Lengthen your lifespan by drinking milk: Rumenic acid, a conjugated linoleic acid found abundantly in cow’s milk, may increase life span, via up-regulation of its target gene BubR1, 21/March/2018, 10.47 pm
What they say: Introduction: A recent study from the Department of Genetics, Paul F. Glenn Laboratories for the Biological Mechanisms of Aging Harvard Medical School, Boston,USA; and Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, The University of New South Wales, Australia shows that Sirtuin-2 induces the checkpoint kinase BubR1 to increase lifespan. This study was published, in the 1 July 2014 issue of the […]
Amino acid-based therapy for autoimmune diabetes (TIDM): L-Serine, a non-essential amino acid, increases PD-L1 expression, increases Tregs function, promotes immune tolerance, increases pancreatic β-cell proliferation and regeneration, increases insulin secretion, improves insulin sensitivity, increases energy utilization, and reverses TIDM, via up regulation of its target gene, 21/March/2018, 10.19 pm
Introduction: What they say A study from the International Center for T1D, Pediatric Clinical Research Center Romeo ed Enrica Invernizzi, “L. Sacco” Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, University of Milan, Milan 20157, Italy; and Nephrology Division, Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA shows that “PD-L1 genetic overexpression or pharmacological restoration in […]
Sugar-based therapy for Metastatic cancers: Xylobiose, a disaccharide of xylose, increases the expression of tumor/metastatic suppressors BigH3 and TIPE2, inhibits cell cycle progression, and suppresses migration, invasion and metastasis of cancer cells via up regulation of its target gene, 21/March/2018, 9.36 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 […]
Molecular therapy for diabetes (TIDM): Ankaflavin, a secondary metabolite produced by yeast monascus purpureus, increases GLP1R and Caveolin-1 (CAV-1) expression, promotes glucose-induced insulin secretion, improves insulin sensitivity, increases energy utilization, promotes weight loss and protects from diet-induced obesity and TIIDM, via up regulation of its target gene, 21/March/2018, 2.07 pm
Introduction: What they say A study from the Comprehensive Diabetes Center and Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL shows that “miR-204 Controls Glucagon-Like Peptide 1 Receptor Expression and Agonist Function.” This research paper was published, in the 3 November 2017 issue of the journal “Diabetes” […]
Amino acid-based therapy for Diabetic retinopathy: A pharmaceutical mixture encompassing L-Serine, Epicatechin and Matrine (SEM) inhibits Soluble epoxide hydrolase (sEH) expression, decreases toxic 19,20-dihydroxydocosapentaenoic acid levels, inhibits pericyte loss, vascular permeability, and inflammation of the eye and progression of diabetic retinopathy, via down regulation of its target gene, 21/March/2018, 1.53 pm
Introduction: What they say A study from the Institute for Vascular Signalling, Centre for Molecular Medicine, Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main, Germany; and German Centre for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK) partner site Rhein-Main, Germany shows that “Inhibition of soluble epoxide hydrolase prevents diabetic retinopathy.” This research paper was published, in the 6 December 2017 issue of […]
Molecular therapy for inflammation and arthritis: Monascin, a secondary metabolite derived from Monascus purpureus-fermented products, increases IL-9 levels, augments proliferation of ILC2s (type 2 innate lymphoid cells) and regulatory T (Treg) cells, promotes resolution of inflammation, attenuates cartilage destruction, decreases bone loss, and inhibits pathological features associated with arthritis via up-regulation of its target genes, 21/March/2018, 1.47 pm
Introduction: What they say A study from Department of Internal Medicine 3-Rheumatology and Immunology, Friedrich Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) and Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany shows that “Resolution of inflammation by interleukin-9-producing type 2 innate lymphoid cells.” This research paper was published, in the 17 July 2017 issue of the journal “Nature Medicine” [One of the […]