A fungus-eat-fungus world: Digitopodium, with particular reference to mycoparasites of the coffee leaf rust, Hemileia vastatrix by Adans A. Colmán, Harry C. Evans, Sara S. Salcedo-Sarmiento, Uwe Braun, Kifle Belachew-Bekele, Robert W. Barreto

“…Interest in fungal antagonists of H. vastarix, as potential biocontrol agents of CLR, led to comprehensive surveys for mycoparasites, both in the African centre of origin of the rust, as well as in its South American exotic range. …”
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Immunomodulatory Effects of 1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D3 on Dendritic Cells Promote Induction of T Cell Hyporesponsiveness to Myelin-Derived Antigens by Wai-Ping Lee, Barbara Willekens, Patrick Cras, Herman Goossens, Eva Martínez-Cáceres, Zwi N. Berneman, Nathalie Cools

“…While emerging evidence indicates that dendritic cells (DC) play a central role in the pathogenesis of multiple sclerosis (MS), their modulation with immunoregulatory agents provides prospect as disease-modifying therapy. …”
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Trichloroacetic Acid Peeling for Treating Photoaging: A Systematic Review by Irma Bernadette S. Sitohang, Lili Legiawati, Lis Surachmiati Suseno, Fadhila Dea Safira

“…Medium-depth peels using a higher concentration of TCA or as combination therapy are effective as skin resurfacing agents to reduce wrinkles. Some adverse effects may occur but usually resolve within weeks. …”
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Evaluation of chitinase production ability to antagonize Pyricularia Oryzae of bacteria and actinomycete strains isolated from rice root soil in Kien Giang Province by Đinh Anh Hòa, Trần Thị Phấn, Trần Thùy Trang, Nguyễn Thị Ánh Nguyệt, Nguyễn Thị Thùy Dương, Nguyễn Hải An, Lê Thị Mai Châm

“…The fungus Pyricularia oryzae is one of the agents causing rice blast disease. The mechanism of the infection is directing penetration through the plasma membrane, secreting cytotoxins, and forming infectious cells specialized for causing disease in rice plants in some species (Muni & Nadarajah, 2014). …”
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Targeting SLITRK4 Restrains Proliferation and Liver Metastasis in Colorectal Cancer via Regulating PI3K/AKT/NFκB Pathway and Tumor‐Associated Macrophage by Xiaojiao Sun, Junling Zhang, Bingqi Dong, Qingqing Xiong, Xin Wang, Yanlun Gu, Zhiqi Wang, Huiyu Liu, Jixin Zhang, Xu He, Hongjin Liu, Yi Zhong, Chuxiao Yi, Xiaowei Chi, Zhenming Liu, Xiaocong Pang, Yimin Cui

“…Taken together, these results pinpoint that SLITRK4 regulates CRC tumorigenesis and liver metastasis, and siRNA delivering NPs agents validate the therapeutic potential of targeting SLITRK4 in CRC.…”
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Assessing the antiproliferative effect of biogenic silver chloride nanoparticles on glioblastoma cell lines by quantitative image‐based analysis by Nathalia Müller, Mateus Eugenio, Luciana F. Romão, Jorge Marcondes de Souza, Soniza V. Alves‐Leon, Loraine Campanati, Celso Sant’Anna

“…The authors’ findings showed that HCA is a fast and reliable approach that can be used to evaluate the antiproliferative effect of the nanoparticles at the single‐cell level and that AgCl‐NPs are promising agents for glioblastoma treatment.…”
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Synthesis and release profile of ibuprofen-loaded zein and gelatin nanofiber scaffolds for potential transdermal application in burn wound treatment by umaima saleem memon, Murk saleem memon, Abdul Wahab Memon, Mehwish Shahzad, Murk Rehman, Farooq Ahmed, Zeeshan Khatri

“…The fabrication of electrospun polymeric nanofibrous mats containing non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medications (NSAIDs) and antibacterial agents has been discussed in this article. Electrospinning has been employed to create nanofibrous mats from pure zein and pure gelatin, and their combined use with Ibuprofen, an NSAID. …”
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Differentiated effects and mechanisms of N-, P-, S-, and Fe-modified biochar materials for remediating Cd- and Pb-contaminated calcareous soil by Amir Bostani, Xingying Meng, Le Jiao, Srđan D. Rončević, Peng Zhang, Hongwen Sun

“…To investigate the remediation effects of various modified biochar materials derived from different impregnation agents on Cd- and Pb-contaminated calcareous soil, nitrogen (N-), phosphorus (P-), sulfur (S-), and iron (Fe-) modified biochar materials (NBC, PBC, SBC, FBC) were fabricated through the impregnation-pyrolysis method and employed to immobilize Pb and Cd in the calcareous soil. …”
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Alendronate versus Raloxifene for Postmenopausal Women: A Meta-Analysis of Seven Head-to-Head Randomized Controlled Trials by Tiao Lin, Shi-Gui Yan, Xun-Zi Cai, Zhi-Min Ying, Fu-Zhen Yuan, Xi Zuo

“…The aim of this study was to directly compare the efficacy and the safety of the two agents for postmenopausal women. Methods/Principal Findings. …”
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Pharmacological Management of Chronic Neuropathic Pain – Consensus Statement and Guidelines from the Canadian Pain Society by DE Moulin, AJ Clark, I Gilron, MA Ware, CPN Watson, BJ Sessle, T Coderre, PK Morley-Forster, J Stinson, A Boulanger, P Peng, GA Finley, P Taenzer, P Squire, D Dion, A Cholkan, A Gilani, A Gordon, J Henry, R Jovey, M Lynch, A Mailis-Gagnon, A Panju, GB Rollman, A Velly

“…Recommendations for treatment are based on degree of evidence of analgesic efficacy, safety, ease of use and cost-effectiveness. Analgesic agents recommended for first-line treatments are certain antidepressants (tricyclics) and anticonvulsants (gabapentin and pregabalin). …”
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Fatal Renal Failure in a Spinal Cord Injury Patient with Vesicoureteric Reflux Who Underwent Repeated Ureteric Reimplantations Unsuccessfully: Treatment Should Focus on Abolition o... by Subramanian Vaidyanathan, Bakul Soni, Kottarathil Abraham Abraham, Peter Hughes, Gurpreet Singh

“…In 1974, cystogram showed retrograde filling of left renal tract, which was hydronephrotic. Left ureteric reimplantation was performed. …”
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Il Tactical Games Model e gli Small Sided Soccer Games: Una nuova prospettiva per lo sviluppo delle componenti muscolo scheletriche nei giovani calciatori by Federico Gaspare Mollame, Antonino Barbagallo, Marika Santaera, Maria Pia Muzzicato, Rosaria Schembri

“…L’adozione del protocollo TGM e degli SSGs dimostra un impatto positivo su alcune componenti della FMS, suggerendo che il TGM possa essere uno strumento efficace non solo nel promuovere la salute generale nei bambini, ma anche nel migliorare abilità motorie fondamentali rilevanti per lo sport, come il calcio. …”
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Comparison of HER2-Targeted Antibodies for Fluorescence-Guided Surgery in Breast Cancer by Solmaz AghaAmiri, Jo Simien, Alastair M. Thompson, Julie Voss, Sukhen C. Ghosh, Servando Hernandez Vargas, Sarah Kim, Ali Azhdarinia, Hop S. Tran Cao

“…We showed for the first time that fluorescent trastuzumab and pertuzumab immunoconjugates have similar NIRF imaging performance and demonstrated the possibility of performing HER2-targeted FGS with agents that possess distinct epitope specificity.…”
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Secretion of S100A8, S100A9, and S100A12 by Neutrophils Involves Reactive Oxygen Species and Potassium Efflux by Mélanie R. Tardif, Julie Andrea Chapeton-Montes, Alma Posvandzic, Nathalie Pagé, Caroline Gilbert, Philippe A. Tessier

“…This study examined the nature of the stimuli leading to S100A8/A9 and S100A12 secretion as well as the mechanism involved in this alternative secretion pathway. Chemotactic agents, cytokines, and particulate molecules were used to stimulate human neutrophils. …”
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Sharing electricity over money: Third-person perspectives on human-robot dictator game outcomes by Andreea E. Potinteu, Nadia Said, Gerrit Anders, Markus Huff

“…Furthermore, the results shed light on the nuanced dynamics of human-robot interaction, enriching our comprehension of how humans navigate social exchanges with artificial agents.…”
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Bois pourri et santé des forêts : exemple du mélange épicéa (Picea abies [L.] Karst.) et mélèze (Larix decidua Mill.) en forêt subalpine de Sainte-Foy-Tarentaise (Savoie) by Nicolas Bernier, Jean-Yves Trosset

“…L’essentiel est incorporé à l’humus. - Il faut ajouter la santé aux quatre fonctions forestières déjà reconnues, qui sont : la production, la protection, la récréation, la conservation. …”
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Exploring the prognostic significance of lactate-mitochondria-related genes in prostate cancer by Yuan Wang, Ronghui Chen, Feng-Le Jiang, Feng-Le Jiang, Xin Jiang, Xin Jiang, Yuehong Zhou, Yingying Zhou, Xinyi Hong, Chaoying Lin, Wei-Jia Wang, Wei-Jia Wang, Sufang Qiu

“…Additionally, PCa with high MPO expression is highly sensitive to chemotherapeutic agents and mitochondrial inhibitors, highlighting its potential as an improved therapeutic strategy for PCa management.…”
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A comprehensive overview of selective and novel fibroblast growth factor receptor inhibitors as a potential anticancer modality by Jain Nem Kumar, Tailang Mukul, Thangavel Neelaveni, Makeen Hafiz A., Albratty Mohammed, Najmi Asim, Alhazmi Hassan Ahmad, Zoghebi Khalid, Alagusundaram Muthumanickam, Jain Hemant Kumar, Chandrasekaran Balakumar

“…FDA has approved four anticancer agents such as erdafitinib, pemigatinib, infigratinib, and futibatinib, for clinical use in oncogenic FGFR-driven malignancies. …”
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Large-scale data mining of four billion human antibody variable regions reveals convergence between therapeutic and natural antibodies that constrains search space for biologics dr... by Pawel Dudzic, Dawid Chomicz, Jarosław Kończak, Tadeusz Satława, Bartosz Janusz, Sonia Wrobel, Tomasz Gawłowski, Igor Jaszczyszyn, Weronika Bielska, Samuel Demharter, Roberto Spreafico, Lukas Schulte, Kyle Martin, Stephen R. Comeau, Konrad Krawczyk

“…Identifying subsets of this prohibitively large space where therapeutically relevant antibodies may be found is useful for development of these agents. It was previously demonstrated that, despite the immense sequence space, different individuals can produce the same antibodies. …”
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Induction of Mast Cell Accumulation by Tryptase via a Protease Activated Receptor-2 and ICAM-1 Dependent Mechanism by Xin Liu, Junling Wang, Huiyun Zhang, Mengmeng Zhan, Hanqiu Chen, Zeman Fang, Chiyan Xu, Huifang Chen, Shaoheng He

“…Mast cell stabilizers as well as PAR-2 antagonist agents may be useful for treatment of allergic reactions.…”
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