The Association of HOTAIR with the Diagnosis and Prognosis of Gastric Cancer and Its Effect on the Proliferation of Gastric Cancer Cells by Zhiying Xu, Hui Chen, Bin Yang, Xiangfeng Liu, Xiaoli Zhou, Hongfang Kong

“…The expression levels of HOTAIR in human GC cell lines and a normal gastric epithelium cell line were also assessed by qRT-PCR. …”
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Exploring the shared gene signatures and mechanism among three autoimmune diseases by bulk RNA sequencing integrated with single-cell RNA sequencing analysis by Xiaofang Liu, Bin Li, Yuxi Lin, Xueying Ma, Yingying Liu, Lili Ma, Xiaomeng Ma, Xia Wang, Nanjing Li, Xiaoyun Liu, Xiaohong Chen

“…Finally, the biomarkers’ expression was validated in human and mice experiments.ResultsSeveral shared genes among MS, SLE, and RA were identified, which play crucial roles in immune responses and inflammation regulation. …”
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Increased PD-1 expression in livers associated with PD-1-antibody-induced hepatotoxicity by Miro Saarela, Essi Parviainen, Ana Lleo, Luca di Tommaso, Hanna Raunio, Krista Kankaanranta, Katri Vuopala, Aino Rönkä, Sini Nurmenniemi, Raija Kallio, Arja Jukkola, Katri S. Selander

“…We also studied direct growth effects of pembrolizumab on primary human intrahepatic biliary epithelial cells (HIBEpiC) in vitro. …”
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Spatial-temporal pattern and driving mechanism of urban land use eco-efficiency in mountainous counties based on multi-source data: a case study of Zhejiang province, China by Li Fan, Lindong Ma, Lindong Ma, Zhongwei Huang

“…Improving urban land use eco-efficiency (ULUEE) is of great significance for promoting high-quality economic development and promoting the modernization of harmonious coexistence between humans and nature. In this study, the super efficiency SBM model with undesirable output was used to measure the level of ULUEE at the county scale in Zhejiang province from 2006 to 2022. …”
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Biomechanical Effects of Different Spacing Distributions Between the Cemented Superior Boundary and Surgical Vertebral Superior Endplates After Percutaneous Vertebroplasty for Oste... by Xiao Meng, Chengqiang Zhou, Yifeng Liao, Haibin Zhou, Hua Li, Jiayuan Liu, Xuebin Tang, Yunqing Wang

“…Based on the spacing between the upper boundary of the bone cement and the vertebral body's upper endplates, the model vertebrae were divided into 0, 2, 4, and 6 mm spacing groups, and the human body's upright, flexion–extension, lateral flexion, and rotational positions were simulated. …”
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Metabolic and molecular Characterization, following dietary exposure to DINCH, Reveals new Implications for its role as a Metabolism-Disrupting chemical by Sontje Krupka, Alix Sarah Aldehoff, Cornelius Goerdeler, Beatrice Engelmann, Ulrike Rolle-Kampczyk, Kristin Schubert, Nora Klöting, Martin von Bergen, Matthias Blüher

“…Plastic materials are ubiquitous, leading to constant human exposure to plastic additives such as plasticizers. …”
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Regenerative fibroblasts derived from autologous skin tissue for the treatment of Sjögren’s syndrome: a case report by Zhao-Xia Ma, Xing-Fei Wu, Li Cao, Cheng-Yan Jiao, Dai-Ping Ma, Yun-Hui Zhao, Zhi-Xing Yang, Min Hu, Min Hu

“…In May 2023, the rFib for the volunteer was prepared, meeting the quality standard of T/CSCB0003-2021 Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells. Between October 2023 and June 2024, the volunteer received a total of 12 intravenous transfusions of autologous rFib. …”
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Leupaxin promotes hepatic gluconeogenesis and glucose metabolism by coactivation with hepatic nuclear factor 4α by Xiaomin Luo, Fang Liu, Lijun Zhu, Caizhi Liu, Ruhui Shen, Xiaoyin Ding, Yufan Wang, Xiaofang Tang, Yongde Peng, Zhijian Zhang

“…Additionally, we assessed the translational relevance of our findings using human liver tissues from both healthy donors and patients with obesity/type 2 diabetes. …”
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The discovery and characterization of K‐563, a novel inhibitor of the Keap1/Nrf2 pathway produced by Streptomyces sp by Ran Hori, Kozo Yamaguchi, Hidetaka Sato, Miwa Watanabe, Kyoko Tsutsumi, Susumu Iwamoto, Masayuki Abe, Hideyuki Onodera, Satoshi Nakamura, Ryuichiro Nakai

“…To discover a small‐molecule Keap1/Nrf2 pathway inhibitor, we conducted high‐throughput screening in Keap1 mutant human lung cancer A549 cells using a transcriptional reporter assay. …”
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A Comparison between Two Different Remineralizing Agents against White Spot Lesions: An In Vitro Study by Hassan Alsubhi, Mohammad Gabbani, Abdulsalam Alsolami, Mohammed Alotaibi, Jameel Abuljadayel, Waleed Taju, Omair Bukhari

“…This study was designed to compare and evaluate the efficacy of two different remineralization agents on WSLs, which are “Clinpro 5000 and Colgate Sensitive Pro-Relief”. 27 caries-free human premolar teeth were collected after extraction for orthodontic purposes. …”
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Effects of Consuming Pulsed UV Light-Treated <i>Pleurotus citrinopileatus</i> on Vitamin D Nutritional Status in Healthy Adults by Chih-Ching Hsu, Chiao-Ming Chen, Yu-Ming Ju, Yu-Ching Wu, Huei-Mei Hsieh, Shu-Hui Yang, Chien-Tien Su, Te-Chao Fang, Widiastuti Setyaningsih, Sing-Chung Li

“…This study evaluated the efficacy of enhancing <i>Pleurotus citrinopileatus</i> (PC) mushrooms’ vitamin D₂ content through pulsed ultraviolet (PUV) light and its impact on vitamin D status in humans. In a four-week randomized parallel trial, 36 healthy participants were assigned to three groups: a control group, a group consuming 10 g/day PUV-treated PC (PC-10 g), and a group consuming 100 g/day PUV-treated PC (PC-100 g). …”
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Fecal microbiome change in patients with ulcerative colitis after fecal microbiota transplantation by A. Y. Tikunov, V. V. Morozov, A. N. Shvalov, A. V. Bardasheva, E. V. Shrayner, O. A. Maksimova, I. O. Voloshina, V. V. Morozova, V. V. Vlasov, N. V. Tikunova

“…Intestinal human microbiota is a dynamic system that is under the pressures of its host organism and external factors. …”
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Analytical Methods for Atmospheric Carbonyl Compounds: A Review by Xiaoshuai Gao, Xin Zhang, Yan Nie, Jiemeng Bao, Junling Li, Rui Gao, Yunfeng Li, Wei Wei, Xiaoyu Yan, Yongxin Yan, Hong Li

“…Atmospheric carbonyl compounds have significant impacts on the atmospheric environment and human health, making the selection of appropriate analytical techniques crucial for accurately detecting these compounds in specific environments. …”
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Passive infusion of an S2-Stem broadly neutralizing antibody protects against SARS-CoV-2 infection and lower airway inflammation in rhesus macaques. by Christopher T Edwards, Kirti A Karunakaran, Elijah Garcia, Nathan Beutler, Matthew Gagne, Nadia Golden, Hadj Aoued, Kathryn L Pellegrini, Matthew R Burnett, Christopher Cole Honeycutt, Stacey A Lapp, Thang Ton, Mark C Lin, Amanda Metz, Andrei Bombin, Kelly Goff, Sarah E Scheuermann, Amelia Wilkes, Jennifer S Wood, Stephanie Ehnert, Stacey Weissman, Elizabeth H Curran, Melissa Roy, Evan Dessasau, Mirko Paiardini, Amit A Upadhyay, Ian N Moore, Nicholas J Maness, Daniel C Douek, Anne Piantadosi, Raiees Andrabi, Thomas R Rogers, Dennis R Burton, Steven E Bosinger

“…As the next step in the pre-clinical testing of S2-directed antibodies as a strategy to protect from SARS-CoV-2 infection, we evaluated the in vivo efficacy of CC40.8 in a clinically relevant non-human primate model by conducting passive antibody transfer to rhesus macaques (RM) followed by SARS-CoV-2 challenge. …”
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Establishment of <i>Echinococcus granulosus EgM123</i> Recombinant Gene Rabies Virus SRV₉ and Identification of Its Biological Characteristics by Yueqi Yang, Mengdan Hou, Guicheng Su, Xiaoyan Ma, Xiaohui Su, Kunlei Li, Songhan Liu, Luheng Xiao, Jingjing Yao, Jiahao Zhai, Xiaoying Wei, Yang Zhou, Qianqian Lai, Yuwei Dong, Jieyu Liu, Shaohua Zhai

“…Canids act as a crucial intermediary in the transmission of rabies and <i>Echinococcus granulosus</i>, serving as co-infection hosts and pathogen carriers for both rabies and hydatid disease (HD) transmitted from animals to humans. Therefore, an effective and efficient bivalent oral vaccine for preventing HD and rabies is urgently required to reduce economic losses in husbandry resulting from rabies and HD. …”
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A novel cryopreservation solution for adipose tissue based on metformin by Yaping Deng, Xin Liu, Xichao Jian, Yan Zhang, Yinchi Hou, Suyun Hou, Fang Qi, Shune Xiao, Chengliang Deng

“…Subsequently, 1.5 mL of fresh human adipose tissue was subjected to freezing using trehalose + glycerol (TG group), trehalose + glycerol + metformin (TGM group), and the common cryoprotectant dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) + fetal bovine serum (FBS) (DF group). …”
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Decreased expression of LEF1 caused defective decidualization by inhibiting IL-11 expression in patients with adenomyosis by Jingru Duan, Xiaowei Zhou, Hanfei Zhu, Mingjuan Zhou, Mengyu Liu, Yan Zhou, Wenzhu Li, Bufang Xu, Aijun Zhang

“…Functional experiments were conducted using human endometrial stromal cells (HESCs) and TERT-immortalized HESCs(T-HESCs), with final validation performed using a mouse model. …”
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Clinical Role of Epigenetics and Network Analysis in Eye Diseases: A Translational Science Review by Michele Lanza, Giuditta Benincasa, Dario Costa, Claudio Napoli

“…Network medicine is a molecular-bioinformatic approach analyzing gene-gene interactions that can perturb the human interactome. This review focuses on epigenetic changes involved in several ocular diseases, such as DNA methylation, histone and nonhistone post-translational modifications, and noncoding RNA regulators. …”
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Effect of amisulpride on the expression of serotonin receptors, neurotrophic factor BDNF and its receptors in mice with overexpression of the aggregation-prone [R406W] mutant tau p... by E. M. Kondaurova, A. A. Komarova, T. V. Ilchibaeva, A. Ya. Rodnyy, E. A. Zalivina, V. S. Naumenko

“…In this study, we investigated the effects of amisulpride (5-HT7R inverse agonist) in C57BL/6J mice with experimentally induced expression of the gene encoding the aggregation-prone human Tau[R406W] protein in the prefrontal cortex. …”
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Examining the effect of direct-from-blood bacterial testing on antibiotic administration and clinical outcomes: a protocol and statistical analysis plan for a pragmatic randomised... by Li Wang, Wesley H Self, Todd W Rice, Matthew W Semler, Karen F Miller, Cheryl L Gatto, Andrea Fletcher, Romney M Humphries, Joanna L Stollings, Adrienne Baughman, Jakea Johnson, Edward T Qian, Mary Lynn Dear, David C Gaston, Ariel A Lewis, George E Nelson, Benjamin J Ereshefsky, Matthew A Christensen, Ritu Banerjee, Dan Albert, Alison Benton, Laura Bobbitt, Carleigh Burns, Timothy Duff, David C. Gaston, MLS Sharon Glover, Allyson Hobbie, Austin Ing, Gabriel Kemp, Sheryl Mangrum, Geoff Mavrak, Kelly Moser, David Mulherin, Shannon Pugh, Matthew Rodgers, Chrissie Schaeffer, Adam Turner, Sabrina Shipman, Halden Z VanCleave, Hamilton Wen Li Wang, LaKeysha Wiggins

“…Enrolment began on 13 December 2023.Ethics and dissemination The trial involves human participants and was approved by the Vanderbilt University Medical Center institutional review board with a waiver of informed consent (IRB#231229). …”
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