Ulcerative colitis (UC) is an incurable intestinal disease, with current treatments mainly focused on inflammation control and, in severe cases, surgical resection. Recent studies have highlighted the need for new therapies that promote tissue regeneration. R-spondin-1 (RSPO1) and interleukin-22 (IL-22) have shown anti-inflammatory and regenerative effects in UC models, but have short half-lives and poor targeting abilities.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe involvement of drug-metabolizing enzymes and transporters in plasma clozapine (CLZ) dynamics has not been well examined in Japanese patients with treatment-resistant schizophrenia (TRS). Therefore, this clinical study investigated the relationship between single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of various pharmacokinetic factors (drug-metabolizing enzymes and transporters) and dynamic changes in CLZ. Additionally, we aimed to determine whether CLZ acts as a substrate for pharmacokinetic factors using in vitro assays and molecular docking calculations.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe microphase-separated structures of block copolymers are inherently highly ordered local structures, commonly characterized by differences in domain width and curvature. By focusing on diblock copolymers, we propose local order parameters (LOPs) that accurately distinguish between adjacent microphase-separated structures on the phase diagram. We used the Molecular Assembly structure Learning package for Identifying Order parameters (MALIO) to evaluate the structure classification performance of 186 candidate LOPs.
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