A pan-cancer analysis of homeobox family: expression characteristics and latent significance in prognosis and immune microenvironment by Yuanhui Wang, Jie Gao, Ziyi Ren, Ziyi Shen, Wei Gu, Qinyi Miao, Xiaomeng Hu, Xiaomeng Hu, Yan Wu, Yan Wu, Wei Liu, Jia Jia, Jia Jia, Yi Cai, Chunpeng (Craig) Wan, Lei Sun, Tingdong Yan, Tingdong Yan

“…Immunohistochemistry was employed to validate protein expression levels. Gene knockdowns were used to verify the effects of HOXB7 and HOXC6 on the proliferation and migration of lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD) cells.ResultsHOX genes play different roles in different cancers. …”
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Insulin-Sensitizing Properties of Decoctions from Leaves, Stems, and Roots of <i>Cucumis prophetarum</i> L. by Zewdie Mekonnen, Giuseppe Petito, Getasew Shitaye, Gianluca D’Abrosca, Belete Adefris Legesse, Sisay Addisu, Maurizio Ragni, Antonia Lanni, Roberto Fattorusso, Carla Isernia, Lara Comune, Simona Piccolella, Severina Pacifico, Rosalba Senese, Gaetano Malgieri, Solomon Tebeje Gizaw

“…Particularly, key proteins of insulin signaling were investigated, i.e., insulin receptor substrate (IRS-1), protein kinase B (PKB/AKT), and glycogen synthase kinase-3 (GSK-3β), which have gained considerable attention from scientists for the treatment of diabetes. …”
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Development and validation of a hyperlipidemia risk prediction model for middle-aged and older adult Chinese using 2015 CHARLS data by Li-xiang Zhang, Shan-Bing Hou, Fang-fang Zhao, Ting-ting Wang, Ying Jiang, Xiao-juan Zhou, Jiao-yu Cao

“…The LASSO regression and multivariate Logistic regression analysis all revealed that Body Mass Index (BMI), fasting blood glucose, serum uric acid, C-reactive protein, and white blood cell count were independent risk factors for hyperlipidemia in this demographic (with Odds Ratios (OR) greater than 1 and p-values less than 0.05). …”
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Resolution of oncogene-induced senescence markers in HPV-infected cervical cancer tissue by Ashraf I. Khasawneh, Sofian Al Shboul, Nisreen Himsawi, Amani Al Rousan, Nisreen Abu Shahin, Mohammed El-Sadoni, Ahmad Alhesa, Ala’ Abu Ghalioun, Suzan Khawaldeh, Bayan Shawish, Salem Abu Mahfouz, Mais Al-Shayeb, Shatha Abo Dawoud, Raghad Tlilan, Mohammad Nuseir, Moureq R. Alotaibi, Ola Abu Al Karsaneh, Fida Asali, Marcos Yébenes Mayordomo, Raghda Barham, Rame Khasawneh, Tareq Saleh

“…Methods We utilized a set of patient-derived premalignant and malignant tissue samples to investigate the protein (Ki67 and Lamin B1) and gene (TP53, IL1A, CCL2, and MMP9) expression of several OIS-associated biomarkers using immunohistochemistry (IHC) and qRT-PCR, respectively. …”
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NIR-triggered programmable nanomotor with H2S and NO generation for cascading oncotherapy by three-pronged reinforcing ICD by Jinlong Zhang, Quan Jing, Longlong Yuan, Xianhui Zhou, Duolong Di, Jinyao Li, Dong Pei, Zhongxiong Fan, Jun Hai

“…Meanwhile, the unique protective mechanism of H2S is utilized to induce tumor thermal ablation by reducing the overexpression of heat shock protein 90 (HSP 90) and minimize the unnecessary damage toward normal tissues. …”
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The cryptic lncRNA-encoded microprotein TPM3P9 drives oncogenic RNA splicing and tumorigenesis by Kun Meng, Yuying Li, Xiaoyi Yuan, Hui-Min Shen, Li-Ling Hu, Danya Liu, Fujin Shi, Dandan Zheng, Xinyu Shi, Nengqiao Wen, Yun Cao, Yun-Long Pan, Qing-Yu He, Chris Zhiyi Zhang

“…Here, we show that the novel protein TPM3P9, encoded by the lncRNA tropomyosin 3 pseudogene 9, exhibits oncogenic activity in clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC) by enhancing oncogenic RNA splicing. …”
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Untargeted metabolomics and functional analyses reveal that the secondary metabolite quinic acid associates with Angelica sinensis flowering by Pei Liu, Weimeng Feng, He Yang, Guang Yu, Erxin Shang, Sen Zhang, Hui Yan, Jin-ao Duan

“…The trends of GID1, DELLA (GAI) and LOX2 protein expression were essentially consistent with those at the transcription level. …”
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Lnc-EST885 promotes hepatocellular carcinoma metastasis through PI3K / AKT pathway by interaction with TRAF4 by Shaoliang Zhu, Gang Wang, Yuxuan Zhang, Mengjie Zou, Zhi Li, Shenhong Qu, Xiaosu Zou, Wenqian Nong, Weiwei Miao, Qicong Chen, Juanmei Mo, Huibing Chen, Lequn Li, Xiaofeng Dong, Honglin Luo

“…RNA pull-down and ESI-FT-ICR-MS were used to identify proteins that interact with lnc-EST885 and were verified by RIP-qPCR. …”
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Microglia depletion reduces neurodegeneration and remodels extracellular matrix in a mouse Parkinson’s disease model triggered by α-synuclein overexpression by Zhen Zhang, Kun Niu, Taoying Huang, Jiali Guo, Gongbikai Xarbat, Xiaoli Gong, Yunke Gao, Feiyang Liu, Shan Cheng, Wenting Su, Fei Yang, Zhaoyuan Liu, Florent Ginhoux, Ting Zhang

“…Gene expression profiles related to extracellular matrix (ECM) remodeling were increased after microglia depletion in PD mice, which were further validated on protein level. We demonstrated that microglia exert adverse effects during α-synuclein-overexpression-induced neuronal lesion formation, and their depletion remodels ECM and aids recovery following insult.…”
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Obtaining patient phenotypes in SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia, and their association with clinical severity and mortality by Fernando García-García, Dae-Jin Lee, Mónica Nieves-Ermecheo, Olaia Bronte, Pedro Pablo España, José María Quintana, Rosario Menéndez, Antoni Torres, Luis Alberto Ruiz Iturriaga, Isabel Urrutia, COVID-19 & Air Pollution Working Group

“…Our clustering algorithm identified k=3 distinct phenotypes and 18 strongly informative variables: Phenotype A (788 cases [50.9% prevalence] – age $$\sim$$ ∼ 57, Charlson comorbidity $$\sim$$ ∼ 1, pneumonia CURB-65 score $$\sim$$ ∼ 0 to 1, respiratory rate at admission $$\sim$$ ∼ 18 min-1, FiO2 $$\sim$$ ∼ 21%, C-reactive protein CRP $$\sim$$ ∼ 49.5 mg/dL [median within cluster]); phenotype B (620 cases [40.0%] – age $$\sim$$ ∼ 75, Charlson $$\sim$$ ∼ 5, CURB-65 $$\sim$$ ∼ 1 to 2, respiration $$\sim$$ ∼ 20 min-1, FiO2 $$\sim$$ ∼ 21%, CRP $$\sim$$ ∼ 101.5 mg/dL); and phenotype C (140 cases [9.0%] – age $$\sim$$ ∼ 71, Charlson $$\sim$$ ∼ 4, CURB-65 $$\sim$$ ∼ 0 to 2, respiration $$\sim$$ ∼ 30 min-1, FiO2 $$\sim$$ ∼ 38%, CRP $$\sim$$ ∼ 152.3 mg/dL). …”
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Single-cell immunopathology of recurrent acute generalized exanthematous pustulosis associated with vancomycin by Eric M. Mukherjee, MD, PhD, Andrew Gibson, PhD, Matthew S. Krantz, MD, Rama Gangula, MS, Amy M. Palubinsky, PhD, Alan S. Boyd, MD, Jeffrey P. Zwerner, MD, PhD, Anna K. Dewan, MD, MS, Nontaya Nakkam, PhD, Katherine C. Konvinse, MD, PhD, Yueran Li, PhD, Ramesh Ram, PhD, Abha Chopra, PhD, Elizabeth J. Phillips, MD

“…Skin biopsies performed on affected skin (positive vancomycin-delayed intradermal testing [IDT]) and unaffected control skin 8 years after the initial event were subjected to single-cell sequencing to measure gene and protein expression. Results: The patient was HLA-A∗32:01 positive, which has been associated with vancomycin-induced drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms. …”
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AAV2 serotype demonstrates the highest transduction efficiency in porcine lung-derived cells by Won Seok Ju, Seokho Kim, Areum Choi, Jae-Yeong Lee, Haesun Lee, Jingu No, Seunghoon Lee, Keonbong Oh, Jae Gyu Yoo

“…The highest enhanced green fluorescent protein expression of 52.46 ± 2.4% in pLCsImt and 64.08 ± 2.4% in PAMs 3D4/31 was observed for AAV2, while negligible transduction was observed for AAV4, rh10, DJ, PHP.eB, PHP.S, and 2-retro. …”
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Early Postoperative Safety of Total Hip Arthroplasty in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Patients by YANG Xingdong, YU Muyang, XU Yiming, ZHU Wei, HU Mingwei, WENG Xisheng, FENG Bin

“…After propensity score matching, 163 cases from SLE and control groups were included for analysis. (1) Regarding medical complications, compared with control group, SLE group showed significant differences in osteoporosis, respiratory system disorders, gastrointestinal diseases, urinary system disorders, hematologic abnormalities, and secondary or concomitant rheumatic diseases (all P < 0.05). (2) In terms of preoperative laboratory tests, SLE group had lower platelet counts, absolute lymphocyte counts, hemoglobin levels, hematocrit, albumin levels, blood glucose levels, and activated partial thromboplastin times than control group, while C-reactive protein, erythrocyte sedimentation rate, and D-dimer levels were higher (all P < 0.05). (3) Regarding surgical-related indicators, a higher proportion of patients in SLE group had an ASA grade > 2 (15.95% vs. 3.07%, P < 0.001), but intraoperative blood loss was significantly smaller [324.7 (200.0, 500.0) mL vs. 421.8 (200.0, 500.0) mL, P=0.005]. (4) In terms of complications, SLE group exhibited a significantly higher incidence of major complications than control group (8.59% vs. 1.23%, P=0.005), with a relative risk of 1.081 (95% CI: 1.028-1.136). …”
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Significance of Biogenetic Markers in Giant Cell Tumor Differentiation and Prognosis: A Narrative Review by Muhammad Taqi, Haseeb ul Rasool, Mobeen Zaka Haider, Munjed Al Muderis

“…Increased expression of the proteins STAT5B, GRB2, and OXSR1 was related to a higher probability of metastasis. …”
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Ganoboninketal C from Ganoderma boninense improves the efficacy of CDDP-based chemotherapy through inhibiting translesion DNA synthesis by Xiaolu Ma, Fei Yang, Ke Ma, Hongyan Shen, Junjie Han, Kai Wang, Yeran Yang, Jiawei Zhu, Ruiyuan An, Qilin Wang, Tie-Shan Tang, Bo Zhou, Hongwei Liu, Caixia Guo

“…Mechanistically, through RNA-seq analysis, we found that 26-3 could abrogate the CDDP-induced upregulation of Polη and PIDD (p53-induced protein with a death domain), 2 known factors promoting TLS pathway. …”
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First report of serological, molecular detection, and characterization of human parvovirus B19 infections among sickle cell anaemia patients in Khartoum State, Sudan by Khalid Salman, Sittna Hayder El Nagar, Abdel Rahim M. El Hussein, Mohammed A. El Hussein, Hadi M. Yassine, Hebah A. Al Khatib, Mashael Ali Al- Badr, Ibrahim Farah, Khalid A. Enan

“…Phylogenetic analysis of sequenced B19 strains focused on the overlapping region of the minor (VP1) and major (VP2) capsid protein genes. Results: Anti-parvovirus B19 IgG antibodies were detected in 57 of 90 patients (63.3 %), while IgM antibodies were present in 7 (7.8 %). …”
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Effects of partial replacement of soybean meal with hemp seed (Cannabis sativa L.) cake on the growth and meat quality in female three-yellow chickens by Qin He, Zongyao Zhang, Hao Tian, Haopeng Wang, Xiaoyu Lu, Hexuan Deng, Fujian Yang, Xuemei Tang, Jian Wang, Zhipeng Li, Hui Li, Shuibao Shen, Yangqing Lu, Jieping Huang

“…Hemp seed cake (HSC) (Cannabis sativa L.) is a high-quality plant-derived protein source rich in polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA). …”
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Rapeseed Supports Hairy Vetch in Intercropping, Enhancing Root and Stem Morphology, Nitrogen Metabolism, Photosynthesis, and Forage Yield by Jianli Ji, Zongkai Wang, Pan Gao, Xiaoqiang Tan, Xianling Wang, Jie Kuai, Jing Wang, Zhenghua Xu, Bo Wang, Guangsheng Zhou, Jie Zhao

“…Our results demonstrated that intercropping increased forage biomass and crude protein yield by 14.3–20.0% and 30.7–92.8%, respectively, compared to sole cropping. …”
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Baicalein induces apoptosis by inhibiting the glutamine-mTOR metabolic pathway in lung cancer by Jingyang Li, Di Zhang, Shaohui Wang, Peng Yu, Jiayi Sun, Yi Zhang, Xianli Meng, Juan Li, Li Xiang

“…The levels of ASCT2, LAT1, GLS1, p-mTOR, mTOR, and apoptosis-related proteins were evaluated using western blot analysis. …”
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Effect of a high dose atorvastatin as adjuvant therapy to mesalamine in attenuating inflammation and symptoms in patients with ulcerative colitis: a randomized controlled pilot stu... by Sumaiah J. Alarfaj, Sahar M. El-Haggar, Sahar K. Hegazy, Sahar K. Hegazy, Maha M. Maher, Maha M. Maher, Monir M. Bahgat, Thanaa A. Elmasry, Sarah Alrubia, Amsha S. Alsegiani, Mostafa M. Bahaa

“…Serum IL-6, S1P, TNF-α, nitric oxide (NO), erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), C-reactive protein (CRP), and fecal calprotectin were measured before and after treatment. …”
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