Targeting nuclear receptors in neurodegeneration and neuroinflammation

S Willems, D Zaienne, D Merk - Journal of medicinal chemistry, 2021 - ACS Publications
Nuclear receptors, also known as ligand-activated transcription factors, regulate gene
expression upon ligand signals and present as attractive therapeutic targets especially in …

[HTML][HTML] CES2 sustains HNF4α expression to promote pancreatic adenocarcinoma progression through an epoxide hydrolase-dependent regulatory loop

Y Chen, M Capello, MVR Perez, JV Vykoukal… - Molecular …, 2022 - Elsevier
Objective Intra-tumoral expression of the serine hydrolase carboxylesterase 2 (CES2)
contributes to the activation of the pro-drug irinotecan in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma …

Design of a potent TLX agonist by rational fragment fusion

G Faudone, R Zhubi, F Celik, S Knapp… - Journal of Medicinal …, 2022 - ACS Publications
As a master regulator of neurogenesis, the orphan nuclear receptor tailless homologue
(TLX, NR2E1) maintains neuronal stem cell homeostasis by acting as a transcriptional …

Looking on the horizon; potential and unique approaches to developing radiation countermeasures for deep space travel

RS Bokhari, A Beheshti, SE Blutt, DE Bowles… - Life Sciences in Space …, 2022 - Elsevier
Future lunar missions and beyond will require new and innovative approaches to radiation
countermeasures. The Translational Research Institute for Space Health (TRISH) is focused …

Glial PAMPering and DAMPening of Adult Hippocampal Neurogenesis

L Parkitny, M Maletic-Savatic - Brain Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
Adult neurogenesis represents a mature brain's capacity to integrate newly generated
neurons into functional circuits. Impairment of neurogenesis contributes to the …

Bioinformatics exploration of olive oil: molecular targets and properties of major bioactive constituents

TH Fatoki, CO Akintayo, O Ibraheem - OCL, 2021 - ocl-journal.org
Olive oil possesses medicinal properties which include antimicrobial, antioxidant and anti-
inflammatory, anti-diabetes, and anti-cardiovascular diseases. Oleic acid is the most …

[HTML][HTML] Retinal Degeneration: Short-Term Options and Long-Term Vision for Future Therapy

S Majidi, JM Ogilvie, CA Flaveny - Missouri Medicine, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The leading cause blindness is the loss of retinal ganglion cells which connect the retina to
the brain. Degenerative retinal diseases include retinal dystrophy, macular degeneration …