Advancements and challenges of nanostructured lipid carriers for wound healing applications

N Wathoni, C Suhandi, KM Elamin… - International journal …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
The current treatments for wound healing still exhibit drawbacks due to limited availability at
the action sites, susceptibility to degradation, and immediate drug release, all of which are …

[HTML][HTML] Bitter taste signaling in cancer

AR Costa, AC Duarte, AR Costa-Brito, I Gonçalves… - Life Sciences, 2023 - Elsevier
Pharmacoresistance of cancer cells to many drugs used in chemotherapy remains a major
challenge for the treatment of cancer. Multidrug resistance transporters, especially ATP …

Phytochemicals and inflammation: Is bitter better?

D Dragoș, M Petran, TC Gradinaru, M Gilca - Plants, 2022 - mdpi.com
The taste of a herb influences its use in traditional medicine. A molecular basis for the taste-
based patterns ruling the distribution of herbal (ethno) pharmacological activities may not be …

Bitter taste receptors along the gastrointestinal tract: comparison between humans and rodents

M Descamps-Solà, A Vilalta, F Jalsevac, MT Blay… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
For decades bitter taste receptors (TAS2R) were thought to be located only in the mouth and
to serve as sensors for nutrients and harmful substances. However, in recent years Tas2r …

Cellular mechanisms and molecular pathways linking bitter taste receptor signalling to cardiac inflammation, oxidative stress, arrhythmia and contractile dysfunction in …

MO Welcome, D Dogo, NE Mastorakis - Inflammopharmacology, 2023 - Springer
Heart diseases and related complications constitute a leading cause of death and
socioeconomic threat worldwide. Despite intense efforts and research on the pathogenetic …

Interkingdom detection of bacterial quorum-sensing molecules by mammalian taste receptors

YI Kouakou, RJ Lee - Microorganisms, 2023 - mdpi.com
Bitter and sweet taste G protein-coupled receptors (known as T2Rs and T1Rs, respectively)
were originally identified in type II taste cells on the tongue, where they signal perception of …

[HTML][HTML] Relevance of Phytochemical Taste for Anti-Cancer Activity: A Statistical Inquiry

TC Grădinaru, M Gilca, A Vlad, D Dragoș - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Targeting inflammation and the pathways linking inflammation with cancer is an innovative
therapeutic strategy. Tastants are potential candidates for this approach, since taste …

Activation of TAS2R4 signaling attenuates podocyte injury induced by high glucose

YP Gu, JM Wang, S Tian, PP Gu, JY Duan… - Biochemical …, 2024 - Elsevier
Bitter taste receptors (TAS2Rs) Tas2r108 gene possesses a high abundance in mouse
kidney; however, the biological functions of Tas2r108 encoded receptor TAS2Rs member 4 …

TAS2R supports odontoblastic differentiation of human dental pulp stem cells in the inflammatory microenvironment

W Kang, Y Wang, J Li, W Xie, D Zhao, L Wu… - Stem Cell Research & …, 2022 - Springer
Background Inflammatory microenvironment promotes odontoblastic differentiation in
human dental pulp stem cells (hDPSCs), but the regulatory mechanisms remain unclear. In …

Inhibition of gingival fibroblast necroptosis mediated by RIPK3/MLKL attenuates periodontitis

K Zhang, X Chen, R Zhou, Z Chen, B Wu… - Journal of Clinical …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Aim Necroptosis participates in the pathogenesis of many inflammatory diseases, including
periodontitis. Here, we aimed to investigate the role and mechanism of necroptosis inhibitors …