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Inhibiting MMP13 Attenuates Deep Vein Thrombosis in a Mouse Model by Reducing the Expression of Pdpn
Matrix metalloproteinase 13 (MMP13) is an extracellular matrix protease that affects the progression of atherosclerotic plaques and arterial thrombi by degrading collagens, modifying protein structures and reg...
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Open AccessRapid development of double-hit mRNA antibody cocktail against orthopoxviruses
The Orthopoxvirus genus, especially variola virus (VARV), monkeypox virus (MPXV), remains a significant public health threat worldwide. The development of therapeutic antibodies against orthopoxviruses is largely...
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Open AccessLaser acupuncture and photobiomodulation therapy in Bell’s palsy with a duration of greater than 8 weeks: a randomized controlled trial
To investigate the efficacy of laser acupuncture and photobiomodulation therapy in alleviating symptoms among patients diagnosed with Bell’s palsy with duration of greater than 8 weeks. The randomized controll...
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Open AccessElaiophylin triggers paraptosis and preferentially kills ovarian cancer drug-resistant cells by inducing MAPK hyperactivation
Finely tuned mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) signaling is important for cancer cell survival. Perturbations that push cells out of the MAPK fitness zone result in cell death. Previously, in a screen of...
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Open AccessReduced nucleus accumbens functional connectivity in reward network and default mode network in patients with recurrent major depressive disorder
The nucleus accumbens (NAc) is considered a hub of reward processing and a growing body of evidence has suggested its crucial role in the pathophysiology of major depressive disorder (MDD). However, inconsiste...
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Open AccessA snapshot of public knowledge of novel coronavirus disease 2019: a web-based national survey
Although the number of existing cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in China has been decreasing since late February 2020, the number of confirmed cases abroad is surging. Improving public knowledge o...
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Evaluation of specific neural marker GAP-43 and TH combined with Masson-trichrome staining for forensic autopsy cases with old myocardial infarction
It has been a puzzling forensic task to determine the cause of death as a result of old myocardial infarction (OMI) in the absence of recognizable acute myocardial infarction. Recent studies indicated that the...
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Disrupted-in-Schizophrenia-1 Attenuates Amyloid-β Generation and Cognitive Deficits in APP/PS1 Transgenic Mice by Reduction of β-Site APP-Cleaving Enzyme 1 Levels
Disrupted-in-Schizophrenia-1 (DISC1) is a genetic risk factor for a wide range of major mental disorders, including schizophrenia, major depression, and bipolar disorders. Recent reports suggest a potential ro...
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Apelin-APJ effects of ginsenoside-Rb1 depending on hypoxia-induced factor 1α in hypoxia neonatal cardiomyocytes
To investigate whether ginsenoside-Rb1 (Gs-Rb1) inhibits the apoptosis of hypoxia cardiomyocytes by up-regulating apelin-APJ system and whether the system is affected by hypoxia-induced factor 1α (Hif-1α).
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Changes of serum trace elements, AFP, CEA, SF, T3, T4 and IGF-II in different periods of rat liver cancer
Based on liver cancer model built in SD rats, the contents of trace elements (Cu, Fe, Zn, Ca and Mg), AFP, CEA, SF, TH and IGF-II in serum were measured at different stages to explore the molecular changes dur...
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Induction of gastric intraepithelial neoplasia of glandular stomach of mongolian gerbils by elicobacter pylori
Objective: To setup an animal model of gastric carcinogenesis by Helicobacter pylori (Hp) for basic, prevention and therapeutic research of Hp-related diseases. Methods: 22 young male Mongolian g...
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Effects of pl6INK4 gene on chemosensitivity of human glioma U251 cell line to teniposide
Objective: To determine the effects on the cell growth, tumorigenicity and chemosensitivity of pl6/CDK4I in human glioma. Methods: pl6 gene was transfected into U251 cells by lipofectin. Expression of exogenou...
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Clinical study of chronic renal failure treated with Baoyuan Dahuang Decoction (保元大黄汤)
Chronic renal failure patients (as test group) under treatment by Baoyuan Dahuang Decoction, other 20 cases (as control group) by western medicine, mainly coated aldehyde oxystain, had commonly blood urea nitr...