Pulmonary disorders are exacerbated by high blood sugar, leading to a disordered immune defense and increased susceptibility to infection. Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2D) is characterized by insulin resistance and inadequate insulin production. Mechanisms leading to pulmonary alternation due to T2D are not clear.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDetection of biomarkers associated with physiological conditions provides critical insights into healthcare and disease management. However, challenges in sampling and analysis complicate the detection and quantification of protein biomarkers within the epidermal layer of the skin and in viscous liquid biopsy samples. Here, we present the "Lab-on-the-Needles" concept, utilizing a microneedle patch-based sensing box (MNP-based SenBox) for mobile healthcare applications.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe Triple-Negative Breast Cancer (TNBC) subtype constitutes 15-20% of breast cancer cases and is associated with the poorest clinical outcomes. Distant metastasis, particularly to the lungs, is a major contributor to the high mortality rates in breast cancer patients. Despite this, there has been a lack of comprehensive insights into the heterogeneity of metastatic tumors and their surrounding ecosystem in the lungs.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFLung adenocarcinoma (LUAD) carries a poor prognosis at advanced stages underscoring the need to elucidate the underlying molecular mechanisms driving its pathogenesis. This study aimed to investigate the roles of eukaryotic translation initiation factor 3 subunit M () and its associated effector, serum amyloid A-like 1 (), in LUAD development and progression. Bioinformatic analyses such as TNMplot, The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA), Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO), and other public databases were used to evaluate and expression levels, methylation status, clinical associations, and potential transcriptional regulators across LUAD datasets.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe global prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) continues to rise. Therefore, it has become a major concern health issue worldwide. T2DM leads to various complications, including metabolic-associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) is a severe condition characterized by bleeding within brain tissue. Primary brain injury in ICH results from a mechanical insult caused by blood accumulation, whereas secondary injury involves inflammation, oxidative stress, and disruption of brain physiology. miR-195-5p may participate in ICH pathology by regulating cell proliferation, oxidative stress, and inflammation.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is among the most aggressive and challenging brain tumors, with limited treatment options. , a traditional Chinese medicine, has shown promise due to its bioactive components. This study investigates the anti-glioma effects of a methanolic extract of (CF-ME) in GBM cell lines.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFChronic pain is a universal public health problem with nearly one third of global human involved, which causes significant distressing personal burden. After painful stimulus, neurobiological changes occur not only in peripheral nervous system but also in central nervous system where somatosensory cortex is important for nociception. Being an ion channel, transient receptor potential vanilloid 1 (TRPV1) act as an inflammatory detector in the brain.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFGlioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is a highly aggressive brain cancer with a poor prognosis despite current treatments. This is partially attributed to the immunosuppressive environment facilitated by tumor-associated macrophages, which predominantly underlie the tumor-promoting M2 phenotype. This study investigated the potential of hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy, traditionally used to treat conditions such as decompression sickness, in modulating the macrophage phenotype toward the tumoricidal M1 state and disrupting the supportive tumor microenvironment.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) remains a devastating disease with high mortality, and there is a lack of effective strategies to improve functional outcomes. The primary injury of ICH is mechanical damage to brain tissue caused by the hematoma. Secondary injury, resulting from inflammation, red cell lysis, and thrombin production, presents a potential target for therapeutic intervention.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSubarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) is a type of stroke caused by bleeding into the subarachnoid space. SAH is a medical emergency and requires prompt treatment to prevent complications such as seizures, stroke, or other brain damage. Treatment options may include surgery, medication, or a combination of both.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFGlioblastoma (GBM), the most aggressive form of brain cancer, is characterized by rapid growth and resistance to conventional therapies. Current treatments offer limited effectiveness, leading to poor survival rates and the need for novel therapeutic strategies. Arylquin 1 has emerged as a potential therapeutic candidate because of its unique mechanism of inducing apoptosis in cancer cells without affecting normal cells.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPostherpetic neuralgia (PHN) is a notorious neuropathic pain featuring persistent profound mechanical hyperalgesia with significant negative impact on patients' life quality. CDDO can regulate inflammatory response and programmed cell death. Its derivative also protects neurons from damages by modulating microglia activities.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFGlioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is the most common and deadliest primary brain tumor in adults. Despite the advances in GBM treatment, outcomes remain poor, with a 2-year survival rate of less than 5%. Hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy is an intermittent, high-concentration, short-term oxygen therapy used to increase cellular oxygen content.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFGlioblastoma (GBM) stands as the most prevalent primary malignant brain tumor, typically resulting in a median survival period of approximately thirteen to fifteen months after undergoing surgery, chemotherapy, and radiotherapy. Nucleobindin-2 (NUCB2) is a protein involved in appetite regulation and energy homeostasis. In this study, we assessed the impact of NUCB2 expression on tumor progression and prognosis of GBM.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFNeuropathic pain following nerve injury is a complex condition, which often puts a negative impact on life and remains a sustained problem. To make pain management better is of great significance and unmet need. RTA 408 (Omaveloxone) is a traditional Asian medicine with a valid anti-inflammatory property.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe Ponseti method corrects a clubfoot by manipulation and casting which causes stress relaxation on the tendons. Here, we examined the effect of long-term stress relaxation on tendon extracellular matrix (ECM) by (1) an stress relaxation test, (2) an tenocyte culture with stress relaxation and (3) an rabbit study. Time-dependent tendon lengthening and ECM alterations including crimp angle reduction and cleaved elastin were observed, which illustrated the mechanism of tissue lengthening behind the treatment-a material-based crimp angle reduction resulted from elastin cleavage.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFNumerous studies have considered galectin-3 or Glycogen synthase kinase 3 beta (GSK3B) as a potential prognosis marker for various cancers. However, the correlation between the protein expression of galectin-3/GSK3B and the clinical parameters of astrocytoma has not been reported. This study aims to validate the correlation between the clinical outcomes and protein expression of galectin-3/GSK3B in astrocytoma.
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December 2022
Meningiomas are the most common extra-axial primary central nervous system tumors. There is no effective treatment or targeted therapy for meningioma except excision and radiotherapy. glycogen synthesis kinase 3β interaction protein (GSKIP) is an A-kinase anchor protein that has cytosolic scaffolding function and binds to a protein kinase A and glycogen synthesis kinase 3β to modulate different biological processes and malignant tumorigenesis through the Wnt pathway.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFNeuropathic pain is a debilitating chronic disorder, significantly causing personal and social burdens, in which activated neuroinflammation is one major contributor. Thymic stromal lymphopoietin (TSLP) and interleukin (IL)-33 is important for chronic inflammation. Linalyl acetate (LA) is main component of lavender oil with an anti-inflammatory property through TSLP signaling.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is one of the most deadly and recalcitrant illnesses of the neurocentral nervous system in humans. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are a class of noncoding RNAs that play important roles in the regulation of gene expression and biological processes, including radiosensitivity. In this study, we demonstrated the relationship between miR-3059-3p and radiation in GBM.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAlthough the expression of p53 and epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) is associated with therapeutic resistance and patient outcomes in many malignancies, the relationship in astrocytomas is unclear. This study aims to correlate p53 and EGFR expression in brain astrocytomas with overall patient survival. Eighty-two patients with astrocytomas were enrolled in the study.
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