Biomolecular condensates have recently retained much attention given that they provide a fundamental mechanism of cellular organization. Among those, cytoplasmic ribonucleoprotein (RNP) granules selectively and reversibly concentrate RNA molecules and regulatory proteins, thus contributing to the spatiotemporal regulation of associated RNAs. Extensive in vitro work has unraveled the molecular and chemical bases of RNP granule assembly.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe treatment of metastatic uveal melanoma remains a major clinical challenge. Procaspase-3, a proapoptotic protein and precursor to the key apoptotic executioner caspase-3, is overexpressed in a wide range of malignancies, and the drug PAC-1 leverages this overexpression to selectively kill cancer cells. Herein, we investigate the efficacy of PAC-1 against uveal melanoma cell lines and report the synergistic combination of PAC-1 and entrectinib.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Many individuals will also experience psychological side effects after a stroke episode, such as symptoms of depression, anxiety (generalized anxiety disorder (GAD)), and/or specific phobias, considerably decreasing their quality of life (QOL).
Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the prevalence of depression, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), and concurrent anxiety (DOCA) and their outcomes (morbidity, disability (All Patient Refined Diagnosis Related Group (APRDRG) - loss of function), and discharge disposition) among acute ischemic stroke (AIS) hospitalizations.
Methods: A cross-sectional study used the National Inpatient Sample (NIS) from 2003-2017.
Solid dosage forms such as tablets are extensively used in drug administration for their simplicity and large-scale manufacturing capabilities. High-resolution X-ray tomography is one of the most valuable non-destructive techniques to investigate the internal structure of the tablets for drug product development as well as for a cost effective production process. In this work, we review the recent developments in high-resolution X-ray microtomography and its application towards different tablet characterizations.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSpectro-ptychography offers improved spatial resolution and additional phase spectral information relative to that provided by scanning transmission X-ray microscopes. However, carrying out ptychography at the lower range of soft X-ray energies (e.g.
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