Metabolic and epigenetic regulation of macrophage polarization in atherosclerosis: Molecular mechanisms and targeted therapies by Pinglian Yang, Xiaoling Rong, Zhechang Gao, Jiaojiao Wang, Zhiping Liu

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Cyclooxygenase-2 Mediated Regulation of E-Cadherin Occurs in Conventional But Not Early-Onset Gastric Cancer Cell Lines by R. Sitarz, R. J. Leguit, W. W. J. de Leng, F. H. M. Morsink, W. P. Polkowski, R. Maciejewski, G. J. A. Offerhaus, A. N. Milne

“…Background: COX-2 and E-cadherin, involved in invasion and metastasis, are molecules critical for gastric carcinogenesis. A relationship between them is documented in non-small cell lung and prostate cancer. …”
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<i>Eugenia uniflora</i> Effects on the Depressive-like Behavior of MPTP-Exposed Female Rats: Apoptosis and α-Synuclein Modulation by Anne Suély Pinto Savall, Jhuly Dorneles De Mello, Eduarda Monteiro Fidelis, Vandreza Cardoso Bortolotto, Mustafa Munir Mustafa Dahleh, Gustavo Petri Guerra, Marina Prigol, Robson Puntel, Jean Ramos Boldori, Cristiane Casagrande Denardin, Tuane Bazanella Sampaio, Simone Pinton

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Optimization of corrosion resistance of AZ31 Mg alloy through hydration-driven interaction between quinolin-8-ol and plasma electrolytic oxidation-formed MgO layer by Mosab Kaseem, Talitha Tara Thanaa, Ananda Repycha Safira, Alireza Askari, Arash Fattah-alhosseini

“…This study presents a novel approach to improving the anticorrosive performance of AZ31 Mg alloy by exploiting the role of the hydration reaction to induce interactions between Quinolin-8-ol (8HQ) molecules and the porous MgO layer formed via plasma electrolytic oxidation (PEO). …”
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Theoretical Prediction for Synthetic Realization: Pyramidal Systems ClE[E′4R4] (E = B–Ga, E′ = C–Ge, R = SiMe3, SiMetBu2): A DFT Study by Olga A. Gapurenko, Vladimir Ya. Lee, Ruslan M. Minyaev, Vladimir I. Minkin

“…Structure and bonding of hybrid group 13/14 pyramidal molecules ClE[E′4R4] (E = B–Ga, E′ = C–Ge, R = SiMe3, SiMetBu2) were studied by DFT calculations. …”
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Molecular dynamics study on wettability difference between lignite dust and silica dust by Peng YANG, Yanan WANG, Jie WANG, Hongfu JIA, Lingyun YANG, Dahe YAN, Wengang LI, Zimeng LI

“…The results show that the interaction energy and self-diffusion coefficient between cetyl trimethyl ammonium bromide(CTAB) solution and lignite molecules are larger and the peak value of relative number density is higher compared to silica dust; by comparing the electrostatic potential of lignite dust with that of silica dust, the magnitude of the potential difference of SiO2 varies widely, which shows that the size of the potential difference between the dust surface and water molecules due to active agent adsorption is one of the factors affecting the difference in surface wettability, but the functional groups in lignite increase the intermolecular interactions and play a significant role in the wetting process.…”
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Emerging organic electrode materials for sustainable batteries by P. M. Hari Prasad, G. Malavika, Anuraj Pillai, Sachu Sadan, Zeena S. Pillai

“…Nevertheless, several redox-active organic molecules, including carbonyl derivatives, show poor electrochemical stability and ionic mobility in standard battery electrolytes, hampering their commercial use. …”
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Structural Evolution of Burmese Amber during Petrifaction Based on a Comparison of the Spectral Characteristics of Amber, Copal, and Rosin by Feng Bai, Huifang Liang, Hongting Qu

“…The infrared spectra indicate that during the long geological process of amber formation, small resin molecules first crosslinked and slowly oxidized, eventually forming a stable organic polymer mixture. …”
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Proton solvation: competition between acetone and dimethyl sulfoxide by Alexander Lebed, Nikolay Mchedlov-Petrossyan, Dmitriy Filatov, Sergey Goga

“…The equilibrium geometries and energies of solvents molecules and all possible combinations of proton complexes with one or two solvent molecules were calculated in DFT level of theory using B3LYP functional and 6-31G++(d,p) basis set. …”
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Hessian QM9: A quantum chemistry database of molecular Hessians in implicit solvents by Nicholas J. Williams, Lara Kabalan, Ljiljana Stojanovic, Viktor Zólyomi, Edward O. Pyzer-Knapp

“…We present Hessian QM9, the first database of equilibrium configurations and numerical Hessian matrices, consisting of 41,645 molecules from the QM9 dataset at the ωB97x/6-31G* level. …”
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Role of Extracellular Vesicles in Placental Inflammation and Local Immune Balance by Zengfang Wang, Ruizhen Yang, Jiaojiao Zhang, Pingping Wang, Zengyan Wang, Jian Gao, Xue Liu

“…By summarizing the role of EVs and their delivering active molecules in pregnancy-related diseases, it provides novel insight into the diagnosis and treatment of diseases.…”
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Defective removal of invariant chain peptides from MHC class II suppresses tumor antigen presentation and promotes tumor growth by Joanna Bandola-Simon, Yoshinaga Ito, Kai W. Wucherpfennig, Paul A. Roche

“…The net effect of this is that MHC-II molecules are unable to efficiently bind antigenic peptides. …”
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Synthesis, crystal structure, Hirshfeld surface analysis and DFT calculations of the coordination compound tetraaquabis{2-[(5-methyl-1,3,4-thiadiazol-2-yl)sulfanyl]acetato-κO}cobal... by Ekaterina Kinshakova, Batirbay Torambetov, Simranjeet Kaur, Jamshid Ashurov, Shakhnoza Kadirova

“…In the monoclinic crystals (space group P21/c), the cobalt(II) ion is located about a centre of symmetry and is octahedrally coordinated by two L− anions in a monodentate fashion through carboxyl O atoms and by four water molecules. A relatively strong hydrogen bond between one of the water molecules and the non-coordinating carboxylate O atom consolidates the conformation. …”
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Mouse Thyroid Gland Changes in Aging: Implication of Galectin-3 and Sphingomyelinase by Giovanna Traina, Samuela Cataldi, Paola Siccu, Elisabetta Loreti, Ivana Ferri, Angelo Sidoni, Michela Codini, Chiara Gizzi, Marzia Sichetti, Francesco Saverio Ambesi-Impiombato, Tommaso Beccari, Francesco Curcio, Elisabetta Albi

“…We have first investigated the changes of thyroid microstructure and the possibility that molecules involved in thyroid function might be associated with structural changes. …”
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Assessing the Proteomic Activity of the Venom of the Ant Ectatomma tuberculatum (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Ectatomminae) by Juliana Rocha da Silva, Aline Zanotelli de Souza, Carlos Priminho Pirovani, Helena Costa, Aline Silva, João Carlos Teixeira Dias, Jacques Hubert Charles Delabie, Renato Fontana

“…Our findings may contribute to the identification of new natural prototypes of molecules to be synthesized and used in several areas of pharmacology.…”
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Secretory Products of Trichinella spiralis Muscle Larvae and Immunomodulation: Implication for Autoimmune Diseases, Allergies, and Malignancies by Ljiljana Sofronic-Milosavljevic, Natasa Ilic, Elena Pinelli, Alisa Gruden-Movsesijan

“…This review focuses on studies of the molecules released by T. spiralis, their interaction with pattern recognition receptors on antigen presenting cells, and subsequently provoked responses. …”
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Use of Dendrimers during the Synthesis of Pt-Ru Electrocatalysts for PEM Fuel Cells: Effects on the Physical and Electrochemical Properties by J. C. Calderón, L. Calvillo, M. J. Lázaro, E. Pastor

“…In this work, Pt-Ru catalysts were synthesized by a novel methodology which includes the use as encapsulating molecules of dendrimers of different generation: zero (DN-0), one (DN-1), two (DN-2), and three (DN-3). …”
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Features of “All LNA” Duplexes Showing a New Type of Nucleic Acid Geometry by Charlotte Förster, André Eichert, Dominik Oberthür, Christian Betzel, Reinhard Geßner, Andreas Nitsche, Jens P. Fürste

“…The 2′-O,4′-C-methylene-β-D-ribofuranose nucleotides are used for single or multiple substitutions in RNA molecules and thereby introduce enhanced bio- and thermostability. …”
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Cytokines in Endocrine Dysfunction of Plasma Cell Disorders by Eva Feigerlová, Shyue-Fang Battaglia-Hsu

“…We further discuss the broader impact of these tumor environment-derived molecules and proinflammatory state on systemic hormone signaling. …”
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Enhanced Duration of Truffle Sauce Preservation due to Addition of Linoleic Acid by Bruno Tirillini, Filippo Maggi, Roberto Venanzoni, Paola Angelini

“…With the aim of reducing sterilization durations and temperatures and therefore minimizing the formation of new molecules while maintaining sterile conditions, natural molecules with bacteriostatic action can be added. …”
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