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Open AccessSystemic inflammatory biomarkers in Schizophrenia are changed by ECT administration and related to the treatment efficacy
Immune inflammation has long been implicated in the pathogenesis of schizophrenia. Despite as a rapid and effective physical therapy, the role of immune inflammation in electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) for schi...
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Open AccessVariations of plasma oxidative stress levels in male patients with chronic schizophrenia. Correlations with psychopathology and matrix metalloproteinase-9: a case-control study
Accumulating evidence has indicated that oxidative stress (OS) and matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) may contribute to the mechanism of schizophrenia. In the present study, we aimed to evaluate the associatio...
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Retraction Note: Differentiation of Mesenchymal Stem Cells into Neural Stem Cells Using Cerebrospinal Fluid
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Open AccessUsing deep learning to predict survival outcome in non-surgical cervical cancer patients based on pathological images
We analyzed clinical features and the representative HE-stained pathologic images to predict 5-year overall survival via the deep-learning approach in cervical cancer patients in order to assist oncologists in...
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Open AccessChinese perceptions of the EU: the impact of social media use
With the rise of China and the deepening of China-EU interactions, it is crucial for both China and the EU to know the Chinese public perceptions of the EU and what factors influence the formation of perceptio...
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2-BFI Provides Neuroprotection Against Fluorosis by Stabilizing Endoplasmic Reticulum–Mitochondria Contact Sites and Inhibiting Activation of the NLRP3 Inflammasome
2-(2-benzofu-ranyl)-2-imidazoline (2-BFI) is a drug that has attracted much attention in recent years. It has a therapeutic effect on brain diseases in animal models such as Alzheimer’s disease and cerebral in...
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Research on spraying process of flexible electrode for dielectric elastomer sensors
Compared to rigid sensor dielectric elastomer sensors (DESs) demonstrate better conformability for human skin, and therefore, DESs become more suitable candidate for measurements of human motion and interactio...
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Dynamic modeling of syringe-pump-actuated microliquid-dispensing system by a bond-graph approach
Microliquid-dispensing technology is widely used in the life sciences and other fields. In this paper, a syringe-pump-actuated microliquid-dispensing system is designed, and its bond-graph model is constructed...
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Open AccessCerebrospinal fluid-stem cell interactions may pave the path for cell-based therapy in neurological diseases
Recent studies have suggested that the regulation of endogenous neural stem cells (NSCs) or transplanting of exogenous nerve cells are the newest and most promising methods for the treatment of dementia and ot...
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The p38/CYLD Pathway is Involved in Necroptosis Induced by Oxygen-glucose Deprivation Combined with ZVAD in Primary Cortical Neurons
Recently, necroptosis, a form of programmed necrosis, has been widely studied. It has previously been shown that knockout of lysine 63 deubiquitinase CYLD significantly inhibits necroptosis in other cell lines...
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Open AccessDecreased demand for olfactory periglomerular cells impacts on neural precursor cell viability in the rostral migratory stream
The subventricular zone (SVZ) provides a constant supply of new neurons to the olfactory bulb (OB). Different studies have investigated the role of olfactory sensory input to neural precursor cell (NPC) turnov...
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RETRACTED ARTICLE: Differentiation of Mesenchymal Stem Cells into Neural Stem Cells Using Cerebrospinal Fluid
Optimization of a methodology for mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) differentiation into neural stem cells (NSCs) using cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). MSCs were extracted from umbilical cord blood from healthy, full...
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The Inhibition of ERK Activation Mediates the Protection of Necrostatin-1 on Glutamate Toxicity in HT-22 Cells
Receptor-interacting protein 1 (RIP1), a molecular switch protein from apoptosis to necroptosis, is regarded to play an essential role in necroptotic cell death. Although the increased RIP1 activity induced by...
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The Analog of Ginkgo biloba Extract 761 is a Protective Factor of Cognitive Impairment Induced by Chronic Fluorosis
Ginkgo biloba extract EGb761 is widely used to treat patients with learning and memory impairment in Alzheimer’s disease and Parkinson’s disease in China. However, it is not yet clear whether the...
