Author name: Kristen Hartman

Unveiling the dynamic interplay between cancer stem cells and the tumor microenvironment in melanoma: Implications for novel therapeutic strategies

Limonta P, Chiaramonte R, Casati L (2024) Unveiling the dynamic interplay between cancer stem cells and the tumor microenvironment in melanoma: Implications for novel therapeutic strategies. Cancers (Basel) 16(16):2861. doi: 10.3390/cancers16162861 PMID: 39199632 Objective: To review the bidirectional communication between melanoma cancer stem cells (CSCs) and the tumor microenvironment, highlighting its role in drug resistance […]

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Selective depletion of kisspeptin neurons in the hypothalamic arcuate nucleus in early juvenile life reduces pubertal LH secretion and delays puberty onset in mice

Coutinho EA, Esparza LA, Steffen PH, Liaw R, Bolleddu S, Kauffman AS (2024) Selective depletion of kisspeptin neurons in the hypothalamic arcuate nucleus in early juvenile life reduces pubertal LH secretion and delays puberty onset in mice. FASEB J 28(19):e70078. doi: 10.1096/fj.202401696R PMID: 39377760 Objective: To investigate the specific kisspeptin population timing pubertal onset. Summary:

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Exaggerated postnatal surge of orexin neurons and the effects of elimination of excess orexin on blood pressure and exaggerated chemoreflex in spontaneously hypertensive rats

Lusk S, Moushey AM, Li A, Ray R (2024) Exaggerated postnatal surge of orexin neurons and the effects of elimination of excess orexin on blood pressure and exaggerated chemoreflex in spontaneously hypertensive rats. Front Physiol 15:1341649. doi: 10.3389/fphys.2024.1341649 PMID: 39469444 Objective: To investigate whether an increase in postnatal neurogenesis of orexin (OX) neurons in spontaneously

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Neocortical cholinergic pathology after neonatal brain injury is increased by Alzheimer’s disease-related genes in mice

Doucette L, Turnbill V, Carlin K, Cavanagh A, Sollinger B, Kuter N, Flock DL, Robinson S, Chavez-Valdez R, Jantzie L, Martin LJ, Northington FJ (2024) Neocortical cholinergic pathology after neonatal brain injury is increased by Alzheimer’s disease-related genes in mice. Neurobiol Dis 200:106629. doi: 10.1016/j.nbd.2024.106629 PMID: 39111704 Objective: Authors hypothesized that neocortical damage caused by

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A bioinspired pseudopeptide-based intracellular delivery platform enhances the cytotoxicity of a ribosome-inactivating protein through multiple death pathways

Morrison G, Henry N, Kopytynski M, Chen R (2024) A bioinspired pseudopeptide-based intracellular delivery platform enhances the cytotoxicity of a ribosome-inactivating protein through multiple death pathways. Biomater Sci 12(19):5010-5022. doi: 10.1039/d4bm00600c PMID: 39177215 Objective: To overcome Saporin’s poor plasma membrane permeability. Summary: To overcome this barrier, authors used a bioinspired intracellular delivery platform based on

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Siglecs as potential targets of therapy in human mast cell- and/or eosinophil-associated diseases

O’Sullivan JA, Youngblood BA, Schleimer RP, Bochner BS (2024) Siglecs as potential targets of therapy in human mast cell- and/or eosinophil-associated diseases. Semin Immunol 69:101799. doi: 10.1016/j.smim.2023.101799 PMID: 37413923 Objective: To review a subset of Siglecs and their various endogenous or synthetic sialoside ligands that regulate eosinophil and mast cell function and survival. Summary: Sialic

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Circadian influences on feeding behavior

la Fleur SE, Blancas-Velazquez AS, Stenvers DJ, Kalsbeek A (2024) Circadian influences on feeding behavior. Nauropharmacology 256:110007. doi: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2024.110007 PMID: 38795953 Objective: To review the effect of deletion of different clock genes on feeding behavior. Summary: The most prominent effect on feeding behavior has been observed in Clock mutants, where as deletion of Bmal1 and

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Enhancing pancreatic cancer chemotherapy through photochemical internalisation

Rosado M, Mahamed I, Garcia-Sampedro A, MacRoberts S, Selbo P, Pereira S, Acedo P (2024) Enhancing pancreatic cancer chemotherapy through photochemical internalisation. Cancer Res 84 (17_Supplement_2):A027. doi: 10.1158/1538-7445.PANCREATIC24-A027 Objective: The aim is to use the technique called Photochemical Internalisation (PCI), a light-triggered intracellular drug delivery method which combines low dose PhotodynamicTherapy (PDT) with chemotherapy, to

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T cell death-associated gene 8-mediated distinct signaling pathways modulate the early and late phases of neuropathic pain

Dai SP, Yang CC, Chin Y, Sun WH (2024) T cell death-associated gene 8-mediated distinct signaling pathways modulate the early and late phases of neuropathic pain. iScience 27(10):110955. doi: 10.1016/j.isci.2024.110955 PMID: 39381739 Objective: To elucidate how T cell death-associated gene 8 (TDAG8)-mediated signaling modulates neuron activities in a mouse model of chronic constriction injury-induced neuropathic

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Rational engineering of cytosolic delivery systems for protein therapeutics

Lv J, Liu X, Yin L, Cheng Y (2024) Rational engineering of cytosolic delivery systems for protein therapeutics. Acc Mater Res 5(10):1194-1209. doi: 10.1021/accountsmr.4c00149 Objective: To summarize recent advances in the rational design of cytosolic protein delivery systems. Summary: Saporin, a cell membrane-impermeable toxin, kills cancer cells by inhibiting protein synthesis. To fully utilize the

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