Immunostaining of Lgr5, an Intestinal Stem Cell Marker, in Normal and Premalignant Human Gastrointestinal Tissue by Laren Becker, Qin Huang, Hiroshi Mashimo

“…In the normal tissue, Lgr5 was expressed in the expected stem cell niche, at the base of crypts, as seen in mice. However, in premalignant lesions, Lgr5+ cells were not restricted to the crypt base. …”
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Folate Receptor–Targeted Single-Photon Emission Computed Tomography/Computed Tomography to Detect Activated Macrophages in Atherosclerosis: Can It Distinguish Vulnerable from Stabl... by Leah C.J. Winkel, Harald C. Groen, Bibi S. van Thiel, Cristina Müller, Antonius F.W. van der Steen, Jolanda J. Wentzel, Marion de Jong, Kim Van der Heiden

“…We investigated the feasibility of a folate-based radiopharmaceutical ( 111 In-EC0800) with high-resolution animal single-photon emission computed tomography/computed tomography (SPECT/CT) to differentiate between stable and vulnerable atherosclerotic plaques in apolipoprotein E 7 mice in which we can induce plaques with the characteristics of stable and vulnerable plaques by placing a flow-modifying cast around the common carotid artery. …”
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FXR Mediates Adenylyl Cyclase 8 Expression in Pancreatic β-Cells by Xiangchen Kong, Bingfeng Li, Yushen Deng, Xiaosong Ma

“…Consistently, ADCY8 expression was suppressed by the knockdown of FXR in INS-1 832/13 cells, as well as the islets from FXR knockout mice. On the contrary, ADCY8 expression was increased in FXR-overexpressed INS-1 832/13 cells or in the case of FXR activation. …”
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Recombinant Human Brain Natriuretic Peptide Attenuates Myocardial Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury by Inhibiting CD4+ T Cell Proliferation via PI3K/AKT/mTOR Pathway Activation by Kun-Peng Li, Hai-Yan Zhang, Xiao-Dong Xu, Ming-Yang, Tie-Jun Li, Shu-Tian Song

“…In this study, we demonstrate that treatment with rhBNP provided protection for mice against myocardial IR injury as manifested by reduced infarct size and well-preserved myocardial, attenuated inflammatory infiltration and CD4+ T cell proliferation function, and inhibited expression of proinflammatory related genes. …”
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POTENTIALLY OF PURPLE LEAVES TO INCREASE OSTEOBLASTAT ALVEOLAR BONE RAT INDUCED PORPHYROMONAS GINGIVALIS by Pramita Wahyu Dyasti, Atik Kurniawati, Peni Pujiastuti

“…EDU administration once a day for 7 days. The mice were decaputated on the 7 th day and the left mandible was taken to make preparations followed by HE staining, observation and calculation of the number of osteoblast cells in 3 different fields. …”
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Follistatin like-1 aggravates silica-induced mouse lung injury by Yinshan Fang, Si Zhang, Xiaohe Li, Fangxin Jiang, Qiao Ye, Wen Ning

“…Haploinsufficiency of Fstl1 or blockage of FSTL1 with a neutralizing antibody was protective from silica-induced lung injury in mice in vivo. Our data suggest that Fstl1 plays an important role in lung fibrosis, and may serve as a novel therapeutic target for treatment of silicosis.…”
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A novel sustained-release agent based on disulfide-induced recombinant collagen hydrogels for the prevention and treatment of Schistosoma infections by Jie Wang, Lijun Song, Yuntian Xing, Yang Dai, Jinyuan Hu, Guoli Qu, Yongliang Xu, Xuren Yin, Derong Hang, Jianfeng Zhang, Chunrong Xiong, Liang Shi, Fei Xu

“…Their properties were tested. Mice were infected with Schistosoma japonicum cercariae and treated either with praziquantel collagen hydrogel or niclosamide collagen hydrogel. …”
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Metabolic Alteration in Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Mechanism of Lipid Accumulation in Well-Differentiated Hepatocellular Carcinoma by Hideo Suzuki, Motoyuki Kohjima, Masatake Tanaka, Takeshi Goya, Shinji Itoh, Tomoharu Yoshizumi, Masaki Mori, Mariko Tsuda, Motoi Takahashi, Miho Kurokawa, Koji Imoto, Shigeki Tashiro, Akifumi Kuwano, Masaki Kato, Seiji Okada, Makoto Nakamuta, Yoshihiro Ogawa

“…Similar alterations of metabolic genes were detected in NASH-HCC mice, which were consistent with the results of metabolomics. …”
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Chemo-proteomics reveals dihydrocaffeic acid exhibits anti-inflammation effects via Transaldolase 1 mediated PERK-NF-κB pathway by Guanjun Li, Huiying Li, Peili Wang, Xinzhou Zhang, Wenhua Kuang, Ling Huang, Ying Zhang, Wei Xiao, Qingfeng Du, Huan Tang, Jigang Wang

“…Results In this study, we indicated that DA alleviated acute pneumonia in mice and displayed excellent anti-inflammatory efficacy in vivo and in vitro. …”
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In vivo production of engineered ACE2 decoy protects lungs from SARS-CoV-2 infection by Yuta Suzuki, Takayuki Miyazaki, Yoko Ida, Tatsuya Suzuki, Yumi Itoh, Shuto Nakao, Keita Kondo, Kenji Kubara, Keisuke Nishioka, Hiroki Muto, Ryuji Watari, Toshifumi Hirayama, Dai Kakiuchi, Shinya Sato, Satoshi Inoue, Yoshifumi Uemoto, Yohei Mukai, Atsushi Hoshino, Toru Okamoto, Junji Matsui

“…Systemic delivery of mRNA in mice resulted in a dose-dependent expression of 3N39v4 in plasma (20–261 μg/mL at 1–10 mg/kg) with sufficient tolerability. …”
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The microenvironment cell index is a novel indicator for the prognosis and therapeutic regimen selection of cancers by Xian-Yan Yang, Nian Chen, Qian Wen, Yu Zhou, Tao Zhang, Ji Zhou, Cheng-Hui Liang, Li-Ping Han, Xiao-Ya Wang, Qing-Mei Kang, Xiao-Xia Zheng, Xue-Jia Zhai, Hong-Ying Jiang, Tian-Hua Shen, Jin-Wei Xiao, Yu-Xin Zou, Yun Deng, Shuang Lin, Jiang-Jie Duan, Jun Wang, Shi-Cang Yu

“…The mechanism of action of the MCI was investigated in tumor-bearing mice. Results MCI consists of the six types of MCs, which can precisely predict the prognosis of the TNBC patients. scRNA-seq, SRT, and mIF analyses verified the existence and proportions of these cells. …”
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A nucleoside-modified mRNA vaccine prevents enterovirus A71 infection in mouse model by Fengyu Chi, Fengyu Chi, Xu Zhang, Xu Zhang, Dong Zhang, Dong Zhang, Airu Zhu, Zhen Zhuang, Zhaoyong Zhang, Zhenjie Zhang, Chuansong Quan, Kaixiao Nie, Juan Li, Chunhong Yin, Jie Tong, Yuming Li, Yuming Li, Yuming Li

“…Immunogenicity and protective efficacy were evaluated in BALB/c and neonatal A129 mice, respectively. Immune responses were assessed by ELISA, micro-neutralization assays, ELISpot, and intracellular cytokine staining (ICS). …”
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Exosome‐derived long non‐coding RNA AC010789.1 modified by FTO and hnRNPA2B1 accelerates growth of hair follicle stem cells against androgen alopecia by activating S100A8/Wnt/β‐cat... by Shaojun Chu, Lingling Jia, Yulong Li, Jiachao Xiong, Yulin Sun, Qin Zhou, Dexiang Du, Zihan Li, Xin Huang, Hua Jiang, Baojin Wu, Yufei Li

“…The effects of Exosome‐loaded AC010789.1 prompted HFSCs proliferation and hair follicle regeneration were confirmed in hairless mice. Results We herein found that the mRNA levels of lncRNA AC010789.1 were decreased in AGA tissue samples but increased in HFSCs of surrounding normal tissue samples. …”
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Palmitic Acid Accelerates Endothelial Cell Injury and Cardiovascular Dysfunction via Palmitoylation of PKM2 by Yu He, Senlin Li, Lujing Jiang, Kejue Wu, Shanshan Chen, Linjie Su, Cui Liu, Peiqing Liu, Wenwei Luo, Shilong Zhong, Zhuoming Li

“…Endothelial‐specific AAV‐C31S PKM2endo ameliorates cardiovascular dysfunction caused by PA in ApoE−/− mice. Mechanistically, PKM2‐C31 palmitoylation impairs PKM2 tetramerization to inhibit its pyruvate kinase activity and endothelial glycolysis. …”
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The fibronectin-targeting PEG-FUD imaging probe shows enhanced uptake during fibrogenesis in experimental lung fibrosis by Thomas J. Harr, Nikesh Gupta, Babita Rahar, Kristen Stott, Yadira Medina-Guevara, Metti K. Gari, Angie T. Oler, Ivy Sohee McDermott, Hye Jin Lee, Morteza Rasoulianboroujeni, Ashley M. Weichmann, Amir Forati, Kelsey Holbert, Trevor S. Langel, Kade W. Coulter, Brian M. Burkel, Bianca R. Tomasini-Johansson, Suzanne M. Ponik, Jonathan W. Engle, Reinier Hernandez, Glen S. Kwon, Nathan Sandbo, Ksenija Bernau

“…We first analyzed the binding of radiolabeled PEG-FUD following direct incubation to precision cut lung slices from mice at different stages of experimental lung fibrosis. …”
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Inhibition of platelet activation alleviates diabetes-associated cognitive dysfunction via attenuating blood-brain barrier injury by Fuxing Xu, Juan Hu, Xuying Li, Lan Yang, Shiqiu Jiang, Tao Jiang, Bo Cheng, Hailiang Du, Ruiduo Wang, Yingying Deng, Wei Gao, Yansong Li, Yaomin Zhu

“…We performed inhibition of platelet activation on diabetic and non-diabetic mice, with or without cilostazol treatment, and then compared cognitive function, platelet activation, BBB structure and permeability. …”
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Interventions by Cardiovascular Drugs Against Aircraft Noise-Induced Cardiovascular Oxidative Stress and Damage by Marin Kuntić, Ivana Kuntić, Jiayin Zheng, Leonardo Nardi, Matthias Oelze, Arijan Valar, Dominika Mihaliková, Lea Strohm, Henning Ubbens, Qi Tang, Liyu Zhang, Guilherme Horta, Paul Stamm, Omar Hahad, Dilja Krueger-Burg, Huige Li, Sebastian Steven, Adrian Gericke, Michael J. Schmeisser, Thomas Münzel, Andreas Daiber

“…Noise also increased markers of oxidative stress and inflammation. Treatment of mice with propranolol and phenoxybenzamine prevented endothelial and microvascular dysfunction, which was supported by a decrease in markers of inflammation and oxidative stress in heart tissue and the brain. …”
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Synaptotagmin-1 attenuates myocardial programmed necrosis and ischemia/reperfusion injury through the mitochondrial pathway by Teng Sun, Jialei Li, Shuang Wang, Yu Han, Xiangyu Tao, Min Yuan, Zhijie Jing, Ting Liu, Yuehong Qi, Siqi Liu, Yanlin Feng, Jiasong Chang, Lan Zhou, Lijuan Gao, Jianyun Shi, Ruihong Ning, Jimin Cao

“…We showed here that Syt1 expression was significantly down-regulated in mice I/R injured heart tissues, H2O2-challenged cardiomyocytes and hypoxia/reoxygenation (H/R)-damaged cardiomyocytes. …”
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The Effect of FOXA3 Overexpression on Hepatocyte Differentiation and Liver Regeneration in a Fah cKO Mouse ModelSummary by Shao Li, Chupeng Ou, Jiajun Zhang, Min Zeng, Kangyan Liang, Qing Peng, Yi Gao

“…Moreover, a Fah conditional knockout mouse model (Fah cKO mice) was constructed using the CRISPR-Cas9 method and treated with RF3 spheroids for transplantation. …”
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Novel role of FTO in regulation of gut–brain communication via Desulfovibrio fairfieldensis-produced hydrogen sulfide under arsenic exposure by Ruonan Chen, Xiaoqin Chai, Yunxiao Zhang, Tianxiu Zhou, Yinyin Xia, Xuejun Jiang, Bo Lv, Jun Zhang, Lixiao Zhou, Xin Tian, Ruonan Wang, Lejiao Mao, Feng Zhao, Hongyang Zhang, Jun Hu, Jingfu Qiu, Zhen Zou, Chengzhi Chen

“…By using both CRISPR/Cas9-based FTO knock-in strategy and adeno-associated virus (AAV)-mediated overexpression of FTO in the intestine, we established for the first time that up-regulation of FTO remarkably ameliorated arsenic-induced disruption of intestinal barriers and altered microenvironment of mice. We also firstly identified a dominant gut microbial species, Desulfovibrio fairfieldensis, which was sharply reduced in arsenic-exposed mice, was able to proceed arsenic-induced neurobehavioral impairments by declining the levels of its major metabolite hydrogen sulfide. …”
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