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Natural supramolecular photosensitizer with in situ switchable photothermal/photodynamic effects as an imaging platform for precise and controlled cancer synergistic therapy

Announcing a new publication for Acta Materia Medica journal. Treatment of cancer can be challenging, because of the disease’s intricate and varied nature. Consequently, developing nanomedicines with multimodal therapeutic capabilities for precise tumor therapy holds substantial promise in advancing cancer treatment. Herein, a nanoplatform strategy involving supramolecular photosensitizer (ETSCe6 NPs) and chelated metal ions (Au […]

Coumarin derivatives as inhibitors against monoamine oxidase: structure-activity relationships and inhibitory mechanisms

Announcing a new publication for Acta Materia Medica journal. Monoamine oxidase (MAO) is a useful target in the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases and depressive disorders. Understanding the structure-activity relationship (SAR) and mechanisms underlying MAO inhibitors is crucial but challenging. The coumarin scaffold has been shown to be ideal for MAO inhibitors, yet the SAR for […]

Randomized, waitlist-controlled trial of Cordyceps sinensis mycelium culture extract (Cs4) for long COVID patients in Hong Kong

Announcing a new publication for Acta Materia Medica journal. Cordyceps sinensis mycelium culture extract (Cs4) were assessed for alleviating long COVID symptoms. In this randomized trial 110 participants were assigned to receive Cs4 (55 participants) or were waitlisted (55 participants) for 12 weeks. The primary outcome was the change in long COVID symptom severity at 12 […]

Pathologic and therapeutic insights into cholestatic liver disease-associated depressive disorder

cholestatic liver disease therapeutic

Announcing a new publication for Acta Materia Medica journal. The prevalence of depressive-like behavior is significantly higher in patients with cholestatic liver disease, leading to a notable reduction in the quality of life. This situation underscores the urgent need to investigate the mechanisms underlying the association between cholestasis and clinical depression. This review provides a […]

Exploring food and medicine homology: potential implications for cancer treatment innovations

Food and medicine homology

Announcing a new publication for Acta Materia Medica journal. The concept of food and medicine homology (FMH) is deeply embedded in traditional Chinese medicine and carries historical importance. The recent rigorous definition of FMH pertains to substances that exhibit both pharmacological and nutritional functions and have active ingredients that are fundamentally non-toxic and appropriate for […]

EGCG inhibits ferroptosis to ameliorate APAP-induced liver injury by suppressing NEDD8 and stabilizing HUWE1 in vivo and in vitro

EGCG in APAP-induced liver injury

Announcing a new publication for Acta Materia Medica journal. Excessive consumption of acetaminophen (APAP) has emerged as the primary culprit behind drug-induced liver injury (DILI), with N-acetylcysteine serving as the principal antidote. However, use of N-acetylcysteine is limited to the early stages of APAP-induced DILI and may cause adverse side effects. Consequently, it is imperative […]

Antineoplastic effects of icaritin: molecular mechanisms and applications

Announcing a new publication for Acta Materia Medica journal. Icaritin (ICA) is a prenylflavonoid natural product extracted from plants of the Epimedium genus. The approval of ICA softgel capsules as a class 1.2 traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) innovative drug represents a major advancement offering a novel therapeutic approach for patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Class […]

Progress in the structural modification and pharmacological activity of isosteviol

Announcing a new publication for Acta Materia Medica journal. Isosteviol and its derivatives, diterpene compounds with a wide range of biological activities, play important antiviral, antibacterial, antioxidant, antitumor, analgesic, anti-inflammatory, antipyretic, antifungal, and anticardiovascular disease roles. Because of its unique diterpene skeleton, isosteviol is frequently used as an active framework in drug synthesis, thus helping […]

Deciphering the regulatory programs of RNA binding proteins in rheumatoid arthritis through single-cell transcriptome analysis

Announcing a new publication for Acta Materia Medica journal. Single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) data from published datasets were obtained to investigate the expression and dysregulation of RNA-binding proteins (RBPs), which are critical for alternative mRNA splicing and translational control in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). How RBP regulation differs between RA and osteoarthritis (OA) was examined using […]

MiR-128-3p mediates MRP2 internalization in estrogen-induced cholestasis through targeting PDZK1

Announcing a new publication for Acta Materia Medica journal. Estrogens have been reported to cause dysfunction in biliary transport systems, thereby inducing cholestasis. Multidrug resistance-associated protein 2 (MRP2) is a transporter responsible for independent bile flow. Emerging evidence indicates that PDZ domain containing 1 (PDZK1) regulates localization of MRP2; however, PDZK1’s role and regulatory machinery […]