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Life, Volume 11, Issue 1

January 2021 - 72 articles

Cover Story: The endoplasmic reticulum is the protein synthesis factory of the cells. ER stress and unfolded protein response (UPR) are key cellular responses against misfolded protein accumulation in the ER. UPR maintains cellular balance and potentially is involved in pathogenesis of many diseases, including idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) and chronic obstructive pulmonary (COPD) disease. Both genetic and environmental factors might be involved in UPR-induced IPF and COPD. UPR triggers programmed cell death (apoptosis), epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT), fibrosis and inflammation and potentially initiates IPF and COPD. Targeting different arms of UPR could be a future therapeutic approach for developing new therapies for IPF and COPD and bring hope to these patients for better quality of life. View this paper.
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Articles (72)

  • Review
  • Open Access
16 Citations
5,869 Views
19 Pages

Extracellular Vesicles in Viral Pathogenesis: A Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

  • Lada Purvinsh,
  • Andrey Gorshkov,
  • Aleksandra Brodskaia and
  • Andrey Vasin

13 January 2021

Secretion of extracellular vesicles (EVs) is a fundamental property of living cells. EVs are known to transfer biological signals between cells and thus regulate the functional state of recipient cells. Such vesicles mediate the intercellular transpo...

  • Article
  • Open Access
29 Citations
7,957 Views
12 Pages

Comparison of Different Signal Peptides for the Efficient Secretion of the Sweet-Tasting Plant Protein Brazzein in Pichia pastoris

  • Fabrice Neiers,
  • Christine Belloir,
  • Nicolas Poirier,
  • Christian Naumer,
  • Michael Krohn and
  • Loïc Briand

13 January 2021

Brazzein is a small sweet-tasting protein found in the red berries of a West African evergreen shrub, Pentadiplandra brazzeana Baillon. Brazzein is highly soluble and stable over a large pH range and at high temperatures, which are characteristics th...

  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
4,593 Views
24 Pages

13 January 2021

Chitin synthase (CHS) is a large transmembrane enzyme that polymerizes Uridine diphosphate N-acetylglucosamine into chitin. The genomes of insects often encode two chitin synthases, CHS1 and CHS2. Their functional roles have been investigated in seve...

  • Review
  • Open Access
26 Citations
9,898 Views
20 Pages

13 January 2021

Regulation of gene expression in any biological system is a complex process with many checkpoints at the transcriptional, post-transcriptional and translational levels. The control mechanism is mediated by various protein factors, secondary metabolit...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
4,252 Views
10 Pages

Flexor Digitorum Brevis Muscle Dry Needling Changes Surface and Plantar Pressures: A Pre-Post Study

  • Eva María Martínez-Jiménez,
  • Marta Elena Losa-Iglesias,
  • Marta San Antolín-Gil,
  • Daniel López-López,
  • Carlos Romero-Morales,
  • María Benito-de-Pedro,
  • César Calvo-Lobo and
  • Ricardo Becerro-de-Bengoa-Vallejo

13 January 2021

Background: The effects of the dry needling technique and pain reduction have been demonstrated in numerous quality studies. However, the mechanical effects of dry needling are largely unknown. Methods: A total of 18 subjects with flexor digitorum br...

  • Article
  • Open Access
23 Citations
3,441 Views
9 Pages

Obstructive Sleep Apnea as a Risk Factor of Insulin Resistance in Nondiabetic Adults

  • Monika Michalek-Zrabkowska,
  • Piotr Macek,
  • Helena Martynowicz,
  • Pawel Gac,
  • Grzegorz Mazur,
  • Magda Grzeda and
  • Rafal Poreba

13 January 2021

Objective: The aim of this research was to assess the relationship between prevalence and severity of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and insulin resistance among patients with increased risk of OSA without diabetes mellitus. Method and materials: our...

  • Review
  • Open Access
11 Citations
4,779 Views
17 Pages

Implication of Contactins in Demyelinating Pathologies

  • Ilias Kalafatakis,
  • Maria Savvaki,
  • Theodora Velona and
  • Domna Karagogeos

13 January 2021

Demyelinating pathologies comprise of a variety of conditions where either central or peripheral myelin is attacked, resulting in white matter lesions and neurodegeneration. Myelinated axons are organized into molecularly distinct domains, and this s...

  • Review
  • Open Access
15 Citations
4,677 Views
15 Pages

Human Umbilical Cord: Information Mine in Sex-Specific Medicine

  • Ilaria Campesi,
  • Flavia Franconi,
  • Andrea Montella,
  • Salvatore Dessole and
  • Giampiero Capobianco

13 January 2021

Biological differences between sexes should be considered in all stages of research, as sexual dimorphism starts in utero leading to sex-specific fetal programming. In numerous biomedical fields, there is still a lack of stratification by sex despite...

  • Communication
  • Open Access
2 Citations
3,712 Views
10 Pages

Effect of Gabapentin in a Neuropathic Pain Model in Mice Overexpressing Human Wild-Type or Human Mutated Torsin A

  • Damiana Scuteri,
  • Laura Rombolà,
  • Silvia Natoli,
  • Antonio Pisani,
  • Paola Bonsi,
  • Chizuko Watanabe,
  • Giacinto Bagetta,
  • Paolo Tonin and
  • Maria Tiziana Corasaniti

12 January 2021

Background: DYT1 dystonia is the most common form of early-onset inherited dystonia, which is caused by mutation of torsin A (TA) belonging to the “ATPases associated with a variety of cellular activities” (AAA + ATPase). Dystonia is ofte...

  • Article
  • Open Access
17 Citations
8,191 Views
14 Pages

Knowledge Network Embedding of Transcriptomic Data from Spaceflown Mice Uncovers Signs and Symptoms Associated with Terrestrial Diseases

  • Charlotte A. Nelson,
  • Ana Uriarte Acuna,
  • Amber M. Paul,
  • Ryan T. Scott,
  • Atul J. Butte,
  • Egle Cekanaviciute,
  • Sergio E. Baranzini and
  • Sylvain V. Costes

12 January 2021

There has long been an interest in understanding how the hazards from spaceflight may trigger or exacerbate human diseases. With the goal of advancing our knowledge on physiological changes during space travel, NASA GeneLab provides an open-source re...

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