Ficolins and the Recognition of Pathogenic Microorganisms: An Overview of the Innate Immune Response and Contribution of Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms by Stefan Bidula, Darren W. Sexton, Silke Schelenz

“…Pathogens are primarily removed by direct opsonisation following the recognition of cell surface carbohydrates and other immunostimulatory molecules or via the activation of the lectin complement pathway, which results in the deposition of C3b and the recruitment of phagocytes. …”
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Photocatalytic Degradation of Using Ni-Containing TiO2 by Yao-Hsuan Tseng, Bo-Kai Huang

“…The nickel content in this photodeposition process plays an important role in affinity to molecules, recombination rate of electron-hole pair, and content of active site on the surface and therefore affects the optical and photocatalytic properties.…”
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PYR-41 and Thalidomide Impair Dendritic Cell Cross-Presentation by Inhibiting Myddosome Formation and Attenuating the Endosomal Recruitments of p97 and Sec61 via NF-κB Inactivation... by Xiang You, Dan Dan Xu, Di Zhang, Jie Chen, Feng Guang Gao

“…These observations suggest that NF-κB signaling and p97 and Sec61 molecules are candidates for dealing with the side effects of PYR-41 and thalidomide.…”
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Immunomodulatory effect of efferocytosis at the maternal–fetal interface by Hui Tao, Ruilin Ma, Jianjian Cui, Zejun Yang, Wencong He, Yanan Li, Yin Zhao

“…These insights are expected to guide future basic research and clinical strategies for identifying efferocytosis-related molecules as potential predictors or therapeutic targets in obstetric diseases.…”
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LncRNA HOXA10-AS as a novel biomarker and therapeutic target in human cancers by Xin Hu, Yong Wang, Sijia Zhang, Xiaosi Gu, Xiaoyu Zhang, Lianlian Li, Lianlian Li

“…Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) are crucial regulatory molecules that participate in numerous cellular development processes, and they have gathered much interest recently. …”
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Superparamagnetic Bifunctional Bisphosphonates Nanoparticles: A Potential MRI Contrast Agent for Osteoporosis Therapy and Diagnostic by Y. Lalatonne, M. Monteil, H. Jouni, J. M. Serfaty, O. Sainte-Catherine, N. Lièvre, S. Kusmia, P. Weinmann, M. Lecouvey, L. Motte

“…This new targeting nanoplatform consists of superparamagnetic γFe2O3 nanoparticles conjugated to 1,5-dihydroxy-1,5,5-tris-phosphono-pentyl-phosphonic acid (di-HMBPs) molecules with a bisphosphonate function at the outer of the nanoparticle surface for bone targeting. …”
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Antibody-Mediated Rejection and Sponge Effect in a Redo Lung Transplant Recipient by Ashwini Arjuna, Michael T. Olson, Sofya Tokman, Rajat Walia, Thalachallour Mohanakumar, A. Samad Hashimi, Michael A. Smith, Ross M. Bremner, Ashraf Omar

“…However, some patients with antibody-mediated rejection have low mean fluorescence intensities, partly due to the “sponge effect” related to DSAs binding to HLA molecules within the lung. Herein, we report the case of an 18-year-old, female lung transplant recipient who required retransplantation and developed circulating DSAs directed toward the first allograft but detected in circulation only after retransplantation. …”
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QSPR Modeling of Fungicides Using Topological Descriptors by Saima Parveen, Fatima Saeed, Fozia Bashir Farooq, Nusrat Parveen, Nazeran Idrees, Sumiya Nasir, Rakotondrajao Fanja

“…Determining the physiochemical and biological characteristics of a variety of medications is useful since it more accurately represents the theoretical characteristics of organic molecules. This is accomplished using degree-based topological indices. …”
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Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress in Intestinal Epithelial Cell Function and Inflammatory Bowel Disease by Katherine Luo, Stewart Siyan Cao

“…The microenvironment of the ER is affected by a myriad of intestinal luminal molecules, implicating ER stress and the UPR in proper maintenance of intestinal homeostasis. …”
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A Supported Nickel Phthalocyanine Complex as a Selective Catalyst for the Production of Styrene by Salah A. Hassan, Afaf A. Zahran, Fatma Z. Yehia

“…The activity of the diluted samples could be attributed to the presence of separate highly dispersed molecules of NiPc on the bentonite surface without having a marked effect on its pore system for most active samples. …”
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CF2H-synthon enables asymmetric radical difluoroalkylation for synthesis of chiral difluoromethylated amines by Peng Liu, Yan He, Chen-Hui Jiang, Wei-Ran Ren, Ruo-Xing Jin, Ting Zhang, Wang-Xuan Chen, Xuan Nie, Xi-Sheng Wang

“…Given that optically pure difluoromethylated amines and isoindolinones are key structural motifs in bioactive compounds, this strategy offers a practical solution for the efficient synthesis of CF₂H-containing chiral drug-like molecules.…”
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Theoretical Study of the π-Bridge Influence with Different Units of Thiophene and Thiazole in Coumarin Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells by Rody Soto-Rojo, Jesús Baldenebro-López, Daniel Glossman-Mitnik

“…Our calculations allow us to qualitatively study dye molecules and choose the best for use in a DSSC. The effects of π-bridges based on thiophenes, thiazoles, and combinations of the two were reviewed; dyes with three units mainly of thiazole were chosen as the best photosensitizers for DSSC.…”
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Vaccine adjuvants for immunotherapy: type, mechanisms and clinical applications by Nimeet Desai, Sherrin Gotru, Sagar Salave, Lalitkumar K. Vora

“…We explore a range of innovative agents, including non-inflammatory nucleic acid adjuvants, bacterial derivatives, and synthetic molecules, which are redefining the role of adjuvants in immunotherapy. …”
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Synthesis, Spectroscopic, and Biological Studies on New Zirconium(IV) Porphyrins with Axial Ligand by Gauri D. Bajju, Gita Devi, Sapna Katoch, Madhulika Bhagat, Deepmala, Ashu, Sujata Kundan, Sunil Kumar Anand

“…The ability of the metal in this complex for extra coordination of solvent molecules was confirmed by ESI-MS spectra. Besides the fluorescence, cyclic voltammetry, and thermogravimetric studies, the complexes were also screened for antimicrobial and anticancer activities. …”
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Photochemical R2PI study of chirality and intermolecular forces in supersonic beam by A. Giardini Guidoni, S. Piccirillo, D. Scuderi, M. Satta, T. M. Di Palma, M. Speranza, A. Filippi, A. Paladini

“…One and two-color, mass selected R2PI spectra of the S1←S0 transitions in the bare (+)-(R)- 1-phenyl-1-ethanol (ER) and its complexes with different solvent molecules (solv) (-)-(R)-2-butanol (BR) or (+)-(S)-2-butanol (BS), (—)-(R)-2-pentanol (TR) or (+)-(S)-2-pentanol ( TS) and (-)-(R)-2-butylamine (AR) or (+)-(S)-2-butylamine (AS), have been recorded after a supersonic molecular beam expansion. …”
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Enhanced Ex Vivo Expansion of Human Hematopoietic Progenitors on Native and Spin Coated Acellular Matrices Prepared from Bone Marrow Stromal Cells by Samiksha Wasnik, Suma Kantipudi, Mark A. Kirkland, Gopal Pande

“…Our method provides an improved protocol for ex vivo HSPC expansion and it offers a system to study the in vivo roles of specific molecules in the hematopoietic niche that influence HSPC expansion.…”
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Preparation of BSA-ZnWO4 Nanocomposites with Enhanced Adsorptional Photocatalytic Activity for Methylene Blue Degradation by Pardeep Singh, Pankaj Raizada, Deepak Pathania, Amit Kumar, Pankaj Thakur

“…The simultaneous adsorption and photodegradation process (A + P) was the most efficient process due to rapid destruction of adsorbed dye molecules. BSA-ZnWO4 showed superior degradation efficiency and reusability over ZnWO4 for MB degradation.…”
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Impact of Additives on Heterogeneous Crystallization of Acetaminophen by Hsinyun Hsu, Lynne S. Taylor, Michael T. Harris

“…Here, the interplay between the additive, crystallizing molecules, and the substrate was investigated. Acetaminophen (APAP) was used as the model compound. 5 wt.% dioctyl sodium sulfosuccinate (AOT), poly(acrylic) acid (PAA), and hydroxypropyl methylcellulose (HPMC) were employed as additives. …”
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Evaluation of Aromatic Boronic Acids as Ligands for Measuring Diabetes Markers on Carbon Nanotube Field-Effect Transistors by Steingrimur Stefansson, Lára A. Stefansson, Suk-won Chung, Kevin Ko, Hena H. Kwon, Saeyoung Nate Ahn

“…This would be an efficient way to functionalize CNT-FETs since many aromatic compounds bind avidly to nanotubes, and it would also ensure that ligand-binding molecules would be brought in close proximity to the nanotubes. …”
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Coalescence of carbon nanotubes while preserving the chiral angles by Akira Takakura, Taishi Nishihara, Koji Harano, Ovidiu Cretu, Takeshi Tanaka, Hiromichi Kataura, Yuhei Miyauchi

“…Abstract Atomically precise coalescence of graphitic nanocarbon molecules is one of the most challenging reactions in sp 2 carbon chemistry. …”
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