Genotyped cluster investigations versus standard contact tracing: comparative impact on latent tuberculosis infection cascade of care in a low-incidence region by Michael Asare-Baah, Marie Nancy Séraphin, LaTweika A.T. Salmon-Trejo, Lori Johnston, Lina Dominique, David Ashkin, Krishna Vaddiparti, Awewura Kwara, Anthony T. Maurelli, Michael Lauzardo

“…-born, Asians, residents of long-term care or correctional facilities, with past year histories of alcohol use, homelessness, and drug use. Conclusion Despite the demographic and epidemiological differences between cases and controls, cluster investigations identified more contacts, with no significant difference in contacts diagnosed with LTBI, but were less effective than standard contact investigations in evaluating contacts, initiating LTBI treatment, and ensuring completion.…”
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Efficacy of combined colorectal cancer treatment in senile patients by P. V. Tsarkov, D. R. Markaryan, V. M. Nekoval

“…Due to complex drugto-drug interactions specificity of metabolism and biological tumor properties, cross-reactions of concomitant diseases in senile patients each step of combined treatment should be discussed at multidisciplinary consultation.…”
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miR-34a Regulates Multidrug Resistance via Positively Modulating OAZ2 Signaling in Colon Cancer Cells by Yong Li, Ping Gong, Ji-xue Hou, Wei Huang, Xiao-ping Ma, Yu-li Wang, Jing Li, Xiao-bin Cui, Na Li

“…By using histoculture drug response assay, we further confirmed that clinical CCa samples with lower miR-34a expression appeared to be more resistant to chemotherapy. …”
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Community structure and diversity of myxobacteria in soils from Inner Mongolia, China by Zhihua Wu, Zhihua Wu, Songyuan Li, Xuehan Wang, Xuehan Wang, Huirong Liu

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Phenotypic and genetic extended spectrum beta lactamase profiles of bacterial isolates from ICU in tertiary level hospital in Kenya [version 2; peer review: 2 approved] by Edwin O. Magomere, Lucy Muchiri, Leon Otieno, Frank G. Onyambu, Ali Kassim, Job Mwale, Brian Maina

“…Surveillance of bacterial infections in ICUs and drug resistance will help to understand the magnitude of the problem it poses and inform response strategies. …”
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Quercetin triggers cell apoptosis-associated ROS-mediated cell death and induces S and G2/M-phase cell cycle arrest in KON oral cancer cells by Sukannika Tubtimsri, Tiraniti Chuenbarn, Suwisit Manmuan

“…Finally, this discovery opens up a wide range of possibilities for developing an anti-oral cancer drug and further investigating its effectiveness in vivo and in clinical trials as an alternative cancer treatment.…”
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Successful establishment of CRISPR-based genome-edited clonal cell populations from primary cells of buffalo, goats, and sheep by Priyanka Singh, Bosco Jose, Devika Gautam, Aseem Tara, Shreya Malhotra, Sacchinandan De, Manoj K. Singh, Naresh L. Selokar

“…The ability to precisely generate the clonal population of CRISPR-edited geno-type is of great importance in gene function/ pathway analysis, drug discovery, and production of genome-edited animals. …”
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Beneficial Effect of Fenofibrate in Combination with Silymarin on Parameters of Hereditary Hypertriglyceridemia-Induced Disorders in an Animal Model of Metabolic Syndrome by Jan Soukop, Ludmila Kazdová, Martina Hüttl, Hana Malínská, Irena Marková, Olena Oliyarnyk, Denisa Miklánková, Soňa Gurská, Zuzana Rácová, Martin Poruba, Rostislav Večeřa

“…Fenofibrate is an effective hypolipidemic drug, but its benefits for ameliorating disorders associated with hypertriglyceridemia failed to be proven in clinical trials. …”
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Bioinformatics insights into mitochondrial and immune gene regulation in Alzheimer's disease by Tian Meng, Yazhou Zhang, Yuan Ye, Hui Li, Yongsheng He

“…Subsequently, we further analyzed the signaling pathways and potential biological mechanisms of the biomarkers through gene set enrichment analysis, prediction of transcription factors (TFs), miRNAs, and drug prediction. Results Using machine learning algorithms, five biomarkers (TSPO, HIGD1A, NDUFAB1, NT5DC3, and MRPS30) were successfully identified, and a nomogram model with strong diagnostic ability and accuracy (AUC > 0.9) was constructed. …”
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Saussurea gossypiphora extracts reduce inflammation by reversing inflammatory cytokine levels in in-vitro and in-vivo by Kalyani Jatoth, Pawan Kumar Anoor, Ramesh Kande, Sandeepta Burgula

“…Rats treated with MESGD showed minimum side effects such as liver damage, hemoglobin, platelet and WBC count were increased when compared with animals treated with standard anti-inflammatory drug Indomethacin. Conclusion: MESGD showed significant anti-inflammatory activity. …”
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Reverse-Phase Chromatographic Determination and Intrinsic Stability Behavior of 5-[(4-Chlorophenoxy)Methyl]-1,3,4-Oxadiazole-2-Thiol by Shehzadi Naureen, Hussain Khalid, Islam Muhammad, Bukhari Nadeem Irfan, Khan Muhammad Tanveer, Salman Muhammad, Siddiqui Sabahat Zahra, Rehman Aziz-Ur, Abbasi Muhammad Athar

“…The study describes the development and preliminary validation of a simple reverse-phase chromatographic method for determination of a novel drug candidate, 5-[(4-chlorophenoxy) methyl]-1,3,4-oxadiazole-2-thiol (OXCPM), in bulk and stressed solution, in order to find out the intrinsic stability behavior of the compound. …”
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Carnitine palmitoyltransferase 1C promotes EMT-associated cisplatin resistance in non-small cell lung cancer cells by Renjie Chen, Jiahui Wang, Shuoyu Huang, Xuefeng Hu, Xinran He, Tiange Zhang, Yunhan Hu, Huijun Wei, Sihui Nian, Yushu Huang, Zhihao Wu

“…Platinum-based chemotherapy is one of the main treatment options for patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) but the effectiveness of chemotherapy is encumbered by drug resistance. Therefore, understanding the molecular mechanisms underlying chemotherapy resistance is crucial in improving treatment outcomes and prognosis. …”
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Efficacy and Safety of Transcutaneous Electrical Acupoint Stimulation for Postoperative Pain: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials by Dan Wang, Hongshuo Shi, Zhenguo Yang, Wenbin Liu, Lu Qi, Chengda Dong, Guomin Si, Qi Guo

“…The secondary outcomes included postoperative opioid analgesic drug consumption and the occurrence of adverse reactions within the postoperative 24–72 h. …”
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Enhanced Generation of Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells from Peripheral Blood and Using Their Mesoderm Differentiation Ability to Regenerate Infarcted Myocardium by Ju-Young Kim, Han-Mo Yang, Joo-Eun Lee, Mika Jeon, Sang-Bum Bang, Jihye You, Joonoh Kim, Jaewon Lee, Jin Hur, Hyo-Soo Kim

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Art of TIL immunotherapy: SITC’s perspective on demystifying a complex treatment by Robert Brown, Marco Donia, Simon Turcotte, George Coukos, John Mullinax, Brian Gastman, James C Yang, Michael T Lotze, John B A G Haanen, Inge Marie Svane, Stephanie L Goff, Vernon K Sondak, Maartje W Rohaan, Michal Besser, Benjamin Creelan

“…The infusion of autologous tumor-infiltrating T lymphocytes (TIL) is capable of mediating durable tumor regression and is now Food and Drug Administration-approved for patients with disease refractory to immune checkpoint inhibitors. …”
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Refining management strategies for Lennox–Gastaut syndrome: Updated algorithms and practical approaches by Stéphane Auvin, Alexis Arzimanoglou, Mercè Falip, Pasquale Striano, J. Helen Cross

“…Abstract Lennox–Gastaut syndrome (LGS) is a severe developmental and epileptic encephalopathy (DEE) characterized by multiple types of drug‐resistant seizures (which must include tonic seizures) with classical onset before 8 years (although some cases with later onset have also been described), abnormal electroencephalographic features, and cognitive and behavioral impairments. …”
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Evaluation of the antidiabetic and antinephritic effects of Pueraria tuberosa and Pterocarpus santalinus extracts co-encapsulated in nanostructured lipid carriers in streptozotocin... by Gyamcho Tshering Bhutia, Asit Kumar De, Manas Bhowmik, Pavia Bera, Tanmoy Bera

“…Nanoparticles were characterized by their morphology, zeta potential, drug loading capacity, particle size, and release profile. …”
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Branched endosomal disruptor (BEND) lipids mediate delivery of mRNA and CRISPR-Cas9 ribonucleoprotein complex for hepatic gene editing and T cell engineering by Marshall S. Padilla, Kaitlin Mrksich, Yiming Wang, Rebecca M. Haley, Jacqueline J. Li, Emily L. Han, Rakan El-Mayta, Emily H. Kim, Sofia Dias, Ningqiang Gong, Sridatta V. Teerdhala, Xuexiang Han, Vivek Chowdhary, Lulu Xue, Zain Siddiqui, Hannah M. Yamagata, Dongyoon Kim, Il-Chul Yoon, James M. Wilson, Ravi Radhakrishnan, Michael J. Mitchell

“…Abstract Lipid nanoparticles (LNPs) are the preeminent non-viral drug delivery vehicle for mRNA-based therapies. Immense effort has been placed on optimizing the ionizable lipid (IL) structure, which contains an amine core conjugated to lipid tails, as small molecular adjustments can result in substantial changes in the overall efficacy of the resulting LNPs. …”
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Scutellarin Prevents Angiogenesis in Diabetic Retinopathy by Downregulating VEGF/ERK/FAK/Src Pathway Signaling by Lingli Long, Yubin Li, Shuang Yu, Xiang Li, Yue Hu, Tengfei Long, Liqin Wang, Wenwen Li, Xiaoxin Ye, Zunfu Ke, Haipeng Xiao

“…These results suggested that SCU can be an oral drug to alleviate microvascular dysfunction of DR and exerts its antiangiogenic effects by inhibiting the expression of the crosstalk of VEGF, p-ERK, p-FAK, and p-Src.…”
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The Effectiveness of Rapamycin Combined with Eltrombopag in Murine Models of Immune-Mediated Bone Marrow Failure by Shaoxue Ding, Xiaowei Liang, Tian Zhang, Rong Fu

“…Then, whether Rapa combined Elt in the treatment of AA will acquire better efficacy than a single drug application remains unclear. In this study, an immune attack-mediated AA mouse model was constructed by total body irradiation (TBI) and allo-lymphocyte infusion. …”
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