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Molecular Medicine and Biomedical Research in the Era of Precision Medicine : New Technologies and Personalized Drug Therapies for Patient Care.

Elsevier ScienceDirect eBook - Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 2025 Available online

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Sobti, R. C.
Contributor:
W Wilson, Douglas.
S. Buttar, Harpal.
G Telessy, Istvan.
Sobti, Aastha.
Language:
English
Physical Description:
1 online resource (1424 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
Place of Publication:
Academic Press [Imprint] March 2025 San Diego : Elsevier Science & Technology Books Saint Louis : Elsevier [Distributor] Saint Louis : Elsevier [Distributor]
Chantilly : Elsevier Science & Technology, 2025.
Summary:
Molecular Medicine and Biomedical Research in the Era of Precision Medicine: New Technologies and Personalized Drug Therapies for Patient Care provides researchers with an extensive overview of recent advances in molecular biology impacting the development of targeted therapies. The book delivers insights into the pathobiological and pathogenetic mechanisms of various diseases, providing a detailed study of the latest personalized interventions to be implemented across such conditions. It covers a range of technologies, including RNA-sequencing, AI, Machine Learning, gene therapy, omics and nanotechnology, delving into their clinical applications across various diseases.The book also tackles targeted treatments of different disease types, including acute, chronic, infectious and noncommunicable diseases. Future perspectives are also covered, providing an in-depth study across molecular medicine, drug discovery and delivery, disease diagnosis and prevention, and therapeutic interventions, and acting as an invaluable interdisciplinary reference for researchers across the biomedical sciences.- Investigates the molecular basis and mechanisms of diseases, including cardiovascular, infectious, and neurological diseases- Presents molecular-based therapeutics for personalized treatment and the diagnosis of various conditions- Considers a range of technologies in the field of biomedicine and molecular medicine, including artificial intelligence and nanotechnology
Contents:
9780443223013v1
Front Cover
Molecular Medicine and Biomedical Research in the Era of Precision Medicine
Copyright
Dedication
Contents
Contributors
About the book
Preface
Molecular medicine and biomedical research in the era of precision medicine: New technologies, lifestyle interventions and ...
Introduction
The emergence of precision medicine
Disease subtyping
Molecular subtyping
Biomarkers
Diagnostic biomarkers
Prognostic biomarkers
Predictive biomarkers
Other biomarkers
Biomarker combinations
Genomics
Epigenomics
Transcriptomics
Proteomics
Metabolomics
Microbiomics and metagenomics
Proteogenomics and multimodal omics
Clinically enriched subtypes and deep phenotyping
Tailored treatment
Cancer
Targeted therapy for cancers
Antibodies
Small molecules as inhibitors
Neurodegenerative diseases
Functional precision medicine
Other aspects of precision medicine
Environmental, social and behavioural factors
Electronic health records
Digital health
Big data analytics and AI
Conclusion
REFERENCES
1 - Molecular medicine for the effective treatment of nonsmall cell lung carcinoma: A clinical and translational ap ...
NSCLC's proven molecular targets
EGFR as molecular targets of NSCLC
Anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) pathway
Neurotrophic tropomyosin receptor kinase (NTRK)
ROS-1
BRAF
Alternative strategies for improving precision medicine in NSCLC
NSCLC biomarkers
Immunohistochemical biomarkers
Blood and serum based circulating tumour protein biomarkers
miRNAs-Potential diagnostic biomarkers
A new kind of drug treatment: Immune checkpoint inhibitors.
Methodology for treating patients with metastatic NSCLC
A translational perspective on epigenetic therapy in NSCLC
References
2 - Current development in molecular medicine from diagnosis to treatment
Challenges in cancer diagnosis and treatment
Molecular medicine: A tool for diagnosis and treatment of cancer
Latest biotechnological interventions within the field of molecular medicine
Exosomal delivery
Stem cell biology
CRISPR-Cas9
Immunotherapy
RNA interference
miRNA
Bioinformatic tools, cancer databases and artificial intelligence
Deep learning in cancer prognosis or prediction
Nanotechnology: Nanoparticles in diagnosis and treatment
3D cell culture models organoids and spheroids
Future perspectives
Abbreviations
3 - Single-cell RNA sequencing as a precision medicine approach for complex metabolic disorders
Single cell transcriptomics and metabolic disorders
Introduction to single-cell RNA sequencing
Experimental procedure of high throughput single-cell RNA sequencing
Sample preparation
Droplet based method
Micro- and nano-well based method
Reverse transcription &amp
cDNA amplification
Library construction and sequencing platforms
Data analysis and cell annotation (in-silico analysis)
Advantage of single-cell RNA sequencing over bulk analysis
Utility of scRNA sequencing in metabolic diseases
Type II diabetes mellitus
4 - miRNAs and the precision revolution: Unleashing personalised medicine in oncology
MicroRNAs: Biogenesis and mechanisms of action
MicroRNAs as biomarkers in oncology
Role of miRNAs as diagnostic biomarkers in cancer
miRNA-based prognostic markers for cancer outcome prediction
MicroRNAs and cancer development.
Circulating miRNAs in cancer
MicroRNAs in cancer therapy
Precision medicine in oncology: Challenges and future prospect
5 - Nucleic acid based molecular markers in the diagnosis of cancer
Biomarker
Molecular marker
Nucleic acid based markers
DNA based methods
Mutations associated with cancer
Loss of heterozygosity and microsatellite instability
DNA methylation
Mitochondrial DNA mutations
Viral DNA
RNA based methods
Telomerase
Cytokeratin mRNA
Melanoma antigen gene (MAGE)
Survivin
Uroplakins
Human mammaglobin (hMAM)
6 - Impact of pharmacometabolomics in new drug discovery, and development of novel therapies for the management of ...
Metabolomic technologies
Pharmacometabolomics
Noncommunicable diseases
Cardiovascular diseases
Metabolomics and cardiovascular disease
Metabolomics and cancer
Chronic respiratory diseases
Metabolomics and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Metabolomics and asthma
Diabetes
Diabetes and metabolomics
Pharmacometabolomics in new drug discovery and development
Pharmacometabolomics in new drug discovery and development for noncommunicable diseases
Implication towards cardiovascular disease
Implication towards cancer
Implication towards diabetes mellitus
7 - Antibiotic resistance and development of alternative therapies
Brief history and development of antibiotics
Mechanisms and emergence of antibiotic resistance
Limiting uptake of drug
Modification of drug target
Inactivation of an antimicrobial agent
Active drug efflux
Consequence and global impact of antibiotic resistance
Alternative therapies
Phage therapy.
Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs)
Microbiome therapeutics
Immunotherapies
CRISPR-Cas
Phytochemicals
Concluding remarks
8 - Recent advances and future prospects of adoptive cell-based cancer immunotherapy
Non-specific cell therapy
Lymphokine-activated killer (LAK) cell-mediated cell therapy
Cytokine-induced killer (CIK) cell-mediated cell therapy
Natural killer (NK) cell based adoptive cell immunotherapy
Specific immunotherapy
Adoptive T cell therapy
Tumour-infiltrating lymphocyte (TIL) therapy
Endogenous T cell therapy
Engineered T cell therapy
CAR-T cell therapy
Neoantigen-targeted adoptive cell therapy
EGFRvIII
Kirsten rat sarcoma virus (KRAS) mutant
Tn-MUC1
IDH1 mutant
Nanoparticle assisted adoptive T cell therapy
Conclusions
List of abbreviations
Conflict of interest
Acknowledgements
9 - Unravelling the impact of NLRP3 inflammasome in fibrosis: Molecular insights into the fibrosis of diverse tissu ...
NLRP3 inflammasome: An in-depth analysis
Molecular components of the NLRP3 inflammasome
Overview of the NLPR3 inflammasome activation
Lysosomal damage theory
Reactive oxygen species theory
The mitochondrial DNA hypotheses
Molecular mechanism of NLRP3 activation
Priming and activation of NLRP3
NLRP3 activation
Canonical activation of NLRP3
K+ efflux
Ca2+ influx
Cl− efflux
Lysosomal disruption
Mitochondrial factors
Metabolic changes
Trans-Golgi disassembly
NLRP3 and pyroptosis
Regulation by post-translation modifications of NLRP3
Ubiquitylation
Phosphorylation
Sumoylation
Non-canonical inflammasome activation
Alternative inflammasome activation.
Monocytes/macrophages and neutrophils: Role of immune cells in the NLRP3 inflammasome function
Canonical NLRP3 signalling
Non-canonical NLRP3 signalling
Diverse fibrotic disorders and NLRP3
Cardiac fibrosis
Lung fibrosis
Hepatic fibrosis
Renal fibrosis
Dermal fibrosis
Potential therapeutical interventions targeting NLRP3
Pharmacotherapy options
NLRP3 inhibitors in early clinical trials
Current hurdles and future strategies in the NLRP3 therapy
Future research directions
Author contribution
10 - Unlocking the therapeutic potential of stem cells in lung cancer management: Ushering in a new era of personal ...
Brief overview of the pathophysiology of lung cancer
Traditional approaches for lung cancer management
Focussing on stem cells in lung cancer
Theories associated with cellular origin
Key biomarkers involved in cellular detection
Insights from preclinical studies
Interplay of immunotherapy and stem cells survival
Therapeutic potential of plant-derived bioactive compounds
11 - Clinical implications of nitric oxide in health and disease: Molecular and cellular mechanisms
Role of nitric oxide in infectious diseases
Clinical implications and future prospects of nitric oxide in infectious diseases
Role of nitric oxide in cancer
Clinical implications and future prospects of nitric oxide in cancer
Role of nitric oxide in neurological disorders
Clinical implications and future prospects of nitric oxide in neurological disorders
Role of nitric oxide in respiratory diseases
Exhaled nitric oxide as a diagnostic marker
Inhaled nitric oxide as therapeutic agent.
Clinical implications and future prospects of nitric oxide in respiratory disorders.
Notes:
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ISBN:
0-443-22301-7

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