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Biomedicines, Volume 9, Issue 3

March 2021 - 100 articles

Cover Story: Tumor progression is related to cell-to-cell communication, also mediated by the release of extracellular vesicles (EVs) that includes exosomes, microvesicles and apoptotic bodies, based on their origin and size of diameter. In particular, exosomal transmembrane proteins and the cargo consisting of RNA, DNA, miRNA and proteins represent a molecular fingerprint of the cell of origin. Exosomes are therefore considered one of the most promising predictors of early breast cancer diagnosis and treatment response, thanks to their ease of isolation from peripheral blood samples. View this paper
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Articles (100)

  • Review
  • Open Access
49 Citations
6,406 Views
20 Pages

MiR-7 in Cancer Development

  • Petra Korać,
  • Mariastefania Antica and
  • Maja Matulić

MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are short non-coding RNA involved in the regulation of specific mRNA translation. They participate in cellular signaling circuits and can act as oncogenes in tumor development, so-called oncomirs, as well as tumor suppressors. miR-...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
3,461 Views
14 Pages

Long-Term Treatment of Azathioprine in Rats Induces Vessel Mineralization

  • Mirjam Schuchardt,
  • Jaqueline Herrmann,
  • Cornelia Henkel,
  • Milen Babic,
  • Markus van der Giet and
  • Markus Tölle

Medial vascular calcification (mVC) is closely related to cardiovascular disease, especially in patients suffering from chronic kidney disease (CKD). Even after successful kidney transplantation, cardiovascular mortality remains increased. There is e...

  • Article
  • Open Access
26 Citations
6,406 Views
20 Pages

Abnormal and excessive accumulation of lipid droplets within hepatic cells is the main feature of steatosis and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) or metabolic-associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD). Dysregulation of lipogenesis contributes to...

  • Article
  • Open Access
18 Citations
4,660 Views
24 Pages

Oxygen-Carrying Polymer Nanoconstructs for Radiodynamic Therapy of Deep Hypoxic Malignant Tumors

  • Sandhya Clement,
  • Anna Guller,
  • Saabah B. Mahbub and
  • Ewa M. Goldys

Radiodynamic therapy (RDT) is an emerging non-invasive anti-cancer treatment based on the generation of the reactive oxygen species (ROS) at the lesion site following the interaction between X-rays and a photosensitizer drug (PS). The broader applica...

  • Article
  • Open Access
16 Citations
3,805 Views
18 Pages

Biogenic Ferrihydrite Nanoparticles: Synthesis, Properties In Vitro and In Vivo Testing and the Concentration Effect

  • Sergey V. Stolyar,
  • Oksana A. Kolenchukova,
  • Anna V. Boldyreva,
  • Nadezda S. Kudryasheva,
  • Yulia V. Gerasimova,
  • Alexandr A. Krasikov,
  • Roman N. Yaroslavtsev,
  • Oleg A. Bayukov,
  • Valentina P. Ladygina and
  • Elena A. Birukova

Biogenic ferrihydrite nanoparticles were synthesized as a result of the cultivation of Klebsiella oxytoca microorganisms. The distribution of nanoparticles in the body of laboratory animals and the physical properties of the nanoparticles were studie...

  • Review
  • Open Access
234 Citations
14,408 Views
13 Pages

The standard of care (SOC) for high-grade gliomas (HGG) is maximally safe surgical resection, followed by concurrent radiation therapy (RT) and temozolomide (TMZ) for 6 weeks, then adjuvant TMZ for 6 months. Before this SOC was established, glioblast...

  • Review
  • Open Access
10 Citations
3,840 Views
19 Pages

MicroRNAs as Predictive Biomarkers of Resistance to Targeted Therapies in Gastrointestinal Tumors

  • Valentina Angerilli,
  • Francesca Galuppini,
  • Gianluca Businello,
  • Luca Dal Santo,
  • Edoardo Savarino,
  • Stefano Realdon,
  • Vincenza Guzzardo,
  • Lorenzo Nicolè,
  • Vanni Lazzarin and
  • Sara Lonardi
  • + 2 authors

The advent of precision therapies against specific gene alterations characterizing different neoplasms is revolutionizing the oncology field, opening novel treatment scenarios. However, the onset of resistance mechanisms put in place by the tumor is...

  • Review
  • Open Access
197 Citations
28,154 Views
23 Pages

Meningiomas are the most common intracranial tumor, making up more than a third of all primary central nervous system (CNS) tumors. They are mostly benign tumors that can be observed or preferentially treated with gross total resection that provides...

  • Article
  • Open Access
16 Citations
3,218 Views
21 Pages

Brown Spiders’ Phospholipases-D with Potential Therapeutic Applications: Functional Assessment of Mutant Isoforms

  • Thaís Pereira da Silva,
  • Fernando Jacomini de Castro,
  • Larissa Vuitika,
  • Nayanne Louise Costacurta Polli,
  • Bruno César Antunes,
  • Marianna Bóia-Ferreira,
  • João Carlos Minozzo,
  • Ricardo Barros Mariutti,
  • Fernando Hitomi Matsubara and
  • Raghuvir Krishnaswamy Arni
  • + 4 authors

Phospholipases-D (PLDs) found in Loxosceles spiders’ venoms are responsible for the dermonecrosis triggered by envenomation. PLDs can also induce other local and systemic effects, such as massive inflammatory response, edema, and hemolysis. Recombina...

  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
3,921 Views
13 Pages

Characterization of Differentially Expressed Circulating miRNAs in Metabolically Healthy versus Unhealthy Obesity

  • Susana Rovira-Llopis,
  • Rubén Díaz-Rúa,
  • Carmen Grau-del Valle,
  • Francesca Iannantuoni,
  • Zaida Abad-Jimenez,
  • Neus Bosch-Sierra,
  • Joaquín Panadero-Romero,
  • Víctor M. Victor,
  • Milagros Rocha and
  • Carlos Morillas
  • + 1 author

Obese individuals without metabolic comorbidities are categorized as metabolically healthy obese (MHO). MicroRNAs (miRNAs) may be implicated in MHO. This cross-sectional study explores the link between circulating miRNAs and the main components of me...

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