How viral and intracellular bacterial pathogens reprogram the metabolism of host cells to allow their intracellular replication

W Eisenreich, T Rudel, J Heesemann… - Frontiers in cellular and …, 2019‏ - frontiersin.org
Viruses and intracellular bacterial pathogens (IBPs) have in common the need of suitable
host cells for efficient replication and proliferation during infection. In human infections, the …

CircRNAs in anticancer drug resistance: recent advances and future potential

T Xu, M Wang, L Jiang, L Ma, L Wan, Q Chen, C Wei… - Molecular cancer, 2020‏ - Springer
CircRNAs are a novel class of RNA molecules with a unique closed continuous loop
structure. CircRNAs are abundant in eukaryotic cells, have unique stability and tissue …

Lycopene from tomatoes and tomato products exerts renoprotective effects by ameliorating oxidative stress, apoptosis, pyroptosis, fibrosis, and inflammatory injury in …

X Gao, B Lin, C Chen, Z Fang, J Yang, S Wu… - Food & Function, 2024‏ - pubs.rsc.org
Several mechanisms underlying nephrolithiasis, one of the most common urological
diseases, involve calcium oxalate formation, including oxidative stress, inflammatory …

[HTML][HTML] The role of voltage-dependent anion channel in mitochondrial dysfunction and human disease

JT Varughese, SK Buchanan, AS Pitt - Cells, 2021‏ - mdpi.com
The voltage-dependent anion channel (VDAC) is a β-barrel membrane protein located in the
outer mitochondrial membrane (OMM). VDAC has two conductance states: an open anion …

Chlamydial infection from outside to inside

A Gitsels, N Sanders, D Vanrompay - Frontiers in Microbiology, 2019‏ - frontiersin.org
Chlamydia are obligate intracellular bacteria, characterized by a unique biphasic
developmental cycle. Specific interactions with the host cell are crucial for the bacteria's …

[HTML][HTML] Fibroblast growth factor 7 alleviates myocardial infarction by improving oxidative stress via PI3Kα/AKT-mediated regulation of Nrf2 and HXK2

L Mei, Y Chen, P Chen, H Chen, S He, C **, Y Wang… - Redox Biology, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Acute myocardial infarction (MI) triggers oxidative stress, which worsen cardiac function,
eventually leads to remodeling and heart failure. Unfortunately, effective therapeutic …

[HTML][HTML] aFGF alleviates diabetic endothelial dysfunction by decreasing oxidative stress via Wnt/β-catenin-mediated upregulation of HXK2

J Sun, X Huang, C Niu, X Wang, W Li, M Liu, Y Wang… - Redox Biology, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Vascular complications of diabetes are a serious challenge in clinical practice, and effective
treatments are an unmet clinical need. Acidic fibroblast growth factor (aFGF) has potent anti …

Chlamydia trachomatis infection: their potential implication in the etiology of cervical cancer

X Yang, A Siddique, AA Khan, Q Wang… - Journal of …, 2021‏ - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Pathogenic bacterial strains can alter the normal function of cells and induce different levels
of inflammatory responses that are connected to the development of different diseases, such …

Bacteria as a double-action sword in cancer

A Yaghoubi, M Khazaei, S Jalili, SM Hasanian… - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA …, 2020‏ - Elsevier
Bacteria have long been known as one of the primary causative agents of cancer, however,
recent studies suggest that they can be used as a promising agent in cancer therapy …

Chlamydia trachomatis inhibits apoptosis in infected cells by targeting the pro-apoptotic proteins Bax and Bak

C Waguia Kontchou, IE Gentle, A Weber… - Cell Death & …, 2022‏ - nature.com
Apoptosis acts in defense against microbial infection, and many infectious agents have
developed strategies to inhibit host cell apoptosis. The human pathogen Chlamydia …