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Overall, the regulation of Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway remains intriguingly complex and is not fully understood in spite of the widespread research efforts. Its intricacy remains a major barrier in the development of chemotherapeutic agent that specifically targets it.A characteristic of cancer cells is increased glucose uptake and glycolysis for energy production and hydroperoxide detoxification due to mitochondrial dysfunction. Thus, inhibition of glucose uptake and glycolysis represent smart novel therapy. We used 2-deoxyglucose (2DG) as a glycolysis inhibitor and acarbose (ACA), a specific alpha-glucosidase inhibitor, to decrease glucose uptake. Mice bearing mammary adenocarcinoma tumors were treated by 2DG and/or ACA. Relative tumor volume, tumor growth inhibition rate, relative body weight, glucose concentration, hexokinase-1 protein level by ELISA, pyruvate, and ATP (glycolysis products), reactive oxygen species (ROS), total glutathione T-GSH, apoptosis, and histopathology were measured in treated and untreated groups. Our results showed that combination therapy inhibited tumor volume and increased tumor growth inhibition rate, body weight reduction, decreasing glucose level, HK-1 level, and inhibition of glycolysis products. In addition, combination therapy induced oxidative stress, increase ROS, and decrease T-GSH. Furthermore, immunohistochemistry examination showed the broader area of apoptosis in breast cancer treated by combination agents. In conclusion, our result revealed that the novel combination inhibits glycolysis and glucose uptake and induced oxidative stress and apoptosis.PEGylation is routinely used to extend the systemic circulation of various protein therapeutics and nanomedicines. Nonetheless, mounting evidence is emerging that individuals exposed to select PEGylated therapeutics can develop antibodies specific to PEG, i.e., anti-PEG antibodies (APA). In turn, APA increase both the risk of hypersensitivity to the drug as well as potential loss of efficacy due to accelerated blood clearance of the drug. Despite the broad implications of APA, the timescales and systemic specificity by which APA can alter the pharmacokinetics and biodistribution of PEGylated drugs remain not well understood. Here, we developed a physiologically based pharmacokinetic (PBPK) model designed to resolve APA's impact on both early- and late-phase pharmacokinetics and biodistribution of intravenously administered PEGylated drugs. Our model accurately recapitulates PK and biodistribution data obtained from PET/CT imaging of radiolabeled PEG-liposomes and PEG-uricase in mice with and without APA, as well as serum levels of PEG-uricase in humans. Our work provides another illustration of the power of high-resolution PBPK models for understanding the pharmacokinetic impacts of anti-drug antibodies and the dynamics with which antibodies can mediate clearance of foreign species.Transdermal delivery of solid nanoparticles remains a big problem. Microneedle administration and subcutaneous injection are the only two feasible approaches. Here, we developed a noninvasive strategy for the transdermal delivery of mesoporous silica nanoparticles (MSNs) using deep eutectic solvent (DES) from amino acid (AA) and citric acid (CA), which showed a substantial enhancement in skin penetration ability. MSNs were surface modified by CA and then reacted with Lysine (Lys) to form the DES-MSNs system. The covalent linkage of MSNs to the surrounding DES immobilized the nanoparticles and provided strong interactions. We used intradermal and transdermal penetration assays to identify that the AACA DES could synchronously drive the MSNs to penetrate across the entire skin via a "Drag" effect. Furthermore, this is the first study to detect the nanoparticles in the blood by topical administration routes. Thus, we achieved the transdermal delivery of the MSNs into blood circulation. This work would extend the application of the MSNs drug carrier system and provide a novel strategy for the controlled and sustained delivery of nanoparticles.Ischemia in the medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC) causes cognitive impairment in stroke cases. This study aimed to examine the effects of varenicline as α7 and α4β2 nicotine acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) agonist, on cognitive impairment, inflammation, apoptosis, and synaptic dysfunction in mPFC ischemia. Mice were divided to three groups of control, sham, or photothrombotic mPFC ischemia model. The control and sham groups received 2 ml/kg of normal saline for a 14-day period. As well, the animals in the ischemia groups received normal saline (2 ml/kg) or varenicline at 0.1, 1, and 3 mg/kg doses for a 14-day period. Anxiety-like behaviors were then assessed by open field (OFT) and elevated plus-maze (EPM) tests. Memory was also evaluated using Morris water maze (MWM) and novel object recognition (NOR) tests. The levels of inflammatory (IL-1β, TNF-α), apoptotic (Bax, caspase3, BCL-2), and synaptic (SYP, PSD-95, and GAP-43) proteins were examined using the western blot method. In addition, the histological evaluation was performed to assess tissue damage. The administration of Varenicline at the dose of 3 mg/kg reduced the IL-1β, TNF-α, Bax, and caspase3 levels. Moreover, it increased BCL-2, SYP, PSD-95, and GAP-43 levels at the same dose and ameliorated memory impairment and anxiety-like behaviors in mPFC ischemic mice. Varenicline improved cognitive impairment by blocking inflammation and apoptosis, improving synaptic factors, and diminishing tissue damage in the mPFC ischemic mice.Hyaluronan (HA) is a core constituent of perineuronal nets (PNNs) that surround subpopulations of neurones. The PNNs control synaptic stabilization in both the developing and adult central nervous system, and disruption of PNNs has shown to reactivate neuroplasticity. We investigated the possibility of memory prolongation by attenuating PNN formation using 4-methylumbelliferone (4-MU), an inhibitor of HA synthesis. S-Adenosyl-L-homocysteine mw Adult C57BL/6 mice were fed with chow containing 5% (w/w) 4-MU for 6 months, at a dose ~6.7 mg/g/day. The oral administration of 4-MU reduced the glycosaminoglycan level in the brain to 72% and the spinal cord to 50% when compared to the controls. Spontaneous object recognition test (SOR) performed at 2, 3, 6 and 7 months showed a significant increase in SOR score in the 6-months treatment group 24 h after object presentation. The effect however did not persist in the washout group (1-month post treatment). Immunohistochemistry confirmed a reduction of PNNs, with shorter and less arborization of aggrecan staining around dendrites in hippocampus after 6 months of 4-MU treatment. Histopathological examination revealed mild atrophy in articular cartilage but it did not affect the motor performance as demonstrated in rotarod test. In conclusion, systemic oral administration of 4-MU for 6 months reduced PNN formation around neurons and enhanced memory retention in mice. However, the memory enhancement was not sustained despite the reduction of PNNs, possibly due to the lack of memory enhancement training during the washout period. Our results suggest that 4-MU treatment might offer a strategy for PNN modulation in memory enhancement.This study applied a countermeasure-resistant version of the Concealed Information Test - the Complex Trial Protocol (CTP) - in an information recognition scenario. We replicated and extended the effects of a novel countermeasure developed by Lukács et al., (2016) on both Semantic and Episodic CTPs. We measured participants' response time and P300 event-related potential to rare, crime-relevant probe stimuli, or frequent, non-crime-relevant irrelevant stimuli in two ways 1) probe vs the average of all irrelevants (PvIall), and 2) probe vs the maximum irrelevant (PvImax). We hypothesized that countermeasure use would only impair information recognition (as indexed by P300) when participants had practiced the countermeasure beforehand. We further hypothesized that recognition of less salient, Episodic information (i.e., jewelry items from a mock crime) would be impaired by countermeasure use more than the recognition of highly salient, Semantic information (i.e., birthdates). Individual diagnostics based on the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (Semantic CTP practice n = 22, non-practice n = 23; Episodic CTP practice n = 19, non-practice n = 18) revealed that the Semantic CTP was affected by the novel countermeasure, but both PvIall and PvImax analyses remained diagnostically useful. The Episodic CTP's performance, however, was reduced to chance, regardless of practice or analysis type. These results are important for both the field of deception detection and the CTP literature. Research on improvements to the Episodic CTP is required.Previous surveys have revealed that mirtazapine (MIR), one of the most commonly prescribed antidepressants, is associated with a higher risk of adverse cardiac events compared with other newer antidepressants. Chronic ethanol (EtOH) abuse could also lead to myocardial injuries. Concerning the common comorbidity of major depression and alcohol dependence, combined consumption of MIR and EtOH might be prevalent in patients with depression, resulting in an additive or synergistic cardiotoxic effect. To this end, the present study evaluated cardiotoxicity induced by MIR-plus-EtOH in vivo (male C57BL/6J mice) and in vitro (H9c2 cardiomyoblasts), Further research on the role of autophagy and underlying signaling pathway were carried out in H9c2 cells. We found that EtOH exacerbated MIR-induced cardiotoxicity both in vivo and in vitro. Furthermore, EtOH significantly potentiated MIR-induced dysfunctional autophagy as reflected by upregulated protein levels of LC3-II, p62, Beclin1 and LAMP-1. Pharmacological inhibition of autophagy by 3-methyladenine alleviated MIR-plus-EtOH-induced myocardial injury. High mobility group box 1 (HMGB1) is a positive regulator of autophagy. In our work, HMGB1 knockdown decreased autophagosome accumulation and boosted viability in H9c2 cells. Additionally, HMGB1 blockage markedly upregulated p-Akt/Akt and p-mTOR/mTOR levels which were suppressed in MIR-plus-EtOH treated cells. In general, the present study demonstrates that EtOH potentiates MIR-induced cardiotoxicity which might be attributed to dysfunctional autophagy via inhibiting Akt/mTOR signaling pathway, while HMGB1 knockdown might contribute to improve autophagy flux.Mercury (Hg) is a toxic heavy metal to which humans are exposed on a regular basis. Hg has a high affinity for thiol-containing biomolecules with the majority of Hg in blood being bound to albumin. The current study tested the hypothesis that circulating Hg-albumin complexes are taken up into hepatocytes and processed to form Hg-glutathione (GSH) conjugates (GSH-Hg-GSH). Subsequently, GSH-Hg-GSH conjugates are exported from hepatocytes into blood via multidrug resistance transporters (MRP) 3 and 5. To test this hypothesis, the portal vein and hepatic artery in Wistar rats were ligated to prevent delivery of Hg to the liver. Ligated and control rats were injected with HgCl2 or GSH-Hg-GSH (containing radioactive Hg) and the disposition of Hg was assessed in various organs. Renal accumulation of Hg was reduced significantly in ligated rats exposed to HgCl2. In contrast, when rats were exposed to GSH-Hg-GSH, the renal accumulation of Hg was similar in control and ligated rats. Experiments using HepG2 cells indicate that Hg-albumin conjugates are taken up by hepatocytes and additional experiments using inside-out membrane vesicles showed that MRP3 and MRP5 mediate the export of GSH-Hg-GSH from hepatocytes.