Roquefort Cheese Proteins Inhibit Chlamydia pneumoniae Propagation and LPS-Induced Leukocyte Migration by Ivan M. Petyaev, Naylia A. Zigangirova, Natalie V. Kobets, Valery Tsibezov, Lydia N. Kapotina, Elena D. Fedina, Yuriy K. Bashmakov

“…We report that a proprietary protein extract isolated from Roquefort cheese inhibits the propagation of C. pneumoniae in a human HL cell line in a dose-dependent manner, as revealed by the immunofluorescence analysis. …”
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New Platform Technology for Comprehensive Serological Diagnostics of Autoimmune Diseases by Annika Willitzki, Rico Hiemann, Vanessa Peters, Ulrich Sack, Peter Schierack, Stefan Rödiger, Ursula Anderer, Karsten Conrad, Dimitrios P. Bogdanos, Dirk Reinhold, Dirk Roggenbuck

“…In this respect, the AKLIDES technology has been the first commercially available platform for automated interpretation of cell-based IIF testing and provides multiplexing by addressable microbead immunoassays for confirmatory testing. …”
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Evolutionary modeling and robustness analysis of multi-domain cooperative communication network under the environment of Internet of things by Jianrong Wang, Pan Zhang, Wei Bai, Guoyuan Yang, Yunyun Yang

“…In the future, the Internet of things will reduce the cell radius and increase the number of low-power nodes to support thousands of times of traffic growth under 5G. …”
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Energy, Economic and Environmental Multi-objective Optimization of a Novel Hybrid Solar-geothermal Power Generation Using Organic Rankine Cycle for Off-Grid Application with Energy... by A. Mokhtari, A. Haqiqati

“…For energy storage, the hydrogen system including proton electrolyte membrane (PEM) electrolyzer and fuel cell has been used. This cycle is used to supply the demand of the building from an economic and environmental point of view, with variable decisions of collector area, flow rate and tank volume for multi-objective optimization. …”
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Targeting adipocyte ESRRA promotes osteogenesis and vascular formation in adipocyte-rich bone marrow by Tongling Huang, Zhaocheng Lu, Zihui Wang, Lixin Cheng, Lu Gao, Jun Gao, Ning Zhang, Chang-An Geng, Xiaoli Zhao, Huaiyu Wang, Chi-Wai Wong, Kelvin W. K. Yeung, Haobo Pan, William Weijia Lu, Min Guan

“…ESRRA abrogation results in enhanced SPP1 and decreased leptin secretion from both visceral adipocytes and BMAds, concertedly dictating bone marrow stromal stem cell fate commitment and restoring type H vessel formation, constituting a feed-forward loop for bone formation. …”
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LPS Counter Regulates RNA Expression of Extracellular Proteases and Their Inhibitors in Murine Macrophages by Andreas Hald, Birgitte Rønø, Leif R. Lund, Kristoffer L. Egerod

“…In this study, we have utilized qPCR arrays to simultaneously analyze the temporal expression pattern of a range of genes involved in extracellular matrix metabolism in the mouse derived-macrophage cell line RAW 264.7 following stimulation with LPS. …”
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Understanding secondary hypogammaglobulinemia and its implications for cancer prognosis in children: A retrospective cohort study by Ana Lucía Guzmán, Isabella Villamil, Sofía Martínez-Betancur, Oriana Arias-Valderrama, Jacobo Triviño-Arias, Jessica Largo, Viviana Lotero, Alexis Franco, Ximena Castro, Pamela Rodríguez, Luz Angela Urcuqui, Diego Medina, Manuela Olaya

“…Immunodeficiencies are disturbances in the immune system that can affect cell function, quantity, or both. They can be either primary, associated with genetic defects, or secondary, linked to external factors such as hemato-oncological conditions. …”
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Lenalidomide-Associated Immune Thrombocytopenia: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by William Forehand III, Germame Ajebo, Michael Toscano, Anand Jillella, Paul Dainer

“…Here, we review the literature on lenalidomide-associated ITP and report upon a 59-year-old man who was administered lenalidomide due to concern of progressive multiple myeloma more than a year following his having undergone an autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplant. His platelet count precipitously declined and lead to his hospitalization. …”
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Inflammation and Oxidative Stress: The Molecular Connectivity between Insulin Resistance, Obesity, and Alzheimer’s Disease by Giuseppe Verdile, Kevin N. Keane, Vinicius F. Cruzat, Sandra Medic, Miheer Sabale, Joanne Rowles, Nadeeja Wijesekara, Ralph N. Martins, Paul E. Fraser, Philip Newsholme

“…Although epidemiological and biological evidence has highlighted an increased incidence of cognitive decline and AD in patients with T2DM, the common molecular basis of cell and tissue dysfunction is rapidly gaining recognition. …”
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Spontaneous Rupture of Pyometra Causing Peritonitis in Elderly Female Diagnosed on Dynamic Transvaginal Ultrasound by Sharad M. Malvadkar, Madhuri S. Malvadkar, Shilpa V. Domkundwar, Shariq Mohd

“…Histopathology revealed mixed inflammatory cell infiltrate with no evidence of malignancy. There are only 31 cases of ruptured pyometra reported till date, most of which were definitively diagnosed only on laparotomy. …”
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Unusual Presentation of Testicular Cancer with Tumor Thrombus Extending to the Inferior Vena Cava by Marie Dusaud, Younes Bayoud, François-Régis Desfemmes, Benoît Molimard, Xavier Durand

“…The tumor was staged pT1N2M1aS1, which was an intermediate prognosis, based on the International Germ Cell Cancer Collaborative Group consensus (IGCCCG). …”
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A Case of Uterine Lymphangioleiomyomatosis Complicated by Tuberous Sclerosis Complex by Kaori Yamada, Yukio Yamanishi, Junichi Aratake, Nanayo Sasagasako, Yoshihide Inayama, Rei Gou, Atsuko Kawamura, Megumi Yamanishi, Kenzo Kosaka

“…Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM) is one of the presentations of perivascular epithelioid cell neoplasm that is frequently complicated by tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC). …”
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Prussian Blue Analogues Derived Hollow FeCoP Nanocubes for Electrocatalytic Overall Water Splitting by Yuzhi LI, Jinyu WANG, Shuai ZOU, Aihong WANG, Huize JIANG, Kaibo WANG

“…Importantly, when used as a bifunctional catalyst for overall water splitting, FeCoP can achieve a current density of 10 mA cm−2 at a low cell voltage of only 1.58 V and exhibits impressive durability. …”
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A Double-Blind, Randomized Clinical Trial of Niacinamide 4% versus Hydroquinone 4% in the Treatment of Melasma by Josefina Navarrete-Solís, Juan Pablo Castanedo-Cázares, Bertha Torres-µlvarez, Cuauhtemoc Oros-Ovalle, Cornelia Fuentes-Ahumada, Francisco Javier González, Juan David Martínez-Ramírez, Benjamin Moncada

“…Niacinamide reduced importantly the mast cell infiltrate and showed improvement of solar elastosis in melasma skin. …”
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Fabrication of Bilayer Coating of Poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene)-Halloysite/Chitosan and Mg2+/Sr2+-Doped HAP on Titanium Alloy for Biomedical Implant Applications: Physicochemica... by Manickam Chozhanathmisra, Dharman Govindaraj, Palanisamy Karthikeyan, Kannaiyan Pandian, Liviu Mitu, Rangappan Rajavel

“…In addition, the in vitro bactericidal and cell viability studies were also carried out to further confirm the biocompatibility of the protective coating. …”
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Evaluation of Cardioprotective Effect of 3,5,3′-Tri-iodo-L-thyronine in Isoproterenol-Induced Cardiotoxicity by Vinay Mishra, Priya Ghumatkar, Maulik V. Patel, Shilpesh Devada, Ramchandra Ranvir, Prabodha Swain, Rajesh Sundar, Rajesh Bahekar, Mukul R. Jain

“…Lower heart weight, upregulation of cardiac myosin heavy chain alpha (MHC-α), and reduced inflammatory cell infiltration, myonecrosis, vacuolar changes, and a trend toward normal cardiac muscle fiber architecture in microscopic examination of cardiac tissue further support the cardioprotective effect of T3.…”
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Cationic Polymers Inhibit the Conductance of Lysenin Channels by Daniel Fologea, Eric Krueger, Steve Rossland, Sheenah Bryant, Wylie Foss, Tyler Clark

“…These findings reveal key structural characteristics which may provide insight into lysenin’s functionality while opening innovative approaches for the development of applications such as transient cell permeabilization and advanced drug delivery systems.…”
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A Novel Gel Polymer Electrolyte by Thiol-Ene Click Reaction Derived from CO2-Based Polycarbonate for Lithium-Ion Batteries by Wenhan Luo, Kuirong Deng, Shuanjin Wang, Shan Ren, Dongmei Han, Yufei Wang, Min Xiao, Yuezhong Meng

“…The as-prepared composite membrane is used to assemble a prototype lithium iron phosphate cell and evaluated accordingly. The battery delivers a good reversible charge-discharge capacity close to 140 mAh g-1 at 1 C rate and 25°C with only 0.022% per cycle decay after 200 cycles. …”
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Chemical Composition and Nutraceutical Potential of Indian Borage (Plectranthus amboinicus) Stem Extract by Praveena Bhatt, Gilbert Stanley Joseph, Pradeep Singh Negi, Mandyam Chakravarthy Varadaraj

“…The extract also exhibited antiplatelet aggregation ability, antibacterial activity, and antiproliferative effect against cancer cell lines: Caco-2, HCT-15, and MCF-7. Phytochemical evaluation of the extract revealed the occurrence of total phenolics (49.91 mg GAE/g extract), total flavonoids (26.6 mg RE/g extract), and condensed tannins (0.7 mg TAE/g extract). …”
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The Role of Neurokinin-1 Receptor in the Microenvironment of Inflammation and Cancer by Marisa Rosso, Miguel Muñoz, Michael Berger

“…Recently, it has become apparent that SP can induce tumor cell proliferation, angiogenesis, and migration via the NK-1 receptor, and that the SP/NK-1 receptor complex is an integral part of the microenvironment of inflammation and cancer. …”
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