The coronavirus pathogenesis pathway, which consists of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) coronavirus infection and signaling pathways, including the interferon pathway, the transforming growth factor beta pathway, the mitogen-activated protein kinase pathway, the apoptosis pathway, and the inflammation pathway, is activated upon coronaviral infection. An artificial intelligence approach based on machine learning was utilized to develop models with images of the coronavirus pathogenesis pathway to predict the activation states. Data on coronaviral infection held in a database were analyzed with Ingenuity Pathway Analysis (IPA), a network pathway analysis tool.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFN,N,N-trimethyl chitosan (TMC) is a promising biopolymer for pharmaceutical applications due to its enhanced solubility and bioadhesive properties, though its cytotoxic limitations necessitate careful modification to ensure safety and efficacy. This study sought to investigate whether nanoparticle (NP) formation could reduce the anticipated cytotoxic effects of TMC, thus improving its applicability across a wider spectrum of pharmaceutical uses. TMC's capability to form NPs with anionic polyelectrolytes led to the application of chondroitin sulfate (ChS) in this study.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCausal networks are important for understanding disease signaling alterations. To reveal the network pathways affected in the epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) and cancer stem cells (CSCs), which are related to the poor prognosis of cancer, the molecular networks and gene expression in diffuse- and intestinal-type gastric cancer (GC) were analyzed. The network pathways in GC were analyzed using Ingenuity Pathway Analysis (IPA).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFControlling the end-groups of biocompatible polymers is crucial for enabling polymer-based therapeutics and nanomedicine. Typically, end-group diversification is a challenging and time-consuming endeavor, especially for polymers prepared via ionic polymerization mechanisms with limited functional group tolerance. In this study, we present a facile end-group diversification approach for poly(2-oxazoline)s (POx), enabling quick and reliable production of heterotelechelic polymers to facilitate POxylation.
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November 2023