The Role of Inflammatory Cytokines and lncRNAs in the Pathogenesis of Atherosclerosis and Other Inflammatory Diseases: Focus on Sarcoidosis and Alzheimer’s Disease by Aldona Sokołowska, Julia Buszek, Piotr Czerniak, Adrianna Antoszewska, Weronika Bargiel, Dominika Bąk, Halszka Wajdowicz, Mateusz Warzocha

“…Description of the State of Knowledge Inflammatory cytokines, including interleukin-1β (IL-1β), tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), and interleukin-6 (IL-6), orchestrate immune responses that exacerbate endothelial dysfunction, foam cell formation, and plaque instability. Concurrently, lncRNAs regulate gene expression through transcriptional and post-transcriptional mechanisms, influencing cellular processes such as macrophage polarization and smooth muscle cell proliferation. …”
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Effect of Carboxymethyl chitosan-sodium alginate hydrogel loaded with Astragalus membranaceus-Panax notoginseng on wound healing in rats by Jing Li, Jing Li, Linai Li, Yue Yu, Ruixin Qin, Chaoyan Yu, Chen Chen, Youming Dong, Yadong Tan, Yunen Liu, Xuanli Liu

“…Skin wound healing is a complex physiological process that involves many different cell types and signaling molecules. In traditional Chinese medicine, A. membranaceus and Panax notoginseng are commonly used together for the treatment of wound injury for their significant efficacy. …”
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Factors Associated with Road Accidents among Brazilian Motorcycle Couriers by Daniela Wosiack da Silva, Selma Maffei de Andrade, Dorotéia Fátima Pelissari de Paula Soares, Thais Aidar de Freitas Mathias, Tiemi Matsuo, Regina Kazue Tanno de Souza

“…Young age (18 to 24 years compared to ≥25 years, odds ratio [OR]=1.77) speeding (OR=1.48), and use of cell phones while driving (OR=1.43) were factors independently associated with reports of accidents. …”
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Ligand-Based Pharmacophore Modeling and Virtual Screening of RAD9 Inhibitors by Nirmal K. Prasad, Vishnupriya Kanakaveti, Siddhartha Eadlapalli, Ramakrishna Vadde, Angamba Potshangbam Meetei, Vaibhav Vindal

“…Human RAD9 is a key cell-cycle checkpoint protein that participates in DNA repair, activation of multiple cell cycle phase checkpoints, and apoptosis. …”
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Acinetobacter baumannii Lipopolysaccharide Influences Adipokine Expression in 3T3-L1 Adipocytes by Yuka Unno, Yoshinori Sato, Satoshi Nishida, Akiyo Nakano, Ryuichi Nakano, Tsuneyuki Ubagai, Yasuo Ono

“…We tested the effect of increasing concentrations of A. baumannii-derived LPS (10, 100, or 1000 ng/mL) on the 3T3-L1 adipocyte cell line. Exposure to LPS was found to increase the expression of several adipokines (e.g., MIP-2, MCP-1, TNF-α, IL-6, lipocalin-2, and FABP4) in 3T3-L1 adipocytes and significantly reduced the expression of leptin and adiponectin. …”
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Development of a high-performance pseudocapacitive composite via electroless deposition of silver nanoparticles on micro-sized silicon by Sakshi Juyal, Abhilasha Mishra, Ankur Jain, Kriti Shrivastawa, Aditya Singh, Monika Dumka, Fateh Singh Gill, Mohit Bajaj, Ievgen Zaitsev

“…Raman spectroscopy confirmed the formation of silver and silicon oxides. In a three-cell configuration, the low equivalent series resistance and charge transfer resistance indicated that Ag served as the conductive channel for charge transfer. …”
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Automated Long-Term Monitoring of Parallel Microfluidic Operations Applying a Machine Vision-Assisted Positioning Method by Hon Ming Yip, John C. S. Li, Kai Xie, Xin Cui, Agrim Prasad, Qiannan Gao, Chi Chiu Leung, Raymond H. W. Lam

“…As microfluidics has been applied extensively in many cell and biochemical applications, monitoring the related processes is an important requirement. …”
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Iron(ing) out parkinsonisms: The interplay of proteinopathy and ferroptosis in Parkinson's disease and tau-related parkinsonisms by Maria João da Costa Caiado, Amalia M. Dolga, Wilfred F.A. den Dunnen

“…Thus, we explore the current findings relating to the relationship of parkinsonism proteinopathy (α-synuclein in PD, and tau in PSP/CBD) paralleled to a specific form of cell death, ferroptosis. Ferroptosis is characterised by iron-induced lipid peroxidation and several markers of this pathway have been identified to control intracellular iron fluctuations. …”
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The Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor Gamma System Regulates Ultraviolet B-Induced Prostaglandin E2 Production in Human Epidermal Keratinocytes by Raymond L. Konger, Kellie Clay Martel, Danielle Jernigan, Qiwei Zhang, Jeffrey B. Travers

“…However, in several epithelial cell lines, ultraviolet B (UVB) has been shown to induce the nonenzymatic production of oxidized phospholipids that act as PPARγ agonists. …”
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The Application of Hyaluronic Acid-Based Hydrogels in Bone and Cartilage Tissue Engineering by Hongru Li, Zhiping Qi, Shuang Zheng, Yuxin Chang, Weijian Kong, Chuan Fu, Ziyuan Yu, Xiaoyu Yang, Su Pan

“…Hyaluronic acid hydrogels have many advantages, such as promoting cell adhesion and proliferation and wound healing. …”
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Layered energy equalization structure for series battery pack based on multiple optimal matching by Jianfang Jiao, Hongwei Wang, Feng Gao, Serdar Coskun, Guang Wang, Jiale Xie, Fei Feng

“…In addition, a fuzzy controller that can dynamically adjust the equalization current with the state parameter of the cell as the input condition is designed to optimize the equalization efficiency. …”
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Efficacy of Larimichthys crocea TASOR protein-derived peptide FAM286 against Staphylococcus aureus by Ritian Jin, Guanglei Wei, Rong Lin, Wenfeng Lin, Jude Juventus Aweya, Duo Liang, Wuyin Weng, Shen Yang

“…The FAM286 could increase the permeability and disrupt the integrity of cell membranes. The cell showed aggregation phenomenon and entered the apoptosis stage. …”
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Green hydrothermal synthesis of nickel and zinc-doped nickel ferrite nanoparticles using Dalbergiella welwitschii extracts and their biological studies by Oghenejoboh Ufuoma Modupe, Sonibare Oluwadayo Olatunde, Muhammad Waseem, Ekundayo Olusegun, Sirajul Haq, Ahad Amer Alsaiari, Jamoliddin Razzokov

“…The nanoparticles had high drug loading capacity (<10 %), promising cytotoxic activity against MCF-7 breast cancer cell lines and α-glucosidase inhibitory activities ranging between 5.6 and 13.4 μM comparable to standard drug acarbose (9.8 μM), respectively. …”
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Microglial NLRP3-gasdermin D activation impairs blood-brain barrier integrity through interleukin-1β-independent neutrophil chemotaxis upon peripheral inflammation in mice by Sung-Hyun Yoon, Chae youn Kim, Eunju Lee, Changjun Lee, Kyung-Seo Lee, Jaeho Lee, Hana Park, Bokeum Choi, Inhwa Hwang, Junhan Kim, Tae-Gyun Kim, Junghyun Son, Young-Min Hyun, Seunghee Hong, Je-Wook Yu

“…Repeated intraperitoneal lipopolysaccharide administration causes NLRP3-dependent BBB permeabilization and myeloid cell infiltration into the brain. Using a mouse model with cell-specific hyperactivation of NLRP3, we identify microglial NLRP3 activation as essential for peripheral inflammation-induced BBB disruption. …”
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A novel lncRNA AC112721.1 promotes the progression of triple-negative breast cancer by directly binding to THBS1 and regulating miR-491-5p/C2CD2L axis by Ping Ma, Shiyao Kang, Huimin Li, Ming Li, Yuan Zhao, Hongjun Yuan, Jianyu Pang, Wenru Tang, Miaomiao Sheng

“…Loss- and gain-of-function experiments revealed that AC112721.1 significantly promoted cell proliferation and migration, suppressed cell apoptosis in vitro and inhibited tumorigenesis in vivo. …”
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Uncoupling Protein 2 Increases Susceptibility to Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Acute Lung Injury in Mice by Qin Wang, Jianchun Wang, Mingdong Hu, Yu Yang, Liang Guo, Jing Xu, Chuanjiang Lei, Yan Jiao, JianCheng Xu

“…On the other hand, LPS-induced alveolar epithelial cell death and inflammation were attenuated by genipin. …”
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Developing an On‐Resin Synthesis of α‐Galactosylceramide‐Peptide Conjugate Vaccines by Dr. Michael A. Meijlink, Dr. Susanna T. S. Chan, Kathryn J. Farrand, Sarah L. Draper, Dr. Oliva K. Burn, Jasmine M. Seifert‐Simpson, Ngarangi C. Mason, Dr. Lisa M. Connor, Prof. Ian F. Hermans, Prof. Gavin F. Painter, Dr. Benjamin J. Compton

“…Abstract The covalent attachment of peptide antigens to the NKT cell agonist, α‐galactosylceramide (αGalCer), generates self‐adjuvanting vaccines that prevent and/or eliminate disease in animal models of cancer and infectious disease. …”
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A 3D-Printed Spherical Dual-Circular Polarized Luneburg Lens Antenna for Ku-Band by Qing Wang, Xiaohai Han, Pu Yu, Jian-Qiang Hou, Zhen-Ya Lei

“…To achieve the polarization conversion, the symmetry of the unit cell is disrupted. A 100 mm diameter lens is designed to operate at 12.6-17.1 GHz, fed by a low-profile dual-polarized magneto-electric dipole antenna. …”
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Immobilization Technologies in Probiotic Food Production by Gregoria Mitropoulou, Viktor Nedovic, Arun Goyal, Yiannis Kourkoutas

“…Subsequently, immobilization/encapsulation applications in the food industry aiming at the prolongation of cell viability are described together with an evaluation of their potential future impact, which is also highlighted and assessed.…”
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Characterization of avian adenovirus FAdV-4/6/2009 isolate RABIES by O. S. Osipova, M. A. Volkova, N. G. Zinyakov, S. P. Lazareva, V. Yu. Sosipatorova, I. A. Chvala

“…The virus was isolated in chicken Leghorn male hepatoma cell culture that exhibited cytopathogenic effect and identified as avian type С adenovirus by PCR followed by sequencing of hexon gene fragment. …”
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