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Open AccessAntinociceptive effect of intermittent fasting via the orexin pathway on formalin-induced acute pain in mice
It has been suggested that stress responses induced by fasting have analgesic effects on nociception by elevating the levels of stress-related hormones, while there is limited understanding of pain control mec...
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Open AccessSpatial transcriptomics analysis of esophageal squamous precancerous lesions and their progression to esophageal cancer
Esophageal squamous precancerous lesions (ESPL) are the precursors of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) including low-grade and high-grade intraepithelial neoplasia. Due to the absence of molecular ind...
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Open AccessSingle-cell RNA sequencing reveals the fragility of male spermatogenic cells to Zika virus-induced complement activation
Zika virus (ZIKV) is a potential threat to male reproductive health but the mechanisms underlying its influence on testes during ZIKV infection remain obscure. To address this question, we perform single-cell ...
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Open AccessSustainable methane utilization technology via photocatalytic halogenation with alkali halides
Methyl halides are versatile platform molecules, which have been widely adopted as precursors for producing value-added chemicals and fuels. Despite their high importance, the green and economical synthesis of...
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Open AccessCDK4/6 inhibition triggers ICAM1-driven immune response and sensitizes LKB1 mutant lung cancer to immunotherapy
Liver kinase B1 (LKB1) mutation is prevalent and a driver of resistance to immune checkpoint blockade (ICB) therapy for lung adenocarcinoma. Here leveraging single cell RNA sequencing data, we demonstrate that tr...
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Open AccessSpatial transcriptomics reveals niche-specific enrichment and vulnerabilities of radial glial stem-like cells in malignant gliomas
Diffuse midline glioma-H3K27M mutant (DMG) and glioblastoma (GBM) are the most lethal brain tumors that primarily occur in pediatric and adult patients, respectively. Both tumors exhibit significant heterogene...
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Open AccessNetwork pharmacology combined with pharmacodynamics revealed the anti-inflammatory mechanism of Tanreqing capsule against acute-exacerbation chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Acute-exacerbation chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD) is mainly associated with acute respiratory tract infection. In recent years, a growing number of studies have found that Tanreqing capsule (TR...
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Open AccessBA.2.12.1, BA.4 and BA.5 escape antibodies elicited by Omicron infection
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Omicron sublineages BA.2.12.1, BA.4 and BA.5 exhibit higher transmissibility than the BA.2 lineage1. The receptor binding and immune-evasion capability...
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Highly efficient blue InGaN nanoscale light-emitting diodes
Indium gallium nitride (InGaN)-based micro-LEDs (μLEDs) are suitable for meeting ever-increasing demands for high-performance displays owing to their high efficiency, brightness and stability1–5. However, μLEDs h...
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Open AccessThe Charlson Comorbidity Index is associated with risk of 30-day mortality in patients with myocardial injury after non-cardiac surgery
Myocardial injury after non-cardiac surgery (MINS) is a well-known and relevant indicator of early postoperative mortality, but factors related to increased mortality in MINS patients are as yet unknown. The C...
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Open AccessPre-transplant depression decreased overall survival of patients receiving allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation: a nationwide cohort study
Studies investigating association of depression with overall survival (OS) after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT) yielded conflicting results. A nationwide cohort study, which inc...
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Open AccessRFX5 promotes the progression of hepatocellular carcinoma through transcriptional activation of KDM4A
Regulatory factor X-5 (RFX5) represents a key transcription regulator of MHCII gene expression in the immune system. This study aims to explore the molecular mechanisms and biological significance of RFX5. Fir...
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Open AccessSpherical trihedral metallo-borospherenes
The discovery of borospherenes unveiled the capacity of boron to form fullerene-like cage structures. While fullerenes are known to entrap metal atoms to form endohedral metallofullerenes, few metal atoms have...
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Open AccessKlf5 acetylation regulates luminal differentiation of basal progenitors in prostate development and regeneration
Prostate development depends on balanced cell proliferation and differentiation, and acetylated KLF5 is known to alter epithelial proliferation. It remains elusive whether post-translational modifications of t...
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Open AccessGut microbiota and butyrate level changes associated with the long-term administration of proton pump inhibitors to old rats
The association between adverse effects of PPI and gut microbiota in old age has yet to be elucidated. We assessed changes in the gut microbiota and butyrate levels following the long-term administration of PP...
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Open AccessSystematic analysis reveals the prevalence and principles of bypassable gene essentiality
Gene essentiality is a variable phenotypic trait, but to what extent and how essential genes can become dispensable for viability remain unclear. Here, we investigate ‘bypass of essentiality (BOE)’ — an undere...
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Open AccessFlavonoids are identified from the extract of Scutellariae Radix to suppress inflammatory-induced angiogenic responses in cultured RAW 264.7 macrophages
Scutellariae Radix (SR), also named Huangqin in China, is the dried root of Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi. Historically, the usage of SR was targeted to against inflammation. In fact, chronic inflammation has a ...
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Open AccessComplete mitochondrial genomes of Anopheles stephensi and An. dirus and comparative evolutionary mitochondriomics of 50 mosquitoes
To better understand the phylogeny and evolution of mosquitoes, the complete mitochondrial genome (mitogenome) of Anopheles stephensi and An. dirus were sequenced and annotated, and a total of 50 mosquito mitogen...
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Open AccessSuppressor of Cytokine Signaling 2 Negatively Regulates NK Cell Differentiation by Inhibiting JAK2 Activity
Suppressor of cytokine signaling (SOCS) proteins are negative regulators of cytokine responses. Although recent reports have shown regulatory roles for SOCS proteins in innate and adaptive immunity, their role...
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Open AccessThioredoxin-interacting protein regulates haematopoietic stem cell ageing and rejuvenation by inhibiting p38 kinase activity
Ageing is a natural process in living organisms throughout their lifetime, and most elderly people suffer from ageing-associated diseases. One suggested way to tackle such diseases is to rejuvenate stem cells,...