Characterization of a chitinase from Trichinella spiralis and its immunomodulatory effects on allergic airway inflammation in mice by Jia Xu, Ye Yao, Qisheng Zhuang, Zixuan Li, Min Zhang, Shouan Wang, Hongxin Hu, Jianbin Ye

“…Abstract Background A fundamental tenet of the hygiene theory is the inverse association between helminth infections and the emergence of immune-mediated diseases. Research has been done to clarify the processes by which helminth-derived molecules can inhibit immunological disorders. …”
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MRTX1133 attenuates KRASG12D mutated-colorectal cancer progression through activating ferroptosis activity via METTL14/LINC02159/FOXC2 axis by Junwei Zou, Xiuhua Shi, Zhaoying Wu, Siyuan Zuo, Xiaolei Tang, Hailang Zhou, Yong Huang

“…Our study provides novel insights into the therapeutic potential of MRTX1133 in treating KRASG12D-mutated CRC by identifying a METTL14/LINC02159/FOXC2 signalling axis that mediates drug response. Our findings highlight the importance of understanding the molecular mechanisms of lncRNAs in cancer to develop effective targeted therapies.…”
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Autoregulatory Feedback Mechanism of P38MAPK/Caspase-8 in Photodynamic Therapy-Hydrophilic/Lipophilic Tetra-α-(4-carboxyphenoxy) Phthalocyanine Zinc-Induced Apoptosis of Human Hepa... by Yu Wang, Chunhui Xia, Wei Chen, Yuhang Chen, Yiyi Wang, Tao Li

“…Our previous study showed that hydrophilic/lipophilic tetra-α-(4-carboxyphenoxy) phthalocyanine zinc- (TαPcZn-) mediated PDT (TαPcZn-PDT) inhibits the proliferation of human hepatocellular carcinoma Bel-7402 cells by triggering apoptosis and arresting cell cycle. …”
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NLRX1 limits inflammatory neurodegeneration in the anterior visual pathway by Alexander J. Gill, Matthew D. Smith, Danny Galleguillos, Thomas Garton, Jackson W. Mace, Sachin P. Gadani, Swati Kumar, Aayush Pokharel, Krista Solem, Saahith Potluri, Omar Hussein, Giuliana Sardi Rogines, Arihant Singh, Annatje Clark, Peter A. Calabresi, Marjan Gharagozloo

“…The novel pharmacologic NLRX1 activators NX-13 and LABP-66 decreased LPS-mediated gene expression of inflammatory cytokines and chemokines in mixed glial cultures. …”
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Deficiency of the palmitoyl acyltransferase ZDHHC7 modulates depression-like behaviour in female mice after a mild chronic stress paradigm by Christa Hohoff, Nicole Kerkenberg, Mingyue Zhang, Weronika Palkowska, Lydia Wachsmuth, Maja Peng, Lena Stiehl, Christiane Schettler, Johannes C. S. Zang, Andreas Huge, Evgeni Ponimaskin, Cornelius Faber, Bernhard T. Baune, Weiqi Zhang

“…These effects are partly mediated by sex and sex steroid hormones, which in turn are affected by the palmitoyl acyltransferase ZDHHC7. …”
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Metabolic redundancy and specialisation of novel sulfide-oxidizing Sulfurimonas and Sulfurovum along the brine-seawater interface of the Kebrit Deep by Rayyan Alamoudi, Alan Barozzi, Grégoire Michoud, Marc W. Van Goethem, Charlene Odobel, Yue Chen, Ramona Marasco, Daniele Daffonchio

“…Conclusions These results show how the selective pressures mediated by the sulfidic and hypersaline conditions of Kebrit Deep have resulted in novel, adapted and metabolically redundant Sulfurimonas and Sulfurovum species that contribute to the energy coupling, nutrient turnover and metabolic continuity along the physico-chemical gradient of the BSI.…”
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miR-1233-3p Inhibits Angiopoietin-1-Induced Endothelial Cell Survival, Migration, and Differentiation by Veronica Sanchez, Sharon Harel, Anas Khalid Sa’ub, Dominique Mayaki, Sabah N. A. Hussain

“…Several reports indicate that these effects of miRNAs on EC functions are mediated through the modulation of angiogenesis factor signaling including that of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF). …”
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Cellular heterogeneity and cytokine signatures in acute myeloid leukemia: A novel prognostic model by Jinxia Cao, Bin Hu, Tianqi Li, Dan Fang, ling Jiang, Jun Wang

“…Additionally, our in-depth investigation into the immune landscape revealed marked differences in immune cell infiltration and cytokine signaling between the identified risk groups, shedding light on potential immune-mediated mechanisms driving disease progression and treatment resistance. …”
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Simple hypertrophic tonsils have more active innate immune and inflammatory responses than hypertrophic tonsils with recurrent inflammation in children by Qun Huang, Hu Hua, Wei Li, Xi Chen, Lei Cheng

“…In TH group, elevated expression was observed in the innate immune mediators, including retinoic acid-inducible gene I (RIG-I), interferon alpha (IFN-α), mitochondrial antiviral-signaling protein (MAVS), NLR family pyrin domain containing 3 (NLRP3), toll-like receptor (TLR) 4 and TLR7. …”
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miR-16-5p aggravates sepsis-associated acute kidney injury by inducing apoptosis by Han Li, Junyan Duan, Tongtong Zhang, Yingjie Fu, Yue Xu, Hongjun Miao, Xuhua Ge

“…However, inhibition of miR-16-5p significantly mitigated LPS expose-mediated kidney injury and inflammation. Furthermore, LPS-exposed HK-2 cells increased more than 1.7-fold the expression levels of Bax and caspase-3, decreased 3.2-fold the expression level of B-cell lymphoma-2 (Bcl-2), and significantly promoted the occurrence of apoptosis. …”
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Comprehensive analysis of mRNA and miRNA differential expression profiles in the hypothalamus-pituitary-gonadal axis in laying and broodiness period of Wanxi white geese by Xinwei Tong, Xiaojin Li, Yuhua Wang, Fei Xie, Ruidong Li, Man Ren, Qianqian Hu, Shenghe Li

“…The results showed that the miRNAs mainly regulated the laying performance and brooding behavior of WWG by mediating the expression of target genes. In this study, we systematically elucidated the mechanisms by which the HPG axis regulates the broodiness behavior and laying performance of WWG at the post-transcriptional level. …”
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The BET inhibitor JQ1 targets fat metabolism and counteracts obesity by Claudia Fornelli, Alessia Sofia Cento, Lorenzo Nevi, Raffaella Mastrocola, Gustavo Ferreira Alves, Giuseppina Caretti, Massimo Collino, Fabio Penna

“…A direct JQ1 lipolytic effect was demonstrated on mature adipocyte cultures. JQ1-mediated loss of adipose tissue mass was not associated with systemic inflammation or with lipid accumulation in muscle and liver. …”
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Influence of Endogenous Cardiac Glycosides, Digoxin, and Marinobufagenin in the Physiology of Epithelial Cells by Alejandro Ogazon del Toro, Lidia Jimenez, Lorena Hinojosa, Jacqueline Martínez-Rendón, Aida Castillo, Marcelino Cereijido, Arturo Ponce

“…These changes, induced by digoxin and marinobufagenin on GJIC and TER, were not observed on MDCK-R, a modified MDCK cell line that has a genetically induced insensitive α1 subunit, indicating that Na-K-ATPase acts as a receptor mediating the actions of both ECG. Plus, the fact that the effect of both cardiac glycosides was suppressed by incubation with PP2, an inhibitor of c-Src kinase, PD98059, an inhibitor of mitogen extracellular kinase-1 and Y-27632, a selective inhibitor of ROCK, and a Rho-associated protein kinase, indicate altogether that the signaling pathways involved include c-Src and ERK1/2, as well as Rho-ROCK. …”
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Complement Receptors C5aR and C5L2 Are Associated with Metabolic Profile, Sex Hormones, and Liver Enzymes in Obese Women Pre- and Postbariatric Surgery by Reza Rezvani, Jessica Smith, Marc Lapointe, Picard Marceau, Andre Tchernof, Katherine Cianflone

“…C5L2-C5aR association with other mediators including estrogens may contribute to hepatic metabolic and inflammatory function.…”
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Exploring the functional role of POU5F1 using CRISPR RNP electroporation of zygote (CRISPR-EZ) in buffaloes by Meeti Punetha, Dharmendra Kumar, Suman Choudhary, Sheetal Saini, Kamlesh Kumari Bajwa, Surabhi Sharma, Manu Mangal, P. S. Yadav, T. K. Datta

“…We targeted the buffalo POU5F1 gene using the abovementioned parameters, which caused nonsense-mediated mRNA decay and led to complete knockout (KO) of the POU5F1 gene. …”
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Household air pollution exposure and risk of tuberculosis: a case–control study of women in Lilongwe, Malawi by Kenneth Maleta, Robert Krysiak, Irving Hoffman, Sam Phiri, Pamela Jagger, Ryan McCord, Anna Gallerani, Charles Jumbe, Joseph Pedit

“…We find that 16.8% of the relationship between TB and kerosene use is mediated by increases in area PM2.5.Conclusion Our findings suggest that efforts to reduce the risk of active TB within the home environment should include strategies to reduce or eliminate kerosene, commonly used for lighting and cooking in many low-income country settings.…”
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SIRT2 and ALDH1A1 as critical enzymes for astrocytic GABA production in Alzheimer’s disease by Mridula Bhalla, Jinhyeong Joo, Daeun Kim, Jeong Im Shin, Yongmin Mason Park, Yeon Ha Ju, Uiyeol Park, Seonguk Yoo, Seung Jae Hyeon, Hyunbeom Lee, Junghee Lee, Hoon Ryu, C. Justin Lee

“…Astrocytic GABA and H2O2 are associated with memory impairment in AD and synthesized through the Monoamine Oxidase B (MAOB)-mediated multi-step degradation of putrescine. However, the enzymes downstream to MAOB in this pathway remain unidentified. …”
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Emergence of a blaNDM-5-carrying extensively drug-resistant Enterobacter cloacae ST1718 in Saudi Arabia: Insights from comprehensive genome analysis by Ibrahim A. Al-Zahrani, Thamer M. Brek

“…Resistance to β-lactam antibiotics was primarily mediated by the genes blaCMH-3, blaTEM-1B, blaLAP-2, and blaNDM-5. …”
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Association of neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio with severe abdominal aortic calcification: new evidence from the United States by Hao Deng, Mengmeng Sun, Zhentong Zhao, Kun Fan, Zizhang Zhao, Yifan Chi, Wei Sheng

“…Given the pivotal role of inflammatory mediators in the pathogenesis of aortic calcification, inflammation has attracted interest as a peripheral biomarker for early mortality prediction in patients with aortic calcification. …”
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Multicentre, 26-week, open-label phase 2 trial of the JAK inhibitor filgotinib in Behçet’s disease, idiopathic inflammatory myopathies and IgG4-related disease: DRIMID study protoc... by Sander W Tas, Joost Raaphorst, Paco M J Welsing, Jacob M van Laar, Rogier M Thurlings, Robbert J Goekoop, César Magro Checa, Jan A M van Laar, Bettina C Geertsema-Hoeve, Nicolle H Rekers, Erik Present

“…Introduction Research into novel therapies for rare, immune-mediated inflammatory diseases (IMIDs) faces significant challenges, including small patient populations, complex clinical trial design and difficulties in patient recruitment. …”
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