Cortisol regulates neonatal lung development via Smoothened by Shanshan Lu, Yifei Chen, Jiawen Song, Liangliang Ren, Jun Du, Donglai Shen, Jiayin Peng, Yao Yin, Xia Li, Yuqing Wang, Yan Gao, Siman Han, Yichang Jia, Yun Zhao, Yizheng Wang

“…Specifically, cortisol competed with cholesterol for binding to the cysteine-rich domain (CRD) in SMO to inhibit the activation of Shh/SMO signaling, a critical signaling known for cell proliferation. Cortisol did not inhibit the activation of SMO when L112 in its CRD was mutated to A112. …”
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Long non-coding RNA OSTM1-AS1 promotes renal cell carcinoma progression by sponging miR-491-5p and upregulating MMP-9 by Jun-Feng Chen, Sha-Zhou Ye, Ke-Jie Wang, Xiang-yu Meng, Bin-bin Yang, Ke Rong Wu, Qi Ma

“…Functionally, OSTM1-AS1 knockdown significantly suppressed cell proliferation, migration along with metastasis of RCC cells. …”
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Identification of a novel TOP2B::AFF2 fusion gene in B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia by Tao Liu, Yang Wang, Xi-Zhou An, Jiaqi Liu, Yuqin Wu, Yan Xiang, Yong-Jie Zhang, Lan Huang, Jia-Cheng Li, Yu-Zhuo-Pu Li, Jie Yu

“…In vitro assays reveal that the TOP2B::AFF2 fusion significantly enhances Ba/F3 cell proliferation and G1/S phase transition while suppressing differentiation and apoptosis. …”
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Oridonin: A natural terpenoid having the potential to modulate apoptosis and survival signaling in cancer by Abhishek Chauhan, Hemant Joshi, Divya Kandari, Diwakar Aggarwal, Ritu Chauhan, Hardeep Singh Tuli, Arpit Mehrotra, Abhilasha Sood, Ujjawal Sharma, Darin Mansor Mathkor, Shafiul Haque, Naveen Chandra Joshi, Laurent Dufossé

“…It demonstrates efficacy in inducing apoptosis, suppressing cancer cell proliferation, and sensitizing cells to conventional chemotherapeutics by modulating key signaling pathways like PI3K/AKT, MAPKs, and NF-κB. …”
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Ablation of IGFBP5 expression alleviates neurogenic erectile dysfunction by inducing neurovascular regeneration by Jiyeon Ock, Guo Nan Yin, Fang-Yuan Liu, Yan Huang, Fitri Rahma Fridayana, Minh Nhat Vo, Ji-Kan Ryu

“…Third, ablating IGFBP5 expression in CNI-induced ED mice promoted neurovascular regeneration by increasing cell proliferation, reducing apoptosis, and decreasing Reactive oxygen species production. …”
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Pharmacogenomic screening identifies and repurposes leucovorin and dyclonine as pro-oligodendrogenic compounds in brain repair by Jean-Baptiste Huré, Louis Foucault, Litsa Maria Ghayad, Corentine Marie, Nicolas Vachoud, Lucas Baudouin, Rihab Azmani, Natalija Ivljanin, Alvaro Arevalo-Nuevo, Morgane Pigache, Lamia Bouslama-Oueghlani, Julie-Anne Chemelle, Marie-Aimée Dronne, Raphaël Terreux, Bassem Hassan, François Gueyffier, Olivier Raineteau, Carlos Parras

“…In a neonatal chronic hypoxia mouse model mimicking PBI, both compounds promote neural progenitor cell proliferation and oligodendroglial fate acquisition, with leucovorin further enhancing differentiation. …”
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miR‐224‐5p Suppresses Non‐Small Cell Lung Cancer via IL6ST‐Mediated Regulation of the JAK2/STAT3 Pathway by Jiao Tian, Yiming He, Zihui Zhang, Yuxin Zhu, Haixia Ren, Liang Zhang, Lei Li, Wei Li, Weidong Zhang, Ting Xiao, Honggang Zhou, Xiaoping Li

“…Then, we used MTT assays, wound healing assays, Transwell assays, and western blotting to evaluate the effects of miR‐224‐5p on NSCLC cell proliferation, migration, invasion, and epithelial–mesenchymal transition (EMT). …”
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Lipopolymers as the Basis of Non-Viral Delivery of Therapeutic siRNA Nanoparticles in a Leukemia (MOLM-13) Model by Panadda Yotsomnuk, Amarnath Praphakar Rajendran, Daniel Nisakar Meenakshi Sundaram, Luis Carlos Morales, Cezary Kucharski, Mohammad Nasrullah, Wanwisa Skolpap, Xiaoyan Jiang, Spencer B. Gibson, Joseph Brandwein, Hasan Uludağ

“…Small interfering RNA (siRNA) therapy in acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is a promising strategy as the siRNA molecule can specifically target proteins involved in abnormal cell proliferation. The development of a clinically applicable method for delivering siRNA molecules is imperative due to the challenges involved in effectively delivering the siRNA into cells. …”
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Identification of EARS2 as a Potential Biomarker with Diagnostic, Prognostic, and Therapeutic Implications in Colorectal Cancer by Wang L, Deng X, Tang J, Gong Y, Bu S, Li Z, Liao B, Ding Y, Dai T, Liao Y, Li Y

“…Following the knockdown of EARS2, we assessed cell proliferation, migration capabilities, and apoptosis. …”
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Retinoblastoma. Part 1. Clinical presentations and diagnostic tools by S.V. Ivanova, S.A. Kuleva, N.N. Sadovnikova, M.I. Komissarov, M.N. Chistyakova, A.V. Khokhlova, N.A. Shchegoleva

“…Mutations in the RB1 gene result in the complete inactivation of retinoblastoma protein expression and, therefore, uncontrolled cell proliferation and generation of tumor cell clone. There are two types of retinoblastoma, i.e., hereditary and sporadic. …”
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Exosomes derived from syncytia induced by SARS-2-S promote the proliferation and metastasis of hepatocellular carcinoma cells by Huilong Li, Huilong Li, Haotian Lin, Haotian Lin, Tinghui Fan, Linfei Huang, Li Zhou, Xiaoyu Tian, Ruzhou Zhao, Yanhong Zhang, Xiaopan Yang, Luming Wan, Hui Zhong, Nan Jiang, Congwen Wei, Wei Chen, Wei Chen, Lihua Hou, Lihua Hou

“…Proteomic sequencing revealed that proteins that regulate cell proliferation and metastasis in Syn-Exos were significantly upregulated. …”
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ALKBH5 suppresses gastric cancer tumorigenesis and metastasis by inhibiting the translation of uncapped WRAP53 RNA isoforms in an m6A-dependent manner by Ziqi Zheng, Feizhi Lin, Baiwei Zhao, Guoming Chen, Chengzhi Wei, Xiaojiang Chen, Runcong Nie, Ruopeng Zhang, Zhoukai Zhao, Zhiwei Zhou, Yuanfang Li, Weigang Dai, Yijia Lin, Yongming Chen

“…Functional studies demonstrated that suppressing ALKBH5 expression enhanced GC cell proliferation, migration, and invasion. Mechanistically, ALKBH5 removed m6A modifications from the 5’ uncapped and polyadenylated transcripts (UPTs) of WRAP53. …”
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Analysis of the Effect of Human Type I Collagen-Derived Peptide on Bone Regenerative Capacity and Comparison with Various Collagen Materials In Vivo by Tatsunori Asakura, Tran Thi Thuy Diep, Yuta Ueda, Aoi Yamada, Takahiro Tsuzuno, Naoki Takahashi, Masayuki Miyata, Koichi Tabeta, Masaki Nagata, Ken Matsuda

“…The in vitro assays revealed that Cellnest promoted cell proliferation, adhesion, and migration. Gene expression analysis demonstrated that Cellnest significantly increased the levels of the bone formation markers ALP and COL1. …”
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Blockade of TIPE2-Mediated Ferroptosis of Myeloid-Derived Suppressor Cells Achieves the Full Potential of Combinatory Ferroptosis and Anti-PD-L1 Cancer Immunotherapy by Hafiza Kashaf Tariq, Zihao Liang, Lawan Rabiu, Abdulrahman Ibrahim, Nada Mohamady Farouk Abdalsalam, Rong Li, Qiong Yang, Xiaochun Wan, Dehong Yan

“…TIPE2-deficient MDSCs resisted IKE-induced ferroptosis by up-regulating SLC7A11 and GPX4, and dissolved ferroptosis-induced immunosuppressive function by down-regulating lipid ROS whilst encouraging T cell proliferation and infiltration into tumor tissues to improve ferroptosis therapy. …”
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The Multifaceted Roles of Myrrha in the Treatment of Breast Cancer: Potential Therapeutic Targets and Promises by Anwar Shams MD, MSc, PhD, Abdullah Ahmed Alzahrani, Taghreed A Ayash MSc, PhD, Shadi Tamur MD, FRCPC, FAAP, Majed AL-Mourgi MD, FRCS, FCCP, FACS

“…Furthermore, the STRING protein interaction network and the KEGG analyses indicate that myrrh exerts therapeutic effects on breast cancer by regulating several biological processes such as cell proliferation, cell migration, apoptosis, and various signaling pathways, including TNF, PI3K-Akt, NF-κB, and MAPK. …”
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TGF-β induces cholesterol accumulation to regulate the secretion of tumor-derived extracellular vesicles by Dorival Mendes Rodrigues-Junior, Chrysoula Tsirigoti, Konstantina Psatha, Dimitris Kletsas, Michalis Aivaliotis, Carl-Henrik Heldin, Aristidis Moustakas

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Non-small Cell Lung Cancer Cell Line PC-9 Drug-resistant Mutant Cell Line 
Establishment and Validation of Their Sensitivity to EGFR Inhibitors by Tao HU, Yang LOU, Mingbo SU

“…This model, with the EGFRD19/T790M/C797S mutant, was used to investigate the inhibitory effects of EGFR-TKIs on cell proliferation through MTS assay. Additionally, Western blot analysis was conducted to assess the regulation of EGFR protein expression and the phosphorylation levels of downstream signaling molecules, including protein kinase B (AKT) and mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK). …”
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Construction of complex three-dimensional vascularized liver tissue model in vitro based on a biphasic cell-laden embedding medium by Weikang Lv, Haoran Yu, Abdellah Aazmi, Tuya Naren, Wanli Cheng, Mengfei Yu, Zhen Wang, Xiaobin Xu, Huayong Yang, Liang Ma

“…Constructing an in vitro vascularized liver tissue model that closely simulates the human liver is crucial for promoting cell proliferation, mimicking physiological heterogeneous structures, and recreating the cellular microenvironment. …”
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Ligilactobacillus salivarius LZZAY01 accelerated autophagy and apoptosis in colon cancer cells and improved gut microbiota in CAC mice by Wenhong Yang, Tao Li, Shixiang An, Rong Chen, Yuxin Zhao, Jiaxian Cui, Mingyu Zhang, Jingkun Lu, Yunpeng Tian, Lili Bao, Pengwei Zhao

“…The regulation of tumor cell proliferation and apoptosis by the active ingredients of probiotics may be one of the mechanisms of their prevention of CRC. …”
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Inhibition of microRNA-139-5p Improves Fibroblasts Viability and Enhances Wound Repair in Diabetic Rats Through AP-1 (c-Fos/c-Jun) by Mo J, Zhang J, Meng X, Wang F, Tang W, Liu Y, Fu L, Liang F, Mo Z

“…In vitro, the expression of microRNA-139-5p was up-regulated in human skin fibroblasts induced by high glucose treatment, while the function of the cell proliferation and migration was promoted and the level of AP-1 (c-Fos/c-Jun) was increased after transfected with the microRNA-139-5p inhibitor, and vice versa. …”
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