Recent advances in Alzheimer's disease: Mechanisms, clinical trials and new drug development strategies

J Zhang, Y Zhang, J Wang, Y **a, J Zhang… - Signal transduction and …, 2024 - nature.com
Alzheimer's disease (AD) stands as the predominant form of dementia, presenting significant
and escalating global challenges. Its etiology is intricate and diverse, stemming from a …

[HTML][HTML] NFE2L2 and ferroptosis resistance in cancer therapy

D Tang, R Kang - Cancer Drug Resistance, 2024 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
NFE2-like basic leucine zipper transcription factor 2 (NFE2L2, also known as NRF2), is a
key transcription factor in the cellular defense against oxidative stress, playing a crucial role …

Selective suppression of oligodendrocyte-derived amyloid beta rescues neuronal dysfunction in Alzheimer's disease

RM Rajani, R Ellingford, M Hellmuth, SS Harris… - PLoS …, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Reduction of amyloid beta (Aβ) has been shown to be effective in treating Alzheimer's
disease (AD), but the underlying assumption that neurons are the main source of pathogenic …

Lysosomes finely control macrophage inflammatory function via regulating the release of lysosomal Fe2+ through TRPML1 channel

Y **ng, M Wang, F Zhang, T **n, X Wang… - Nature …, 2025 - nature.com
Lysosomes are best known for their roles in inflammatory responses by engaging in
autophagy to remove inflammasomes. Here, we describe an unrecognized role for the …

Acidic nanoparticles restore lysosomal acidification and rescue metabolic dysfunction in pancreatic β-cells under lipotoxic conditions

CH Lo, LM O'Connor, GWZ Loi, EN Saipuljumri… - ACS …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Type 2 diabetes (T2D), a prevalent metabolic disorder lacking effective treatments, is
associated with lysosomal acidification dysfunction, as well as autophagic and mitochondrial …

A dual inhibitor of PIP5K1C and PIKfyve prevents SARS-CoV-2 entry into cells

Y Seo, Y Jang, S Lee, JH Rhlee, S Kong… - … & Molecular Medicine, 2024 - nature.com
The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has had an unprecedented impact on global public health and
the economy. Although vaccines and antivirals have provided effective protection and …

Prosapogenin A induces GSDME-dependent pyroptosis of anaplastic thyroid cancer through vacuolar ATPase activation-mediated lysosomal over-acidification

Y Liu, Y Guo, Q Zeng, Y Hu, R He, W Ma, C Qian… - Cell Death & …, 2024 - nature.com
Anaplastic thyroid cancer (ATC) is among the most aggressive and metastatic malignancies,
often resulting in fatal outcomes due to the lack of effective treatments. Prosapogenin A (PA) …

Phosphatidylethanolamines link ferroptosis and autophagy during appressorium formation of rice blast fungus

Q Liu, R Long, C Lin, X Bi, Z Liang… - Molecular Plant …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
A cell death pathway, ferroptosis, occurs in conidial cells and is critical for formation and
function of the infection structure, the appressorium, in the rice blast fungus Magnaporthe …

Identification of KW-2449 as a dual inhibitor of ferroptosis and necroptosis reveals that autophagy is a targetable pathway for necroptosis inhibitors to prevent …

Y Zhao, Q Wang, J Zhu, J Cai, X Feng, Q Song… - Cell Death & …, 2024 - nature.com
Necroptosis and ferroptosis are two distinct forms of necrotic-like cell death in terms of their
morphological features and regulatory mechanisms. These two types of cell death can …

No energy, no autophagy—Mechanisms and therapeutic implications of autophagic response energy requirements

M Mandic, V Paunovic, L Vucicevic… - Journal of Cellular …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Autophagy is a lysosome‐mediated self‐degradation process of central importance for
cellular quality control. It also provides macromolecule building blocks and substrates for …