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April 21, 2017

Published by admin_auro at April 21, 2017

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Natural product-derived PD-1 pathway blockade for Human cancer therapy: Nectandrin B, isolated from Nutmeg, decreases the activity of Glycogen synthase kinase-3β, increases transcription factor T-bet expression, decreases the abundance of co-inhibitory receptor PD-1 on the cell surface of Cytotoxic-T-cells, increases cytotoxic T lymphocyte function and augments anti-tumor activity, via up-regulation of its target gene, 21/April/2017, 6.21 am

Introduction:What they say: A recent study from Cell Signalling Section, Division of Immunology, Department of Pathology, Tennis Court Road, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1QP, UK […]

April 20, 2017

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Natural product-derived therapy therapy for Stroke: Nectandrin B, a Nutmeg lignan, attenuates hippocampal neurons injury and ameliorates stroke damage and neurological deficits via up regulation of its target gene BDNF., 20/April/2017, 11.13 pm

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; […]

April 20, 2017

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Natural product-derived therapy for tuberculosis: Fla-CN, a flavonoid derivative of tiliroside, deacetylates RelA/p65, inhibits inflammatory gene expression downstream of RelA/p65, inhibits TB pathogenesis, increases the efficacy of anti-TB drug, and promotes M. tuberculosis clearance via up regulation of its target gene, 20/April/2017, 10.32 pm

Introduction: What they say: A study from the Singapore Immunology Network, Agency for Science, Technology and Research, Singapore; and Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang […]

April 20, 2017

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Natural product-derived therapy for glucose homeostasis and TIIDM: Carthami flos extract increases Pax6 and insulin expression, decreases the levels of glucagon, ghrelin and Somatostatin, reduces metabolic stress, improves insulin sensitivity, promotes glucose homeostasis and prevents progression to TIIDM via down regulation of their target gene, 20/April/2017, 1.26 pm

Introduction: What they say A study from the Department of Developmental Biology and Cancer Research, The Institute for Medical Research Israel-Canada, The Hebrew University-Hadassah Medical School, […]