Prions, prionoids and protein misfolding disorders

C Scheckel, A Aguzzi - Nature Reviews Genetics, 2018 - nature.com
Prion diseases are progressive, incurable and fatal neurodegenerative conditions. The term
'prion'was first nominated to express the revolutionary concept that a protein could be …

[HTML][HTML] Activation of Nrf2 signaling by natural products-can it alleviate diabetes?

M Matzinger, K Fischhuber, EH Heiss - Biotechnology advances, 2018 - Elsevier
Type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) has reached pandemic proportions and effective prevention
strategies are wanted. Its onset is accompanied by cellular distress, the nuclear factor …

NLRP3 inflammasome at the interface of inflammation, endothelial dysfunction, and type 2 diabetes

IM Gora, A Ciechanowska, P Ladyzynski - Cells, 2021 - mdpi.com
Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), accounting for 90–95% cases of diabetes, is characterized
by chronic inflammation. The mechanisms that control inflammation activation in T2DM are …

The diabetes pandemic and associated infections: suggestions for clinical microbiology

A Toniolo, G Cassani, A Puggioni, A Rossi… - … and Research in …, 2019 - journals.lww.com
There are 425 million people with diabetes mellitus in the world. By 2045, this figure will
grow to over 600 million. Diabetes mellitus is classified among noncommunicable diseases …

Cryo-EM structures of hIAPP fibrils seeded by patient-extracted fibrils reveal new polymorphs and conserved fibril cores

Q Cao, DR Boyer, MR Sawaya, R Abskharon… - Nature structural & …, 2021 - nature.com
Amyloidosis of human islet amyloid polypeptide (hIAPP) is a pathological hallmark of type II
diabetes (T2D), an epidemic afflicting nearly 10% of the world's population. To visualize …

A mechanistic survey of Alzheimer's disease

Y Tang, D Zhang, X Gong, J Zheng - Biophysical chemistry, 2022 - Elsevier
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common, age-dependent neurodegenerative disorder.
While AD has been intensively studied from different aspects, there is no effective cure for …

Dysregulated autophagy: a key player in the pathophysiology of type 2 diabetes and its complications

A Sehrawat, J Mishra, SS Mastana, U Navik… - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA …, 2023 - Elsevier
Autophagy is essential in regulating the turnover of macromolecules via removing damaged
organelles, misfolded proteins in various tissues, including liver, skeletal muscles, and …

Glucagon like peptide 1 receptor agonists for targeted delivery of antisense oligonucleotides to pancreatic beta cell

L Knerr, TP Prakash, R Lee, WJ Drury III… - Journal of the …, 2021 - ACS Publications
The extra hepatic delivery of antisense oligonucleotides (ASOs) remains a challenge and
hampers the widespread application of this powerful class of therapeutic agents. In that …

Protein misfolding and related human diseases: A comprehensive review of toxicity, proteins involved, and current therapeutic strategies

AN Khan, RH Khan - International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 2022 - Elsevier
Most of the cell's chemical reactions and structural components are facilitated by proteins.
But proteins are highly dynamic molecules, where numerous modifications or changes in the …

Islet amyloid polypeptide: a partner in crime with Aβ in the pathology of alzheimer's disease

AF Raimundo, S Ferreira, IC Martins… - Frontiers in molecular …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Diabetes affects hundreds of millions of patients worldwide. Despite the advances in
understanding the disease and therapeutic options, it remains a leading cause of death and …