The landscape of nanoparticle-based siRNA delivery and therapeutic development

M Moazzam, M Zhang, A Hussain, X Yu, J Huang… - Molecular Therapy, 2024 - cell.com
Five small interfering RNA (siRNA)-based therapeutics have been approved by the Food
and Drug Administration (FDA), namely patisiran, givosiran, lumasiran, inclisiran, and …

Emerging strategies to target virulence in Pseudomonas aeruginosa respiratory infections

TM Hibbert, M Whiteley, SA Renshaw… - Critical reviews in …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Pseudomonas aeruginosa is an opportunistic pathogen that is responsible for infections in
people living with chronic respiratory conditions, such as cystic fibrosis (CF) and non-CF …

The inhibition of serine proteases by Serpins is augmented by negatively charged heparin: A concise review of some clinically relevant interactions

ED Chan, PT King, X Bai, AM Schoffstall… - International Journal of …, 2024 - mdpi.com
Serine proteases are members of a large family of hydrolytic enzymes in which a particular
serine residue in the active site performs an essential role as a nucleophile, which is …

Capturing the conversion of the pathogenic alpha-1-antitrypsin fold by ATF6 enhanced proteostasis

S Sun, C Wang, P Zhao, GM Kline, JMD Grandjean… - Cell chemical …, 2023 - cell.com
Genetic variation in alpha-1 antitrypsin (AAT) causes AAT deficiency (AATD) through liver
aggregation-associated gain-of-toxic pathology and/or insufficient AAT activity in the lung …

Faecal intestinal permeability and intestinal inflammatory markers in older adults with age-related disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis

NIA Fadzuli, SM Lim, CF Neoh, ABA Majeed… - Ageing Research …, 2024 - Elsevier
This systematic review and meta-analysis appraised previous findings to uncover potential
faecal intestinal permeability and intestinal inflammatory markers in older adults. A …

[HTML][HTML] Targeting neutrophil extracellular traps: A novel strategy in hematologic malignancies

R Liu, J Zhang, FR Lima, J Zeng, Q Nian - Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy, 2024 - Elsevier
Neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) have emerged as a critical factor in malignant
hematologic disease pathogenesis. These structures, comprising DNA, histones, and …

Parasitoid Serpins Evolve Novel Functions to Manipulate Host Homeostasis

Z Wu, R Yuan, Q Gu, X Wu, L Gu, X Ye… - Molecular Biology …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Parasitoids introduce various virulence factors when parasitism occurs, and some taxa
generate teratocytes to manipulate the host immune system and metabolic homeostasis for …

Exogenous serpin B1 restricts immune complex-mediated NET formation via inhibition of a chymotrypsin-like protease and enhances microbial phagocytosis

T Wang, A Rathee, PA Pemberton, C Lood - Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2024 - jbc.org
Immune complex (IC)-driven formation of neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) is a major
contributing factor to the pathogenesis of autoimmune diseases including systemic lupus …

Negative regulation of ATP-induced inflammasome activation and cytokine secretion by acute-phase proteins: A mini review

K Richter, AL Amati, W Padberg, V Grau - Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The expression of the acute-phase reactants C-reactive protein (CRP), α1-antitrypsin (AAT),
and secretory leukocyte protease inhibitor (SLPI), is induced in response to inflammation by …

[HTML][HTML] The knockout of cytoglobin 1 in zebrafish (Danio rerio) alters lipid metabolism, iron homeostasis and oxidative stress response

A Schlosser, K Helfenrath, M Wisniewsky… - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA …, 2023 - Elsevier
Cytoglobin (Cygb) is an evolutionary ancient heme protein with yet unclear physiological
function (s). Mammalian Cygb is ubiquitously expressed in all tissues and is proposed to be …