Tumor Extracellular Vesicle–Derived PD-L1 Promotes T Cell Senescence Through Lipid Metabolism Reprogramming

PD-L1 in Tumor-Derived Extracellular Vesicles Promotes T Cell Senescence through Lipid Metabolism Reprogramming Academic Background In recent years, immunotherapy has shown great promise in cancer treatment, particularly in checkpoint blockade therapies targeting PD-1/PD-L1 (programmed cell death protein 1 and its ligand) and CTLA-4 (cytotoxic T-ly...

Selective Abrogation of S6K2 Identifies Lipid Homeostasis as a Survival Vulnerability in MAPK Inhibitor–Resistant NRAS-Mutant Melanoma

Academic Background NRAS-mutant (NRASmut) melanoma is a highly aggressive tumor type, accounting for nearly 30% of all melanoma cases. NRAS is an oncogene that persistently activates the mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) signaling pathway, which plays a critical role in melanoma development. However, despite extensive research on MAPK pathway...

Adiporon Ameliorates the Progression of Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction via Mitigating Lipid Accumulation and Fibrosis

Adiporon Ameliorates the Progression of Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF) by Reducing Lipid Accumulation and Fibrosis Research Background Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) is the most common type of heart failure, often coexisting with metabolic disorders such as obesity, diabetes, and hypertension. Althoug...

GPR56-mediated sensing of the steroid hormone 17α-hydroxypregnenolone protects against ferroptosis-induced liver injury

The Role of Protein-Coupled Receptor GPR56 and Its Protective Mechanism in Ferroptosis-Induced Liver Injury In recent years, ferroptosis has emerged as a new form of programmed cell death, becoming a hot topic in scientific research. It is characterized by cell death due to phospholipid peroxidation and is significantly different from traditional a...

Amelioration of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease by Inhibiting the Deubiquitylating Enzyme RPN11

Study on the Suppression of Deubiquitinase Rpn11 to Improve Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) Background Introduction Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and its more severe form, non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), have become major global public health issues. The rapid increase in their incidence has made them leading causes of c...

m6A mRNA Methylation in Brown Fat Regulates Systemic Insulin Sensitivity via an Inter-Organ Prostaglandin Signaling Axis Independent of UCP1

The Role of m6A mRNA Methylation in Adipose Tissue: A Breakthrough Discovery of Cross-Organ Prostaglandin Signaling Axis in Insulin Sensitivity Regulation Research Background and Motivation In recent years, the potential role of brown adipose tissue (BAT) in human metabolic regulation has attracted widespread attention. Known for its thermogenic pr...

Study on the Apoptosis Induction of Bladder Cancer Stem Cells by Inhibiting Stearoyl-CoA Desaturase

Research Background Bladder cancer is a highly prevalent malignant tumor worldwide, ranking as the fourth most common malignancy in men. According to the 2016 report by the National Cancer Center of China (NCCR), bladder cancer ranks sixth in incidence among male malignancies. Despite continuous improvements in medical diagnostic methods and surgic...

Raman-Based Machine Learning Platform Reveals Unique Metabolic Differences Between IDHmut and IDHwt Glioma

Study on Metabolic Differences between IDH Mutant and Wild-type Glioma Cells Using Raman Spectroscopy and Machine Learning Platform Background Introduction In the diagnosis and treatment of gliomas, formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tissue sections are commonly used. However, due to background noise interference from the embedding medium, th...