Seven Immune-Related Genes’ Prognostic Value and Correlation with Treatment Outcome in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma by Rui Mu, Yuehong Shen, Chuanbin Guo, Xinyun Zhang, Hongyu Yang, Huijun Yang

“…The risk signature was verified to be an independent predictive marker for HNSCC patients. Meanwhile, the RS had the largest contribution to survival of these patients based on the predictive nomogram. …”
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Possible Usefulness of Gadolinium-Enhanced Brain MRI for Evaluating Risk of Perioperative Hemorrhage: A Case of Infective Endocarditis by Chikahiko Koeda, Atsushi Tashiro, Tomohiro Takahashi, Masanobu Niiyama, Ryohei Sakamoto, Takumi Kimura, Yoshihiro Morino, Katsutoshi Terui, Ryoichi Tanaka, Kunihiro Yoshioka, Hajime Kin, Hitoshi Okabayashi, Motoyuki Nakamura

“…This case suggests that disappearance of the contrast media enhancement effect around the black dots may be a useful marker for optimal timing of surgery to minimize the risk of perioperative cerebral hemorrhage in patients with IE. …”
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Effects of Production System With or Without Growth-Promoting Technologies on Growth and Blood Expression of (Cyto)Chemokines and Heat Shock and Tight Junction Proteins in <i>Bos t... by Mark Branine, Ashley K. Schilling-Hazlett, Pedro H. V. Carvalho, Kim R. Stackhouse-Lawson, Edilane C. Martins, Julia T. da Silva, Laura Amundson, Chris Ashworth, Mike Socha, Sami Dridi

“…This could open new vistas for future research to identify molecular signatures for non-invasive stress monitoring and/or marker-assisted genetic selection for robustness and resilience to HS.…”
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The enlarged perivascular spaces in the hippocampus is associated with memory function in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus by Peichun Pan, Dongsheng Zhang, Jing Li, Min Tang, Xuejiao Yan, Xin Zhang, Man Wang, Xiaoyan Lei, Xiaoling Zhang, Jie Gao

“…The partial correlation analysis was used to explore the relationship between H-EPVS and glymphatic system function (indicated by the DTI-ALPS index), as well as markers of CSVD. Multiple linear regression models were conducted to explore the association between H-EPVS and cognitive functions. …”
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Tumor-Stroma Ratio is a Critical Indicator of Peritoneal Metastasis in Gastric Cancer by Zhong L, Huang H, Hou D, Zhou S, Lin Y, Yu Y, Yu J, Han F, Xie L

“…The TSR-based model, combined with CA125, CA724 and Borrmann type, exhibited strong diagnostic effectiveness and considerable predictive efficacy, with an Area Under the Curve (AUC) of 0.85 in the training cohort, 0.73 in the external validation cohort, and 0.72 in the metachronous PM cohort.Conclusion: The TSR emerges as a crucial marker for PM in GC, with the developed model, based on TSR and preoperative examination data, demonstrating substantial diagnostic and predictive capabilities.Keywords: tumor-stroma ratio, peritoneal metastasis, gastric cancer, preoperative examinations, nomogram…”
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3,5,6,7,8,3’,4’- Heptamethoxyflavonoid inhibits TGF-β1-induced epithelial–mesenchymal transition by regulating oxidative stress and autophagy through MEK/ERK/PI3K/AKT/mTOR signalin... by Yiting Wang, Zhiheng Ma, Weiwen Peng, Qinglian Yu, Wenjie Liang, Liu Cao, Zhuqiang Wang

“…In vitro culture of TGF-β1-induced EMT in A549 cells revealed that HMF reduced cell viability and migration, inhibited collagen deposition, decreased expression levels of mesenchymal cell markers and fibrosis markers α-SMA, MMP2, TIMP1, β-catenin, and Snail. …”
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Plasma galectin-3 is associated with decreased glomerular filtration rate in chronic HIV by Diana L. Vares-Lum, Louie Mar A. Gangcuangco, Juwon Park, Eduardo Manzano, Michael Ortega, Dominic C. Chow, Cecilia Shikuma

“…We evaluated plasma galectin-3 (Gal-3), a circulating marker of fibrosis, and its association with renal function. …”
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Neurofilament Light Chain Levels in Serum and Cerebrospinal Fluid Do Not Correlate with Survival Times in Patients with Prion Disease by Mika Shimamura, Kong Weijie, Toshiaki Nonaka, Koki Kosami, Ryusuke Ae, Koji Fujita, Taiki Matsubayashi, Tadashi Tsukamoto, Nobuo Sanjo, Katsuya Satoh

“…Nonetheless, our findings suggest that NF-L concentrations could be an early diagnostic marker for CJD patients with further enhancements. …”
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Resistance of spring bread wheat cultivars and lines to Septoria leaf blotch, tan spot, and spot blotch pathogens by Yu. V. Zeleneva, V. P. Sudnikovа, N. M. Kovalenkо, I. V. Gusev

“…The presence of the Tsn1 allele controlling susceptibility to the PtrToxA fungal toxin was detected using the Xfcp623 molecular marker.Results and conclusions. Accessions with high levels of resistance to Zymoseptoria tritici were identified: L-8252, L-82/60, L-8107, L-8078(23), L-43-9, L-43-1, L-4, Stb-8/15, Stb-7/15, and Stb-92. …”
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Association between Genetic Instability and Helicobacter pylori Infection in Gastric Epithelial Dysplasia by Jin Su Kim, Woo Chul Chung, Kang-Moon Lee, Chang Nyol Paik, Kyeong Soo Lee, Hye Ji Kim, Young Wook Kim, Ji Han Jung, Seung June Noh, Yun Kyung Lee

“…Microsatellite status was investigated for two different microsatellite marker loci (BAT25 and BAT26). Also, we measured LINE-1 methylation level by combined bisulfite restriction analysis (COBRA-LINE-1) method. …”
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Prediction and verification of the influence of the rs367781716 SN P on the interaction of ТАТА -binding protein with the promoter of the human АВСА9 gene by O. V. Arkova, I. A. Drachkova, T. V. Arshinova, D. A. Rasskazov, V. V. Suslov, P. M. Ponomarenko, M. P. Ponomarenko, N. A. Kolchanov, L. K. Savinkova

“…Preclinical empirical verification of possible candidate SNP markers may eliminate neutral SNPs from the dataset. …”
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Extrapolating empirical measurements of wastewater exfiltration from sanitary sewers to estimate watershed-scale fecal pollution loading in urban stormwater runoff by Joshua A. Steele, Adriana González-Fernández, John F. Griffith, Darcy Ebentier McCargar, Sierra Wallace, Kenneth C. Schiff

“…The human-specific genetic marker HF183, which is highly concentrated in raw sewage, was used as a surrogate for human fecal pollution and was measured in nearly every stormwater sample collected. …”
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Simultaneous Quantitative Determination of Polyphenolic Compounds in Blumea balsamifera (Ai-Na-Xiang, Sembung) by High-Performance Liquid Chromatography with Photodiode Array Detec... by Daopeng Tan, Zhou Yang, Qianru Zhang, Hua Ling, Yimei Du, Yanliu Lu, Tianpei Xie, Xumei Zhou, Lin Qin, Yuqi He

“…The results also showed that 3,3′,5,7-tetrahydroxy-4′-methoxyflavanone was the most abundant constituent, which could be used as a potential chemical marker for quality control of B. balsamifera and Chinese patent medications containing B. balsamifera herb.…”
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The Association of Fasting C-peptide with Corneal Neuropathy in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes by Anju Zuo, Chuan Wang, Lili Li, Jingru Qu, Juan Cao, Li Chen, Solomon Tesfaye, Wenjuan Li, Xinguo Hou

“…C-peptide levels might be both an indicator of beta-cell function and a marker of disease severity (such as diabetic corneal neuropathy) and duration.…”
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MicroRNA-21 as a Regulator of Cancer Stem Cell Properties in Oral Cancer by Milica Jaksic Karisik, Milos Lazarevic, Dijana Mitic, Maja Milosevic Markovic, Nicole Riberti, Drago Jelovac, Jelena Milasin

“…The CD44 antigen was used as a marker for CSC isolation from oral cancer cell cultures. …”
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The expression of apoptosis-regulating proteins Bcl-2 and Bad in liver cells of C57Bl/6 mice under light-induced functional pinealectomy and after correction with melatonin by S. V. Michurina, I. Yu. Ishchenko, S. A. Arkhipov, A. Yu. Letyagin, M. A. Korolev, E. L. Zavjalov

“…Changes in the brightness (a parameter inversely proportional to the marker concentration) of Bad and Bcl-2 areas did not reach significance. …”
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Comparison of Immunomodulation Properties of Porcine Mesenchymal Stromal/Stem Cells Derived from the Bone Marrow, Adipose Tissue, and Dermal Skin Tissue by Sun-A Ock, Raghavendra Baregundi Subbarao, Yeon-Mi Lee, Jeong-Hyeon Lee, Ryoung-Hoon Jeon, Sung-Lim Lee, Ji Kwon Park, Sun-Chul Hwang, Gyu-Jin Rho

“…Except for the lipoprotein gene, there were no marked changes in osteogenesis- and adipogenesis-related genes following in vitro differentiation; however, the histological marker analysis revealed that adipose MSCs could be differentiated into both adipose and bone tissue. …”
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Diffusion MRI-based analysis of functional alterations of the glymphatic system in children with non-lesional epilepsy by Bixia Wu, Gengbiao Zhang, Yanting Wang, Hongyi Zheng, Hui Tan, Wenbin Zheng

“…DTI-ALPS and free-water mapping are useful noninvasive approaches for examining glymphatic function in children with NLE, with the FW-WM potentially serving as an imaging marker for disease progression and predicting clinical prognosis in children with NLE.…”
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Positive Associations between Adipocyte Fatty Acid-Binding Protein Level and Central Arterial Stiffness in Peritoneal Dialysis Patients by Cheng-Hao Sung, Bang-Gee Hsu, Jen-Pi Tasi, Chih-Hsien Wang, Chiu-Huang Kuo

“…A-FABP levels are an independent marker of central arterial stiffness in PD patients.…”
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Association of PTPN22 Haplotypes (−1123G>C/+1858C>T) with Rheumatoid Arthritis in Western Mexican Population by Yeniley Ruiz-Noa, Jorge Ramón Padilla-Gutiérrez, Jorge Hernández-Bello, Claudia Azucena Palafox-Sánchez, Yeminia Valle, Edith Oregón-Romero, Ana Laura Pereira-Suárez, Ana Guilaisne Bernard-Medina, José Francisco Muñoz-Valle

“…In conclusion, this study confirmed that −1123G>C and +1858C>T PTPN22 polymorphisms are in strong linkage disequilibrium and the CT haplotype is a susceptibility marker to RA in Western Mexico. However, the PTPN22 haplotypes are not associated with anti-CCP antibodies.…”
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