Cyclophilin–CD147 interaction enables SARS-CoV-2 infection of human monocytes and their activation via Toll-like receptors 7 and 8 by Gabor Tajti, Laura Gebetsberger, Gregor Pamlitschka, Katharina Aigner-Radakovics, Judith Leitner, Peter Steinberger, Hannes Stockinger, Anna Ohradanova-Repic

Subjects: “…SARS-CoV-2…”
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Combination Blockade of the IL6R/STAT-3 Axis with TIGIT and Its Impact on the Functional Activity of NK Cells against Prostate Cancer Cells by S. González-Ochoa, M. C. Tellez-Bañuelos, A. S. Méndez-Clemente, A. Bravo-Cuellar, G. Hernández Flores, L. A. Palafox-Mariscal, J. Haramati, E. J. Pedraza-Brindis, K. Sánchez-Reyes, P. C. Ortiz-Lazareno

“…Our results reveal that the combined use of inhibitors directed against the IL6R/STAT-3 axis and TIGIT enhances the functional activity of NK cells against castration-resistant prostate cancer cells.…”
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Computational Study on Three-Dimensional Convective Casson Nanofluid Flow past a Stretching Sheet with Arrhenius Activation Energy and Exponential Heat Source Effects by P. Ragupathi, S. Saranya, H.V.R. Mittal, Qasem M. Al-Mdallal

“…The effective applications of Casson fluid in drilling processes, biological treatments, food processing, and bio-engineering activities have caught the interest of a wide range of researchers. …”
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Production Response and Digestive Enzymatic Activity of the Pacific White Shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei (Boone, 1931) Intensively Pregrown in Microbial Heterotrophic and Autotrophic-Based Systems by Manuel J. Becerra-Dórame, Marcel Martínez-Porchas, Luis R. Martínez-Córdova, Martha E. Rivas-Vega, José A. Lopez-Elias, Marco A. Porchas-Cornejo

“…Regarding digestive performance, no significant differences were observed for trypsin, amylase and lipase activities among AS and control shrimp; however, shrimp from HS showed a higher trypsin and amylase activities, suggesting a higher digestive activity caused by the presence of microbial bioflocs. …”
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PDPN+ cancer‐associated fibroblasts enhance gastric cancer angiogenesis via AKT/NF‐κB activation and the CCL2‐ACKR1 axis by Zhenxiong Zhao, Hui Sun, Yingxue Liu, Yanqiu Zhang, Xin Wang, Xu Wang, Cong Tan, Shujuan Ni, Weiwei Weng, Meng Zhang, Lei Wang, Dan Huang, Wenchao Gu, Jinjia Chang, Weiqi Sheng, Mi‐die Xu

“…Mechanistically, PDPN(+) CAFs enhance angiogenesis by activating the AKT/NF‐κB signaling pathway. The canonical NF‐κB signaling protein P65 binds to the promoter region of CCL2, inducing its expression. …”
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Visual and somatosensory evoked potentials abnormalities among Behçet’s disease patients and their relation to disease activity, severity and antiphospholipid antibodies: a cross-sectional study by Ghada S. Nageeb, Enass A. Eliwa, Ibrahim Tharwat, Lamiaa A. Mohammad, Nada Alaa Attia

“…VEP study is a valuable tool in BD and may indicate ocular involvement or ocular activity. Prolonged Central conduction time of upper limb and lower limb evaluated by N13- N20 IPL and N22-P39 IPL respectively may be used to detect nervous system involvement in BD patients. …”
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An mHealth Intervention With Financial Incentives to Promote Smoking Cessation and Physical Activity Among Black Adults: Protocol for a Feasibility Randomized Controlled Trial by Adam Alexander, Michael Businelle, Marshall Cheney, Amy Cohn, Lorna McNeill, Kevin Short, Summer Frank-Pearce, David Bradley, Kimberly Estrada, Iván Flores, Jack Fronheiser, Darla Kendzor

“…ObjectiveThis study aims to assess the feasibility and preliminary efficacy of a mobile health intervention that provides financial incentives for smoking cessation and physical activity among Black adults. MethodsA total of 60 Black adults who smoke (≥5 cigarettes/d) and are insufficiently physically active (engaging in <150 min of weekly moderate-intensity physical activity) will be randomly assigned to either HealthyCells intervention (incentives for smoking abstinence only) or HealthyCells+ intervention (incentives for both smoking abstinence and daily step counts). …”
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Knockout of the inhibitory receptor TIGIT enhances the antitumor response of ex vivo expanded NK cells and prevents fratricide with therapeutic Fc-active TIGIT antibodies by Dean A Lee, Jeremiah L Oyer, Md Faqrul Hasan, Tayler J Croom-Perez, Liza D Robles-Carrillo, Sanjana Kumar, Brendan W Andersen, Brian P Tullius, Alicja J Copik, Amanda R Campbell, Thomas A Dieffenthaller, Catherine A Cash, Jonathan E Eloriaga, Meisam Naeimi Kararoudi

“…In mouse models, Fc-active anti-TIGIT induced superior immunity, while Fc receptor engagement was required for its efficacy. …”
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Burden of Anemia among Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Positive Adults on Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy at Hawassa University Compressive Specialized Hospital, Hawassa, Ethiopia by Sisay Tesfaye, Melaku Hirigo, Dawit Jember, Mekdes Shifeta, Worku Ketema

“…Anemia was present in 29.9% (95% CI 23.8–35.2) among adult HIV patients. Female sex (AOR: 2.576, 95% (CI: 1.295–5.127)), having tuberculosis (TB) (AOR: 4.873, 95% (CI: 1.534–15.484)), taking a zidovudine (ZDV)-containing ART regimen (AOR: 5.216, 95% (CI: 1.239–21.962)), having clinical WHO stage IV and III diseases (AOR: 3.077, 95% CI (1.244–7.612)), having body mass index (BMI) <18.5 kg/m2 (AOR: 2.391, 95% (CI: 1.138–5.023)), and taking cotrimoxazole prophylaxis (AOR: 3.860 95% (CI: 1.097–13.576)) were substantially linked to the development of anemia among adult HIV patients. …”
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Evaluation of seasonal variation, effect of extraction solvent on phytochemicals and antioxidant activity on Rosmarinus officinalis grown in different agro-ecological zones of Kiambu County, Kenya by Zelipha N. Kabubii, James M. Mbaria, Mbaabu P. Mathiu, John M. Wanjohi, Evans N. Nyaboga

“…Abstract Background Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis) is a commonly used culinary herb with great potential applications in the pharmaceutical, food, and cosmetics industries because of its reported bioactive phytochemicals and antioxidant properties. …”
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Correlation of serum tumor necrosis factor-α, interleukin-4 and soluble interleukin-2 receptor levels with radiologic and clinical manifestations in active pulmonary tuberculosis by Levent Kart, Hakan Buyukoglan, Ishak O. Tekin, Remzi Altin, Zuhal Senturk, Inci Gulmez, Ramazan Demir, Mustafa Ozesmi

“…Forty-three inpatients with active pulmonary tuberculosis and 19 healthy controls participated in the study. …”
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MicroRNA-122 protects against interferon-α-induced hepatic inflammatory response via the Janus kinase–signal transducer and activator of transcription pathway by Fanwei Liu, Bowen Liu, Shanshan Xu, Yinhua Ni, Xiaoli Liu

Subjects: “…janus kinase (jak)–signal transducer and activator of transcription (stat) pathway…”
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A Politics of Working-Class Culture and the Culture of Working-Class Politics: The Aesthetics and Activism of Amber Film and Photography Collective and the Berwick Street Film Collective by Jessica Williams Boyall

“…Concomitantly, Amber’s radical filmmaking is positioned as relative to its members’ working-class solidarities, with their concern for championing working-class cultures contrasted with Berwick Street’s broader political agendas. …”
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Beta-hydroxy-beta-methylbutyrate (HMB) improves daily activity and whole-body protein metabolism in Duchenne muscular dystrophy dogs: a pilot study by Peter P. Nghiem, Alexis M. Rutledge, Kyle Tehas, Corine Kaderli, Meredith Poling, Sidney Arnim, Vitaliy Dernov, Celine van Sas, Macie L. Mackey, Gabriella A. M. ten Have, Mariëlle P. K. J. Engelen, Nicolaas E. P. Deutz

“…We collected blood before and six times after until two hours post tracer pulse administration and measured amino acid enrichments and concentrations by LC–MS/MS, subsequently followed by (non) compartmental modeling of the decay enrichment curves. Results were expressed as mean with 95% CI. …”
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Examining equity and graduation rates at two institutions using a course deficit model and the collaborative learning through active sense-making in physics curriculum by Cassandra A. Paul, David J. Webb

“…We have previously described the reformed introductory physics course, collaborative learning through active sense-making in physics (CLASP), for bioscience students at a large public research one university (Original University) and presented evidence that the course was more successful and more equitable than the course it replaced by several measures. …”
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Return to Activities of Daily Living after Breast Cancer Surgery: An Observational Prospective Questionnaire-Based Study of Patients Undergoing Mastectomy with or without Immediate Reconstruction by L. Ballance, R. L. Wilson, C. C. Kirwan, G. Boundouki, V. P. Taxiarchi, B. G. Baker, V. Rusius, M. Rowland, J. R. Henderson, N. Marikakis, J. McAleer, J. R. Harvey, On Behalf of the Northwest Breast Research Collaborative

“…Patients often ask about the time taken to return to activities of daily living (ADLs) after breast surgery, but there is a lack of data to give accurate guidance. …”
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AIPE-Active Neutral Ir(III) Complexes as Bi-Responsive Luminescent Chemosensors for Sensing Picric Acid and Fe³⁺ in Aqueous Media by Qinglong Zhang, Jiangchao Xu, Qiang Xu, Chun Liu

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Dietary Fiber with Functional Properties Counteracts the Thwarting Effects of Copper Nanoparticles on the Microbial Enzymatic Activity and Short-Chain Fatty Acid Production in the Feces of Rats by Jerzy Juśkiewicz, Bartosz Fotschki, Anna Stępniowska, Ewelina Cholewińska, Dorota Napiórkowska, Aleksandra Marzec, Łucja Brzuzan, Joanna Fotschki, Ewa Żary-Sikorska, Katarzyna Ognik

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Studying the Oncolytic Activity of <i>Streptococcus pyogenes</i> Strains Against Hepatoma, Glioma, and Pancreatic Cancer <i>In Vitro</i> and <i>In Vivo</i> by Anna N. Tsapieva, Alexander N. Chernov, Nadezhda V. Duplik, Anastasiya O. Morozova, Tatiana A. Filatenkova, Mariia A. Suvorova, Elena Egidarova, Elvira S. Galimova, Kseniya Bogatireva, Alexander N. Suvorov

“…This strain exhibited moderate (38.0 ± 1.8%) and weak (16.3 ± 5.4%) oncolytic activities against glioma and hepatoma cells, respectively. …”
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A Novel Platelet Activating Factor Receptor Antagonist Reduces Cell Infiltration and Expression of Inflammatory Mediators in Mice Exposed to Desiccating Conditions after PRK by Salomon Esquenazi, Jiucheng He, Na Li, Nicolas G. Bazan, Isi Esquenazi, Haydee E. P. Bazan

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