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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Extracellular Vesicles of Mesenchymal Stem Cells Are More Effectively Accessed through Polyethylene Glycol-Based Precipitation than by Ultracentrifugation by Lei Jia, Bo Li, Cong Fang, Xiaoyan Liang, Yingjun Xie, Xiaofang Sun, Wen Wang, Lei Zheng, Ding Wang

“…There was no difference in morphology, size, or specific marker-positive ratio of PEG-EVs and UC-EVs, but PEG obtained more EV particles, protein, and RNA than the UC method. …”
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Clinicopathological, Histopathological, and Immunohistochemical Analysis of Mandibular Fibrosarcoma in a DSH Cat: A Case Report by Mahmood Ahmadi‐hamedani, Hamid Reza Moslemi, Sahar Ghaffari Khaligh, Mehdi Sedghi, Kimia Sattari

“…Immunohistochemical staining was positive for the vimentin marker, the S‐100 protein, and desmin. This report describes a rare case of oral fibrosarcoma in a DSH cat in Iran.…”
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Red Blood Cell Distribution Width Is Associated with Carotid Atherosclerosis in People with Type 2 Diabetes by J. S. Nam, C. W. Ahn, S. Kang, K. R. Kim, J. S. Park

“…The relationship between RDW and carotid intima-media thickness (C-IMT), a marker of subclinical atherosclerosis, has been inconsistent in subjects with cardiovascular risk factors. …”
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Catching a CAPTCHA: the impact of variable input on the processing of emerging orthographic representations by Olga Solaja, María Fernández-López, Davide Crepaldi, Manuel Perea

“…A second experiment assessed the transposed-letter effect – another marker of orthographic processing – in the novel scripts with an unprimed same–different matching task. …”
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Activation of PPAR𝛾 by Rosiglitazone Does Not Negatively Impact Male Sex Steroid Hormones in Diabetic Rats by Mahmoud Mansour, Elaine Coleman, John Dennis, Benson Akingbemi, Dean Schwartz, Tim Braden, Robert Judd, Eric Plaisance, Laura Ken Stewart, Edward Morrison

“…Treatment for eight weeks increased PPAR𝛾 mRNA and protein in the testis and elevated serum adiponectin, an adipokine marker for PPAR𝛾 activation. PPAR𝛾 activation did not alter serum or intratesticular T concentrations. …”
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The Association of the GABRP Polymorphisms with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus by Hun-Soo Kim, Eun-Heui Jin, Ji-Su Mo, Hyeok Shim, Shin-Seok Lee, Soo-Cheon Chae

“…These results suggest that the polymorphisms in the GABRP gene might be associated with the susceptibility to SLE and the haplotype of GABRP SNPs is useful genetic marker for SLE.…”
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Free circulating ICAM-1 in serum and cerebrospinal fluid of HIV-1 infected patients correlate with TNF-α and blood-brain barrier damage by M. K. Sharief, M. Ciardi, M. A. Noori, E. J. Thompson, A. Salotti, F. Sorice, F. Rossi, A. Cirelli

“…Stimulation of endothelial cells by TNF-α induces the expression of intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1), which is an important early marker of immune activation and response. We report herein for the first time the detection of high levels of free circulating ICAM-1 in serum and cerebrospinal fluid of patients with HIV-1 infection. …”
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Role of the Surgical Method in Development of Postoperative Cholangiocarcinoma in Todani Type IV Bile Duct Cysts by Hong-tian Xia, Tao Yang, Bin Liang, Jian-ping Zeng, Jia-hong Dong

“…The records of patients who received cyst excision from 1994 to 2013 were analyzed retrospectively for the following data: demographics, presenting symptoms, postoperative outcomes, malignant transformation, and follow-up reexaminations, including imaging, laboratory, and tumor marker tests. Results. Seven of the 196 patients initially treated at our hospital developed postoperative biliary malignancy, and the surgical approaches were extrahepatic bile duct cyst resection combined with hilar cholangioplasty and Roux-en-Y cystojejunostomy (n=5), and intra- and extrahepatic bile duct cyst resection and Roux-en-Y hepaticojejunostomy (n=2). …”
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Phosphorylation of p53 Serine 15 Is a Predictor of Survival for Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma by Taewoo Yang, Yegyun Choi, Jae Won Joh, Steve K. Cho, Dae-Shick Kim, Sung-Gyoo Park

“…Several commonly investigated immunohistochemical markers in resected HCC have potential prognostic value, but the prognostic utility of p53 expression in HCC has remained elusive. …”
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Evaluation of Human β-defensin-3 Diagnostic Role in a Group of Iraqi Patients with Osteoporosis by Zahraa S. Hassan, Layla O. Farhan

“…Conclusion: Serum HBD-3 can be a valuable indicator of OP in middle-aged individuals, and may be a helpful biological marker for OP diagnosis. …”
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Sympathovagal Imbalance in Prehypertensive Offspring of Two Parents versus One Parent Hypertensive by G. K. Pal, Pravati Pal, Nivedita Nanda, V. Lalitha, T. K. Dutta, C. Adithan

“…In group III, SVI was more prominent with greater contribution by vagal withdrawal. LF-HF ratio, the marker of SVI was correlated more with diastolic pressure, 30 : 15 ratio and E : I ratio in prehypertensives and the degree of correlation was more in group III prehypertensives. …”
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Earliest Detection of Oral Cancer Using Non-Invasive Brush Biopsy Including DNA-Image-Cytometry: Report on Four Cases by Torsten W. Remmerbach, Horst Weidenbach, Alexander Hemprich, Alfred Böcking

“…DNA‐image‐cytometry, as an adjunctive method, can be used to confirm the cytologic diagnosis or suspicion of cancer in patients with doubtful lesions (dysplasias). DNA‐aneuploidy is a marker for (prospective) malignancy in smears of the oral cavity, which may detect malignancy months prior to histology. …”
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Elevated Glucose and Interleukin-1β Differentially Affect Retinal Microglial Cell Proliferation by Filipa I. Baptista, Célia A. Aveleira, Áurea F. Castilho, António F. Ambrósio

“…Interestingly, under high glucose condition, although the number of microglial cells decreased, they showed a less ramified morphology, suggesting a more activated state, as supported by the upregulation of the levels of ED-1, a marker of microglia activation. In conclusion, IL-1β might play a key role in diabetic retinopathy, affecting microglial and macroglial cells and ultimately contributing to neural changes observed in diabetic patients. …”
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A Model of Insulin Resistance in Mice, Born to Diabetic Pregnancy, Is Associated with Alterations of Transcription-Related Genes in Pancreas and Epididymal Adipose Tissue by Akadiri Yessoufou, Kabirou Moutairou, Naim Akhtar Khan

“…However, there was no peripheral macrophages infiltration into epididymal adipose tissue, as the expression of F4/80, a true macrophage marker, was undetectable. Furthermore, the expression of IL-6, TNF-α and TLR-2, key players of insulin resistance, was upregulated in the adipose tissue of IR offspring. …”
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Conditioned Medium from Human Amnion-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells Regulates Activation of Primary Hepatic Stellate Cells by Qingjie Fu, Shunsuke Ohnishi, Naoya Sakamoto

“…We observed that in routine culture, hAMSC-CM in HSCs significantly inhibited the expression of alpha-smooth muscle actin (α-SMA), an activation marker of HSCs, and the production of collagen type 1 (COL1), a dominant component of the extracellular matrix (ECM) in the culture medium. …”
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Comparison of IgA Endomysium Antibody and IgA Tissue Transglutaminase Antibody in Celiac Disease by Helen R Gillett, Hugh J Freeman

“…The antigen for immunoglobulin (Ig)Aendomysium antibody (EmA), a sensitive and specific serological marker for celiac disease, has recently been described as tissue transglutaminase (tTG). …”
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BMP9 induces postnatal zonal stratification of immature articular cartilage through reconfiguration of the existing collagen framework by Miles Anderson-Watters, Ilyas M. Khan

“…The absence of labelling with anti-COL2¾m, a marker of collagen turnover, showed that the existing fibril network was restructured. …”
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Preterm Neonates with Respiratory Distress Syndrome: Ventilator-Induced Lung Injury and Oxidative Stress by Clarissa Gutiérrez Carvalho, Renato Soibelmann Procianoy, Eurico Camargo Neto, Rita C. Silveira

“…Despite the small sample studied, data showed that there is a relationship between VILI, proinflammatory cytokines, and oxygen-induced lung injury, but a study considering oxidative marker measurements is needed. It seems that less oxygen may keep safer saturation targets playing a less harmful role.…”
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Primary Bone Marrow B-Cell Lymphoma Undetected by Multiple Imaging Modalities That Initially Presented with Hypercalcemia by Jin Sae Yoo, Juwon Kim, Hyeong Ju Kwon, Jung Soo Lim

“…As a result, the pathology of bone marrow confirmed the presence of atypical lymphocytes that stained positive for the CD20 marker, which is consistent with BCL involving the bone marrow. …”
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