Increase of circulating IGFBP-4 following genotoxic stress and its implication for senescence by Nicola Alessio, Tiziana Squillaro, Giovanni Di Bernardo, Giovanni Galano, Roberto De Rosa, Mariarosa AB Melone, Gianfranco Peluso, Umberto Galderisi

“…Senescent cells secrete several molecules, collectively named senescence-associated secretory phenotype (SASP). …”
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A Three-Dimensional Autonomous System with a Parabolic Equilibrium: Dynamical Analysis, Adaptive Synchronization via Relay Coupling, and Applications to Steganography and Chaos Enc... by Janarthanan Ramadoss, Romanic Kengne, Dianorré Tokoue Ngatcha, Victor Kamdoum Tamba, Karthikeyan Rajagopal, Marceline Motchongom Tingue

“…Finally, chaotic behavior found is exploited to provide a suitable text encryption scheme by hidden secret message inside an image using steganography and chaos encryption.…”
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Ultraviolet Radiation and the Slug Transcription Factor Induce Proinflammatory and Immunomodulatory Mediator Expression in Melanocytes by Stephanie H. Shirley, Elizabeth A. Grimm, Donna F. Kusewitt

“…UVR induces keratinocytes to secrete proinflammatory and immunomodulatory mediators that promote inflammation and skin tumor development; expression of the slug transcription factor in keratinocytes is required for maximal production of these mediators. …”
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NIR-activated catechol-functionalized nanodiamond nanofibers for accelerating on-demand MRSA and E. coli biofilm eradication by Hyeonseo Park, Tejal V. Patil, Jieun Lee, Hojin Kim, Seong-Jun Cho, Ki-Taek Lim

“…In particular, extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) secreted by bacteria limit the effectiveness of conventional antibiotics, making biofilm removal challenging. …”
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Vitreous Mediators in Retinal Hypoxic Diseases by Roberto dell'Omo, Francesco Semeraro, Giulio Bamonte, Francesco Cifariello, Mario R. Romano, Ciro Costagliola

“…Under hypoxic conditions, a variety of soluble factors are secreted into the vitreous cavity including growth factors, cytokines, and chemokines. …”
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Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and its Relationship with Obesity by Lina Neri Espinosa Pire, Iruma Alfonso González, Michelle Ariana Calvache Vargas, Holger Alexander Lozano Ati

“…In the latter, substances such as leptin and resistin are secreted that increase insulin resistance. The decrease in sensitivity in the liver, skeletal muscle and fatty tissue produces hypoinsulinism and hyperglycemia through compensatory mechanisms. …”
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Differential Expression of Matrix Metalloproteases in Human Fibroblasts with Different Origins by Diana Lindner, Christin Zietsch, P. Moritz Becher, Karsten Schulze, Heinz-Peter Schultheiss, Carsten Tschöpe, Dirk Westermann

“…Fibroblasts are widely distributed cells and are responsible for the deposition of extracellular matrix (ECM) components but also secrete ECM-degrading matrix metalloproteases. A finely balanced equilibrium between deposition and degradation of ECM is essential for structural integrity of tissues. …”
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Microbiologic Spectrum and Antibiotic Susceptibility Pattern among Patients with Urinary and Respiratory Tract Infection by Maryam Sotoudeh Anvari, Mohammad Naderan, Mohammad Ali Boroumand, Saeed Shoar, Robab Bakhshi, Morteza Naderan

“…Acinetobacter constituted the most prevalent organism isolated from respiratory secretions and represented the highest resistance to ceftriaxone and the greatest sensitivity to imipenem. …”
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Gastric Collision Tumors: An Insight into Their Origin and Clinical Significance by Adamantios Michalinos, Anastasia Constantinidou, Michael Kontos

“…However, these rare neoplasms might help in unlocking secrets of cancer behavior including tumorigenesis, differentiation, and adhesion and thus clinicians should be aware of their existence.…”
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Management of Hypertension in Intrapericardial Paraganglioma by Nicola Rotolo, Andrea Imperatori, Alessandro Bacuzzi, Valentina Conti, Massimo Castiglioni, Lorenzo Dominioni

“…Functioning paraganglioma is extra-adrenal catecholamine-secreting tumours that may cause secondary hypertension. …”
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Bacterial Exopolysaccharides as Reducing and/or Stabilizing Agents during Synthesis of Metal Nanoparticles with Biomedical Applications by Carlos Enrique Escárcega-González, Javier A. Garza-Cervantes, Augusto Vázquez-Rodríguez, José Rubén Morones-Ramírez

“…Bacterial exopolysaccharides (EPSs) are biomolecules secreted in the extracellular space and have diverse biological functionalities, such as environmental protection, surface adherence, and cellular interactions. …”
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Anti-Inflammatory Effect of By-Products from Haliotis discus hannai in RAW 264.7 Cells by Ho-Seok Rho, Hyang Kim, Jung-Ae Kim, Fatih Karadeniz, Byul-Nim Ahn, Ki-Ho Nam, Youngwan Seo, Chang-Suk Kong

“…In this study, anti-inflammatory potential of mucus-secreting glands from shell-shucking waste of H. discus hannai was evaluated using RAW 264.7 mouse macrophage cell model. …”
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Phenotypic alterations in articulating joint cells: Role of mechanically loaded MSC secretome by Yann D. Ladner, Ursula Menzel, Keith Thompson, Angela R. Armiento, Martin J. Stoddart

“…Apart from their differentiation potential, MSCs secrete a multitude of molecules with therapeutic properties that benefit chondrogenesis and immunomodulation. …”
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Efficient Privacy-Preserving Protocol for k-NN Search over Encrypted Data in Location-Based Service by Huijuan Lian, Weidong Qiu, Di Yan, Zheng Huang, Jie Guo

“…The proposed scheme performs the secret circular shift of the encrypted POIs information to hide the location of the user without a trusted third party. …”
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Detection of Cancer Stem Cells from Patient Samples by Sofia Hakala, Anna Hämäläinen, Sanne Sandelin, Nikolaos Giannareas, Elisa Närvä

“…In addition, methods designed to detect CSCs based on secreted and niche-associated signaling factors are reviewed. …”
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Omentin-1 Ameliorated Free Fatty Acid-Induced Impairment in Proliferation, Migration, and Inflammatory States of HUVECs by Yubin Chen, Fen Liu, Fei Han, Lizhi Lv, Can-e Tang, Fanyan Luo

“…Scratch and transwell assays were used to evaluate cell migration. Factors secreted by endothelial cells after injury were detected by western blotting, reverse-transcription quantitative polymerase chain reaction, and cellular fluorescence assay. …”
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Enhanced ID-Based Authentication Scheme Using OTP in Smart Grid AMI Environment by Sang-Soo Yeo, Dae-il Park, Young-Ae Jung

“…The proposed scheme uses MDMS which is the supervising system located in an electrical company as a time-synchronizing server in order to synchronize smart devices at home and conducts authentication between smart meter and smart devices using a new secret value generated by an OTP generator every session. …”
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Isolation of a New Mexican Strain of Bacillus subtilis with Antifungal and Antibacterial Activities by M. G. L. Basurto-Cadena, M. Vázquez-Arista, J. García-Jiménez, R. Salcedo-Hernández, D. K. Bideshi, J. E. Barboza-Corona

“…In addition, B. subtilis 21 showed activity against pathogenic bacteria. Secreted proteins by B. subtilis 21 were studied, detecting the presence of proteases and bacteriocin-like inhibitor substances that could be implicated in its antagonistic activity. …”
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The role of Nazi organizations in German repatriation from the Baltic states (1939-1941) by Ingrida Jakubavičienė

“…But the negotiations with Lithuanian authorities did not start. After secret agreements between Hitler and Stalin, Lithuania should be handed to the Soviets. …”
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Tumor-Derived CXCL1 Promotes Lung Cancer Growth via Recruitment of Tumor-Associated Neutrophils by Ming Yuan, Ha Zhu, Junfang Xu, Yuanyuan Zheng, Xuetao Cao, Qiuyan Liu

“…In vitro, 3LL cells constitutively expressed and secreted higher level of CXCL1. Furthermore, knocking down CXCL1 expression in 3LL cells significantly hindered tumor growth by inhibiting recruitment of neutrophils from peripheral blood into tumor tissues. …”
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