Aqueous Extract of Leaves and Flowers of Acmella caulirhiza Reduces the Proliferation of Cancer Cells by Underexpressing Some Genes and Activating Caspase-3 by Huiny Miriane Tienoue Fotso, Mary-Ann Mbong Angie, Françoise Raïssa Ntentie, Inelle Makamwe, Ferdinand Lanvin Edoun Ebouel, Emmerencia Kenjing Ndansack, Enyong Julius Oben

“…After evaluation of the in vitro antioxidant potential of the three extracts of Acmella caulirhiza (aqueous (AE-Ac), hydroethanolic (HEE-Ac), and ethanolic (EE-Ac)) through the scavenging of DPPH● and NO● radicals, the extract with the best antioxidant activity was selected for bioactive compound assessment and antiproliferative tests. Subsequently, the cytotoxic activity was evaluated on the viability of breast (MCF-7), brain (CT2A, SB-28, and GL-261), colon (MC-38), and skin (YUMM 1.7 and B16-F1) cancer lines using the MTT method. …”
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Biodegradable Oxygen‐Generating Microneedle Patches for Regenerative Medicine Applications by Lindsay Barnum, Mohamadmahdi Samandari, Yasir Suhail, Steven Toro, Ashkan Novin, Pejman Ghelich, Jacob Quint, Farnooosh Saeedinejad, Manu Komma, Kshitiz, Ali Tamayol

“…Recently, few studies have explored the use of oxygen‐releasing MNAs; however, they involve complex manufacturing and handling and fail to eliminate cytotoxic byproducts. To address these challenges, biodegradable and mechanically robust gelatin methacryloyl‐based MNAs are developed that can penetrate the tissue and release oxygen upon exposure to interstitial fluid and wound exudates. …”
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Mutational Analysis of Extranodal NK/T-Cell Lymphoma Using Targeted Sequencing with a Comprehensive Cancer Panel by Seungkyu Choi, Jai Hyang Go, Eun Kyung Kim, Hojung Lee, Won Mi Lee, Chun-Sung Cho, Kyudong Han

“…Extranodal natural killer (NK)/T-cell lymphoma, nasal type (NKTCL), is a malignant disorder of cytotoxic lymphocytes of NK or T cells. It is an aggressive neoplasm with a very poor prognosis. …”
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Co-dynamics of hepatitis B and C viruses under the influence of CTL immunity by A.M. Elaiw, GH.S. Alsaadi, A.A. Raezah, A.D. Hobiny

“…Understanding the cytotoxic T lymphocyte (CTL) immune response against hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections is crucial, as these infections can lead to liver cirrhosis and cancer. …”
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Modified citrus pectin ameliorates methotrexate-induced hepatic and pulmonary toxicity: role of Nrf2, galectin-3/TLR-4/NF-κB/TNF-α and TGF-β signaling pathways by Randa Ismail, Heba A. Habib, Aliaa F. Anter, Amr Amin, Gehan H. Heeba

“…Moreover, it increased MTX cytotoxicity in different human cell lines.…”
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The safety and efficacy of neutral electrolyzed water solution for wound irrigation: post-market clinical follow-up study by Veronika Valdová, Vladimíra Štěpánová, Lenka Lapčíková

“…Superoxidized solutions have excellent biocompatibility and are non-cytotoxic, non-sensitizing, not irritating, non-genotoxic, and have broad-spectrum antimicrobial properties. …”
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Phthalocyanine aggregates as semiconductor-like photocatalysts for hypoxic-tumor photodynamic immunotherapy by Hao Liu, Ziqing Li, Xiaojun Zhang, Yihui Xu, Guoyan Tang, Zhaoxin Wang, Yuan-Yuan Zhao, Mei-Rong Ke, Bi-Yuan Zheng, Shuping Huang, Jian-Dong Huang, Xingshu Li

“…Notably, the NanoNMO-based photodynamic therapy and PD-1 checkpoint inhibitor-based immunotherapy synergistically triggers the infiltration of cytotoxic T lymphocytes into the tumor sites of female mice, leading to the effective inhibition of breast tumor growth.…”
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Hypoxia-tolerant polymeric photosensitizer prodrug for cancer photo-immunotherapy by Jie Yu, Jiayan Wu, Jingsheng Huang, Cheng Xu, Mengke Xu, Clarence Zhi Han Koh, Kanyi Pu, Yan Zhang

“…The synergistic effect results in the enhanced activation of immune cells (including mature dendritic cells, cytotoxic T cells) and production of immunostimulatory cytokines compared to Type-I PDT alone. …”
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Carbonic Anhydrase IX Targeted Polyaspartamide fluorescent Probes for Tumor imaging by Zhang Y, Liu F, Shao C, Huang J, Yan G

“…The cellular uptake, cytotoxicity, and fluorescence imaging ability were evaluated.Results: Experiment results indicated that SD-PHEA-NI has low cytotoxic to Henrietta Lacks (HeLa) cells. …”
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Discovery and Characterization of Two Selective Inhibitors for a Mu-Class Glutathione S-Transferase of 25 kDa from <i>Taenia solium</i> Using Computational and Bioinformatics Tools by César Sánchez-Juárez, Roberto Flores-López, Lluvia de Carolina Sánchez-Pérez, Ponciano García-Gutiérrez, Lucía Jiménez, Abraham Landa, Rafael A. Zubillaga

“…Glutathione S-transferases (GSTs) are promising pharmacological targets for developing antiparasitic agents against helminths, as they play a key role in detoxifying cytotoxic xenobiotics and managing oxidative stress. …”
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Case report: Personalized management of treatment resistance in advanced NSCLC patients with mutated epidermal growth factor receptor: special examples and literature review by Jun Wang, Jun Wang, Xiaojing Li, Shuang Dong, Sheng Hu, Fengming Ran, Yu Qian

“…The treatment landscape of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) has shifted significantly from empirical, histology-driven, and clinician-directed cytotoxic regimens to a stratified approach predicated on molecular profiling of tumor genetics and immune biomarkers, by the former can indicate targeted therapy that bull’s eye hits the arrow, while the latter can hint the benefit amplitude of immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICBs). …”
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First report on the synergy of Nepeta menthoides and Nepeta cephalotes essential oils for antimicrobial and preservation applications: A multi-ligand molecular docking simulation by Behrooz Alizadeh Behbahani, Mohammad Noshad, Fereshteh Falah, Farshid Zargari, Zahra Nikfarjam, Alireza Vasiee

“…The aim of this study was to investigate the chemical composition, antioxidant, antimicrobial, antibiofilm, cytotoxic effects, and multi-ligand docking of essential oils (EOs) from Nepeta menthoides (NM) and Nepeta cephalotes (NC), as well as their combined application (NM/NC) in the preservation of minced lamb. …”
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Pathomorphology of severe Grade 3-4 hepatic encephalopathy in decompensated cirrhosis patients with acute-on-chronic liver failure by T.V. Shulyatnikova, V.O. Tumanskiy, L.M. Tumanska

“…The above-mentioned changes confirm that the loss of consciousness and other psychoneurological manifestations of severe HE Grade 3-4 are due to compound am­monia-associated changes in the components of the glioneuronal complex, namely: adaptive remodeling and dystro­phic changes in astrocytes, reduced synaptic transmission and apoptotic neuronal death, reactive changes in microglia with a small proportion of microgliocytes involved in phagocytosis, cytotoxic brain edema and dysfunction of the glymphatic system…”
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Polyethylene glycol used as a dispersant potentiates the toxicity of insecticides in mammalian cells rather than insects by Thillaichidambaram Muneeswaran, Tanya Bhatt, Su Hwan Park, Muthuchamy Maruthupandy, Minsik Kim, Vartika Mathur, Jong-Ho Lee, Min-Seok Kim, Wan-Seob Cho

“…However, among the five chemicals dispersed in PEG and PLE, only hydramethylnon showed significant neutrophilic inflammation and hydramethylnon in PEG showed 4-fold higher inflammogenic potential than that in PLE. The in vitro cytotoxic potential of hydramethylnon in PEG was 10–17 fold (in A549) or 12–14 fold (in dTHP-1) higher than that of hydramethylnon in PLE, and greater than 370 fold (in A549) or 65–169 fold (in dTHP-1) higher than that in water. …”
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Exploring Clec9a in dendritic cell-based tumor immunotherapy for molecular insights and therapeutic potentials by Zubair Hussain, Yueteng Zhang, Lu Qiu, Shanshan Gou, Kangdong Liu

“…This review specifically highlights the C-type lectin receptor family 9 member A (Clec9a or DNGR-1), which is exclusively expressed on cDC1s and plays a pivotal role in augmenting antigen cross-presentation and cytotoxic T lymphocyte (CTL) responses while simultaneously mitigating off-target effects. …”
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Mesenchymal Stem Cells Attenuate Cisplatin-Induced Nephrotoxicity in iNOS-Dependent Manner by Bojana Simovic Markovic, Marina Gazdic, Aleksandar Arsenijevic, Nemanja Jovicic, Jovana Jeremic, Valentin Djonov, Nebojsa Arsenijevic, Miodrag L. Lukic, Vladislav Volarevic

“…MSC treatment significantly attenuated influx of leukocytes, macrophages, dendritic cells (DCs), neutrophils, CD4+ T helper (Th), and CD8+ cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTLs) in damaged kidneys and attenuated the capacity of renal-infiltrated DCs, CD4+ Th, and CD8+ CTLs to produce TNF-α and IL-17. …”
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In Vitro Studies of Bacterial Cellulose and Magnetic Nanoparticles Smart Nanocomposites for Efficient Chronic Wounds Healing by Bianca Galateanu, Mihaela-Cristina Bunea, Paul Stanescu, Eugenia Vasile, Angela Casarica, Horia Iovu, Anca Hermenean, Catalin Zaharia, Marieta Costache

“…The biocompatibility of these innovative materials was studied in relation to human adipose derived stem cells in terms of cellular morphology, viability, and proliferation as well as scaffolds cytotoxic potential.…”
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Antioxidant and Cytotoxicological Effects of Aloe vera Food Supplements by Zaira López, Gabriela Núñez-Jinez, Guadalupe Avalos-Navarro, Gildardo Rivera, Joel Salazar-Flores, José A. Ramírez, Benjamín A. Ayil-Gutiérrez, Peter Knauth

“…., treated with activated carbon) exhibited low cytotoxicity on HeLa cells (CC50 = 15 g/L ILG or 50 g/L WLP), ILF at CC50 = 1–5 g/L exhibited cytotoxic effects, that is, at concentrations even below the recommended for human consumption. …”
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Exploring the Therapeutic Potential of Cannabidiol in U87MG Cells: Effects on Autophagy and NRF2 Pathway by Laura Giannotti, Benedetta Di Chiara Stanca, Francesco Spedicato, Daniele Vergara, Eleonora Stanca, Fabrizio Damiano, Luisa Siculella

“…In conclusion, low-dose CBD makes U87MG cells more vulnerable to cytotoxic effects, reducing cell viability and mitochondrial dynamics while increasing autophagic flux and redox systems. …”
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Crosstalk between Tumor-Infiltrating Immune Cells and Cancer-Associated Fibroblasts in Tumor Growth and Immunosuppression of Breast Cancer by Jarupa Soongsathitanon, Pranisa Jamjuntra, Nuttavut Sumransub, Supaporn Yangngam, Marjorie De la Fuente, Glauben Landskron, Peti Thuwajit, Marcela A. Hermoso, Chanitra Thuwajit

“…The immune cells including tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs) (cytotoxic T cells (CTLs), regulatory T cells (Tregs), and helper T cell (Th)), monocyte-infiltrating cells (MICs), myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs), mast cells (MCs), and natural killer cells (NKs) play an important part in the immunological balance, fluctuating TME between protumoral and antitumoral responses. …”
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