Dasatinib enhances curcumin-induced cytotoxicity, apoptosis and protective autophagy in human schwannoma cells HEI-193: The role of Akt/mTOR/p70S6K signalling pathway by Pang Pengfei, Zhang Shirong

“…Western blotting was used to determine the expression of apoptotic and autophagy-associated protein markers. Similarly, expression levels of Akt/mTOR/p70S6K signalling pathway-related proteins were studied using Western blotting. …”
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Desmosomal Component Expression in Normal, Dysplastic, and Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma by Nagamani Narayana, Julie Gist, Tyler Smith, Daniel Tylka, Gavin Trogdon, James K. Wahl

“…Identification of molecular markers for cellular change would assist in determining the risk of dysplasia progressing to oral squamous cell carcinoma. …”
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An Efficient Protocol for Deriving Liver Stem Cells from Neonatal Mice: Validating Its Differentiation Potential by Sugapriya Dhanasekaran, Devilakshmi Sithambaram, Kavitha Govarthanan, Bijesh Kumar Biswal, Rama S. Verma

“…The cells isolated were characterized for stem cell markers and subjected to lineage differentiation. …”
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Derivation and Identification of Motor Neurons from Human Urine-Derived Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells by Huan Yi, Bingbing Xie, Ben Liu, Xuan Wang, Li Xu, Jia Liu, Min Li, Xiufeng Zhong, Fuhua Peng

“…Immunofluorescence and PCR confirmed the expression levels of both MN and NMJ markers. The comparison of the ratios of positive labeling for MN markers between urine-iPSCs and B-iPSCs demonstrated that the differentiation potentials of these cells were not significantly different. …”
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Molecular Detection and Characterization of Pasteurella multocida Infecting Camels in Marsabit and Turkana Counties, Kenya by Justus K. Kasivalu, George I. Omwenga, Gabriel O. Aboge

“…The KMT1 gene was targeted as the marker gene for P. multocida and hyaD-hyaC, bcbD, dcbF, ecbJ, and fcbD as marker genes for capsular serogroups A, B, D, E, and F, respectively. …”
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Environmental influence and species occurrence of yellowjacket drones in an invaded area by Agustina P. Porrino, Maité Masciocchi, Andrés S. Martínez

“…Abstract During the mating season, reproductive individuals of numerous insect species gather in rendezvous areas, which increases mating opportunities. …”
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Hepatocytic Differentiation Potential of Human Fetal Liver Mesenchymal Stem Cells: In Vitro and In Vivo Evaluation by Hoda El-Kehdy, Guillaume Pourcher, Wenwei Zhang, Zahia Hamidouche, Sylvie Goulinet-Mainot, Etienne Sokal, Pierre Charbord, Mustapha Najimi, Anne Dubart-Kupperschmitt

“…After isolation from 11-12 gestational weeks’ human fetal livers, FL-MSCs were shown to express characteristic markers such as CD73, CD90, and CD146 and to display adipocytic and osteoblastic differentiation potential. …”
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Serum Calprotectin: A Potential Biomarker for Neonatal Sepsis by Lidia Decembrino, Mara De Amici, Margherita Pozzi, Annalisa De Silvestri, Mauro Stronati

“…Calprotectin is an antimicrobial, calcium and zinc binding heterocomplex protein that could be used as a nonspecific marker for activation of granulocytes and mononuclear phagocytes. …”
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The Effects of Subchronic Exposure to Metribuzin on Danio rerio by Lucie Plhalova, Stanislava Stepanova, Eva Praskova, Lucie Chromcova, Lenka Zelnickova, Lenka Divisova, Misa Skoric, Vladimira Pistekova, Iveta Bedanova, Zdenka Svobodova

“…The effects of subchronic exposure to metribuzin on fish growth and the development of histopathological changes in selected organs (gill, kidney, liver) and on activity of some biochemical markers (CYP450, EROD) in Danio rerio were investigated during a 28-day toxicity test. …”
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Weaving Lao Silk Into Indigo Nights by Melody Kemp

“…A black sheet of pin-straight hair fell over her face, hiding the claret birthmark shaped just like a spider, that crept over her right cheek, one leg disappearing into the fine hairs of her temple.The coarse ivory silk recently spooled from the cocoons gathered in her garden pushed back against her hand.She felt the fizz of anticipation low in her belly as she gathered all the many shuttles holding the weft silk and dumped them into an old blackened basket. …”
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History, status and genetic characteristics of native cattle breeds from the Republic of Kazakhstan by A. K. Khamzina, A. A. Yurchenko, N. S. Yudin, P. Sh. Ibragimov, Y. S. Ussenbekov, D. M. Larkin

“…An overview of genetic studies using DNA fingerprinting, microsatellites, and SNPs aimed at identifying unique characteristics, genetic diversity, and genes under selection, as well as markers of economically important and productive traits of Kazakh cattle breeds, is also provided. …”
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Solving an enigma in the tree of life, at the origins of teleost fishes by Parey, Elise, Berthelot, Camille, Roest Crollius, Hugues, Guiguen, Yann

“…We discuss the challenges and opportunities that these new markers represent for the field of molecular phylogeny, and in particular the possibilities they offer for re-examining other controversial branches in the tree of life.…”
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Open Space Worship: A Religious Identity of the Johane Masowe Chishanu Church in Zimbabwe by Phillip Musoni, Paul H. Gundani

“…These congregations, being in Zimbabwe and other countries,are recognizable by their white garments and gatherings in open spaces for church services.The practice of congregating in open spaces has been condemned by city fathers, town planners,and government autho-rities guided by health policies and by-laws (Lubinda 2015; Ncube 2016). …”
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Pain Measurement through Temperature Changes in Children Undergoing Dental Extractions by Eleazar S. Kolosovas-Machuca, Mario A. Martínez-Jiménez, José L. Ramírez-GarcíaLuna, Francisco J. González, Amaury J. Pozos-Guillen, Nadia P. Campos-Lara, Mauricio Pierdant-Perez

“…These changes appear to be stable throughout time and to possess very little intersubject variation, thus making them a candidate for a surrogate marker of pain and discomfort. Future studies should be performed to confirm this claim.…”
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The Neutrophil to Lymphocyte Ratio and Other Full Blood Count Indices in Retinal Diseases: A Systematic Review of the Literature by Dimitrios Kazantzis, Genovefa Machairoudia, Panagiotis Theodossiadis, Irini Chatziralli

“…<i>Background and Objectives:</i> The neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and other full blood count indices have been used as a marker of inflammation in a variety of diseases. The aim of the current review is to summarize the existing knowledge on the use of these indices in retinal diseases. …”
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Analysis and Synthesis of Double Negative Dielectric Media Rectenna Systems for Ambient Microwave Energy Harvesting by Apostolia Karampatea, Katherine Siakavara

“…The received numerical results show that the synthesized schemes are capable of enhancing the energy gathering ability. Compared to the same antenna sensors positioned in free space, they ensure higher input voltage to the rectifier and also an increase of the available power about 10 dB. …”
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Nonviral Gene Delivery of Growth and Differentiation Factor 5 to Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells Injected into a 3D Bovine Intervertebral Disc Organ Culture System by Christian Bucher, Amiq Gazdhar, Lorin M. Benneker, Thomas Geiser, Benjamin Gantenbein-Ritter

“…The combination of GDF5 gene transfer and 3D culture in alginate showed an upregulation of aggrecan and SOX9, two markers for chondrogenesis, and KRT19 as a marker for discogenesis compared to untransfected cells. …”
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Enhancement of Anti-Inflammatory and Osteogenic Abilities of Mesenchymal Stem Cells via Cell-to-Cell Adhesion to Periodontal Ligament-Derived Fibroblasts by Keita Suzuki, Naoyuki Chosa, Shunsuke Sawada, Naoki Takizawa, Takashi Yaegashi, Akira Ishisaki

“…In addition, the direct-contact coculture enhanced the expression of MSC markers that play important roles in the self-renewal and maintenance of multipotency of MSCs, which in turn induced the osteogenic ability of the cells. …”
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Identification of Stem Leydig Cells Derived from Pig Testicular Interstitium by Shuai Yu, Pengfei Zhang, Wuzi Dong, Wenxian Zeng, Chuanying Pan

“…Haematoxylin and eosin staining and immunochemical analysis showed that SLCs were present and that PDGFRα was mainly expressed in the pig testicular interstitium, indicating that PDGFRα was a marker for SLCs in the neonatal pig. In addition, reverse transcription-PCR results showed that SLC markers were expressed in primary isolated LCs, indicating that they were putative SLCs. …”
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Adjuvant Treatment with Empagliflozin or Semaglutide Increases Endothelial Progenitor Cells in Subjects with Well-Controlled Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus by Maja Preložnik Navodnik, Katarina Reberšek, Katarina Klinar, Andrej Janež, Helena Podgornik

“…Circulating endothelial cells (CECs) and endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) are promising markers of vascular damage and endothelial regeneration potential. …”
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