Comparing Effects of BK Virus Agnoprotein and Herpes Simplex-1 ICP47 on MHC-I and MHC-II Expression by Michela Cioni, Christian Mittelholzer, Marion Wernli, Hans H. Hirsch

“…Interferon-γ treatment increased HLA-ABC in a dose-dependent manner, which was antagonized by ICP47, but not by agnoprotein. In UTA-6 cells, agnoprotein expression did neither impair HLA-ABC or -DR expression nor peptide-specific killing impaired by HLA-matched T-cells. …”
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Solar energy driven photocatalytic membrane modules for water reuse in agricultural and food industries. Pre-industrial experience using s-triazines as model molecules by Ignazio Renato Bellobono, Franca Morazzoni, Riccardo Bianchi, Emilia Simona Mangone, Rodica Stanescu, Cristina Costache, Paola Maria Tozzi

“…A membrane module, utilizing photocatalytic membranes, has been employed in a pilot plant, in conditions of solar irradiation, to investigate photomineralisation of atrazine, propazine, terbutylazine, symazine, prometryn, and ametryn, as model molecules of s-triazine herbicides, at a standard concentration (1.0 ppm) simulating those of contaminated aquifers, by using ozone as oxygen supplier. …”
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Noggin Combined With Human Dental Pulp Stem Cells to Promote Skeletal Muscle Regeneration by Meng-Han Zhang, Li-Ming Yu, Wei-Hua Zhang, Jia-Jia Deng, Bing-Jing Sun, Mei-Hua Chen, Wei Huang, Jiao Li, Hua He, Xin-Xin Han, Yue-Hua Liu

“…This finding suggests that Noggin antagonizes BMP by downregulating p-Smad and facilitates the MyoD of DPSCs. …”
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Senegalin-2: A Novel Hexadecapeptide from <i>Kassina senegalensis</i> with Antibacterial and Muscle Relaxant Activities, and Its Derivative Senegalin-2BK as a Bradykinin Antagonist by Yueyang Lu, Yanguo Zhu, Chengbang Ma, Lei Wang, Mei Zhou, Tianbao Chen, Xiaonan Ma, Xu Zhang, Zhimin Fan

“…The amphibian skin secretions are excellent sources of bioactive peptides, some of which and their derivatives exhibit multiple properties, including antibacterial and antagonism against bradykinin. A novel peptide Senegalin-2 was isolated from the skin secretions of <i>Kassina senegalensis</i> frog. …”
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Synthesis and optical properties of LaSrGaO4:RE3+ (RE = Sm, Eu, Ho) single crystals via optical float zone method by Hasan Yilmaz, Masahiko Isobe, Oliver Clemens, Markus Suta, Pascal Puphal

“…X-ray diffraction (XRD) characterization shows that the compound crystallizes in a tetragonal crystal system with the space group I4/mmm (no. 139) with homogenous distribution of the dopants shown via backscattered electron (BSE) imaging. …”
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Pseudomonas azotoformans and Pseudomonas putida: Novel kiwifruit-native biological control agents against Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae by Cristiana Correia, Antonio Cellini, Irene Donati, Panagiotis Voulgaris, Adebayo Ebenezer Obafemi, Elia Soriato, Elodie Vandelle, Conceição Santos, Francesco Spinelli

“…Strains of Pseudomonas putida and Pseudomonas azotoformans efficiently antagonized Psa on flowers and leaves and colonized all susceptible organs with high surviving rates in glasshouse conditions. …”
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Pharmacological Evaluation of the Effects of Phenylcarbamic Acid Derivatives on Cardiovascular Functions in Rats by Kralova Eva, Racanska Eva, Vicenova Anna, Boselova Iveta, Malik Ivan, Stankovicova Tatiana

“…Only compound 3 delayed significantly the evaluated parameter of arrhythmogenicity and was able to antagonize the isoproterenol- induced positive chronotropic effect in normotensive rats’ atria. …”
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Screening and Evaluation of Actinomycetes B-35 from Rhizosphere of <i>Salvia miltiorrhiza</i> Bunge and Its Biocontrol and Growth-Promoting Effects by Mingli Han, Jing Wang, Hang Lin, Chen Yang, Jing Zhang, Jiawei Liu, Guojun Pan, Na Xiao

“…</i> The strain B-35 with the strongest antifungal activity was screened out through antagonizing the pathogen <i>Fusarium solani</i> of <i>S. miltiorrhiza</i>, strain morphology and 16S rRNA analysis. …”
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Toxicity evaluation of herbicides used in sugarcane crops to Zebrafish (Danio rerio) by Gabrielli Aparecida Sanches Tesolin, Marina Menezes Marson, Claudio Martín Jonsson, António José Arsénia Nogueira, Daniel Andrade de Siqueira Franco, Sydnei Dionísio Batista de Almeida, Marcus Barifouse Matallo, Monica Accaui Marcondes de Moura

“…The mixture model that best describes the relationship between the two components is independent action and toxicity of the mixture is dose-dependent, occurring antagonism at low doses and synergism at high doses. …”
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Effects of IGF-1 on IK and IK1 Channels via PI3K/Akt Signaling in Neonatal Cardiac Myocytes by Richard M. Millis, Zikiar V. Alvin, Aiqiu Zhao, Georges E. Haddad

“…Failure of LY294002 to effectively antagonize IGF-1 induced decrements in IK1 suggests that a signal pathway adjunct to PI3K/Akt contributes to IGF-1 protection against arrhythmogenesis in these myocytes. …”
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A Broad‐High Temperature Ceramic Capacitor with Local Polymorphic Heterogeneous Structures by Binglong Zheng, Ying Lin, Haibo Yang, Hongmei Jing, Hu Nan, Yifei Wang, Fang‐Zhou Yao, Minquan Wang, Qibin Yuan

“…This addition also stimulates the creation of polymorphic heterostructures, where tetragonal and rhombohedral nanodomains coexist, as validated by aberration‐corrected transmission electron microscopy. …”
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FABP6 Expression Correlates with Immune Infiltration and Immunogenicity in Colorectal Cancer Cells by Wenping Lian, Zhongquan Wang, Yajie Ma, Yalin Tong, Xinyu Zhang, Huifang Jin, Shuai Zhao, Ruijing Yu, Shaotan Ju, Xinyun Zhang, Xiaona Guo, Tao Huang, Xianfei Ding, Mengle Peng

“…Different cell types showed the synergistic or antagonism infiltration patterns. Enrichment analysis of DEGs revealed that immune-related signaling was significantly activated in hot tumors, while metabolic process pathways were altered in cold tumors. …”
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A Meta-Analysis of the Structural Validity of Original and Brief Versions of the Personality Inventory for DSM-5 in Iran by Saeid Komasi, Andre Kerber, Christopher James Hopwood

“…The factor loadings for negative affectivity, detachment, antagonism, disinhibition, and psychoticism on the PID-5-BF were 0.44-0.69, 0.38-0.67, 0.46-0.72, 0.42-0.70, and 0.44-0.76, respectively, and the alpha median was 0.73 (range: 0.65-0.76). …”
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Acrylamide exposure promotes the progression of depression-like behavior in mice with CUMS via GSDMD-mediated pyroptosis by JianFeng Liu, Chenyang Han, Jian Shen, Yingcong Lin, Heping Shen, Genghuan Wang

“…When GSDMD-KO or LDC7559 intervention was applied, it could antagonize the effects of AM and improve CUMS-like depression. …”
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Tending to the Facial Surfaces of a Mathematical Biology Head-Scratcher: Why Does the Head of the Sea Turtle <i>Natator depressus</i> Resemble a Convex Zygomorphic Dodecahedron? by David A. Becker

“…The first example is a zygomorphic tetragonal dodecahedron, while the other, an even better matching structure, is a related tetradecahedron, herein speculated to arise from this particular dodecahedron via known mechanisms gleaned from studies of the behavior of foams. …”
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Food intake regulation during pregnancy and lactation in mice with reduced activity of the melanocortin system by E. N. Makarova, I. V. Romanova, N. M. Bazhan

“…Neuropeptide Y (NPY) and Agouti Related Protein (AgRP) are coexpressed in some hypothalamic neurons and stimulate feeding, NPY via inhibition of MCR-expressing neurons, and AgRP via MCR4 antagonism. Mutation yellow at the mouse agouti locus (Ау) evokes MCR blockage and stimulates appetite in nulliparous females. …”
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Chronic and Asymptomatic Diffuse Alveolar Haemorrhage with Microscopic Polyangiitis: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Hiroki Tashiro, Koichiro Takahashi, Hironori Sadamatsu, Masaru Uchida, Shinya Kimura, Naoko Sueoka-Aragane

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Spectrochemical Technology in Nanomaterial Preparation and Art Appraisal Technology Research by Xiao Tang

“…In this paper, different morphologies of SiO2 nanomaterials, such as crystalline nanoparticles, amorphous nanowires, nanospheres, and nanonets, were prepared by a simple hot steaming method in the presence of argon. The samples were characterized by Raman spectroscopy. …”
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Acute Tracheal Obstruction Secondary to Cervical Liposarcoma Metastasis by Haoyu Chen, Song Zhang, Haining Zhou

“…Bronchoscopy revealed a red polypoid lesion causing nearly 90% tracheal narrowing, which was successfully resected using high‐frequency electrotrap and argon coagulation, confirming it as a metastasis from the previously treated liposarcoma. …”
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Magnesium Removal from an Aluminum A-332 Molten Alloy Using Enriched Zeolite with Nanoparticles of SiO2 by R. Muñoz-Arroyo, H. M. Hdz-García, J. C. Escobedo-Bocardo, E. E. Granda-Gutierrez, J. L. Acevedo-Dávila, J. A. Aguilar-Martínez, A. Garza-Gomez

“…The Mg removal was carried out injecting each mixture into the molten aluminum alloy at 750°C using argon. The Mg content of the molten alloy was measured after different periods of the injection time. …”
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