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Open AccessMTH1 protects platelet mitochondria from oxidative damage and regulates platelet function and thrombosis
Human MutT Homolog 1 (MTH1) is a nucleotide pool sanitization enzyme that hydrolyzes oxidized nucleotides to prevent their mis-incorporation into DNA under oxidative stress. Expression and functional roles of ...
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Open AccessAtypical cholangiocytes derived from hepatocyte-cholangiocyte transdifferentiation mediated by COX-2: a kind of misguided liver regeneration
Hepatocyte-cholangiocyte transdifferentiation (HCT) is a potential origin of proliferating cholangiocytes in liver regeneration after chronic injury. This study aimed to determine HCT after chronic liver injur...
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Open AccessCorrection: Celecoxib and octreotide synergistically ameliorate portal hypertension via inhibition of angiogenesis in cirrhotic rats
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The effectiveness of travel restriction measures in alleviating the COVID-19 epidemic: evidence from Shenzhen, China
With the expansion of the global novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, unprecedented interventions have been widely implemented in many countries, including China. In view of this scenario, this resea...
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Open AccessDoes Monitoring Total and Free Polymyxin B1 Plasma Concentrations Predict Polymyxin B-Induced Nephrotoxicity? A Retrospective Study in Critically Ill Patients
The correlation between total and free polymyxin B (PMB including PMB1 and PMB2) exposure in vivo and acute kidney injury (AKI) remains obscure. This study explores the relationships between plasma exposure of...
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Open AccessAuthor Correction: Targeting inhibition of extracellular signal-regulated kinase kinase pathway with AZD6244 (ARRY-142886) suppresses growth and angiogenesis of gastric cancer
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Open AccessDimethyl fumarate inhibits antibody-induced platelet destruction in immune thrombocytopenia mouse
Immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) is an autoimmune disease characterized as a low platelet count resulting from immune-mediated platelet destruction. Dimethyl fumarate (DMF) is widely applied for the treatment of ...
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Open AccessThe impacts of acid suppression on duodenal microbiota during the early phase of severe acute pancreatitis
Duodenal dysbiosis may be potential infection risks in patients with severe acute pancreatitis (SAP). Acid-suppression drugs (ACDs) are widely used in SAP patients in Asian countries. However, the impact of AC...
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Open AccessAutocrine motility factor promotes endometrial cancer progression by targeting GPER-1
Autocrine motility factor (AMF) is a critical factor regulating aggressiveness of endometrial cancer (EC). Multiple pieces of evidence indicate that it is through G protein coupled estrogen receptor (GPER) sig...
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Open AccessObesity Aggravates Acute Pancreatitis via Damaging Intestinal Mucosal Barrier and Changing Microbiota Composition in Rats
Obesity may aggravate acute pancreatitis (AP) through damaging the intestinal mucosal barrier (IMB). The underlying mechanism remains unclear. This study was aimed to provide further data to clarify the mechan...
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Open AccessComparison of prognostic, clinical, and renal histopathological characteristics of overlap** idiopathic membranous nephropathy and IgA nephropathy versus idiopathic membranous nephropathy
Overlap** idiopathic membranous nephropathy (IMN) and immunoglobulin A nephropathy (IgAN) is rare. This study aims to investigate the unique prognostic, clinical, and renal histopathological characteristics ...
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Open AccessLoss of Polycomb Group Protein Pcgf1 Severely Compromises Proper Differentiation of Embryonic Stem Cells
The Polycomb repressive complex 1 (PRC1) is essential for fate decisions of embryonic stem (ES) cells. Emerging evidence suggests that six major variants of PRC1 complex, defined by the mutually exclusive pres...
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Open AccessCollapsed Reticular Network and its Possible Mechanism during the Initiation and/or Progression of Hepatic Fibrosis
Among the researches on hepatic fibrosis, great attention was paid to both hepatocytes and extracellular matrix (ECM). However, little focus was drawn on reticular fibrous network, which is important for demar...
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Open AccessCelecoxib and octreotide synergistically ameliorate portal hypertension via inhibition of angiogenesis in cirrhotic rats
Abnormal angiogenesis is critical for portal hypertension in cirrhosis. Except for etiological treatment, no efficient medication or regime has been explored to treat the early stage of cirrhosis when angiogen...
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Open AccessProstaglandin E2 (PGE2) promotes proliferation and invasion by enhancing SUMO-1 activity via EP4 receptor in endometrial cancer
Prostaglandin E2 (PGE2), a derivative of arachidonic acid, has been identified as a tumorigenic factor in many cancers in recent studies. Prostaglandin E synthase 2 (PTGES2) is an enzyme that in humans is enco...
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Open AccessTargeting inhibition of extracellular signal-regulated kinase kinase pathway with AZD6244 (ARRY-142886) suppresses growth and angiogenesis of gastric cancer
AZD6244 (ARRY-142886), a highly selective MAPK-ERK kinase inhibitor, has shown excellent clinical efficacy in many tumors. However, the anti-tumor and anti-angiogenesis efficacy of AZD6244 on gastric cancer ha...
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Open AccessLiver X receptor agonist treatment attenuates cardiac dysfunction in type 2 diabetic db/db mice
Liver X receptor (LXR) plays a critical regulatory role in metabolism and inflammation, and has been demonstrated to be involved in cardiovascular physiology/pathology. In the present study, we investigated th...