Publications by authors named "S De la Porte"

Introduction: Inclisiran, an siRNA targeting hepatic PCSK9 mRNA, administered twice-yearly (after initial and 3-month doses), substantially and sustainably reduced LDL-cholesterol (LDL-C) in Phase III trials. Whether lowering LDL-C with inclisiran translates into a reduced risk of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) is not yet established. In-silico trials applying a disease computational model to virtual patients receiving new treatments allow to emulate large scale long-term clinical trials.

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  • Cancers evade the immune system, and effective immunotherapies, especially those targeting PD1, work by enhancing T-cell functions, particularly IFNγ production.
  • While immunotherapies have improved patient outcomes, not everyone responds, necessitating alternative treatments to enhance their effectiveness.
  • The study shows that iron supplementation boosts T-cell responses and enhances the effectiveness of anti-PD1 therapy in mice, indicating that combining iron with immunotherapy could improve cancer treatment outcomes.
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Ca signaling is essential for cardiac contractility and excitability in heart function and remodeling. Intriguingly, little is known about the role of a new family of ion channels, the endo-lysosomal non-selective cation "two-pore channel" (TPCs) in heart function. Here we have used double TPC knock-out mice for the 1 and 2 isoforms of TPCs (Tpcn1/2) and evaluated their cardiac function.

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The abnormal and uncontrolled growth of lymphatic cells present in the lymphatic system, the lymph nodes, spleen, thymus, and bone marrow is called lymphoma. Hodgkin's lymphoma is a type of malignant growth in lymphatic tissues. Despite conventional anticancer therapy and remedy, there has been no cure for it.

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  • Oxytocin (OT) is a hormone that plays a key role in how mammals behave socially, and it is stored in special structures in the brain called LDCVs.
  • Researchers found that tiny channels in lysosomes (called TPCs) are important for releasing oxytocin by helping prepare these storage units, even if they don't directly release it right away.
  • Mice that couldn’t use TPCs showed less oxytocin and struggled with social behaviors, but giving them oxytocin helped them act normally again.
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