Acer palmatum thumb. Ethanol Extract Alleviates Interleukin-6-Induced Barrier Dysfunction and Dextran Sodium Sulfate-Induced Colitis by Improving Intestinal Barrier Function and Re... by Kwang-Youn Kim, Tae-Woo Oh, Hyun Ju Do, Ju-Hye Yang, In Jun Yang, Yong Hyun Jeon, Young-Hoon Go, Soon-Cheol Ahn, Jin-Yeul Ma, Kwang-Il Park

“…KIOM-2015E (100 mg/kg) was orally administered once per day to BALB/C mice with colitis induced by administration of 5% DSS in drinking water. …”
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The Key Transcription Factor Expression in the Developing Vestibular and Auditory Sensory Organs: A Comprehensive Comparison of Spatial and Temporal Patterns by Shaofeng Liu, Yunfeng Wang, Yongtian Lu, Wen Li, Wenjing Liu, Jun Ma, Fuqin Sun, Mao Li, Zheng-Yi Chen, Kaiming Su, Wenyan Li

“…In the current study, we present a comprehensive description of the temporal and spatial expression profiles of Pax2, Sox2, and Prox1 during auditory and vestibular sensory organ development in mice. Using immunohistochemical analyses, we show that Sox2 and Pax2 are both expressed in the prosensory cells (the developing hair cells), but Sox2 is later restricted to only the supporting cells of the organ of Corti. …”
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Mutual mediation effects of homocysteine and PCSK9 on coronary lesion severity in patients with acute coronary syndrome: interplay with inflammatory and lipid markers by Ping Jin, Juan Ma, Peng Wu, Yitong Bian, Xueping Ma, Shaobin Jia, Qiangsun Zheng

“…A PCSK9 antagonist reduces plasma Hcy levels in ApoE−/− mice. These findings suggest complex roles for both Hcy and PCSK9 in AS. …”
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Free DNA in Cystic Fibrosis Airway Fluids Correlates with Airflow Obstruction by Veronica Marcos, Zhe Zhou-Suckow, Ali Önder Yildirim, Alexander Bohla, Andreas Hector, Ljubomir Vitkov, Wolf Dietrich Krautgartner, Walter Stoiber, Matthias Griese, Oliver Eickelberg, Marcus A. Mall, Dominik Hartl

“…Free DNA levels correlated with airflow obstruction, fungal colonization, and CXC chemokine levels in CF patients and CF-like mice. When viewed in combination, our results demonstrate that neutrophilic inflammation in CF airways is associated with abundant free DNA characteristic for NETosis, and suggest that free DNA may be implicated in lung function decline in patients with CF.…”
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Barcoded screening identifies nanocarriers for protein delivery to kidney by Luyao Wang, Wen Zhou, Hang Chen, Xiangqian Jia, Peiyuan Zheng, Haolin Jiang, Mengling Wu, Yaning Zhang, Yanchao Ding, Yexi Peng, Rui Zhu, Tiantian Li, Boxue Tian, Bujie Du, Juanjuan Du

“…In vitro and in vivo screening, using female mice, identify nanocapsules with high cell association and different biodistribution. …”
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Harnessing macrophage-drug conjugates for allogeneic cell-based therapy of solid tumors via the TRAIN mechanism by Bartlomiej Taciak, Maciej Bialasek, Malgorzata Kubiak, Ilona Marszalek, Malgorzata Gorczak, Olha Osadchuk, Daria Kurpiel, Damian Strzemecki, Karolina Barwik, Marcin Skorzynski, Julia Nowakowska, Waldemar Lipiński, Łukasz Kiraga, Jan Brancewicz, Robert Klopfleisch, Łukasz Krzemiński, Emilia Gorka, Anna Smolarska, Irena Padzinska-Pruszynska, Małgorzata Siemińska, Jakub Guzek, Jan Kutner, Marlena Kisiala, Krzysztof Wozniak, Giacomo Parisi, Roberta Piacentini, Luca Cassetta, Lesley M. Forrester, Lubomir Bodnar, Tobias Weiss, Alberto Boffi, Paulina Kucharzewska, Tomasz P. Rygiel, Magdalena Krol

“…At last, MDCs with various anti-cancer drugs are formulated with their safety and anti-tumor efficacy validated in multiple syngeneic mice and orthotopic human tumor models via different routes of administration. …”
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Design, synthesis, and anti-inflammatory activity of 2H-1,4-benzoxazin-3(4H)-one derivatives modified with 1,2,3-triazole in LPS-induced BV-2 cells by Xixi Hou, Xixi Hou, Longfei Mao, Huibin Zhang, Lan Wang, Baoyu He, Jingjing Guo, Jianji Wang

“…Additionally, acute toxicity tests in mice demonstrated that compound e16 exhibited favorable safety.…”
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Comparison of Immunomodulation Properties of Porcine Mesenchymal Stromal/Stem Cells Derived from the Bone Marrow, Adipose Tissue, and Dermal Skin Tissue by Sun-A Ock, Raghavendra Baregundi Subbarao, Yeon-Mi Lee, Jeong-Hyeon Lee, Ryoung-Hoon Jeon, Sung-Lim Lee, Ji Kwon Park, Sun-Chul Hwang, Gyu-Jin Rho

“…MSCs were not tumorigenic when introduced into immunodeficient mice. We concluded that the characteristics of MSCs are tissue source-dependent and their in vivo application requires more in-depth investigation regarding their precise immunomodulation capacities.…”
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C5a/C5aR regulates Th1/Th2 imbalance in sepsis-associated lung injury by promoting neutrophil activation to increase PAD4 expression by Zhenbing Lu, Ling Zhu, Changlin Yi, Bi Su, Renying Wang

“…In sepsis-induced lung injury mice, addition of GSK484, a PAD4 inhibitor, effectively alleviated sepsis-induced lung edema and inflammatory responses. …”
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Methyltransferase-like 7B participates in bladder cancer via ACSL3 m6A modification in a ferroptosis manner by Jiani He, Changming Dong, Xiandong Song, Zhongkai Qiu, Hao Zhang, Yuanjun Jiang, Tao Liu, Xiaojun Man

“…Xenografts tumors were established via subcutaneous injection of stable transfectants in BALB/c mice. Results A database search indicated that METTL7B was elevated in BC and it was validated in BC cell lines. …”
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Single-cell transcriptomic analysis reveals characteristic feature of macrophage reprogramming in liver Mallory-Denk bodies pathogenesis by Zixuan Fang, Bei Zhong, Yi Shi, Wanmei Zhou, Maoping Huang, Samuel W. French, Xiaoping Tang, Hui Liu

“…Mallory-Denk bodies (MDBs) are protein aggregates associated with hepatic inflammation, and MDBs pathogenesis could be induced in mice by feeding 3,5-diethoxycarbonyl-1,4-dihydrocollidine (DDC). …”
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Roles of the <i>Sec2p</i> Gene in the Growth and Pathogenicity Regulation of <i>Aspergillus fumigatus</i> by Yuhuan Liu, Shumi Shang, Cong Liu, Yichen Liu, Keyang Xu, Dan He, Li Wang

“…This study found that deleting the guanine nucleotide exchange factor <i>Sec2p</i> gene led to slower <i>A. fumigatus</i> growth and reduced the fungal burden and mortality of infected mice. However, the mechanism by which this gene affects <i>A. fumigatus</i> growth and pathogenicity remains unclear. …”
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Dietary Lactiplantibacillus plantarum KX041 attenuates colitis-associated tumorigenesis and modulates gut microbiota by Tao Wang, Panpan Wang, Li Yin, Xiuchao Wang, Yuanyuan Shan, Yanglei Yi, Yuan Zhou, Bianfang Liu, Xin Wang, Xin Lü

“…The present study aimed to investigate the anti-CRC effects of Lactiplantibacillus plantarum KX041 on a CRC mouse model. The CRC mice were induced by 10 mg/kg azoxymethane and 2 % dextran sulfate sodium. …”
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Potential Research Tool of Stem Cells from Human Exfoliated Deciduous Teeth: Lentiviral Bmi-1 Immortalization with EGFP Marker by Siqi Yao, Lingping Tan, Huan Chen, Xiaojun Huang, Wei Zhao, Yan Wang

“…Moreover, multipotency, karyotype, and tumour formation in nude mice of SHED and SHED-Bmi1-EGFP were also tested. …”
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Immune profiling of human vestibular schwannoma secretions identifies TNF-α and TWEAK as cytokines with synergistic potential to impair hearing by Sasa Vasilijic, Richard Seist, Zhenzhen Yin, Lei Xu, Konstantina M. Stankovic

“…In vivo, we demonstrated that VS-secreted factors reach the inner ear, with elevated TNF-α and TWEAK in the perilymph and blood of tumor-bearing mice with impaired hearing. In vitro, TWEAK amplified TNF-α -mediated cytotoxicity in TNF-α sensitive cells (L929) and auditory cell lines (UB-OC1 and US-VOT-N33) at tumor-secreted concentrations. …”
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miR-210 in Exosomes Derived from Macrophages under High Glucose Promotes Mouse Diabetic Obesity Pathogenesis by Suppressing NDUFA4 Expression by Feng Tian, Ping Tang, Zhilian Sun, Ruifen Zhang, Danhua Zhu, Junying He, Jixing Liao, Qinghua Wan, Jie Shen

“…Inhibition of miR-210 mitigated the effects of macrophage-derived exosomes on the glucose uptake and complex IV (CIV) activity in 3T3-L1 adipocytes, and NDUFA4 overexpression offset the inhibition of glucose uptake and CIV activity by macrophage-derived exosomes. Furthermore, mice with miR-210 knockout showed greatly repressed diabetic obesity development. …”
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Dose-dependent effects of apple pectin on alleviating high fat-induced obesity modulated by gut microbiota and SCFAs by Yuanyuan Zhao, Jinfeng Bi, Jianyong Yi, Jian Peng, Qiancheng Ma

“…In this study, the standard diet (Chow group) and high fat diet containing 0% (HF group), 1%, 3%, 5%, 8% or 12% (m/m) apple pectin (HF-P group) were offered ad libitum for 8 weeks to 4-week C57BL/6J mice (n = 10/group). Results showed that body weight gain (R2 = –0.990), subcutaneous adipose accumulation (R2 = –0.930), serum triglyceride elevation (R2 = –0.879), acetate (R2 = 0.955) and propionate concentration reduction (R2 = 0.985) were suppressed by pectin from 1% to 12%, indicating dose response to pectin consumption. …”
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TRPV1 Activation Attenuates High-Salt Diet-Induced Cardiac Hypertrophy and Fibrosis through PPAR-δ Upregulation by Feng Gao, Yi Liang, Xiang Wang, Zongshi Lu, Li Li, Shanjun Zhu, Daoyan Liu, Zhencheng Yan, Zhiming Zhu

“…However, this effect of capsaicin was absent in TRPV1−/− mice on a high-salt diet. Our finding suggests that chronic dietary capsaicin consumption attenuates long-term high-salt diet-induced cardiac hypertrophy and fibrosis. …”
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Aggregation control of anionic pentamethine cyanine enabling excitation wavelength selective NIR-II fluorescence imaging-guided photodynamic therapy by Yibin Li, Fei Qu, Fang Wan, Cheng Zhong, Jingyi Rao, Yijing Liu, Zhen Li, Jintao Zhu, Zhong’an Li

“…As a result, excitation wavelength selective NIR-II fluorescence imaging-guided PDT has been successfully demonstrated for tumor diagnosis and therapeutics of female mice.…”
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MEK Inhibition Targets Cancer Stem Cells and Impedes Migration of Pancreatic Cancer Cells In Vitro and In Vivo by Karolin Walter, Kanishka Tiwary, Marija Trajkovic-Arsic, Ana Hidalgo-Sastre, Laura Dierichs, Sven T. Liffers, Jiangning Gu, Johann Gout, Lucas-Alexander Schulte, Jan Münch, Thomas Seufferlein, Bruno Sainz, Jens T. Siveke, Eva Rodriguez-Aznar, Patrick C. Hermann

“…Furthermore, we demonstrate that MEK inhibition suppresses TGFβ-induced epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition and migration in vitro and ultimately results in a highly significant reduction in circulating tumor cells in mice.…”
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