Oncolytic Viruses and Immunotherapy for the Treatment of Uveal Melanoma and Retinoblastoma: The Current Landscape and Novel Advances by Merve Kulbay, Nicolas Tuli, Massimo Mazza, Armaan Jaffer, Sarinee Juntipwong, Emily Marcotte, Stuti Misty Tanya, Anne Xuan-Lan Nguyen, Miguel N. Burnier, Hakan Demirci

“…These anti-cancer treatment options provide numerous advantages such as selective cancer cell death and the promotion of an anti-tumor immune response, and they prove useful in preventing vision impairment due to macular and/or optic disc involvement. …”
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Quercetin inhibits truncated isoform of dopamine- and cAMP-regulated phosphoprotein as adjuvant treatment for trastuzumab therapy resistance in HER2-positive breast cancer by Han-Sheng Chang, Tzu-Chun Cheng, Shih-Hsin Tu, Chih-Hsiung Wu, You-Cheng Liao, Jungshan Chang, Min-Hsiung Pan, Li-Ching Chen, Yuan-Soon Ho

“…In t-DARPP ShRNA-suppressed cells, quercetin synergistically enhanced trastuzumab-induced apoptotic cell death and G2/M phase arrest. …”
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Lung-specific CRBN knockout attenuates influenza a virus-induced acute lung injury in mice: a potential therapeutic approach by Lifang Zhang, Qingchao Zhang, Jiahui Chang, Yunyi Zhou, Wei Wang, Xiliang Wang, Chengyu Jiang, Yanli Zhang

“…Knocking down CRBN in vitro significantly reduces PR8-induced cell death. Using Sftpc-Cre; Crbn flox/flox lung-specific Crbn knockout mice, we demonstrated that Crbn deficiency significantly decreased mortality, weight loss, lung pathology, edema, and viral load in PR8-infected mice. …”
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Palmitoleic acid sensitizes vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus to vancomycin by outpacing the expression of resistance genes by Zajeba Tabashsum, Michelle Angeles-Solano, Ashelyn E. Sidders, Joshua B. Parsons, Sarah E. Rowe

“…We previously showed that palmitoleic acid, a host-produced monounsaturated fatty acid, combined with vancomycin led to an accumulation of large fluid patches in the bacterial membrane, resulting in membrane destabilization and cell death. In this study, we observed that palmitoleic acid increases the rate of vancomycin killing by more than 50-fold, compared to vancomycin alone. …”
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Oocyte transcriptomes and follicular fluid proteomics of ovine atretic follicles reveal the underlying mechanisms of oocyte degeneration by Yukun Song, Erhan Hai, Nan Zhang, Yu Zhang, Junlan Wang, Xitong Han, Jiaxin Zhang

“…Meanwhile, we also characterized unique features of the oocyte transcriptional landscape in the atretic follicle stage that displayed cell death-related transcriptional changes and mechanisms, such as autophagy (TBK1 and IRS4), necroptosis (PKR), and apoptosis (MARCKS). …”
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Acute and chronic effects of physical exercise on atherosclerosis, kynurenine pathway, endothelial function and inflammation in patients with coronary artery disease: a clinical tr... by Eliete Bouskela, Gabriela Andrade Paz, Marcus VDS Rangel, Caio Luan Farias, André Luiz Conveniente Soares, Erica Langner, Tatiana Teixeira, Patrícia M L Dutra, Paulo Farinatti, Maria das Graças C Souza, Juliana P Borges

“…Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the leading cause of death worldwide. Patients with CAD exhibit increased levels of kynurenine (KYN) pathway (KP) metabolites, which are key products of tryptophan (TRP) catabolism and have been identified as predictive markers for cardiovascular events and atherosclerosis progression. …”
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Development of a prognostic gene signature and exploration of P4HA1 in the modulation of cuproptosis in colorectal cancer by RenJie Jiang, LinLin Ruan, Taohui Ding, Hongtao Wan, Yanglin Chen, XiaoJian Zhu, Zhijiang Huang, Dengke Yao, Ming Li, Bo Yi, Dan Liu

“…Abstract Cuproptosis, a newly identified form of cell death, has drawn increasing attention for its association with various cancers, though its specific role in colorectal cancer (CRC) remains unclear. …”
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EMC2 suppresses ferroptosis via regulating TFRC in nasopharyngeal carcinoma by Xianghui Chen, Xiaoyan Wang, Yuxia Zou, Yan Wang, Tingting Duan, Zijie Zhou, Yi Huang, Qing Ye

“…Ferroptosis, a form of programmed cell death, is not fully elucidated in NPC. Method: We conducted quantitative proteomics to detect dysregulated proteins in NPC tissues. …”
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CAV1 promotes epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) and chronic renal allograft interstitial fibrosis by activating the ferroptosis pathway by Qianguang Han, Bin Ni, Wei Bao, Junqi Zhang, Ming Zheng, Jinxu Miu, Zijie Wang, Jingwen Yuan, Jun Tao, Zhijian Han, Min Gu, Xiaobing Ju, Ruoyun Tan

“…Ferroptosis is an iron-dependent form of programmed cell death increasingly linked to chronic fibrosis. …”
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CD40-TRAF6 inhibition suppresses cardiovascular inflammation, oxidative stress and functional complications in a mouse model of arterial hypertension by Lea Strohm, Henning Ubbens, Dominika Mihalikova, Alexander Czarnowski, Paul Stamm, Michael Molitor, Stefanie Finger, Matthias Oelze, Dorothee Atzler, Philip Wenzel, Philipp Lurz, Thomas Münzel, Christian Weber, Esther Lutgens, Andreas Daiber, Steffen Daub

“…Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of disease burden and death worldwide and is fueled by vascular inflammation. …”
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PD-L1/TLR7 dual-targeting nanobody-drug conjugate mediates potent tumor regression via elevating tumor immunogenicity in a host-expressed PD-L1 bias-dependent way by Wei Huang, Ji Zhou, Jia Li, Yakun Wan, Chao Hu, Meng Liu, Pan Xu, Feng Tang, Jianhua Sun, Xiaolu Yu, Yiru Long, Binfan Chen, Yongliang Tong, Mengwen Shan, Xiaomin Jia, Henglei Lu, Runqiu Chen, Jin Ren, Guangyi Jin, Likun Gong

“…Here, we aimed to improve efficacy for anti-programmed death ligand 1 (PD-L1) therapy by developing a PD-L1/TLR7 dual-targeting nanobody-drug conjugate (NDC), based on the PD-L1 nanobodies and TLR7 agonist we developed.Methods PD-L1 nanobodies were obtained by phage display screening and identified through T-cell activation bioassay, in vivo imaging and quantitative biodistribution study. …”
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Why Does Pnemococcus Kill? by Yves Bergeron, Michel G Bergeron

“…Acute lower respiratory tract infections remain the most common cause of death due to infection worldwide, and Streptococcus pneumoniae is responsible for approximately 30% of all cases of community-acquired pneumonia. …”
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Macrophage Dvl2 deficiency promotes NOD1-Driven pyroptosis and exacerbates inflammatory liver injury by Xiaoye Qu, Dongwei Xu, Tao Yang, Yizhu Tian, Christopher T. King, Xiao Wang, Mingwei Sheng, Yuanbang Lin, Xiyun Bian, Changyong Li, Longfeng Jiang, Qiang Xia, Douglas G. Farmer, Bibo Ke

“…Dishevelled 2 (Dvl2) is a key mediator of the Wingless/Wnt signaling pathway that regulates cell proliferation, migration, and immune function. …”
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Synthesis, Characterization, and Cytotoxic Activity of New Lanthanum(III) Complexes of Bis-Coumarins

“…The findings suggest that the observed cytotoxicity of the lanthanum complex of <mml:math alttext="$chem{H_{2}}$"> <mml:msub> <mml:mtext>H</mml:mtext> <mml:mn>2</mml:mn> </mml:msub> </mml:math>L1 on BV-173 is at least partly mediated through induction of programmed cell death.</p>…”
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Lutetium-177 labeled iPD-L1 as a novel immunomodulator for cancer-targeted radiotherapy by Myrna Luna-Gutiérrez, Erika Azorín-Vega, Rigoberto Oros-Pantoja, Blanca Ocampo-García, Pedro Cruz-Nova, Nallely Jiménez-Mancilla, Gerardo Bravo-Villegas, Clara Santos-Cuevas, Laura Meléndez-Alafort, Guillermina Ferro-Flores

“…Recently, we reported iPD-L1 as a novel inhibitor peptide that specifically targets the cancer cell ligand PD-L1 (programmed death ligand 1). PD-L1 is responsible for inhibiting the immune checkpoint protein PD-1 expressed by regulatory T cells. …”
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Deciphering hub genes and immune landscapes related to neutrophil extracellular traps in rheumatoid arthritis: insights from integrated bioinformatics analyses and experiments by Yang Li, Yang Li, Jian Liu, Jian Liu, Yue Sun, Yue Sun, Yuedi Hu, Yuedi Hu, Qiao Zhou, Qiao Zhou, Chengzhi Cong, Chengzhi Cong, Yiming Chen, Yiming Chen

“…Neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs), a microreticular structure formed after neutrophil death, have recently been implicated in RA pathogenesis and pathological mechanisms. …”
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Network Medicine‐Based Strategy Identifies Maprotiline as a Repurposable Drug by Inhibiting PD‐L1 Expression via Targeting SPOP in Cancer by Saisai Tian, Mengting Xu, Xiangxin Geng, Jiansong Fang, Hanchen Xu, Xinying Xue, Hongmei Hu, Qing Zhang, Dianping Yu, Mengmeng Guo, Hongwei Zhang, Jinyuan Lu, Chengyang Guo, Qun Wang, Sanhong Liu, Weidong Zhang

“…Abstract Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) are drugs that inhibit immune checkpoint (ICP) molecules to restore the antitumor activity of immune cells and eliminate tumor cells. Due to the limitations and certain side effects of current ICIs, such as programmed death protein‐1, programmed cell death‐ligand 1, and cytotoxic T lymphocyte‐associated antigen 4 (CTLA4) antibodies, there is an urgent need to find new drugs with ICP inhibitory effects. …”
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Clinicopathologic characteristics, therapeutic modalities and survival outcomes of plasmablastic lymphoma: A real-world study by Yan-Hua Zheng, Kun Xie, Hong-Yuan Shen, Zhuo Wan, Shan Gao, Wen-Rui Sun, Guang-Xun Gao, Li Liu, Juan Feng

“…Introduction Plasmablastic lymphoma (PBL), an extremely rare subtype of B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL), is characterized by aggressiveness, rapid progression and a bleak prognosis. …”
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Development of [F]FPy-WL12 as a PD-L1 Specific PET Imaging Peptide by Wojciech G. Lesniak PhD, Ronnie C. Mease PhD, Samit Chatterjee PhD, Dhiraj Kumar PhD, Ala Lisok MA, Bryan Wharram MS, Venkateswara Rao Kalagadda PhD, Leisha A. Emens MD, PhD, Martin G. Pomper MD, PhD, Sridhar Nimmagadda PhD

“…Expression of programmed cell death ligand 1 (PD-L1) within tumors is an important biomarker for guiding immune checkpoint therapies; however, immunohistochemistry-based methods of detection fail to provide a comprehensive picture of PD-L1 levels in an entire patient. …”
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Anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties of oleuropein in human keratinocytes characterized by bottom-up proteomics by Huifang Li, Ni Deng, Jiayi Yang, Yang Zhao, Xiaoxuan Jin, Ang Cai, Navindra P. Seeram, Hang Ma, Dongli Li, Huilan Yang, Chang Liu, Chang Liu

“…Oleuropein (50 and 100 µM) also alleviated oxidative stress in keratinocytes (HaCaT cells) by reducing H2O2-induced cell death by 6.4% and 9.2%, respectively. …”
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