The DHCR7 is the key target of lipotoxic liver injury caused by matrine through abnormal activation of the cholesterol synthesis pathway DOI Creative Commons

Xiaoyu Tao,

Wenting Zhang,

Linzhen Chen

и другие.

Toxicon, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 260, С. 108366 - 108366

Опубликована: Апрель 17, 2025

Matrine, the main active ingredient in Sophora flavescens and Sophorae tonkinensis radix et rhizome, is a highly effective insecticide. However, its hepatotoxicity to some extent affects application value. This study aimed explore mechanism underlying matrine-induced liver injury. The zebrafish (Danio rerio) L02 cell model were utilized investigate toxic dose of matrine effects on tissue damage, morphology activity, expression levels ALT AST. Zebrafish samples then collected for transcriptomic testing further possible by which induced Finally, integrated bioinformatics methods experiments used elucidate mechanisms behind result presented solid vivo evidence hepatotoxicity, supported abnormal changes morphological, disturbed structure, obvious apoptosis, as well elevated AST zebrafish. In addition, vitro also showed that can produce significant damage effects. analysis results revealed differentially expressed genes (DEGs) substantially enriched multiple pathways related lipid regulation. Among which, steroid biosynthesis was most key signaling pathway, evidenced enhanced eight genes, including DHCR7, SQLE, CYP51, CYP24A1, SC5D, LSS, MSMO1 SOAT1. Furthermore, AY9944, targeted inhibitor could offset effect, reflected diminished phenotype steatosis, cholesterol accumulation caused matrine. Matrine upregulate resulting inducing hepatotoxicity. them, inhibition DHCR7 gene alleviate

Язык: Английский

The Improvement Effects of Weizmannia coagulans BC99 on Liver Function and Gut Microbiota of Long-Term Alcohol Drinkers: A Randomized Double-Blind Clinical Trial DOI Open Access
Jie Zhang, C. Li, Ming Duan

и другие.

Nutrients, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 17(2), С. 320 - 320

Опубликована: Янв. 17, 2025

With the improvement of living standards, alcoholic liver disease caused by long-term drinking has been a common multiple disease. Probiotic interventions may help mitigate damage alcohol intake, but mechanisms need more investigation. This study involved 70 drinkers (18-65 years old, consumption ≥20 g/day, lasting for than one year) who were randomly assigned to either BC99 group or placebo group. Two groups given (3 1 × 1010 CFU) g/day) 60 days, respectively. Before and after intervention, blood routine indicators, function, renal inflammatory factors intestinal flora evaluated. The results showed that intervention with Weizmannia coagulans reduced levels alanine aminotransferase, aspartate glutamyl transpeptidase, serum total bilirubin, urea nitrogen, uric acid 'blood nitrogen/creatinine'. also pro-inflammatory TNF-α IL-6 increased anti-inflammatory factor IL-10. analysis regulated imbalance flora, beneficial bacteria abundance (Prevotella, Faecalibacterium Roseburia) conditionally pathogenic (Escherichia-Shigella Klebsiella). Both LEfSe random forest indicated increase in Muribaculaceae induced was key alleviating alcohol-induced damage. These findings demonstrate potential alleviate injury provide an effective strategy protection drinkers.

Язык: Английский

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Enhancing cancer immunotherapy: Nanotechnology-mediated immunotherapy overcoming immunosuppression DOI Creative Commons

Yunna Chen,

Qianqian Zhou,

Zongfang Jia

и другие.

Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 14(9), С. 3834 - 3854

Опубликована: Июнь 3, 2024

Immunotherapy is an important cancer treatment method that offers hope for curing patients. While immunotherapy has achieved initial success, a major obstacle to its widespread adoption the inability benefit majority of The success or failure closely linked tumor's immune microenvironment. Recently, there been significant attention on strategies regulate tumor microenvironment in order stimulate anti-tumor responses immunotherapy. distinctive physical properties and design flexibility nanomedicines have extensively utilized target cells (including tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs), T cells, myeloid-derived suppressor (MDSCs), fibroblasts (TAFs)), offering promising advancements In this article, we reviewed aimed at targeting various focus models are based nanomedicines, with goal inducing enhancing improve It worth noting combining other treatments, such as chemotherapy, radiotherapy, photodynamic therapy, can maximize therapeutic effects. Finally, identified challenges nanotechnology-mediated needs overcome more effective nanosystems.

Язык: Английский

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Exploring the role of genetic variations in NAFLD: implications for disease pathogenesis and precision medicine approaches DOI Creative Commons
Seyedeh Kosar Mahmoudi,

Shadi Tarzemani,

Taha Aghajanzadeh

и другие.

European journal of medical research, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 29(1)

Опубликована: Март 20, 2024

Abstract Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is one of the leading causes chronic diseases, affecting more than one-quarter people worldwide. Hepatic steatosis can progress to severe forms NAFLD, including NASH and cirrhosis. It also may develop secondary diseases such as diabetes cardiovascular disease. Genetic environmental factors regulate NAFLD incidence progression, making it a complex The contribution various risk factors, type 2 diabetes, obesity, hyperlipidemia, diet, sedentary lifestyle, exacerbation injury highly understood. Nevertheless, underlying mechanisms genetic variations in occurrence or its deterioration still need be clarified. Hence, understanding susceptibility essential for controlling course current review discusses genetics’ role pathological pathways lipid glucose metabolism, insulin resistance, cellular stresses, immune responses. Additionally, explains components induction progression lean individuals. Finally, highlights utility knowledge precision medicine early diagnosis treatment patients.

Язык: Английский

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Molecular mechanism of nanomaterials induced liver injury: A review DOI Open Access
Sanjib Kumar Das, Koushik Sen,

Biswatosh Ghosh

и другие.

World Journal of Hepatology, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 16(4), С. 566 - 600

Опубликована: Апрель 24, 2024

The unique physicochemical properties inherent to nanoscale materials have unveiled numerous potential applications, spanning beyond the pharmaceutical and medical sectors into various consumer industries like food cosmetics. Consequently, humans encounter nanomaterials through diverse exposure routes, giving rise health considerations. Noteworthy among these are silica specific metallic nanoparticles, extensively utilized in products, which garnered substantial attention due their propensity accumulate induce adverse effects liver. This review paper aims provide an exhaustive examination of molecular mechanisms underpinning nanomaterial-induced hepatotoxicity, drawing insights from both vitro vivo studies. Primarily, most frequently observed manifestations toxicity following cells or animal models involve initiation oxidative stress inflammation. Additionally, we delve existing employed for evaluating hepatotoxic nanomaterials, emphasizing persistent endeavors advance bolster reliability nanotoxicology research.

Язык: Английский

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Nanomaterial grouping: Unraveling the relationship of induced mechanisms and potency at a temporal scale DOI Creative Commons
Marcella Torres Maia, Michele Fratello, Giusy del Giudice

и другие.

Nano Today, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 61, С. 102639 - 102639

Опубликована: Янв. 15, 2025

Язык: Английский

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A Mitochondria-Targeted Nanozyme with Enhanced Antioxidant Activity to Prevent Acute Liver Injury by Remodeling Mitochondria Respiratory Chain DOI
Xin Gao, Xinjian Yang, Chun‐Lin Deng

и другие.

Biomaterials, Год журнала: 2025, Номер unknown, С. 123133 - 123133

Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2025

Язык: Английский

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Warning on the inhalation of silica nanoparticles: experimental evidence for its easy passage through the air-blood barrier, resulting in systemic distribution and pathological injuries DOI
Hailin Xu,

Yurou Zhu,

Lingnan Zhu

и другие.

Chemico-Biological Interactions, Год журнала: 2025, Номер unknown, С. 111423 - 111423

Опубликована: Фев. 1, 2025

Язык: Английский

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Landscape of small nucleic acid therapeutics: moving from the bench to the clinic as next-generation medicines DOI Creative Commons
Mohan Liu, Yusi Wang, Yi-Bing Zhang

и другие.

Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 10(1)

Опубликована: Март 10, 2025

Abstract The ability of small nucleic acids to modulate gene expression via a range processes has been widely explored. Compared with conventional treatments, acid therapeutics have the potential achieve long-lasting or even curative effects editing. As result recent technological advances, efficient delivery for therapeutic and biomedical applications achieved, accelerating their clinical translation. Here, we review increasing number classes most common chemical modifications platforms. We also discuss key advances in design, development application each platform. Furthermore, this presents comprehensive profiles currently approved drugs, including 11 antisense oligonucleotides (ASOs), 2 aptamers 6 siRNA summarizing modifications, disease-specific mechanisms action strategies. Other candidates whose trial status recorded updated are discussed. consider strategic issues such as important safety considerations, novel vectors hurdles translating academic breakthroughs clinic. Small produced favorable results trials address previously “undruggable” targets, suggesting that they could be useful guiding additional candidates.

Язык: Английский

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Liver fibrosis and MAFLD: the exploration of multi-drug combination therapy strategies DOI Creative Commons

Qingfu Dong,

Haolin Bao,

Jiangang Wang

и другие.

Frontiers in Medicine, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 10

Опубликована: Апрель 20, 2023

In recent years, the prevalence of metabolic-associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD) has reached pandemic proportions as a leading cause fibrosis worldwide. However, stage is associated with an increased risk severe liver-related and cardiovascular events strongest predictor mortality in MAFLD patients. More more people believe that multifactorial multiple pathways are involved promoting progression fibrosis. Numerous drug targets drugs have been explored for various anti-fibrosis pathways. The treatment single medicines brutal to obtain satisfactory results, so strategies multi-drug combination therapies attracted increasing attention. this review, we discuss mechanism MAFLD-related its regression, summarize current intervention methods disease, focus on analysis subsequent years explore safer effective therapy strategies.

Язык: Английский

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Luteolin alleviates cadmium-induced metabolism disorder through antioxidant and anti-inflammatory mechanisms in chicken kidney DOI Creative Commons
Xueru Wang,

Kanglei Zhang,

Waseem Ali

и другие.

Poultry Science, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 103(7), С. 103817 - 103817

Опубликована: Май 1, 2024

Cadmium (Cd) is a common environmental pollutant associated with an increased incidence of renal metabolic diseases. Luteolin (Lut), natural flavonoid, widely used for its multifaceted therapeutic properties in inflammatory However, whether Lut protects against Cd-induced nephrotoxicity still equivocal. The present study investigated the effects supplementation on oxidative stress, inflammation and metabolism their related mechanisms. Therefore, 40 chickens were treated Cd and/or automatic water free food intake 1 mo then kidney tissues collected to explore this issue. In study, exposure induced glycolipid disorders resultant damage by periodic acid Schiff (PAS) staining, Oil Red O total cholesterol (TC), triglyceride (TG), glucose (Glu) levels kidney, which significantly ameliorated Lut. Moreover, also normalized expression factors Cd-disturbed metabolism, improving homeostasis, contributing alleviating damage. Furthermore, demonstrated potential stress enhancing antioxidant capacity inhibiting cytokine production tissues. Mechanistically, activated AMPK/SIRT1/FOXO1 signaling pathway, attenuating responses, ameliorating disturbance. conclusion, these observations demonstrate that treatment activates decreases response, may contribute prevent disorder consequent

Язык: Английский

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