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TGF-β3 Protects Neurons Against Intermittent Hypoxia-Induced Oxidative Stress and Apoptosis Through Activation of the Nrf-2/KEAP1/HO-1 Pathway via Binding to TGF-βRI
Intermittent hypoxia (IH) is the primary pathological manifestation of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and the main cause of OSA-induced cognitive impairment. Hippocampal neurons are considered to be critical ce...
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Adenine base-editing-mediated exon skip** induces gene knockout in cultured pig cells
Gene-knockout pigs have important applications in agriculture and medicine. Compared with CRISPR/Cas9, Adenine base editor (ABE) convert single A·T pairs to G·C pairs in the genome without generating DNA doubl...
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Application of the modified cytosine base-editing in the cultured cells of bama minipig
Bama minipig is a unique miniature swine bred from China. Their favorable characteristics include delicious meat, strong adaptability, tolerance to rough feed, and high levels of stress tolerance. Unfavorable ...
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Efficient CRISPR/Cas9-mediated gene editing in Guangdong small-ear spotted pig cells using an optimized electrotransfection method
Guangdong Small-ear Spotted (GDSS) pigs are a pig breed native to China that possesses unfortunate disadvantages, such as slow growth rate, low lean-meat percentage, and reduced feed utilization. In contrast t...
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Open AccessN6-methyladenosine-dependent pri-miR-17-92 maturation suppresses PTEN/TMEM127 and promotes sensitivity to everolimus in gastric cancer
N6-methyladenosine (m6A) is the most common epigenetic RNA modification with essential roles in cancer progression. However, roles of m6A and its regulator METTL3 on non-coding RNA in gastric cancer are unknown. ...
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IP10, KC and M-CSF Are Remarkably Increased in the Brains from the Various Strains of Experimental Mice Infected with Different Scrapie Agents
Activation of inflammatory cells and upregulations of a number of cytokines in the central nervous system (CNS) of patients with prion diseases are frequently observed. To evaluate the potential changes of som...
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Open AccessSanshool improves UVB-induced skin photodamage by targeting JAK2/STAT3-dependent autophagy
Ultraviolet radiation is markedly increased because of pollution and the depletion of the stratospheric ozone layer. Excessive exposure to sunlight can negatively affect the skin, resulting in sunburn, photo-a...
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The Neuroprotective Roles of Sonic Hedgehog Signaling Pathway in Ischemic Stroke
Ischemic stroke is characterized by high morbidity, mortality and disability rate worldwide. Because of its complexity in pathogenesis and lack of effective therapeutic strategies and drugs, great breakthrough...
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Map** the transcription repressive domain in the highly conserved human gene hnulp1
HNULP1, a new member of the basic helixloop-helix transcription factors, contains a DUF654 domain in its C-terminus and is highly conserved from Drosophilae, yeast, zebrafish to mouse. The function of this motif,...