Direct molecular targets of resveratrol: identifying key interactions to unlock complex mechanisms

2015 ◽  
Vol 1348 (1) ◽  
pp. 124-133 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert G. Britton ◽  
Christina Kovoor ◽  
Karen Brown
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Targets ◽  
Complex Mechanisms

Inflammageing in the cardiovascular system: mechanisms, emerging targets, and novel therapeutic strategies

2020 ◽  
Vol 134 (17) ◽  
pp. 2243-2262
Author(s):  
Danlin Liu ◽  
Gavin Richardson ◽  
Fehmi M. Benli ◽  
Catherine Park ◽  
João V. de Souza ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cardiovascular Diseases ◽  
Cardiovascular System ◽  
Nlrp3 Inflammasome ◽  
Molecular Mechanisms ◽  
Molecular Targets ◽  
Therapeutic Interventions ◽  
Low Grade ◽  
Cardiovascular Research ◽  
Inflammatory Processes ◽  
Ach Receptors

Abstract In the elderly population, pathological inflammation has been associated with ageing-associated diseases. The term ‘inflammageing’, which was used for the first time by Franceschi and co-workers in 2000, is associated with the chronic, low-grade, subclinical inflammatory processes coupled to biological ageing. The source of these inflammatory processes is debated. The senescence-associated secretory phenotype (SASP) has been proposed as the main origin of inflammageing. The SASP is characterised by the release of inflammatory cytokines, elevated activation of the NLRP3 inflammasome, altered regulation of acetylcholine (ACh) nicotinic receptors, and abnormal NAD+ metabolism. Therefore, SASP may be ‘druggable’ by small molecule therapeutics targeting those emerging molecular targets. It has been shown that inflammageing is a hallmark of various cardiovascular diseases, including atherosclerosis, hypertension, and adverse cardiac remodelling. Therefore, the pathomechanism involving SASP activation via the NLRP3 inflammasome; modulation of NLRP3 via α7 nicotinic ACh receptors; and modulation by senolytics targeting other proteins have gained a lot of interest within cardiovascular research and drug development communities. In this review, which offers a unique view from both clinical and preclinical target-based drug discovery perspectives, we have focused on cardiovascular inflammageing and its molecular mechanisms. We have outlined the mechanistic links between inflammageing, SASP, interleukin (IL)-1β, NLRP3 inflammasome, nicotinic ACh receptors, and molecular targets of senolytic drugs in the context of cardiovascular diseases. We have addressed the ‘druggability’ of NLRP3 and nicotinic α7 receptors by small molecules, as these proteins represent novel and exciting targets for therapeutic interventions targeting inflammageing in the cardiovascular system and beyond.

Exneriana – II – The Scientific Legacy of John E. Exner, Jr. 1Part of this paper was presented at the XIXth International Congress of Rorschach and Projective Methods, July 22–26, 2008, Louvain, Belgium.

2008 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 81-107 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anne Andronikof
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Studies ◽  
Experimental Studies ◽  
Scientific Work ◽  
International Congress ◽  
Response Process ◽  
Scientific Legacy ◽  
Projective Test ◽  
Projective Methods ◽  
Comprehensive Picture ◽  
Complex Mechanisms

Based on an analysis of John Exner’s peer-reviewed published work from 1959 to 2007, plus a brief comment for an editorial in Rorschachiana, the author draws a comprehensive picture of the scientific work of this outstanding personality. The article is divided into three sections: (1) the experimental studies on the Rorschach, (2) the clinical studies using the Rorschach, and (3) Exner’s “testament,” which we draw from the last paper he saw published before his death (Exner, 2001/2002). The experimental studies were aimed at better understanding the nature of the test, in particular the respective roles of perception and projection in the response process. These fundamental studies led to a deeper understanding of the complex mechanisms involved in the Rorschach responses and introduced some hypotheses about the intentions of the author of the test. The latter were subsequently confirmed by the preparatory sketches and documents of Hermann Rorschach, which today can be seen at the H. Rorschach Archives and Museum in Bern (Switzerland). Exner’s research has evidenced the notion that the Rorschach is a perceptive-cognitive-projective test.

Structure-based identification of ER and ACAT as molecular targets involved in the chemopreventive activity of the citrus auraptene

Planta Medica ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 74 (09) ◽  
Author(s):  
P De Medina ◽  
S Genovese ◽  
M Pailasse ◽  
S Silvente-Poirot ◽  
M Curini ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Targets ◽  
Chemopreventive Activity

Antitumoral effects of metformin on cancer stem cells: identification of novel molecular targets

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roberto Wurth ◽  
Marta Gritti ◽  
Marina Angelini ◽  
Federica Barbieri ◽  
Michele Mazzanti ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Stem Cells ◽  
Cancer Stem Cells ◽  
Molecular Targets

Steroid Receptors as Molecular Targets for Cancer Diagnosis and Therapy

2009 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 207-273 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pramod Mishra ◽  
Arvind Gulbake ◽  
Aviral Jain ◽  
Piush Khare ◽  
Vandana Soni ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cancer Diagnosis ◽  
Steroid Receptors ◽  
Molecular Targets ◽  
Diagnosis And Therapy ◽  
Cancer Diagnosis And Therapy
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