Kidney transplant utilising donors after circulatory death: The first report from the African continent by T du Toit, K Manning, L Bertels, G Hoffman, D Thomson, Z A Barday

“…DCD may present a unique opportunity to expand deceased donation throughout Africa, particularly in areas affected by a lack of brain death legislation and religious or cultural objections to donation after brain death. …”
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Osteoblastic Differentiation and Mitigation of the Inflammatory Response in Titanium Alloys Decorated with Oligopeptides by Aroa Álvarez-López, Raquel Tabraue-Rubio, Rafael Daza, Luis Colchero, Gustavo V. Guinea, Martine Cohen-Solal, José Pérez-Rigueiro, Daniel González-Nieto

“…We also find that RGD is the best-performing peptide in in vitro cell cultures, enhancing adhesion, proliferation, and osteogenic differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells. …”
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<i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> Proteins Implicated in the Reduced Virulence of <i>sarA</i> and <i>sarA/agr</i> Mutants in Osteomyelitis by Karen E. Beenken, Mara J. Campbell, Stephanie D. Byrum, Rick D. Edmondson, Samuel G. Mackintosh, Alan J. Tackett, Mark S. Smeltzer

“…A total of 1039 proteins were detected in conditioned media (CM) from overnight cultures of LAC, and protease-mediated degradation was shown to contribute to the reduced abundance of 224 of these (21.6%) in CM from the <i>sarA</i> and <i>sarA/agr</i> mutants. …”
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Verbal fluency and semantic association deficits in children with in birth nonprogressive neuromuscular diseases by Maria Koriakina, Maria Koriakina, Olga E. Agranovich, Ioannis Ntoumanis, Maxim Ulanov, Isak B. Blank, Anna Shestakova, Evgeny Blagovechtchenski

“…Additionally, the findings underscore how social and cultural contexts may be affected by motor impairments. …”
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Development and validation of a patient experience assessment questionnaire for evaluating hospital care in Iran by Faezeh Nezamdoost, Ali Vafaei Najar, Marziye Zarqi, Jamshid Jamali, Seyed Saeed Tabatabaei, Elaheh Hooshmand

“…Conclusion This study successfully developed and validated a 33-item questionnaire for assessing patient experience in Iranian hospitals, ensuring cultural relevance and robust psychometric properties.…”
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Mesenchymal Stromal Cells Accelerate Epithelial Tight Junction Assembly via the AMP-Activated Protein Kinase Pathway, Independently of Liver Kinase B1 by P. Rowart, P. Erpicum, J.-M. Krzesinski, M. Sebbagh, F. Jouret

“…The in vitro Ca2+ switch from 5 μM to 1.8 mM was performed using epithelial Madin-Darby canine kidney (MDCK) cells cultured alone or cocultured with rat bone marrow-derived MSC or preexposed to MSC-conditioned medium. …”
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Cellular EMT-status governs contact guidance in an electrospun TACS-mimicking in vitro model by Lorenz Isert, Mehak Passi, Benedikt Freystetter, Maximilian Grab, Andreas Roidl, Christoph Müller, Aditi Mehta, Harini G. Sundararaghavan, Stefan Zahler, Olivia M. Merkel

“…Various breast cancer cell lines (MCF7, HCC1954, MDA-MB-468, and MDA-MB-231) were cultured on these fibers to assess epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) markers, cellular morphology, and migration.Aligned fibers (TACS5) significantly influenced EMT-related changes, promoting cellular alignment, spindle-shaped morphology and a highly migratory phenotype in mesenchymal and hybrid EMT cells (MDA-MB-468, MDA-MB-231). …”
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Morpho-meristic variations of the native and Vietnam-originated climbing perch (Anabas testudineus), collected from hatchery sources in Bangladesh by Md. Arif Shahariar, Md. Mahamudul Hassan, Swagata Aditya, Tanjina Saulin, Atika Khondokar, Mohammad Shafiqul Alam

“…However, the present result might be useful whether any new morphotypes arise due to crossbreeding between native and Vietnam-originated climbing perch and/or different indoor cultural techniques applied in Bangladesh. Furthermore, broodfish selection of natural population propagation need to be carefully selected and present result may help in some cases in future. …”
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Generation of Inducible CRISPRi and CRISPRa Human Stromal/Stem Cell Lines for Controlled Target Gene Transcription during Lineage Differentiation by Li Chen, Kaikai Shi, Weimin Qiu, Lars Aagaard, Moustapha Kassem

“…The expression of KRAB-dCas9 or VP64-dCas9 was controlled by the presence or absence of doxycycline (Dox) in the cell culturing medium. To demonstrate the functionality of the dCas9-effector hMSC system, we tested controlled expression of alkaline phosphatase (ALP) gene through transfection with the same single ALP sgRNA. …”
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REDD1 expression in podocytes facilitates renal inflammation and pyroptosis in streptozotocin-induced diabetic nephropathy by Siddharth Sunilkumar, Sandeep M. Subrahmanian, Esma I. Yerlikaya, Allyson L. Toro, Edward W. Harhaj, Scot R. Kimball, Michael D. Dennis

“…In contrast with diabetic REDD1+/+ mice, diabetic REDD1−/− mice did not exhibit albuminuria, increased pro-inflammatory factors, or renal macrophage infiltration. In cultured human podocytes, exposure to hyperglycemic conditions promoted REDD1-dependent activation of NF-κB signaling. …”
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The Construction of Heterothallic Strains of <i>Komagataella kurtzmanii</i> Using the I-SceI Meganuclease by Daria D. Sokolova, Philipp I. Akentyev, Kristina O. Petrova, Lyudmila V. Lyutova, Aleksei A. Korzhenkov, Irek I. Gubaidullin, Stepan V. Toshchakov, Dmitry G. Kozlov

“…As a result, natural and genetically engineered cultures of these yeasts typically contain a mixture of sexually dimorphic cells that are prone to self-diploidisation and spore formation accompanied by genetic rearrangements. …”
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Lebanese Cannabis sativa L. extract protects from cisplatin-induced nephrotoxicity in mice by inhibiting podocytes apoptosis by Alia Khalil, Sahar Al Toufaily, Wassim Shebaby, Marissa El Hage, Dima Mroue, Wissam Faour, Mohamad Mroueh

“…Results Cell viability assay and western blot analysis revealed that COE prevented apoptosis induced by cisplatin in cultured immortalized rat podocytes. In addition, in vitro scratch assay demonstrated the ability of COE to promote and restore the migratory capacity of podocytes in cisplatin-treated cells. …”
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Combination of rapamycin and adipose-derived mesenchymal stromal cells enhances therapeutic potential for osteoarthritis by Damien Veret, Gautier Tejedor, Esther Perez, Alison Chomette, Maylis Farno, Rosanna Ferreira-Lopez, Louis Dagneaux, Yves-Marie Pers, Christian Jorgsensen, Claire Gondeau, Jean-Marc Brondello

“…Finally, RNA sequencing analysis showed that in the presence of rapamycin, AD-MSCs displayed improved chondroprotective regenerative effects on co-cultured OA chondrocytes. Conclusions Our findings suggest that the rapamycin and AD-MSC combination enhances the therapeutic efficacy of these cells in senescence-driven degenerative diseases such as OA, notably by improving their anti-fibrotic and anti-inflammatory properties. …”
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A non-randomised open-label exploratory ‘window of opportunity’ study of TG02 treatment in patients with locally advanced primary and recurrent RAS mutant colorectal cancer by Sara Roth, Kasmira Claire Wilson, Robert George Ramsay, Catherine Mitchell, Shienny Sampurno, Toan Duc Pham, Joseph Cherng Huei Kong, Stephen Q. Wong, Alexander Graham Heriot, Sanjeev Deva, Matthew Burge, Cecilie Sverdrup, Anne-Sophie Moller, Lukasz Kuryk, Jon Amund Eriksen, Magnus Jaderberg, John Raymond Zalcberg, Michael Michael

“…TILs and tumouroids were cultured, characterised and tested for their killing efficacy. …”
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Comparative growth kinetics and drug susceptibility of Mycobacterium tuberculosis lineages prevalent in Ethiopia: implications for tuberculosis treatment and management by Tesfaye Gebreyohannis Hailemariam, Tesfaye Gebreyohannis Hailemariam, Melaku Tilahun, Abay Atnafu, Tesfaye Gelanew, Tewodros Tariku Gebresilase, Mekdes Alemu Tola, Abaysew Ayele, Shewki Moga Siraj, Workineh Shibeshi, Kidist Bobosha, Liya Wassie, Yonas Hirutu, Ephrem Engidawork

“…Mtb strains, including sub-lineages 4.1.2.1, 4.2.2.2, 4.6.3, lineages 3 and 7, and the reference strain H37Rv (ATCC 27294), were cultured in liquid 7H9 Middlebrook broth. Growth began on day 6 post-inoculation. …”
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Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor-γ Antagonizes LOX-1-Mediated Endothelial Injury by Transcriptional Activation of miR-590-5p by Lei Xu, Gang Zhao, Hong Zhu, Shijun Wang, Aijun Sun, Yunzeng Zou, Junbo Ge

“…Induction with Rosiglitazone activated PPAR-γ and promoted its nuclear translocation in cultured human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs). …”
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Astrocytic Acid-Sensing Ion Channel 1a Contributes to the Development of Epileptic Cognitive Impairment by Wen Li, Huimin Zhou, Xiaona Li, Gengyao Hu, Dong Wei

“…Western blotting and immunofluorescence were applied to evaluate ASIC1a and <i>Gfap</i> expression while analyzing intracellular calcium and extracellular glutamate (Glu) concentrations in primary cultured astrocytes isolated from the brains of 1 to 3-day-old mice and treated LPS. …”
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Wide-ranging and Violent Volcanic History of a Quiet Transborder Area: Volcanic Geoheritage of the Novohrad–Nógrád UNESCO Global Geopark by Szabolcs Harangi, Imre Szarvas, Réka Lukács

“…The volcanic heritage meets specific cultural and historical heritage, which makes this geopark a particular tourist destination. …”
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Antifungal Activity of Denture Base Resin Containing Nanozirconia: In Vitro Assessment of Candida albicans Biofilm by Reem Abualsaud, Doaa M. Aleraky, Sultan Akhtar, Soban Q. Khan, Mohammed M. Gad

“…Specimens were sterilized, then immersed in cultured yeast (C. albicans), and incubated at 37°C for 48 hours. …”
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Bacterial isolates and drug susceptibility patterns in infected lesions of cutaneous leishmaniasis patients at ALERT hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia by Gizealew Ayalew, Asegedech Asmamaw, Mistire Wolde, Regasa Diriba, Biruk Zerfu

“…The swabs were aseptically inoculated onto blood agar plates (BAP) and Mac Conkey agar (MAC) and cultured following standard protocols. The isolates were identified by gram staining, colony morphology, and biochemical testing. …”
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