Sperm Cryopreservation before Testicular Cancer Treatment and Its Subsequent Utilization for the Treatment of Infertility by Jana Žáková, Eva Lousová, Pavel Ventruba, Igor Crha, Hana Pochopová, Jaroslava Vinklárková, Eva Tesařová, Mohamed Nussir

“…Seminoma was diagnosed in 283 men (54.1%) and nonseminomatous germ cell tumors in 240 men (45.9%). 34 patients who returned for infertility treatment underwent 46 treatment cycles with cryopreserved sperm. …”
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Radical Abdominal Trachelectomy for IB1 Cervical Cancer at 17 Weeks of Gestation: A Case Report and Literature Review by Yoichi Aoki, Morihiko Inamine, Sugiko Ohishi, Yutaka Nagai, Hitoshi Masamoto

“…A 28-year-old woman, para 1-0-0-1, was diagnosed with FIGO stage IB1 squamous cell carcinoma of the cervix at 12 weeks of gestation. …”
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Biofilm Formation and Adherence Characteristics of Listeria ivanovii Strains Isolated from Ready-to-Eat Foods in Alice, South Africa by Mirriam E. Nyenje, Ezekiel Green, Roland N. Ndip

“…The ability of Listeria ivanovii isolates to adhere to a surface was determined using a microtiter plate adherence assay whereas the role of cell surface properties in biofilm formation was assessed using the coaggregation and autoaggregation assays. …”
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Ultramodern natural and synthetic polymer hydrogel scaffolds for articular cartilage repair and regeneration by Chun-Sheng Li, Yan Xu, Juan Li, Shu-Hao Qin, Shao-Wen Huang, Xue-Mei Chen, Yi Luo, Cheng-Tao Gao, Jian-Hui Xiao

“…With the rapid increase in the aging population, this disorder has become an increasingly important public health issue. Recently, stem cell-based cartilage tissue engineering has emerged as a promising therapeutic option for treating articular cartilage damage. …”
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Absolute quantification of Neuron-specific enolase based on surface plasmon resonance by Cui Lin, Yijie Wang, Tao Peng, Pengpeng Liu, Yuanyuan Liang, Wencheng Kang, Xiaoping Yu, Yang Song, Xuping Shentu

“…Neuron-specific enolase (NSE) is currently the most reliable biomarker for small cell lung cancer (SCLC), which is important for disease monitoring, clinical evaluation and diagnosis. …”
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Alzheimer's disease and gut-brain axis: Drosophila melanogaster as a model by Samuel de Mattos Alves, Paulo Noronha Lisboa-Filho, Carolina Letícia Zilli Vieira, Marina Piacenti-Silva

“…Understanding the role of direct and indirect bacterial by-products, such as lactate and acetate, in glial cell activation and tau protein dynamics may provide insights into the mechanisms of AD progression and contribute to more effective treatments. …”
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Cardiac Tamponade as an Initial Manifestation of Cervical Cancer by Yuridia Evangelina Rodríguez-Rosales, Carlos Eduardo Salazar-Mejía, Blanca Angélica Soto-Martínez, David Hernández-Barajas, Oscar Vidal-Gutiérrez, Gabriela Sofia Gómez-Macías

“…Initial cytology of the pericardial fluid showed a poorly differentiated carcinoma, and a cervical biopsy revealed a squamous cell invasive carcinoma. Chemotherapy was started with carboplatin and paclitaxel, but no clinical improvement was noted and the patient died 46 days after arrival. …”
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Biological correlates associated with high-risk breast cancer patients identified using a computational method by Jung Hun Oh, Fresia Pareja, Rena Elkin, Kaiming Xu, Larry Norton, Joseph O. Deasy

“…Our analysis of the immune cell composition using CIBERSORT and leukocyte fraction showed significant differences between the high and low-risk groups across the entire cohort, as well as within PAM50 subtypes. …”
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Venoms and Extracellular Vesicles: A New Frontier in Venom Biology by Auwal A. Bala, Naoual Oukkache, Elda E. Sanchez, Montamas Suntravat, Jacob A. Galan

“…Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are nanoparticle-sized vesicles secreted by nearly all cell types under normal physiological conditions. …”
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Laparoscopic Resection of Appendiceal Schwannoma by Toru Imagami, Satoru Takayama, Yohei Maeda, Ryohei Matsui, Masaki Sakamoto, Hisanori Kani

“…Schwannoma arises from Schwann’s cell of the neural sheath. Schwannoma of the large intestine, particularly of the appendix, is rare. …”
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Mitochondrial Dysfunction: A Basic Mechanism in Inflammation-Related Non-Communicable Diseases and Therapeutic Opportunities by Anna Hernández-Aguilera, Anna Rull, Esther Rodríguez-Gallego, Marta Riera-Borrull, Fedra Luciano-Mateo, Jordi Camps, Javier A. Menéndez, Jorge Joven

“…These organelles act to supply the cell with ATP and to synthesise key molecules in the processes of inflammation, oxidation, and metabolism. …”
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Telomere Biology: Key to unlocking the fountain of youth…A Systematic Review. by Anirban Poddar, Anup Kumar Rana, Ranjita Santra, Phalguni Chakrabarti

“…Deterioration of physiological functions is typically associated with ageing process.This often manifests as various diseases which eventually creates a burden on health infrastructure.Telomere attrition is a phenomenon which involves shortening of telomeres with each cycle of cell division.The phenomenon of “Telomere Attrition” is a “Bi edged sword” as while being a protective shield for the genome on one hand, it also is the cause of many senility related degenerative disorders. …”
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Effect of High Hydrostatic Pressure Processing Strategies on Retention of Antioxidant Phenolic Bioactives in Foods and Beverages – a Review by Tokuşoğlu Özlem

“…HPE enhances mass transfer rates, increases cell permeability, increases diffusion of phenolics and retains higher levels of bioactive compounds. …”
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Methylcobalamin protects against liver failure via engaging gasdermin E by Wanfeng Xu, Yun Wang, Shuang Cui, Qiuling Zheng, Yanghao Lin, Qingqing Cui, Yuxin Xie, Yuming Zeng, Chuan Zhang, Yujie Li, Xin Jin, Minna Qin, Huiyong Sun, Haiping Hao, Lijuan Cao

“…Abstract Gasdermin E (GSDME) is a pyroptotic cell death effector and a promising target for pyroptotic tissue injury. …”
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Hypoglycemic effects of naturally processed Polygonum multiflorum extract in KK CgAy/J mice and its mechanism of action by Wenping Tang, Jianfeng Zhan, Shiming Li, Yue Liu, Chi-Tang Ho

“…The mechanism was explored with ELISA and Western blotting and results suggested that the effect was through maintaining β-cell function.…”
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Research Progress on the Role of Inflammasomes in Kidney Disease by Kun Chi, Xiaodong Geng, Chao Liu, GuangYan Cai, Quan Hong

“…Inflammasomes are multimeric complexes composed of cytoplasmic sensors, apoptosis-associated speck-like protein containing a caspase activation and recruitment domain (ASC or PYCARD), and procaspase-1 and play roles in regulating caspase-dependent inflammation and cell death. Inflammasomes are assembled by sensing pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs) and damage-associated molecular patterns (DAMPs) and initiate inflammatory responses by activating caspase-1. …”
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A Turner Syndrome Patient Carrying a Mosaic Distal X Chromosome Marker by Roberto L. P. Mazzaschi, Juliet Taylor, Stephen P. Robertson, Donald R. Love, Alice M. George

“…Conventional karyotyping revealed a mosaic Turner syndrome karyotype with a cell line containing a small marker of X chromosome origin. …”
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Cytotoxicity and Antibacterial Activity of Mineral Trioxide Aggregate Cement with Radiopacity Introduced by ZrO2 by Lidia Ciołek, Zbigniew Jaegermann, Ewa Zaczyńska, Anna Czarny, Monika Biernat, Arkadiusz Gąsiński, Agnieszka Jastrzębska, Michał Gloc, Andrzej Olszyna

“…Then, the cytotoxic action of the cements was evaluated by applying a reference L-929 cell line. The conditions of the culture upon contact with the tested materials or with extracts from the cements were assessed using image analysis or an MTT colorimetric assay. …”
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Cytomegalovirus Uveitis with Hypopyon Mimicking Bacterial Endophthalmitis by Atsushi Yoshida, Hiroto Obata, Hidetoshi Kawashima

“…However, the density of corneal endothelial cell was less than the measurable range and CMV was detected by PCR of the aqueous humor. …”
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Modulation of Stat-1 in Human Macrophages Infected with Different Species of Intracellular Pathogenic Bacteria by Giuditta Fiorella Schiavano, Sabrina Dominici, Laura Rinaldi, Alfonsina Mariarosaria Cangiano, Giorgio Brandi, Mauro Magnani

“…The infection of human macrophages by pathogenic bacteria induces different signaling pathways depending on the type of cellular receptors involved in the microorganism entry and on their mechanism(s) of survival and replication in the host cell. It was reported that Stat proteins play an important role in this process. …”
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