Mechanisms of action of vitamin D as supplemental therapy for Pneumocystis pneumonia

GS Lei, C Zhang, BH Cheng… - Antimicrobial agents and …, 2017 - Am Soc Microbiol
The combination of trimethoprim and sulfamethoxazole (TMP-SMX) is the most effective
regimen for therapy of Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP). As many patients with PCP are …

AMPK inhibits ULK1-dependent autophagosome formation and lysosomal acidification via distinct mechanisms

C Nwadike, LE Williamson, LE Gallagher… - … and cellular biology, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Autophagy maintains metabolism in response to starvation, but each nutrient is sensed
distinctly. Amino acid deficiency suppresses mechanistic target of rapamycin complex 1 …

Reactive Oxygen Species-Mediated c-Jun NH2-Terminal Kinase Activation Contributes to Hepatitis B Virus X Protein-Induced Autophagy via Regulation of the Beclin …

L Zhong, W Shu, W Dai, B Gao, S Xiong - Journal of Virology, 2017 - Am Soc Microbiol
Autophagy is closely associated with the regulation of hepatitis B virus (HBV) replication.
HBV X protein (HBx), a multifunctional regulator in HBV-associated biological processes …

Therapeutic Potential of MCC950 in Restoring Autophagy and Cognitive Function in STZ-Induced Rat Model of Alzheimer's Disease

A Naeem, A Waseem, MA Khan, AAB Robertson… - Molecular …, 2024 - Springer
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is currently the seventh leading cause of death worldwide. In this
study, we explored the critical role of autophagy in AD pathology using a streptozotocin …

Dexmedetomidine restores autophagy and cardiac dysfunction in rats with streptozotocin-induced diabetes mellitus

JE Oh, JH Jun, HJ Hwang, EJ Shin, YJ Oh, YS Choi - Acta diabetologica, 2019 - Springer
Aims Dexmedetomidine (DEX), a highly selective and potent α2-adrenergic receptor
agonist, has anti-apoptotic, anti-inflammatory, and anti-oxidative stress effects in diabetes …

Elevation of autophagy rescues spermatogenesis by inhibiting apoptosis of mouse spermatocytes

J Yin, B Ni, Y Yang, Z Tang, Z Gao, L Feng… - …, 2018 - rep.bioscientifica.com
Autophagy and apoptosis are interlocked in an extensive crosstalk. Our previous study
demonstrated that hypotonic hypoxia-induced marked apoptosis of a spermatocyte-derived …

Lack of L-type amino acid transporter 2 in murine thyroid tissue induces autophagy

V Venugopalan, M Rehders, J Weber… - Journal of …, 2023 - jme.bioscientifica.com
Proteolytic cleavage of thyroglobulin (Tg) for thyroid hormone (TH) liberation is followed by
TH release from thyroid follicles into the circulation, enabled by TH transporters. The …

Tumors of the Nervous System: General Considerations

S Weis, M Sonnberger, A Dunzinger… - Imaging Brain Diseases …, 2019 - Springer
The clinical signs always depend on the location of the tumor and include elevated
intracranial pressure (ICP), focal neurologic deficit, and seizures (focal and/or secondarily …