[HTML][HTML] Key players in HIV-1 transcriptional regulation: targets for a functional cure

L Mori, ST Valente - Viruses, 2020 - mdpi.com
HIV-1 establishes a life-long infection when proviral DNA integrates into the host genome.
The provirus can then either actively transcribe RNA or enter a latent state, without viral …

Metabolic syndrome, neurohumoral modulation, and pulmonary arterial hypertension

BA Maron, JA Leopold… - British Journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Pulmonary vascular disease, including pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), is
increasingly recognized to be affected by systemic alterations including up‐regulation of the …

GTF2H4 regulates partial EndMT via NF-κB activation through NCOA3 phosphorylation in ischemic diseases

Z Fang, G Zhao, S Zhao, X Yu, R Feng, Y Zhang, H Li… - The Innovation, 2024 - cell.com
Partial endothelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EndMT) is an intermediate phenotype
observed in endothelial cells (ECs) undergoing a transition toward a mesenchymal state to …

C9orf72 ALS/FTD dipeptide repeat protein levels are reduced by small molecules that inhibit PKA or enhance protein degradation

NV Licata, R Cristofani, S Salomonsson… - The EMBO …, 2022 - embopress.org
Abstract Intronic GGGGCC (G4C2) hexanucleotide repeat expansion within the human
C9orf72 gene represents the most common cause of familial forms of amyotrophic lateral …

[HTML][HTML] Spironolactone and XPB: An old drug with a new molecular target

RD Gabbard, RR Hoopes, MG Kemp - Biomolecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
Spironolactone (SP) is commonly used for the treatment of heart failure, hypertension, and
complications of cirrhosis by antagonizing the mineralocorticoid receptor. However, SP also …

The XPB subunit of the TFIIH complex plays a critical role in HIV-1 transcription, and XPB inhibition by spironolactone prevents HIV-1 reactivation from latency

L Mori, K Jenike, YHJ Yeh, B Lacombe, C Li… - Journal of …, 2021 - journals.asm.org
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) transcription requires assembly of cellular
transcription factors at the human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) promoter. The TFIIH …

Immunomodulatory potential of diuretics

P Bryniarski, K Nazimek, J Marcinkiewicz - Biology, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary In the elderly population, it is important to find the right anti-inflammatory
and pro-inflammatory balance to avoid the impairment of the immune system, which …

Suppressing the expression of steroidogenic acute regulatory protein (StAR) in the myocardium by spironolactone contributes to the improvement of right ventricular …

H Imano, T Hayashi, A Nomura, S Tanaka… - Hypertension …, 2024 - nature.com
Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a progressive condition that frequently leads to
right ventricular (RV) remodeling. Aldosterone promotes vascular and RV remodeling. The …

[HTML][HTML] Spironolactone depletes the XPB protein and inhibits DNA damage responses in UVB-irradiated human skin

MG Kemp, S Krishnamurthy, MN Kent… - Journal of Investigative …, 2019 - Elsevier
UVB wavelengths of light induce the formation of photoproducts in genomic DNA that are
potentially mutagenic and detrimental to epidermal cell function. The mineralocorticoid and …

Mineralocorticoid receptors in pulmonary hypertension and right heart failure: from molecular biology to therapeutic targeting

A Mamazhakypov, L Hein, A Lother - Pharmacology & Therapeutics, 2022 - Elsevier
Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a devastating condition characterized by pulmonary
vascular remodelling, leading to progressive increase in pulmonary artery pressure and …