Probiotic-based therapy for pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH): Probiotic Lactobacillus Rhamnosus inhibits the development of pulmonary arterial hypertension via down regulation of its target gene Notch3, 15/November/2018, 10.48 pm

What they say:  A study from the University of California, La Jolla, California, USA shows that “Notch3 signaling promotes the development of pulmonary arterial hypertension.” This study was published, in the 15 November  2009 issue of the journal “Nature Medicine”[the number 1 journal in General Medicine with an I.F of 28.054],  by Prof. Thistlethwaite PA, Li X and others. What we say:  On the foundation of this interesting finding, Dr L Boominathan PhD, Director-cum-chief Scientist […]

Molecular therapy for safeguarding your heart against cardiac dysfunction: Canagliflozin (trade name: Invokana or Sulisent), a drug used in the treatment of TIIDM,  decreases tumor suppressor Mir-128 and cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor p27 expression, increases SUZ12 expression, increases Cyclin E and CDK2 expression, promotes proliferation/re-entry of postnatal/adult cardiomyocytes, attenuates fibrosis, ameliorates cardiac dysfunction, and promotes heart repair in response to myocardial infarction, via up-regulation of its target gene, 15/November/2018, 10.02 pm

Introduction: What they say: A recent study from Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, 45267, USA; Key Laboratory of Molecular Target and Clinical Pharmacology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences & Fifth Affiliated Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 511436, China; and Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University […]

Probiotic-based anti-metastatic therapy for Notch1-overexpressing Human cancers: Probiotic Lactobacillus rhamnosus inhibits the expression of Notch1, and adhesion molecule VCAM1, suppresses neutrophil infiltration and tumor cell adhesion to endothelium and prevents Notch1-driven metastasis via upregulation of its target gene, 15/October/2018, 12.11 am

Introduction: What they say: A study from the Vascular Signaling and Cancer, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), 69120 Heidelberg, Germany; Vascular Biology, CBTM, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, 68167 Mannheim, Germany; Department of Medicine I and Clinical Chemistry, Heidelberg University Hospital, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany; and Vascular Signaling and Cancer, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), 69120 […]

A sweet way to treat Metastatic cancers: Xylobiose, a disaccharide of xylose, increases the expression of tumor/metastatic suppressors KIBRA and GAS5, inhibits cell cycle progression, and suppresses migration, invasion and metastasis of cancer cells via up-regulation of its target gene, 14/November/2018, 11.58 pm

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 […]

Molecular therapy for aging-associated diseases and Lifespan extension: Rosuvastatin, an anti-dyslipidemic drug used to treat lower cholesterol levels and cardiovascular disease,, increases NMN/NAD levels, decreases interaction of DBC1 with PARP1, increases PARP1 activity, promotes DNA repair, augments tolerance against radiation, cancer and aging via down regulation of its target gene, 14/November/2018, 11.48 pm

Introduction: What they say A study from Department of Genetics, Paul F. Glenn Center for the Biology of Aging, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA; and Department of Pharmacology, School of Medical Sciences, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales 2052, Australia shows that “A conserved NAD+ binding pocket that regulates protein-protein […]

Astrocyte-derived neurotrophic factor comes to the rescue of Diabetes Mellitus: MANF (Mesencephalic astrocyte-derived neurotrophic factor) augments the expression of FGF19 and FGF1,  attenuates hepatic glucose production, decreases hepatic acetyl CoA content, brings down the levels of plasma ACTH, and corticosterone, augments insulin sensitivity, promotes weight loss and alleviates TIDM via upregulation of its target gene, 14/October/2018, 3.38 pm

Introduction: What they say  A study from Diabetes and Obesity Center of Excellence, Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA shows that Central injection of FGF1 induces sustained remission of diabetic hyperglycemia in rodents. This research paper was published, in the 23 May 2016 issue of the journal “Nature Medicine” [One of the […]