Molecular therapy for Metastatic cancers: Geniposide, isolated from Gardenia, increases the expression of tumor suppressors TPM1 and TAp63, inhibits cell cycle progression, and suppresses migration, invasion and metastasis of cancer cells via up regulation of its target gene, 9/September/2017, 1.37 am
From Significance of the study to Public health relevance: Given that: (i) each year nearly 14 million people are diagnosed with cancer globally, and little more than half of them will die; (ii) cancer deaths globally are expected to be doubled by 2030; (iii) most of the cancer patients die due to metastasis; (iv) cancer treatment causes […]
Natural product therapy for Diabetic nephropathy (DN): Artesunate, isolated from Artemisia annua L, increases Pyruvate kinase M2 (PKM2) expression, decreases toxic glucose metabolites, mitochondrial dysfunction and apoptosis, augments glycolytic flux and PGC-1α levels, improves metabolic abnormalities, albuminuria, glomerular pathology, and renal dysfunction and alleviates diabetic nephropathy via down regulation of its target gene, 9/September/2017, 1.24 am
Introduction: What they say A study from the Research Division, Joslin Diabetes Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA shows that “Pyruvate kinase M2 activation may protect against the progression of diabetic glomerular pathology and mitochondrial dysfunction.” This research paper was published, in the 24 April 2017 issue of the journal “Nature Medicine” [One of […]
Natural product-derived therapy for Stroke: β-Cryptoxanthin, Sweet peppers, among others, attenuates hippocampal neurons injury, augments regenerative neurogenesis after Ischemic Stroke, and ameliorates stroke damage and neurological deficits via up regulation of its target genes BDNF and NAMPT, 9/September/2017, 1.01 am
Introduction: What they say A recent study from Research Center for Neurobiology and Department of Neurobiology, Xuzhou Medical College, 209 Tongshan Road, Xuzhou, Jiangsu 221004, PR China; and School of Public Health, Xuzhou Medical College, PR China shows that “HO-1 attenuates hippocampal neurons injury via the activation of BDNF-TrkB-PI3K/Akt signaling pathway in stroke.“ This study was published, in the July 2 […]
Natural product-based therapy for anxiety and depression: Geniposide, isolated from Gardenia, increases PHF8 levels, augments the expression of serotonin receptors Htr1a and Htr2a, and promotes resistance to stress-induced -anxiety and -depression via down regulation of its target gene, 9/September/2017, 12.07 am
Introduction: What they say: A study from Department of Molecular Biology, Cancer Center and Center for Regenerative Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, USA; Department of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology and Harvard Stem Cell Institute, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, USA; and Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Chevy Chase, Maryland 20815, USA shows that “Phf8 loss […]
Natural product therapy for Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD): Kaempferol, a flavonoid isolated from Aloe vera, among others, promotes degradation of HMGCR, decreases the levels of triglycerides, free cholesterol, and total cholesterol and prevents the progression of Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD via down regulation of its target gene, 8/September/2017, 11.52 pm
Significance of the study: Given that: (1) 15-30% of Western populations suffer from Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), while 6-25% of Asian populations suffer from it; (2) 75 to 100 million people in the US succumb to this disease; (3) obesity and type 2 diabetes are risk factor for the development of NAFLD; and (4) the global economic cost […]
