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ESKM, a novel therapeutic agent for sensitive and resistant PH+ leukemias

The mechanism of resistance to JAK2 inhibitor in myeloproliferative neoplasms patients

Effects of PARP inhibitors in BRCA gene-mutated ovarian cancer

DASATINIB; An inhibitor of Receptor Tyrosine Kinase

GP130/JAK/STAT3 signaling pathway induces multiple myeloma

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MicroRNA-182 exacerbates blood-brain barrier (BBB) disruption by downregulating the mTOR/FOXO1 pathway in cerebral ischemia

464 views | Aug 24 2020

Tongshuai Zhang et al. found that miR-182 might be a potential target for the treatment of BBB disruption during cerebral ischemia. [Read the Full Post]

Molecular dynamic simulations to investigate the structural impact of known drug resistance mutations on HIV-1C Integrase-Dolutegravir binding

302 views | Aug 24 2020

Rumbidzai Chitongo et al. suggested the G140S mutant had the strongest effect on the HIV-1C IN protein structure and Dolutegravir binding. [Read the Full Post]

The mTORC1 inhibitor rapamycin and the mTORC1/2 inhibitor AZD2014 impair the consolidation and persistence of contextual fear memory

413 views | Aug 23 2020

Phillip E MacCallum et al. indicated the need to further understand the role of mTORC1/2 kinase activity in the molecular mechanisms underlying memory processing and also demonstrated that the effects of mTORC1 inhibition at different timepoints well after learning on memory consolidation and persistence. [Read the Full Post]

Optimal Care for Patients with Anaplastic Lymphoma Kinase (ALK)-Positive Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: A Review on the Role and Utility of ALK Inhibitors

528 views | Aug 23 2020

Abhay Singh et al. provided a summary of the clinical development of crizotinib, ceritinib, alectinib, brigatinib, and lorlatinib and highlighted current management paradigms, current and evolving clinical information, emerging clinical decision-making and sequencing of therapy in advanced, metastatic, or recurrent ALK-positive NSCLC. [Read the Full Post]

The impact of autophagy on arbovirus infection of mosquito cells

326 views | Aug 20 2020

Doug E Brackney et al. suggested that commonly used chemical modulators of autophagy alter mosquito cells in such a way as to promote viral replication. [Read the Full Post]

Resurrecting a p53 peptide activator - An enabling nanoengineering strategy for peptide therapeutics

570 views | Aug 20 2020

Wangxiao He et al. proposed that this clinically viable drug delivery strategy could be applied not only to peptide activators of p53 for cancer therapy, but also to peptide therapeutics in general aimed at targeting intracellular protein-protein interactions for disease intervention. [Read the Full Post]

F-box protein FBXO31 modulates apoptosis and epithelial-mesenchymal transition of cervical cancer via inactivation of the PI3K/AKT-mediated MDM2/p53 axis

486 views | Aug 19 2020

Keying Liu et al. revealed that FBXO31 down-regulated CC progression by blocking the PI3K/AKT-mediated MDM2/p53 axis, suggesting that FBXO31 might serve as a promising therapeutic target for CC treatment. [Read the Full Post]

GSK3β-Ikaros-ANXA4 signaling inhibits high-glucose-induced fibroblast migration

1318 views | Aug 19 2020

Youpei Wang et al. provided a new regulatory mechanism by which GSK3β negatively regulated human skin fibroblast cell migration. [Read the Full Post]

CircPlekha7 plays an anti-fibrotic role in intrauterine adhesions by modulating endometrial stromal cell proliferation and apoptosis

364 views | Aug 18 2020

Wei Xie et al. indicated that circPlekha7 played an anti-fibrotic role in IUA and might serve as a promising prognostic biomarker for patients with IUA. [Read the Full Post]

The rRNA synthesis inhibitor CX-5461 may induce autophagy that inhibits anticancer drug-induced cell damage to leukemia cells

388 views | Aug 18 2020

Shuichiro Okamoto et al. showed the autophagy which might be induced by CX-5461 was the second type. [Read the Full Post]

A phase 2 trial of buparlisib in patients with platinum-resistant metastatic urothelial carcinoma

410 views | Aug 17 2020

Victor McPherson et al. proposed that given the modest clinical activity and substantial toxicity of buparlisib, future trials of PI3K inhibitors in patients with UC should focus on isoform-selective PI3K inhibitors in genomically selected patients. [Read the Full Post]

The role of CUDC-907, a dual phosphoinositide-3 kinase and histone deacetylase inhibitor, in inhibiting proliferation of adult T-cell leukemia

335 views | Aug 17 2020

Chie Ishikawa et al. showed that CUDC-907 might be a potential therapeutic agent for ATL. [Read the Full Post]

The Antitumor Efficiency of Zinc Finger Nuclease combined with Cisplatin and Trichostatin A in Cervical Cancer Cells

548 views | Aug 16 2020

Ci Ren et al. demonstrated that ZFNs combined with DDP or TSA functioned effectively in cervical cancer cells, and it provided novel ideas for the prevention and treatment of HPV-related cervical malignances. [Read the Full Post]

Identification of MYC as an antinecroptotic protein that stifles RIPK1-RIPK3 complex formation

545 views | Aug 16 2020

Daehyeon Seong et al. found that MYC-mediated suppression of necroptosis was a mechanism of necroptosis resistance in cancer, and approaches targeting MYC to induce necroptosis represent an attractive therapeutic strategy for cancer. [Read the Full Post]

Macrophages confer resistance to PI3K inhibitor GDC-0941 in breast cancer through the activation of NF-κB signaling

473 views | Aug 13 2020

Muhammad Waqas Usman et al. suggested macrophages in microenvironment may contribute to the resistance of breast cancer cells to PI3K inhibition and reveal a new combination paradigm to improve the efficacy of PI3K-targeted therapy. [Read the Full Post]

Trichostatin A modulates the macrophage phenotype by enhancing autophagy to reduce inflammation during polymicrobial sepsis

558 views | Aug 13 2020

Shu-Nan Cui et al. showed that TSA promoted the macrophage M2 phenotype by enhancing autophagy to reduce systemic inflammation and ultimately improved the survival of mice with polymicrobial sepsis. [Read the Full Post]

Tumour-associated neutrophils orchestrate intratumoural IL-8-driven immune evasion through Jagged2 activation in ovarian cancer

797 views | Aug 12 2020

Moran Yang et al. found that JAG2+TANs were closely linked to IL-8-driven immune evasion microenvironment and might serve as a promising therapeutic target for the reinvigoration of anti-tumour immunity. [Read the Full Post]

A PI3K- and GTPase-independent Rac1-mTOR mechanism mediates MET-driven anchorage-independent cell growth but not migration

472 views | Aug 12 2020

Alexia Hervieu et al. revealed a GTPase-independent role for Rac1 in mediating a PI3K-independent MET-to-mTOR pathway and suggested alternative or combined strategies that might overcome resistance to RTK inhibitors in patients with cancer. [Read the Full Post]

Targeting p53 for the treatment of cancer

396 views | Aug 11 2020

Michael J Duffy et al. indicated that it was likely to usher in a new era in cancer treatment, especially as p53 dysfunction is so prevalent in human cancers if any of the compounds currently being evaluated in clinical trials be shown to have efficacy [Read the Full Post]

Giardia duodenalis induces extrinsic pathway of apoptosis in intestinal epithelial cells through activation of TNFR1 and K63 de-ubiquitination of RIP1 in vitro

545 views | Aug 11 2020

Lin Liu et al. suggested that Giardia trophozoite stimulation could activate CASP3/8 signaling pathways via activation of TNFR1 and K63 de-ubiquitination of RIP1 caused by up-regulated expressions of CYLD and A20, and promoted Caco-2 cell apoptosis. [Read the Full Post]