An Unusual Case of Streptococcus pyogenes Causing Ruptured Aortic Mycotic Aneurysm by Ali Someili, Anjali Shroff

“…To determine the source, a white blood cell scan was done, which showed increased localization within a left-sided upper mediastinum mass. …”
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Endometriosis Gene Expression Heterogeneity and Biosignature: A Phylogenetic Analysis by Mones Abu-Asab, Ming Zhang, Dennis Amini, Nihad Abu-Asab, Hakima Amri

“…In addition, it has identified disruptions within the major regulatory pathways including those involved in cell proliferation, steroidogenesis, angiogenesis, cytoskeletal organization and integrity, and tumorigenesis, as well as cell adhesion and migration. …”
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Genetically engineered biomimetic ATP-responsive nanozyme for the treatment of cardiac fibrosis by Xueli Zhao, Yuze Qin, Bowen Li, Yue Wang, Jiao Liu, Bo Wang, Jia Zhao, Jiaqi Yin, Lanlan Zhang, Jing Li, Junzhe Huang, Kun Chen, Liwen Liu, Yuanming Wu

“…Methods and results Here, biomimetic ATP-responsive nanozymes based on genetically engineered cell membranes are adapted to specifically recognize activated cardiac fibroblasts (CFs) for the treatment of cardiac fibrosis. …”
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Tuning Mechanical Properties of Polymeric Hydrogels Using Orthogonally Functionalized Crosslinkers by Bin Liu, Zhaoyan Hou, Yi Bao, Lei Hua, Xiao Wang, Yuanyuan Li, Lanying Zhou, Zhuo Lv

“…Short-term temporal modulation of hydrogel moduli, a key factor of the substrates for cell development, was demonstrated and could provide dynamic microenvironment for biological process. …”
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In vitro antioxidant capacity and free radical scavenging evaluation of standardized extract of Costus afer leaf by T.G. Atere, O.A. Akinloye, R.N. Ugbaja, D.A. Ojo, G. Dealtry

“…The results suggest that the antioxidant potentials of the extract may be responsible for its medicinal potentials. Cell viability assay revealed that up to12 μg/ml of the extract is safe for Chang liver cell and no sign of toxicity was observed after the extract treatment of 2000 mg/kg in albino rats. …”
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On Harvesting Energy from Tree Trunks for Environmental Monitoring by Cleonilson P. Souza, Fabrício B. S. Carvalho, Filype A. N. Silva, Hening A. Andrade, Nathália de V. Silva, Orlando Baiocchi, Ivan Müller

“…Additionally, it is also shown that it is possible to harvest thermal energy during the day and during the night while photovoltaic cell only works under sunlight.…”
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A Lipocalin-Derived Peptide Modulating Fibroblasts and Extracellular Matrix Proteins by Linda Christian Carrijo-Carvalho, Durvanei A. Maria, Janaina S. Ventura, Kátia L. P. Morais, Robson L. Melo, Consuelo Junqueira Rodrigues, Ana Marisa Chudzinski-Tavassi

“…Results indicate that modulation effects displayed by lipocalins through this sequence motif involve cell survival, extracellular matrix remodeling, and cytokine signaling. …”
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Clinical Characteristics of Cutaneous Melanoma and Second Primary Malignancies in a Dutch Hospital-Based Cohort of Cutaneous Melanoma Patients by Haike M. J. van der Velden, Michelle M. van Rossum, Willeke A. M. Blokx, Jan B. M. Boezeman, Marie-Jeanne P. Gerritsen

“…A total of 194 cases were included; eleven patients developed a subsequent melanoma, 24 had at least one basal cell carcinoma, three had at least one squamous cell carcinoma, and 21 patients had a second non-cutaneous primary malignancy. …”
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Cutting tool feed drive of wafer background milling machine by E. S. Gebel, A. Yu. Popov, I. N. Drozdov

“…The paper describes the process of designing the cutting tool feed drive of a special metalworking machine, which due to the circuit solution and automatic control system will increase the productivity of processing one cell of wafer background on sheet material up to 10–15 seconds. …”
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Antitumor Molecular Mechanism of Chlorogenic Acid on Inducting Genes GSK-3β and APC and Inhibiting Gene β-Catenin by Ruoshi Xu, Qiumei Kang, Jie Ren, Zukun Li, Xiaoping Xu

“…Inhibiting gene β-catenin and inducting genes GSK-3β and APC, promoting the tumor cell apoptosis in Wnt pathway, by chlorogenic acid were discussed (CGA). …”
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Skeletal Muscle Lymphoma Presenting with Chronic Compartment Syndrome of Leg after Trauma by Jhong-You Li, Chung-Liang Li, Chun-Kuan Lu

“…Here, we report the first known case to be diagnosed with skeletal muscle-derived B-cell lymphoma presenting with chronic compartment syndrome after trauma. …”
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The role of light in regulating plant growth, development and sugar metabolism: a review by Wenyuan Wu, Long Chen, Long Chen, Rentao Liang, Shiping Huang, Xiang Li, Bilei Huang, Huimin Luo, Miao Zhang, Xiaoxun Wang, Hua Zhu

“…Light provides material energy to plants as the basis for cell division and differentiation, chlorophyll synthesis, tissue growth and stomatal movement, and light intensity, photoperiod, and light quality play important roles in these processes. …”
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Mediastinal Synovial Sarcoma: A Case Report and Literature Review by Linda SL Cheng, Gary MK Tse, Wilson WL Li, TW Lee, Anthony PC Yim

“…Immunohistochemistry and cytogenetic techniques are essential for proper diagnosis and differentiation from other spindle cell neoplasms. A case of mediastinal synovial sarcoma is described, of which the unusual location, diagnosis and treatment form the basis of this report.…”
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Profiling the response of individual gut microbes to free fatty acids (FFAs) found in human milk by Megan E. Waller, Alyssa Gutierrez, Taylor D. Ticer, Janiece S. Glover, John E. Baatz, Carol L. Wagner, Melinda A. Engevik, Katherine E. Chetta

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ASSOCIATION BETWEEN LEUKEMIC EVOLUTION AND UNCOMMON CHROMOSOMAL ALTERATIONS IN PEDIATRIC MYELODYSPLASTIC SYNDROME by Viviane Lamim Lovatel, Beatriz Ferreira da Silva, Eliane Ferreira Rodrigues, Maria Luiza Rocha da Rosa Borges, Rita de Cássia Barbosa Tavares, Ana Paula Silva Bueno, Elaine Sobral da Costa, Terezinha de Jesus Marques, Teresa de Souza Fernandez

“…The early stratification in risk groups is essential to choosing the treatment and indication for allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). According to the Revised International Prognostic Scoring System, cytogenetic analysis has demonstrated an essential role in diagnosis and prognosis. …”
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Recurrence of hepatitis C after liver transplantation is associated with increased systemic IL-10 levels by Patricia A. Sheiner, Sander S. Florman, Sukru Emre, Thomas Fishbein, Myron E. Schwartz, Charles M. Miller, Peter Boros

“…Background: Recurrence of hepatitis C after liver transplantation is an almost universal occurrence. T-cell derived cytokines have an important role in the development of liver damage associated with chronic hepatitis C, their post-transplant levels, however, have not been correlated with histologic recurrence of the disease.…”
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REVIEW by Claudia-Ştefania Bala

“…Iron, ferroptosis and association with tumoral evolution and potential therapeutic impact Decision making in Merkel cell carcinoma – surgical oncologist point of view Cardiac toxicity of checkpoint inhibitors (CPI) used in cancer immunotherapy Immune-mediated complications of monoclonal antibodies used in onco-hematology …”
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Surface Engineered Polymeric Biomaterials with Improved Biocontact Properties by Todorka G. Vladkova

“…We present many examples of surface engineered polymeric biomaterials with nanosize modified layers, controlled protein adsorption, and cellular interactions potentially applicable for tissue and/or blood contacting devices, scaffolds for cell culture and tissue engineering, biosensors, biological microchips as well as approaches to their preparation.…”
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Cartilage structure-inspired nanofiber-hydrogel composite with robust proliferation and stable chondral lineage-specific differentiation function to orchestrate cartilage regenerat... by Yaqiang Li, Xiaowei Xun, Liang Duan, Erji Gao, Jiaxin Li, Lei Lin, Xinping Li, Aijuan He, Haiyong Ao, Yong Xu, Huitang Xia

“…Furthermore, with a tailor-made growth factor-releasing strategy, the biomaterial system with low cell seeding density achieved biochemically and biomechanically functional neo-cartilage tissue regeneration, comparable to that achieved with high cell seeding density in the nanofiber-hydrogel composite. …”
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Comprehensive bioinformatics analysis identifies metabolic and immune-related diagnostic biomarkers shared between diabetes and COPD using multi-omics and machine learning by Qianqian Liang, Yide Wang, Zheng Li, Zheng Li, Zheng Li, Zheng Li

“…Single-cell sequencing, clinical samples, and animal models were used to confirm the robustness of shared biomarkers.ResultsCross-analysis identified 186 shared DEGs between diabetes and COPD patients. …”
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