Oral cancer (OC) is a disease with poor prognosis mainly due to late diagnosis. There is considerable interest in the use and development of rapid, point of care (POC) non-invasive methods that can accelerate the diagnostic process. Bioimpedance (BI) is resistance to the passage of electric currents through tissue that reflects structural changes in the tissue.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFFuran-functionalized peptides are of significant pharmacological interest due to their pronounced bioactivities and unique potential for orthogonal bioconjugation and derivatization. However, naturally occurring peptides with furyl side chains are exceedingly rare. This study presents a streamlined method to predict and assess the microbial production of peptides incorporating 3-furylalanine (Fua) moieties.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEndosymbioses have profoundly impacted the evolution of life and continue to shape the ecology of a wide range of species. They give rise to new combinations of biochemical capabilities that promote innovation and diversification. Despite the many examples of known endosymbioses across the tree of life, their de novo emergence is rare and challenging to uncover in retrospect.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The aim was to assess therapeutic outcomes and tolerance in patients with metastatic castration resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) treated with androgen receptor targeted agents (ARTA) treatment at one oncological center in the Czech Republic.
Materials And Methods: Retrospective analysis of 64 patients with mCRPC treated with abiraterone (50 patients) and enzalutamide (14 patients) in the first line of this disease was conducted. Kaplan-Meier analysis was used to calculate progression free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS).