Ethyl Acetate Extract of <i>Cichorium glandulosum</i> Activates the P21/Nrf2/HO-1 Pathway to Alleviate Oxidative Stress in a Mouse Model of Alcoholic Liver Disease by Shuwen Qi, Chunzi Zhang, Junlin Yan, Xiaoyan Ma, Yewei Zhong, Wenhui Hou, Juan Zhang, Tuxia Pang, Xiaoli Ma

“…Silibinin (100 mg/kg) served as a positive control. Liver function markers, oxidative stress indicators, and inflammatory markers were assessed. …”
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Phylogeographic breaks and how to find them: An empirical attempt at separating vicariance from isolation by distance in a lizard with restricted dispersal by Rancilhac, Loïs, Miralles, Aurélien, Geniez, Philippe, Mendez-Aranda, Daniel, Beddek, Menad, Brito, José Carlos, Leblois, Raphaël, Crochet, Pierre-André

“…Methods: Using 325 samples from 40 localities, we identified genetic discontinuities within A. erythrurus based on a mitochondrial fragment and nine nuclear markers independently. Using the nuclear markers, we then applied linear regression models to investigate whether genetic divergence could be explained by geographical distances alone, or barriers to gene flow (real phylogeographic breaks). …”
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Combined Left Central Retinal Artery Occlusion and Bilateral Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuritis: A Rare Presentation of Giant Cell Arteritis by Anne D. D. Joseph, Jebananthy Anandaselvam Pradeepan, Thirunavukarasu Kumanan, Muthusamy Malaravan

“…Giant cell arteritis, a large vessel vasculitis is characterized by headache, visual impairment, constitutional symptoms, and increased inflammatory markers. Visual involvement in giant cell arteritis ranges from amaurosis fugax to permanent visual loss, and extensive bilateral visual impairment is a rare presentation. …”
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Marked Regression of Left Ventricular Hypertrophy after Outflow Desobliteration in HOCM by Zisis Dimitriadis, Frank van Buuren, Nikola Bogunovic, Dieter Horstkotte, Lothar Faber

“…Maximum wall thickness (initially documented by both echo and MRI) decreased from 34 mm to 22 mm (followup by echo only due to presence of the ICD), crossing the threshold value of 30 mm which was one of the risk markers that had triggered the primary prophylactic ICD implantation in this case prior to septal ablation.…”
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Malignant Perivascular Epithelioid Cell Tumor of the Esophagus by Matteo Fassan, Mauro Cassaro, Massimo Vecchiato, Roberto Clemente, Gianmaria Pennelli, Stefano Merigliano, Giuseppe Altavilla

“…Malignant perivascular epithelioid cell tumor (PEComa) is a rare tumor composed of hybrid tumor cells characterized by immunoreactivity for both melanocytic and smooth muscle markers. This paper describes the uncommon esophageal location of an 8 cm PEComa in a 75-year-old Caucasian man who was presented with ingravescent dysphagia. …”
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A Case of Histiocytic Sarcoma Arising from Mycosis Fungoides by Ethan A. Burns, Cesar Gentille, Saro Kasparian, Sai Ravi Pingali

“…To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of HS occurring as a second primary malignancy in a patient with mycosis fungoides (MF), with the retained immunophenotype markers CD30 and CD4.…”
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Protein Oxidation in Breast Microenvironment: Nipple Aspirate Fluid Collected from Breast Cancer Women Contains Increased Protein Carbonyl Concentration by Ferdinando Mannello, Gaetana A. Tonti, Virginia Medda

“…Our aims were to perform an exploratory investigation on the protein carbonyl accumulation in breast secretions from healthy and cancer patients and its correlation with lipid peroxidation markers.…”
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Clinical Causes of Inflammation in Peritoneal Dialysis Patients by Yeoungjee Cho, Carmel M. Hawley, David W. Johnson

“…Interest in inflammatory markers as targets of therapeutic intervention has been considerable as they are recognised as predictors of poor clinical outcomes. …”
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Population Structure Based on Microsatellite Length Polymorphism, Antifungal Susceptibility Profile, and Enzymatic Activity of <i>Candida auris</i> Clinical Isolates in Russia by Ellina Oganesyan, Victoria Klimenteva, Irina Vybornova, Valentina Venchakova, Ekaterina Parshikova, Sergey Kovyrshin, Olga Orlova, Alexander Kruglov, Svetlana Gordeeva, Natalya Vasilyeva, Anastasiya Taraskina

“…The most variable of the analyzed markers turned out to be M3-Ia, which was represented in the Russian population by eight different variants. …”
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Systemic Inflammatory Responses and Lung Injury following Hip Fracture Surgery Increases Susceptibility to Infection in Aged Rats by Hao Zhang, Tiansheng Sun, Zhi Liu, Jianzheng Zhang, Xiaowei Wang, Jia Liu

“…Animals were sacrificed 1, 3, and 7 days after the injury. Markers of systemic inflammation and pulmonary injury were analyzed. …”
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Improvement of In Vitro Osteogenic Potential through Differentiation of Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells from Human Exfoliated Dental Tissue towards Mesenchymal-Like Stem Cells by Felipe Augusto Andre Ishiy, Roberto Dalto Fanganiello, Karina Griesi-Oliveira, Angela May Suzuki, Gerson Shigeru Kobayashi, Andressa Gois Morales, Luciane Portas Capelo, Maria Rita Passos-Bueno

“…MSC-like cells from iPS-SHED and iPS-FIB displayed fibroblast-like morphology, downregulation of pluripotency markers and upregulation of mesenchymal markers. Comparative in vitro osteogenesis analysis showed higher osteogenic potential in MSC-like cells from iPS-SHED followed by MSC-like cells from iPS-FIB and SHED. …”
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Glutathione Peroxidase-1 Suppresses the Unfolded Protein Response upon Cigarette Smoke Exposure by Patrick Geraghty, Nathalie Baumlin, Matthias A. Salathe, Robert F. Foronjy, Jeanine M. D’Armiento

“…To determine whether the loss of GPx-1 expression has a direct impact on these ER stress markers during smoke exposure, Gpx-1−/− mice were exposed to cigarette smoke for 1 year. …”
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Trajectory of human migration: insights from autosomal and non-autosomal variant clustering patterns by Samayeta Sarkar Tuli, Joyatry Sarker, Mrinmoy Saha Roddur, Anik Biswas, Reefa Nawar, Tahmina Akter, Md. Wahid Murad, Abu Ashfaqur Sajib

“…Moreover, the genetic markers on the Y chromosome constitute only a minor fraction of the entire human genome. …”
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Mechanistic Insights into the Anticancer Potential of Methoxyflavones Analogs: A Review by Mohammad Aidiel, Maisarah Abdul Mutalib, Rajesh Ramasamy, Nik Nasihah Nik Ramli, Shirley Gee Hoon Tang, Siti Hajar Adam

“…The methoxy group in naturally occurring flavones promotes cytotoxic activity in various cancer cell lines by targeting protein markers, in facilitating ligand–protein binding mechanisms and activating cascading downstream signaling pathways leading to cell death. …”
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Small Interfering RNA Targeted to ASPP2 Promotes Progression of Experimental Proliferative Vitreoretinopathy by Xiao-Li Chen, Yu-Jing Bai, Qin-Rui Hu, Shan-Shan Li, Lv-Zhen Huang, Xiao-Xin Li

“…ASPP2 knockdown facilitated the proliferation and migration of RPE cells and enhanced the expression of mesenchymal markers such as alpha smooth muscle actin, fibronectin, and ZEB1. …”
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Hypergravity as a Possible Way of Bone Tissue Engineering in Osteoblastic Differentiation from Mesenchymal Stem Cells: A Systematic Review by Wisnu Sudrajad, Andre Erica Indrawan, Devangga Kusuma, Bagus Wibowo Soetojo, Heri Suroto

“…Various cultures have been implemented on stem cells; some induce osteoblastic differentiation markers, while others have the opposite effect. Microgravity has been proven in several studies to inhibit the expression of osteogenic differentiation markers. …”
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Changes in Plasma Levels of N-Arachidonoyl Ethanolamine and N-Palmitoylethanolamine following Bariatric Surgery in Morbidly Obese Females with Impaired Glucose Homeostasis by Akhila Mallipedhi, Sarah L. Prior, Gareth Dunseath, Richard M. Bracken, Jonathan Barry, Scott Caplin, Nia Eyre, James Morgan, John N. Baxter, Saoirse E. O’Sullivan, Sarir Sarmad, David A. Barrett, Stephen C. Bain, Steve D. Luzio, Jeffrey W. Stephens

“…We examined endocannabinoids (ECs) in relation to bariatric surgery and the association between plasma ECs and markers of insulin resistance. Methods. A study of 20 participants undergoing bariatric surgery. …”
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Evaluating the Relationship of GDF-15 with Clinical Characteristics, Cardinal Features, and Survival in Multiple Myeloma by Małgorzata Banaszkiewicz, Jolanta Małyszko, Krzysztof Batko, Ewa Koc-Żórawska, Marcin Żórawski, Paulina Dumnicka, Artur Jurczyszyn, Karolina Woziwodzka, Joanna Tisończyk, Marcin Krzanowski, Jacek Małyszko, Anna Waszczuk-Gajda, Ryszard Drożdż, Marek Kuźniewski, Katarzyna Krzanowska

“…Our results suggest that serum GDF-15 reflects myeloma burden and shares a relationship with several markers of prognostic significance, as well as major manifestations.…”
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Low-Dose Oxygen Enhances Macrophage-Derived Bacterial Clearance following Cigarette Smoke Exposure by William G. Bain, Ashutosh Tripathi, Pooja Mandke, Jonathan H. Gans, Franco R. D’Alessio, Venkataramana K. Sidhaye, Neil R. Aggarwal

“…After two days, lungs were harvested for PAO1 CFUs, and bronchoalveolar fluid was sampled for inflammatory markers. In culture, macrophages were exposed to cigarette smoke and oxygen (40%) for 24 hours and then incubated with PAO1, followed by quantification of bacterial phagocytosis and inflammatory markers. …”
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Endothelial Differentiation of Human Adipose-Derived Stem Cells on Polyglycolic Acid/Polylactic Acid Mesh by Meng Deng, Yunpeng Gu, Zhenjun Liu, Yue Qi, Gui E. Ma, Ning Kang

“…Cell adhesion, viability, and distribution of hADSCs on PGA/PLA mesh were observed by CM-Dil labeling, live/dead staining, and SEM examination while endothelial differentiation was evaluated by flow cytometry, Ac-LDL/UEA-1 uptake assay, immunofluorescence stainings, and gene expression analysis of endothelial related markers. Results showed hADSCs gained a mature endothelial phenotype with a positive ratio of 21.4 ± 3.7% for CD31+/CD34− when induced in 3D mesh after 21 days, which was further verified by the expressions of a comprehensive range of endothelial related markers, whereas hADSCs in 2D induced and 2D/3D noninduced groups all failed to differentiate into endothelial cells. …”
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