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Biomedicines, Volume 13, Issue 4

April 2025 - 247 articles

Cover Story: Gut barrier integrity is crucial in metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD) pathogenesis. The potential mechanisms of electroacupuncture (EA) at ST-36 targeting the disrupted gut barrier in MAFLD have yet to be fully elucidated. By establishing an MAFLD mouse model, we identified the therapeutic effects of EA in mitigating hepatic steatosis, fibrosis, and inflammation responses in MAFLD. Moreover, EA attenuated intestinal barrier dysfunction by lowering gut permeability, decreasing intestinal epithelial disruption, and upregulating tight junction proteins. Mechanistically, the dependence of α7nAChR-associated HO-1 appears to be a vital mechanism through which EA suppresses the p38 MAPK/NF-κB pathway to ameliorate MAFLD-related injury, indicating that EA at ST-36 may be a potential therapeutic strategy for MAFLD. View this paper
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Articles (247)

  • Systematic Review
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,243 Views
15 Pages

The Use of Hyaluronic Acid in the Non-Surgical Treatment of Periodontitis—An Umbrella Review

  • Wojciech Niemczyk,
  • Jacek Matys,
  • Rafał Wiench,
  • Jacek Żurek and
  • Marzena Dominiak

Background: Periodontitis is a prevalent inflammatory condition that destroys periodontal tissues. Scaling and root planing (SRP) is the gold standard for non-surgical treatment; however, its efficacy may be limited in cases with complex dental issue...

  • Article
  • Open Access
708 Views
12 Pages

Effect of CBC-Derived Inflammatory Indicators in Predicting Chronic Kidney Disease Risk in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Patients

  • Changying Zhao,
  • Luqin Yan,
  • Yong Liu,
  • Siyuan Chen,
  • Beidi Lan,
  • Ruohan Liu,
  • Jinqi Xin,
  • Tao Shi and
  • Xiaohong Yang

Background: Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is a prevalent condition that often coexists with chronic kidney disease (CKD), significantly impacting patient prognosis. This study aimed to investigate the predictive value of complete blood cell count...

  • Article
  • Open Access
897 Views
15 Pages

Label-Free Electrochemical Cell-Based Biosensor for Toxicity Assay of Water-Soluble Form of Phosphatidylcholine

  • Veronica V. Pronina,
  • Lyubov V. Kostryukova,
  • Sergey V. Ivanov,
  • Elena G. Tichonova,
  • Alexander I. Archakov and
  • Victoria V. Shumyantseva

Background/Objectives: Our study brings a new method to properly evaluating drug efficacy at the non-invasive in vitro level. Methods: In this work, the electrochemical mediator-free and reagent-free analysis of cell lines based on the registration o...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
822 Views
19 Pages

WNT Signaling Factors as Potential Synovial Inflammation Moderators in Patients with Hip Osteoarthritis

  • Ivana Jurić,
  • Nela Kelam,
  • Anita Racetin,
  • Natalija Filipović,
  • Davor Čarić,
  • Matko Rošin and
  • Katarina Vukojević

Background: The main feature of osteoarthritis (OA) is the deterioration of articular cartilage, but numerous studies have demonstrated the role of synovial inflammation in the early stages of the disease, leading to further progression of OA. The WN...

  • Review
  • Open Access
1,480 Views
19 Pages

Critical Review of the Benefit from Early Pharmacological and Dietary Support for Patients with Moderate-to-Severe (Non-Terminal) Chronic Kidney Disease

  • Charline Danneel,
  • Camille Sauvage,
  • Mohamed Nabil Hayef,
  • Véronique Desmet,
  • Murielle Surquin,
  • Joëlle Nortier and
  • Carine De Vriese

Moderate-to-severe chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a public health problem affecting hundreds of millions of people around the world. Started early, nephroprotection measures are able to prevent the degradation of renal function and are a major issue...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,458 Views
16 Pages

Malignancy in Systemic Sclerosis: A Multicenter Retrospective Study

  • Dóra Nemes-Tömöri,
  • Dávid Kurszán Jász,
  • Dóra Tari,
  • Bernadett Bói,
  • Ágnes Ágoston-Szabó,
  • Gabriella Szűcs and
  • Gyöngyike Emese Majai

Background/Objectives: Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is associated with high malignancy risk. With improving SSc management, tumor risk could change, therefore re-evaluating the possibility of neoplasms is necessary. Our aim was to observe malignancy prev...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
954 Views
23 Pages

Druggability Studies of Benzene Sulfonamide Substituted Diarylamide (E3) as a Novel Diuretic

  • Hang Zhang,
  • Shuyuan Wang,
  • Nannan Li,
  • Yue Xu,
  • Zhizhen Huang,
  • Yukun Zhang,
  • Jing Li,
  • Yinglin Zuo,
  • Min Li and
  • Runtao Li
  • + 1 author

Background/Objectives: Urea transporters (UTs) play an important role in the urine-concentrating mechanism and have been regarded as a novel drug target for developing salt-sparing diuretics. Our previous studies found that diarylamides 1H and 25a ar...

  • Article
  • Open Access
719 Views
22 Pages

Active Forms of Chemerin Are Elevated in Human and Mouse Ovarian Carcinoma

  • Lei Zhao,
  • Qin Zhou,
  • Venkatesh Krishnan,
  • Justine Chan,
  • Simone Sasse,
  • Supreeti Tallapragada,
  • Dan Eisenberg,
  • Lawrence Leung,
  • Oliver Dorigo and
  • John Morser

Background: Chemerin is a small adipokine that is activated and inactivated by proteolysis of its C-terminus with a role in regulating metabolism, immunity, and inflammation. Significant levels of chemerin are found in circulation and ascitic fluid o...

  • Review
  • Open Access
2 Citations
4,754 Views
28 Pages

Anticancer Potential of Prebiotics: Targeting Estrogen Receptors and PI3K/AKT/mTOR in Breast Cancer

  • Hussein Sabit,
  • Sama Abouelnour,
  • Bassel M. Hassen,
  • Salma Magdy,
  • Ahmed Yasser,
  • Al-Hassan Soliman Wadan,
  • Shaimaa Abdel-Ghany,
  • Faisal Radwan,
  • Amany I. Alqosaibi and
  • Hala Hafiz
  • + 2 authors

Estrogen receptors (ERs) play a critical role in breast cancer (BC) development and progression, with ERα being oncogenic and ERβ exhibiting tumor-suppressive properties. The interaction between ER signaling and other molecular pathways, s...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,214 Views
13 Pages

Pirfenidone Alleviates Against Fine Particulate Matter-Induced Pulmonary Fibrosis Modulating via TGF-β1/TAK1/MKK3/p38 MAPK Signaling Pathway in Rats

  • Jun-Seok Sung,
  • Il-Gyu Ko,
  • Lakkyong Hwang,
  • Sang-Hoon Kim,
  • Jin Hee Han,
  • Jung Won Jeon,
  • Sae Rom Kim,
  • Jeong Mi Lee and
  • Cheon Woong Choi

Increased exposure to particulate matter (PM) from air pollution causes lung inflammation and increases morbidity and mortality due to respiratory diseases. Pirfenidone is an anti-fibrotic agent used to treat idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Background...

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