Monkeypox: disease epidemiology, host immunity and clinical interventions

FM Lum, A Torres-Ruesta, MZ Tay, RTP Lin… - Nature Reviews …, 2022 - nature.com
Monkeypox virus (MPXV), which causes disease in humans, has for many years been
restricted to the African continent, with only a handful of sporadic cases in other parts of the …

Understanding bacterial pathogenicity: a closer look at the journey of harmful microbes

J Soni, S Sinha, R Pandey - Frontiers in Microbiology, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Bacteria are the most prevalent form of microorganisms and are classified into two
categories based on their mode of existence: intracellular and extracellular. While most …

Intracellular bacteria in cancer—prospects and debates

L Schorr, M Mathies, E Elinav, J Puschhof - npj Biofilms and …, 2023 - nature.com
Recent evidence suggests that some human cancers may harbor low-biomass microbial
ecosystems, spanning bacteria, viruses, and fungi. Bacteria, the most-studied kingdom in …

Cancer stem cell mimicry for immune evasion and therapeutic resistance

PE Saw, Q Liu, PP Wong, E Song - Cell Stem Cell, 2024 - cell.com
Cancer stem cells (CSCs) are heterogeneous, possess self-renewal attributes, and
orchestrate important crosstalk in tumors. We propose that the CSC state represents" …

Medicinal plants and isolated molecules demonstrating immunomodulation activity as potential alternative therapies for viral diseases including COVID-19

HA Alhazmi, A Najmi, SA Javed, S Sultana… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Plants have been extensively studied since ancient times and numerous important chemical
constituents with tremendous therapeutic potential are identified. Attacks of microorganisms …

The hidden power of secondary metabolites in plant-fungi interactions and sustainable phytoremediation

NA Elhamouly, OA Hewedy, A Zaitoon… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The global environment is dominated by various small exotic substances, known as
secondary metabolites, produced by plants and microorganisms. Plants and fungi are …

Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (4th edition)1

DJ Klionsky, AK Abdel-Aziz, S Abdelfatah, M Abdellatif… - autophagy, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
In 2008, we published the first set of guidelines for standardizing research in autophagy.
Since then, this topic has received increasing attention, and many scientists have entered …

Carbonic anhydrase and bacterial metabolism: a chance for antibacterial drug discovery

C Capasso, CT Supuran - Expert Opinion on Therapeutic Patents, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT Introduction Carbonic anhydrases (CAs, EC 4.2. 1.1) play a pivotal role in the
regulation of carbon dioxide, bicarbonate, and hydrogen ions within bacterial cells, ensuring …

[HTML][HTML] Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy 1

DJ Klionsky, AK Abdel-Aziz, S Abdelfatah… - …, 2021 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
In 2008, we published the first set of guidelines for standardizing research in autophagy.
Since then, this topic has received increasing attention, and many scientists have entered …

Recent advancement, immune responses, and mechanism of action of various vaccines against intracellular bacterial infections

A Ali, A Waris, MA Khan, M Asim, AU Khan, S Khan… - Life Sciences, 2023 - Elsevier
Emerging and re-emerging bacterial infections are a serious threat to human and animal
health. Extracellular bacteria are free-living, while facultative intracellular bacteria replicate …