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Biomolecules, Volume 14, Issue 12

December 2024 - 174 articles

Cover Story: Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and cancer are pressing global health threats. Advances in medicinal chemistry have led to the development of hybrid compounds targeting both AMR and cancer. A recent study reported that a series of 4-substituted-5-(2-(pyridine-2-ylamino)ethyl)-2,4-dihydro-3H-1,2,4-triazole-3-thiones and their chloro analogs possess antimicrobial and anticancer activities. Two 1,2,4-triazole-3-thiones were identified as exceptionally active (MIC 0.9 µg/mL) against C. tenuis, while several chloropyridine derivatives had high antibacterial potency. The target compounds, especially two pyridine ring-bearing hydrazone, significantly reduced cancer cell viability; in silico modeling indicated that they target the MAP kinase pathway, and 4-methylthiobenzylidene derivative demonstrated the highest affinity. View this paper
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Articles (174)

  • Review
  • Open Access
7 Citations
6,541 Views
32 Pages

The Role of Gut Microbiome in Irritable Bowel Syndrome: Implications for Clinical Therapeutics

  • Yucui Zhao,
  • Shixiao Zhu,
  • Yingling Dong,
  • Tian Xie,
  • Zhiqiang Chai,
  • Xiumei Gao,
  • Yongna Dai and
  • Xiaoying Wang

21 December 2024

Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a functional gastrointestinal disorder (FGID) characterized by chronic or recurrent gastrointestinal symptoms without organic changes, and it is also a common disorder of gut–brain interaction (DGBIs).. The sym...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,438 Views
13 Pages

Gramicidin A in Asymmetric Lipid Membranes

  • Oleg V. Kondrashov and
  • Sergey A. Akimov

20 December 2024

Gramicidin A is a natural antimicrobial peptide produced by Bacillus brevis. Its transmembrane dimer is a cation-selective ion channel. The channel is characterized by the average lifetime of the conducting state and the monomer–dimer equilibri...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,540 Views
14 Pages

20 December 2024

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disorder that mainly affects the elderly population. It is characterized by cognitive impairment and dementia due to abnormal levels of amyloid beta peptide (Aβ) and axonal Tau protein in the...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
1,890 Views
17 Pages

The Effect of Tyre and Road Wear Particles on the Terrestrial Isopod Armadillidium pallasii

  • Giorgia Torreggiani,
  • Chiara Manfrin,
  • Anita Giglio,
  • Andrea Dissegna,
  • Cinzia Chiandetti,
  • Paola Giotta,
  • Monia Renzi,
  • Serena Anselmi,
  • Tecla Bentivoglio and
  • Agnieszka Babczyńska
  • + 3 authors

20 December 2024

(1) Car tyre microplastic particles (TMPs) significantly contribute to global microplastic pollution, with an estimated annual production of 6 million tonnes. However, the impact of TMPs, particularly tyre and road wear particles (TRWPs), resulting f...

  • Review
  • Open Access
17 Citations
5,254 Views
17 Pages

Enzymatic Regulation of the Gut Microbiota: Mechanisms and Implications for Host Health

  • Zipeng Jiang,
  • Liang Mei,
  • Yuqi Li,
  • Yuguang Guo,
  • Bo Yang,
  • Zhiyi Huang and
  • Yangyuan Li

20 December 2024

The gut microbiota, a complex ecosystem, is vital to host health as it aids digestion, modulates the immune system, influences metabolism, and interacts with the brain-gut axis. Various factors influence the composition of this microbiota. Enzymes, a...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,261 Views
11 Pages

High Glucose Sensitizes Male and Female Rat Cardiomyocytes to Wnt/β-Catenin Signaling

  • Ruonan Gu,
  • Jerry Wang,
  • Julianne Morin,
  • Aizhu Lu and
  • Wenbin Liang

20 December 2024

Wnt/β-catenin signaling has been shown to regulate gene expressions in cardiomyocytes. However, it is not known if this effect is dependent on the sex of cells or the glucose level in the culture medium. In the present study, ventricular myocyte...

  • Review
  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,215 Views
35 Pages

Vaccination as a Promising Approach in Cardiovascular Risk Mitigation: Are We Ready to Embrace a Vaccine Strategy?

  • Georgios Tsioulos,
  • Natalia G. Vallianou,
  • Alexandros Skourtis,
  • Maria Dalamaga,
  • Evangelia Kotsi,
  • Sofia Kargioti,
  • Nikolaos Adamidis,
  • Irene Karampela,
  • Iordanis Mourouzis and
  • Dimitris Kounatidis

20 December 2024

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains a leading global health concern, with atherosclerosis being its principal cause. Standard CVD treatments primarily focus on mitigating cardiovascular (CV) risk factors through lifestyle changes and cholesterol-low...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,712 Views
14 Pages

20 December 2024

Inflammation and oxidative stress are crucial for osteoarthritis (OA) pathogenesis. Despite the potential of pharmacological pretreatment of chondrocytes in preventing OA, its efficacy in preventing the progression of cartilage damage and promoting i...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,051 Views
20 Pages

Bioactive Molecules from the Exoskeleton of Procambarus clarkii: Reducing Capacity, Radical Scavenger, and Antitumor and Anti-Inflammatory Activities

  • Francesco Longo,
  • Francesca Di Gaudio,
  • Alessandro Attanzio,
  • Laura Marretta,
  • Claudio Luparello,
  • Serena Indelicato,
  • David Bongiorno,
  • Giampaolo Barone,
  • Luisa Tesoriere and
  • Ilenia Concetta Giardina
  • + 12 authors

20 December 2024

This study evaluates, for the first time, the reducing capacity, radical scavenger activity, and in vitro antitumor and anti-inflammatory effects of chitosan, astaxanthin, and bio-phenols extracted from the exoskeleton of Sicilian Procambarus clarkii...

  • Review
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,387 Views
18 Pages

Research Progress of Liquid Biopsy Based on DNA Methylation in Tumor Diagnosis and Treatment

  • Yunxia Bao,
  • Xianzhao Wang,
  • Bingjie Zeng,
  • Yichun Shi,
  • Yiman Huang,
  • Yiwen Huang,
  • Shuang Shang,
  • Liang Shan and
  • Lifang Ma

19 December 2024

Liquid biopsy has been gradually applied to the clinical diagnosis and treatment of tumors because of its non-invasive and real-time reflection of the tumor status, as well as the convenience of sample collection, which allows the detection of primar...

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