PI3K

[Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology] Researchers found that NAMPT overexpression protected human coronary artery endothelial cells from H2O2-induced injury through promoting cell viability, inhibiting cell apoptosis, enhancing cell motility, and promoting tube formation.

[Scientific Reports] The anti-cancer effects of Tanshinone IIA (Tan-IIA) were investigated by using subcutaneous tumorigenic model in nude mice and in the human cholangiocarcinoma cell lines in vitro. Tan-IIA treatment considerably suppressed the proliferation and migration of Cholangiocarcinoma cells while inducing apoptosis of Cholangiocarcinoma cells.

[Bone Marrow Transplantation] Further preclinical and clinical studies will explore defibrotide’s potential utility in a broader range of disorders resulting from endothelial cell activation and dysfunction.

[iScience] The authors reported that myofibroblasts expressed and secreted PKM2. Extracellular PKM2 upregulated arginase-1 expression in myofibroblasts, therefore facilitating proline biosynthesis and subsequent collagen production.

[Cell Cycle] Researchers conducted quantitative reverse transcription PCR to find that circ_0004018 was down-regulated in hepatocellular carcinoma cells. Western blot analysis was performed to detect the protein levels of phosphatase and tensin homologue and related factors of PI3K/AKT signaling pathway.

[Cell Biology International] Researchers showed that methyltransferase-like 3 (METTL3) was downregulated in mice ischemia-reperfusion (I/R) myocardial tissues and hypoxic/re-oxygenated (H/R) cardiomyocytes, and upregulation of METTL3 attenuated I/R and H/R-induced cell apoptosis.