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Can ‘toxic’ bilirubin treat a variety of illnesses?
Generations of medical and biology students have been instilled with a dim view of bilirubin. Spawned when the body trashes old red blood cells, the molecule is harmful refuse and a sign of illness. High blood levels cause jaundice, which turns the eyes and skin yellow and can signal liver trouble. Newborns can’t process the compound, and although high levels normally subside, a persistent surplus can cause brain damage. Yet later this year up to 40 healthy Australian volunteers may begin receiving infusions of the supposedly good-for-nothing molecule. They will be participating in a phase 1 safety trial, sponsored ...
Source: ScienceNOW - June 8, 2023 Category: Science Source Type: news

Cardiovascular Risks in Testicular Cancer: Assessment, Prevention, and Treatment
AbstractPurpose of ReviewTesticular cancer (TC) is the leading cancer in men between 18 and 39  years of age. Current treatment involves tumor resection followed by surveillance and/or one or more lines of cisplatin-based chemotherapy (CBCT) and/or bone marrow transplant (BMT). Ten years after treatment, CBCT has been associated with significant atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (CVD) i ncluding myocardial infarction (MI), stroke, and heightened rates of hypertension, dyslipidemia, diabetes mellitus, and metabolic syndrome (MetS). Additionally, low testosterone levels and hypogonadism contribute to MetS and may furth...
Source: Current Oncology Reports - March 3, 2023 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research

Cardiac Complications in the Adult Bone Marrow Transplant Patient
AbstractPurpose of ReviewDue to advancements in oncologic treatment strategies and techniques, the number of survivors who have undergone hematopoetic stem cell transplant (HCT) continues to increase in the United States; this number is projected to reach 502,000 by the year 2030. There is significant interest within the field of cardio-oncology to identify cardiotoxicity and cardiovascular disease in the HCT population. Epidemiologic studies analyzing both short- and long-term cardiovascular effects, risk stratification modeling, cardioprotective strategies, and expert consensus documents for cardiotoxicity surveillance r...
Source: Current Oncology Reports - March 1, 2019 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research

KLF11 (Kru üppel-Like Factor 11) Inhibits Arterial Thrombosis via Suppression of Tissue Factor in the Vascular Wall.
Conclusions- Our data demonstrate that KLF11 is a novel transcriptional suppressor of F3 in vascular smooth muscle cells, constituting a potential molecular target for inhibition of arterial thrombosis. PMID: 30602303 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology - January 3, 2019 Category: Cardiology Authors: Liang W, Fan Y, Lu H, Chang Z, Hu W, Sun J, Wang H, Zhu T, Wang J, Adili R, Garcia-Barrio MT, Holinstat M, Eitzman D, Zhang J, Chen YE Tags: Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol Source Type: research

Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells: The Most Versatile Source for Stem Cell Therapy.
This article describes the advantages and hurdles for the use of induced pluripotent cells as the starting material for a source of replacement cells for regenerative medicine. PMID: 30049501 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Clinical Therapeutics - July 23, 2018 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Glicksman MA Tags: Clin Ther Source Type: research

Stem Cells for Cell-Based Therapies
The world of stem cells We know the human body comprises many cell types (e.g., blood cells, skin cells, cervical cells), but we often forget to appreciate that all of these different cell types arose from a single cell—the fertilized egg. A host of sequential, awe-inspiring events occur between the fertilization of an egg and the formation of a new individual: Embryonic stem (ES) cells are also called totipotent cells. The first steps involve making more cells by simple cell division: one cell becomes two cells; two cells become four cells, etc. Each cell of early development is undifferentiated; that is, it is...
Source: ActionBioscience - December 28, 2012 Category: Science Authors: Ali Hochberg Source Type: news