Announcing a new publication for Acta Materia Medica journal. Geroprotectors that delay aging have substantial potential for preventing and mitigating age-related diseases. Natural products derived from traditional herbal medicines are promising candidates for geroprotector discovery, because of their multi-target mechanisms and preventive health benefits. Through screening of 836 Chinese herbal medicine extracts, it was identified […]
Announcing a new publication for Acta Materia Medica journal. Proteins of the gasdermin family are executors of pyroptosis. Upon cleavage-dependent/independent activation, gasdermins form pores on the cell membrane, which damage the integrity of the cell membrane and lead to pro-inflammatory cellular content release and lytic cell death. The role of gasdermin in pyroptosis-associated diseases, such […]
Announcing a new publication for Acta Materia Medica journal. The prevalence of diabetes is increasing and expected to become a major global health burden. Various pharmaceutical approaches have been used to manage diabetes and reduce the associated risks. Subcutaneous insulin injection remains the primary treatment due to the physicochemical properties of insulin, which limit oral […]
Announcing a new publication for Acta Materia Medica journal. In addition to regulating lipid biosynthesis and uptake, sterol regulatory element binding protein (SREBP) is involved in mediating biological signaling networks. SREBP is a key transcription factor in the regulation of physiologic and pathologic lipid metabolism processes. “SREBP” was used as a keyword in searches on […]
Announcing a new publication for Acta Materia Medica journal. Neurologic disorders are the leading cause of illness and disability as a result of increased life expectancy and global population aging, highlighting the urgent need and great challenge for discovering neuroprotective agents with better efficacy and minimal side-effects. Catalpol, an iridoid glycoside derived from Rehmanniae Radix, […]
Announcing a new publication for Acta Materia Medica journal. Proteolysis targeting chimera (PROTAC) technology has emerged as a powerful tool in drug discovery that enables targeted protein degradation through a unique bifunctional approach. This review provides a comprehensive overview of PROTACs with a focus on recent advances in enhancing selectivity and therapeutic potential. We begin […]
Announcing a new publication for Acta Materia Medica journal. Tumor ferroptosis, a regulated form of cell death driven by iron-dependent lipid peroxidation, has emerged as a promising therapeutic strategy for combating cancers, particularly in cases involving cancer stem cells (CSCs) and drug resistance. In recent years nanomaterial-based approaches have gained significant attention for the potential […]
Announcing a new publication for Acta Materia Medica journal. The HIV-1 capsid protein (CA) plays a crucial role in viral replication by orchestrating nuclear entry through interactions with host nuclear pore complexes (NPCs). Recent research has revealed that HIV-1 CA actively disrupts NPC architecture via phenylalanine-glycine (FG)-repeat nucleoporin interactions, thereby enabling nuclear translocation of viral […]
Announcing a new publication for Acta Materia Medica journal. Psoriasis is a chronic inflammatory disorder for which phosphodiesterase-4 (PDE4) inhibitors have emerged as promising therapeutic agents due to an ability to regulate inflammatory signaling pathways. In this study 1200 methanolic extracts from Chinese medicinal plants were screened and Eclipta prostrata (L.) Linn. (E. prostrata) was shown to […]
Announcing a new publication for Acta Materia Medica journal. A preclinical study has developed a precision nano-intervention strategy targeting tumor-associated nerves to destroy nerve-fueled tumor growth in pancreatic cancer. In this strategy, Escherichia coli Nissle 1917-derived outer membrane vesicles (OMVs) are decorated with nerve-binding peptide for targeted delivery of co-loaded tropomyosin receptor kinase (Trk) inhibitors to tumor-associated […]