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A therapy candidate for fatal prion diseases turns off disease-causing gene

Broad Institute

Science (2024) Related content New gene delivery vehicle shows promise for human brain gene therapy My Quest to Cure Prion Disease — Before It’s Too Late | Sonia Vallabh | TED Prion diseases lead to rapid neurodegeneration and death and are caused by misshapen versions of the prion protein in the brain. “As

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NOSH-aspirin (NBS-1120) inhibits estrogen receptor negative breast cancer in vitro and in vivo by modulating redox-sensitive signaling pathways [Chemotherapy, Antibiotics, and Gene Therapy]

ASPET

Estrogen receptor (ER)-negative breast cancers are known to be aggressive and unresponsive to anti-estrogen therapy, and triple negative breast cancers are associated with poor prognosis and metastasis. Thus, new targeted therapies are needed.

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Curcumin activates the JNK signaling pathway to promote ferroptosis in colon cancer cells

Chemical Biology and Drug Design

Curcumin modulates the gene and protein expression levels of ferroptosis mediators via JNK signaling. Ferroptosis, a new form of regulated cell death, plays a vital role in the pathogenesis and therapy of cancers.

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Ketamine produces antidepressant effects by inhibiting histone deacetylases and upregulating hippocampal BDNF levels in a DFP-based rat model of Gulf War Illness [Toxicology]

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We previously showed that epigenetic histone dysregulations were associated with decreased Brain Derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF) expression in a GWI rat model. GWI has no effective therapies. Ketamine (KET) has recently been approved by the FDA for therapy-resistant depression. mg/kg s.c.,

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Evaluation of linagliptin and insulin combined therapy on unfolded protein response in type 1 diabetic mouse heart

Chemical Biology and Drug Design

Linagliptin administered to the type 1 diabetic mouse heart significantly reduced the expression levels of the total and cleaved forms of ATF6, ATF4, and p-JNK, caspase 3. According to ELISA findings, TUDCA was more effective in reducing NOX 1 and MDA levels than linagliptin.

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Enhancing gene therapy with Circio

Drug Target Review

Secondly, circRNAs can be engineered for more efficient protein expression by carefully selecting and optimising the IRES element, a sequence motif derived from viruses and used to initiate cap-independent translation from circRNA. There are three major reasons for why Circio has selected AATD as its lead gene therapy program.

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Caffeic acid?grafted chitooligosaccharides downregulate MAPK and NF?kB in RAW264.7 cells

Chemical Biology and Drug Design

In addition, western blot analysis showed that CA-COS inhibits the protein expression of iNOS and nuclear factor kappa B (NF-kB), including p50 and p65, and mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) signaling pathways.