Optimization and Validation of Indirect ELISA Using Truncated TssB Protein for the Serodiagnosis of Glanders amongst Equines by Harisankar Singha, Praveen Malik, Sachin K. Goyal, Sandip K. Khurana, Chiranjay Mukhopadhyay, Vandana K. Eshwara, Raj K. Singh

“…These data highlight the use of TssB as potential diagnostic antigen for serological diagnosis of glanders.…”
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The Role of Targeted Focal Therapy in the Management of Low-Risk Prostate Cancer: Update on Current Challenges by Daniel W. Smith, Diliana Stoimenova, Khadijah Eid, Al Barqawi

“…Since prostate-specific antigen (PSA) testing came into widespread use in the late 1980s, there has been a sharp increase in annual prostate cancer incidence. …”
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Exploring the role and mechanisms of MAGEA4 in tumorigenesis, regulation, and immunotherapy by Weijian Zhu, Qiang Yi, Zheng Chen, Jiaqi Wang, Kui Zhong, Xinting Ouyang, Kuan Yang, Bowei Jiang, Jianing Zhong, Jinghua Zhong

“…Abstract MAGEA4 is a member of the Melanoma-Associated Antigen (MAGE) family, characterized by high expression in various tumor tissues but low expression in normal tissues, with the exception of testis and placenta. …”
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A daily rhythm of cell proliferation in a songbird brain by Vladimira Hodova, Valentina Maresova, Rebecca Radic, Lubica Kubikova

“…The relative expression of the apoptotic genes caspase 3, Bcl-2, and Bax as well as the proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) did not show any rhythm. In summary, our results show that cell proliferation in the “hot-spot” region of the VZ in diurnal songbirds shows rhythmic activity over a period of 24 h and that the maximum cell proliferation occurs in the passive phase. …”
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Effectiveness of inactivated influenza vaccine against laboratory-confirmed influenza in elderly Chinese patients with diabetes: A test-negative design case-control study by Zhengyan Chen, Tianchi Yang

“…A total of 2,204 elderly patients were tested for influenza virus nucleic acid or antigen during the study period. After applying exclusion criteria, 199 influenza-positive cases and 199 matched influenza-negative controls were included in the final analysis. …”
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Cancer Vaccine by Fusions of Dendritic and Cancer Cells by Shigeo Koido, Eiichi Hara, Sadamu Homma, Yoshihisa Namiki, Toshifumi Ohkusa, Jianlin Gong, Hisao Tajiri

“…Dendritic cells (DCs) are potent antigen-presenting cells and play a central role in the initiation and regulation of primary immune responses. …”
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Efficacy of CLT4A variants as immunoregulatory molecules among Vitiligo patients in Saudi Arabia by Amal F. Alshammary, Ghada BinSaif, Imran Ali Khan

“…The Cytotoxic T-Lymphocyte Antigen 4 (CTLA-4) gene has been reported to be related to vitiligo and other autoimmune diseases. …”
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Tumor Markers in Pleural Fluid: A Comprehensive Study on Diagnostic Accuracy by Vladimir Aleksiev, Daniel Markov, Kristian Bechev

“…<b>Results</b>: The study found that all of the tumor markers, except for PIVKA-II (Protein induced by vitamin K absence-II), showed statistically significant differences between the malignant and non-malignant patient groups, with CAE (carcinoembryonic antigen) and CA19-9 showing the most notable differences. …”
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Frequency of Toxocariasis among Patients Clinically Suspected to Have Visceral Toxocariasis: A Retrospective Descriptive Study in Sri Lanka by Devika Iddawela, Kiruthiha Ehambaram, Dhilma Atapattu, Kalyani Pethiyagoda, Lakmalee Bandara

“…Serum samples were subjected to Toxocara antigen ELISA. Results. Overall, seropositivity was 50.2% (262), of which 109 (40.8%) were positive at high level of Toxocara antibody carriage and 153 (58.4%) were positive at low levels. …”
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Evaluation of Preoperative CA15-3 Level and its Relationship with Clinico-Pathological Characteristics in Primary Breast Cancer Patients by Braihan Hamdi Hameed, Izzat Abdulsatar Al-Rayahi, Salwa S. Muhsin

“… Cancer antigen15-3 (CA15-3) is utilized as a tumor marker in breast cancer. …”
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The Causal Relationship between Immune-Mediated Inflammatory Diseases and Aortic Aneurysm: A Bidirectional Two-Sample Mendelian Randomization Study by Sijia Sun, Jie Li, Mengxian Sun, Jie He, Songtao Tan, Ge Wang, Yuan Zheng, Xiaoping Fan

“…They also suggest the potential clinical utility of human leukocyte antigen (HLA) risk genetic markers for developing personalized treatment and prevention strategies.…”
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Cell adhesion molecules involved in the leukocyte recruitment induced by venom of the snake Bothrops jararaca by Stella R. Zamuner, Catarina F. P. Teixeira

“…Therefore, the role of the adhesion molecules intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1), LECAM-1, CD18, leukocyte function-associated antigen-1 (LFA-1) and platelet endothelial cell adhesion molecule-1 (PECAM-1) on the BjV-induced neutrophil accumulation and the correlation with release of LTB4, TXA2, tumor necrosis factor-α, interleukin (IL)-1 and IL-6 have been investigated. …”
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Mesenchymal Stem Cells from Human Exfoliated Deciduous Teeth and the Orbicularis Oris Muscle: How Do They Behave When Exposed to a Proinflammatory Stimulus? by Alessander Leyendecker Junior, Carla Cristina Gomes Pinheiro, Daniela Yukie Sakai Tanikawa, José Ricardo Muniz Ferreira, Mariane Tami Amano, Daniela Franco Bueno

“…Last, SHED and OOMDSCs expressed the immunoregulatory molecule HLA-G, and the expression of this antigen increased after IFN-γ treatment. In particular, an increase in intracellular HLA-G expression was observed. …”
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Dengue virus infection among renal transplant recipients in Singapore: a 15-year, single-centre retrospective review by Sophie Seine Xuan Tan, Quan Yao Ho, Sobhana Thangaraju, Thuan Tong Tan, Terence Kee, Shimin Jasmine Chung

“…The diagnosis of dengue was made if there were a compatible clinical syndrome and a positive dengue diagnostic assay (dengue non-structural 1 antigen, immunoglobulin M or reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction). …”
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Hypoxia Promotes Glioma Stem Cell Proliferation by Enhancing the 14-3-3β Expression via the PI3K Pathway by Weidong Cao, Qiang Zhou, Hongwei Wang, Wei Rao, Gang Cheng, Peng Wang, Shengli Guo, Bin Ren, Jianning Zhang

“…Furthermore, hypoxia promoted GSC cell proliferation and activated the expression of proliferating cell nuclear antigen, which was inhibited following 14-3-3β knockdown. …”
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Diagnosis of Bladder Cancer with Urinary Cytology, Immunocytology and DNA-Image-Cytometry1 by Bernhard Planz, Christian Synek, Thomas Deix, Alfred Böcking, Michael Marberger

“…DNA‐image‐cytometry and antibodies directed against the Lewis X‐ and the 486p 3/12 antigen were applied to improve diagnostic accuracy of urinary cytology for the detection of bladder cancer. …”
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Development of a Luciferase Immunosorbent Assay for Detecting Crimean–Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus IgG Antibodies Based on Nucleoprotein by Qi Chen, Yuting Fang, Ning Zhang, Chengsong Wan

“…Our results demonstrated that the optimal antigen for detecting anti-CCHFV IgG was located within the stalk cut-off domain of the nucleoprotein. …”
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Identification of Two Novel HLA-A∗0201-Restricted CTL Epitopes Derived from MAGE-A4 by Zheng-Cai Jia, Bing Ni, Ze-Min Huang, Yi Tian, Jun Tang, Jing-Xue Wang, Xiao-Lan Fu, Yu-Zhang Wu

“…MAGE-A antigens belong to cancer/testis (CT) antigens that are expressed in tumors but not in normal tissues except testis and placenta. …”
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MEK1/2 Inhibitor (GDC0623) Promotes Osteogenic Differentiation of Primary Osteoblasts Inhibited by IL-1β through the MEK-Erk1/2 and Jak/Stat3 Pathways by Zeng-Qiao Zhang, Xiao-Shen Hu, Ye-Chen Lu, Jun-Peng Zhang, Wen-Yao Li, Wei-Yang Zhang, Wei Feng, Dao-Fang Ding, Jian-Guang Xu

“…Cell proliferation levels were evaluated by the cell counting kit 8 (CCK8), EdU assay, and western blotting [proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) and Cyclin D1]. Osteoblasts were cultured in an osteogenic induction medium for 1–3 weeks after which their differentiations were assessed by alkaline phosphatase (ALP) staining, Alizarin Red staining, calcium concentration, immunocytochemistry staining, real-time quantitative PCR (RT-qPCR), and immunofluorescence staining. …”
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The inhibitory effect of anti-allergic agent suplatast tosilate (IPD–1151T) on methacholine- and allergen-induced bronchoconstriction in sensitized mice by Kazuhito Asano, Tetsuya Mizutani, Toshikazu Shimane, Masataka Hisano, Tadashi Hisamitsu, Harumi Suzaki

“…IPD-1151T inhibited both antigen- and MCh-mediated bronchoconstriction in actively sensitized mice. …”
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