Oral Administration of Oleuropein and Its Semisynthetic Peracetylated Derivative Prevents Hepatic Steatosis, Hyperinsulinemia, and Weight Gain in Mice Fed with High Fat Cafeteria D... by Saverio Massimo Lepore, Valeria Maria Morittu, Marilena Celano, Francesca Trimboli, Manuela Oliverio, Antonio Procopio, Carla Di Loreto, Giuseppe Damante, Domenico Britti, Stefania Bulotta, Diego Russo

“…We have synthesized a peracetylated derivative of Ole (Ac-Ole) which has shown in vitro antioxidant and growth-inhibitory activity higher than the natural molecule. In this study, male C57BL/6JOlaHsd mice were fed with a standard (std), cafeteria (caf) diet, and caf diet supplemented with Ole (0.037 mmol/kg/day) and Ac-Ole (0.025 mmol/kg/day) for 15 weeks. …”
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Targeted Inhibition of GATA-3 by Pyrrothiogatain: Implications for Adipocyte Biology and Inflammatory Response by Shamma Almuraikhy, Maha Alser, Khaled Naja, Aisha Al-Malki, Nayef A. Mazloum, Mohamed A. Elrayess

“…Pyrrothiogatain, a novel small molecule inhibitor of GATA family proteins, has emerged as a promising tool for modulating GATA-3 activity. …”
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Continuous Inhibition of Sonic Hedgehog Signaling Leads to Differentiation of Human-Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells into Functional Insulin-Producing β Cells by Song Lee, Jae Hyun Joo, Ju Yun Oh, Eun Ha Seo, Yang Hee Kim, Eunsung Jun, In Kyong Shim, Song Cheol Kim

“…When generated using an optimal combination of small molecules, IPCs secreted insulin in response to glucose stimulation. …”
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Effect of Swimming on Gut Microbiota and Inflammation in Colorectal Cancer Cells Transplanted Mice by LI Jiapeng, XIE Qiurong, WEN Ying, CHEN Haichun, PENG Jun, SHEN Aling

“…As compared with the model group, metabolic pathways of functional genes in the swimming group was significantly enriched in immune system, transportation and storage, biosynthesis of other secondary metabolites, energy metabolism, polysaccharide biosynthesis and metabolism, endocrine and metabolic diseases, nervous system, circulation system and signal molecule interaction pathway, etc. (<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05). …”
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An Unusual Case of Ototoxicity with Use of Oral Vancomycin by Umut Gomceli, Srija Vangala, Cosmina Zeana, Paul J. Kelly, Manisha Singh

“…Systemic absorption of oral vancomycin is poor due to the size of the molecule and its pharmacokinetics. It has an elimination half life of 5–11 hours in patients with normal renal function. …”
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Exploiting the Achilles’ Heel of Viral RNA Processing to Develop Novel Antivirals by Ali Zahedi Amiri, Choudhary Ahmed, Subha Dahal, Filomena Grosso, Haomin Leng, Peter Stoilov, Maria Mangos, Johanne Toutant, Lulzim Shkreta, Liliana Attisano, Benoit Chabot, Martha Brown, Mario Huesca, Alan Cochrane

“…Previously, the small molecule 5342191 was identified as a potent inhibitor of HIV-1 replication by altering viral RNA accumulation at doses that minimally affect host gene expression. …”
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Dietary Choline Deprivation Exacerbates Kidney Injury in Streptozotocin-Induced Diabetes in Adult Rats by Ahmed W. Al-Humadi, Carel W. le Roux, Neil G. Docherty, Werd Al-Najim, Martin Tze Wah Kueh, Andreas C. Lazaris, Charis Liapi

“…Biochemical tests, renal histopathology, immunohistochemistry of the kidney injury molecule-1 (KIM-1), and vascular endothelial growth factor-A (VEGF-A) expression were assessed. …”
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Severe metabolic accumulation of VV116 in kidney transplant patients with impaired renal function: a case series report by Jiaying Zhang, Yuan Gao, Xiaoyun Miao, Wei Wang, Zhongkai Zhou, Yunyi Gao, Liwei Liu, Menghua Wu, Ke Ma, Ling Zhou, Yan Yang, Sha Meng, Yingmei Feng, Zhuorui Zhao, Wei Liu, Danlei Mou, Zixin Kang, Lianchun Liang, Zhongjie Hu

“…Deuremidevir hydrobromide tablets (VV116) is an orally small molecule agents target SARS-CoV-2 RdRp and inhibits viral replication. …”
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THE DEVELOPMENT OF SCIENCE AND THE FATE OF A SCIENTIST (FOLLOWING GENETICS) by Jonas Rubikas

“…Avery et al., 1944, "The DNA Molecule–The Feature"; and 4) V. Gilbert et al., 1975–1977, "The DNA (RNA) Nucleotide Sequence–The Function." …”
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Harnessing the Dual photocatalytic and electrochemical capabilities of pure and Ni-Doped MgO nanostructures for diclofenac detection by V. Bhoomika, K.T. Monalisa, Syed Khasim, T.M. Sharanakuamr, C.R. Ravikumar, N. Basavaraju, T.R. Shashi Shekhar, H.C. Ananda Murthy, K.U. Aravind

“…These nanoparticles were successfully used for the detection of diclofenac molecule using the modified graphite electrodes with 0.1 N HCl as an electrolyte.The results shows an oxidation peak at 0.19 V before diclofenac was added, later it is migrated significantly towards the positive potential (0.07 V) after diclofenac was added. …”
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Aberrant Expression of JAM2 Inhibits Invasion and Migration in Lung Adenocarcinoma by Jun Chen, Yuan Cui, Zhimeng Chen, Hao Ding, Chang Li, Sheng Ju, Cheng Ding, Chun Xu, Jun Zhao, Xin Tong

“…JAM2, a member of the Junctional adhesion molecule (JAM) family, plays diverse roles in cell–cell contacts and tumor development. …”
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Characterization of LY3324954 a long-acting glucagon-receptor agonist by William Roell, Tamer Coskun, Teayoun Kim, Libbey O’Farrell, Jennifer A. Martin, Shelly Nason, Jasmin Hernandez-Alamillo, Saidharshana Dhantu, Daniel J. Drucker, Kyle W. Sloop, James P. Steele, Jorge Alsina-Fernandez, Kirk M. Habegger

“…Thus, modulation of glucagon receptor (GCGR) activity in the context of single-molecule multi-receptor co-agonists has become an emerging therapeutic target against obesity and obesity-associated metabolic dysfunction. …”
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Comparative Genomics Analysis of Plasmid pPV989-94 from a Clinical Isolate of Pantoea vagans PV989 by Lei Xu, Min Yin, Tingyuan Zhu, Yabo Liu, Yuanyuan Ying, Junwan Lu, Chaoqing Lin, Jianchao Ying, Teng Xu, Liyan Ni, Qiyu Bao, Shunfei Lu

“…Besides a chromosome DNA molecule, it also harboured three large plasmids. A comparative genomics analysis was performed for the smallest plasmid, pPV989-94. …”
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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

“…Herein, we use a genetically engineered mouse model of pancreatic cancer and primary pancreatic cancer cells were derived from this model to demonstrate that small-molecule MEK inhibitors functionally abrogate cancer stem cell populations as demonstrated by reduced sphere and organoid formation capacity. …”
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DKK3 promotes renal fibrosis by increasing MFF-mediated mitochondrial dysfunction in Wnt/β-catenin pathway-dependent manner by Jianling Song, Yanxia Chen, Yan Chen, Minzi Qiu, Wenliu Xiang, Ben Ke, Xiangdong Fang

“…Dual luciferase assay, MeRIP, RIP, and ChIP were used to validate the m6A level and the molecule interaction.Results DKK3 was upregulated in UUO mouse kidney tissue and H2O2-treated HK-2 cells. …”
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High-resolution tumor marker detection based on microwave photonics demodulated dual wavelength fiber laser sensor by Jie Hu, Weihao Lin, Liyang Shao, Chenlong Xue, Fang Zhao, Dongrui Xiao, Yang Ran, Yue Meng, Panpan He, Zhiguang Yu, Jinna Chen, Perry Ping Shum

“…To validate its biosensing performance, carcinoembryonic antigen-related cell adhesion molecule 5 (CEACAM5) is selected as the detection target. …”
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Molecular Responses of Human Retinal Cells to Infection with Dengue Virus by Jillian M. Carr, Liam M. Ashander, Julie K. Calvert, Yuefang Ma, Amanda Aloia, Gustavo G. Bracho, Soon-Phaik Chee, Binoy Appukuttan, Justine R. Smith

“…Endothelial cells increased expression of adhesion molecules, with sustained overexpression of vascular adhesion molecule-1. …”
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Role of the androgen receptor in melanoma aggressiveness by Marzia Di Donato, Costanza Maria Cristiani, Mariaelena Capone, Cinzia Garofalo, Gabriele Madonna, Lucia Carmela Passacatini, Margaret Ottaviano, Paolo Antonio Ascierto, Ferdinando Auricchio, Ennio Carbone, Antimo Migliaccio, Gabriella Castoria

“…By combining different experimental approaches, we observe that melanoma escape is mediated by the androgen-triggered shedding of the surface molecule MICA. Specific blockade of ADAM10 or androgen receptor impairs the androgen-induced MICA shedding and melanoma immune-escape. …”
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Development of a cell-penetrating peptide-based nanocomplex for long-term delivery of intact mitochondrial DNA into epithelial cells by Kyrie Wilson, Charles Holjencin, Hwaran Lee, Balasubramaniam Annamalai, Masaaki Ishii, Jeremy L. Gilbert, Andrew Jakymiw, Bärbel Rohrer

“…Gene therapy approaches for mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA)-associated damage/diseases have thus far been limited, and despite advancements in single gene therapy for mtDNA mutations and progress in mitochondrial transplantation, no method exists for restoring the entire mtDNA molecule in a clinically translatable manner. Here, we present for the first time a strategy to deliver an exogenous, fully intact, and healthy mtDNA template into cells to correct endogenous mtDNA mutations and deletions, with the potential to be developed into an efficient pan-therapy for inherited and/or acquired mtDNA disorders. …”
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Systematic analysis on the chemical reaction to the material removal in bonnet polishing of fused silica glass by Xiaolong Ke, Wei Wu, Bo Zhong, Tianyi Wang, Song Yuan, Zhenzhong Wang, Daewook Kim, Jianchun Liu, Min Li, Jiang Guo, Chunjin Wang

“…These reactions effectively soften the fused silica molecule layers and contribute to rapid material removal. …”
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