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Proteasome and Proteasome Inhibitors

Proteasome is the main pathway by which misfolded proteins and other proteins are proteolyzed during protein synthesis. It is found in all eukaryotic cells, archaea and some bacteria and is […]

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Action and Resistance Mechanisms of Several Antibiotics

Antibiotics have highly effective bacteriostatic effects and are widely used in the prevention and treatment of human and animal diseases. The antibacterial mechanism of antibiotics mainly includes hindering the synthesis […]

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What is Drugs Target Dopamine Receptor?

Background of Dopamine and Its Receptors In 1957, the Swedish scientist Arvid Carlsson first discovered dopamine and proposed that dopamine is not only a precursor of norepinephrine, it is also […]

New Technologies and Methods in Small Molecule Drug Development

Compared with biological drugs, small molecule drugs have greater advantages in R&D cost and process maturity, and they are still the main battlefield for drug research and development. According to […]

FDA-Approved Nucleic Acid Drugs

With the continuous development of molecular biology technology, the relationship between gene mutations and diseases has gained more and more in-depth understanding. Nucleic acids have attracted much attention because of […]

Strategies to Enhance Oligonucleotide Drug Delivery

1. Chemistry Modification Chemical modification represents one of the most effective approaches to enhance oligonucleotide drug delivery. Modification of the nucleic acid backbone, the ribose sugar moiety and the nucleobase […]

The Sixteen Most Frequently Encountered Problems in Cell Culture

The Sixteen Most Frequently Encountered Problems in Cell Culture

Cell culture refers to a method that simulates the internal environment (sterile, suitable temperature, pH, and certain nutritional conditions, etc.) in vitro to make it survive, grow, reproduce and maintain […]

Prospects of PD-1/PDL-1 Inhibitors in Cancer Immunotherapy

Prospects of PD-1/PDL-1 Inhibitors in Cancer Immunotherapy

In recent years, immunotherapy aimed at reactivating weakened immune cells in cancer patients has achieved remarkable results, especially immune checkpoint inhibitors, such as programmed cell death protein-1 (PD-1) and cytotoxic […]

Nanomedicine and Nanomedicine Design

Nanomedicine and Nanomedicine Design

What is nanomedicine Nanomaterials refer to materials with a spatial size of 1-100 nm (see Figure 1). Nanomedicine refers to various types of nanomaterials that can play a role in […]

Application of Nucleotides in the Direction of RNA Vaccines

Application of Nucleotides in the Direction of RNA Vaccines

Introduction to RNA vaccines RNA vaccines are composed of the nucleic acid RNA, which encode antigen genes of an infectious agent. When administered to host cells, the RNA is translated […]