Liver macrophage-derived exosomal miRNA-342-3p promotes liver fibrosis by inhibiting HPCAL1 in stellate cells by Wenshuai Li, Lirong Chen, Qi Zhou, Tiansheng Huang, Wanwei Zheng, Feifei Luo, Zhong Guang Luo, Jun Zhang, Jie Liu

“…The function of the target gene Hippocalcin-like protein 1 (HPCAL1) in HSCs was verified by Western blotting, qPCR, cellular immunofluorescence and co-IP in vivo and in vitro. …”
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The mutational landscape of Staphylococcus aureus during colonisation by Francesc Coll, Beth Blane, Katherine L. Bellis, Marta Matuszewska, Toska Wonfor, Dorota Jamrozy, Michelle S. Toleman, Joan A. Geoghegan, Julian Parkhill, Ruth C. Massey, Sharon J. Peacock, Ewan M. Harrison

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Acrylamide exposure promotes the progression of depression-like behavior in mice with CUMS via GSDMD-mediated pyroptosis by JianFeng Liu, Chenyang Han, Jian Shen, Yingcong Lin, Heping Shen, Genghuan Wang

“…GSDMD knockout (KO) mice and the GSDMD inhibitor LDC7559 were used to inhibit GSDMD. In vitro, primary microglia were used, and AM intervention was applied to detect the levels of cellular inflammatory factors, and fluorescence staining was used to detect GSDMD-NT, and propidium iodide (PI) was used to detect the level of pyroptosis. …”
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Influence of Vanadium 4+ and 5+ Ions on the Differentiation and Activation of Human Osteoclasts by Matthias A. König, Oliver P. Gautschi, Hans-Peter Simmen, Luis Filgueira, Dieter Cadosch

“…MTS showed significant reduction in cellular viability by V concentrations above 3 μM (p<0.05). …”
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Immunoinformatics Approach to Design a Chimeric CD70-Peptide Vaccine against Renal Cell Carcinoma by Haideh Namdari, Farhad Rezaei, Fatemeh Heidarnejad, Mohammad Yaghoubzad-Maleki, Maryam Karamigolbaghi

“…However, validation through in vitro and in vivo experiments is necessary. This trial is registered with NCT04696731 and NCT04046445.…”
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Cathepsin K Deficiency Impaired Ischemia-Induced Neovascularization in Aged Mice by Xueling Yue, Haiying Jiang, Ying Xu, Manli Xia, Xian-Wu Cheng

“…A flow cytometry analysis revealed that CatK deficiency reduced the numbers of endothelial progenitor cell (EPC)-like CD31+/c-Kit+ cells in the peripheral blood as well as the ischemic vasculature. In vitro experiments, CatK−/− impaired bone-derived c-Kit+ cellular functions (migration, invasion, proliferation, and tubulogenesis) in aged mice. …”
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Mesenchymal Progenitors Derived from Different Locations in Long Bones Display Diverse Characteristics by Weiguang Lu, Bo Gao, Jing Fan, Pengzhen Cheng, Yaqian Hu, Qiang Jie, Zhuojing Luo, Liu Yang

“…The three groups exhibited similar cellular morphologies and expressed the typical surface markers associated with mesenchymal stem cells. …”
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Altered shear stress of blood flow causes plasma membrane damage in endothelial cells by Nikita Raj, Chang Pan, Ann Marleen Starke, Anna L. L. Matos, Oliver Soehnlein, Volker Gerke

“…Such ruptures must be repaired efficiently to maintain cellular integrity and proper vascular function. However, whether SS of blood flow can indeed affect plasma membrane integrity of endothelial cells and whether any ruptures occurring are repaired is not understood. …”
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Mechanism of Radix Bupleuri and Hedysarum Multijugum Maxim drug pairs on liver fibrosis based on network pharmacology, bioinformatics and molecular dynamics simulation. by Lefei Yu, Pan Yu, Yongchang Cao, Weiya Cao

“…GO functional and KEGG pathway enrichment analysis involved 335 biological processes, 39 cellular components, 78 molecular functions, and 139 signaling pathways. …”
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Phosphodiesterase Type 5 Inhibitors in Male Reproduction: Molecular Mechanisms and Clinical Implications for Fertility Management by Aris Kaltsas, Fotios Dimitriadis, Athanasios Zachariou, Nikolaos Sofikitis, Michael Chrisofos

“…This narrative review integrates current evidence from in vitro studies, animal models, and clinical research to clarify the roles of PDEs in effecting the male reproductive tract, with an emphasis on the mechanistic pathways underlying cyclic nucleotide signaling, the cellular specificity of PDE isoform expression, and the effects of PDE5 inhibitors on Leydig and Sertoli cell functions. …”
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Drug Target Investigation of <i>N</i>-<i>p</i>-Coumaroyl-<i>N</i>’-Caffeoylputrescine, a Naturally-Occurring Alkaloid Derived from <i>Saxifraga tangutica</i> by Chuang Liu, Jun Dang, Minchen Wu

“…Integrating reverse virtual docking, molecular dynamics simulations, and cellular thermal shift assays ultimately focused on HSP90AA1 as the target of PCC. …”
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Abnormal directed migration of blood polymorphonuclear leukocytes in rheumatoid arthritis. Potential role in increased susceptibility to bacterial infections by F. Aglas, J. Hermann, G. Egger

“…Polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMN) are the first line of nonspecific cellular defence against these infections. We tested the hypothesis that abnormal directed migration of PMN may be one reason for the increased infection rate of RA patients. …”
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TEC-mediated tRF-31R9J regulates histone lactylation and acetylation by HDAC1 to suppress hepatocyte ferroptosis and improve non-alcoholic steatohepatitis by Juanjuan Zhu, Xian Wu, Mao Mu, Quan Zhang, Xueke Zhao

“…Recent discoveries have revealed that histone lactylation and acetylation play a crucial role in connecting cellular metabolism and epigenetic regulation through post-translational modification of histones. …”
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Enhanced antitumor efficacy through sustained release of 5-fluorouracil from poly(trimethylene carbonate) membranes by Zongheng Wang, Zhipeng Hou, Shuguang Zhang, Shuangyi Ren, Liqun Yang, Qianshi Zhang

“…The membranes were prepared using the solvent-casting method, and their comprehensive properties were characterized.Results and DiscussionWe evaluated the in vitro sustained release capability, as well as the biocompatibility and antitumor activity at both cellular and animal levels. …”
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A New Functional Model for Prediction of Chaperone Activity of the Recombinant M. tb Acr (α-Crystallin) Using Insulin as Substrate by Gautam Krishnan, Utpal Roy

“…Mycobacterium tuberculosis Acr is an important protein expressed in latent tuberculosis which is active as an oligomer in preventing misfolding of cellular proteins. In this study, Mycobacterium alpha crystallin (acr) gene was cloned and expressed in Escherichia coli (E. coli). …”
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Patient-derived iPSCs link elevated mitochondrial respiratory complex I function to osteosarcoma in Rothmund-Thomson syndrome. by Brittany E Jewell, An Xu, Dandan Zhu, Mo-Fan Huang, Linchao Lu, Mo Liu, Erica L Underwood, Jun Hyoung Park, Huihui Fan, Julian A Gingold, Ruoji Zhou, Jian Tu, Zijun Huo, Ying Liu, Weidong Jin, Yi-Hung Chen, Yitian Xu, Shu-Hsia Chen, Nino Rainusso, Nathaniel K Berg, Danielle A Bazer, Christopher Vellano, Philip Jones, Holger K Eltzschig, Zhongming Zhao, Benny Abraham Kaipparettu, Ruiying Zhao, Lisa L Wang, Dung-Fang Lee

“…Inhibition of mitochondrial respiratory complex I activity by IACS-010759 selectively suppressed cellular respiration and cell proliferation of RTS osteoblasts. …”
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EFFECTS OF MODERATELY VIRULENT AFRICAN SWINE FEVER VIRUS ON INTERLEUKIN-10 PRODUCTION by A. S. Pershin, I. V. Shevchenko, A. S. Igolkin, Ye. V. Aronova, N. N. Vlasova

“…Thus, when comparing in vitro and in vivo cytokine production by macrophages, it was established that infection with low virulent virus isolates leads to an immune response with a predominance of cytokines involved in cellular immunity, such as INF-α and IL-12p40, as compared with infection with highly virulent isolates. …”
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Marek's disease virus-1 unique gene LORF1 is involved in viral replication and MDV-1/Md5-induced atrophy of the bursa of Fabricius. by Chenyi Bao, Jun Chu, Qi Gao, Shasha Yang, Xiaoyu Gao, Wenwen Chen, Fuchun Yang, Fei Jiang, Chenxi Tong, Mingyi Lei, Linlin Jiao, Jitong Li, Kexin Wei, Xue Lian, Kai Li, Suresh Kumar Tikoo, Nikolaus Osterrieder, Lorne A Babiuk, Yufeng Li, Yong-Sam Jung, Yingjuan Qian

“…Furthermore, we showed that pLORF1 associated with the cellular membrane, interacted with MDV structural proteins, and exhibited punctate colocalization with tegument or capsid proteins in the cytoplasm. …”
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Regulation of Hypoxia-Induced Cell Death in Human Tenocytes by Min Liang, Hannah R. Cornell, Nasim Zargar Baboldashti, Mark S. Thompson, Andrew J. Carr, Philippa A. Hulley

“…We find that tenocytes respond to hypoxia in vitro by activating classical HIF-1α-driven pathways. …”
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Lysophosphatidic Acid Induced Apoptosis, DNA Damage, and Oxidative Stress in Spinal Cord Neurons by Upregulating LPA4/LPA6 Receptors by Yifan Yang, Jing Xu, Qingxin Su, Yiran Wu, Qizheng Li, Zongren Ma, Tao Ding

“…In spinal cord neurons treated with LPA (18 : 1), cellular activity decreased and LDH release increased. …”
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