Intracellular cholesterol synthesis and transport

Q Shi, J Chen, X Zou, X Tang - Frontiers in Cell and Developmental …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Cholesterol homeostasis is related to multiple diseases in humans, including cardiovascular
disease, cancer, and neurodegenerative and hepatic diseases. The cholesterol levels in …

Novel therapies and strategies to overcome resistance to anti-HER2-targeted drugs

M Gámez-Chiachio, D Sarrió, G Moreno-Bueno - Cancers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Drug resistance is the “Achilles' heel” in current oncology. In this sense,
the clinical management of HER2 breast carcinomas (tumors with overexpression …

Linking late endosomal cholesterol with cancer progression and anticancer drug resistance

MKL Nguyen, J Jose, M Wahba… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Cancer cells undergo drastic metabolic adaptions to cover increased bioenergetic needs,
contributing to resistance to therapies. This includes a higher demand for cholesterol, which …

Aryl amino acetamides prevent Plasmodium falciparum ring development via targeting the lipid-transfer protein PfSTART1

MG Dans, C Boulet, GM Watson, W Nguyen… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
With resistance to most antimalarials increasing, it is imperative that new drugs are
developed. We previously identified an aryl acetamide compound, MMV006833 (M-833) …

Splicing transcriptome-wide association study to identify splicing events for pancreatic cancer risk

D Liu, YE Bae, J Zhu, Z Zhang, Y Sun, Y Deng… - …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
A large proportion of the heritability of pancreatic cancer risk remains elusive, and the
contribution of specific mRNA splicing events to pancreatic cancer susceptibility has not …

Exploring the lutein therapeutic potential in steatotic liver disease: mechanistic insights and future directions

E Balboa, F Saud, C Parra-Ruiz… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
The global prevalence of Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease
(MASLD) is increasing, now affecting 25%–30% of the population worldwide. MASLD …

Blockade of STARD3-mediated cholesterol transport alleviates diabetes-induced podocyte injury by reducing mitochondrial cholesterol accumulation

J Hu, Z Zhu, Z Zhang, H Hu, Q Yang - Life Sciences, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Aims Steroidogenic acute regulatory (StAR)-related lipid transfer domain-3
(STARD3) is a sterol-binding protein that facilitates cholesterol transport between cellular …

Immune microenvironment characteristics and their implications for immune checkpoint inhibitor efficacy in HER2-overexpressing gastric cancer

S Cen, H Xu, Z Liu, R Zhao, H Pan… - Clinical and …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
HER2-positive gastric cancer is a distinct tumor subtype, accounting for~ 10% of gastric
cancer cases. It is characterized by HER2 overexpression and responds well to HER2 …

Mitochondrial lipidomes are tissue specific–low cholesterol contents relate to UCP1 activity

S Brunner, M Höring, G Liebisch… - Life Science …, 2024 - life-science-alliance.org
Lipid composition is conserved within sub-cellular compartments to maintain cell function.
Lipidomic analyses of liver, muscle, white and brown adipose tissue (BAT) mitochondria …

A critical insight into the physicochemical stability of macular carotenoids with respect to their industrial production, safety profile, targeted tissue delivery, and …

SP Banik, P Kumar, P Basak, A Goel… - Toxicology …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Lutein, zeaxanthin, and mesozeaxanthin, collectively termed as macular pigments, are key
carotenoids integral to optimized central vision of the eye. Therefore, nutraceuticals and …