Tryptophan metabolites and aryl hydrocarbon receptor in severe acute respiratory syndrome, coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) pathophysiology

G Anderson, A Carbone, G Mazzoccoli - International journal of molecular …, 2021 - mdpi.com
The metabolism of tryptophan is intimately associated with the differential regulation of
diverse physiological processes, including in the regulation of responses to severe acute …

Environmental endocrine disruptors and pregnane X receptor action: A review

Y Liang, Y Gong, Q Jiang, Y Yu, J Zhang - Food and Chemical Toxicology, 2023 - Elsevier
The pregnane X receptor (PXR) is a kind of orphan nuclear receptor activated by a series of
ligands. Environmental endocrine disruptors (EEDs) are a wide class of molecules present …

Polystyrene microplastics induce hepatotoxicity and disrupt lipid metabolism in the liver organoids

W Cheng, X Li, Y Zhou, H Yu, Y **e, H Guo… - Science of The Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Microplastic particles (MP) has been detected in the environment widespread. Human
beings are inevitably exposed to MP via multiple routines. However, the hazard …

Non-target discovery and risk prediction of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and transformation products in wastewater treatment systems

T Liu, LX Hu, Y Han, S **ao, LL Dong, YY Yang… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2024 - Elsevier
Wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) serve as the main destination of many wastes
containing per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). Here, we investigated the occurrence …

Niclosamide inhalation powder made by thin-film freezing: Multi-dose tolerability and exposure in rats and pharmacokinetics in hamsters

MO Jara, ZN Warnken, S Sahakijpijarn, C Moon… - International journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
In this work, we have developed and tested a dry powder form of niclosamide made by thin-
film freezing (TFF) and administered it by inhalation to rats and hamsters to gather data …

Cytochrome P450 monooxygenase systems: Diversity and plasticity for adaptive stress response

IM Mokhosoev, DV Astakhov, AA Terentiev… - Progress in Biophysics …, 2024 - Elsevier
Superfamily of cytochromes P450 (CYPs) is composed of heme-thiolate-containing
monooxygenase enzymes, which play crucial roles in the biosynthesis, bioactivation, and …

Anti-tumor effect and hepatotoxicity mechanisms of psoralen

D Meng, Y Dong, Q Shang, Z Sun - Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2024 - frontiersin.org
In recent years, natural products have gradually become an important source for new drug
development due to their advantages of multi-components, multi-targets, and good safety …

Potential of cytochrome P450, a family of xenobiotic metabolizing enzymes, in cancer therapy

RD Singh, A Avadhesh, G Sharma… - Antioxidants & Redox …, 2023 - liebertpub.com
Significance: Targeted cancer therapy with minimal off-target consequences has shown
promise for some cancer types. Although cytochrome P450 (CYP) consists of 18 families …

Drug metabolism

LA Stanley - Pharmacognosy, 2024 - Elsevier
This chapter introduces xenobiotic metabolism (in this chapter, the terms “xenobiotic
metabolism” and “xenobiotic-metabolizing enzyme” will be used in preference to “drug …

Fluorogenic Probes for Functional Imaging of Endoplasmic Reticulum‐Resident Proteins: from Molecular Engineering to Biomedical Applications

Y Fan, F Zhang, Y Hao, L Chen, Q Zhou… - Advanced Functional …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Endoplasmic reticulum‐resident proteins (ERPs) are crucial for maintaining cellular
homeostasis and are tightly associated with the onset and progression of various diseases …