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Open AccessNEK2 promotes the development of ovarian endometriosis and impairs decidualization by phosphorylating FOXO1
Ovarian endometriosis is a common gynecological disease, and one of its most significant symptoms is infertility. In patients with endometriosis, defects in endometrial decidualization lead to impaired endomet...
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Open AccessThe m6A methylation and expression profiles of mouse neural stem cells after hypoxia/reoxygenation
Ischemia–reperfusion injury to the central nervous system often causes severe complications. The activation of endogenous neural stem cells (NSCs) is considered a promising therapeutic strategy for nerve repai...
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Open AccessTranscription factor Sp1 transcriptionally enhances GSDME expression for pyroptosis
Gasdermin-E (GSDME), the executioner of pyroptosis when cleaved by caspase 3, plays a crucial role in tumor defense and the response to chemotherapy drugs in cells. So far, there are poorly known mechanisms fo...
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MicroRNA-598 inhibition ameliorates LPS-induced acute lung injury in mice through upregulating Ebf1 expression
Acute lung injury is a critical acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) with high morbidity and mortality. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) have been demonstrated to play important roles regulating acute lung injury deve...
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Author Correction: In vitro expansion of human sperm through nuclear transfer
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Open AccessAn RBD virus-like particle vaccine for SARS-CoV-2 induces cross-variant antibody responses in mice and macaques
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LncRNA PVT1 upregulates FBN1 by sponging miR-30b-5p to aggravate pulpitis
Pulpitis is a disease mainly caused by bacterial infection. Long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) influence the advancement of pulpitis. In this paper, we reconnoitered the characters of lncRNA plasmacytoma variant tr...
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Progresses in GluN2A-containing NMDA Receptors and their Selective Regulators
NMDA receptors play an important physiological role in regulating synaptic plasticity, learning and memory. GluN2A subunits are the most abundant functional subunits of NMDA receptors expressed in mature brain...
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Pirfenidone promotes the levels of exosomal miR-200 to down-regulate ZEB1 and represses the epithelial-mesenchymal transition of non-small cell lung cancer cells
Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is the malignancy with highest mortality and morbidity. Cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) are the most abundant stromal cells in the tumor microenvironment of NSCLC. This ...
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Open AccessDownregulation of MEIS1 mediated by ELFN1-AS1/EZH2/DNMT3a axis promotes tumorigenesis and oxaliplatin resistance in colorectal cancer
Oxaliplatin is widely used in the frontline treatment of colorectal cancer (CRC), but an estimated 50% of patients will eventually stop responding to treatment due to acquired resistance. This study revealed t...
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Open AccessExploring neuronal mechanisms involved in the scratching behavior of a mouse model of allergic contact dermatitis by transcriptomics
Allergic contact dermatitis (ACD) is a common skin condition characterized by contact hypersensitivity to allergens, accompanied with skin inflammation and a mixed itch and pain sensation. The itch and pain dr...
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Open AccessTargeting CCL2-CCR4 axis suppress cell migration of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma
For head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC), the local invasion and distant metastasis represent the predominant causes of mortality. Targeted inhibition of chemokines and their receptors is an ongoing a...
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Open AccessSalmonella pSLT-encoded effector SpvB promotes RIPK3-dependent necroptosis in intestinal epithelial cells
Salmonella is one of the most important worldwide zoonotic pathogens. After invading a host orally, the bacteria break through the intestinal epithelial barrier for further invasion. Intestinal epithelial cells (...
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TRIM21 regulates pyroptotic cell death by promoting Gasdermin D oligomerization
Gasdermin-D (GSDMD), the executioner of pyroptotic cell death when it is cleaved by inflammatory caspases, plays a crucial role in host defense and the response to danger signals. So far, there are no known me...
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Open AccessEpigenetic integrity of paternal imprints enhances the developmental potential of androgenetic haploid embryonic stem cells
The use of two inhibitors of Mek1/2 and Gsk3β (2i) promotes the generation of mouse diploid and haploid embryonic stem cells (ESCs) from the inner cell mass of biparental and uniparental blastocysts, respectiv...
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Open AccessWnt/β-catenin signalling: function, biological mechanisms, and therapeutic opportunities
The Wnt/β-catenin pathway comprises a family of proteins that play critical roles in embryonic development and adult tissue homeostasis. The deregulation of Wnt/β-catenin signalling often leads to various seri...
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Open AccessCharacterization of a novel glucocorticoid-resistant human B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia cell line, with AMPK, mTOR and fatty acid synthesis pathway inhibition
Acquired glucocorticoid (GC) resistance remains the main obstacle in acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) therapy. The aim of the present study was to establish a novel GC-resistant B-ALL cell line and investiga...
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Open AccessHuman umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cell transfusion in immune non-responders with AIDS: a multicenter randomized controlled trial
We examined the safety and efficacy of human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cell (hUC-MSC) infusion for immune non-responder (INR) patients with chronic HIV-1 infection, who represent an unmet medical need ev...
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Transcriptome sequencing and comparative analysis of differentially expressed genes in the roots of Musa Paradisiaca under salt stress
Salt stress severely impacts plant growth and development. Banana, a salt-sensitive plant, has been studied for decades with respect to its physiological and biochemical performances under salt stress. To unde...
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Myeloid TBK1 Deficiency Induces Motor Deficits and Axon Degeneration Through Inflammatory Cell Infiltration
TANK-binding kinase1 (TBK1) haploinsufficiency has been shown to cause both amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD); however, the mechanism is unclear.