTML] The signaling pathways and therapeutic potential of itaconate to alleviate inflammation and oxidative stress in inflammatory diseases

X Shi, H Zhou, J Wei, W Mo, Q Li, X Lv - Redox Biology, 2022 - Elsevier
Endogenous small molecules are metabolic regulators of cell function. Itaconate is a key
molecule that accumulates in cells when the Krebs cycle is disrupted. Itaconate is derived …

[HTML][HTML] Molecular mechanisms of inflammasome in ischemic stroke pathogenesis

MG Puleo, S Miceli, T Di Chiara, GM Pizzo… - Pharmaceuticals, 2022 - mdpi.com
Ischemic stroke (also called cerebral ischemia) is one of the leading causes of death and
severe disability worldwide. NLR inflammasomes play a crucial role in sensing cell damage …

[HTML][HTML] A genetically encoded fluorescent biosensor for detecting itaconate with subcellular resolution in living macrophages

P Sun, Z Zhang, B Wang, C Liu, C Chen, P Liu… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Itaconate is a newly discovered endogenous metabolite promoting an anti-inflammatory
program during innate immune response, but the precise mechanisms underlying its effect …

[HTML][HTML] A metabolite attenuates neuroinflammation, synaptic loss and cognitive deficits induced by chronic infection of Toxoplasma gondii

Y He, D Xu, Z Yan, Y Wu, Y Zhang, X Tian… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Background Neurodegenerative diseases including AD is currently one of intractable
problems globally due to the insufficiency of intervention strategies. Long-term infection of …

Protein targeting by the itaconate family in immunity and inflammation

EA Day, LAJ O'Neill - Biochemical Journal, 2022 - portlandpress.com
Immune cells are metabolically plastic and respond to inflammatory stimuli with large shifts
in metabolism. Itaconate is one of the most up-regulated metabolites in macrophages in …

[HTML][HTML] Metabolic reprogramming of the tumor immune microenvironment in ovarian cancer: A novel orientation for immunotherapy

Y Lin, X Zhou, Y Ni, X Zhao, X Liang - Frontiers in Immunology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Ovarian cancer is the most lethal gynecologic tumor, with the highest mortality rate.
Numerous studies have been conducted on the treatment of ovarian cancer in the hopes of …