The endocrine function of adipose tissues in health and cardiometabolic disease

L Scheja, J Heeren - Nature reviews endocrinology, 2019 - nature.com
In addition to their role in glucose and lipid metabolism, adipocytes respond differentially to
physiological cues or metabolic stress by releasing endocrine factors that regulate diverse …

Association of the epithelial–mesenchymal transition (EMT) with cisplatin resistance

M Ashrafizadeh, A Zarrabi, K Hushmandi… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Therapy resistance is a characteristic of cancer cells that significantly reduces the
effectiveness of drugs. Despite the popularity of cisplatin (CP) as a chemotherapeutic agent …

NAMPT and NAPRT: two metabolic enzymes with key roles in inflammation

V Audrito, VG Messana, S Deaglio - Frontiers in Oncology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Nicotinamide phosphoribosyltransferase (NAMPT) and nicotinate
phosphoribosyltransferase (NAPRT) are two intracellular enzymes that catalyze the first step …

Adipokines in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: are we on the road toward new biomarkers and therapeutic targets?

V Francisco, MJ Sanz, JT Real, P Marques… - Biology, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is an unmet medical need due to
its increasingly high incidence, severe clinical consequences, and the absence of feasible …

Location, location, location: compartmentalization of NAD+ synthesis and functions in mammalian cells

XA Cambronne, WL Kraus - Trends in biochemical sciences, 2020 - cell.com
The numerous biological roles of NAD+ are organized and coordinated via its
compartmentalization within cells. The spatial and temporal partitioning of this intermediary …

NAMPT: A critical driver and therapeutic target for cancer

M Gasparrini, V Audrito - The International Journal of Biochemistry & Cell …, 2022 - Elsevier
Nicotinamide phosphoribosyltransferase (NAMPT) possesses a vital role in mammalian
cells due to its activity as a rate-limiting enzyme in the biosynthesis of nicotinamide adenine …

[HTML][HTML] NAMPT-targeting PROTAC promotes antitumor immunity via suppressing myeloid-derived suppressor cell expansion

Y Wu, C Pu, Y Fu, G Dong, M Huang… - Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica …, 2022 - Elsevier
Nicotinamide phosphoribosyl transferase (NAMPT) is considered as a promising target for
cancer therapy given its critical engagement in cancer metabolism and inflammation …

Advances in NAD-lowering agents for cancer treatment

MS Ghanem, F Monacelli, A Nencioni - Nutrients, 2021 - mdpi.com
Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD) is an essential redox cofactor, but it also acts as a
substrate for NAD-consuming enzymes, regulating cellular events such as DNA repair and …

The complex roles of adipokines in polycystic ovary syndrome and endometriosis

S Schüler-Toprak, O Ortmann, C Buechler, O Treeck - Biomedicines, 2022 - mdpi.com
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and endometriosis are frequent diseases of the female
reproductive tract causing high morbidity as they can significantly affect fertility and quality of …

NAMPT: A pleiotropic modulator of monocytes and macrophages

C Travelli, G Colombo, S Mola, AA Genazzani… - Pharmacological …, 2018 - Elsevier
Nicotinamide phosphoribosyltransferase (NAMPT) is the bottleneck enzyme of the NAD
salvage pathway and thereby is a controller of intracellular NAD concentrations. It has been …