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Characterization of Gut Microbiota in Rats and Rhesus Monkeys After Methamphetamine Self-administration
Methamphetamine (MA) is one of the most abused drugs globally, but the mechanism of its addiction remains unclear. Several animal studies have shown that the gut microbiota (GM) influences addictive behaviors,...
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Modulation of plasmacytoid dendritic cell and CD4+ T cell differentiation accompanied by upregulation of the cholinergic anti-inflammatory pathway induced by enterovirus 71
Enterovirus 71 (EV71) is a neurotropic enterovirus associated with hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD) fatalities. In this study, we investigated the impact of EV71 on plasmacytoid dendritic cells (pDCs) and CD4
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Immunosuppressive MFAP2+ cancer associated fibroblasts conferred unfavorable prognosis and therapeutic resistance in gastric cancer
To explore the predictive merit of MFAP2+ cancer associated fibroblasts (CAFs) infiltration for clinical outcomes and adjuvant chemotherapy or immunotherapy responsiveness in gastric cancer (GC).
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The nuclear cytokine IL-37a controls lethal cytokine storms primarily via IL-1R8-independent transcriptional upregulation of PPARγ
Cytokine storms are crucial in the development of various inflammatory diseases, including sepsis and autoimmune disorders. The immunosuppressive cytokine INTERLEUKIN (IL)-37 consists of five isoforms (IL-37a-...
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A metabolite from commensal Candida albicans enhances the bactericidal activity of macrophages and protects against sepsis
The gut microbiome is recognized as a key modulator of sepsis development. However, the contribution of the gut mycobiome to sepsis development is still not fully understood. Here, we demonstrated that the lev...
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Open AccessApplication of non-invasive prenatal testing to 91,280 spontaneous pregnancies and 3477 pregnancies conceived by in vitro fertilization
Many clinical studies based on spontaneous pregnancies (SPs) have demonstrated the superiority of non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT), and the question of whether this technology is suitable for offspring con...
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Open AccessImmune regulation and prognosis indicating ability of a newly constructed multi-genes containing signature in clear cell renal cell carcinoma
Clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC) is the most common renal malignancy, although newly develo** targeted therapy and immunotherapy have been showing promising effects in clinical treatment, the effectiv...
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Open AccessCorrection: AHSA1 is a promising therapeutic target for cellular proliferation and proteasome inhibitor resistance in multiple myeloma
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Open AccessOsteosarcoma transcriptome data exploration reveals STC2 as a novel risk indicator in disease progression
Osteosarcoma has been the most common primary bone malignant tumor in children and adolescents. Despite the considerable improvement in the understanding of genetic events attributing to the rapid development ...
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De Novo SMARCC2 Variant in a Chinese Woman with Coffin-Siris Syndrome 8: a Case Report with Mild Intellectual Disability and Endocrinopathy
Coffin-Siris syndrome (CSS) is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by cognitive disability, coarse facial features, hypertrichosis, and somatic dysmorphic features. It is caused by mutations in the BAF...
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Open AccessPan-cancer analysis reveals RIPK2 predicts prognosis and promotes immune therapy resistance via triggering cytotoxic T lymphocytes dysfunction
Receptor-interacting protein kinase 2 (RIPK2, also known as RIP2) was reported to be associated with bacterial infections as well as inflammatory responses. However, the role of RIPK2 in prognosis and immunoth...
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Open AccessAHSA1 is a promising therapeutic target for cellular proliferation and proteasome inhibitor resistance in multiple myeloma
Currently, multiple myeloma (MM) is still an incurable plasma cell malignancy in urgent need of novel therapeutic targets and drugs.
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Open AccessIMUP and GPRC5A: two newly identified risk score indicators in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma
Pancreatic cancer has been a threateningly lethal malignant tumor worldwide. Despite the promising survival improvement in other cancer types attributing to the fast development of molecular precise medicine, ...
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Open AccessPredictive potential of Nomogram based on GMWG for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma after radical resection
Since it’s a challenging task to precisely predict the prognosis of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). We developed a nomogram based on a novel indicator GMWG [(Geometric Mean of gamma-glutamyltrans...
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Open AccessCHEK1 and circCHEK1_246aa evoke chromosomal instability and induce bone lesion formation in multiple myeloma
Multiple myeloma (MM) is still incurable and characterized by clonal expansion of plasma cells in the bone marrow (BM). Therefore, effective therapeutic interventions must target both myeloma cells and the BM ...
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Open AccessAssociation of ZNF331 and WIF1 methylation in peripheral blood leukocytes with the risk and prognosis of gastric cancer
Peripheral blood leukocyte (PBL) DNA methylation may serve as a surrogate marker to evaluate the susceptibility to and prognosis of gastric cancer (GC). In this study, blood-derived DNA methylation levels of t...
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Open AccessBioinformatic analysis identifying FGF1 gene as a new prognostic indicator in clear cell Renal Cell Carcinoma
Clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC) has been the commonest renal cell carcinoma (RCC). Although the disease classification, diagnosis and targeted therapy of RCC has been increasingly evolving attributing ...
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Design, synthesis and biological evaluation of Schiff’s base derivatives as multifunctional agents for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease
A series of Schiff’s base derivatives was rationally designed, synthesized, and evaluated as multi-function agents for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). The results revealed that compound 3b was a novel ...
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Open AccessBioinformatic analysis revealing mitotic spindle assembly regulated NDC80 and MAD2L1 as prognostic biomarkers in non-small cell lung cancer development
Lung cancer has been the leading cause of tumor related death, and 80% ~ 85% of it is non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Even with the rising molecular targeted therapies, for example EGFR, ROS1 and ALK, the ...
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Open AccessPrognostic significance of TOP2A in non-small cell lung cancer revealed by bioinformatic analysis
Lung cancer has been a common malignant tumor with a leading cause of morbidity and mortality, current molecular targets are woefully lacking comparing to the highly progressive cancer. The study is designed t...