Molecular Biomedicine | Cleavage of the selective autophagy receptor SQSTM1/p62 by the SARS-CoV-2 main protease NSP5 prevents the autophagic degradation of viral membrane proteins

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has caused the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) global pandemic. Omicron, a new variant of SARS-CoV-2, has the characteristics of strong....

2022-06-03

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Molecular Biomedicine | Characterization of chronic relapsing antibody mediated arthritis in mice with a mutation in Ncf1 causing reduced oxidative burst

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic autoimmune disorder affecting joints with a hallmark of autoantibody production. Mannan-enhanced collagen type II (COL2) antibody induced arthritis (mCAIA) in ne....

2022-05-12

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Molecular Biomedicine | Human Identical Sequences, hyaluronan, and hymecromone ─ the new mechanism and management of COVID-19

COVID-19 caused by SARS-CoV-2 has created formidable damage to public health and market economy. Currently, SARS-CoV-2 variants has exacerbated the transmission from person-to-person. Even after a gre....

2022-05-20

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MedComm | Antigenicity comparison of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron sublineages with other variants containedmultiple mutations in RBD

The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) variants, particularly those with multiple mutations in receptor-binding domain (RBD), pose a critical challenge to the efficacy of c....

2022-04-07

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Molecular Biomedicine | Therapeutic progress and challenges for triple negative breast cancer: targeted therapy and immunotherapy

Triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) is a subtype of breast cancer, with estrogen receptor, human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 and progesterone receptor negative. TNBC is characterized by high h....

2022-03-04

MedComm | Tyrosine phosphatase SHP2 exacerbates psoriasis-like skin inflammation in mice via ERK5-dependent NETosis

Psoriasis is a chronic inflammatory skin disease, often accompanied by increased infiltration of immune cells, especially neutrophils. However, the detailed mechanism of the neutrophil function in pso....

2022-03-04

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MedComm | Low hemoglobin is associated with worse outcomes via larger hematoma volume in intracerebral hemorrhage due to systemic disease

Whether hemoglobin is associated with outcomes of a specific subtype of intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) is unknown. A total of 4643 patients with ICH from a multicenter cohort were included in the anal....

2022-02-23

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Molecular Biomedicine | Stem cell therapy for COVID-19 pneumonia

Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) virus is a highly contagious microorganism, and despite substantial investigation, no progress has been achieved in treating post-COVID com....

2022-02-17

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MedComm | Differential expression of inhibitory receptor NKG2A distinguishes disease-specific exhausted CD8+ T cells

Exhausted CD8+ T (Tex) cells are caused by persistent antigenic stimulation during chronic viral infection or tumorigenesis. Tex cells upregulate and sustain the expressions of multiple immune inhibit....

2022-01-10

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