Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor-Activated Neutrophils Express B7-H4 That Correlates with Gastric Cancer Progression and Poor Patient Survival by Zhi-guo Shan, Zong-bao Yan, Liu-sheng Peng, Ping Cheng, Yong-sheng Teng, Fang-yuan Mao, Kun Fan, Yuan Zhuang, Yong-liang Zhao

“…Most intratumoral neutrophils showed an activated CD54+ phenotype and expressed high-level immunosuppressive molecule B7-H4. Tumor tissue culture supernatants from GC patients induced neutrophils to express CD54 and B7-H4 in both time-dependent and dose-dependent manners. …”
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[^99mTc]Technetium and Rhenium Dithiocarbazate Complexes: Chemical Synthesis and Biological Assessment by André Gustavo de Araujo Fernandes, Alyne Eloise Lafratta, Carolina Portela Luz, Debora Levy, Daniele de Paula Faria, Carlos Alberto Buchpiguel, Ulrich Abram, Victor Marcelo Deflon, Fabio Luiz Navarro Marques

“…The right spleen uptake opened the opportunity to deepen the study of the molecule in this tissue and justifies future studies to identify the reason of heterogenous uptake in TM1M tumor uptake.…”
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Poor efficacy of the combination of clarithromycin, amikacin, and cefoxitin against Mycobacterium abscessus in the hollow fiber infection model by Etienne Vignaud, Sylvain Goutelle, Charlotte Genestet, Jérôme Guitton, Sabine Cohen, Chloé Bourg, Aurore Durand, Laura Lebouteiller, Albin Bernard, Caroline Richet, Oana Dumitrescu, Elisabeth Hodille

“…Consequently, it should not be considered as an active molecule in the chosen antibiotic combination, as recently recommended for pulmonary infections.…”
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Protein kinase inhibitors as targeted therapy for glioblastoma: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled clinical trials by José Pinto-Fraga, Celia García-Chico, Simone Lista, Pedro Miguel Lacal, Giuseppe Carpenzano, Maurizio Salvati, Alejandro Santos-Lozano, Grazia Graziani, Claudia Ceci

“…Upon disease progression, the anti-vascular endothelial growth factor-A (VEGF-A) monoclonal antibody bevacizumab, can be considered.Given the limited efficacy of pharmacological treatments, particularly for the recurrent disease, several molecularly targeted interventions have been explored, such as small-molecule protein kinase inhibitors (PKIs), inhibiting tyrosine kinase growth factor receptors and downstream signaling pathways involved in GBM angiogenesis and infiltrative behavior.This meta-analysis, based on searches in PubMed and Web Of Science, evaluated 12 randomized controlled trials (RCTs) examining PKIs in patients with newly diagnosed or recurrent GBM. …”
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Inhibition of METTL14 overcomes CDK4/6 inhibitor resistance driven by METTL14-m6A-E2F1-axis in ERα-positive breast cancer by Chenlin Liu, Dong Fan, Jiahui Sun, Guodong Li, Ruoxin Du, Xiaoshuang Zuo, Kuo Zhang, Wangqian Zhang, Shuning Wang, Xiaojv Li, Mingrui Du, Donghui Wang, Qiang Hao, Yingqi Zhang, Meng Li, Cun Zhang, Yuan Gao

“…Here, we used Genome-wide CRISPR/Cas9 library screening combined with single-cell sequencing to screen for molecules mediating CDK4/6i resistance and identified METTL14 as a determinant of CDK4/6i sensitivity. …”
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IFN-γ reprograms cardiac microvascular endothelial cells to mediate doxorubicin transport and influences the sensitivity of mice to doxorubicin-induced cardiotoxicity by Haoyu Ji, Wenya Ma, Xu Liu, Hongyang Chen, Yining Liu, Zhongyu Ren, Daohong Yin, Ao Cai, Zizhen Zhang, Xin Wang, Wei Huang, Leping Shi, Yanan Tian, Yang Yu, Xiuxiu Wang, Yang Li, Yu Liu, Benzhi Cai

“…In vitro and in vivo studies with small-molecule drugs were conducted. DIC-insensitive mice displayed preserved ejection fractions, lower DOX levels in cardiac tissues and higher levels in the serum. …”
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Bispecific antibody-mediated redirection of NKG2D-CAR natural killer cells facilitates dual targeting and enhances antitumor activity by Congcong Zhang, Anja Waldmann, Winfried S Wels, Jasmin Röder, Anne Scherer, Malena Bodden, Jordi Pfeifer Serrahima, Anita Bhatti, Nina Müller, Pranav Oberoi

“…The ability of this molecule, termed NKAB-ErbB2, to redirect NKG2D-expressing effector cells to ErbB2-positive tumor cells of different origins was investigated using peripheral blood mononuclear cells, ex vivo expanded NK cells, and NK and T cells engineered with an NKG2D-based chimeric receptor.Results On its own, bispecific NKAB-ErbB2 increased lysis of ErbB2-positive breast carcinoma cells by peripheral blood-derived NK cells endogenously expressing NKG2D more effectively than an ErbB2-specific IgG1 mini-antibody able to induce antibody-dependent cell-mediated cytotoxicity via activation of CD16. …”
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Evaluating plasma biomarkers NfL, GFAP, GDF15, and FGF21 as indicators of disease severity in Charcot–Marie Tooth patients by Dace Pretkalnina, Dace Pretkalnina, Dace Pretkalnina, Elizabete Kenina, Elizabete Kenina, Linda Gailite, Dmitrijs Rots, Dmitrijs Rots, Kaj Blennow, Kaj Blennow, Henrik Zetterberg, Henrik Zetterberg, Henrik Zetterberg, Henrik Zetterberg, Henrik Zetterberg, Henrik Zetterberg, Viktorija Kenina, Viktorija Kenina, Viktorija Kenina

“…NfL and GFAP concentrations were measured using Single molecule array, while FGF-21 and GDF-15 concentrations were measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays.ResultsIn the group of patients with CMT, the concentrations of GDF15, FGF21, NfL, and GFAP were significantly higher than in the control group (p < 0.05). …”
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Abnormal Expression of DICER1 Leads to Dysregulation of Inflammatory Effectors in Human Synoviocytes by Congshan Jiang, Jing Xu, Wenhua Zhu, Yongsong Cai, Si Wang, Yuanxu Guo, Ke Xu, Manman Geng, Nazim Hussain, Yan Han, Fujun Zhang, Qilan Ning, Liesu Meng, Shemin Lu

“…This mechanism study might provide the possible target molecule to modify the inflammatory destruction and overproliferation in synoviocytes.…”
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Modulation of virulence and metabolic profiles in Klebsiella pneumoniae under indole-mediated stress response by Xueyao Fang, Yanhui Chen, Longhua Hu, Shumin Gu, Junqi Zhu, Yaping Hang, Xingwei Cao, Yanping Xiao, Hong Luo, Chuwen Zhao, Lianhua Xiao, Qiaoshi Zhong

“…Indole, a crucial bacterial signaling molecule, plays a fundamental role in regulating various physiological processes within bacteria, including growth, acid tolerance, biofilm development, motility, and other cellular functions. …”
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Utilization of donor CLL-1 CAR-T cells for the treatment of relapsed of acute myeloid leukemia following allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation by Meng Zhang, Meng Zhang, Xiaomei Zhang, Xiaomei Zhang, Jiaxi Wang, Wenyi Lu, Xia Xiao, Hairong Lyu, Xiaoyuan He, Yedi Pu, Juanxia Meng, Cuicui Lyu, Xinping Cao, Mingfeng Zhao, Mingfeng Zhao

“…BackgroundHuman C-type lectin-like molecule 1 (CLL-1) represents a promising therapeutic target for Chimeric antigen receptor T (CAR-T) cells therapy in the treatment of acute myeloid leukemia (AML). …”
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Adipocyte-derived small extracellular vesicles exacerbate diabetic ischemic heart injury by promoting oxidative stress and mitochondrial-mediated cardiomyocyte apoptosis by Lu Gan, Jianli Zhao, Peng Yao, Theodore A. Christopher, Bernard Lopez, Wayne B. Lau, Walter Koch, Erhe Gao, Xinliang Ma, Yajing Wang

“…These pathologic effects were replicated by a miR-130b-3p (a molecule increased dramatically in diabetic sEV) mimic and blocked by a miRb-130b-3p inhibitor. …”
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Urinary biomarkers for diagnosing acute kidney injury in sepsis in the emergency department by Sumin Baek, Inwon Park, Seonghye Kim, Young Woo Um, Hee Eun Kim, Kyunghoon Lee, Jae Hyuk Lee, You Hwan Jo

“…Initial urine samples were collected, and urinary biomarkers (dickkopf-3, soluble triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells-1, kidney injury molecule-1, neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL), and tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases-2 (TIMP-2), and insulin-like growth factor binding protein-7 (IGFBP-7), and TIMP-2 × IGFBP-7) were analyzed using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay kit. …”
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Aurora kinase A promotes hepatic stellate cell activation and liver fibrosis through the Wnt/β-catenin pathway by Guanqi Dai, Guanqi Dai, Junhao Lin, Yuchuan Jiang, Yuchuan Jiang, Xinhui Liu, Peng Chen, Yixiao Zhang, Zhenghui Song, Xuefen Zhuang, Jinge Cong, Yingchun Li, Xuanjia Hong, Yun Liu, Dong Xiao, Dong Xiao, Aimin Li, Yue Luo

“…This study aimed to investigate the impact and underlying mechanism of AURKA on liver fibrosis and to assess the therapeutic potential of MLN8237, a small-molecule AURKA inhibitor, in preventing liver fibrosis in mice.MethodsThe research used bioinformatics analysis and immunohistochemistry staining on fibrotic liver tissues from human and mouse models to assess AURKA expression. …”
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The Effect of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor on Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stem Cell Engraftment in Rat Fibrotic Liver upon Transplantation by Ke Yuan, Chunyou Lai, Lingling Wei, Tianhang Feng, Qinyan Yang, Tianying Zhang, Tao Lan, Yutong Yao, Guangming Xiang, Xiaolun Huang

“…We confirmed the expression of very late antigen-4 (VLA4, integrin α4β1) on rat BMSCs and the elevated expression of vascular adhesion molecule-1 (VCAM-1) in the hepatic sinusoidal endothelial cells. …”
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Phase I study of pembrolizumab in combination with ibrutinib for the treatment of unresectable or metastatic melanoma by Yuan Yao, Yiyi Yan, Vera J. Suman, Allan B. Dietz, Courtney L. Erskine, Anastasios Dimou, Svetomir N. Markovic, Svetomir N. Markovic, Robert R. McWilliams, Heather N. Montane, Matthew S. Block, Matthew S. Block

“…One key mechanism for ICI resistance is the skewing of the immune response from a cytotoxic (Th1) to a chronic inflammatory (Th2) profile. The small molecule ibrutinib is a dual-target agent that inhibits Bruton’s Tyrosine Kinase (BTK) and Interleukin-2-inducible T-cell Kinase (ITK), a key regulator of Th2 immunity. …”
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Olutasidenib in combination with azacitidine induces durable complete remissions in patients with relapsed or refractory mIDH1 acute myeloid leukemia: a multicohort open-label phas... by Jorge E. Cortes, Gail J. Roboz, Maria R. Baer, Brian A. Jonas, Gary J. Schiller, Karen Yee, P. Brent Ferrell, Jay Yang, Eunice S. Wang, William G. Blum, Alice Mims, Hua Tian, Aaron Sheppard, Stéphane de Botton, Pau Montesinos, Antonio Curti, Justin M. Watts, the Olutasidenib Combination Therapy Study Group

“…Abstract Background Olutasidenib is a potent, selective, oral, small molecule inhibitor of mutant IDH1 (mIDH1) which induced durable remissions in high-risk, relapsed/refractory (R/R) mIDH1 AML patients in a phase 1/2 trial. …”
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Smad1 Promotes Tumorigenicity and Chemoresistance of Glioblastoma by Sequestering p300 From p53 by Lingli Gong, Daxing Xu, Kaixiang Ni, Jie Li, Wei Mao, Bo Zhang, Zhening Pu, Xiangming Fang, Ying Yin, Li Ji, Jingjing Wang, Yaling Hu, Jiao Meng, Rui Zhang, Jiantong Jiao, Jian Zou

“…Disturbing the interface of Smad1 through amino acid mutations abolishes the Smad1‐p300 complex and promotes p53 acetylation. Therefore, a small molecule is identified through virtual screening that specifically disrupts the Smad1‐p300 interaction, offering a promising strategy for inhibiting GBM and increasing chemosensitivity by inhibiting Smad1 acetylation and restoring p53 acetylation.…”
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Cooling and Sterile Inflammation in an Oxygen-Glucose-Deprivation/Reperfusion Injury Model in BV-2 Microglia by Jana Lücht, Nele Rolfs, Sylvia J. Wowro, Felix Berger, Katharina R. L. Schmitt, Giang Tong

“…Furthermore, inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS), ionized calcium-binding adaptor molecule 1 (Iba1), tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), interleukin-6 (IL-6), interleukin-1β (IL-1β), interleukin-1α (IL-1α), monocyte chemotactic protein 1 (MCP-1), transforming growth factor β (TGFβ), CIRBP, and RBM3 gene expressions were assessed via reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction, and TNF-α, IL-6, and IL-1β releases into the cultured supernatants were assessed via enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISA). …”
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CD32B1, a versatile non-signaling antibody-binding scaffold for enhanced T cell adhesion to tumor stromal cognate antigens by Sara W. Feigelson, Tali Dadosh, Nehora Levi, Anita Sapoznikov, Hadas Weinstein-Marom, Hadas Weinstein-Marom, Dayana Blokon-Kogan, Dayana Blokon-Kogan, Yahel Avraham, Tamar Unger, Gideon Gross, Gideon Gross, Rony Dahan, Ronen Alon

“…To broaden the utility of this scaffold, we have also generated a new fusion protein in which the entire Fc binding domain was truncated (tILCD32B1) and replaced with a monomeric streptavidin variant, mSA2, via a CD8 hinge. The molecule, termed mSA2-CD8h-tILCD32B1, was also successfully expressed in T cells, readily and stably bound biotinylated IgG mAbs in vitro and once decorated with the biotin labeled mAbs, conferred the T cells with high adhesiveness to multiple surface-coated antigens. mSA2-CD8h-tILCD32B1 expressing human T cells decorated ex vivo with a biotin-labeled mAb retained the antibody for hours after accumulation inside breast tumors implanted in immunodeficient recipient mice. …”
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