Biological activity of berberine—A summary update

A Och, R Podgórski, R Nowak - Toxins, 2020 - mdpi.com
Berberine is a plant metabolite belonging to the group of isoquinoline alkaloids with strong
biological and pharmacological activity. Currently, berberine is receiving considerable …

c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) signaling as a therapeutic target for Alzheimer's disease

R Yarza, S Vela, M Solas, MJ Ramirez - Frontiers in pharmacology, 2016 - frontiersin.org
c-Jun N-terminal kinases (JNKs) are a family of protein kinases that play a central role in
stress signaling pathways implicated in gene expression, neuronal plasticity, regeneration …

[HTML][HTML] Pathological roles of MAPK signaling pathways in human diseases

EK Kim, EJ Choi - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Molecular Basis …, 2010 - Elsevier
The mammalian family of mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPKs) includes extracellular
signal-regulated kinase (ERK), p38, and c-Jun NH2-terminal kinase (JNK), with each MAPK …

Host-directed antiviral therapy

N Kumar, S Sharma, R Kumar, BN Tripathi… - Clinical microbiology …, 2020 - Am Soc Microbiol
Antiviral drugs have traditionally been developed by directly targeting essential viral
components. However, this strategy often fails due to the rapid generation of drug-resistant …

Mechanistic insight of diabetic nephropathy and its pharmacotherapeutic targets: an update

N Bhattacharjee, S Barma, N Konwar… - European journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
Diabetic nephropathy (DN), a chronic complication of diabetes, is charecterized by
glomerular hypertrophy, proteinuria, decreased glomerular filtration, and renal fibrosis …

Patterns of somatic mutation in human cancer genomes

C Greenman, P Stephens, R Smith, GL Dalgliesh… - Nature, 2007 - nature.com
Cancers arise owing to mutations in a subset of genes that confer growth advantage. The
availability of the human genome sequence led us to propose that systematic resequencing …

Inflammation in diabetic nephropathy

AKH Lim, GH Tesch - Mediators of inflammation, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Diabetic nephropathy is the leading cause of end‐stage kidney disease worldwide but
current treatments remain suboptimal. This review examines the evidence for inflammation …

MAPK signalling pathways as molecular targets for anti-inflammatory therapy—from molecular mechanisms to therapeutic benefits

B Kaminska - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Proteins and …, 2005 - Elsevier
Excessive inflammation is becoming accepted as a critical factor in many human diseases,
including inflammatory and autoimmune disorders, neurodegenerative conditions, infection …

Neuroprotective strategies after neonatal hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy

BJ Dixon, C Reis, WM Ho, J Tang… - International journal of …, 2015 - mdpi.com
Neonatal hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) is a devastating disease that primarily
causes neuronal and white matter injury and is among the leading cause of death among …

[HTML][HTML] The c-jun kinase/stress-activated pathway: regulation, function and role in human disease

GL Johnson, K Nakamura - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Molecular …, 2007 - Elsevier
c-Jun N-terminal kinases (JNKs), also referred to as stress-activated kinases (SAPKs), were
initially characterized by their activation in response to cell stress such as UV irradiation …