Microwave-Assisted Synthesized ZnO@APTES Quantum Dots Exhibits Potent Antibacterial Efficacy Against Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Without Inducing Resistance by Du F, Niu J, Hong Y, Fang X, Geng Z, Liu J, Xu F, Liu T, Chen Q, Zhai J, Miao B, Liu S, Zhang Y, Chen Z

“…Fangyuan Du,1,* Jingqi Niu,1,* Yu Hong,1 Xue Fang,2 Zhihui Geng,1 Jing Liu,1 Fangqi Xu,1 Tingshu Liu,1 Qifan Chen,1 Jingbo Zhai,3 Beiliang Miao,4 Shiwei Liu,4 Yi Zhang,1 Zeliang Chen1 1Key Laboratory of Livestock Infectious Diseases, Ministry of Education, and Key Laboratory of Ruminant Infectious Disease Prevention and Control (East), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, 110866, People’s Republic of China; 2College of Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Medicine, Jinzhou Medical University, Jinzhou, 121001, People’s Republic of China; 3Key Laboratory of Zoonose Prevention and Control at Universities of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Medical College, Inner Mongolia Minzu University, Tongliao, 028000, People’s Republic of China; 4Department of Nephrology and Endocrinology, Wangjing Hospital, Chinese Academy of Chinese Medical Science, Beijing, 100102, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Yi Zhang; Zeliang Chen, Key Laboratory of Livestock Infectious Diseases, Ministry of Education, and Key Laboratory of Ruminant Infectious Disease Prevention and Control (East), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Shenyang Agricultural University, 120 Dongling Road, Shenyang, 110866, Liaoning, People’s Republic of China, Email 2005500042@syau.edu.cn; chenzliang5@mail.sysu.edu.cnBackground: Antibiotic resistance of many bacteria, including Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), has become a major threat to global health. …”
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PCSK9 affects vascular senescence through the SIRT1 pathway by Yuqin Wang, Shaoqing Cao, Zhangyu Wang, Chengsi Li, Jiangping Ye, Yehong Liu, Tianhui Jin, Yuting Zhou, Wentao Su, Gangjun Zong

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Identification of Lauric Acid as a Potent Sodium Channel NaV1.5 Blocker from Compound Chinese Medicine Wenxin Keli by Xie W, Gao J, Liang Y, Huang C, Zhang B, Chen X, Yao X, Nan G, Wu H, Wang Y, Wu L, Wang T, Zhu Y

“…Weiwei Xie,1,* Jiaming Gao,2,* Yingran Liang,1,* Chenxing Huang,3 Boyong Zhang,1 Xiaonan Chen,1 Xi Yao,1 Guo Nan,1 Honghua Wu,1 Yuefei Wang,1 Lin Wu,4 Taiyi Wang,3,5 Yan Zhu1 1State Key Laboratory of Component-Based Chinese Medicine, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, 301617, People’s Republic of China; 2Institute of Basic Medical Sciences of Xiyuan Hospital, Beijing Key Laboratory of Pharmacology of Chinese Materia, Beijing, 100091, People’s Republic of China; 3Institute of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, 250355, People’s Republic of China; 4Department of Cardiology, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, 100034 People’s Republic of China; 5Shandong Key Laboratory of Innovation and Application Research in Basic Theory of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, 250355, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Yan Zhu, State Key Laboratory of Component-based Chinese Medicine, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beihua South Road, JingHai District, Tianjin, 301617, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86 22 59596168, Email yanzhu.harvard@icloud.com Taiyi Wang, Shandong Key Laboratory of Innovation and Application Research in Basic Theory of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, 250355, People’s Republic of China, Email wangtaiyi@sdutcm.edu.cnPurpose: The major cardiac voltage-gated sodium channel NaV 1.5 (INa) is essential for cardiac action potential initiation and subsequent propagation. …”
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Modelling the seasonal dynamics of Aedes albopictus populations using a spatio-temporal stacked machine learning model by Daniele Da Re, Giovanni Marini, Carmelo Bonannella, Fabrizio Laurini, Mattia Manica, Nikoleta Anicic, Alessandro Albieri, Paola Angelini, Daniele Arnoldi, Federica Bertola, Beniamino Caputo, Claudio De Liberato, Alessandra della Torre, Eleonora Flacio, Alessandra Franceschini, Francesco Gradoni, Përparim Kadriaj, Valeria Lencioni, Irene Del Lesto, Francesco La Russa, Riccardo Paolo Lia, Fabrizio Montarsi, Domenico Otranto, Gregory L’Ambert, Annapaola Rizzoli, Pasquale Rombolà, Federico Romiti, Gionata Stancher, Alessandra Torina, Enkelejda Velo, Chiara Virgillito, Fabiana Zandonai, Roberto Rosà

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Emirates consensus recommendations on cardiovascular risk management in type 2 diabetes by Hani Sabbour, Hani Sabbour, Hani Sabbour, Wael Almahmeed, Wael Almahmeed, Fatheya Alawadi, Fatheya Alawadi, Abdullah Shehab, Abdulamjeed Al Zubaidi, Alaaeldin Bashier, Abdul Rauf Ghulam, Fauzia Rashid, Hosam Zaky, Hussien Heshmat Kassemn, Hussien Heshmat Kassemn, Jamila Bin Adi, Juwairia Tahir, Khadija Hafidh, Mohammed Farghali, Mohamed Hassanien, Mohamed Hassanien, James Januzzi

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Development of Solid Self-Nanoemulsifying Drug Delivery System of Rhein to Improve Biopharmaceutical Performance: Physiochemical Characterization, and Pharmacokinetic Evaluation by More SM, Rashid MA, Kharwade RS, Taha M, Alhamhoom Y, Elhassan GO, Gangane P, Asar TO, Pise A, Kaleem M, Mujtaba MA

“…Sachin Madhusudan More1 *, Md Abdur Rashid,2 Rohini S Kharwade3 *, Murtada Taha,4 Yahya Alhamhoom,2 Gamal Osman Elhassan,5 Purushottam Gangane,3 Turky Omar Asar,6 Ajay Pise,7 Mohammed Kaleem,1 Md Ali Mujtaba8,9 1Department of Pharmacology, Dadasaheb Balpande College of Pharmacy, Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University, Nagpur, MH, 440037, India; 2Department of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia; 3Department of Pharmaceutics, Dadasaheb Balpande College of Pharmacy, Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University, Nagpur, MH, 440037, India; 4Department of Clinical Laboratory Science, Prince Sultan Military College of Health Sciences, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia; 5Department of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy, Qassim University, Buraidah, Saudi Arabia; 6Department of Biology, College of Science and Arts at Alkamil, University of Jeddah, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; 7Department of Regulatory Affairs Dadasaheb Balpande College of Pharmacy, Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University, Nagpur, MH, 440037, India; 8Department of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmacy, Northern Border University, Arar, Saudi Arabia; 9Center for Health Research, Northern Border University, Arar, Saudi Arabia* These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Md Ali Mujtaba; Mohammed Kaleem, Email m.mujtaba@nbu.edu.sa; kaleemmubin88@gmail.comIntroduction: Rhein, a natural bioactive lipophilic compound with numerous pharmacological activities, faces limitations in clinical application due to poor aqueous solubility and low bioavailability. …”
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„O pecunia totius mali regina, fraudis et doli amica...“ Peníze v kultuře středověku by Tomáš Krejčík

“…In 1484 the Bohemian diet (Landtag) set the maximum permissible interest rate at 10 percent, which was later reduced to 6 percent. The church authorities protested against this, but with no great success. …”
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Five-Year Prospective Follow-Up of Patients with Hepatitis C Virus Infection Treated with Direct-Acting Antiviral Agents by Zhang Y, Xia H, Fan L, Jiang L, Yang B, Wang F

“…Yaping Zhang,1,2,* Huan Xia,3,* Luchang Fan,1 Lu Jiang,4 Bin Yang,2 Fengmei Wang4,5 1The Third Central Clinical College of Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, 300170, People’s Republic of China; 2Tianjin Key Laboratory of Extracorporeal Life Support for Critical Diseases, Institute of Hepatobiliary Disease, Nankai University Affiliated Third Central Hospital, Tianjin, 300072, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Infectious Diseases, Tianjin Second People’s Hospital, Tianjin, 300192, People’s Republic of China; 4Department of Hepatology and Gastroenterology, Tianjin First Central Hospital, Tianjin, 300192, People’s Republic of China; 5Tianjin Key Laboratory of Molecular Diagnosis and Treatment of Liver Cancer, Tianjin First Central Hospitial, Tianjin, 300192, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Fengmei Wang; Bin Yang, Email wangfengmeitj@126.com; bioyang@126.comPurpose: The research intended to present prospective data on the long-term prognosis of individuals with hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection who received direct-acting antiviral agent (DAA) treatment.Patients and Methods: Patients who received DAA treatment at Tianjin Third Central Hospital and Tianjin Second People’s Hospital were prospectively enrolled and subsequently underwent a longitudinal follow-up. …”
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Coupling Bio-Resonance Neurotechnology (BRNT) and Dual Hemispheric Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) Reduces Comorbid Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) and Generali... by Sunder K, Makale MT, Makale M, Bodhanapati J, Murphy KT, Dennen CA, Baron D, Thanos PK, Hanna C, Ashford Jnr JW, Lewandrowski KU, Blum K

“…., Colombia*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Kenneth Blum, Email drd2gene@gmail.comAbstract: Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) and Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) are prevalent comorbidities related to a greater likelihood of poor treatment outcomes and prolonged treatment for Reward Deficiency Syndrome (RDS) behaviors. …”
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Evaluasi Sistem Informasi Menggunakan Technology Acceptance Model dengan Penambahan Variabel Eksternal by Ria Andriani, Arief Setyanto, Asro Nasiri

“…KRS (Study Plan Card) functions to manage courses that will be taken in the relevant semester by students, filling in KRS using the account given by the campus by entering using an identity in the form of a Student Identification Number and password, students can fill in the Card Study Plan from anywhere with information that has been provided on the website, so that it can be said that the Card Study Plan System is a bridge between students and managers in this case the academic section at the University of Amikom. In this study the authors evaluated the level of student acceptance of the Card Study Plan online system that has been implemented with the number of respondents used by 200 students, while the model used is the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) which was modified by adding External variables in the form of ease of access and comfort of the place. …”
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Ginger-Derived Exosome-Like Nanoparticles Loaded With Indocyanine Green Enhances Phototherapy Efficacy for Breast Cancer by Guo Z, Li G, Shen L, Pan J, Dou D, Gong Y, Shi W, Sun Y, Zhang Y, Ma K, Cui C, Li W, Liu Q, Zhu X

“…Zhaoming Guo,1,2,* Guqing Li,2,* Lanjun Shen,2 Jiawei Pan,2 Danni Dou,2 Yuwei Gong,2 Wanwan Shi,2 Yuhua Sun,2 Yi Zhang,2 Kun Ma,2 Changhao Cui,2 Wenxin Li,3,4 Qiang Liu,5 Xudong Zhu1,4,6 1Department of General Surgery, Cancer Hospital of Dalian University of Technology, Cancer Hospital of China Medical University, Liaoning Cancer Hospital & Institute, Shenyang, Liaoning, 110042, People’s Republic of China; 2School of Chemical Engineering, Marine and Life Sciences, Dalian University of Technology, Panjin, Liaoning, 124221, People’s Republic of China; 3The second Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, Cancer Hospital of Dalian University of Technology, Cancer Hospital of China Medical University, Liaoning Cancer Hospital & Institute, Shenyang, Liaoning, 110042, People’s Republic of China; 4Liaoning Provincial Key Laboratory of Precision Medicine for Malignant Tumors, Shenyang, Liaoning, 110042, People’s Republic of China; 5Faculty of Medicine, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, Liaoning, 116024, People’s Republic of China; 6Department of Oncology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, 110004, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Xudong Zhu, Department of General Surgery, Cancer Hospital of Dalian University of Technology, Cancer Hospital of China Medical University, Liaoning Cancer Hospital & Institute, Shenyang, Liaoning, 110042, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86 13354204706, Email xdzhu@cmu.edu.cn; XudongZhu@uky.edu Qiang Liu, Faculty of Medicine, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, Liaoning, 116024, People’s Republic of China, Email andyliu_1844@dlut.edu.cnPurpose: Phototherapy has remarkable advantages in cancer treatment, owing to its high efficiency and minimal invasiveness. …”
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Temporal trends and differences of SARS-CoV-2-specific antibody responses in symptomatic and asymptomatic subjects: a longitudinal study from Umbria in Italy by Iosief Abraha, Paolo Eusebi, Marta Micheli, Antonella Germani, Erica Pasquarelli, Sofia Pascolini, Rossana Antonietti, Sandro Argenti, Alessandra Fioravanti, Elisa Martini, Luana Aristei, Paola Mancinelli, Maria Letizia Ottaviani, Martina Roselli, Milena Barzacca, Erika Belardinelli

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Fu Tu Sheng Jin Rehabilitation Formula Mitigate Airway Inflammation, Mucus Secretion and Immune Dysfunction Induced by SARS-CoV-2 Spike Protein by Wang BH, Yu KY, Zhang XN, Sun XH, Tang LL, Shi XL

“…Bo-Han Wang,1,* Ke-Yao Yu,2,* Xiao-Na Zhang,3,* Xian-Hong Sun,2 Ling-Ling Tang,4 Xiao-Lu Shi2 1NanJing JiangNing Hospital of Chinese Medicine/Affiliated jiangning Hospital of Chinese Medicine, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210029, People’s Republic of China; 2Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine/ Jiangsu Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210029, People’s Republic of China; 3Nanjing Hospital of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210029, People’s Republic of China; 4School of Chinese Medicine & School of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210023, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Xiao-Lu Shi; Ling-Ling Tang, Email fsyy00721@njucm.edu.cn; 290602@njucm.edu.cnObjective: To evaluate the effects of Fu Tu Sheng Jin Rehabilitation Formula (FTSJRF) on airway inflammation, mucus secretion, and immunoreaction in a severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) spike protein-induced mouse model.Methods: Forty-two mice were randomly divided into seven groups: normal, D1, D3, D10, D10H, D10M and D10L, according to the days of modeling and different dosages of FTSJRF. …”
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Association of Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate (eGFR) and High-Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein (Hs-CRP) with the Risk of New-Onset Atrial Fibrillation in Patients with Diabetes by Liu Y, Liu H, Sun D, Zheng Y, Tse G, Chen K, Qiu J, Wu S, Liu T

“…Ying Liu,1,* Hongmin Liu,1,2,* Dongkun Sun,1,* Yi Zheng,1 Gary Tse,1,3,4 Kangyin Chen,1 Jiuchun Qiu,1 Shouling Wu,2 Tong Liu1 1Tianjin Key Laboratory of Ionic-Molecular Function of Cardiovascular Disease, Department of Cardiology, Tianjin Institute of Cardiology, The Second Hospital of Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, 300211, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Cardiology, Kailuan General Hospital, Tangshan, 063001, People’s Republic of China; 3School of Nursing and Health Sciences, Hong Kong Metropolitan University, Hong Kong, People’s Republic of China; 4Diabetes Research Unit, Cardiovascular Analytics Group, PowerHealth Research Institute, Hong Kong, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Tong Liu, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Ionic-Molecular Function of Cardiovascular disease, Department of Cardiology, Tianjin Institute of Cardiology, The Second Hospital of Tianjin Medical University, No. 23 Pingjiang Road, Hexi District, Tianjin, 300211, People’s Republic of China, Email liutong@tmu.edu.cn; liutongdoc@126.com Shouling Wu, Department of Cardiology, Kailuan General Hospital, Tangshan, 063001, People’s Republic of China, Email drwusl@163.comBackground: Both renal function decline and systemic inflammation may synergistically increase the risk of atrial fibrillation (AF). …”
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Father’s Perceptions of their Role and Involvement in the Family: A Qualitative Study in a Colombian Sample / Percepciones del padre sobre su rol e involucramiento en la familia: u... by Sonia Carrillo, Milton E. Bermúdez, Liliana Suárez, María Camila Gutiérrez, Ximena Delgado

“…Fathers’ perceptions departed to some extent from the traditional pattern attributed to nuclear families, where men are considered as the only economic provider and authority figure in the family. This departure places fathers in a category we would call “in transition”, which includes perceptions of more equitable parental roles within the family and a combination of features from other typologies of fatherhood proposed in the literature. …”
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Propolis mouthwashes efficacy in managing gingivitis and periodontitis: a systematic review of the latest findings by Muhammed Al-Huda Ballouk, Mohamed Altinawi, Abeer Al-Kafri, Talar S. Zeitounlouian, Piotr S. Fudalej

“…Data from the selected studies were extracted, and then the revised Cochrane’s risk of bias tool (RoB 2.0) was utilised by two of the authors, independently, to evaluate the risk of bias in each study. …”
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Computational Phenotyping of Obstructive Airway Diseases: A Systematic Review by Bashir MBA, Milani GP, De Cosmi V, Mazzocchi A, Zhang G, Basna R, Hedman L, Lindberg A, Ekerljung L, Axelsson M, Vanfleteren LEGW, Rönmark E, Backman H, Kankaanranta H, Nwaru BI

“…Muwada Bashir Awad Bashir,1 Gregorio Paolo Milani,2,3,* Valentina De Cosmi,4,5,* Alessandra Mazzocchi,3,* Guoqiang Zhang,1 Rani Basna,1 Linnea Hedman,6 Anne Lindberg,7 Linda Ekerljung,1 Malin Axelsson,8 Lowie EGW Vanfleteren,9 Eva Rönmark,6 Helena Backman,6 Hannu Kankaanranta,1,10,11 Bright I Nwaru1,12 1Krefting Research Centre, Department of Internal Medicine and Clinical Nutrition, Institute of Medicine, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden; 2Pediatric Unit, Foundation IRCCS Ca’ Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy; 3Department of Clinical Science and Community Health, University of Milan, Milan, Italy; 4Department of Food Safety, Nutrition and Veterinary Public Health, Instituto Superiore Di Sanità - Italian National Institute of Health, Roma, Italy; 5Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, University of Milan, Milano, Italy; 6Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Section of Sustainable Health/ the OLIN Unit, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden; 7Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden; 8Department of Care Science, Faculty of Health and Society, Malmö University, Malmö, Sweden; 9COPD Center, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden; 10Department of Respiratory Medicine, Seinäjoki Central Hospital, Seinäjoki, Finland; 11Tampere University Respiratory Research Group, Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology, Tampere University, Tampere, Finland; 12Wallenberg Centre for Molecular and Translational Medicine, Institute of Medicine, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Muwada Bashir Awad Bashir, Krefting Research Centre, Institute of Medicine, University of Gothenburg, P.O. …”
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Small Extracellular Vesicles from Young Healthy Human Plasma Inhibit Cardiac Fibrosis After Myocardial Infarction via miR-664a-3p Targeting SMAD4 by Wang W, Li Y, Zhang C, Zhou H, Li C, Cheng R, Chen X, Pu Y, Chen Y

“…Weiwei Wang,1,* Ying Li,1,* Cheng Zhang,2,* Haoyang Zhou,1 Chunyu Li,3 Rong Cheng,1 Xufeng Chen,1 Yanan Pu,4 Yan Chen1,5,6 1Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 210029, People’s Republic of China; 2Long Jiang Central Laboratory, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210029, People’s Republic of China; 3Long Jiang Intensive Care Unit, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 210029, People’s Republic of China; 4Department of Clinical Laboratory, Nanjing Chest Hospital, Affiliated Nanjing Brain Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 210029, People’s Republic of China; 5Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, The Affiliated Suzhou Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Suzhou Municipal Hospital, Gusu School, Nanjing Medical University, Suzhou, 215000, People’s Republic of China; 6Department of Emergency Management, School of Health Policy & Management, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 211166, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Yan Chen; Yanan Pu, Email chenyandoc@njmu.edu.cn; pyn342626@njmu.edu.cnPurpose: Cardiac fibrosis, a key contributor to ventricular pathologic remodeling and heart failure, currently lacks effective therapeutic approaches.Patients and Methods: Small extracellular vesicles from young healthy human plasma (Young-sEVs) were characterized via protein marker, transmission electron microscopy, and nanoparticle tracking analysis, then applied in cellular models and mouse models of cardiac fibrosis. …”
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Inflammatory Gene Signature Identified by Machine Algorithms Reveals Novel Biomarkers of Coronary Artery Disease by Liu X, Zhang Y, Wang Y, Xu Y, Xia W, Liu R, Xu S

“…Xing Liu,1,* Yuanyuan Zhang,1,* Yan Wang,2,3,* Yanfeng Xu,2,4,5 Wenhao Xia,2,5– 7 Ruiming Liu,4,5 Shiyue Xu2,5,6 1Department of Cardiology, The Third Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Hypertension and Vascular Disease, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, People’s Republic of China; 3Health Management Center, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, People’s Republic of China; 4Laboratory of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, People’s Republic of China; 5National - Guangdong Joint Engineering Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Vascular Diseases, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, People’s Republic of China; 6NHC Key Laboratory of Assisted Circulation, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, People’s Republic of China; 7Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Guangxi Hospital Division of The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Nanning, Guangxi, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Shiyue Xu, Department of Hypertension and Vascular Disease, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510080, People’s Republic of China, Email xushy25@mail.sysu.edu.cn Ruiming Liu, Laboratory of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510080, People’s Republic of China, Email liuruim@mail2.sysu.edu.cnPurpose: Inflammatory activation of immune cells plays a pivotal role in the development of coronary artery diseases (CAD). …”
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Transurethral Water Vapor Ablation: Potential for a Novel Prostate Cancer Management Strategy by Warlick CA, Spilseth BD, Dixon CM

“…Christopher A Warlick,1,* Benjamin D Spilseth,2,* Christopher M Dixon3,* 1Department of Urology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA; 2Department of Radiology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA; 3WMC Health Good Samaritan Hospital, Bon Secours Urology, Suffern, NY, USA*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Christopher A Warlick, University of Minnesota, Department of Urology, 420 Delaware Street SE, B542 Mayo, Minneapolis, MN, 55455, USA, Tel +1-612-625-7486, Email cwarlick@umn.eduPurpose: Targeted and precise application of thermal energy stored in sterile water vapor is a novel approach to treat cancerous prostate tissue. …”
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