supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(82373039);the University-Industry Collaboration Program(New Drug Targets and New Molecule Discovery and Technology 8210040001,2020-019)。
High efficacy,selectivity and cellular targeting of therapeutic agents has been an active area of investigation for decades.Currently,most clinically approved therapeutics are small molecules or protein/antibody biolo...
supported in part by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(31970689 to J.M.,32330047 and 31930057 to F.W.,82071970 to Y.W.and 82072506 to Y.L.);the Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars of Hubei Province(2023AFA109 to Y.W.);Hubei Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China(2024AFB971 to Q.R.).
Iron,an essential mineral in the body,is involved in numerous physiological processes,making the maintenance of iron homeostasis crucial for overall health.Both iron overload and deficiency can cause various disorders...
supported by grants from the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft(DFG)to U.P.(SFB 1192 A1 and C3);C.F.K.(SFB 1192 A5 and C3,KR 3483/3-1).
In a landmark study recently published in Cell,Berger et al.demonstrated that computationally designed miniproteins could serve as novel,orally available treatment strategies by specifically targeting cytokine signali...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation(81970738);the Natural science foundation project of Sichuan(2024NSFSC0599);the Key Research and Development Program of Chengdu(2023-YF09-00052-SN);1.3.5 project for disciplines of excellence,West China Hospital,Sichuan University(No.ZYGD23030);the National Key Research and Development Program of China(No.2022YFC2304800).
Metabolism,including glycolysis,oxidative phosphorylation,fatty acid oxidation,and other metabolic pathways,impacts the phenotypes and functions of immune cells.The metabolic regulation of the immune system is importa...
supported by the Fundamental Research Funds for the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.82103757,82273559,82104373 and 82304063);Sichuan Natural Science Foundation Project(2023NSFSC1554 and 24NSFSC5087).
Interferon Regulatory Factors(IRFs),a family of transcription factors,profoundly influence the immune system,impacting both physiological and pathological processes.This review explores the diverse functions of nine m...
supported by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft(DFG,project nr.536993790);the European Regional Development Fund(project ZELL-THEMA).
In a recent study published in Cell,Wang X et al.1 reported the first use of allogeneic anti-CD19 CAR T cells in patients with therapyresistant autoimmune diseases,demonstrating their effectiveness in reducing disease...
National Natural Science Foundation(No.82270200,No.82070203 and No.81770210);Taishan Scholars Program of Shandong Province;Shandong Provincial Engineering Research Center of Lymphoma;Key Research and Development Program of Shandong Province(No.2018CXGC1213);Academic Promotion Programme of Shandong First Medical University(No.2019QL018);Translational Research Grant of NCRCH(No.2021WWB02,No.2020ZKMB01).
Histone post-translational modifications (HPTMs), as one of the core mechanisms of epigenetic regulation, are garnering increasing attention due to their close association with the onset and progression of diseases an...
National Key Research and Development Program(2020YFC2004405);National Natural Science Foundation of China(82330021,82061160372,82270771);Central Military Commission Key Project of Basic Research for Application(BWJ21J003);Regional Joint Funding Key Project of Guangdong Basic Research and Basic Research for Application(2021B1515120083);Shenzhen Science and Technology Program(KCXFZ20211020163801002,ZDSYS20220606100801004,SGDX20230116092459009);Shenzhen Medical Research Fund(B2302020);Shenzhen Key Medical Discipline Construction Fund(SZXK002);Futian District Public Health Scientific Research Project of Shenzhen(FTWS2022001);Chinese Association of Integrative Medicine-Shanghai Hutchison Pharmaceuticals Fund(HMPE202202);China Heart House-Chinese Cardiovascular Association HX fund(2022-CCA-HX-090)to Hui Huang;National Natural Science Foundation of China(82073408)to JC.
Sex characteristics exhibit significant disparities in various human diseases,including prevalent cardiovascular diseases,cancers,metabolic disorders,autoimmune diseases,and neurodegenerative diseases.Risk profiles an...
supported by Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province,China(Grant no.ZR2021MH353);Health Science and Technology Team Building Project of Shandong Province.
Tertiary lymphoid structures(TLSs)are defined as lymphoid aggregates formed in non-hematopoietic organs under pathological conditions.Similar to secondary lymphoid organs(SLOs),the formation of TLSs relies on the inte...
supported by grants from the National Students’Platform for Innovation and Entrepreneurship Training Program of China(No.202212121004 and No.202212121023);the Guangdong Students’Platform for Innovation and Entrepreneurship Training Program(No.S202212121074);supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(82170231,82370410);Guangdong Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation(2023B1515020103).
The immune response holds a pivotal role in cardiovascular disease development.As multifunctional cells of the innate immune system,macrophages play an essential role in initial inflammatory response that occurs follo...