Metabolic reprogramming and immunological changes in the microenvironment of esophageal cancer: future directions and prospects by Zhi-Xun Guo, Jia-Li Ma, Jin-Qiu Zhang, Ling-Ling Yan, Ying Zhou, Xin-li Mao, Xin-li Mao, Xin-li Mao, Shao-Wei Li, Shao-Wei Li, Shao-Wei Li, Xian-Bin Zhou, Xian-Bin Zhou, Xian-Bin Zhou

“…Metabolic reprogramming in tumors frequently coincides with aberrant immune function alterations, and extensive research has demonstrated that perturbations in energy metabolism within the tumor microenvironment influence the occurrence and progression of esophageal cancer. Current treatment modalities for esophageal cancer primarily include encompass chemotherapy and a limited array of targeted therapies, which are hampered by toxicity and drug resistance issues. …”
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Unresectable Hepatic Metastasis of Uveal Melanoma: Hepatic Chemosaturation with High-Dose Melphalan—Long-Term Overall Survival Negatively Correlates with Tumor Burden by R. Brüning, M. Tiede, M. Schneider, P. Wohlmuth, H. Weilert, K. Oldhafer, A. Stang

“…Of 19 patients, 10 (53%) achieved a partial response (PR) and 9 (47%) had stable disease (SD). There was no progressive disease (PD) and no adverse events exceeding Clavien–Dindo grade IV. …”
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Cell clone selection—impact of operation modes and medium exchange strategies on clone ranking by Marie Dorn, Christine Ferng, Kerensa Klottrup-Rees, Kenneth Lee, Martina Micheletti

“…Microwell plates (MWP) are used to narrow down the number of clone candidates, which will undergo further selective screening in progressively larger small-scale bioreactors (12 mL–3 L) to identify the top clone for GMP production. …”
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Novel biomarkers: the RUNX family as prognostic predictors in colorectal cancer by Yingting Liu, Yingting Liu, Yingting Liu, Junjun Chen, Junjun Chen, Junjun Chen, An Li, An Li, An Li, Yue Wu, Yue Wu, Yue Wu, Junwei Ge, Junwei Ge, Junwei Ge, Maoling Yuan, Maoling Yuan, Maoling Yuan, Bin Xu, Bin Xu, Bin Xu, Xiao Zheng, Xiao Zheng, Xiao Zheng, Lujun Chen, Lujun Chen, Lujun Chen, Jingting Jiang, Jingting Jiang, Jingting Jiang

“…The RUNX family, consisting of RUNX1, RUNX2, and RUNX3, has been recognized as crucial regulators in developmental processes, with dysregulation of these genes also being implicated in tumorigenesis and cancer progression. In our present study, we demonstrated a crucial regulatory role of RUNX in CD8+T and CD103+CD8+T cell-mediated anti-tumor response within the tumor microenvironment (TME) of human CRC. …”
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Characteristics of patients with undiagnosed stage 3 chronic kidney disease: results from an observational study (REVEAL-CKD) in ChinaResearch in context by Sheng Nie, Shiyu Zhou, Claudia Cabrera, Shan Chen, Mengyun Jia, Shiyu Zhang, Licong Su, Qi Gao, Navdeep Tangri, Fan Fan Hou

“…Summary: Background: Early diagnosis of chronic kidney disease (CKD) is crucial for timely intervention to delay disease progression and improve patient outcomes. However, data for clinical characteristics of Chinese patients with undiagnosed, early-stage CKD are lacking. …”
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Assessing the resilience of child immunisation programmes using geospatial modelling and interrupted time series analysis in Ethiopia and Kenya amidst the COVID-19 pandemic: tracki... by McEwen Khundi, Themba Mzembe, Michael Give Chipeta, Chimwemwe Chifungo, Nyovani Janet Madise, Chifuniro Somanje Mankhwala, Tabitha Ngwira, Maame B Peterson

“…Lockdowns and travel restrictions, coupled with fear of contracting the virus, disrupted services, especially for women’s and children’s health, derailing progress on sustainable development goals. This paper examines the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on routine child immunisation coverage in Ethiopia and Kenya at both national and subnational levels.Methods Health management information systems data were used to estimate changes in child immunisation. …”
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Association of immune-related adverse events with the outcomes of immune checkpoint inhibitors in patients with dMMR/MSI-H metastatic colorectal cancer by Chiara Cremolini, Sara Lonardi, Filippo Pietrantonio, Francesca Corti, Elisabetta Fenocchio, Massimiliano Salati, Margherita Ambrosini, Michael J Overman, Lisa Salvatore, Rossana Intini, Priya Jayachandran, Javier Ros, Maria Elena Elez, Marwan Fakih, Aakash Tushar Shah, Rosalba Miceli, Monica Niger, Vincenzo Nasca, Giacomo Mazzoli, Francesco Barretta

“…Similar results were observed for progression-free survival (PFS). Based on the results retrieved from organ-specific irAEs, ‘aggregated’ burden scores were developed to distinguish ‘protective’ (endocrine and musculoskeletal) and ‘harmful’ (gastrointestinal, pneumonitis, neurological, hepatic) irAEs showing prognostic effects on OS and PFS.Conclusions Our results demonstrate that not all irAEs could exert a protective effect on oncologic outcome. …”
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Integrating machine learning and structure-based approaches for repurposing potent tyrosine protein kinase Src inhibitors to treat inflammatory disorders by Muhammad Waleed Iqbal, Muhammad Shahab, Zakir ullah, Guojun Zheng, Irfan Anjum, Gamal A. Shazly, Atrsaw Asrat Mengistie, Xinxiao Sun, Qipeng Yuan

“…Abstract Tyrosine-protein kinase Src plays a key role in cell proliferation and growth under favorable conditions, but its overexpression and genetic mutations can lead to the progression of various inflammatory diseases. Due to the specificity and selectivity problems of previously discovered inhibitors like dasatinib and bosutinib, we employed an integrated machine learning and structure-based drug repurposing strategy to find novel, targeted, and non-toxic Src kinase inhibitors. …”
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STUDY OF VEGF-A AND TGF-Β LEVELS IN BIOPTATES OF SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA OF THE TONGUE AND MOUTH FLOOR MUCOSA IN POLYCHEMOTHERAPY WITH MONOCLONAL ANTIBODIES – CETUXIMAB by O. I. Kit, E. M. Frantsiyants, I. V. Neskubina, L. Yu. Vladimirova, A. A. Lyanova, Yu. A. Pogorelova, E. V. Shalashnaya, M. A. Еngibaryan, Yu. S. Sidorenko

“…Patients were divided into two subgroups: target sensitivity of patients (partial regression and stabilization) n = 17 and target resistance (progression) n = 13. Levels of growth factors VEGF-A and TGF-β were determined in tumor tissue bioptates by ELISA using standard test systems (Bender Med System, Austria). …”
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Transforaminal Endoscopic Lumbar Discectomy versus Coblation Nucleoplasty Combined with Collagenase Chemonucleolysis for Lumbar Disc Herniation with Grade I Degenerative Spondyloli... by Yuyu Guo, Liuhu Han, Tingting Li, Bingbing Xu, Penghui Ke, Jun Hu, Rongyi Zhang, Yan Guo, Long Zhao, Likui Wang

“…Conclusion Both the two operations can relieve the symptoms of lower back and leg pain in patients, and neither of the two operations caused further progress of lumbar spondylolisthesis. Compared with CN combined with CCNL, TELD had more significant improvement in early lower back and leg pain and shorter post-operative duration of hospitalization. …”
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COVID-19 Recombinant mRNA Vaccines and Serious Ocular Inflammatory Side Effects: Real or Coincidence? by Arash Maleki, Sydney Look-Why, Ambika Manhapra, C. Stephen Foster

“…The second patient was a 33-year-old healthy female who was referred to us for a progressive nasal field defect in her left eye, and for flashes in both eyes. …”
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Markers of Glomerular and Tubular Damage in the Early Stage of Kidney Disease in Type 2 Diabetic Patients by Agnieszka Żyłka, Paulina Dumnicka, Beata Kuśnierz-Cabala, Agnieszka Gala-Błądzińska, Piotr Ceranowicz, Jakub Kucharz, Anna Ząbek-Adamska, Barbara Maziarz, Ryszard Drożdż, Marek Kuźniewski

“…Early diagnosis of kidney damage and nephroprotective treatment are the ways of preventing the disease progression. Our aim was to evaluate selected laboratory markers of glomerular and tubular damage in T2DM patients with early stages of chronic kidney disease (G1/G2, A1/A2) for their associations with A2 albuminuria and early decline in the estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR). …”
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Urinary exosomal miRNA-451a can be used as a potential noninvasive biomarker for diagnosis, reflecting tubulointerstitial damage and therapeutic response in IgA nephropathy by Qiong Zhang, Yan Zhao, Yankun Luo, Songjia Guo, Haizhu Hou, Xiaoli Han, Yun Zhou

“…The levels of baseline miR-451a in the complete remission group were significantly higher than those in the non-complete remission group. uE miR-451a expression was significantly elevated in patients with IgA nephropathy and may serve as a potential biomarker for the diagnosis of IgAN and evaluation of tubulointerstitial damage, while the baseline levels of uE miR-451a may be predictors of therapeutic efficacy and disease progression.…”
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Analysis of the risk of oncological adverse events associated with infliximab in combination with azathioprine compared to monotherapy: insights from the FAERS database by Qian Qiao, Qian Qiao, Qian Qiao, Jiachen Sun, Jiachen Sun, Jiachen Sun, Ya Zheng, Ya Zheng, Yingying Mi, Yingying Mi, Yingying Mi, Yanan Gong, Yanan Gong, Jiahui Liu, Jiahui Liu, Jiahui Liu, Wenyue Rui, Wenyue Rui, Wenyue Rui, Yumei Ma, Yumei Ma, Yumei Ma, Yongning Zhou, Yongning Zhou, Min Liu, Min Liu

“…Signal mining employed methods such as Reported Odds Ratio (ROR), Proportional Reporting Ratio (PRR), Multiple Gamma-Poisson Scaling Assessment (MGPSA) and Bayesian Confidence Interval Progressive Neural Network (BCPNN).ResultsOur analysis of the FAERS database revealed that the highest number of reported cases involved skin-related tumors, both individually and in combination. …”
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Signatures of H3K4me3 modification predict cancer immunotherapy response and identify a new immune checkpoint-SLAMF9 by Tao Fan, Chu Xiao, Ziqin Deng, Shuofeng Li, He Tian, Yujia Zheng, Bo Zheng, Chunxiang Li, Jie He

“…The mice melanoma model showed Slamf9 knockdown remarkably restrained cancer progression and enhanced the efficacy of anti-CTLA-4 and anti-PD-L1 therapies by elevating CD8 + T cell infiltration. …”
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Clinically SUspected ScaPhoid fracturE: treatment with supportive bandage or CasT? ‘Study protocol of a multicenter randomized controlled trial’ (SUSPECT study) by Max Reijman, Jan A N Verhaar, Abigael Cohen, Gerald A Kraan, Nina M C Mathijssen, Marc A Koopmanschap, Sander Mol, Joost W Colaris

“…Untreated scaphoid fractures can lead to scaphoid non-union progressing to osteoarthritis. Therefore, the general treatment for patients with a clinically suspected scaphoid fracture and normal initial radiographs is immobilisation with below-elbow cast for 2 weeks. …”
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Association Between Single-Nucleotide Polymorphisms in <i>Toll-like Receptor 3</i> (<i>tlr3</i>), <i>tlr7</i>, <i>tlr8</i> and <i>tirap</i> Genes with Severe Symptoms in Children P... by Adriana Souza Andrade, Aline Almeida Bentes, Lilian Martins Diniz, Silvia Hees Carvalho, Erna Geessien Kroon, Marco Antonio Campos

“…The most common symptoms in children are respiratory, potentially progressing to severe illnesses, such as severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) and MIS-C. …”
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A stratified two-stage tumor molecular profiling algorithm to identify clinically actionable molecular alterations in pancreatic cancer☆ by S. Hussung, D. Akhoundova, C. Pistoni, D. Lenggenhager, A. Töpfer, C. Pauli, B. Pestalozzi, C. Britschgi, M. Zoche, M. Rechsteiner, H. Moch, A. Weber, R. Fritsch

“…Patients receiving targeted therapy based on molecular profile showed superior survival (progression-free survival, overall survival) compared with patients without targeted treatment. …”
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Waist circumference and altered metabolic indices are associated with increased resting pulse rate in middle-aged adults by Laith Ashour, Zaid Taimeh, Moaiad Hussein, Zeid Jarrar, Nicola Hanna Madani, Noor Mnaa, Layan Ayesh, Ahmad Odeh, Sama Samer Abu Monshar, Muath Mohammad Dabas, Rawan Almejaibal

“…The data indicated a progressive rise in pulse rate correlating with elevated low-density lipoprotein and hemoglobin A1C levels, particularly among those with severe hypercholesterolemia (p=0.048, coefficient = 6.42; 95% CI: 0.12-12.71) and diabetes (p<0.001, coefficient = 7.11; 95% CI: 3.3-10.92). …”
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Effect of silane coupling agent on flexural properties of fiber-reinforced geopolymer-cemented aeolian sand by Shuai Pang, Jiaze Li, Mengjie Li, Changzhi Zhao, Henghui Fan, Xiangdong Zhang

“…Additionally, digital image correlation (DIC) technology was employed to observe the progressive failure evolution of the specimens, and the mechanical parameter evolution was analysed. …”
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