Integrative bioinformatics analysis and experimental validation of key biomarkers driving the progression of cirrhotic portal hypertension by Meilin Li, Lilin Jiang, Yunrui Ru, Zhonghua Lu, Peng Gu

“…The aim of this study was to identify hub genes for predicting persistent progression of portal hypertension in patients with liver cirrhosis. Methods Related microarray datasets were obtained from the Gene Expression Omnibus database. …”
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MicroRNA-212-5p and its target PAFAH1B2 suppress vascular proliferation and contraction via the downregulation of RhoA. by Gwi Ran Kim, Tingwei Zhao, Hae Jin Kee, Seung-Jung Kee, Myung Ho Jeong

“…We investigated the role of miR-212-5p and its downstream target in vascular smooth muscle cell (VSMC) proliferation, migration, and contraction. MicroRNA microarray and PCR analyses showed that miR-212-5p expression was increased with angiotensin II treatment in vivo and in vitro. …”
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DDX3 participates in miRNA biogenesis and RNA interference through translational control of PACT and interaction with AGO2 by Ming‐Chih Lai, Yen‐Ling Yu, Chiao‐Nung Chen, Jau‐Song Yu, Hsin‐Yuan Hung, Shih‐Peng Chan

“…Here, we showed that the control of PACT by DDX3 is conserved in human cells and Caenorhabditis elegans. Using a miRNA microarray, we found that DDX3 regulates the expression of a small subset of cancer‐related miRNAs. …”
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A strong immune response in young adult honeybees masks their increased susceptibility to infection compared to older bees. by James C Bull, Eugene V Ryabov, Gill Prince, Andrew Mead, Cunjin Zhang, Laura A Baxter, Judith K Pell, Juliet L Osborne, Dave Chandler

“…We coupled an infection bioassay with a functional analysis of gene expression in individual bees using a whole genome microarray. Forager bees treated with the entomopathogenic fungus Metarhizium anisopliae s.l. survived for significantly longer than house bees. …”
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Methylation-based smoking signatures in blood and tissue samples for the prediction of self-reported smoking status and mortality in patients with colorectal cancer by Tanwei Yuan, Katrin E. Tagscherer, Wilfried Roth, Melanie Bewerunge-Hudler, Alexander Brobeil, Matthias Kloor, Hendrik Bläker, Hermann Brenner, Michael Hoffmeister

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Emerging Target Discovery Strategies Drive the Decoding of Therapeutic Power of Natural Products and Further Drug Development: A Case Study of Celastrol by Yanbei Tu, Guiyu Dai, Yanyan Chen, Lihua Tan, Hanqing Liu, Meiwan Chen

“…Efforts in CEL target identification not only aid in unraveling the scientific underpinnings of its multiple pharmacological effects but also offer crucial insights for further drug development of CEL‐based drugs.…”
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Cognitive Impairments Induced by Concussive Mild Traumatic Brain Injury in Mouse Are Ameliorated by Treatment with Phenserine via Multiple Non-Cholinergic and Cholinergic Mechanism... by David Tweedie, Koji Fukui, Yazhou Li, Qian-Sheng Yu, Shani Barak, Ian A Tamargo, Vardit Rubovitch, Harold W Holloway, Elin Lehrmann, William H Wood, Yongqing Zhang, Kevin G Becker, Evelyn Perez, Henriette Van Praag, Yu Luo, Barry J Hoffer, Robert E Becker, Chaim G Pick, Nigel H Greig

“…Molecular pathways associated with lipid peroxidation were found to be regulated by mTBI, and treatment of mTBI animals with phenserine effectively reversed injury-induced regulations in the 'Blalock Alzheimer's Disease Up' pathway. …”
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CDK5 Regulates Paclitaxel Sensitivity in Ovarian Cancer Cells by Modulating AKT Activation, p21Cip1- and p27Kip1-Mediated G1 Cell Cycle Arrest and Apoptosis. by Shu Zhang, Zhen Lu, Weiqun Mao, Ahmed A Ahmed, Hailing Yang, Jinhua Zhou, Nicholas Jennings, Cristian Rodriguez-Aguayo, Gabriel Lopez-Berestein, Roberto Miranda, Wei Qiao, Veera Baladandayuthapani, Zongfang Li, Anil K Sood, Jinsong Liu, Xiao-Feng Le, Robert C Bast

“…CDK5 protein was measured by immunohistochemical staining of an ovarian cancer tissue microarray to correlate CDK5 expression with overall patient survival. …”
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Tazarotene-Induced Gene 3 (TIG3) Induces Apoptosis in Melanoma Cells Through the Modulation of Inhibitors of Apoptosis Proteins by Chun-Hua Wang, Lu-Kai Wang, Fu-Ming Tsai

“…<b>Methods:</b> The expression of TIG3 in melanoma tissues was analyzed using a cDNA microarray. Cell viability and cell death were measured using the WST-1 and LDH assay kits, respectively. …”
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Blue light acts as a double-edged sword in regulating sexual development of Hypocrea jecorina (Trichoderma reesei). by Chia-Ling Chen, Hsiao-Che Kuo, Shu-Yu Tung, Paul Wei-Che Hsu, Chih-Li Wang, Christian Seibel, Monika Schmoll, Ruey-Shyang Chen, Ting-Fang Wang

“…Moreover, BLR1 and BLR2 mediate both positive and negative light-dependent regulation on sexual development, whereas ENV1 is required for dampening the light-dependent inhibitory effect in response to changes in illumination. Comparative genome-wide microarray analysis demonstrated an overview of light-dependent gene expression versus sexual potency in CBS999.97 (MAT1-2) haploid cells. …”
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Estimating the force of infection of four dengue serotypes from serological studies in two regions of Vietnam. by Huynh Thi Phuong, Nguyen Ha Thao Vy, Nguyen Thi Le Thanh, Maxine Tan, Erwin de Bruin, Marion Koopmans, Maciej F Boni, Hannah E Clapham

“…Seroprevalence studies have been used to great effect for understanding patterns of dengue transmission. …”
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Omics Multi-Layers Networks Provide Novel Mechanistic and Functional Insights Into Fat Storage and Lipid Metabolism in Poultry by Farzad Ghafouri, Abolfazl Bahrami, Abolfazl Bahrami, Mostafa Sadeghi, Seyed Reza Miraei-Ashtiani, Maryam Bakherad, Herman W. Barkema, Samantha Larose

“…In the analysis of microarray and RNA-Seq data, 1,835 genes were detected by comparing the identified genes with significant expression differences (p.adjust &lt; 0.01, fold change ≥ 2 and ≤ −2). …”
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Alternative splicing of TCF7L2 gene in omental and subcutaneous adipose tissue and risk of type 2 diabetes. by Ludmila Prokunina-Olsson, Lee M Kaplan, Eric E Schadt, Francis S Collins

“…A pathway enrichment analysis on transcripts significantly co-expressed with TCF7L2 in a microarray set combined with individual expression assays, suggested tissue-specific roles of TCF7L2 splicing forms in regulation of transcription, signal transduction and cell adhesion.…”
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Long-Term Oocyte-Like Cell Development in Cultures Derived from Neonatal Marmoset Monkey Ovary by Bentolhoda Fereydouni, Gabriela Salinas-Riester, Michael Heistermann, Ralf Dressel, Lucia Lewerich, Charis Drummer, Rüdiger Behr

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Insights from lncRNAs Profiling of MIN6 Beta Cells Undergoing Inflammation by Chuntao Sun, Lihua Xue, Ziyang Zhu, Fan Zhang, Ruixue Yang, Xuewen Yuan, Zhanjun Jia, Qianqi Liu

“…In this study, lncRNA microarray technology was used to identify the differently expressed lncRNAs and mRNAs in MIN6 cells exposed to proinflammatory cytokines. …”
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Integrative bioinformatic analysis identifies differentially expressed gene targets as potential biomarkers for anaplastic thyroid cancer by Angel Sebastian Treviño-Juarez, Jose Gerardo Gonzalez-Gonzalez, Rene Rodriguez-Gutierrez, Adriana Sanchez-Garcia, Camilo Daniel Gonzalez-Velazquez

“…Methods We analyzed five microarray datasets from the GEO database to compare gene expression profiles between ATC samples and normal thyroid tissues. …”
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Prenatal Diagnosis of Complex Copy Number Variants in the Fetus and Associated Cytogenetic Findings in Parents by Wei Wang, Jing Wang, Ye Shi, Bin Zhang

“…Methods: 2746 pregnant women were included and diagnosed by chromosomal microarray analysis (CMA) according to different clinical indications. …”
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Tissue ischemia time affects gene and protein expression patterns within minutes following surgical tumor excision by Annika Spruessel, Garnet Steimann, Mira Jung, Sung A. Lee, Theresa Carr, Anne-Kristin Fentz, Joerg Spangenberg, Carsten Zornig, Hartmut H. Juhl, Kerstin A. David

“…Gene and protein expression were determined by microarray (HG-U133A chips) and surface-enhanced laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (SELDI-TOF MS) technology (CM10 chips, SAX2 chips, and IMAC3Ni chips), respectively. …”
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IRF-3, IRF-5, and IRF-7 coordinately regulate the type I IFN response in myeloid dendritic cells downstream of MAVS signaling. by Helen M Lazear, Alissa Lancaster, Courtney Wilkins, Mehul S Suthar, Albert Huang, Sarah C Vick, Lisa Clepper, Larissa Thackray, Margaret M Brassil, Herbert W Virgin, Janko Nikolich-Zugich, Ashlee V Moses, Michael Gale, Klaus Früh, Michael S Diamond

“…To define IRF-regulated gene signatures, we performed microarray analysis on WNV-infected mDC from wild type (WT), DKO, TKO, or Ifnar(-/-) mice, as well as from mice lacking the RIG-I like receptor adaptor protein MAVS. …”
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Microbial community responses to organophosphate substrate additions in contaminated subsurface sediments. by Robert J Martinez, Cindy H Wu, Melanie J Beazley, Gary L Andersen, Mark E Conrad, Terry C Hazen, Martial Taillefert, Patricia A Sobecky

“…Use of the PhyloChip 16S rRNA microarray identified 2,120 archaeal and bacterial taxa representing 46 phyla, 66 classes, 110 orders, and 186 families among all treatments. …”
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