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The Role of Adipokines in Health and Disease

  • Vicente Javier Clemente-Suárez,
  • Laura Redondo-Flórez,
  • Ana Isabel Beltrán-Velasco,
  • Alexandra Martín-Rodríguez,
  • Ismael Martínez-Guardado,
  • Eduardo Navarro-Jiménez,
  • Carmen Cecilia Laborde-Cárdenas and
  • José Francisco Tornero-Aguilera

Adipokines are cell-signaling proteins secreted by adipose tissue that has been related to a low-grade state of inflammation and different pathologies. The present review aims to analyze the role of adipokines in health and disease in order to unders...

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223 Citations
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Nanotechnology as a Promising Approach to Combat Multidrug Resistant Bacteria: A Comprehensive Review and Future Perspectives

  • Helal F. Hetta,
  • Yasmin N. Ramadan,
  • Alhanouf I. Al-Harbi,
  • Esraa A. Ahmed,
  • Basem Battah,
  • Noura H. Abd Ellah,
  • Stefania Zanetti and
  • Matthew Gavino Donadu

The wide spread of antibiotic resistance has been alarming in recent years and poses a serious global hazard to public health as it leads to millions of deaths all over the world. The wide spread of resistance and sharing resistance genes between dif...

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195 Citations
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35 Pages

Anticancer Drug Discovery Based on Natural Products: From Computational Approaches to Clinical Studies

  • Pritee Chunarkar-Patil,
  • Mohammed Kaleem,
  • Richa Mishra,
  • Subhasree Ray,
  • Aftab Ahmad,
  • Devvret Verma,
  • Sagar Bhayye,
  • Rajni Dubey,
  • Himanshu Narayan Singh and
  • Sanjay Kumar

Globally, malignancies cause one out of six mortalities, which is a serious health problem. Cancer therapy has always been challenging, apart from major advances in immunotherapies, stem cell transplantation, targeted therapies, hormonal therapies, p...

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186 Citations
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Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamases (ESBL): Challenges and Opportunities

  • Asmaul Husna,
  • Md. Masudur Rahman,
  • A. T. M. Badruzzaman,
  • Mahmudul Hasan Sikder,
  • Mohammad Rafiqul Islam,
  • Md. Tanvir Rahman,
  • Jahangir Alam and
  • Hossam M. Ashour

The rise of antimicrobial resistance, particularly from extended-spectrum β-lactamase producing Enterobacteriaceae (ESBL-E), poses a significant global health challenge as it frequently causes the failure of empirical antibiotic therapy, leading...

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163 Citations
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Crosstalk between Gut Microbiota and Host Immunity: Impact on Inflammation and Immunotherapy

  • Connor Campbell,
  • Mrunmayee R. Kandalgaonkar,
  • Rachel M. Golonka,
  • Beng San Yeoh,
  • Matam Vijay-Kumar and
  • Piu Saha

Gut microbes and their metabolites are actively involved in the development and regulation of host immunity, which can influence disease susceptibility. Herein, we review the most recent research advancements in the gut microbiota–immune axis....

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135 Citations
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Antifungal Drug Resistance: An Emergent Health Threat

  • Antonio Vitiello,
  • Francesco Ferrara,
  • Mariarosaria Boccellino,
  • Annarita Ponzo,
  • Carla Cimmino,
  • Emilio Comberiati,
  • Andrea Zovi,
  • Salvatore Clemente and
  • Michela Sabbatucci

Fungal infections, named mycosis, can cause severe invasive and systemic diseases that can even lead to death. In recent years, epidemiological data have recorded an increase in cases of severe fungal infections, caused mainly by a growing number of...

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123 Citations
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The Influence of Gut Microbiota on Oxidative Stress and the Immune System

  • Claudia Kunst,
  • Stephan Schmid,
  • Marlen Michalski,
  • Deniz Tümen,
  • Jonas Buttenschön,
  • Martina Müller and
  • Karsten Gülow

The human gastrointestinal tract is home to a complex microbial community that plays an important role in the general well-being of the entire organism. The gut microbiota generates a variety of metabolites and thereby regulates many biological proce...

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122 Citations
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Mitochondria and Brain Disease: A Comprehensive Review of Pathological Mechanisms and Therapeutic Opportunities

  • Vicente Javier Clemente-Suárez,
  • Laura Redondo-Flórez,
  • Ana Isabel Beltrán-Velasco,
  • Domingo Jesús Ramos-Campo,
  • Pedro Belinchón-deMiguel,
  • Ismael Martinez-Guardado,
  • Athanasios A. Dalamitros,
  • Rodrigo Yáñez-Sepúlveda,
  • Alexandra Martín-Rodríguez and
  • José Francisco Tornero-Aguilera

Mitochondria play a vital role in maintaining cellular energy homeostasis, regulating apoptosis, and controlling redox signaling. Dysfunction of mitochondria has been implicated in the pathogenesis of various brain diseases, including neurodegenerati...

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Polycrystalline Diamond as a Potential Material for the Hard-on-Hard Bearing of Total Hip Prosthesis: Von Mises Stress Analysis

  • Muhammad Imam Ammarullah,
  • Rachmad Hartono,
  • Toto Supriyono,
  • Gatot Santoso,
  • S. Sugiharto and
  • Muki Satya Permana

Due to polymeric wear debris causing osteolysis from polymer, metal ions causing metallosis from metal, and brittle characteristic causing fracture failure from ceramic in the application on bearing of total hip prosthesis requires the availability o...

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