Biocompatibility and drug release kinetics of TiNbZrSn femtosecond laser-induced superhydrophilic structures by Tahir Nawaz, Vinod Paul, Sidrah Younus, Shahbaz Ahmad, Mehmet Egilmez, Wael Abuzaid, Ganjaboy Boltaev, Noor Akbar, Mustafa Khamis, Ghaleb A. Husseini, Ali S. Alnaser

“…Modifying the structure, improving the hydrophilicity, and developing controlled-release drug delivery systems can improve cellular adhesion, proliferation, osseointegration, and differentiation. …”
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Synthetic integrin antibodies discovered by yeast display reveal αV subunit pairing preferences with β subunits by Yuxin Hao, Jiabin Yan, Courtney Fraser, Aiping Jiang, Murali Anuganti, Roushu Zhang, Kenneth Lloyd, Joseph Jardine, Jessica Coppola, Rob Meijers, Jing Li, Timothy A. Springer

“…Integrins are cell surface receptors that mediate the interactions of cells with their surroundings and play essential roles in cell adhesion, migration, and homeostasis. Eight of the 24 integrins bind to the tripeptide Arg-Gly-Asp (RGD) motif in their extracellular ligands, comprising the RGD-binding integrin subfamily. …”
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A Novel Association of Polymorphism in the ITGA4 Gene Encoding the VLA-4 α4 Subunit with Increased Risk of Alzheimer’s Disease by Vladimira Durmanova, Zuzana Parnicka, Juraj Javor, Gabriel Minarik, Lubomir Vrazda, Barbora Vaseckova, Karin Gmitterova, Maria Kralova, Jan Pecenak, Peter Filipcik, Ivana Shawkatova

“…The integrin molecule α4β1, also known as very late antigen 4 (VLA-4), belongs to adhesion molecules that activate the inflammatory process through the migration of immune cells into the CNS. …”
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Hydrogel-Based Innovations in Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: Bridging Pathophysiological Complexities and Translational Therapeutic Gaps by Venera Cristina Dinescu, Liviu Martin, Marius Bica, Ramona Constantina Vasile, Andrei Gresita, Marius Bunescu, Mihai Andrei Ruscu, Madalina Aldea, Alexandra Daniela Rotaru-Zavaleanu

“…Their ability to mimic the extracellular matrix facilitates localized drug delivery, anti-adhesion barrier formation, and tissue regeneration. …”
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Melanotic Schwannomas Are Rarely Seen Pigmented Tumors with Unpredictable Prognosis and Challenging Diagnosis by Elif Keskin, Sumeyye Ekmekci, Ozgur Oztekin, Gulden Diniz

“…He had a well-defined extraspinal oval lesion measuring 3.5 × 2.5 cm near right adrenal. Case 2. A 22-year-old female presented with neurofibromatosis-2, bilateral acoustic schwannomas and café au lait lesions on sacrococcygeal region. …”
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Amyand’s Hernia: Rare Presentation of a Common Ailment by Sanjeev Singhal, Anu Singhal, Sanjay Singh Negi, Rahul Tugnait, Pankaj Kumar Arora, Bishwanath Tiwari, Pawan Malik, Lav Gupta, Amit Bimal, Abhishek Gupta, Rahul Gupta, Pushkar Chouhan, ChandraKant Singh

“…The sac revealed an appendix with adhesions at the neck. Contents were reduced after adhesiolysis and hernioplasty was performed with mesh placement. …”
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Inhibition Mechanism of Shell Gasifier Coal Fly Ash Additive on Inner/Outer Layer Ash Deposition in Biomass Fluidized Bed Gasification by XUE Haotian, QIN Yuhong, WANG Yuefeng, DU Yujia, WEI Yuexing, HE Chong, GUO Shugang, CAI Xingrui

“…When Shell ash is added at <15% and <10% to the two materials (mass ratio), the formation of phases such as leucite and orthoclase, which have higher relative melting temperatures, inhibits the adhesion of the ash particles and contributs to the loosening of the outer layer deposition ash structure. …”
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Comparison of the Effect of Two Purification Methods on the Immunogenicity of Recombinant Outer Membrane Protein H of Pasteurella multocida Serovar A:1 by Arunee Thanasarasakulpong, Pichayanut Poolperm, Weerapongse Tangjitjaroen, Thanya Varinrak, Takuo Sawada, Dirk Pfeiffer, Nattawooti Sthitmatee

“…The average number of adhesions to CEF cells was statistically significantly lower in sera from chickens immunized with rOmpH or native OmpH purified using electroelution than in those of the three other treatment groups. …”
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Hemophagocytic Syndrome-Associated Variant of Methotrexate-Associated Intravascular Large B-Cell Lymphoma in a Rheumatoid Arthritis Patient by Yukiko Komeno, Minako Akiyama, Yasumi Okochi, Hitoshi Tokuda, Keiko Abe, Kuniko Iihara, Tomiko Ryu

“…Autopsy revealed infiltration of lymphoma cells in the brain and adrenal glands. To the best of our knowledge, this is the sixth case of IVLBCL and the first case of the hemophagocytic syndrome-associated variant of IVLBCL in RA patients in the literature.…”
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Development and characterization of polyester/ramie fiber hybrid composites reinforced with crystalline nanocellulose extracted from durian peel waste by Henny Pratiwi, Kusmono, Muhammad Waziz Wildan

“…This was confirmed by FE-SEM observations of hybrid composites, which showed good interfacial adhesion between ramie fiber and polyester/CNCs matrix. …”
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Isolated Left Main Coronary Artery Stenosis after Thoracic Radiation Therapy: To Operate or Not to Operate by Osama Alsara, Ahmad Alsarah, Jagadeesh K. Kalavakunta, Heather Laird-Fick, George S. Abela

“…She underwent surgical revascularization, which revealed dense adhesions surrounding the heart. During surgery, she developed severe bleeding and died. …”
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Giant Leiomyoma of the Retzius Space: A Case Report by Franco Pepe, Pietro Pepe, Filippo Rapisarda, Marta Fauzia, Maria Giunta

“…Intraoperatively, a voluminous soft mass arising from the Retzius space was found; it was firmly adhered to the uterus with obliteration of vesicouterine pouch owing to severe adhesion to the anterior surface of uterus. The tumour was isolated, enucleated from the prevesical space, and removed; moreover, the patient became asymptomatic after surgery. …”
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Inflammatory Pain and Corticosterone Response in Infant Rats: Effect of 5-HT1A Agonist Buspirone Prior to Gestational Stress by Irina P. Butkevich, Viktor A. Mikhailenko, Tat'yana R. Bagaeva, Elena A. Vershinina, Anna Maria Aloisi, Vladimir A. Otellin

“…The serotonergic system and hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis are closely interrelated. However, interrelations between inflammatory pain and the HPA axis during the hyporeactive period of the latter have not been studied. …”
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Correlations between Texture Profile Analysis and Sensory Evaluation of Cured Largemouth Bass Meat (Micropterus salmoides) by Meijin Li, Jiajun Huang, Yanan Chen, Xiaoyan Zu, Guangquan Xiong, Hailan Li

“…Results from the principal component analysis showed that the main indicators that affected the TPA were gumminess and springiness, while those that affected sensory evaluation were chewiness and adhesiveness. The TPA index and sensory evaluation could be effectively improved when the sodium chloride added to the bass meat was 1%. …”
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Osmotic myelinolysis: literature review and case report by G. Rutkauskaitė, A. Klimašauskienė

“…Hyponatremia is commonly found in patients with chronic alcoholism and malnutrition and can be caused by liver diseases, the syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion, as well as adrenal insufficiency and iatrogenic disorders. There are several pathophysiologic mechanisms that explain the development of osmotic myelinolysis. …”
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Sickle Cell Disease Activates Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells to Induce Cathepsins K and V Activity in Endothelial Cells by Philip M. Keegan, Sindhuja Surapaneni, Manu O. Platt

“…Here, we investigated how tumor necrosis alpha (TNFα) and circulating mononuclear cell adhesion to human aortic endothelial cells (ECs) increase active cathepsins K and V as a model of inflammation occurring in the arterial wall. …”
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Fish Protein Hydrolysate as Protein Enrichment in Texture-Modified Salmon Products by Leena Prabhu, Aase Vorre Skuland, Paula Varela, Jan Thomas Rosnes

“…Quantitative descriptive analysis of salmon products revealed significant differences (<i>p</i> < 0.05) in sensory attributes within flavour (fish flavour), and texture (softness and adhesiveness) but there was no significant change in bitterness. …”
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Sparse Gene Coexpression Network Analysis Reveals EIF3J-AS1 as a Prognostic Marker for Breast Cancer by Xin Chen, Zuyuan Yang, Chao Yang, Kan Xie, Weijun Sun, Shengli Xie

“…The differentially expressed genes were significantly overlapped with gene modules regulating cell cycle and cell adhesion. The cell cycle-related lncRNAs were consistently downregulated in breast cancer. …”
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The Interaction of Src Kinase with β3 Integrin Tails: A Potential Therapeutic Target in Thrombosis and Cancer by Stephan Huveneers, Erik H. J. Danen

“…Activation of Src family kinases is an important event downstream of integrin adhesion signaling in many cell types. A particularly intriguing connection between an integrin and a Src family kinase was first discovered in platelets, where the selective direct interaction of αIIbβ3 integrins with c-Src promotes full kinase activation of c-Src through its local clustering by the cytoplasmic tail of the β3 integrin subunit. …”
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Antimicrobial Effect of Platelet-Rich Plasma against Porphyromonas gingivalis by Thuy Anh Vu Pham, Thao Thi Phuong Tran, Ngan Thi My Luong

“…The PRP of four individuals with healthy periodontium and four patients with moderate and severe periodontitis were collected with a specific kit using a two-centrifuge procedure, and then, the antibacterial properties against P. gingivalis were tested, through their minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC), adhesion resistance assay, and biofilm susceptibility assay. …”
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