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Multi-scale modeling to investigate the effects of transcranial magnetic stimulation on morphologically-realistic neuron with depression
Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is a non-invasive neuromodulation technique to activate or inhibit the activity of neurons, and thereby regulate their excitability. This technique has demonstrated pote...
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Identification of phase-I and phase-II metabolites and the metabolic pathway of the novel synthetic cannabinoid 5F-EDMB-PICA in vitro
5F-EDMB-PICA is a newly emerged synthetic cannabinoid which has been characterized in relevant literature in recent years. Although phase-I metabolites of 5F-EDMB-PICA have been partly reported, the phase-II m...
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Serotype distribution, antibiotic resistance, multilocus sequence ty**, and virulence factors of invasive and non-invasive Streptococcus pneumoniae in Northeast China from 2000 to 2021
Streptococcus pneumoniae infection is a major public health concern with high morbidity and mortality rates. This study aimed to evaluate the serotype distribution, antimicrobial resistance changes, clonal compos...
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Author Correction: Pembrolizumab and cabozantinib in recurrent metastatic head and neck squamous cell carcinoma: a phase 2 trial
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Open AccessRapid detection of lung cancer based on serum Raman spectroscopy and a support vector machine: a case-control study
Early screening and detection of lung cancer is essential for the diagnosis and prognosis of the disease. In this paper, we investigated the feasibility of serum Raman spectroscopy for rapid lung cancer screen...
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Huanglian Wendan Decoction Improves Insomnia in Rats by Regulating BDNF/TrkB Signaling Pathway Through Gut Microbiota-Mediated SCFAs and Affecting Microglia Polarization
Insomnia is a typical type of sleep disorder. Huanglian Wendan Decoction (HWD) is a traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) with the effects of regulating Qi, drying dampness and resolving phlegm, calming the mind, an...
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Open AccessIntestinal microbiota imbalance resulted by anti-Toxoplasma gondii immune responses aggravate gut and brain injury
Toxoplasma gondii infection affects a significant portion of the global population, leading to severe toxoplasmosis and, in immunocompromised patients, even death. During T. gondii infection, disruption of gut mi...
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Open AccessNeoadjuvant chemotherapy with or without camrelizumab in resectable esophageal squamous cell carcinoma: the randomized phase 3 ESCORT-NEO/NCCES01 trial
Recent single-arm studies involving neoadjuvant camrelizumab, a PD-1 inhibitor, plus chemotherapy for resectable locally advanced esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (LA-ESCC) have shown promising results. This...
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Open AccessDysregulated expression of miR-140 and miR-122 compromised microglial chemotaxis and led to reduced restriction of AD pathology
Deposition of amyloid β, which is produced by amyloidogenic cleavage of APP by β- and γ-secretase, is one of the primary hallmarks of AD pathology. APP can also be processed by α- and γ-secretase sequentially,...
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Repetitive Sequences, Codon Usage Bias and Phylogenetic Analysis of the Plastome of Miliusa glochidioides
Annonaceae is the largest family in Magnoliales, exhibiting the greatest diversity among and within genera. In this study, we conducted an analysis of repetitive sequences and codon usage bias in the previousl...
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Open AccessThe cuproptosis-related signature predicts the prognosis and immune microenvironments of primary diffuse gliomas: a comprehensive analysis
Evidence has revealed a connection between cuproptosis and the inhibition of tumor angiogenesis. While the efficacy of a model based on cuproptosis-related genes (CRGs) in predicting the prognosis of periphera...
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Open AccessQuantifying functional redundancy in polysaccharide-degrading prokaryotic communities
Functional redundancy (FR) is widely present, but there is no consensus on its formation process and influencing factors. Taxonomically distinct microorganisms possessing genes for the same function in a commu...
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Open AccessRapid identification of early infections in febrile patients after CD19 target CAR-T cell therapy for B-cell malignancies
CD19-targeted chimeric antigen receptor T (CAR-T) cell therapy stands out as a revolutionary intervention, exhibiting remarkable remission rates in patients with refractory/relapsed (R/R) B-cell malignancies. ...
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Indoxyl sulphate-TNFα axis mediates uremic encephalopathy in rodent acute kidney injury
Acute kidney injury (AKI) is often accompanied by uremic encephalopathy resulting from accumulation of uremic toxins in brain possibly due to impaired blood-brain barrier (BBB) function. Anionic uremic toxins ...
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Targeting STING in dendritic cells alleviates psoriatic inflammation by suppressing IL-17A production
Psoriasis is a common chronic inflammatory skin disease driven by the aberrant activation of dendritic cells (DCs) and T cells, ultimately leading to increased production of cytokines such as interleukin (IL)-...
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GITR exacerbates lysophosphatidylcholine-induced macrophage pyroptosis in sepsis via posttranslational regulation of NLRP3
The NLRP3 inflammasome functions as an inflammatory driver, but its relationship with lipid metabolic changes in early sepsis remains unclear. Here, we found that GITR expression in monocytes/macrophages was i...
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Correction: Defining two subpopulations of marginal zone B cells
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Influence of UGT2B7, UGT1A4 and ABCG2 Polymorphisms on the Pharmacokinetics and Therapeutic Efficacy of Lamotrigine in Patients with Epilepsy
A substantial inter-individual variability has been observed in the pharmacokinetics of lamotrigine. The aim of the study was to investigate the impact of genetic polymorphism of the metabolizing enzymes (UGT2...
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Transformation of A1/A2 Astrocytes Participates in Brain Ischemic Tolerance Induced by Cerebral Ischemic Preconditioning via Inhibiting NDRG2
Cerebral ischemic preconditioning (CIP) has been shown to improve brain ischemic tolerance against subsequent lethal ischemia. Reactive astrocytes play important roles in cerebral ischemia–reperfusion. Recent ...
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Unravelling nature and nurture in cortical (re)organization
In this Journal Club, Tina Liu describes a 1988 paper that revealed the capacity of the sensory cortex for functional reorganization
