Increased Depth of Cellular Imaging in the Intact Lung Using Far-Red and Near-Infrared Fluorescent Probes by Abu-Bakr Al-Mehdi, Mita Patel, Abu Haroon, Darla Reed, B. Ohlsson-Wilhelm, K. Muirhead, Brian D. Gray

“…Transpelural imaging of tumor cells labeled with long-wavelength probes and expressing green fluorescent protein (GFP; excitation/emission 488/507 nm) was done in the intact rat lung after perfusate administration or intravenous injection. …”
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Zika virus modulates human fibroblasts to enhance transmission success in a controlled lab-setting by Raimondas Mozūraitis, Karsten Cirksena, Mohammad Raftari, Melika Hajkazemian, Musa Mustapha Abiodun, Juela Brahimi, Sandra Radžiutė, Violeta Apšegaitė, Rasa Bernotienė, Lech Ignatowicz, Tessy Hick, Andreas Kirschning, Annasara Lenman, Gisa Gerold, S. Noushin Emami

“…Human skin fibroblasts produce a variety of metabolites, and we show that ZIKV immediately alters gene/protein expression patterns in infected-dermal fibroblasts, altering their metabolism to increase the release of mosquito-attractive volatile organic compounds (VOCs), which improves its transmission success. …”
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Polymorphism of the LCT gene regulatory region in Turkicspeaking populations of the Altay-Sayan region (southern Siberia) by I. V. Pilipenko, M. S. Pristyazhnyuk, V. F. Kobzev, M. I. Voevoda, A. S. Pilipenko

“…Rare and unique SNPs in the locus under consideration that were found in the Altaian Kazakhs (LCT-13895G > C and LCT-13927C > G) and Khakasses (LCT-14011C > T) potentially play a role in regulation of LCT gene expression, because they are located within the enhancer, regulating activity of its promoter.…”
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Influence of Supplemental Dietary Cholesterol on Growth Performance, Indices of Stress, Fillet Pigmentation, and Upper Thermal Tolerance of Female Triploid Atlantic Salmon (Salmo s... by Eric H. Ignatz, Rebeccah M. Sandrelli, Sean M. Tibbetts, Stefanie M. Colombo, Fábio S. Zanuzzo, Ashley M. Loveless, Christopher C. Parrish, Matthew L. Rise, A. Kurt Gamperl

“…Adding cholesterol to the diet did not affect the salmon’s incremental thermal maximum (ITMax), growth, plasma cortisol, or liver stress-related transcript expression. However, ED2 appeared to have a small negative impact on survival, and both ED1 and ED2 reduced fillet “bleaching” above 18°C as measured using SalmoFan™ scores. …”
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Design of a humanized CD40 agonist antibody with specific properties using AlphaFold2 and development of an anti-PD-L1/CD40 bispecific antibody for cancer immunotherapy by Kun Du, He Huang

“…Furthermore, in humanized transgenic mice challenged with huPD-L1-expressing tumor cells, BA4415 induced superior anti-tumor activity. …”
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Diversity and functions of fungal VOCs with special reference to the multiple bioactivities of the mushroom alcohol by Guohua Yin, Geromy G. Moore, Joan Wennstrom Bennett

“…It is not clear how gene expression patterns significantly contribute to the creation of diverse volatile compounds. …”
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TRAJETÓRIAS DE ESTUDANTES EM UMA UNIVERSIDADE PÚBLICA: ENTRE TRAJETOS-PROJETOS FAMILIARES, PERTENCIMENTO E INDIVIDUAÇÃO by CÉLIA ELIZABETE CAREGNATO, RUSSEL TERESINHA DUTRA DA ROSA, RENATO SHIMEDZU TERRA, MURILO MARRECO PEDROSO

“…A análise objetivou responder como estudantes que pertencem a um segmento social elevado expressam a mobilização familiar e individual em trajetos-projetos familiares e processos de individuação. …”
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Capivasertib enhances chimeric antigen receptor T cell activity in preclinical models of B cell lymphoma by Hui-Ju Hsieh, Ryan Urak, Mary C. Clark, Larry W. Kwak, Stephen J. Forman, Xiuli Wang

“…Mechanistically, capivasertib changed gene and protein expression patterns related to the functions of memory and effector CAR T cells. …”
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Retinal Lineage Therapeutic Specific Effect of Human Orbital and Abdominal Adipose-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells by Bryan Krief, Shira Weisthal Algor, Itay Nakdimon, Ayala Elhikis, Moshe Benhamou, Anouk Savir Kadmon, Shay Keren, Oded Ohana, Ilan Feldman, Ran Ben Cnaan, Igal Leibovitch, Anat Loewenstein, Adiel Barak, Aya Barzelay

“…OASCs were found to protect RPE cells from cell death and were demonstrated to increase early RPE precursor markers, while ABASCs showed a raise in retinal precursor marker expression. Subretinal transplantation of OASCs in a mouse model of retinal degeneration led to restoration of the RPE layer while transplantation of ABASCs resulted in a significant restoration of the photoreceptor layer. …”
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Gamma-Tocotrienol Stimulates the Proliferation, Differentiation, and Mineralization in Osteoblastic MC3T3-E1 Cells by Weili Xu, Pan He, Shenghua He, Pengju Cui, Yaqing Mi, Yang Yang, Yang Li, Shaobo Zhou

“…Meanwhile, we found that γ-tocotrienol is promoted in differentiation MC3T3-E1 cells by upregulation of the expression of Runx2 protein. Moreover, the number of bone nodules increased over 2.5-fold in cells treated with γ-tocotrienol (2–8 μmol/L) for 24 d compared to control group. …”
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Impact of Kefir Derived Lactobacillus kefiri on the Mucosal Immune Response and Gut Microbiota by P. Carasi, S. M. Racedo, C. Jacquot, D. E. Romanin, M. A. Serradell, M. C. Urdaci

“…The probiotic treatment increased IgA in feces and reduced expression of proinflammatory mediators in Peyer Patches and mesenteric lymph nodes, where it also increased IL-10. …”
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Central Administration of Galanin Receptor 1 Agonist Boosted Insulin Sensitivity in Adipose Cells of Diabetic Rats by Zhenwen Zhang, Penghua Fang, Biao He, Lili Guo, Johan Runesson, Ülo Langel, Mingyi Shi, Yan Zhu, Ping Bo

“…The results showed that central injection of M617 significantly increased plasma adiponectin contents, glucose infusion rates in hyperinsulinemic-euglycemic clamp tests, GLUT4 mRNA expression levels, GLUT4 contents in plasma membranes, and total cell membranes of the adipose cells but reduced the plasma C-reactive protein concentration in nondiabetic and diabetic rats. …”
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A Novel Bacteriophage with the Potential to Inhibit <i>Fusobacterium nucleatum</i>-Induced Proliferation of Colorectal Cancer Cells by Ho Yin Pekkle Lam, Meng-Jiun Lai, Pin-Chun Wang, Wen-Jui Wu, Li-Kuang Chen, Hsiang-Wei Fan, Chun-Chieh Tseng, Shih-Yi Peng, Kai-Chih Chang

“…Results: By applying ØTCUFN3 to <i>F. nucleatum</i>-induced CRC cell lines, p53^+/+, and p53^−/− isogenic HCT116 cells, our results revealed an inhibition of CRC proliferation and the expression of epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) markers. …”
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The SEPALLATA-like gene HrSEP1 in Hippophae rhamnoides regulates flower development by interacting with other MADS-box subfamily genes by Di Cong, Xue Zhao, Xue Zhao, Chang Ni, Mengru Li, Luwen Han, Jianlin Cheng, Hongzhang Liu, Huijing Liu, Dan Yao, Shuying Liu, Guoshuang Chen

“…In conclusion, the expression of HrSEP1 has a certain effect on the development of floral organs, and these findings lay the foundation for further research on the biological functions of MADS transcription factors in Hippophae rhamnoides.…”
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Theoretical and Practical Issues That Are Relevant When Scaling Up hMSC Microcarrier Production Processes by Valentin Jossen, Cedric Schirmer, Dolman Mostafa Sindi, Regine Eibl, Matthias Kraume, Ralf Pörtner, Dieter Eibl

“…Cultivation at the suspension criteria provided d32 values between 0.2 and 0.7 mm, the highest cell densities (1.25 × 106 cells mL−1 hASCs), and the highest expansion factors (117.0 ± 4.7 on day 7), while maintaining the expression of specific surface markers. Furthermore, suitability of the suspension criterion NS1u was investigated for scaling up microcarrier-based processes in wave-mixed bioreactors for the first time.…”
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Clinical presentations and outcomes of celiac disease in children and adolescents at a tertiary care center in Lebanon by Dana Andari, Rima Hanna-Wakim, Sarah Khafaja, Nadine Yazbeck

“…The aim of this 10-year-retrospective study was to describe the common clinical presentations, diagnostic modalities, and the effect of the gluten-free- diet (GFD) on the growth of children and adolescents with celiac disease.MethodsThis was a retrospective chart review of subjects aged 6 months to 18 years who visited the Pediatric Gastroenterology clinic at the American University of Beirut Medical Center (AUBMC) between January 1, 2013, and June 30, 2023, and who were diagnosed with celiac disease based on serological markers and/or changes on histology of the small intestinal mucosal biopsies for those who underwent upper endoscopy, or HLA typing expressing the HLA-DQ2 or DQ8 gene for few subjects.ResultsThe study included 90 patients with celiac disease, of whom 64 were newly diagnosed during the study period. …”
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Targeted modulation of intestinal barrier and mucosal immune-related microbiota attenuates IgA nephropathy progression by Ran Zhang, Yuyan Tang, Xiangru Feng, Xiaoxuan Lu, Mengyao Zhao, Jiayang Jin, Xiaoguo Ji, Haidong He, Liming Zhao

“…Intestinal barrier and mucosal immune-related microbiota (Clostridium leptum, unclassified Lachnospiraceae NK4Al36 group, unclassified Clostridia vadinBB60 group, unclassified Oscillospiraceae, and unclassified Roseburia) were enriched through targeted modulation with COS/COSF, enhancing intestinal ZO-1 expression and reducing APRIL/BAFF overexpression, thereby reducing renal damage in IgAN. …”
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M cells targeted H. pylori antigen SAM-FAdE displayed on bacterium-like particles induce protective immunity by Furui Zhang, Jiale Chen, Zhen Zhang, Jing Wu, Yuliang Qu, Linhan Ni, Guolin Zhang, Kunmei Liu, Le Guo

“…Furthermore, oral BLPs-SAM-FAdE dramatically reduced the H. pylori adhesion and specific 16S rRNA expression of H. pylori in gastric mucosal tissue, protecting gastric tissue from damage. …”
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Combination of inflammatory proteins in serum can be used to diagnose papillary thyroid carcinoma with lymph node metastasis by Yongqin Pan, Guanghao Wang, Delin Chen, Zhihui Wu, Yimwing Kei, Mingxi Xu

“…The aim of the present study was to evaluate the differential expression of 92 immune-related proteins in the serum and identify their potential diagnostic effects in patients with PTC-LNM. …”
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Allelic variation in an expansin, MdEXP-A1, contributes to flesh firmness at harvest in apples by Qiufang Su, Yifeng Feng, Xianglu Li, Zidun Wang, Yuanwen Zhong, Zhengyang Zhao, Huijuan Yang

“…MdNAC1 also promotes the expression of MdEXP-A1, indicating its potential modulatory role in quality breeding. …”
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