Nutritional intake of micronutrient and macronutrient and type 2 diabetes: machine learning schemes by Mohammad Rashidmayvan, Amin Mansoori, Elahe Derakhshan-Nezhad, Davoud Tanbakuchi, Fatemeh Sangin, Maryam Mohammadi-Bajgiran, Malihehsadat Abedsaeidi, Sara Ghazizadeh, MohammadReza Mohammad Taghizadeh Sarabi, Ali Rezaee, Gordon Ferns, Habibollah Esmaily, Majid Ghayour-Mobarhan

“…Also, the T2D group significantly had higher carbohydrate and protein intake (p-value < 0.05). Conclusion Machine learning models can identify T2D risk using questionnaires and blood samples. …”
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Effects of ALA-PDT on the murine footpad model of Fonsecaea monophora infection and its related mechanisms in vivo by Xuelin Wu, Wenyi Chen, Muhammad Danish Yaqoob, Kangxing Liu, Yanqing Hu, Yan Lu, Yongxuan Hu

“…Scavenger receptor MARCO (Macrophage receptor with collagenous structure) was further evaluated at the gene and protein levels. Serum cytokines TNF-α, GM-CSF, IL-4, and IL-10 were measured using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay to indicate changes in the immune microenvironment after PDT. …”
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WT1 Peptide Cancer Vaccine for Patients with Hematopoietic Malignancies and Solid Cancers by Yoshihiro Oka, Akihiro Tsuboi, Olga A. Elisseeva, Hiroko Nakajima, Fumihiro Fujiki, Manabu Kawakami, Toshiaki Shirakata, Sumiyuki Nishida, Naoki Hosen, Yusuke Oji, Ichiro Kawase, Haruo Sugiyama

“…Furthermore, we and others detected IgM and IgG WT1 antibodies in patients with hematopoietic malignancies, indicating that the WT1 protein was highly immunogenic, and that immunoglobulin class-switch-inducing, WT1-specific, cellular immune responses were elicited in these patients. …”
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Adeno-associated virus mediated artificial circular RNA for triggering cancer immunotherapy to treat prostate cancer by Chujin Ye, Chujin Ye, Zhiye Liu, Zhiye Liu, Qifan Xie, Qifan Xie, Yanlin Tang, Yanlin Tang, Jiayi Zeng, Jiayi Zeng, Ziwei Feng, Ziwei Feng, Jiumin Liu, Jiumin Liu, Haibiao Xie, Haibiao Xie

“…Naturally occurring circular RNAs (circRNAs) are structurally stable and have been proved to serve as highly efficient miR-sponges and protein-sponges in cancer cells.MethodsWe chemically synthesized circRNA (ScircRNA) in vitro to achieve therapeutic dysfunction by targeting specific miRNAs. …”
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Regulation of enzymatic lipid peroxidation in osteoblasts protects against postmenopausal osteoporosis by Qiong-Yi Zhang, Hai-Biao Gong, Man-Ya Jiang, Fujun Jin, Guan Wang, Chang-Yu Yan, Xiang Luo, Wan-Yang Sun, Shu-Hua Ouyang, Yan-Ping Wu, Wen-Jun Duan, Lei Liang, Yun-Feng Cao, Xin-Xin Sun, Meijing Liu, Gen-Long Jiao, Hua-Jun Wang, Kurihara Hiroshi, Xiaogang Wang, Rong-Rong He, Yi-Fang Li

“…Mechanistically, 4-hydroxynonenal, an end-product of phospholipid peroxidation, binds to integrin-linked kinase and triggers its protein degradation, disrupting RUNX2 signaling and inhibiting osteoblastogenesis. …”
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Self-assembled biodegradable herbal-based nanoflower decorative magnesium implants combine therapy with bone regeneration by Huihui Du, Dongdong Zhang, Kui Xue, Limin Ma, Ru Xu, Ji Tan, Feng Peng, Xuanyong Liu

“…The results indicated that Cur-Fe nanoflower coating can promote protein adsorption, cell adhesion and proliferation, exhibiting excellent biocompatibility. …”
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GsMTx-4 venom toxin antagonizes biophysical modulation of metastatic traits in human osteosarcoma cells by Arianna Buglione, Giulia Alloisio, Chiara Ciaccio, David Becerril Rodriguez, Simone Dogali, Marco Luce, Stefano Marini, Antonio Cricenti, Magda Gioia

“…We found that mechanosensitive (MS) channels are activated, leading to ROS accumulation, Src protein modulation, and histone H3 acetylation. These changes influence OS cell motility and adhesion but not proliferation. …”
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Rapid Determination of Pemetrexed Concentration and Distribution in Human Breast Cancer Cells (McF-7) Based on UHPLC-MS/MS by Mengwei Zhang, Zhipeng Wang, Qiqiang Zhang, Qing Ye, Fengjing Xu, Lili Cui, Yanping Liu, Shouhong Gao, Wansheng Chen, Yan Liu

“…Sample pretreatment was completed by protein precipitation using methanol. The optimized chromatographic separation was achieved on a ZORBAX SB-C18 column (2.1 × 150 mm, 3.5 μm). …”
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Comparison of Nutritional Flavor Substances in Meat Between Shanghai Local Pig Breeds and Commercial DLY Breed by Yan Shi, Weilong Tu, Mengqian Cao, Lingwei Sun, Shushan Zhang, Jiehuan Xu, Mengqian He, Caifeng Wu, Defu Zhang, Jianjun Dai, Xinli Zhou, Jun Gao

“…The results showed that the intramuscular fat (IMF) and protein content in the longissimus dorsi muscle (L) of Shanghai local breeds, especially Shanghai MMS and PD breeds, were significantly higher than those of the DLY breed (<i>p</i>-value < 0.01). …”
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The Protective Effects of Maresin 1 in the OVA-Induced Asthma Mouse Model by Guochun Ou, Qin Liu, Chengxiu Yu, Xiaoju Chen, Wenbo Zhang, Yong Chen, Tao Wang, Yongqiang Luo, Guolu Jiang, Mingmei Zhu, Hongmei Li, Mei Zeng

“…Western blotting was used to measure the protein level of IκBα, the activation of the NF-κB signaling pathway, and the expression of NF-κB downstream inflammatory cytokines. …”
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Class III β-Tubulin Overexpression Induces Chemoresistance to Eribulin in a Leiomyosarcoma Cell Line by Kenichiro Yahiro, Yoshihiro Matsumoto, Jun-ichi Fukushi, Ken-ichi Kawaguchi, Makoto Endo, Nokitaka Setsu, Keiichiro IIda, Suguru Fukushima, Makoto Nakagawa, Atsushi Kimura, Yoshinao Oda, Yasuharu Nakashima

“…The resistant cell line showed increased expression of MDR1 transcript, but protein levels and functional analysis results were similar to the parental cell line. …”
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Altered functional brain connectivity in Dyt1 knock-in mouse models by R. Z. Adury, B. J. Wilkes, P. Girdhar, Y. Li, D. E. Vaillancourt, D. E. Vaillancourt, D. E. Vaillancourt

“…It is the most common hereditary form of primary dystonia, caused by a trinucleotide GAG deletion in the DYT1 gene, which encodes the TorsinA protein. Recent studies conceptualized dystonia as a functional network disorder involving basal ganglia, thalamus, cortex and cerebellum. …”
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Prognostic evaluation of non-muscle invasive bladder cancer with P-CRP and its nomogram by Junyun Wu, Zhixuan Deng, Xu Lei, Zhiyao Xu, Chenxi Tan, Yunqiao Tang, Xi Sheng, Ning Yang

“…PurposeTo investigate the impact of the product of preoperative platelet count and C-reactive protein (P-CRP) on the postoperative prognosis of patients with non-muscle invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC), and to construct a Nomogram to predict the recurrence-free survival (RFS) of NMIBC patients based on pathological data.MethodsA retrospective analysis was conducted on the clinical data of 164 NMIBC patients who underwent transurethral resection of bladder tumors (TURBT) at the Second Affiliated Hospital of University of South China from January 2013 to December 2019. …”
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Prospects for the use of a <i>Bacillus subtilis</i> metabolites-based feed additive in dairy farming by S. V. Malkov, A. S. Krasnoperov, A. P. Poryvaeva, O. Yu. Oparina, A. I. Belousov, A. N. Brilliant

“…Trend for increase in total protein concentration in cow sera owing to increase in albumin fraction was observed in postpartum period: it was 72.91 ± 3.45 g/l in test group 1; 75.54 ± 4.12 g/l in test group 2; 70.95 ± 4.25 g/l in control group. …”
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Guttiferone K Exerts the Anti-inflammatory Effect on Mycobacterium Tuberculosis- (H37Ra-) Infected Macrophages by Targeting the TLR/IRAK-1 Mediated Akt and NF-κB Pathway by Qingwen Zhang, Jinxia Sun, Yan Fu, Weigang He, Yinhong Li, Hongsheng Tan, Hongxi Xu, Xin Jiang

“…Guttiferone K could also suppress the NLRP3 inflammasome activity and induce autophagy by inhibiting the protein kinase B (p-Akt) and mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) phosphorylation at Ser473 and Ser2448 in both cell lines. …”
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Lignans from Patrinia scabiosaefolia improve insulin resistance by activating PI-3K/AKT pathway and promoting GLUT4 expression by Zhenhua Liu, Mengke Wang, Lijun Meng, Yixiao Chen, Qiuyi Wang, Yan Zhang, Xuefeng Xi, Wenyi Kang

“…Western blotting experiments showed that compounds 2 and 4 up-regulated the protein expressions of p-IRS, PI-3K, p-AKT and glucose transporter 4 (GLUT4), and promoted the transcription of GLUT4 mRNA. …”
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Systemic Inflammatory Markers for Predicting Overall Survival in Patients with Osteosarcoma: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Xiaotong Song, Hao Zhang, Fanxing Yin, Panpan Guo, Xiaocheng Yang, Jinzhu Liu, Yanshuo Han, Zhaozhou Ren

“…These inflammatory markers include C-reactive protein (CRP), neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (NLR), lymphocyte to monocyte ratio (LMR), platelet to lymphocyte ratio (PLR), and Glasgow prognostic score (GPS). …”
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Uncovering the role of tumor cGAS expression in predicting response to PD-1/L1 inhibitors in non-small cell lung cancer by Yuichi Ozawa, Yasuhiro Koh, Ryota Shibaki, Yuhei Harutani, Hiroaki Akamatsu, Atsushi Hayata, Takeya Sugimoto, Yuka Kitamura, Junya Fukuoka, Masanori Nakanishi, Nobuyuki Yamamoto

“…Additionally, 40 serum proteins were quantified before and 4–6 weeks after treatment initiation. …”
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MiR-128-3p mediates MRP2 internalization in estrogen-induced cholestasis through targeting PDZK1 by Yue Zu, Qianyan Gao, Yisheng He, Qiao Deng, Guodong Li, Xiping Li, Tianze Shang, Xinwei Cheng, Chenglong Zhu, Jianqiao Wang, Dong Liu, Chengliang Zhang

“…Multidrug resistance-associated protein 2 (MRP2) is a transporter responsible for independent bile flow. …”
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Human Serum Albumin and Human Serum Albumin Nanoparticles as Carriers of 10-(2′-Pyrimidyl)-3,6-diazaphenothiazine: In Vitro Spectroscopic Studies by Aleksandra Owczarzy, Karolina Kulig, Beata Morak-Młodawska, Małgorzata Jeleń, Tammam Muhammetoglu, Wojciech Rogóż, Małgorzata Maciążek-Jurczyk

“…Due to nontoxicity and biocompatibility, this protein can be used as a nanocarrier. 10-(2′-Pyrimidyl)-3,6-diazaphenothiazine (10-Pyr-3,6-DAPT) is a phenothiazine showing high anticancer potential in vitro against glioma, melanoma and breast cancer cells. …”
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