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Open AccessLow-Shear Stress Promotes Atherosclerosis via Inducing Endothelial Cell Pyroptosis Mediated by IKKε/STAT1/NLRP3 Pathway
Atherosclerosis is initiated by vascular endothelial dysfunction, and low-shear stress (LSS) of blood flow is a key factor leading to endothelial dysfunction. Growing evidence suggests that endothelial cell py...
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Open AccessSurface ligand-regulated renal clearance of MRI/SPECT dual-modality nanoprobes for tumor imaging
The general sluggish clearance kinetics of functional inorganic nanoparticles tend to raise potential biosafety concerns for in vivo applications. Renal clearance is a possible elimination pathway for function...
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Effect of Dielectric Offset and Electrode-Dielectric Bonding Anomalies on the Insulation Properties of Conductive Slip Rings
Conductive slip rings (CSR) serve as essential components for power transfer in solar sail systems. However, defects within the multi-carrier ring or multi-dielectric layer structures can compromise the insula...
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Open AccessCorrection to: LILRB2-containing small extracellular vesicles from glioblastoma promote tumor progression by promoting the formation and expansion of myeloid-derived suppressor cells
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Open AccessLILRB2-containing small extracellular vesicles from glioblastoma promote tumor progression by promoting the formation and expansion of myeloid-derived suppressor cells
Leukocyte immunoglobulin-like receptor subfamily B2 (LILRB2) was reported to be an inhibitory molecule with suppressive functions. sEVs mediate communication between cancer cells and other cells. However, the ...
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Open AccessCdyl2-60aa encoded by CircCDYL2 accelerates cardiomyocyte death by blocking APAF1 ubiquitination in rats
The loss of cardiomyocytes (CMs) after myocardial infarction (MI) is widely acknowledged to initiate the development of heart failure (HF). Herein, we found that circCDYL2 (583 nt) derived from chromodomain Y-...
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High-Density Lipoprotein Is Associated with Leukoaraiosis Severity in Patients with Acute Ischemic Stroke
Many patients with acute ischemic stroke (AIS) are found to accompany with leukoaraiosis (LA) in brain imaging. The risk factors of LA in patients with AIS were examined in this study. Patients with AIS were r...
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Open AccessSpontaneous emission in micro- or nanophotonic structures
Single-photon source in micro- or nanoscale is the basic building block of on-chip quantum information and scalable quantum network. Enhanced spontaneous emission based on cavity quantum electrodynamics (CQED)...
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Open AccessCirc_0001367 inhibits glioma proliferation, migration and invasion by sponging miR-431 and thus regulating NRXN3
Many studies have reported that circular RNAs play a vital role in the malignant progression of human cancers. However, the role and underlying mechanism of circRNAs in the development of gliomas have not been...
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Open AccessSMART transfer method to directly compare the mechanical response of water-supported and free-standing ultrathin polymeric films
Intrinsic mechanical properties of sub-100 nm thin films are markedly difficult to obtain, yet an ever-growing necessity for emerging fields such as soft organic electronics. To complicate matters, the interfa...
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Open AccessThe coupling and competition of crystallization and phase separation, correlating thermodynamics and kinetics in OPV morphology and performances
The active layer morphology transition of organic photovoltaics under non-equilibrium conditions are of vital importance in determining the device power conversion efficiency and stability; however, a general ...
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Influence of side‐chain isomerization on the isothermal crystallization kinetics of poly(3‐alkylthiophenes)
Flexible alkyl side chain in conjugate polymers (CPs) improves the solubility and promotes solution processability, in addition, it affects interchain packing and charge mobilities. Despite the well‐known char...
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Open AccessEffectiveness of exercise intervention on fall-related fractures in older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
Exercise intervention can significantly improve physical function and bone strength; however, the effect of exercise on fall-related fractures in older adults remains controversial. This study aimed to assess ...
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Neutrophil to Lymphocyte Ratio Is a Therapeutic Biomarker for Spontaneous Hemorrhagic Transformation
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The nuclear localization signal is required for the function of squamosa promoter binding protein-like gene 9 to promote vegetative phase change in Arabidopsis
A mutation in the nuclear localization signal of squamosa promoter binding like-protein 9 (SPL9) delays vegetative phase change by disrupting its nuclear localization.
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Prognostic value of NUSAP1 in progression and expansion of glioblastoma multiforme
Nucleolar and spindle-associated protein (NUSAP1) is a microtubule and chromatin-binding protein that stabilizes microtubules to prevent depolymerization, maintains spindle integrity. NUSAP1 could cross-link s...
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Open AccessDisorder to Order Transition and Ordered Morphology of Coil-Comb Block Copolymer by Self-Consistent Field Theory
The disorder to order transition and the ordered patterns near the disordered state of coil-comb copolymer A-b-(B m + 1-g-C m ) are investigated by the...
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Low-voltage-activated T-type Ca2+ channel inhibitors as new tools in the treatment of glioblastoma: the role of endostatin
Ca2+ plays a key role in intracellular signaling and controls various cellular processes such as proliferation, differentiation, cell growth, death, and apoptosis. Aberrant changes in intracellular Ca2+ levels ca...
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Microsurgical Treatment of Posterior Cranial Fossa Tumors Via Keyhole Approaches
The neurosurgical keyhole operation which is a new concept developed recently, especially characterized by the supraorbital subfrontal eyebrow approach, has be widely applied for intracranial tumors and aneury...
