MKK4 Inhibitors—Recent Development Status and Therapeutic Potential

L Katzengruber, P Sander, S Laufer - International Journal of Molecular …, 2023 - mdpi.com
MKK4 (mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase 4; also referred to as MEK4) is a dual-
specificity protein kinase that phosphorylates and regulates both JNK (c-Jun N-terminal …

Pazopanib alleviates neuroinflammation and protects dopaminergic neurons in LPS-stimulated mouse model by inhibiting MEK4-JNK-AP-1 pathway

H Sun, J Wu, R Wang, S Zhang, H Xu… - Acta Pharmacologica …, 2023 - nature.com
Parkinson's disease (PD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disease characterized by the
loss of dopaminergic (DA) neurons and the accumulation of Lewy bodies (LB) in the …

A necroptosis-independent function of RIPK3 promotes immune dysfunction and prevents control of chronic LCMV infection

SP Preston, CC Allison, J Schaefer, W Clow… - Cell Death & …, 2023 - nature.com
Necroptosis is a lytic and inflammatory form of cell death that is highly constrained to
mitigate detrimental collateral tissue damage and impaired immunity. These constraints …

Multiple roles of paeoniflorin in alzheimer's disease

Z Meng, H Chen, C Deng… - … Based Complementary and …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a geriatric disease with the morbidity and mortality continuing to
grow, partly due to the aging of the world population. As one of the most common types of …

The prognosis performance of a neutrophil-and lymphocyte-associated gene mutation score in a head and neck cancer cohort

TJ Yeh, HC Wang, SF Cho, CC Wu, TY Hsieh… - Biomedicines, 2023 - mdpi.com
The treatment of head and neck squamous cell carcinomas (HNSCCs) is multimodal, and
chemoradiotherapy (CRT) is a critical component. However, the availability of predictive or …

MKK4 knockdown plays a protective role in hemorrhagic shock‐induced liver injury through the JNK pathway

H Yao, Y Gao, J Han, Y Wang, J Cai… - … Medicine and Cellular …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Hemorrhagic shock (HS) triggers tissue hypoxia and organ failure during severe blood loss,
and the liver is sensitive to HS. Mitogen‐activated protein kinase kinase 4 (MKK4) activates …

Investigating Potential Quantitative Trait Loci for Susceptibility to Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis in the BXD Family of Mice

MC Danehy - 2023 - search.proquest.com
Multiple Sclerosis is an autoimmune inflammatory condition that causes disability, axonal
damage in the central nervous system, and eventual paralysis. One of the main risk factors …