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Role of iNOS-derived reactive nitrogen species and resultant nitrative stress in leukocytes-induced cardiomyocyte apoptosis after myocardial ischemia/reperfusion
Polymorphonuclear leukocyte (PMN) accumulation/activation has been implicated as a primary mechanism underlying MI/R injury. Recent studies have demonstrated that PMNs express inducible nitric oxide synthase (...
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Open AccessThe transcription factor RBP-J-mediated signaling is essential for dendritic cells to evoke efficient anti-tumor immune responses in mice
Dendritic cells (DCs) are professional antigen presenting cells that initiate specific immune responses against tumor cells. Transcription factor RBP-J-mediated Notch signaling regulates DC genesis, but whethe...
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Production of CCHF virus-like particle by a baculovirus-insect cell expression system
Crimean-Congo Haemorrhagic Fever Virus (CCHFV) is a tick-born virus of the Nairovirus genus within the Bunyaviridae family, which is widespread and causes high fatality. The nucleocapsid of CCHFV is comprised of ...
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Presynaptic glycine receptors as a potential therapeutic target for hyperekplexia disease
The authors show that a nonpsychoactive cannabinoid, DH-CBD, can rescue exaggerated acoustic startle phenotypes caused by startle disease–causing point mutations in the glycine receptor (GlyR) α1 subunit. Homo...
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G9a is essential for epigenetic silencing of K+ channel genes in acute-to-chronic pain transition
Chronic neuropathic pain is associated with K+ channel downregulation in primary sensory neurons. The authors show that G9a, a histone-modifying enzyme, is required for transcriptional repression of K+ channel–as...
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Serum CXCL12 Levels as a Novel Predictor of Future Stroke Recurrence in Patients with Acute Ischemic Stroke
Previous studies had shown that CXC chemokine ligand-12 (CXCL12) plays a significant role in animal models of ischemic stroke, but its role in human stroke is unclear. The aim of this study was to test the rel...
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NMDA Receptors and Signaling in Chronic Neuropathic Pain
Chronic pain, especially neuropathic pain resulting from damage to the peripheral or central nervous system, is a major clinical problem that remains difficult to treat. The glutamate N-methyl-d-aspartate recepto...
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Overexpression of Nogo receptor 3 (NgR3) correlates with poor prognosis and contributes to the migration of epithelial cells of nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients
Lymph node metastasis (N classification) is one of the most important prognostic factors of nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC), and nerve involvement is associated with the transition of the N category in NPC pati...
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Open AccessHepatitis B core VLP-based mis-disordered tau vaccine elicits strong immune response and alleviates cognitive deficits and neuropathology progression in Tau.P301S mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease and frontotemporal dementia
Truncated mis-disordered tau protein plays an important role in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD). Tau294–305, an epitope in the truncated tau, is essential for pathol...
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Open AccessDNA methylation and hydroxymethylation profiles reveal possible role of highly methylated TLR signaling on Fasciola gigantica excretory/secretory products (FgESPs) modulation of buffalo dendritic cells
Excretory/secretory products (ESPs) released by parasites influence the development and functions of host dendritic cells (DCs). However, little is known about changes of DNA (hydroxy)methylation on DC develop...
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Comparison of epidemiological and clinical characteristics of COVID-19 patients with and without Wuhan exposure
A novel coronavirus called severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), first identified in Wuhan, China, has been rapidly spreading around the world. This study investigates the epidemiologic...
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Interferon-α2b spray inhalation did not shorten virus shedding time of SARS-CoV-2 in hospitalized patients: a preliminary matched case-control study
Currently, there are no drugs that have been proven to be effective against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Because of its broad antiviral activity, interferon (IFN) should be eva...
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Tanshinone IIA prevents LPS-induced inflammatory responses in mice via inactivation of succinate dehydrogenase in macrophages
Metabolic reprogramming is associated with NLRP3 inflammasome activation in activated macrophages, contributing to inflammatory responses. Tanshinone IIA (Tan-IIA) is a major constituent from Salvia miltiorrhiza ...
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Open AccessRutin prevents tau pathology and neuroinflammation in a mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease
Tau pathology is a hallmark of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and other tauopathies. During disease progression, abnormally phosphorylated forms of tau aggregate and accumulate into neurofibrillary tangles, leading ...
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Genetic Mutation of SARS-CoV-2 during Consecutive Passages in Permissive Cells
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Open AccessAutophagy-based unconventional secretion of HMGB1 in glioblastoma promotes chemosensitivity to temozolomide through macrophage M1-like polarization
Glioblastoma (GB) is the most common and highly malignant brain tumor characterized by aggressive growth and resistance to alkylating chemotherapy. Autophagy induction is one of the hallmark effects of anti-GB...
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Open AccessDetection performance of PCR for Legionella pneumophila in environmental samples: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Legionellosis remains a public health problem. The most common diagnostic method to detect Legionella pneumophila (L. pneumophila) is culture. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) is a fast and accurate method for thi...
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Open AccessAn integrated approach of network pharmacology, molecular docking, and experimental verification uncovers kaempferol as the effective modulator of HSD17B1 for treatment of endometrial cancer
Endometrial cancer (EC) is one of the most common gynecological malignancies globally, and the development of innovative, effective drugs against EC remains a key issue. Phytoestrogen kaempferol exhibits anti-...
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Discovery and characterization of a novel cGAS covalent inhibitor for the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease
Cyclic GMP-AMP synthase (cGAS), a cytosolic DNA sensor, acts as a nucleotidyl transferase that catalyzes ATP and GTP to form cyclic GMP-AMP (cGAMP) and plays a critical role in innate immunity. Hyperactivation...
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First-line pyrotinib in advanced HER2-mutant non-small-cell lung cancer: a patient-centric phase 2 trial
To explore targeted treatment options in patients with non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with rare genetic mutations in the context of a patient-centric clinical trial, we initiated, in parallel, a phase 2 ad...