Determination of the Levels of Heavy Metals and Formaldehyde in Baby Clothes in South Africa: A Case Study of Stores in the Greater Cape Town Region by P. Nyamukamba, C. Bantom, Z. Mququ, T. Ngcobo, S. Isaacs

“…Herein, we report on the determination of formaldehyde, pH, and heavy metals (Pb, As, Co, Cr, Ni, and Cd) in various baby apparel (cotton, polyester, nylon, elastane, and polyethylene) of different colours (light, medium, and dark) purchased from both high-end and low-end market stores. …”
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Recovery and Biodistribution of Ex Vivo Expanded Human Erythroblasts Injected into NOD/SCID/IL2Rγnull mice by Barbara Ghinassi, Leda Ferro, Francesca Masiello, Valentina Tirelli, Massimo Sanchez, Giovanni Migliaccio, Carolyn Whitsett, Stefan Kachala, Isabelle Riviere, Michel Sadelain, Anna Rita Migliaccio

“…However, 4-days following transfusion to intact NOD/SCID/IL2Rγnull mice, CD235apos EBs were observed inside CD235aneg splenic cells suggesting that they underwent phagocytosis. …”
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Encapsulation of Lactiplantibacillus plantarum and Beetroot Extract with Alginate and Effect of Capsules on Rheological Properties and Stability of an Oil-in-Water Emulsion Model... by Minerva Bautista Villarreal, Sandra Loruhama Loruhama Castillo Hernández, Salvador López Uriarte, María Porfiria Barrón González

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Beneficial Effects of Long-Term Administration of an Oral Formulation of Angiotensin-(1–7) in Infarcted Rats by Fúlvia D. Marques, Marcos B. Melo, Leandro E. Souza, Maria Claúdia C. Irigoyen, Rúben D. Sinisterra, Frederico B. de Sousa, Sílvia Q. Savergnini, Vinícius B. A. Braga, Anderson J. Ferreira, Robson A. S. Santos

“…HPβCD/Ang-(1–7) was administered for 60 days (76 μg/Kg/once a day/gavage) starting immediately before infarction. …”
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Interleukin-12p70 Expression by Dendritic Cells of HIV-1-Infected Patients Fails to Stimulate gag-Specific Immune Responses by Ellen Van Gulck, Nathalie Cools, Derek Atkinson, Lotte Bracke, Katleen Vereecken, Marc Vekemans, Viggo F. I. Van Tendeloo, Zwi N. Berneman, Guido Vanham

“…A variety of immune-based therapies has been developed in order to boost or induce protective CD8+ T cell responses in order to control HIV replication. …”
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Thickness of Subcutaneous Fat Is a Predictive Factor of Incisional Surgical Site Infection in Crohn’s Disease Surgery: A Retrospective Study by Xingchen Cai, Weisong Shen, Zhen Guo, Yi Li, Lei Cao, Jianfeng Gong, Weiming Zhu

“…Incisional surgical site infection (iSSI) is a frequent postoperative complication of abdominal surgeries in patients with Crohn’s disease (CD). In this study, we investigated the association between thickness of subcutaneous fat (TSF) and iSSI in patients with CD undergoing intestinal resections. …”
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Effect of Activated Platelet-Rich Plasma on Chondrogenic Differentiation of Rabbit Bone Marrow-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells by Zhen Wang, Zheng Wang, Bin Zhang, Qinghua Zhao, Yubao Liu, Wei Qi

“…After purifying, the percentages of cells with CD105(+)/CD34(−) and CD44(+)/CD45(−) were 96.5% and 92.9%, respectively. …”
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磁化传递成像评估克罗恩病肠瘘发生风险的应用价值 by 林锦江, 卢宝兰, 王红莉, 方壮念, 黄斯韵, 孙灿辉, 冯仕庭, 李子平, 李雪华

“…【目的】探讨磁化传递成像（MTI）预测克罗恩病（CD）患者肠瘘发生风险的应用价值。【方法】分析12例CD手术患者的术前MTI资料，在磁化传递率（MTR）图像上测量并计算病变肠壁的标准化MTR（标准化MTR=肠壁MTR/肌肉MTR）。…”
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Heavy Metals Pollution and Pb Isotopic Signatures in Surface Sediments Collected from Bohai Bay, North China by Bo Gao, Jin Lu, Hong Hao, Shuhua Yin, Xiao Yu, Qiwen Wang, Ke Sun

“…The results showed that the average concentrations of Cd, Cr, Cu, Ni, Pb, and Zn were 0.15, 79.73, 28.70, 36.56, 25.63, and 72.83 mg/kg, respectively. …”
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Extracellular vesicles in sputum of children with cystic fibrosis pulmonary exacerbations by Elad Ben-Meir, Lina Antounians, Shafinaz Eisha, Felix Ratjen, Augusto Zani, Hartmut Grasemann

“…Western blot analysis of EV protein extracts was used for EV canonical protein markers CD63, CD9 and flotillin-1 (FLOT1), as well as neutrophil elastase (NE), myeloperoxidase (MPO) and interleukin-8. …”
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深圳地区育龄人群地中海贫血基因型分布调查

“…2 947例进行了β地贫基因诊断,共发现14种β地贫基因型共1059例,其中最常见的6种突变类型分别为β41-42(-TCTT)?βIVS-2-654(C→T )?βCD17 (A→T)?β-28 (A→T)?βCD26(G →A)?βCD71/72(+A ),共占94.71%?…”
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Low-Dose Irradiation Differentially Impacts Macrophage Phenotype in Dependence of Fibroblast-Like Synoviocytes and Radiation Dose by Lisa Deloch, Jana Fuchs, Michael Rückert, Rainer Fietkau, Benjamin Frey, Udo S. Gaipl

“…However, SN of irradiated FLS particularly reduced CD206 expression on macrophages. Macrophage phenotype was stable when being in contact with SN of nonirradiated FLS, but significantly increased surface expression of CD206 and slightly decreased CD80 and CD86 expression were observed when macrophage themselves were irradiated with 0.5 Gy under these microenvironmental conditions, again highlighting discontinuous dose dependencies in the low and intermediate dose range. …”
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Patients’ Educational Program Could Improve Azathioprine Adherence in Crohn’s Disease Maintenance Therapy by Lei Wang, Rong Fan, Chen Zhang, Liwen Hong, Tianyu Zhang, Zhengting Wang, Jie Zhong

“…To determine the risk factors of nonadherence to azathioprine (AZA) maintenance therapy for Crohn’s disease (CD) and to evaluate the influence of patients’ educational program on adherence to AZA maintenance therapy. …”
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High-dose ascorbic acid synergizes with anti-PD1 therapy in non-small cell lung cancer in vitro and in vivo models by Hak Su Kim, Seung-hyun Kwon, Ok Kyung Choi, Taekyu Lim, Taekyu Lim

“…Additionally, the combination of anti-PD1 and high-dose AA significantly increased CD8+ T cell cytotoxicity in H460 cells. The combination of anti-PD1 and high-dose AA showed dramatic antitumor effects in a syngeneic mouse model of lung cancer by significantly reducing tumor growth and increasing CD8+ T cell-dependent cytotoxicity and macrophage activity. …”
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MiR-181a-5p Delivered by Adipose-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cell Exosomes Alleviates Klebsiella pneumonia Infection-Induced Lung Injury by Targeting STAT3 Signaling by Ren-Jing Hu, Xiao-Chun Chen, Lei Xu, Xiao-Hong Rui, Lin Wan, Jie Lu, Jun Liu, Hao Pei

“…We successfully isolated the ADSCs that express positive markers CD90 and CD105 rather than CD31 and CD45. The exosomal miR-181a-5p secreted by ADSCs were internalized by BMDM and K. pneu infection stimulated the miR-181a-5p level in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) and BMDM. …”
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High-Intensity Interval Training Improves Physical Function, Prevents Muscle Loss, and Modulates Macrophage-Mediated Inflammation in Skeletal Muscle of Cerebral Ischemic Mice by Lu Luo, Meixi Liu, Hongyu Xie, Yunhui Fan, Jingjun Zhang, Li Liu, Yun Li, Qiqi Zhang, Junfa Wu, Congyu Jiang, Yi Wu

“…The results showed that HIIT modulated macrophage activation by downregulating CD86+ (M1 type) macrophages and upregulating CD163+ (M2 type) macrophages via inhibiting the TLR4/MyD88/NFκB signaling pathway and exerting an anti-inflammatory effect in paretic skeletal muscle. …”
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稳定过表达外源p62/SQSTM1基因的U937白血病细胞株的建立及初步特性分析

“…流式结果显示U937-GFP细胞和U937-p62细胞表达细胞表面分化抗原CD11b及CD14无明显差异? 【结论】 成功构建了p62基因过表达的U937稳定细胞株,过表达p62可促进U937细胞增殖,并不能促进U937细胞的分化?…”
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Synergistic Antibacterial Action of Norfloxacin-Encapsulated G4 Hydrogels: The Role of Boronic Acid and Cyclodextrin by Monica-Cornelia Sardaru, Irina Rosca, Simona Morariu, Elena-Laura Ursu, Alexandru Rotaru

“…In this present study, we developed and characterized a series of supramolecular G4 hydrogels by integrating <i>β</i>-cyclodextrin (<i>β</i>-CD) and boronic acid linkers into a supramolecular matrix to enhance antibacterial activity against <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> (<i>S. aureus</i>). …”
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Antitumor effects of natural killer cells derived from gene-engineered human-induced pluripotent stem cells on hepatocellular carcinoma by Mayuna Nakamura, Yuka Tanaka, Keishi Hakoda, Masahiro Ohira, Tsuyoshi Kobayashi, Kenji Kurachi, Kouichi Tamura, Hideki Ohdan

“…The analysis of eNK cells for cell surface and intracellular molecules revealed that antitumor-related surface molecules (TRAIL, CD226, and CD16) and intracellular cytotoxic factors (perforin, granzyme B, TNFα, and IFNγ) were highly expressed. …”
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Does Adiponectin Act as an Antiangiogenic Factor in B-Cell Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia? by Stefano Molica, Giovanna Digiesi, Angelo Vacca, Rosanna Mirabelli, Katia Todoerti, Caterina Battaglia, Fortunato Morabito, Antonino Neri, Domenico Ribatti

“…In this study, we assessed serum levels of adiponectin in 69 patients with Binet stage A B-CLL, and these values were retrospectively correlated with bone marrow (BM) microvessel area and serum levels of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), fibroblast growth factor-2 (FGF-2), angiogenin, PECAM-1 (CD31), matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9), interleukin-8 (IL-8), syndecan-1, and the percentage of CD38+ or ZAP-70+ CLL cells. …”
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