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International Journal of Molecular Sciences, Volume 24, Issue 20

October-2 2023 - 465 articles

Cover Story: Psychostimulant abuse poses a significant health concern, causing severe harm to individuals with substance use disorder, particularly in the form of neurotoxicity. The adverse effects of psychostimulant drugs have severely negative and possibly chronic impacts. Psychostimulant drugs exert their detrimental influence by compromising the integrity of the blood–brain barrier (BBB), an architectural barrier situated in the brain vessels. BBB plays a vital role in the separation between the central nervous system (CNS) and peripheral blood circulation, meticulously regulating the passage of substances into the CNS to maintain brain homeostasis. This intricate balance is orchestrated by the interactions within the neurovascular unit (NVU). Here, we highlight the damage to the NVU caused by psychostimulants, leading to BBB dysfunction and subsequent neurotoxicity. View this paper
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Articles (465)

  • Article
  • Open Access
49 Citations
4,022 Views
19 Pages

Melatonin and Its Metabolites Can Serve as Agonists on the Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor and Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor Gamma

  • Andrzej T. Slominski,
  • Tae-Kang Kim,
  • Radomir M. Slominski,
  • Yuwei Song,
  • Shariq Qayyum,
  • Wojciech Placha,
  • Zorica Janjetovic,
  • Konrad Kleszczyński,
  • Venkatram Atigadda and
  • Yuhua Song
  • + 5 authors

23 October 2023

Melatonin is widely present in Nature. It has pleiotropic activities, in part mediated by interactions with high-affinity G-protein-coupled melatonin type 1 and 2 (MT1 and MT2) receptors or under extreme conditions, e.g., ischemia/reperfusion. In pha...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,904 Views
18 Pages

Photosynthesis Response and Transcriptional Analysis: Dissecting the Role of SlHB8 in Regulating Drought Resistance in Tomato Plants

  • Yinghua Yang,
  • Xinyue Zhang,
  • Qiuxiang Zhong,
  • Xiaojuan Liu,
  • Hongling Guan,
  • Riyuan Chen,
  • Yanwei Hao and
  • Xiaolong Yang

23 October 2023

Deciphering drought resistance in crops is crucial for enhancing water productivity. Previous studies have highlighted the significant role of the transcription factor SlHB8 in regulating developmental processes in tomato plants but its involvement i...

  • Review
  • Open Access
13 Citations
5,486 Views
26 Pages

Molecular Mechanisms for the Regulation of Nuclear Membrane Integrity

  • Ga-Eun Lee,
  • Jiin Byun,
  • Cheol-Jung Lee and
  • Yong-Yeon Cho

23 October 2023

The nuclear membrane serves a critical role in protecting the contents of the nucleus and facilitating material and signal exchange between the nucleus and cytoplasm. While extensive research has been dedicated to topics such as nuclear membrane asse...

  • Review
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,568 Views
26 Pages

The Effects of Chronological Age on the Chondrogenic Potential of Mesenchymal Stromal Cells: A Systematic Review

  • Antonia Vogt,
  • Konstantinos Kapetanos,
  • Neophytos Christodoulou,
  • Dimitrios Asimakopoulos,
  • Mark A. Birch,
  • Andrew W. McCaskie and
  • Wasim Khan

23 October 2023

Tissue engineering and cell therapy for regenerative medicine have great potential to treat chronic disorders. In musculoskeletal disorders, mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) have been identified as a relevant cell type in cell and regenerative strate...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,150 Views
14 Pages

Mixed Connective Tissue Disease as Different Entity: Global Methylation Aspect

  • Gabriela Filipowicz,
  • Anna Wajda,
  • Barbara Stypińska,
  • Tomasz Kmiołek,
  • Anna Felis-Giemza,
  • Sandra Stańczyk,
  • Zenobia Czuszyńska,
  • Marcela Walczyk,
  • Marzena Olesińska and
  • Agnieszka Paradowska-Gorycka

23 October 2023

Mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD) is a very rare disorder that belongs in the rare and clinically multifactorial groups of diseases. The pathogenesis of MCTD is still unclear. The best understood epigenetic alteration is DNA methylation whose ro...

  • Review
  • Open Access
57 Citations
8,946 Views
31 Pages

23 October 2023

Bacterial antibiotic resistance, especially the emergence of multidrug-resistant (MDR) strains, urgently requires the development of effective treatment strategies. It is always of interest to delve into the mechanisms of resistance to current antibi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
2,797 Views
14 Pages

23 October 2023

Aging is associated with changes in cognitive and emotional function. Cannabidiol (CBD) has been reported to attenuate stress and anxiety in human and animal studies. In this study, we aimed to assess the therapeutic potential of CBD among middle-age...

  • Communication
  • Open Access
1,881 Views
10 Pages

23 October 2023

N-acetyl sugar amidotransferase (NASAT) is involved in the lipopolysaccharide (LPS) biosynthesis pathway that catalyzes the formation of the acetamido moiety (sugar-NC(=NH)CH3) on the O-chain. So far, little is known about its structural and function...

  • Review
  • Open Access
26 Citations
5,629 Views
22 Pages

23 October 2023

Melon (Cucumis melo L.) is an important crop that is cultivated worldwide for its fleshy fruit. Understanding the genetic basis of a plant’s qualitative and quantitative traits is essential for developing consumer-favored varieties. This review...

  • Article
  • Open Access
15 Citations
4,364 Views
16 Pages

23 October 2023

Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) is an advanced stage of fatty liver disease characterized by liver damage, inflammation, and fibrosis. Although neutrophil infiltration is consistently observed in the livers of patients with NASH, the precise role...

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