Molecular tweezers: supramolecular hosts with broad-spectrum biological applications

H Shahpasand-Kroner, I Siddique, R Malik… - Pharmacological …, 2023 - Elsevier
Lysine-selective molecular tweezers (MTs) are supramolecular host molecules displaying a
remarkably broad spectrum of biologic activities. MTs act as inhibitors of the self-assembly …

Transthyretin cardiac amyloidosis

AK Mankad, KB Shah - Current cardiology reports, 2017 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Transthyretin (TTR)-related cardiac amyloidosis is a progressive
infiltrative cardiomyopathy that mimics hypertensive, hypertrophic heart disease and may go …

Hereditary transthyretin amyloidosis in mainland China: a unicentric retrospective study

K Du, F Li, H Wang, Y Miao, H Lv… - Annals of Clinical …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Objective This study aims to report the genotypes and phenotypes of hereditary transthyretin
amyloidosis (ATTR) in a large Chinese cohort, yet the clinical and genetic profiles of ATTR …

Emerging role of C5 complement pathway in peripheral neuropathies: Current treatments and future perspectives

C Giorgio, M Zippoli, P Cocchiaro, V Castelli… - Biomedicines, 2021 - mdpi.com
The complement system is a key component of innate immunity since it plays a critical role in
inflammation and defense against common pathogens. However, an inappropriate …

Defining specific cell states of MPTP-induced Parkinson's disease by single-nucleus RNA sequencing

Y Guo, J Ma, H Huang, J Xu, C Jiang, K Ye… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Parkinson's disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disease with an impairment of movement
execution that is related to age and genetic and environmental factors. 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1 …

Amyloid proteins and peripheral neuropathy

MMH Albariqi, S Engelsman, N Eijkelkamp… - Cells, 2020 - mdpi.com
Painful peripheral neuropathy affects millions of people worldwide. Peripheral neuropathy
develops in patients with various diseases, including rare familial or acquired amyloid …

Molecular and clinical insights into protein misfolding and associated amyloidosis

M Pande, R Srivastava - European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 2019 - Elsevier
The misfolding of normally soluble proteins causes their aggregation and deposition in the
tissues which disrupts the normal structure and function of the corresponding organs. The …

Natural history and survival rate of familial amyloidosis with polyneuropathy: A nationwide databank

WH Tseng, HW Huang, CC Li… - Annals of Clinical …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Objective Hereditary amyloid transthyretin (ATTRv) amyloidosis with
polyneuropathy, a rare autosomal‐dominant disease, has gained attention in recent years …

High-resolution ultrasound of peripheral nerves in late-onset hereditary transthyretin amyloidosis with polyneuropathy: similarities and differences with CIDP

L Leonardi, G Di Pietro, A Di Pasquale, F Vanoli… - Neurological …, 2022 - Springer
Introduction Hereditary transthyretin amyloidosis with polyneuropathy (ATTRv-PN) remains
a diagnostic challenge due to clinical, neurophysiological, and laboratory findings …

[HTML][HTML] Patisiran, an RNAi therapeutic for hereditary transthyretin-mediated amyloidosis: Sub-analysis in Taiwanese patients from the APOLLO study

KP Lin, CC Yang, YC Lee, MJ Lee, J Vest… - Journal of the Formosan …, 2024 - Elsevier
Background and objectives To examine the efficacy and safety of patisiran, an RNA
interference therapeutic, in patients from Taiwan with hereditary transthyretin-mediated …