Cyclin-dependent kinases (CDK) and their role in diseases development–review

P Łukasik, M Załuski, I Gutowska - International journal of molecular …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Cyclin-dependent kinases (CDKs) are involved in many crucial processes, such as cell cycle
and transcription, as well as communication, metabolism, and apoptosis. The kinases are …

Endogenous pancreatic β cell regeneration: a potential strategy for the recovery of β cell deficiency in diabetes

F Zhong, Y Jiang - Frontiers in endocrinology, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Endogenous pancreatic β cell regeneration is a potential strategy for β cell expansion or
neogenesis to treat diabetes. Regeneration can occur through stimulation of existing β cell …

Role of piRNA biogenesis and its neuronal function in the development of neurodegenerative diseases

K Sato, K Takayama, S Inoue - Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer's disease (AD), Parkinson's disease (PD),
and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), are caused by neuronal loss and dysfunction …

novel medicinal chemistry strategies targeting CDK5 for Drug Discovery

W Tang, C Lin, Q Yu, D Zhang, Y Liu… - Journal of Medicinal …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Cyclin-dependent kinase 5 (CDK5) protein plays an important role not only in the central
nervous system but also in the periphery, including immune response, regulation of insulin …

Reprogramming iPSCs to study age-related diseases: models, therapeutics, and clinical trials

F Esteves, D Brito, AT Rajado, N Silva… - Mechanisms of Ageing …, 2023 - Elsevier
The unprecedented rise in life expectancy observed in the last decades is leading to a
global increase in the ageing population, and age-associated diseases became an …

MNK2 deficiency potentiates β-cell regeneration via translational regulation

C Karampelias, K Watt, CL Mattsson, ÁF Ruiz… - Nature chemical …, 2022 - nature.com
Regenerating pancreatic β-cells is a potential curative approach for diabetes. We previously
identified the small molecule CID661578 as a potent inducer of β-cell regeneration, but its …

Reinforcing one-carbon metabolism via folic acid/Folr1 promotes β-cell differentiation

C Karampelias, H Rezanejad, M Rosko, L Duan… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Diabetes can be caused by an insufficiency in β-cell mass. Here, we performed a genetic
screen in a zebrafish model of β-cell loss to identify pathways promoting β-cell regeneration …

[HTML][HTML] Mitochondrial aldehyde dehydrogenase-2 coordinates the hydrogen sulfide-AMPK axis to attenuate high glucose-induced pancreatic β-cell dysfunction by …

U Karunakaran, S Elumalai, SM Chung, K Maedler… - Redox Biology, 2024 - Elsevier
Progression of β-cell loss in diabetes mellitus is significantly influenced by persistent
hyperglycemia. At the cellular level, a number of signaling cascades affect the expression of …

Adjudin improves beta cell maturation, hepatic glucose uptake and glucose homeostasis

L Ren, J Charbord, L Chu, AM Kemas, M Bertuzzi, J Mi… - Diabetologia, 2024 - Springer
Aims/hypothesis Recovering functional beta cell mass is a promising approach for future
diabetes therapies. The aim of the present study is to investigate the effects of adjudin, a …

Zebrafish models for the safety and therapeutic testing of nanoparticles with a focus on macrophages

A Pensado-López, J Fernández-Rey, P Reimunde… - Nanomaterials, 2021 - mdpi.com
New nanoparticles and biomaterials are increasingly being used in biomedical research for
drug delivery, diagnostic applications, or vaccines, and they are also present in numerous …