{"title":"Modes of the initiation of T cell-mediated immune responses.","authors":"Long Li, Zhi Yao","doi":"10.1515/mr-2025-0066","DOIUrl":"10.1515/mr-2025-0066","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>T cell-mediated immune response is the center of adaptive immunity. Despite more than five decades of research, the knowledge of mechanisms drives the initiation of T cell-mediated immune response is still limited due to the complexity of T cell-mediated immunity. Based on the accumulating evidences of Th1-mediated immune response, a \"priming-activation\" model was proposed to describe the initiation of the immune response. In this model, naïve CD4 T cells undergo a priming phase in the draining lymph nodes (dLNs) to polarize to Th1 fate by signals from dendritic cells (DCs). The primed Th1 cells then migrate to the antigen-affected loci and encounter antigen presenting cells (APCs) again. With signals from these cells, the primed Th1 cells differentiate to activated effector cells to coordinate Th1-centered immunity, which is the activation phase of Th1-mediated immune response. Recently, a model for the initiation of Th2-mediated immunity has been proposed, which highly resembles the priming-activation model for Th1 cells. We summarize the advances of Th17-mediated immunity and our understanding of it, and propose a two-step model for the initiation of Th17-mediated autoimmune immunity. Our model is similar to the priming-activation model of Th1 cells, as well. Although there are major knowledge gaps on molecular and cellular mechanisms in our model to be addressed, we hope that this model, with the associated gaps being addressed, will provide framework for research on the initiation of Th17-mediated immune responses and eventually enhances our understanding of how T cell-mediated immunity initiates.</p>","PeriodicalId":74151,"journal":{"name":"Medical review (Berlin, Germany)","volume":"6 1","pages":"83-86"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-01-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12955352/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147356716","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Obesity: current developments in mechanisms, diagnosis, classification and the evolution of personalized management.","authors":"Ling Shi, Dongze Li, Yue Li","doi":"10.1515/mr-2025-0048","DOIUrl":"10.1515/mr-2025-0048","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In recent years, the global prevalence of overweight and obesity has exhibited a sustained upward trajectory. As an independent entity within the spectrum of chronic diseases, obesity serves as a significant pathogenic factor for multiple chronic conditions and ranks as the sixth leading risk factor for mortality and disability nationwide. It poses a severe threat to public health while imposing a considerable socioeconomic burden. The etiology of obesity is multifactorial; however, primary diagnostic modalities and therapeutic approaches remain relatively undiversified, and long-term weight maintenance remains challenging. Similar to other chronic diseases, obesity management demands a long-term multimodal strategy. This strategy must incorporate individualized treatment goals and balance the benefits and risks of different interventions to formulate personalized management plans. These plans aim to reduce body weight through multifaceted interventions, alleviate obesity-related comorbidities, enhance quality of life, and optimize overall health outcomes.</p>","PeriodicalId":74151,"journal":{"name":"Medical review (Berlin, Germany)","volume":"6 1","pages":"1-13"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-01-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12955357/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147356733","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Liping Liu, Jiali Duan, Wangping He, Christian Waydhas
{"title":"Gastrointestinal complications in intensive care.","authors":"Liping Liu, Jiali Duan, Wangping He, Christian Waydhas","doi":"10.1515/mr-2025-0039","DOIUrl":"10.1515/mr-2025-0039","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Gastrointestinal (GI) complications are prevalent and severe clinical challenges encountered in critically ill patients. They are closely linked to disease progression, increased morbidity and mortality, and escalating healthcare expenses. This comprehensive review summarizes the epidemiology of GI complications in critically ill patients, elucidating the underlying pathophysiological mechanisms including hemodynamic alterations, inflammatory cascades, neuro-endocrine dysregulation, and gut microbiota imbalance. It confers distinctive clinical manifestations and effective diagnostic approaches. Therapeutic strategies, encompassing nutritional support, pharmacological management, and surgical or interventional procedures will be discussed. The review also briefly introduces the concept of the \"gut-organ axis,\" emphasizing how intestinal barrier disruption and dysbiosis can disseminate inflammatory and metabolic signals to distant organs such as the lungs, liver, kidneys, and brain, thereby underscoring the need for clinicians to recognize systemic effects. In essence, prompt identification and multimodal intervention are pivotal for optimizing outcomes in critically ill patients; judiciously addressing GI complications in clinical decision-making can mitigate morbidity and enhance both short-term and long-term prognosis.</p>","PeriodicalId":74151,"journal":{"name":"Medical review (Berlin, Germany)","volume":"5 6","pages":"452-476"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-12-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12752737/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145879607","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jingjing Zhang, Zhiqin Xi, Ming Zhao, Jie Bai, Zhenzhen Li, Xuelin Zhan, Ying Zhang, Yijin Liu
{"title":"Ribozyme biotechnology: emerging opportunities for medical applications in the RNA therapeutics era.","authors":"Jingjing Zhang, Zhiqin Xi, Ming Zhao, Jie Bai, Zhenzhen Li, Xuelin Zhan, Ying Zhang, Yijin Liu","doi":"10.1515/mr-2025-0062","DOIUrl":"10.1515/mr-2025-0062","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>RNA-based medicines have transformed modern therapeutics, exemplified by the clinical success of small interfering RNAs (siRNAs), antisense oligonucleotides (ASOs), and mRNA vaccines. Small self-cleaving ribozymes - compact catalytic RNA species capable of programmable cleavage and ligation - were among the earliest RNA drugs explored, yet their progress was initially hindered by instability, nuclease degradation, inefficient intracellular delivery, and immune activation. In this Perspective, we discuss how recent technological convergence has revived their potential. Comparative genomics has uncovered new catalytic classes, including Twister, Pistol, Hatchet, and Hovlinc ribozymes, thereby expanding the catalytic repertoire. High-resolution structural and computational studies have elucidated their reaction architectures, while chemical modifications and advanced nanocarrier systems - such as DNA nanostructures, spherical nucleic acids, and lipid nanoparticles - have markedly improved molecular stability and delivery efficiency. Emerging applications, from ligand-responsive aptazymes and ribozyme-SNA conjugates to the StitchR RNA trans-ligation platform, further illustrate the expanding biomedical versatility of catalytic RNA. Together, these advances are redefining the role of ribozymes in oncology, virology, and genetic medicine. No longer a dormant concept, ribozymes now stand as an evolving frontier - rationally engineered catalysts that continue to inspire technological creativity and renewed optimism in RNA therapeutics.</p>","PeriodicalId":74151,"journal":{"name":"Medical review (Berlin, Germany)","volume":"6 1","pages":"79-82"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-12-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12955351/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147357442","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Interplay between aging and metabolic diseases: from molecular mechanisms to therapeutic horizons.","authors":"Dandan Zhong, Yue Sun, Lanlan Zhao, Zhenchao Hu, Guanming Li, Hao Li, Zhengwei Xie","doi":"10.1515/mr-2025-0047","DOIUrl":"10.1515/mr-2025-0047","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Aging and metabolic diseases are intricately linked through bidirectional molecular mechanisms that foster a harmful cycle of physiological decline. This cycle is driven by several key factors, including altered nutrient sensing, mitochondrial dysfunction, cellular senescence, chronic inflammation, epigenetic modifications, circadian rhythm disruptions, and imbalances in the gut microbiota. Emerging interventions targeting this aging-metabolism axis hold significant promise for extending healthspan. These approaches include the use of pharmacological mimetics, senolytics, multi-omics strategies, and microbiome modulation, all of which aim to restore metabolic homeostasis and mitigate age-related pathologies. However, several challenges remain in translating these strategies into clinical practice. These include the need for tissue-specific targeting, ensuring the long-term safety of interventions, and addressing socioeconomic disparities in healthcare access. Future research efforts are focusing on integrating multi-omic technologies, organoid and human cellular models, and developing equitable precision medicine frameworks. These initiatives aim to extend healthspan and reduce the global impact of aging-related metabolic diseases.</p>","PeriodicalId":74151,"journal":{"name":"Medical review (Berlin, Germany)","volume":"5 6","pages":"477-489"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-12-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12752735/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145879586","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"G protein-coupled receptors as novel therapeutic targets in non-small-cell lung cancer.","authors":"Lijuan Ma, Pengju Zhang, Jin-Peng Sun","doi":"10.1515/mr-2025-0052","DOIUrl":"10.1515/mr-2025-0052","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) actively participate in crucial cellular processes such as cell proliferation, differentiation, and communication. GPCRs play a pivotal role in the initiation and progression of tumors. In this review, focusing on non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC), one of the most prevalent cancers, we highlight the roles of GPCRs including understudied receptors in cancer oncogenesis and progression. We summarize current knowledge on GPCR functions in NSCLC, detailing their contributions to tumor development, progression, and therapy resistance. Furthermore, we evaluate the therapeutic potential of agents targeting GPCR-driven tumorigenic signaling in lung cancer. Critical knowledge gaps in understanding GPCR involvement in NSCLC biology are identified, and we address the limitations and challenges of targeting GPCRs for NSCLC treatment. This review provides insights into the current landscape, recent progress, and persisting challenges in developing GPCR-targeted anticancer therapies.</p>","PeriodicalId":74151,"journal":{"name":"Medical review (Berlin, Germany)","volume":"5 6","pages":"437-451"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-12-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12752734/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145879595","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Siruan Chen, Jiaojiao Zhao, Xuenan Hao, Xia Qin, Zuxiao Yang, Panpan Zhang, Jie Hao, Dezhi Kong, Wei Zhang
{"title":"Traditional Chinese medicine on epilepsy: focus on N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors and α-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic acid receptors.","authors":"Siruan Chen, Jiaojiao Zhao, Xuenan Hao, Xia Qin, Zuxiao Yang, Panpan Zhang, Jie Hao, Dezhi Kong, Wei Zhang","doi":"10.1515/mr-2025-0041","DOIUrl":"10.1515/mr-2025-0041","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors (NMDARs) and α-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic acid receptors (AMPARs) mediate the majority of excitatory synaptic transmission in central nervous system. Dysfunction of these receptors may result in various diseases, including epilepsy. In recent years, a growing number of studies have targeted NMDARs and AMPARs to screen for antiepileptic agents that are both efficacious and well-tolerated. This review summarizes compounds, herbal extracts, and herbal complexes of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) that have demonstrated antiepileptic effects through their modulation of NMDARs and AMPARs over the past 25 years. Furthermore, this review also systematically synthesizes the molecular mechanisms underlying these drugs, with the aim of facilitating the rational design and translational development of future antiepileptic therapeutic agents.</p>","PeriodicalId":74151,"journal":{"name":"Medical review (Berlin, Germany)","volume":"5 6","pages":"490-510"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-11-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12752736/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145879531","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Next-generation biomedical sensing through photoacoustic-electrochemical synergy.","authors":"Mingxi Chen, Junyu Zhou, Keying Guo, Valery V Tuchin, Xunbin Wei","doi":"10.1515/mr-2025-0071","DOIUrl":"10.1515/mr-2025-0071","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Modern biomedical sensing increasingly demands technologies capable of capturing structural, functional, and molecular information simultaneously. Photoacoustic (PA) and electrochemical (EC) sensing individually address these needs but exhibit inherent limitations when used alone. PA imaging offers deep-tissue, label-free visualization with high spatiotemporal resolution, yet lacks molecular specificity. Conversely, EC sensing provides quantitative, chemically specific information through electrode functionalization, but struggles with spatial mapping and noninvasive detection. Integrating these complementary modalities establishes a unified framework-Photoacoustic-Electrochemical Synergy (PAECS)-that fuses PA's noninvasive, flow-resolved optical contrast with EC's molecular selectivity and quantitative accuracy. PAECS enables multimodal sensing across scales, improving rare-event detection, dynamic monitoring of metabolic and hemodynamic processes, and mechanistic studies of disease and drug response. Applications include coupling PA flow cytometry with EC microfluidics for circulating tumor cell and biomarker analysis, as well as integrating PA imaging with EC metabolite monitoring for real-time tissue profiling. To realize PAECS, future efforts must address system co-registration, signal decoupling, and biomarker-driven design. By bridging optical, acoustic, and electrochemical information, PAECS represents a transformative step toward comprehensive, multiscale biomedical diagnostics and personalized health monitoring.</p>","PeriodicalId":74151,"journal":{"name":"Medical review (Berlin, Germany)","volume":"5 6","pages":"515-519"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-11-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12752733/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145879600","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The AI doctor will see you soon: from assistants to autonomous practitioners.","authors":"Tianshu Gu, Xia Meng, Yongjun Wang, Weikuan Gu","doi":"10.1515/mr-2025-0044","DOIUrl":"10.1515/mr-2025-0044","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Artificial Intelligence (AI) is bringing an unprecedented evolution in human history. As it develops, the utilization of AI in clinical practice becomes one of the hot topics that attracts the attention of the medical field as well as the public. While we know that AI will be heavily involved in the medical system, a critical question is what we expect for the future AI medical doctor. To answer this question, it is important to understand that the developing patterns of any other discovery and industrialization do not fit the pattern of AI development, because it acts more like a human instead of simply being a machine or tool. Thus, AI doctors function like human doctors to provide patient-centered reasoning, intellectual judgment, and ethical decision-making rather than just mechanical data processing. Here we present such a likely development process, including current AI status, expected AI doctors, challenges, and future directions.</p>","PeriodicalId":74151,"journal":{"name":"Medical review (Berlin, Germany)","volume":"5 6","pages":"511-514"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-10-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12752732/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145879537","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Trophoblast-derived exosomes containing PD-L1 may have protective effects on preeclampsia by regulating Tregs.","authors":"Ruonan Zhang, Jianliu Wang","doi":"10.1515/mr-2025-0042","DOIUrl":"10.1515/mr-2025-0042","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Once maternal-fetal immune tolerance is broken, pregnancy complications such as preeclampsia (PE) will occur. Regulatory T cells (Tregs) as unique immunosuppressive cells, play an important role in this whole process. Programmed cell death 1 ligand 1 (PD-L1) is widely expressed in human placental trophoblasts, through binding with programmed cell death protein 1 (PD-1) to maternal-fetal immunomodulation. Exosomes belong to extracellular membrane-bound microvesicles (EMV) that get more and more attention in signaling pathways and disease regulation. The role of Tregs in the development of PE and the role of PD-1/PD-L1 in regulating the function of Tregs have been studied, but the mechanism of trophoblast-derived exosomes containing PD-L1 influences PE by mediating maternal-fetal interface immunity is still unclear. In this article, our specific hypothesis is that trophoblast-derived exosomes containing PD-L1 which may decrease in PE could regulate the proportion and differentiation of Tregs in the decidua. This mechanism of suppression must be further investigated as it may provide valuable clues to novel therapeutic design in the realm of PE research.</p>","PeriodicalId":74151,"journal":{"name":"Medical review (Berlin, Germany)","volume":"5 5","pages":"425-428"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-10-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12558034/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145395443","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}