Gas6/TAM axis involvement in modulating inflammation and fibrosis in COVID-19 patients

M Rizzi, S Tonello, D D'Onghia… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Gas6 (growth arrest-specific gene 6) is a widely expressed vitamin K-dependent protein that
is involved in many biological processes such as homeostatic regulation, inflammation and …

Targeting mechanosensitive Piezo1 alleviated renal fibrosis through p38MAPK-YAP pathway

Y Fu, P Wan, J Zhang, X Li, J Xing, Y Zou… - Frontiers in Cell and …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Renal fibrosis is the most common pathological manifestation of a wide variety of chronic
kidney disease. Increased extracellular matrix (ECM) secretion and enhanced …

Fluorofenidone inhibits UUO/IRI‐Induced renal fibrosis by reducing mitochondrial damage

X Liao, X Lv, Y Zhang, Y Han, J Li… - Oxidative Medicine …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Objective. Mitochondrial damage contributes to extracellular matrix (ECM) deposition and
renal fibrosis. In this study, we aimed (1) to investigate whether fluorofenidone (AKF‐PD) …

Identification of potent small-molecule PCSK9 inhibitors based on quantitative structure-activity relationship, pharmacophore modeling, and molecular docking …

A Mahmoudi, AE Butler, M Banach… - Current Problems in …, 2023 - Elsevier
The leading cause of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) is elevated low-
density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C). Proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 …

Selective Buchwald–Hartwig arylation of C-amino-1, 2, 4-triazoles and other coordinating aminoheterocycles enabled by bulky NHC ligands and TPEDO activator

AV Astakhov, AY Chernenko, VV Kutyrev… - Inorganic Chemistry …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
C-Amino-1, 2, 4-triazoles are challenging polynitrogen substrates for metal-catalyzed
arylation due to their multidentate character, enhanced coordinating ability and decreased …

The promising impact of Bemcentinib and Repotrectinib on sleep impairment in Alzheimer's disease

A Ariaei, F Ramezani - Journal of Biomolecular Structure and …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Abstract Alzheimer's disease (AD), the most prevalent neurodegenerative disease, demands
effective medication to alleviate symptoms. This study focused on sleep impairment as an …

Brigatinib, a newly discovered AXL inhibitor, suppresses AXL-mediated acquired resistance to osimertinib in EGFR-mutated non-small cell lung cancer

R Han, C Lu, C Hu, Y Dou, J Kang, C Lin… - Acta Pharmacologica …, 2024 - nature.com
In addition to the classical resistance mechanisms, receptor tyrosine-protein kinase AXL is a
main mechanism of resistance to third-generation epidermal growth factor receptor-tyrosine …

[HTML][HTML] AXL inhibition suppresses early allograft monocyte-to-macrophage differentiation and prolongs allograft survival

CZ Jordan, M Tunbridge, I Husain, H Kitai, ME Dilts… - JCI insight, 2024 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Innate immune cells are important in the initiation and potentiation of alloimmunity in
transplantation. Immediately upon organ anastomosis and reperfusion, recipient monocytes …

Shenkang injection for treating renal fibrosis-metabonomics and regulation of E3 ubiquitin ligase smurfs on TGF-β/Smads signal transduction

J Zou, X Zhou, X Chen, Y Ma, R Yu - Frontiers in pharmacology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
At present, TGF-β is the most critical fibrogenic factor known. Smad ubiquitin ligase Smurfs
play an important role in the regulation of the TGF-/Smads signaling pathway, which is …

Overexpression of NDUFV1 alleviates renal damage by improving mitochondrial function in unilateral ureteral obstruction model mice

R Wang, C Kairen, L Li, L Zhang… - Cell Biology …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Mitochondrial homeostasis plays essential role for the proper functioning of the kidney.
NADH‐ubiquinone oxidoreductase core subunit V1 (NDUFV1) is an enzyme in the complex …