Contested Claims
Evidence pair

molt defect vs WBbt:0003960

PhenotypeAnimals exhibit defects in the process of periodic shedding, of part or all of its cuticle, during cuticle replacement that punctuates each larval stage.·Anatomy

Evidence summary

73 claims between these entities

60Supports
4Refutes
9Uncertain

Refuting evidence (4)

refutesregulates52% conf.

Where sentinel biopsy is not indicated, this risk-reducing strategy should be considered in selected VC patients undergoing IFL until a multicenter randomized controlled trial becomes available.

The Impact of Saphenous Vein Sparing During Inguinal Lymphadenectomy on Postoperative Morbidity in Women With Vulval Cancer: An Updated Per-Groin Meta-analysis of Short-term Outcomes.PMID:29787421(2018)
refuteslocalizes to52% conf.

DAEP has a multi-complex structure (MW: 600kDa) and is localized in the inner mitochondrial membrane of mouse and rabbit, but DAEP activity was not detected in Escherichia coli, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, and Caenorhabditis elegans.

Mammalian D-aspartyl endopeptidase: a scavenger for noxious racemized proteins in aging.PMID:14741696(2004)
refutescauses52% conf.

Age-related diseases do not typically occur in isolation, but as a result of multi-factorial causes, which in turn require holistic approaches to identify and decipher the mode of action of potential remedies.

The role of Caenorhabditis elegans in the discovery of natural products for healthy aging.PMID:37585263(2023)
refutespositively regulates52% conf.

The results showed that quercetin did not induce detectable morphological alterations but significantly disrupted multiple key metabolic pathways, particularly those associated with energy production, lipid metabolism, and mitochondrial function, indicating a systemic metabolic disturbance.

In vitro evaluation of the anthelmintic activity of citrus flavonoids against free-living and parasitic nematodes.PMID:41454174(2025)

Supporting evidence (60)

supportscauses52% conf.

This multifactorial model of severe brain injury caused unilateral, wide-spread destruction of the cortex in piglets developmentally similar to toddlers where both seizure duration and hemorrhage covering the brain were positively correlated to tissue destruction.

A perfect storm: The distribution of tissue damage depends on seizure duration, hemorrhage, and developmental stage in a gyrencephalic, multi-factorial, severe traumatic brain injury model.PMID:33753291(2021)
supportspositively regulates52% conf.

Recent studies show that these agents inhibit cancer progression via multiple interesting ways, inducing ferroptosis induction, autophagy regulation, mitochondrial disturbance, immunoregulation, and metabolic disruption.

Progress in Redirecting Antiparasitic Drugs for Cancer Treatment.PMID:34188451(2021)
supportspositively regulates52% conf.

P@Ce6-AS exerted potent antitumor activity by orchestrating a multifaceted cytotoxic response, synergistically inducing GPX4-mediated ferroptotic lipid peroxidation and mitochondrial apoptosis to profoundly suppress CAL-33 cell viability.

Biomimetic platelet membrane-engineered nanoplatforms for self-reinforcing ferroptosis-PDT synergy in oral tongue squamous cell carcinoma.PMID:40839952(2026)
supportscauses52% conf.

Cancer is the second leading cause of mortality globally and is characterized by a multifactorial etiology.

Benzimidazole Conjugates as Multi-target Anticancer Agents - A Comprehensive Review.PMID:40070140(2025)
supportscauses52% conf.

The increasing occurrence of infections caused by multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacteria drives the need for new antibacterial drugs.

A Milk Extracellular Vesicle-Based Nanoplatform Enhances Combination Therapy Against Multidrug-Resistant Bacterial Infections.PMID:39721033(2025)
supportsregulates52% conf.

The development of optimal therapeutic regimens will require carefully controlled, multicenter collaborative trials with standardized criteria for evaluating responses.

Prospects of therapy for infections with human T-lymphotropic virus type III.PMID:2413793(1985)
supportspositively regulates52% conf.

Furthermore, thiabendazole strongly induced multipolar and asymmetric alpha-tubulin-positive metaphase spindles, characterized, however, by the absence of fragmentation of centrosome material as evaluated by anti-gamma-tubulin antibody staining.

Changes in microtubule organization after exposure to a benzimidazole derivative in Chinese hamster cells.PMID:11077003(2000)
supportsregulates52% conf.

These results demonstrate that concurrent nematode infection strongly modulates multiple aspects of immunity to blood-stage malaria and consequently impairs the development of protective antimalarial immunity.

Impairment of protective immunity to blood-stage malaria by concurrent nematode infection.PMID:15908382(2005)
supportsregulates52% conf.

We conducted a multicenter, cluster-randomized, double-blind, double-dummy, controlled trial comparing oral ivermectin (at a dose of 400 microg per kilogram of body weight) with 0.5% malathion lotion, each given on days 1 and 8, for patients with live lice not eradicated by topical insecticide used 2 to 6 weeks before enrollment.

Oral ivermectin versus malathion lotion for difficult-to-treat head lice.PMID:20220184(2010)
supportscauses52% conf.

Aging is a multifactorial process that causes biological systems to break down and cease to function in adult organisms as time passes, eventually leading to death.

Comparative endocrinology of aging and longevity regulation.PMID:22654825(2011)
supportspositively regulates52% conf.

Interestingly, the inhibitory effects of isogenic Sb(S)LD expressing ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporter MRPA on SAG-induced leishmanicidal effects mimicked that of Sb(R)LD to some extent, although antimony resistance in clinical LD isolates is known to be multifactorial.

RETRACTED: Leishmania donovani isolates with antimony-resistant but not -sensitive phenotype inhibit sodium antimony gluconate-induced dendritic cell activation.PMID:20502630(2010)
supportsregulates52% conf.

A multicenter, double-blind, placebo-controlled phase III clinical trial in Japan and a US phase II clinical trial of HGF gene therapy for critical limb ischemia (CLI) demonstrated a significant improvement in primary end points and an increase in transcutaneous partial pressure of oxygen even after one year compared with placebo, whereas effectiveness of VEGF and FGF treatment for CLI has not yet been shown.

Endothelial progenitor cells in clinical settings.PMID:25158160(2014)
supportspositively regulates52% conf.

The mechanisms underlying HIV-induced bone loss are multifactorial and complicated by the fact that HIV infection is linked to multiple risk factors for osteoporosis and fracture, but a very interesting role for B cells in HIV-induced bone loss has recently emerged.

Beyond Antibodies: B Cells and the OPG/RANK-RANKL Pathway in Health, Non-HIV Disease and HIV-Induced Bone Loss.PMID:29312334(2017)
supportsregulates52% conf.

SIN3-regulated genes include those that encode proteins affecting multiple aspects of mitochondrial function, such as energy production and stress responsiveness, important for health maintenance.

SIN3 is critical for stress resistance and modulates adult lifespan.PMID:25133314(2014)
supportscauses52% conf.

Aging is a multifactorial trait caused by early as well as late-life circumstances.

Advanced Parental Age at Conception and Sex Affects Mitochondrial DNA Copy Number in Human and Fruit Flies.PMID:30874797(2019)
supportspositively regulates52% conf.

Although multiple mediators and stress signals have been proposed to activate this protective mechanism, beneficial outcomes of mitohormesis are most probably due to an increase in mitochondrial ROS.

Mitohormesis, an Antiaging Paradigm.PMID:30072093(2018)
supportscauses52% conf.

Ageing is a complex multifactorial process, impacting all organs and tissues, with DNA damage accumulation serving as a common underlying cause.

Improved health by combining dietary restriction and promoting muscle growth in DNA repair-deficient progeroid mice.PMID:39245994(2024)
supportspositively regulates52% conf.

Surprisingly, we found mouse models of Cockayne syndrome less susceptible than wild type animals to surgically induced renal ischemia reperfusion injury, a multifactorial injury mediated in part by oxidative damage.

Congenital DNA repair deficiency results in protection against renal ischemia reperfusion injury in mice.PMID:19338497(2009)
supportsregulates52% conf.

The mechanisms of pathogenicity are multifactorial, and controlling immune responses is essential for infection maintenance.

The Role of Purinergic Signaling in Trichomonas vaginalis Infection.PMID:32888270(2021)
supportsregulates52% conf.

A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multicenter trial was performed to assess the efficacy and safety of omalizumab (Xolair(®)) vs. placebo in combination with SIT (depigmented allergoid vaccine, Depigoid(®)) during the first grass pollen season.

Transient impact of omalizumab in pollen allergic patients undergoing specific immunotherapy.PMID:23799935(2013)
supportsphysically interacts52% conf.

This study investigated the effects of oral treatments of Echinococcus multilocularis-infected mice with the antimalarial drug mefloquine (MEF) and identified proteins that bind to MEF in parasite extracts and human cells by affinity chromatography.

Oral treatments of Echinococcus multilocularis-infected mice with the antimalarial drug mefloquine that potentially interacts with parasite ferritin and cystatin.PMID:26395219(2015)
supportsregulates52% conf.

The aim of this study was to report the results of 2 phase III multicenter randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trials, the EMBODY 1 and EMBODY 2 trials, assessing the efficacy and safety of epratuzumab in patients with moderately to severely active systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE).

Efficacy and Safety of Epratuzumab in Moderately to Severely Active Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Results From Two Phase III Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trials.PMID:27598855(2017)
supportsregulates52% conf.

Our study was designed as a multicentre, open-label, phase 3, randomised controlled superiority trial.

Multiple-dose versus single-dose ivermectin for Strongyloides stercoralis infection (Strong Treat 1 to 4): a multicentre, open-label, phase 3, randomised controlled superiority trial.PMID:31558376(2019)
supportsregulates52% conf.

In this 26-week, multicentre, parallel, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase III trial, European adults with severe AD were randomized 1 : 1 to subcutaneous tralokinumab 300 mg or placebo every 2 weeks plus TCS as needed.

Tralokinumab plus topical corticosteroids in adults with severe atopic dermatitis and inadequate response to or intolerance of ciclosporin A: a placebo-controlled, randomized, phase III clinical trial (ECZTRA 7).PMID:34698371(2022)
supportsregulates52% conf.

We report the design of LIBERTY-BP ADEPT, a multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial to evaluate the efficacy and safety of dupilumab in adults with BP.

Study Design of a Phase 2/3 Randomized Controlled Trial of Dupilumab in Adults with Bullous Pemphigoid: LIBERTY-BP ADEPT.PMID:38443648(2024)
supportscauses52% conf.

Multidrug-resistant bacterial strains cause several serious infections that can be fatal, such as Enterococcus faecium, Staphylococcus aureus, Klebsiella pneumonia, Acinetobacter baumannii, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Enterobacteriaceae (often referred to as ESKAPE pathogens).

In-vitro evaluation of Indigofera heterantha extracts for antibacterial, antifungal and anthelmintic activities.PMID:38268049(2024)
supportsregulates52% conf.

Infected untreated and multiple bacterial lysate treated groups served as respective controls.

Assessment of combined therapy of recombinant glutathione S-transferase 26 and praziquantel on immunoparasitological responses.PMID:11105236(2000)
supportspositively regulates52% conf.

These are diverse and multi-factorial, ranging from the need to redress the oversupply of livestock commodities from the protected industries of the industrialised world, meeting animal welfare expectations, attempts to ease animal-induced land degradation and pollution, and competition with alternative products.

International approaches to the concept of integrated control of nematode parasites of livestock.PMID:10048828(1999)
supportsregulates52% conf.

Helminth-free dogs and cats were experimentally infected with protoscoleces of Echinococcus multilocularis and used in controlled trials for efficacy evaluation of the cestodicide epsiprantel.

[Efficacy evaluation of epsiprantel (Cestex) against Echinococcus mutilocularis in dogs and cats].PMID:11314583(2001)
supportsregulates52% conf.

A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multi-centre trial was performed to assess the efficacy and safety of omalizumab (Xolair) vs. placebo in combination with depigmented SIT (Depigoid) during the grass pollen season.

Combination of omalizumab and specific immunotherapy is superior to immunotherapy in patients with seasonal allergic rhinoconjunctivitis and co-morbid seasonal allergic asthma.PMID:19016798(2009)
supportsregulates52% conf.

Seventy (70) Corriedale lambs naturally infected with multiple resistant gastrointestinal nematodes were involved in the efficacy trial: the animals were allocated into 7 experimental groups (n=10) and treated with either ABZ intravenously (iv) (ABZ(IV)), IVM(IV), ABZ(IV)+IVM(IV), ABZ intraruminally (ir) (ABZ(IR)), IVM subcutaneously (sc) (IVM(SC)) and ABZ(IR)+IVM(SC) or kept as untreated controls.

Clinical efficacy assessment of the albendazole-ivermectin combination in lambs parasitized with resistant nematodes.PMID:18571329(2008)
supportsregulates52% conf.

In conclusion, we demonstrate here that some phenotypic traits of VAR* are regulated transcriptionally and highlight the multifactorial nature of pathogenicity in insects.

Transcriptional analysis of a Photorhabdus sp. variant reveals transcriptional control of phenotypic variation and multifactorial pathogenicity in insects.PMID:21131515(2011)
supportspositively regulates52% conf.

Contrasting descriptions of the initial events of these recruitment processes, whether settlement is induced by (1) natural multi-species biofilms, (2) biofilms composed of single bacterial species known to induce settlement, or (3) a bacterial extract stimulated the research described here.

The natural sequence of events in larval settlement and metamorphosis of Hydroides elegans (Polychaeta; Serpulidae).PMID:33983954(2021)
supportscauses52% conf.

Here, we investigated the outcome of single and simultaneous infection of tomato plants by parasitic root-knot nematode Meloidogyne spp. and foliar bacterial plant pathogen Xanthomonas perforans, which causes bacterial spot disease.

Foliar Infection with Xanthomonas perforans Alters Response to Root-Knot Nematodes in Tomato.PMID:40273373(2025)
supportscauses52% conf.

Friedreich's ataxia (FRDA) is a devastating, multisystemic disorder caused by recessive mutations in the mitochondrial protein frataxin (FXN).

Hypoxia Rescues Frataxin Loss by Restoring Iron Sulfur Cluster Biogenesis.PMID:31031004(2019)
supportsnegatively regulates52% conf.

Multi-omics and cross-species analyses of PUM2 function show that it inhibits the translation of the mRNA encoding for the mitochondrial fission factor (Mff), thereby impairing mitochondrial fission and mitophagy.

The RNA-Binding Protein PUM2 Impairs Mitochondrial Dynamics and Mitophagy During Aging.PMID:30642763(2019)
supportsregulates52% conf.

Previous studies have found that fecundity is a multigenic trait regulated, in part, by mitochondrial-nuclear (mit-n) genetic interactions.

Identification of Specific Nuclear Genetic Loci and Genes That Interact With the Mitochondrial Genome and Contribute to Fecundity in Caenorhabditis elegans.PMID:30778368(2019)
supportsregulates52% conf.

While few genes were significantly differentially expressed in the late- to post-reproductive transition, gene set enrichment analysis revealed multiple down-regulated pathways in metabolism, maintenance and repair, and proteostasis, united by genes involved in mitochondrial function and oxidative phosphorylation.

Genome-wide transcriptomics of aging in the rotifer Brachionus manjavacas, an emerging model system.PMID:28249563(2017)
supportsregulates52% conf.

In addition, pyoverdine can regulate the production of multiple bacterial virulence factors and perturb host mitochondrial homeostasis.

High-Throughput Genetic Screen Reveals that Early Attachment and Biofilm Formation Are Necessary for Full Pyoverdine Production by Pseudomonas aeruginosa.PMID:28928729(2017)
supportsinteracts with52% conf.

Parkinson's disease (PD) is a complex multifactorial disorder where environmental factors interact with genetic susceptibility.

Gene-by-environment interactions that disrupt mitochondrial homeostasis cause neurodegeneration in C. elegans Parkinson's models.PMID:29748634(2018)
supportscauses52% conf.

Current research indicates that the causes of autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) are multifactorial and include both genetic and environmental factors.

Epigenetic effect of testosterone in the behavior of C. elegans. A clue to explain androgen-dependent autistic traits?PMID:24624060(2014)
supportscauses52% conf.

This diversity is particularly high when multiple splicing decisions cause a combinatorial arrangement of several alternate exons.

The multiplicity of alternative splicing decisions in Caenorhabditis elegans is linked to specific intronic regulatory motifs and minisatellites.PMID:24884695(2014)
supportsregulates52% conf.

Aging can be defined as a progressive decline in physiological efficiency regulated by an extremely complex multifactorial process.

Can microRNAs act as biomarkers of aging?PMID:21383908(2011)
supportslocalizes to52% conf.

DAEP has a multi-complex structure (MW: 600 kDa) and is localized in the inner mitochondrial membrane.

Isolation and characterization of mammalian D-aspartyl endopeptidase.PMID:17021656(2007)
supportscauses52% conf.

Multiple Mitochondrial Dysfunctions Syndrome 1 (MMDS1) is a rare, autosomal recessive disorder caused by mutations in the NFU1 gene.

Allele-specific mitochondrial stress induced by Multiple Mitochondrial Dysfunctions Syndrome 1 pathogenic mutations modeled in Caenorhabditis elegans.PMID:34449775(2021)
supportsregulates52% conf.

Our study reveals the novel role of miR-4813-3p and provides potential functional characterization of its putative target genes, in regulating the various pathways associated with PQC network. miR-4813-3p modulates ERUPR, MTUPR, autophagosome-lysosomal-pathway and the ubiquitin-proteasomal-system, making this molecule an interesting target for further studies towards therapeutically addressing multifactorial aspect of Parkinson's disease.

Multiple checkpoints of protein clearance machinery are modulated by a common microRNA, miR-4813-3p, through its putative target genes: Studies employing transgenic C. elegans model.PMID:35998789(2022)
supportspositively regulates52% conf.

Our findings reveal a multifaceted role of mRNA metabolism in mitochondrial biogenesis and show that fine-tuning of mRNA turnover and local translation control mitochondrial abundance and promote longevity in response to stress and during ageing.

Local coordination of mRNA storage and degradation near mitochondria modulates C. elegans ageing.PMID:37427543(2023)
supportspositively regulates52% conf.

Mechanistically, simultaneous modulation of the targets of harmol monoamine-oxidase B and GABA-A receptor reproduces harmol-induced mitochondrial improvements.

Peripheral modulation of antidepressant targets MAO-B and GABAAR by harmol induces mitohormesis and delays aging in preclinical models.PMID:37188705(2023)
supportsregulates52% conf.

Mitochondria are central regulators of healthspan and lifespan, yet the intricate choreography of multiple, tightly controlled steps regulating mitochondrial biogenesis remains poorly understood.

Local coordination of mRNA storage and degradation near mitochondria modulates C. elegans ageing.PMID:37427543(2023)
supportsnegatively regulates52% conf.

Simultaneously, our findings indicate that BmATAD3A knockout impeded mitochondrial activity and ATPase synthesis and suppressed the mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation pathway through B. mori mitochondrial ribosomal protein L11 (BmmRpL11).

BmATAD3A mediates mitochondrial ribosomal protein expression to maintain the mitochondrial energy metabolism of the silkworm, Bombyx mori.PMID:38616538(2025)
supportspositively regulates52% conf.

Celastrol is a mitophagy activating anti-inflammatory and metabolic modifying natural product derived compound, that rescued multiple fitness outcomes (thrashing, development, survival) and reduced the mitochondrial stress in uaDf5 animals in a mitophagy-dependent fashion.

Mitophagy modulation rescues single large-scale mitochondrial DNA deletion (SLSMD) disease symptoms in the C. elegans uaDf5 animal model.PMID:40692703(2024)
supportsexpressed in52% conf.

Additionally, to elucidate the regulatory role of miRNAs in development, we generated single-gene mutants and multi-gene combinatorial mutants targeting miRNAs specifically expressed in excretory cells and quantified the phenotypic variations in excretory cells across different miRNA mutant combinations.

A dataset of expression profile of certain microRNAs in Caenorhabditis elegans.PMID:40615393(2025)
supportsregulates52% conf.

The requirement for multiple knockouts to reveal this phenotype highlights the redundancy and combinatorial function of lncRNAs in regulating germline development.

Three lncRNAs promote PUM protein condensation and germline differentiation.PMID:40993113(2025)
supportspositively regulates52% conf.

In vivo studies using Caenorhabditis elegans as a preliminary wound model reveal that the MeZ@ALGEL hydrogel is nontoxic up to the concentration of 125 μg/mL, promotes healing of glass wool-mediated wounds, exhibits strong antimicrobial activity, and accelerates wound repair through a multifaceted approach involving bacterial eradication, regulation of ROS, and stimulation of collagen synthesis, ultimately enhancing wound healing in the model organism.

Almond Gum/Gelatin-Based Multifunctional Nanocomposite Hydrogel: A Synergistic Hybrid Platform for Wound Healing.PMID:41342735(2025)
supportsnegatively regulates51% conf.

We assessed 31 multitarget compounds which together target the entire druggable human ABC transporter proteome against ECFTs, of which nine showed inhibitory activity (hit rate 29.0%) and four demonstrated moderate to strong inhibition of an ECFT (IC50 values between 4.28 and 50.2 µM) as well as antibacterial activity against ECFT-expressing Streptococcus pneumoniae.

Target repurposing unravels avermectins and derivatives as novel antibiotics inhibiting energy-coupling factor transporters (ECFTs).PMID:38896404(2024)
supportsnegatively regulates51% conf.

We further established elevation of innate immunity in Npc1(-/-) mice through multiple functional assays including inhibition of bacterial infection as well as cellular analysis and immunohistochemistry.

Genomic expression analyses reveal lysosomal, innate immunity proteins, as disease correlates in murine models of a lysosomal storage disorder.PMID:23094108(2012)
supportsinteracts with51% conf.

They are multifunctional molecules affecting the interaction between filarial parasites and their mammalian hosts including immune responses.

Galectins from Onchocerca ochengi and O. volvulus and their immune recognition by Wistar rats, Gudali zebu cattle and human hosts.PMID:33407120(2021)
supportsregulates51% conf.

TWINKLE is well conserved among multicellular eukaryotes and is believed to be a key regulator of mitochondrial DNA copy number in mammals.

Bovine TWINKLE and mitochondrial ribosomal protein L43 genes are regulated by an evolutionary conserved bidirectional promoter.PMID:24361965(2014)
supportsinteracts with51% conf.

These DNA NGs provided a multivalent 3D space for antibacterial aromatic aldehydes to tether, enhancing their interaction with the bacterial wall.

Crosslinking kiwifruit-derived DNA with natural aromatic aldehydes generates membranolytic antibacterial nanogels.PMID:37951422(2024)
supportssuppresses51% conf.

Indirectly, miR-71 also reduces the levels of multiple neuro- and insulin-like peptides and their secretion machinery, resulting in decreased cell-non-autonomous signaling of mitochondrial stress from muscle to glia cells. miR-71 therefore beneficially coordinates the suppression of both local and systemic mitochondrial stress pathways during severe organelle dysfunction.

The microRNA miR-71 suppresses maladaptive UPRmt signaling through both cell-autonomous and cell-non-autonomous mechanisms.PMID:41392100(2025)

Uncertain evidence (9)

uncertainregulates52% conf.

Although the Th1 and Th2 immune responses cross-regulate each other, our recent murine studies have demonstrated that multiple, alternate-day IL-18 injections (but not a single injection) could augment not only the Th1 immune response but also the Th2 immune response, including IgM production against bacterial infection in mice.

Immunoenhancing therapy with interleukin-18 against bacterial infection in immunocompromised hosts after severe surgical stress.PMID:23407120(2013)
uncertainpositively regulates52% conf.

The mechanism of protective immunity induced by Ov-103 and Ov-RAL-2, with the adjuvants alum, Advax 2 and MF59, appears to be multifactorial with roles for cytokines, chemokines, antibody and specific effector cells.

The Immunomodulatory Role of Adjuvants in Vaccines Formulated with the Recombinant Antigens Ov-103 and Ov-RAL-2 against Onchocerca volvulus in Mice.PMID:27387453(2016)
uncertainregulates52% conf.

Together, our results suggest that PWL1, a member of LecRLKs, exerts multiple roles in regulating plant growth and development, heat-tolerance, and resistance to bacterial pathogens.

PWL1, a G-type lectin receptor-like kinase, positively regulates leaf senescence and heat tolerance but negatively regulates resistance to Xanthomonas oryzae in rice.PMID:37578160(2023)
uncertainpositively regulates52% conf.

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a prevalent neurodegenerative disorder with multifactorial causes, of which systemic inflammation may play a key role to promote neurodegeneration, and acetylcholinesterase (AChE) is a target protein to induce cholinergic transmission.

Circumdatin D Exerts Neuroprotective Effects by Attenuating LPS-Induced Pro-Inflammatory Responses and Downregulating Acetylcholinesterase Activity In Vitro and In Vivo.PMID:32523534(2020)
uncertainphysically interacts52% conf.

To sum up, FP-CATH is likely to play a role in multiple mechanisms of antibacterial action by impacting bacterial cell integrity and binding to bacterial biomolecules.

Identification of a Novel Cathelicidin from the Deinagkistrodon acutus Genome with Antibacterial Activity by Multiple Mechanisms.PMID:33291852(2020)
uncertainpositively regulates52% conf.

Analysis of multiple mechanistic changes suggested that disruption of pyruvate metabolism and Krebs cycle activity underlie the observed arsenite-induced mitochondrial deficits, and these disruptions are exacerbated in the absence of mitochondrial fusion.

Deficiencies in mitochondrial dynamics sensitize Caenorhabditis elegans to arsenite and other mitochondrial toxicants by reducing mitochondrial adaptability.PMID:28602540(2017)
uncertainregulates52% conf.

Among the multiple mechanisms that appear to regulate mitochondrial fission, the ER and actin have recently been shown to play an important role by mediating mitochondrial constriction and promoting the action of a key fission factor, the dynamin-like protein Drp1.

A role for septin 2 in Drp1-mediated mitochondrial fission.PMID:27215606(2016)
uncertaincauses52% conf.

Ageing is likely a multifactorial process caused by accumulated damage to a variety of cellular components.

Mitochondrial energy metabolism and ageing.PMID:20064485(2010)
uncertainnegatively regulates51% conf.

We conclude that suramin acts as a multitarget inhibitor of SMC activation and has a therapeutic potential as an agent that may attenuate arterial restenosis after angioplasty.

Inhibitory mechanisms by which suramin may attenuate neointimal formation after balloon angioplasty.PMID:10367601(1999)