Biology & Life sciences - Table of Contents

October 14, 2021

Betulinic acid decreases lipid accumulation in adipogenesis-induced human mesenchymal stem cells with upregulation of PGC-1α and UCP-1 and post-transcriptional downregulation of adiponectin and leptin secretion

Sasithon Senamontree, Thitiporn Lakthan, Pornsri Charoenpanich, Chanpen Chanchao, Adisri Charoenpanich

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.12321 PubMed 34721992

October 15, 2021

The role of zinc transporter proteins as predictive and prognostic biomarkers of hepatocellular cancer

Ceylan V. Bitirim

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.12314 PubMed 34721988

October 8, 2021

WIN 55,212-2 shows anti-inflammatory and survival properties in human iPSC-derived cardiomyocytes infected with SARS-CoV-2

Luiz Guilherme H. S. Aragão, Júlia T. Oliveira, Jairo R. Temerozo, Mayara A. Mendes, José Alexandre Salerno, Carolina S. G. Pedrosa, Teresa Puig-Pijuan, Carla P. Veríssimo, Isis M. Ornelas, Thayana Torquato, Gabriela Vitória, Carolina Q. Sacramento, Natalia Fintelman-Rodrigues, Suelen da Silva Gomes Dias, Vinicius Cardoso Soares, Letícia R. Q. Souza, Karina Karmirian, Livia Goto-Silva, Diogo Biagi, Estela M. Cruvinel, Rafael Dariolli, Daniel R. Furtado, Patrícia T. Bozza, Helena L. Borges, Thiago M. L. Souza, Marília Zaluar P. Guimarães, Stevens K. Rehen

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.12262 PubMed 34707939

October 11, 2021

Extracellular pH, osmolarity, temperature and humidity could discourage SARS-CoV-2 cell docking and propagation via intercellular signaling pathways

Franco Cicconetti, Piero Sestili, Valeria Madiai, Maria Cristina Albertini, Luigi Campanella, Sofia Coppari, Daniele Fraternale, Bryan Saunders, Laura Teodori

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.12227 PubMed 34721966

October 28, 2021

A novel role for apatinib in enhancing radiosensitivity in non-small cell lung cancer cells by suppressing the AKT and ERK pathways

Lin Li, Yuexian Li, Huawei Zou

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.12356 PubMed 34760374

October 26, 2021

Identification and validation of candidate genes dysregulated in alveolar macrophages of acute respiratory distress syndrome

Yong Mao, Xin Lv, Wei Xu, Youguo Ying, Zonghe Qin, Handi Liao, Li Chen, Ya Liu

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.12312 PubMed 34754619

October 26, 2021

Functional drug–target–disease network analysis of gene–phenotype connectivity for curcumin in hepatocellular carcinoma

Yuanyuan Zhao, Jiahao Tao, Zhuangzhong Chen, Suihui Li, Zeyu Liu, Lizhu Lin, Linzhu Zhai