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A brief clinical genetics review: stepwise diagnostic processes of a monogenic disorder-hypertriglyceridemia.

The completion of the Human Genome Project and tremendous advances in automated high-throughput genetic analysis technologies have enabled explosive progress in the field of genetics, which resulted in countless discoveries of novel genes and pathways. Many phenotype- or disease-associated single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) with a high statistical significance have been identified through numerous genome-wide association studies (GWAS), and various polygenic risk scoring (PRS) schemes have been proposed to identify individuals with a high risk for a certain trait or disorder. Meanwhile, me

Vitamin C Transporters and Their Implications in Carcinogenesis.

Vitamin C is implicated in various bodily functions due to its unique properties in redox homeostasis. Moreover, vitamin C also plays a great role in restoring the activity of 2-oxoglutarate and Fe2+ dependent dioxygenases (2-OGDD), which are involved in active DNA demethylation (TET proteins), the demethylation of histones, and hypoxia processes. Therefore, vitamin C may be engaged in the regulation of gene expression or in a hypoxic state. Hence, vitamin C has acquired great interest for its plausible effects on cancer treatment. Since its conceptualization, the role of vitamin C in cancer t

Circular RNAs and Drug Resistance in Genitourinary Cancers: A Literature Review.

In recent years, systematic treatment has made great progress in genitourinary tumors. However, some patients develop resistance to the treatments, resulting in an increase in mortality. Circular RNAs (circRNAs) form a class of non-coding RNAs with high stability and significant clinical relevance. Accumulating evidence indicates that circRNAs play a vital role in cancer development and tumor chemotherapy resistance. This review summarizes the molecular and cellular mechanisms of drug resistance mediated by circRNAs to common drugs used in the treatment of genitourinary tumors. Several circRNA

Lactylation in health and disease: physiological or pathological?

Lactate is an indispensable substance in various cellular physiological functions and plays regulatory roles in different aspects of energy metabolism and signal transduction. Lactylation (Kla), a key pathway through which lactate exerts its functions, has been identified as a novel posttranslational modification (PTM). Research indicates that Kla is an essential balancing mechanism in a variety of organisms and is involved in many key cellular biological processes through different pathways. Kla is closely related to disease development and represents a potential and important new drug target

Different origin-derived exosomes and their clinical advantages in cancer therapy.

Exosomes, as a class of small extracellular vesicles closely related to the biological behavior of various types of tumors, are currently attracting research attention in cancer diagnosis and treatment. Regarding cancer diagnosis, the stability of their membrane structure and their wide distribution in body fluids render exosomes promising biomarkers. It is expected that exosome-based liquid biopsy will become an important tool for tumor diagnosis in the future. For cancer treatment, exosomes, as the "golden communicators" between cells, can be designed to deliver different drugs, aiming to ac

Exploring the impact of m6A modification on immune diseases: mechanisms and therapeutic implication.

N6-methyladenosine (m6A) is a chemical modification of RNA and has become a widely discussed topic among scientific researchers in recent years. It is distributed in various organisms, including eukaryotes and bacteria. It has been found that m6A is composed of writers, erasers and readers and is involved in biological functions such as splicing, transport and translation of RNA. The balance of the human immune microenvironment is important for human health abnormalities. Increasing studies have found that m6A affects the development of immune diseases such as inflammatory enteritis and system

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… Positive natural selection of N6-methyladenosine on the Rnas of processed pseudogenes. Genome Biol. (2021) 22:180. doi: 10.1186/s13059-021-02402-2 85. Takeuchi O, Akira S. Pattern recognition receptors and inflammation. Cell. (2010) 140:805–20. doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2010.01.022 86. …

Beyond Pain Relief: A Review on Cannabidiol Potential in Medical Therapies.

The phytocannabinoid cannabidiol (CBD) is receiving increasing attention due to its pharmacological properties. Although CBD is extracted from Cannabis sativa, it lacks the psychoactive effects of Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and has become an attractive compound for pharmacological uses due to its anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, anticonvulsant, and anxiolytic potential. The molecular mechanisms involved in CBD's biological effects are not limited to its interaction with classical cannabinoid receptors, exerting anti-inflammatory or pain-relief effects. Several pieces of evidence demonstrate

An immunotherapeutic approach to decipher the role of long non-coding RNAs in cancer progression, resistance and epigenetic regulation of immune cells.

Immunotherapeutic treatments are gaining attention due to their effective anti-tumor response. Particularly, the revolution of immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) produces promising outcomes for various cancer types. However, the usage of immunotherapy is limited due to its low response rate, suggesting that tumor cells escape the immune surveillance. Rapid advances in transcriptomic profiling have led to recognize immune-related long non-coding RNAs (LncRNAs), as regulators of immune cell-specific gene expression that mediates immune stimulatory as well as suppression of immune response, indi

Integrative multi-omics analysis reveals CXCL10-driven inflammation and TREM2 + macrophage-plasma cell survival niche as hallmarks of late-stage rheumatoid arthritis.

BACKGROUND: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is characterized by persistent synovial inflammation, yet the molecular mechanisms distinguishing early from late-stage disease remain incompletely elucidated. Identifying stage-specific biomarkers and pathogenic cellular interactions is crucial for precision medicine. OBJECTIVE: To comprehensively characterize the transcriptomic landscape and cellular composition of early versus late RA synovium, identify diagnostic biomarkers, and elucidate key pathogenic cell–cell interactions driving disease chronicity. METHODS: Synovial tissues from 51 RA patients (13

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… Reads mapping to ribosomal RNA, mitochondrial genes, and pseudogenes were excluded from downstream analysis. Differential gene expression analysis between early and late RA groups was performed using the limma package in R (v4.2.0). …

Epi-Immunotherapy in Cancer Treatment: Mechanisms, Clinical Progress, and Future Directions.

Cancer immunotherapy is a groundbreaking therapeutic strategy, yet it continues to face significant challenges, including limited overall response rates and treatment resistance. Emerging research has demonstrated the pivotal role of epigenetic modifications in tumor immune evasion, providing a strong rationale for developing "epi-immunotherapy"-an innovative approach that combines epigenetic therapy with immunotherapy. This comprehensive review systematically examines how epigenetic regulation mediates tumor immune escape and the mechanisms involved, including suppression of tumor antigen exp

Application of Next Generation Sequencing in Laboratory Medicine.

The rapid development of next-generation sequencing (NGS) technology, including advances in sequencing chemistry, sequencing technologies, bioinformatics, and data interpretation, has facilitated its wide clinical application in precision medicine. This review describes current sequencing technologies, including short- and long-read sequencing technologies, and highlights the clinical application of NGS in inherited diseases, oncology, and infectious diseases. We review NGS approaches and clinical diagnosis for constitutional disorders; summarize the application of U.S. Food and Drug Administr

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… Third generation sequencing technologies Although the second-generation sequencing technologies have hugely impacted the NGS field, we still face many challenges such as short sequence reads leading to sequence gaps, alignment issues associated with repetitive regions or pseudogenes, and PCR artifacts …

Олептические рецепторы в нейронной регенерации в центральной нервной системе.

Олептические рецепторы имеют решающее значение для обнаружения запахов и играют жизненно важную роль в нашем чувстве запаха, оказывая влияние на поведение, начиная от выбора пищи и кончая эмоциональными воспоминаниями. Эти рецепторы также способствуют нашему восприятию вкуса и могут применяться в медицинской диагностике и экологическом мониторинге. Способность обонятельной системы регенерировать свои сенсорные нейроны обеспечивает уникальную модель для изучения нейронной регенерации — явления, которое в основном отсутствует в центральной нервной системе. Понимание, полученное благодаря тому, к

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… A large proportion of olfactory receptor genes in the genome are pseudogenes, meaning they have lost functionality during evolution. …

Innovative Peptide Therapeutics in the Pipeline: Transforming Cancer Detection and Treatment.

Cancer remains a leading global health burden, profoundly affecting patient survival and quality of life. Current treatments-including chemotherapy, radiotherapy, immunotherapy, and surgery-are often limited by toxicity or insufficient specificity. Conventional chemotherapy, for instance, indiscriminately attacks rapidly dividing cells, causing severe side effects. In contrast, peptide-based therapeutics offer a paradigm shift, combining high tumour-targeting precision with minimal off-target effects. Their low immunogenicity, multi-pathway modulation capabilities, and adaptability for diagnos

Calcium-Permeable Channels Cooperation for Rheumatoid Arthritis: Therapeutic Opportunities.

Rheumatoid arthritis is a common autoimmune disease that results from the deposition of antibodies-autoantigens in the joints, leading to long-lasting inflammation. The main features of RA include cartilage damage, synovial invasion and flare-ups of intra-articular inflammation, and these pathological processes significantly reduce patients' quality of life. To date, there is still no drug target that can act in rheumatoid arthritis. Therefore, the search for novel drug targets has become urgent. Due to their unique physicochemical properties, calcium ions play an important role in all cellula

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Imiglucerase in the treatment of Gaucher disease: a history and perspective.

The scientific and therapeutic development of imiglucerase (Cerezyme(®)) by the Genzyme Corporation is a paradigm case for a critical examination of current trends in biotechnology. In this article the authors argue that contemporary interest in treatments for rare diseases by major pharmaceutical companies stems in large part from an exception among rarities: the astonishing commercial success of Cerezyme. The fortunes of the Genzyme Corporation, latterly acquired by global giant Sanofi SA, were founded on the evolution of a blockbuster therapy for a single but, as it turns out, propitious ul

MicroRNAs and long non-coding RNAs in pancreatic cancer: From epigenetics to potential clinical applications.

MicroRNAs (miRNAs) and long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) are two relevant classes of non-coding RNAs (ncRNAs) that play a pivotal role in a number of molecular processes through different epigenetic regulatory mechanisms of gene expression. As a matter of fact, the altered expression of these types of RNAs leads to the development and progression of a varied range of multifactorial human diseases. Several recent reports elucidated that miRNA and lncRNAs have been implicated in pancreatic cancer (PC). For instance, dysregulation of such ncRNAs has been found to be associated with chemoresistance,

Nanotechnology and Matrix Metalloproteinases in Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment.

Cancer is still one of the leading causes of death worldwide. This great mortality is due to its late diagnosis when the disease is already at advanced stages. Although the efforts made to develop more effective treatments, around 90% of cancer deaths are due to metastasis that confers a systemic character to the disease. Likewise, matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are endopeptidases that participate in all the events of the metastatic process. MMPs' augmented concentrations and an increased enzymatic activity have been considered bad prognosis markers of the disease. Therefore, synthetic inhib

Fucoidan Structure and Activity in Relation to Anti-Cancer Mechanisms.

Fucoidan is a natural derived compound found in different species of brown algae and in some animals, that has gained attention for its anticancer properties. However, the exact mechanism of action is currently unknown. Therefore, this review will address fucoidans structure, the bioavailability, and all known different pathways affected by fucoidan, in order to formulate fucoidans structure and activity in relation to its anti-cancer mechanisms. The general bioactivity of fucoidan is difficult to establish due to factors like species-related structural diversity, growth conditions, and the ex

Machine learning in onco-pharmacogenomics: a path to precision medicine with many challenges.

Over the past two decades, Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS) has revolutionized the approach to cancer research. Applications of NGS include the identification of tumor specific alterations that can influence tumor pathobiology and also impact diagnosis, prognosis and therapeutic options. Pharmacogenomics (PGx) studies the role of inheritance of individual genetic patterns in drug response and has taken advantage of NGS technology as it provides access to high-throughput data that can, however, be difficult to manage. Machine learning (ML) has recently been used in the life sciences to discover

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… In addition, sequencing of some parts of the genome remains challenging, e.g., highly polygenic regions, pseudogenes, triplet expansions, low complexity regions, short repetitive sequences, regions of high-similarity, and complex structural rearrangements ( Treangen and Salzberg, 2012 ; Rojahn et al. …