The oral microbiome in autoimmune diseases: friend or foe? DOI Creative Commons
Xiaoyan Huang, Xiang‐Yu Huang, Yi‐Hsiang Huang

et al.

Journal of Translational Medicine, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 21(1)

Published: March 22, 2023

Abstract The human body is colonized by abundant and diverse microorganisms, collectively known as the microbiome. oral cavity has more than 700 species of bacteria consists unique microbiome niches on mucosal surfaces, tooth hard tissue, in saliva. homeostatic balance between microbiota immune system plays an indispensable role maintaining well-being health status host. Growing evidence demonstrated that dysbiosis actively involved regulating initiation progression array autoimmune diseases. Oral driven multiple factors, such host genetic dietary habits, stress, smoking, administration antibiotics, tissue injury infection. dysregulation a crucial triggering promoting diseases via several mechanisms, including microbial translocation, molecular mimicry, autoantigen overproduction, amplification responses cytokines. Good hygiene behaviors, low carbohydrate diets, healthy lifestyles, usage prebiotics, probiotics or synbiotics, transplantation nanomedicine-based therapeutics are promising avenues for balanced treating microbiota-mediated Thus, comprehensive understanding relationship critical providing novel insights into development microbiota-based therapeutic approaches combating these refractory

Language: Английский

Cytokines: From Clinical Significance to Quantification DOI
Chao Liu, Dewei Chu, Kourosh Kalantar‐zadeh

et al.

Advanced Science, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 8(15)

Published: June 10, 2021

Abstract Cytokines are critical mediators that oversee and regulate immune inflammatory responses via complex networks serve as biomarkers for many diseases. Quantification of cytokines has significant value in both clinical medicine biology the levels provide insights into physiological pathological processes can be used to aid diagnosis treatment. their significance introduced from perspective pro‐ anti‐inflammatory effects. Factors affecting quantification biological fluids, native different body sample processing storage conditions, sensitivity freeze‐thaw, soluble cytokine receptors discussed. In addition, recent advances vitro vivo assays, biosensors based on signal outputs intracellular extracellular protein expression summarized. Various platforms high‐sensitivity reliable measurement scenarios discussed, commercially available assays compared. A discussion challenges development advancement technologies aim achieve real‐time multiplex analysis point‐of‐care situations applicable biomedical research practice

Language: Английский

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Inflammatory Processes in Alzheimer’s Disease—Pathomechanism, Diagnosis and Treatment: A Review DOI Open Access
Bartosz Twarowski, Mariola Herbet

International Journal of Molecular Sciences, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 24(7), P. 6518 - 6518

Published: March 30, 2023

Alzheimer’s disease is one of the most commonly diagnosed cases senile dementia in world. It an incurable process, often leading to death. This multifactorial, and factor this inflammation. Numerous mediators secreted by inflammatory cells can cause neuronal degeneration. Neuritis may coexist with other mechanisms disease, contributing progression, also directly underlie AD. Although much has been established about processes pathogenesis AD, many aspects remain unexplained. The work devoted particular pathomechanism inflammation its role diagnosis treatment. An in-depth detailed understanding neuroinflammation help development diagnostic methods for early contribute new therapeutic strategies disease.

Language: Английский

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Current understanding of plant-derived exosome-like nanoparticles in regulating the inflammatory response and immune system microenvironment DOI Creative Commons

Qiaoli Yi,

Zhijie Xu, Abhimanyu Thakur

et al.

Pharmacological Research, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 190, P. 106733 - 106733

Published: March 15, 2023

Natural compounds are widely used to prevent and treat various diseases due their antioxidant anti-inflammatory effects. As a kind of promising natural compound, plant-derived exosome-like nanoparticles (PELNs) extracted from multivesicular bodies edible plants, including vegetables, foods, fruits, mainly regulate the cellular immune response pathogen attacks. Moreover, PELNs could remarkably interfere with dynamic imbalance between pro-inflammatory effects, facilitating maintain homeostasis microenvironment. may serve as better alternative animal-derived exosomes (ADEs) owing widespread sources, cost-effectiveness, easy accessibility. can mediate interspecies communication by transferring cargoes such proteins, lipids, nucleic acids plant cells mammalian cells. This review summarizes biogenesis, composition, classification exosomes; common separation, purification, characterization methods PELNs, potential advantages over ADEs; immunomodulatory functions in colitis, cancer, inflammation-associated metabolic diseases. Additionally, future perspectives challenges associated clinical application discussed.

Language: Английский

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Ultrasound-triggered piezocatalytic composite hydrogels for promoting bacterial-infected wound healing DOI Creative Commons
Dun Liu, Lei Li, Benlong Shi

et al.

Bioactive Materials, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 24, P. 96 - 111

Published: Dec. 14, 2022

Wound healing has become one of the basic issues faced by medical community because susceptibility skin wounds to bacterial infection. As such, it is highly desired design a nanocomposite hydrogel with excellent antibacterial activity achieve high wound closure effectiveness. Here, based on ultrasound-triggered piezocatalytic therapy, multifunctional designed promote bacteria-infected healing. Under ultrasonic vibration, surface barium titanate (BaTiO3, BT) nanoparticles embedded in rapidly generate reactive oxygen species (ROS) owing established strong built-in electric field, endowing superior efficacy. This modality shows intriguing advantages over conventional photodynamic such as prominent soft tissue penetration ability and avoidance serious phototoxicity after systemic administration photosensitizers. Moreover, N-[tris(hydroxymethyl)methyl]acrylamide (THM), N-(3-aminopropyl)methacrylamide hydrochloride (APMH) oxidized hyaluronic acid (OHA) exhibits outstanding self-healing bioadhesive properties able accelerate full-thickness Notably, compared widely reported mussel-inspired adhesive hydrogels, OHA/THM-APMH due multiple hydrogen bonds from unique tri-hydroxyl structure overcomes shortage that catechol groups are easily oxidized, giving long-term repeatable adhesion performance. Importantly, this hybrid confines BT area locally induced piezoelectric catalysis under ultrasound eradicate bacteria, markedly improving therapeutic biosafety great potential for harmless treatment tissues.

Language: Английский

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Targeting cytokine and chemokine signaling pathways for cancer therapy DOI Creative Commons
Ming Yi, Tianye Li,

Mengke Niu

et al.

Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 9(1)

Published: July 22, 2024

Abstract Cytokines are critical in regulating immune responses and cellular behavior, playing dual roles both normal physiology the pathology of diseases such as cancer. These molecules, including interleukins, interferons, tumor necrosis factors, chemokines, growth factors like TGF-β, VEGF, EGF, can promote or inhibit growth, influence microenvironment, impact efficacy cancer treatments. Recent advances targeting these pathways have shown promising therapeutic potential, offering new strategies to modulate system, progression, overcome resistance conventional therapies. In this review, we summarized current understanding implications cytokine chemokine signaling By exploring molecules biology response, highlighted development novel agents aimed at modulating combat The review elaborated on nature cytokines promoters suppressors tumorigenesis, depending context, discussed challenges opportunities presents for intervention. We also examined latest advancements targeted therapies, monoclonal antibodies, bispecific receptor inhibitors, fusion proteins, engineered variants, their metastasis, microenvironment. Additionally, evaluated potential combining therapies with other treatment modalities improve patient outcomes. Besides, focused ongoing research clinical trials that pivotal advancing our application cytokine- chemokine-targeted patients.

Language: Английский

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Uncovering the complex role of interferon-gamma in suppressing type 2 immunity to cancer DOI
Asif Ahmad Bhat, Ahsas Goyal, Riya Thapa

et al.

Cytokine, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 171, P. 156376 - 156376

Published: Sept. 23, 2023

Language: Английский

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Cancer Nanovaccines: Nanomaterials and Clinical Perspectives DOI
Nimeet Desai, Vivek P. Chavda, Thakur Raghu Raj Singh

et al.

Small, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 20(35)

Published: May 1, 2024

Abstract Cancer nanovaccines represent a promising frontier in cancer immunotherapy, utilizing nanotechnology to augment traditional vaccine efficacy. This review comprehensively examines the current state‐of‐the‐art nanovaccine development, elucidating innovative strategies and technologies employed their design. It explores both preclinical clinical advancements, emphasizing key studies demonstrating potential elicit robust anti‐tumor immune responses. The study encompasses various facets, including integrating biomaterial‐based nanocarriers for antigen delivery, adjuvant selection, impact of nanoscale properties on performance. Detailed insights into complex interplay between tumor microenvironment responses are provided, highlighting challenges opportunities optimizing therapeutic outcomes. Additionally, presents thorough analysis ongoing trials, presenting snapshot landscape. By curating latest scientific findings developments, this aims serve as comprehensive resource researchers clinicians engaged advancing immunotherapy. Integrating design holds immense promise revolutionizing treatment paradigms, provides timely update evolving landscape nanovaccines.

Language: Английский

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6,7-Coumarin-heterocyclic hybrids: A comprehensive review of their natural sources, synthetic approaches, and bioactivity DOI
Nameer Mazin Zeki, Yasser Fakri Mustafa

Journal of Molecular Structure, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 1303, P. 137601 - 137601

Published: Jan. 22, 2024

Language: Английский

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Cytokines in gingivitis and periodontitis: from pathogenesis to therapeutic targets DOI Creative Commons

Nicole Neurath,

Marco Kesting

Frontiers in Immunology, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 15

Published: Aug. 26, 2024

Chronic inflammatory processes in the oral mucosa and periodontitis are common disorders caused by microflora microbial biofilms. These factors activate both innate adaptive immune systems, leading to production of pro-inflammatory cytokines. Cytokines known play a crucial role pathogenesis gingivitis have been proposed as biomarkers for diagnosis follow-up these diseases. They can stromal cells, local inflammation tissue damage. This damage include destruction periodontal ligaments, gingiva, alveolar bone. Studies reported increased levels cytokines, such interleukin-1beta (IL-1beta), tumor necrosis factor (TNF), IL-6, IL-17, IL-23, patients with periodontitis. In experimental models periodontitis, TNF IL-23/IL-17 axis pivotal disease pathogenesis. Inactivation pathways through neutralizing antibodies, genetic engineering or IL-10 function has demonstrated reduce activity. review discusses cytokines particular emphasis on their mediating destruction. It also explores new therapeutic interventions that offer potential research clinical therapy chronic

Language: Английский

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Influence of lead-induced toxicity on the inflammatory cytokines DOI Creative Commons

P. Harshitha,

Kalpita Bose,

Herman Sunil Dsouza

et al.

Toxicology, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 503, P. 153771 - 153771

Published: March 1, 2024

Lead (Pb2+) is a hazardous heavy metal that pervasive in the human environment as result of anthropogenic activity, and poses serious health risks, particularly children. Due to its innumerable unique physical chemical properties, it has various applications; therefore, become common environmental pollutant. may cause oxidative stress, accumulating evidence indicates stress influences pathophysiology lead poisoning, also called plumbism. The immune system continually exposed pathogens xenobiotics, including metals such lead, appears be one most vulnerable targets. After being cells are subjected reactive oxygen species (ROS) production. When generation consumption ROS out equilibrium, cell structures, phospholipids disrupted leading lipid peroxidation. Various inflammatory signalling pathways activated consequence, along with reduced disease resistance, inflammation, autoimmunity, sensitization disruption cell-mediated humoral systems. negatively affects metabolism cytokines, interleukins IL-2, IL-1b, IL-6, IL-4, IL-8, tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α), interferon-gamma (IFN), well expression functioning enzymes cyclooxygenases. However, toxicity depends on kind dosage, route entry, exposure period, age, host genetic predisposition.

Language: Английский

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