Vitamin A update: forms, sources, kinetics, detection, function, deficiency, therapeutic use and toxicity

A Carazo, K Macáková, K Matoušová, LK Krčmová… - Nutrients, 2021 - mdpi.com
Vitamin A is a group of vital micronutrients widely present in the human diet. Animal-based
products are a rich source of the retinyl ester form of the vitamin, while vegetables and fruits …

Transcriptional regulators of T helper 17 cell differentiation in health and autoimmune diseases

A Capone, E Volpe - Frontiers in immunology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
T helper (Th) 17 cells are a subtype of CD4 T lymphocytes characterized by the expression
of retinoic acid-receptor (RAR)-related orphan receptor (ROR) γt transcription factor …

Target identification among known drugs by deep learning from heterogeneous networks

X Zeng, S Zhu, W Lu, Z Liu, J Huang, Y Zhou… - Chemical …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Without foreknowledge of the complete drug target information, development of promising
and affordable approaches for effective treatment of human diseases is challenging. Here …

Psoriasis: from pathogenesis to pharmacological and nano-technological-based therapeutics

RG Petit, A Cano, A Ortiz, M Espina, J Prat… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Research in the pathogenesis of inflammatory skin diseases, such as skin dermatitis and
psoriasis, has experienced some relevant breakthroughs in recent years. The understanding …

ROR-γ drives androgen receptor expression and represents a therapeutic target in castration-resistant prostate cancer

J Wang, JX Zou, X Xue, D Cai, Y Zhang, Z Duan… - Nature medicine, 2016 - nature.com
The androgen receptor (AR) is overexpressed and hyperactivated in human castration-
resistant prostate cancer (CRPC). However, the determinants of AR overexpression in …

ROR: nuclear receptor for melatonin or not?

H Ma, J Kang, W Fan, H He, F Huang - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Whether the retinoic acid-related orphan receptor (ROR) is a nuclear receptor of melatonin
remains controversial. ROR is inextricably linked to melatonin in terms of its expression …

The nuclear melatonin receptor RORα is a novel endogenous defender against myocardial ischemia/reperfusion injury

B He, Y Zhao, L Xu, L Gao, Y Su… - Journal of pineal …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Circadian rhythm disruption or decrease in levels of circadian hormones such as melatonin
increases ischemic heart disease risk. The nuclear melatonin receptors ROR s are pivotally …

Riding the rhythm of melatonin through pregnancy to deliver on time

R McCarthy, ES Jungheim, JC Fay, K Bates… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Pregnancy is influenced by the circadian (“circa” or approximately; diēm or day) system,
which coordinates physiology and behavior with predictable daily changes in the …

Single-cell epigenomics and spatiotemporal transcriptomics reveal human cerebellar development

S Zhong, M Wang, L Huang, Y Chen, Y Ge… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Human cerebellar development is orchestrated by molecular regulatory networks to achieve
cytoarchitecture and coordinate motor and cognitive functions. Here, we combined single …

(Inverse) Agonists of retinoic acid–related orphan receptor γ: regulation of immune responses, inflammation, and autoimmune disease

AM Jetten, DN Cook - Annual review of pharmacology and …, 2020 - annualreviews.org
Retinoic acid–related orphan receptor γt (RORγt) functions as a ligand-dependent
transcription factor that regulates multiple proinflammatory genes and plays a critical role in …