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International Journal of Molecular Sciences, Volume 24, Issue 12

June-2 2023 - 632 articles

Cover Story: Diabetes is a global health issue causing morbidity and mortality. Diabetic retinopathy (DR) leads to preventable blindness in developed nations. The ocular surface of diabetic eyes is often overlooked, despite being prone to injury. Inflammatory changes in the corneas of diabetic patients indicate that inflammation plays a significant role in diabetic complications, much like in DR. The eye's immune privilege normally maintains immune balance, but chronic inflammation from diabetes disrupts immune regulation. This review summarizes the impact of diabetes on the ocular immune system, including immune cells and inflammatory mediators. View this paper
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Articles (632)

  • Review
  • Open Access
13 Citations
2,994 Views
21 Pages

Inflammasomes are multiprotein complexes that activate inflammatory responses by inducing pyroptosis and secretion of pro-inflammatory cytokines. Along with many previous studies on inflammatory responses and diseases induced by canonical inflammasom...

  • Review
  • Open Access
10 Citations
5,988 Views
13 Pages

Molecular Pathways of Altered Brain Development in Fetuses Exposed to Hypoxia

  • Anna Orzeł,
  • Katarzyna Unrug-Bielawska,
  • Dagmara Filipecka-Tyczka,
  • Krzysztof Berbeka,
  • Natalia Zeber-Lubecka,
  • Małgorzata Zielińska and
  • Anna Kajdy

Perinatal hypoxia is a major cause of neurodevelopmental impairment and subsequent motor and cognitive dysfunctions; it is associated with fetal growth restriction and uteroplacental dysfunction during pregnancy. This review aims to present the curre...

  • Article
  • Open Access
27 Citations
4,408 Views
18 Pages

COX5A Alleviates Doxorubicin-Induced Cardiotoxicity by Suppressing Oxidative Stress, Mitochondrial Dysfunction and Cardiomyocyte Apoptosis

  • Peipei Zhang,
  • Hao Lu,
  • Yuan Wu,
  • Danbo Lu,
  • Chenguang Li,
  • Xiangdong Yang,
  • Zhangwei Chen,
  • Juying Qian and
  • Junbo Ge

Doxorubicin (DOX) as a chemotherapeutic agent can cause mitochondrial dysfunction and heart failure. COX5A has been described as an important regulator of mitochondrial energy metabolism. We investigate the roles of COX5A in DOX-induced cardiomyopath...

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
3,611 Views
19 Pages

BSR1, a Rice Receptor-like Cytoplasmic Kinase, Positively Regulates Defense Responses to Herbivory

  • Yasukazu Kanda,
  • Tomonori Shinya,
  • Satoru Maeda,
  • Kadis Mujiono,
  • Yuko Hojo,
  • Keisuke Tomita,
  • Kazunori Okada,
  • Takashi Kamakura,
  • Ivan Galis and
  • Masaki Mori

Crops experience herbivory by arthropods and microbial infections. In the interaction between plants and chewing herbivores, lepidopteran larval oral secretions (OS) and plant-derived damage-associated molecular patterns (DAMPs) trigger plant defense...

  • Brief Report
  • Open Access
3 Citations
5,693 Views
11 Pages

Doubtful Clinical Value of Subtyping Anti-U1-RNP Antibodies Regarding the RNP-70 kDa Antigen in Sera of Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

  • Awais Ahmad,
  • André Brylid,
  • Charlotte Dahle,
  • Muna Saleh,
  • Örjan Dahlström,
  • Helena Enocsson and
  • Christopher Sjöwall

The detection of antinuclear antibodies is central to the diagnosis and prognosis of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), primary Sjögren’s syndrome (pSS) and mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD). Anti-U1-RNP and anti-RNP70 antibodies wer...

  • Article
  • Open Access
18 Citations
3,834 Views
16 Pages

Fluorinated Benzofuran and Dihydrobenzofuran as Anti-Inflammatory and Potential Anticancer Agents

  • Abeer J. Ayoub,
  • Ghewa A. El-Achkar,
  • Sandra E. Ghayad,
  • Layal Hariss,
  • Razan H. Haidar,
  • Leen M. Antar,
  • Zahraa I. Mallah,
  • Bassam Badran,
  • René Grée and
  • Ali Hachem
  • + 2 authors

Benzofuran and 2,3-dihydrobenzofuran scaffolds are heterocycles of high value in medicinal chemistry and drug synthesis. Targeting inflammation in cancer associated with chronic inflammation is a promising therapy. In the present study, we investigat...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
2,622 Views
22 Pages

In this study, we demonstrated that 2′-hydroxy-3,6′-dimethoxychalcone (3,6′-DMC) alleviated α-MSH-induced melanogenesis and lipopolysaccharides (LPS)-induced inflammation in mouse B16F10 and RAW 264.7 cells. In vitro analysis...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
5,094 Views
15 Pages

Cholesterol, Amyloid Beta, Fructose, and LPS Influence ROS and ATP Concentrations and the Phagocytic Capacity of HMC3 Human Microglia Cell Line

  • Oscar M. Muñoz Herrera,
  • Brian V. Hong,
  • Ulises Ruiz Mendiola,
  • Izumi Maezawa,
  • Lee-Way Jin,
  • Carlito B. Lebrilla,
  • Danielle J. Harvey and
  • Angela M. Zivkovic

Research has found that genes specific to microglia are among the strongest risk factors for Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and that microglia are critically involved in the etiology of AD. Thus, microglia are an important therapeutic target for nove...

  • Editorial
  • Open Access
2,020 Views
4 Pages

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD), a neurodevelopmental illness that affects children at an early age with a global prevalence of 1%, is diagnosed based on clinical features such as social impairment, repetitive behaviors, and restricted interests [...]

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,892 Views
18 Pages

Effects of Modified Glucosamine on the Chondrogenic Potential of Circulating Stem Cells under Experimental Inflammation

  • Marco Gasparella,
  • Carola Cenzi,
  • Monica Piccione,
  • Valentina Noemi Madia,
  • Roberto Di Santo,
  • Valeria Tudino,
  • Marco Artico,
  • Samanta Taurone,
  • Chiara De Ponte and
  • Roberta Costi
  • + 1 author

Glucosamine (GlcN) is a glycosaminoglycan (GAGs) constituent in connective tissues. It is naturally produced by our body or consumed from diets. In the last decade, in vitro and in vivo trials have demonstrated that the administration of GlcN or its...

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