Pretreatment with G-CSF Could Enhance the Antifibrotic Effect of BM-MSCs on Pulmonary Fibrosis by Feiyan Zhao, Wei Liu, Shaojie Yue, Lei Yang, Qingzhong Hua, Yan Zhou, Haipeng Cheng, Ziqiang Luo, Siyuan Tang

“…Granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) can promote the repair of a variety of damaged tissues, but the underlying mechanisms have not yet been fully elucidated. Bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BM-MSCs) play an important role in the repair of damaged tissue. …”
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Association of Choline Intake with Blood Pressure and Effects of Its Microbiota-Dependent Metabolite Trimethylamine-N-Oxide on Hypertension by Guo-dong He, Xiao-cong Liu, An-shang Lu, Ying-qing Feng

“…An inverse relationship of choline intake with systolic BP was observed. The mechanism for the beneficial effect of TC might be associated with the diuretic effect of its metabolite TMAO.…”
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Metabolic Activity in Human Intermuscular Adipose Tissue Directs the Response of Resident PPARγ⁺ Macrophages to Fatty Acids by Xiaoying Chen, Sebastian Ludger Schubert, Aline Müller, Miguel Pishnamaz, Frank Hildebrand, Mahtab Nourbakhsh

“…Thus, future in-depth studies on IMAT-resident PPARγ⁺ macrophage action mechanisms will elucidate the role of skeletal muscle in the pathogenesis of human metabolic dysfunction.…”
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Biochemical Properties of the Acid Ectophosphatase Activity of <i>Phytomonas serpens</i> Involved in Cell Proliferation by Luiz Fernando Carvalho-Kelly, Anita Leocadio Freitas-Mesquita, Thaís Souza Silveira Majerowicz, José Roberto Meyer-Fernandes

“…The elucidation of the molecular mechanisms involved in this process emerges as a relevant perspective, providing new strategies for controlling <i>Phytomonas</i> infection.…”
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Mobility, ICT, and health: a built environment investigation of older Chinese migrants’ social isolation and loneliness by Amber DeJohn, Bochu Liu, Xinlin Ma, Michael J. Widener, Zhilin Liu

“…Methods Using a survey of older Chinese migrants in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) during the extended COVID-19 lockdown, we investigate how community mobility and ICT use, two mechanisms of socializing, relate to the built environment and influence loneliness (De Jong Gierveld 6-item scale), as well as mental and physical health (SF-12). …”
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Application of Homogenized Load-Bearing Ring Hypothesis in Roadway Supporting by Quntao Zhang, Jianwei Zheng, Xiaodong Sun, Wenzhou Li, Kang Yi, Yukai Fu, Jiulin Shi, Shuai Wang, Biao Liu, Qi Wang

“…In this study, an HLBR hypothesis was proposed with comprehensive consideration of mechanical properties of surrounding rock mass based on the reinforced arch theory and axial variation theory. …”
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<italic>Hedyotis Diffusa</italic> Willd Increase Drugs Accumulation by Regulating Hedgehog Pathway in Drug Resistant Colorectal Cancer Cells by Yiyi JIN, Qiongyu LI, Zijun LAI, Zhaokun YAN, Jianyu FENG, Jiumao LIN

“…Objective:To explore the effect and underlying mechanism of <italic>Hedyotis diffusa</italic> Willd (HDW) on drug efflux and regulation of Hedgehog (HH) signaling pathway in human colorectal cancer HCT-8/5-FU cells.Methods:HCT-8/5-FU Cells were treated with different concentrations of ethanol extract of HDW (EEHDW). …”
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Cryopreserved Umbilical Cord Mesenchymal Stem Cells Show Comparable Effects to Un-Cryopreserved Cells in Treating Osteoarthritis by Bo Yan, Huixin Chen, Li Yan, Qiang Yuan, Le Guo

“…And the conditioned medium of UC-MSCs (UC-CM) and cell freezing medium of C-MSCs (C-CFM) were collected for the mechanism study. No significant differences were found between UC-MSCs and C-MSCs in cell viability, immunophenotype, and trilineage differentiation capacity. …”
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CausMatch: Causal Matching Learning With Counterfactual Preference Framework for Cross-Modal Retrieval by Chen Chen, Dan Wang

“…Numerous sophisticated techniques have gained widespread adoption for harnessing attention mechanisms to facilitate cross-modal correspondence in matching tasks. …”
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Social network sites (SNS) an archetype of techno-social stress: A systematic review by January F. Naga, Ryan A. Ebardo

“…Studies were categorized and coded using the Stressor-Strain-Outcome (SSO) model to examine demographic variations in stressor impacts and coping mechanisms. Results: The findings reveal a complex interplay of technological, behavioral-technological, and social stressors. …”
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Comprehensive Insight of Neurodegenerative Diseases and The Role of Neurotoxin Agents — Glutamate by Hui-Min Yap, Kwan-Liang Lye, Loh Teng-Hern Tan

“…Whereas non-receptor mediated oxidative toxicity involved the breakdown of the cystine/glutamate antiporter (xc - ) mechanism, which leads to the depletion of glutathione (GSH) and causes oxidative stress and cell death. …”
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Bioprinted hydrogels in bone regeneration: a bibliometric analysis by Huijie Zhang, Xiaoyu Li, Zhenyu Jia, Kun Jiao, Kun Jiao, Chen Liu, Chen Liu, Zixiang Deng, Yushu Bai, Xianzhao Wei, Xiaoyi Zhou

“…Our bibliometric-based visualization analysis revealed that the mechanical properties and osteogenic differentiation capacity of biomaterials have been a focal research topic over the past decade, while emerging research has also concentrated on the in vitro fabrication of stem cells for bone regeneration and osteogenic differentiation, particularly the precise application of in situ stem cell-loaded bioprinted organoids.ConclusionThis study provides an in-depth analysis of the research trajectory in the application of bioprinted hydrogels for bone regeneration. …”
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Genome- and Transcriptome-Wide Characterization and Expression Analyses of bHLH Transcription Factor Family Reveal Their Relevance to Salt Stress Response in Tomato by Jianling Zhang, Xiaoying Liu, Zuozhen Yin, Tiantian Zhao, Dan Du, Jing Li, Mingku Zhu, Yueying Sun, Yu Pan

“…These results provide valuable information to further understand the significance and intricacy of the bHLH transcription factor family, and lay a foundation for further exploring functions and possible regulatory mechanisms of SlbHLH members in abiotic stress tolerance, which will be significant for the study of tomato stress resistance and agricultural productivity.…”
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Study on Energy Dissipation Characteristics and Damage Law of Backfill under Cyclic Impact by Xianglong Li, Qinglian Zhou, Jianguo Wang, Wei Sun, Yongxin Yao, Yongbo Wu, Zhiping Zhang

“…Moreover, it was found that the mechanical properties of the filling body affect the whole combined specimen, and the dynamic strength of the combined specimen with the cement-sand ratio of 1 : 4 was higher than that of the cement-sand ratio of 1 : 6. …”
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Spatio-Temporal Segmented Traffic Flow Prediction with ANPRS Data Based on Improved XGBoost by Bo Sun, Tuo Sun, Pengpeng Jiao

“…The early_stopping_rounds adjustment mechanism (EAM) is introduced to improve the effect of the XGBoost model. …”
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Betulinic acid protects against ovarian impairment by decreasing F-2 toxin-induced oxidative stress and inflammation associated with the downregulation of p38 expression in mice by Li Kong, Xinyu Gao, Lijuan Zhu, Xing Lin, You Huang, Chunlin Huang, Wenjiang Yang, Yazhi Chen, Haoqiang Zhao, Jing Wu, Zhihang Yuan, Jin’e Yi

“…In this study, the antioxidative and anti-inflammatory effects of BA and its underlying mechanism are explored in F-2 toxin-triggered mouse ovarian damage. …”
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Altering the redox status of Chlamydia trachomatis directly impacts its developmental cycle progression by Vandana Singh, Scot P Ouellette

“…For the first time, our study provides a mechanism of chlamydial secondary differentiation dependent on redox status.…”
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Sustainable mortar with waste glass fine aggregates and pond ash as an alkali-silica reaction suppressor by W.C.V. Fernando, W. Lokuge, H. Wang, C. Gunasekara, K. Dhasindrakrishna

“…Hence, microstructural and chemical analyses are conducted to investigate the underlying reaction mechanisms. The strength results show that glass can replace natural sand with minimal impact on compressive strength up to 60 %, beyond which strength decreases by 11 % at 100 % glass. …”
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The influence of hepatocyte growth factor on the proliferation and differentiation of stem cells by Rafał Bieś, Agnieszka Mikosińska, Jakub Parys, Mateusz Litwin, Patrycja Kałuziak, Marta Jajczak, Maciej Mossakowski, Aleksandra Witek, Martyna Kaźmierczak, Stanisław Jesionek

“…Further research is needed to better understand its mechanisms and optimize targeted therapies. Combining pharmacological agents that modulate HGF/c-Met signaling with personalized treatment approaches could enhance therapeutic outcomes for cancer patients. …”
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Oxytocin: co-evolution of human and domesticated animals by Yu. E. Herbeck, R. G. Gulevich, D. V. Shepeleva, V. V. Grinevich

“…At the behavioral level, OT facilitates intraspecific social contacts in mammals via various mechanisms ranging from the suppression of neuroendocrine stress responses to the direct OT action on neurons of socially relevant brain regions. …”
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