Platelet–Monocyte Aggregate Instigates Inflammation and Vasculopathy in Kawasaki Disease by Yuan Zhang, Cuiping Jia, Manli Guo, Qian Chen, Ying Wen, Ting Wang, Yinyin Xie, Xuejiao Fan, Jingwen Gao, Timur O. Yarovinsky, Renjing Liu, Zhiyong Jiang, Mengmeng Wang, Jin Zhou, Di Che, Lanyan Fu, Richard Edelson, Xiaoqiong Gu, John Hwa, Wai Ho Tang

“…KD‐induced inflammation and vasculopathy are prevented by inhibiting the components of this positive feedback loop. Notably, mice deficient in platelet TGFβ1 show less MPA and CD14+CD16+ monocytes, along with reduced inflammation and vasculopathy. …”
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Discovery of Novel Nav1.7-Selective Inhibitors with the 1H-Indole-3-Propionamide Scaffold for Effective Pain Relief by Gaoang Wang, Hang Wu, Yingying Wang, Xiangying Liu, Shuijiao Peng, Wenxing Wang, Meijing Wu, Yifei Liu, Ercheng Wang, Zhe Wang, Lei Xu, Xiaojian Wang, Wei Yang, Haiyi Chen, Xi Zhou, Tingjun Hou

“…WN2-R exhibits impressive analgesic effects in acute and chronic inflammatory pain, as well as neuropathic pain models in mice. Additionally, it displays favorable subtype selectivity and positive drug safety in acute toxicity studies. …”
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The fungal microbiota modulate neonatal oxygen-induced lung injury by Isaac Martin, Mary Silverberg, Ahmed Abdelgawad, Kosuke Tanaka, Brian A. Halloran, Teodora Nicola, Erin D. Myers, Jay P. Desai, Catrina T. White, Ibrahim Karabayir, Oguz Akbilgic, Laura Tipton, Samuel J. Gentle, Namasivayam Ambalavanan, Brian M. Peters, Luan D. Vu, Viral G. Jain, Charitharth V. Lal, Stephania A. Cormier, Joseph F. Pierre, Tamás Jilling, Ajay J. Talati, Kent A. Willis

“…After using a pseudohumanized model to show that transfer to the neonatal microbiome from infants with BPD increased the severity of lung injury, we used gain and loss of function approaches to demonstrate that modulating the extent of initial neonatal fungal colonization affected the extent of BPD-like lung injury in mice. We also identified alterations in the murine intestinal microbiome and transcriptome associated with augmented lung injury. …”
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Inflammatory Gene Signature Identified by Machine Algorithms Reveals Novel Biomarkers of Coronary Artery Disease by Liu X, Zhang Y, Wang Y, Xu Y, Xia W, Liu R, Xu S

“…The identified biomarkers were validated in PBMCs from patients with CAD and in atherosclerotic aortas from ApoE−/− mice.Results: A total of 574 DEGs were identified between CAD and normal samples. …”
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SF1-specific deletion of the energy sensor AMPKγ2 induces obesity by Óscar Freire-Agulleiro, Ánxela Estévez-Salguero, Vitor Ferreira, Cassie Lynn Holleman, Julia García-Currás, Ismael González-García, Rubén Nogueiras, Manuel Tena-Sempere, Cristina García-Cáceres, Carlos Diéguez, Miguel López

“…Additionally, SF1-Cre AMPKγ2 mice exhibit hepatic lipid accumulation, but surprisingly maintain normal glucose homeostasis. …”
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Telomere Length Is Associated With Adverse Atrial Remodeling in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation by Kabita Pradhan, Balram Neupane, Paul Niehues, Martin Kirschner, Fabian Beier, Chao‐Chung Kuo, Erika Anneliese Hilbold, Christian Bär, Oana‐Maria Thoma, Maximilian Waldner, Margherita Vieri, Tim H. Brümmendorf, Vithurithra Tharmapalan, Wolfgang Wagner, Michael Kleines, Mahdi Emrani, Matthias Daniel Zink, Andreas Napp, Nikolaus Marx, Michael Gramlich

“…Telomerase reverse transcriptase knockout (Tert−/−) and telomerase RNA component knockout (Terc−/−) mice were used to investigate the mechanistic impact of telomere shortening on atrial remodeling. …”
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High Spatiotemporal Near‐Infrared II Fluorescence Lifetime Imaging for Quantitative Detection of Clinical Tumor Margins by Zhen Chen, Linjian Huang, Duyang Gao, Zhouzhou Bao, Dehong Hu, Wei Zheng, Jing Chen, Jiuling Liao, Hairong Zheng, Zonghai Sheng

“…Notably, NIR‐II FLT imaging demonstrates superior accuracy (90%) and consistency in defining tumor margins compared to NIR‐II FL imaging (58%) in both SK‐OV‐3 tumor‐bearing mice and clinical tumor samples. These findings underscore the potential of NIR‐II FLT imaging as a quantitative tool for guiding surgical tumor margin detection.…”
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The molecular receptor NKBB enhances the persistence and anti-hepatocellular carcinoma activity of GPC3 CAR-T cells by Minghao Sui, Tiantian Liu, Xuanli Song, Ji Li, Han Ding, Yuqian Liu, Xinyu Wang, Huimin Liu, Yuchan Xue, Jianni Qi, Miao Zhang, Songbo Zhao, Qiang Zhu

“…Overall, the molecular receptor NKBB significantly increased the persistence of GPC3 CAR-T cells, and GC3328z-NKBB CAR-T cells possessed potent anti-HCC activity in mice, providing a new strategy for the potential improvement of adoptive T cell therapy in the treatment of HCC.…”
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Therapeutic Potential of Targeting Ferroptosis in Periprosthetic Osteolysis Induced by Ultra-High-Molecular-Weight Polyethylene Wear Debris by Takuya Ogawa, Shunichi Yokota, Liyile Chen, Yuki Ogawa, Yoshio Nishida, Taiki Tokuhiro, Hend Alhasan, Tomoyo Yutani, Tomohiro Shimizu, Daisuke Takahashi, Takuji Miyazaki, Tsutomu Endo, Ken Kadoya, Mohamad Alaa Terkawi, Norimasa Iwasaki

“…Furthermore, polyethylene wear debris was implanted onto calvarial bone and mice were treated with the ferroptosis inhibitors DFO and Fer-1. …”
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Arginase-1-specific T cells target and modulate tumor-associated macrophages by Mads Hald Andersen, Inés Lecoq, Ayako Wakatsuki Pedersen, Evelina Martinenaite, Shamaila Munir Ahmad, Maria Perez-Penco, Lucia Lara de la Torre, Marion Chapellier, Lars Rønn Olsen, Mia Aaboe-Jørgensen, Hannah Jorinde Glöckner, Anne Mette Askehøj Rømer

“…Tumor-conditioned media (TCM) derived from Arg1-vaccinated mice induced significantly higher upregulation of MHC-II on exposed myeloid cells compared with controls. …”
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Carboxymethylation of the polysaccharide from the fermentation broth of Marasmius androsaceus and its antidepressant mechanisms by Yu Qiu, Yan Su, Jia Song, Fangming Mou, Jia Gou, Xiaoqi Geng, Xinyue Li, Zhiqiang Nie, Jianxin Wang, Yu Zheng, Min Wang

“…PC12-H cell and Kunming mice were used to investigate the differences and their mechanism in the antidepressant effects of C-MEPS2 and MEPS2. …”
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Uncovering the Mechanisms of BaBaoWuDanYaoMo Against Influenza A Virus and Virus-Induced Inflammation Based on Network Pharmacology and Pharmacological Evaluation by Lei B, Su Y, Chen R, Chen Z, Liu B, Chen Y, Zhou M, Wang X, Ma Q

“…The protective and anti-inflammatory effects of BB were determined by cytopathic effect (CPE), quantitative real-time PCR, mitochondrial membrane potentials and Western blotting assay in vitro. BALB/c mice were intranasally infected with A/PR/8/34 (H1N1) (PR8) and orally administrated BB (500 mg/kg, 250 mg/kg and 125 mg/kg) or oseltamivir daily. …”
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Utility of 131I-HLX58-Der for the Precision Treatment: Evaluation of a Preclinical Radio-Antibody-Drug-Conjugate Approach in Mouse Models by Liu Y, Wang X, Zhang N, He S, Zhang J, Xu X, Song S

“…The average tumor size in groups treated with 131I-HLX58-Der and HLX58-Der was reduced by factors of 12.15 and 4.80, respectively, compared to the control group. 131I-HLX58-Der demonstrated no toxic effects on hepatorenal function, routine blood tests, or major organs in mice when compared to the control group.Conclusion: These findings validate the potential of RADCs targeting CLDN18.2 in treating CLDN18.2-expressing solid tumors. …”
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Multi-level analysis of gut microbiome extracellular vesicles-host interaction reveals a connection to gut-brain axis signaling by Walid Mottawea, Basit Yousuf, Salma Sultan, Tamer Ahmed, JuDong Yeo, Nico Hüttmann, Yingxi Li, Nour Elhouda Bouhlel, Hebatoallah Hassan, Xu Zhang, Zoran Minic, Riadh Hammami

“…In vivo, MEVs biodistributed across mice organs, including the brain, liver, stomach, and spleen. …”
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Anticancer effects of ABTL0812, a clinical stage drug inducer of autophagy-mediated cancer cell death, in glioblastoma models by Andrea Mancini, Alessandro Colapietro, Loredana Cristiano, Alessandra Rossetti, Vincenzo Mattei, Giovanni Luca Gravina, Giovanni Luca Gravina, Héctor Perez-Montoyo, Marc Yeste-Velasco, Jose Alfon, Carles Domenech, Claudio Festuccia

“…We demonstrated that ABTL0812 impairs tumor growth and increases disease-free survival and overall survival of mice. Furthermore, the histological analysis of tumors indicated that ABTL0812 decreases angiogenesis. …”
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NEAT1 regulates BMSCs aging through disruption of FGF2 nuclear transport by Zifei Wang, Wenyu Zhen, Qing Wang, Yuqiang Sun, Siyu Jin, Sensen Yu, Xing Wu, Wenhao Zhang, Yulong Zhang, Fei Xu, Rui Wang, Yuxuan Xie, Wansu Sun, Jianguang Xu, Hengguo Zhang

“…NEAT1 expression and distribution changes during aging process were observed using fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) in young (3 months) and aged (18 months) mice or human BMSCs. Subsequent RNA pulldown and proteomic analyses, along with single-cell analysis, immunofluorescence, RNA immunoprecipitation (RIP), and co-immunoprecipitation (Co-IP), were conducted to investigate that NEAT1 impairs the nuclear transport of mitotic FGF2 and contributes to BMSCs aging. …”
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Mitochondrial reactive oxygen species trigger metformin-dependent antitumor immunity via activation of Nrf2/mTORC1/p62 axis in tumor-infiltrating CD8T lymphocytes by Kazuhiro Kakimi, Hirokazu Matsushita, Masaaki Komatsu, Eiryo Kawakami, Mikako Nishida, Nahoko Yamashita, Taisaku Ogawa, Keita Koseki, Eiji Warabi, Tomoyuki Ohue, Katsuyuki Shiroguchi, Heiichiro Udono

“…In addition, conditional knockout mice for Nrf2 and p62 were used to detect these markers, together with the monitoring of in vivo tumor growth. …”
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PLGA-based biocompatible nanoparticles improved anti-breast tumor efficacy of 1,25(OH)2D3 through the SOCS3/STAT3/EMT signaling axis by JinJing Pan, Ping Wang, Linghong Xiong, Wenqing Yang, Jie Li, Kai Yang, Bingyan Li

“…It is noteworthy that PD significantly alleviates the adverse effects of increased serum calcium levels and weight loss in mice induced by 1,25(OH)2D3. Subsequently, bioinformatics analysis and western blot confirmed that PD showed a more pronounced upregulation of SOCS3 and a concurrent downregulation of JAK/STAT3 and PI3K/AKT signals compared to 1,25(OH)2D3 both in vivo and in vitro. …”
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Anti-Inflammatory and Healing Activity of the Hydroalcoholic Fruit Extract of Solanum diploconos (Mart.) Bohs by Larissa Benvenutti, Roberta Nunes, Ivonilce Venturi, Silvia Aparecida Ramos, Milena Fronza Broering, Fernanda Capitanio Goldoni, Sarah Eskelsen Pavan, Maria Verônica Dávila Pastor, Angela Malheiros, Nara Lins Meira Quintão, Elizabeth Soares Fernandes, José Roberto Santin

“…The air pouch model of carrageenan-induced inflammation in Swiss mice was used to investigate the in vivo anti-inflammatory effects of the extract. …”
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Development and characterization of orthotopic patient-derived xenograft models of peritoneal metastatic mucinous appendiceal adenocarcinoma by I. Ito, V.K. Pattalachinti, A.M.G. Yousef, S. Chowdhury, M.M. Fanaeian, E. Haque, B.B. Gunes, M. Yousef, E.R. Salle, M.A. Zeineddine, S. Ji, R. Li, W. Wang, B.A. Helmink, M.W. Taggart, M.G. White, K.F. Fournier, N.W. Fowlkes, J.P. Shen

“…Materials and methods: Tumors from 16 patients with appendiceal neoplasms (15 AAs and 1 high-grade appendiceal neoplasm) were implanted into the flank and the peritoneal cavity of immunodeficient mice leading to the successful establishment of three AAPDX models. …”
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