Evaluating Z-FA-FMK, a host cathepsin L protease inhibitor, as a potent and broad-spectrum antiviral therapy against SARS-CoV-2 and related coronaviruses

JH Jeong, JH Choi, BK Kim, SC Min, S Chokkakula… - Antiviral Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Even though the World Health Organization announced the end of the COVID-19
pandemic as a global public health emergency on May 5, 2023, SARS-CoV-2 continues to …

Cathepsin inhibition modulates metabolism and polarization of tumor-associated macrophages

D Oelschlaegel, T Weiss Sadan, S Salpeter, S Krug… - Cancers, 2020 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Stroma-infiltrating tumor-associated macrophages (TAM) play an important
role in regulating tumor progression and chemoresistance. Many tumor-infiltrating …

N-Terminomics/TAILS profiling of macrophages after chemical inhibition of legumain

BM Anderson, LGN de Almeida, H Sekhon… - Biochemistry, 2019 - ACS Publications
Legumain (asparaginyl endopeptidase) is the only protease with a preference for cleavage
after asparagine residues. Increased legumain activity is a hallmark of inflammation …

UPLC-orbitrap-MS-based metabolic profiling of HaCaT cells exposed to withanolides extracted from Datura metel. L: Insights from an untargeted metabolomics

T Li, Z Wei, H Kuang - Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis, 2021 - Elsevier
In recent decades, more and more attention to the withanolides extracted from Datura metel.
L has been paid due to their anti-psoriatic effects. Withanolides have also been reported to …

[PDF][PDF] Lucilia sericata Larval Secretions Stimulating Wound Healing Effects on Rat Dermal Fibroblast Cells.

F Akbas, A Ozaydin, E Polat, I Onaran - Records of Natural Products, 2020 - acgpubs.org
The extract from larval Lucilia sericata is used clinically to promote wound healing and
tissue regeneration. However, its effect and underlying mechanisms on fibroblast cells …

Using proteomics for an insight into the performance of activated sludge in a lab-scale WWTP

A Azizan, F Kaschani, H Barinas, S Blaskowski… - International …, 2020 - Elsevier
The performance of a lab-scale wastewater treatment plant during the start-up phase was
investigated. A period of varying pH resulted in the loss of ammonium removal efficiency …

Associations of cathepsins with pulmonary arterial hypertension mediated by circulating metabolites: A Mendelian randomization study

S Yang, Q Chen, B Yang - Medicine, 2025 - journals.lww.com
The correlation between cathepsins and pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is well-
established, but the causative link between them remains uncertain. This study aimed to …

Immunostimulant bathing influences the expression of immune-and metabolic-related genes in Atlantic Salmon alevins

F Figueiredo, H Kristoffersen, S Bhat, Z Zhang… - Biology, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Activation of immune cells is bioenergetically expensive, requiring precise
control of cellular metabolism. This applies also to innate immune cells. The current study …

Effect of vitrification on the expression of genes in porcine blastocysts derived from in vitro matured oocytes

T Wiesak, E Goryszewska-Szczurek - Systems Biology in …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
This study aimed to examine the effect of vitrification on the expression of genes that are
crucial for porcine early embryo development; cathepsin B (CTSB), growth differentiation …

[CITAS][C] Lucilia sericata Larval Secretions Stimulating Wound Healing Effects on Rat Dermal Fibroblast Cells

F AKBAŞ, A Ozaydin, E Polat, I Onaran - 2020