Free Radical Biology and Medicine,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
224, P. 39 - 49
Published: Aug. 10, 2024
The
pathogenesis
of
intervertebral
disc
degeneration
(IVDD)
involves
complex
signaling
networks
and
various
effector
molecules,
our
understanding
the
IVDD
is
limited.
Hypoxia
inducible
factor-1α
(HIF-1α)
closely
related
to
IVDD,
there
excessive
oxidative
stress
concurrent
with
IVDD.
In
this
study,
we
found
that
HIF-1α
could
protect
nucleus
pulposus
cells
from
by
reversing
imbalance
between
oxidants
antioxidants
thus
mitigating
stress-induced
mitochondrial
impairment.
With
further
exploration,
pyruvate
dehydrogenase
kinase
1
(PDK-1)
was
involved
in
protective
effect
on
under
stress.
We
suggested
preserve
integrity
activate
glycolysis
via
PDK-1,
addition
DCA,
a
PDK-1
inhibitor,
blunt
HIF-1α.
addition,
HIF-1α/PDK-1
regulatory
axis
also
confirmed
vivo
through
knockout
mice
model.
Therefore,
propose
protects
maintaining
enriching
insight
into
mechanism
against
providing
novel
therapeutic
target
for
treatment
Metabolism,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
131, P. 155195 - 155195
Published: March 28, 2022
Diabetic
kidney
disease
(DKD)
is
a
devastating
microvascular
complication
associated
with
diabetes
mellitus.
Recently,
the
major
focus
of
glomerular
lesions
DKD
has
partly
shifted
to
diabetic
tubulopathy
because
renal
insufficiency
and
prognosis
patients
closely
related
tubular
atrophy
interstitial
fibrosis.
Indeed,
proximal
tubule
enriching
in
mitochondria
for
its
high
energy
demand
dependence
on
aerobic
metabolism
given
us
pause
primarily
mitochondria-centric
view
early
tubulopathy.
Multiple
studies
suggest
that
condition
directly
damages
tubules,
resulting
dysfunction,
including
decreased
bioenergetics,
overproduction
mitochondrial
reactive
oxygen
species
(mtROSs),
defective
mitophagy
dynamics
disturbances,
which
turn
trigger
series
metabolic
abnormalities.
However,
precise
mechanism
underlying
dysfunction
tubules
still
infancy.
Understanding
tubulointerstitial's
pathobiology
would
facilitate
search
new
biomarkers
DKD.
In
this
Review,
we
summarize
current
literature
postulate
potential
effects
may
accelerate
initiation
early-stage
tubulopathy,
as
well
their
therapeutic
strategies.
Burns & Trauma,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
13
Published: Jan. 1, 2025
Abstract
Diabetes
mellitus,
a
pervasive
chronic
metabolic
disorder,
is
often
associated
with
complications
such
as
impaired
wound
healing.
Various
factors,
most
notably
vascular
deficiency,
govern
the
repair
process
in
diabetic
patients,
significantly
impeding
healing;
therefore,
angiogenesis
and
its
role
have
emerged
important
areas
of
research.
This
review
aims
to
delve
into
mechanisms
angiogenesis,
effects
diabetes
on
association
between
repair.
will
ultimately
offer
valuable
guidance
regarding
ideal
timing
treatment
clinical
setting.
Journal of Biological Chemistry,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
299(9), P. 105103 - 105103
Published: July 27, 2023
The
hydrolysis
of
ATP
is
the
primary
source
metabolic
energy
for
eukaryotic
cells.
Under
physiological
conditions,
cells
generally
produce
more
than
sufficient
levels
to
fuel
active
biological
processes
necessary
maintain
homeostasis.
However,
mechanisms
underpinning
distribution
subcellular
microenvironments
with
high
local
demand
remain
poorly
understood.
Intracellular
in
normal
conditions
has
been
proposed
rely
on
passive
diffusion
across
concentration
gradients
generated
by
producing
systems
such
as
mitochondria
and
glycolytic
pathway.
can
develop
deficiency
due
increases
consumption.
Alternatively,
production
be
reduced
during
bioenergetic
stress
hypoxia.
Mammalian
therefore
need
have
capacity
alter
their
metabolism
strategies
compensate
deficits
while
also
controlling
production.
It
highly
likely
that
satisfying
requirements
cell
involves
regulated
areas
within
cell.
Recently,
(both
spatially
temporally)
ATP-producing
become
an
area
intense
investigation.
Here,
we
review
what
known
(and
unknown)
about
intracellular
explore
potential
through
which
this
targeted
altered
hypoxia,
aim
stimulating
investigation
important,
yet
understood
field
research.
Heliyon,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
10(3), P. e24656 - e24656
Published: Jan. 25, 2024
Diabetic
foot
ulcer
(DFU)
is
a
chronic
complication
of
diabetes.
Wound
healing
in
patients
with
DFU
generally
very
slow,
high
recurrence
rate
even
after
the
healed.
The
remains
major
clinical
challenge
due
to
lack
understanding
its
pathogenesis.
Given
significant
impact
on
patient
health
and
medical
costs,
enhancing
our
pathophysiological
alterations
wound
critical.
A
growing
body
research
has
shown
that
impaired
activation
HIF-1
pathway
diabetics,
which
weakens
mediated
responses
hypoxia
leads
down-regulation
downstream
target
genes,
leading
incurable
diabetic
ulcers.
By
analyzing
summarizing
literature
recent
years,
this
review
summarizes
mechanism
signaling
damage
development
DFU,
analyzes
compares
application
PHD
inhibitors,
VHL
biomaterials
stem
cell
therapy
wounds
diabetes,
proposes
new
treatment
scheme
by
participation
pathway,
provides
ideas
for
DFU.
Biology,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
12(3), P. 385 - 385
Published: Feb. 28, 2023
Flow
Mediated
Skin
Fluorescence
(FMSF)
is
a
new
non-invasive
method
for
assessing
vascular
circulation
and/or
metabolic
regulation.
It
enables
assessment
of
both
vasoconstriction
and
vasodilation.
The
measures
stimulation
the
in
response
to
post-occlusive
reactive
hyperemia
(PORH).
analyzes
dynamical
changes
emission
NADH
fluorescence
from
skin
tissue,
providing
information
on
mitochondrial
status
intracellular
oxygen
delivery
through
circulatory
system.
Assessment
state
using
FMSF
technique
based
three
parameters:
(RHR),
hypoxia
sensitivity
(HS),
normoxia
oscillatory
index
(NOI).
RHR
HS
parameters
determine
risk
disorders
are
main
diagnostic
parameters.
NOI
parameter
an
auxiliary
evaluating
microcirculation
under
stress
various
origins
(e.g.,
emotional
stress,
physical
exhaustion,
or
post-infection
stress).
clinical
data
show
that
complications
limited
among
people
whose
RHR,
log(HS),
not
significantly
below
mean
values
determined
by
technique,
especially
if
they
simultaneously
meet
conditions
>
30%
log(HS)
1.5
(HS
30),
60%.
Chinese Medicine,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
19(1)
Published: Feb. 25, 2024
Diabetic
kidney
disease
(DKD)
represents
a
microvascular
complication
of
diabetes
mellitus.
Shenkang
Pills
(SKP),
traditional
Chinese
medicine
formula,
has
been
widely
used
in
the
treatment
DKD
and
obvious
antioxidant
effect.
Ferroptosis,
novel
mode
cell
death
due
to
iron
overload,
shown
be
associated
with
DKD.
Nevertheless,
precise
effects
underlying
mechanisms
SKP
on
ferroptosis
diabetic
remain
unclear.
Polymers,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
16(19), P. 2818 - 2818
Published: Oct. 5, 2024
Hydrogels
have
emerged
as
promising
candidates
for
biomedical
applications,
especially
in
the
treatment
of
skin
wounds,
a
result
their
unique
structural
properties,
highly
tunable
physicochemical
and
excellent
biocompatibility.
The
integration
smart-response
features
into
hydrogels
allows
dynamic
responses
to
different
external
or
internal
stimuli.
Therefore,
this
paper
reviews
design
smart-responsive
microenvironments
field
wound
therapy.
First,
three
typical
chronic
difficult-to-heal
wounds
key
mechanisms
affecting
healing
therapeutic
measures
are
outlined.
Strategies
construction
stimulus-responsive
(e.g.,
pH,
ROS,
enzymes,
glucose)
temperature,
light,
electricity,
magnetic
fields)
highlighted
from
perspective
microenvironment
vitro
environment,
constitutive
relationships
between
material
design,
intelligent
response,
revealed.
Finally,
discusses
severe
challenges
faced
by
during
repair
provides
an
outlook
on
combination
artificial
intelligence
give
scientific
direction
creating
using
hydrogel
dressings
that
respond
stimuli
clinic.
International Journal of Molecular Sciences,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
25(8), P. 4186 - 4186
Published: April 10, 2024
Type
2
diabetes
is
a
chronic
disease
marked
by
hyperglycemia;
impaired
insulin
secretion
pancreatic
β-cells
hallmark
of
this
disease.
Recent
studies
have
shown
that
hypoxia
occurs
in
the
patients
with
type
and
hypoxia,
turn,
contributes
to
defect
β-cell
loss
through
various
mechanisms,
including
activation
hypoxia-inducible
factors,
induction
transcriptional
repressors,
AMP-activated
protein
kinase.
This
review
focuses
on
advances
our
understanding
contribution
development
dysfunction
diabetes.
A
better
might
be
useful
new
strategies
for
treating
Experimental & Molecular Medicine,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
55(11), P. 2300 - 2307
Published: Nov. 1, 2023
Abstract
Adipose
tissues,
composed
of
various
cell
types,
including
adipocytes,
endothelial
cells,
neurons,
and
immune
are
organs
that
exposed
to
dynamic
environmental
challenges.
During
diet-induced
obesity,
white
adipose
tissues
experience
hypoxia
due
adipocyte
hypertrophy
dysfunctional
vasculature.
Under
these
conditions,
cells
in
activate
hypoxia-inducible
factor
(HIF),
a
transcription
activates
signaling
pathways
involved
metabolism,
angiogenesis,
survival/apoptosis
adapt
such
an
environment.
Exposure
cold
or
activation
the
β-adrenergic
receptor
(through
catecholamines
chemicals)
leads
heat
generation,
mainly
brown
through
activating
uncoupling
protein
1
(UCP1),
proton
uncoupler
inner
membrane
mitochondria.
White
can
undergo
similar
process
under
this
condition,
phenomenon
known
as
‘browning’
‘beige
adipocytes’.
While
UCP1
expression
has
largely
been
confined
HIF
be
expressed
many
types
cells.
To
dissect
role
specific
during
researchers
have
generated
tissue-specific
knockout
(KO)
mice
targeting
pathways,
studies
commonly
revealed
intact
HIF-1
adipocytes
tissue
macrophages
exacerbates
inflammation
insulin
resistance.
In
review,
we
highlight
some
key
findings
obtained
from
transgenic
mice,
Ucp1
KO
other
models
pathway
macrophages,
decipher
their
roles
obesity.