Natural product therapy for Oropharyngeal candidiasis (OPC): Resveratrol, an activator of longevity-promoting gene Sirtuin-1, increases IL-17R and antimicrobial peptide ß-defensin 3 (BD3, Defb3) expression and promotes resistance against infections caused by Candida albicans via up-regulation of its target gene, 1/November/2015, 1.02 pm
Introduction: What they say A study from the Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA; and Department of Mucosal and Salivary Biology, King’s College London, London SE1 1UL, UK shows that “IL-17 Receptor Signaling in Oral Epithelial Cells Is Critical for Protection against Oropharyngeal Candidiasis.” This research paper was […]
Natural product Anti-telomerase cancer therapy: Amla (Emblica officinalis) extract suppresses the expression of Tripeptidyl Peptidase 1 (TPP1) and inhibits cancer progression via down-regulation of its target gene, 1/November/2016, 10.56 am
What they say: Introduction: The 1989 Nobel prize winner in Chemistry, Prof. Thomas R. Cech from the BioFrontiers Institute, USA has published a research paper in the 13 December 2012 Nature (492(7428):285-9; and I.F: >42) stating that “The TEL patch of telomere protein TPP1 mediates telomerase recruitment and processivity.” This study provides mechanistic insights into how TPP1 regulates telomerase function. What we say: In connection with the finding presented above, Dr Boominathan, Founder Director-cum-chief scientist of GBMD, reports […]
Natural product-based PD-1 pathway blockade for Human cancer therapy: Avacado (Persea Americana var. Hass ) extract inhibits the expression of co-inhibitory receptor PD-1 on Antigen- Specific T-cells, increases the production of cytokines by tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TIL), and draining lymph nodes and augments anti-tumor activity via down-regulation of its target gene, 1/November/2016, 10.45 am
Introduction:What they say: A recent study from Division of Infectious Diseases, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21218, United States shows that “TGF-β1-Mediated Smad3 Enhances PD-1 Expression on Antigen-Specific T Cells in Cancer.” This study was published in the 28 September 2016 issue of Cancer Discovery (one of the best journals in Cancer […]
Natural product Lifespan extension therapy: Green tomato extract increases life span via up-regulation of its target gene BubR1, 31/October/2016, 10.18 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 journal “EMBO” by Prof […]
Natural product therapy for tuberculosis: Hibiscus syriacus extract increases the expression of MKP-1, inhibits TLR2 signalling, secretion of Chemokine CXCL5, and recruitment of polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMNs), decreases destructive pulmonary inflammation, promotes M. tuberculosis clearance and inhibits pulmonary tuberculosis via up-regulation of its target gene, 31/October/2016, 10.10 pm
Introduction: What they say: A study from the Max Plank Institute for Infection Biology, Berlin, Germany shows that “CXCL5-secreting pulmonary epithelial cells drive destructive neutrophilic inflammation in tuberculosis.” This study was published in the 10 February 2014 issue of the“Journal of Clinical Investigation” [One of the best research journals in clinical medicine with an impact factor […]
Anti-telomerase cancer therapy: MiRNA-124a suppresses the expression of Tripeptidyl Peptidase 1 (TPP1) and inhibits cancer progression via down-regulation of its target gene, 31/October/2016, 1.52 pm
Introduction: The 1989 Nobel prize winner in Chemistry, Prof. Thomas R. Cech from the BioFrontiers Institute, USA has published a research paper in the 13 December 2012 Nature (492(7428):285-9; and I.F: >42) stating that “The TEL patch of telomere protein TPP1 mediates telomerase recruitment and processivity.” This study provides mechanistic insights into how TPP1 regulates telomerase function. In connection with this finding, Dr Boominathan, Founder Director-cum-chief scientist of GBMD, reports that: Anti-telomerase cancer therapy: MiRNA-124a suppresses the expression of Tripeptidyl […]