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Efgartigimod, an FcRn antagonist, as a potential treatment for post COVID-19 syndrome

Announcing a new publication for Acta Materia Medica journal.     A significant proportion of patients who survive COVID-19 develop a constellation of life-altering symptoms that persist long after the initial infection has resolved. This post-COVID-19 syndrome may result from the development of autoreactive IgG antibodies that cause inflammation and tissue injury. The authors of this article […]

Biological functions and therapeutic potential of acylation by histone acetyltransferases

Announcing a new publication for Acta Materia Medica journal.    Histone lysine acylation is a major class of histone post-translational modifications involved in essential biological activities, such as transcriptional regulation, DNA-damage repair, and cell-cycle progression. Abnormal acylation is strongly associated with various diseases, such as cancer. Thus, histone acetyltransferases (HATs), the “writers” that catalyze histone acylation, […]

Animal models of Alzheimer’s disease: preclinical insights and challenges

Announcing a new publication for Acta Materia Medica journal.  Alzheimer’s disease (AD), an irreversible neurodegenerative disease that progressively impairs memory and cognitive judgment, severely affects the quality of life and imposes a heavy burden on the healthcare system. No cure is currently available for AD, in part because the pathogenesis of this disease has not […]

Acta Materia Medica Call for Papers

Platinum open access journal – no APCs during 2023 Fast publication times The Co-Editors-in-Chief of Acta Materia Medica (AMM), Hongxi Xu, School of Pharmacy, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China and Wenyi Wei, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA invite you to submit an article to the journal. Acta Materia Medica provides an open […]

The International Conference on Natural Products and the Third Wudang International Traditional Chinese Medicine, August 21-25, 2023

The International Conference on Natural Products and the Third Wudang International Traditional Chinese Medicine Forum will be held in Shiyan, Hubei Province, China on August 21-25, 2023. With the theme of “Modernization and Internationalization of Chinese Medicines”, this symposium will cover five subject categories in Chinese Medicines/natural products: 1) Quality control and Drug Administration; 2)Phytochemistry; […]

Exploitation of platelets for antitumor drug delivery and modulation of the tumor immune microenvironment

Announcing a new publication for Acta Materia Medica journal. Platelets are blood components traditionally believed to have fundamental roles in vascular hemostasis and thrombosis. In recent years, platelets have received new attention for their roles in tumorigenesis and progression. On the one hand, platelets are actively recruited by various tumors and comprise a crucial part […]

Emerging role of HJURP as a therapeutic target in cancers

Announcing a new publication for Acta Materia Medica journal. Holliday junction recognition protein (HJURP) is a key molecular chaperone for centromere protein A (CENP-A), which is essential for chromosome separation during mitosis and cell cycle regulation. Recent studies have identified the essential role of HJURP in carcinogenesis. Abnormal upregulation of HJURP expression has been observed […]

Inhalable ciprofloxacin/polymyxin B dry powders in respiratory infection therapy

Announcing a new publication for Acta Materia Medica journal.  This study focuses on the formulation, physicochemical characterization, and antibacterial susceptibility testing of inhalable spray dried powders containing ciprofloxacin (CIP) and polymyxin B sulfate (PMB). CIP nanosuspensions with an average particle diameter of 435.9 ± 9.3 nm were initially obtained using the wet-milling protocol and subsequently […]

Acta Materia Medica (AMM) Editorial Board Meeting

First “i-Drug Discovery” International Innovative Drug Development Summit Forum       These events brought a surge of pharmaceutical academic enthusiasm to Shanghai on March 18th, 2023. AMM invited numerous senior and young experts to gather, including Professor Hongxi Xu from Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Professor Jian Li from East China University of […]

Acta Materia Medica Call for Papers

The Co-Editors-in-Chief of Acta Materia Medica (AMM), Hongxi Xu, School of Pharmacy, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China and Wenyi Wei, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA invite you to submit an article to the journal. Acta Materia Medica provides an open platform for rapid publication of the latest findings, approaches, and viewpoints […]