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Regional localization of the gene coding for sphingolipid activator protein SAP-1 on human chromosome 10
Sphingolipid activator protein SAP-1 is required for the enzymatic hydrolysis of GMI ganglioside and sulfatide. The gene coding for SAP-1 was previously mapped to human chromosome 10 using monospecific antibod...
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Mutational analysis in a patient with a variant form of Gaucher disease caused by SAP-2 deficiency
It is now clear that the lysosomal hydrolysis of sphingolipids requires both lysosomal enzymes and so-called sphingolipid activator proteins (SAPs). One gene, called prosaposin, codes for a precursor protein t...
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Tissue-driven Hypothesis with Gene Ontology (GO) Analysis
Most of the genes are under selective pressure to maintain their expression levels in the tissues. In a recent study, we have proposed a “tissue-driven” hypothesis stating that the stabilizing constraints on g...
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Strong Genetic Differentiation of Primula sikkimensis in the East Himalaya–Hengduan Mountains
The East Himalaya-Hengduan Mountains region is the center of diversity of the genus Primula, and P. sikkimensis is one of the most common members of the genus in the region. In this study, the genetic diversity a...
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Necrostatin-1 reverts shikonin-induced necroptosis to apoptosis
Degterev et al. previously demonstrated that death receptor mediated apoptosis could be diverted to necroptosis when apoptosis signaling was blocked, suggesting that necroptosis may function as a backup mechan...
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Synthesis and primary evaluation of quinoxalinone derivatives as potent modulators of multidrug resistance
P-glycoprotein-mediated drug efflux from cells is believed to be an important mechanism in multidrug resistance (MDR) in cancer chemotherapy. The identification and development of P-glycoprotein inhibitors wit...
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Fluorescent Method for the Determination of Sulfide Anion with ZnS:Mn Quantum Dots
Water-soluble Mn2+-doped ZnS quantum dots (QDs) were prepared using mercaptoacetic acid as the stabilizer. The optical properties and structure features were characterized by X-Ray, absorption spectrum, IR spectr...
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Targeted Polymeric Micelle System for Delivery of Combretastatin A4 to Tumor Vasculature In Vitro
To develop an efficient tumor vasculature-targeted polymeric micelle delivery system for combretastatin A4 (CA4), a novel antivascular agent.
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Inhalable Microparticles as Carriers for Pulmonary Delivery of Thymopentin-Loaded Solid Lipid Nanoparticles
Microparticles containing solid lipid nanoparticles (SLNs) are receiving increased attention as carriers for the lung delivery of the SLNs. Thus, we aim to prepare the hybrid microparticles and thoroughly eval...
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Solid Lipid Nanoparticles Loaded with Anti-microRNA Oligonucleotides (AMOs) for Suppression of MicroRNA-21 Functions in Human Lung Cancer Cells
Literature has highlighted the practical use of solid lipid nanoparticles (SLNs) in research, but few reports have combined SLNs with miRNA-based therapy. We aimed to prepare SLNs to load anti-miRNA oligonucle...
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Co-delivery of Adenovirus and Carmustine by Anionic Liposomes with Synergistic Anti-tumor Effects
To improve gene transducibility mediated by adenovirus (Ad) in cancer cells and further enhance anti-tumor effects by co-delivery.
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More discussions for granger causality and new causality measures
Granger causality (GC) has been widely applied in economics and neuroscience to reveal causality influence of time series. In our previous paper (Hu et al., in IEEE Trans on Neural Netw, 22(6), pp. 829–844, 2011)...
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Development of a Bionic System for the Simultaneous Prediction of the Release/Absorption Characteristics of Enteric-Coated Formulations
To develop a new bionic system from an existing drug dissolution/absorption simulating system (DDASS) to simultaneously predict the release and absorption of enteric-coated formulations.
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The Implantable and Biodegradable PHBHHx 3D Scaffolds Loaded with Protein-Phospholipid Complex for Sustained Delivery of Proteins
PHBHHx (poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyhexanoate)) is an excellent biomaterial for tissue repair. Here, we aim to develop a PHBHHx-based three-dimensional (3D) scaffold system for sustained delivery of pro...
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The Preparation and Evaluation of Water-Soluble SKLB610 Nanosuspensions with Improved Bioavailability
The aim of the study was to investigate the potential of nanosuspension to enhance the bioavailability of SKLB610 (Biopharmaceutical Classification System class II drug), a bioactive anticancer compound synthe...
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Novel Pyrazoline-Based Selective Fluorescent Sensor for Hg2+
This paper presents the preparation of a pyrazoline compound and the properties of its UV–Vis absorption and fluorescence emission. Moreover, this compound can be used to determine Hg2+ ion with selectivity and s...
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Targeted Paclitaxel Delivery to Tumors Using Cleavable PEG-Conjugated Solid Lipid Nanoparticles
To develop a tumor-targeted drug delivery system based on solid lipid nanoparticles (SLNs) conjugated with the enzymatically cleavable polyethylene glycol (PEG).
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Emodin Inhibits Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase in a Rat Model of Craniocerebral Explosive Injury
To investigate the effects of emodin on blast-induced traumatic brain injury (bTBI) in a rat model. Eighty rats were randomly divided into 2 groups (the control group and the emodin-treated group; N = 40 per ...
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Enhancement of Nasal HIV Vaccination with Adenoviral Vector-Based Nanocomplexes Using Mucoadhesive and DC-Targeting Adjuvants
To investigate the vaccine effect of a replication-defective recombinant adenovirus 5 (rAd5)-based nanocomplex with chitooligosaccharides (Oligo) and mannosylated polyethyleneimine-triethyleneglycol (mPEI) as ...
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Rifampicin Loaded Mannosylated Cationic Nanostructured Lipid Carriers for Alveolar Macrophage-specific Delivery
In this study, cationic mannosylated nanostructured lipid carriers (Man-NLCs) were developed for the targeted delivery of rifampicin to alveolar macrophages.