Multi-omics analysis reveals that neutrophil extracellular traps related gene TIMP1 promotes CRC progression and influences ferroptosis by Yuzhao Jin, Luyu Liao, Qianping Chen, Bufu Tang, Jin Jiang, Ji Zhu, Minghua Bai

“…Large-sample RNA transcriptome and single-cell transcriptome analysis further confirmed that TIMP1 is a core gene in NETs. We used small interfering RNA to knockdown TIMP1, and verified the ability of TIMP1 in CRC proliferation, invasion and migration through western blot, transwell, cell scratch assay, cell clone formation and other experiments. …”
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GOLPH3 inhibits glioma cell apoptosis through the JNK signaling pathway by Shao Xie, Shao Xie, Jiahai Ding, Zhaohao Wang, Hengliang Shi, Zheng-Quan Yu

“…However, its precise role in glioma progression remains under active investigation.MethodsTo elucidate the function of GOLPH3, U87 glioma cells were transfected with GOLPH3-specific small interfering RNA (siRNA) to suppress its expression. …”
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circ_0075048 silencing regulates LCP1 to improve IL-1β-induced chondrocyte injury by binding with miR-663b by Pin Zhang, Ru Pei, Quanhu Shen

“…An miR-663b inhibitor eliminated the protective effect of a circ_0075048 small interfering RNA (siRNA) on chondrocytes. However, an LCP1 siRNA abolished the effect of the miR-663b inhibitor on chondrocytes. …”
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甲基转移酶3对人脑血管平滑肌细胞基因表达及增殖和迁移功能的影响 Effects of Methyltransferase 3 on Gene Expression, Proliferation, and Migration Functions of Human Brain Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells... by 孟晨曦1，孙洪英2，张佳2，毛戬2，杨阳3，策乐木格3 (MENG Chenxi1, SUN Hongying2, ZHANG Jia2, MAO Jian2, YANG Yang3, Celemuge3 )

“…目的 探究甲基转移酶3（methyltransferase 3，METTL3）对人脑血管平滑肌细胞（human brain vascular smooth muscle cells，HBVSMC）基因表达以及增殖和迁移功能的影响。 方法 采用小干扰RNA（small interfering RNA，shRNA）干扰技术，构建METTL3基因干扰载体并通过腺病毒感染HBVSMC，依据感染情况将其分为空白组（无病毒感染）、对照组（空载病毒感染）和干扰组（METTL3-shRNA病毒感染）。…”
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Hereditary transthyretin amyloidosis incidentally diagnosed by video-associated lung surgery for lung cancer: A case report by Katsuhiro Itogawa, Shintaro Sato, Hideaki Yamakawa, Keiichi Akasaka, Masako Amano, Akiko Adachi, Hidekazu Matsushima

“…Finally, treatment with vutrisiran, a small interfering RNA (siRNA) targeting the TTR gene, was successfully initiated. …”
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MiR-25-3p regulates pulmonary arteriovenous malformation after Glenn procedure in patients with univentricular heart via the PHLPP2-HIF-1α axis by Junpei Kawamura, Munekazu Yamakuchi, Kentaro Ueno, Teruto Hashiguchi, Yasuhiro Okamoto

“…In addition, we investigated the tube formation, migration, and proliferation of human lung microvascular endothelial cells (HMVEC-L) transfected with miR-25-3p mimic, miR-25-3p inhibitor, or PHLPP2 small interfering RNA, and examined HIF-1α/VEGF-A signaling after hypoxic stimulation. …”
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Advancing Therapeutic Strategies with Polymeric Drug Conjugates for Nucleic Acid Delivery and Treatment by Ullah A, Khan M, Zhang Y, Shafiq M, Ullah M, Abbas A, Xianxiang X, Chen G, Diao Y

“…Aftab Ullah,1,* Marina Khan,2,* Yibang Zhang,3 Muhammad Shafiq,4 Mohsan Ullah,1 Azar Abbas,5 Xu Xianxiang,1 Gang Chen,6,7 Yong Diao1 1School of Medicine, Huaqiao University, Quanzhou, Fujian, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Kohat University of Science and Technology, Kohat, Pakistan; 3School of Pharmacy, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, People’s Republic of China; 4Research Institute of Clinical Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacology, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, Guangdong, People’s Republic of China; 5Institute of Medicine, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Shenzhen, Guangdong, People’s Republic of China; 6School of Rehabilitation Sciences and Engineering, University of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Qingdao, Shandong, People’s Republic of China; 7Qingdao Central Hospital, University of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences (Qingdao central Medical Group), Qingdao, Shandong, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Yong Diao; Yibang Zhang, Email diaoyong@hqu.edu.cn; zhangyb@ujs.edu.cnAbstract: The effective clinical translation of messenger RNA (mRNA), small interfering RNA (siRNA), and microRNA (miRNA) for therapeutic purposes hinges on the development of efficient delivery systems. …”
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Survivin is Highly Expressed and Promotes Cell Survival in Malignant Peritoneal Mesothelioma by Nadia Zaffaroni, Aurora Costa, Marzia Pennati, Cinzia De Marco, Emanuela Affini, Maria Madeo, Roberta Erdas, Antonello Cabras, Shigeki Kusamura, Dario Baratti, Marcello Deraco, Maria Grazia Daidone

“…MPM cells were transfected with a small-interfering RNA (siRNA) targeting survivin mRNA and analyzed for survivin expression, growth rate, and ability to undergo spontaneous and drug (cisplatin, doxorubicin)-induced apoptosis. …”
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Caveolin-1 Knockdown Decreases SMMC7721 Human Hepatocellular Carcinoma Cell Invasiveness by Inhibiting Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor-Induced Angiogenesis by Zhi-Bo Zhang, Zheng Shi, Lan-Fang Yang, Hong-Bin Gao

“…Lentiviral vectors were used to construct caveolin-1 small interfering RNA- (siRNA-) expressing cells. Secreted VEGF levels in SMMC7721 cells were evaluated by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). …”
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E46K α-Synuclein Mutation Fails to Promote Neurite Outgrowth by Not Inducing Cdc42EP2 Expression, Unlike Wild-Type or A53T α-Synuclein in SK-N-SH Cells by Hyunja Jung, Seonghan Kim

“…Finally, to confirm the implication of neurite outgrowth, we knocked down Cdc42EP2 using small interfering RNA. Results: Unlike WT and A53T α-syn, E46K α-syn failed to promote neurite outgrowth by not inducing Cdc42EP2 and subsequent βIII-tubulin expression. …”
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Unveiling the link between NADPH oxidase 2 activation and mitochondrial superoxide formation in leukemic cell killing induced by arsenic trioxide by Andrea Spina, Andrea Guidarelli, Gloria Buffi, Mara Fiorani, Orazio Cantoni

“….-) formation induced by clinically relevant concentrations of arsenic trioxide (ATO; As2O3) in acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL) cells.Carefully controlled inhibitor studies and small interfering RNA mediated downregulation of p47phox (a component of the NOX 2 complex) expression demonstrated that, in an APL cell line, ATO promotes upstream NOX 2 activation critically connected with the formation of mitoO2.- and with the ensuing mitochondrial permeability transition (MPT)-dependent apoptosis.Instead, acute myeloid leukemia (AML) cell lines respond to ATO with low NOX 2 activation, resulting in a state that is non-permissive for mitoO2.- formation. …”
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Poldip2/Nox4 Mediates Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Oxidative Stress and Inflammation in Human Lung Epithelial Cells by Yueguo Wang, Zhenxing Ding, Youhui Tu, Xu Wu, Wenying Zhang, Shuang Ji, Jilong Shen, Li Zhang, Huimei Wu, Guanghe Fei

“…NADPH enzymatic activity and production of ROS, prostaglandin E2 (PGE2), tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), and interleukin-1β (IL-1β) were assessed simultaneously. The small interfering RNA (siRNA) or plasmid targeting Nox4 was used to downregulate or upregulate Nox4, and the lentiviral vector encoding Poldip2 was used to downregulate or upregulate Poldip2. …”
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Protective effects of Notoginsenoside R2 on reducing lipid accumulation and mitochondrial dysfunction in diabetic nephropathy through regulation of c-Src by Xieyi Guo, Liu Yang, Xiaoning An, Maofang Hu, Yilan Shen, Niansong Wang, Youhua Xu, Dingkun Gui

“…Lipid accumulation, oxidative stress levels, mitochondrial function and cell apoptosis were also assessed. Small interfering RNA was used in in vitro experiments to examine the effect of c-Src. …”
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Synergistic Activations of REG Iα and REG Iβ Promoters by IL-6 and Glucocorticoids through JAK/STAT Pathway in Human Pancreatic β Cells by Akiyo Yamauchi, Asako Itaya-Hironaka, Sumiyo Sakuramoto-Tsuchida, Maiko Takeda, Kiyomi Yoshimoto, Tomoko Miyaoka, Takanori Fujimura, Hiroki Tsujinaka, Chikatsugu Tsuchida, Hiroyo Ota, Shin Takasawa

“…Electrophoretic mobility shift assay and chromatin immunoprecipitation revealed that IL-6+Dx stimulation increased STAT3 binding to the REG Iα promoter. Furthermore, small interfering RNA-mediated targeting of STAT3 blocked the IL-6+Dx-induced expression of REG Iα and REG Iβ. …”
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Measuring Lp(a) particles with a novel isoform-insensitive immunoassay illustrates efficacy of muvalaplin by Craig A. Swearingen, John H. Sloan, Grace M. Rhodes, Robert W. Siegel, Nico Bivi, Yuewei Qian, Robert J. Konrad, Michael Boffa, Marlys Koschinsky, John Krege, Giacomo Ruotolo, Stephen J. Nicholls, Laura F. Michael, Yi Wen

“…Muvalaplin phase I multiple ascending dose study samples and lepodisiran, a small-interfering RNA that lowers Lp(a), phase I single ascending dose study samples were analyzed using the intact Lp(a) assay and commercial assays. …”
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15-Lipoxygenase-1 Is Involved in the Effects of Atorvastatin on Endothelial Dysfunction by Peng Zhang, Xin Xing, Chunxiao Hu, Hui Yu, Qian Dong, Guanglei Chang, Shu Qin, Jian Liu, Dongying Zhang

“…Expression levels of CAMs and Akt/eNOS/NO under oxidized low-density lipoprotein (ox-LDL) stimulation were modulated by ALOX15 inhibitor and ALOX15 small interfering RNA (siRNA). Atorvastatin abolished the activation of nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-κB) induced by ox-LDL. …”
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Protocols for the application of human embryonic stem cell-derived neurons for aging modeling and gene manipulation by Hui Zhang, Shuhui Sun, Juan Carlos Izpisua Belmonte, Guang-Hui Liu, Si Wang, Weiqi Zhang, Jing Qu

“…Here, we present a protocol for applying human embryonic stem cell (hESC)-derived neurons to model aging and the further application of small interfering RNA (siRNA)-mediated gene silencing for functional investigations. …”
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Inhibition of Endothelial–Mesenchymal Transition Mediated by Activin Receptor Type IIA Attenuates Valvular Injury Induced by Group A Streptococcus in Lewis Rats by Zirong Lu, Yuan Li, Chuanghong Lu, Zhongyuan Meng, Ling Bai, Feng Huang, Zhiyu Zeng

“…We constructed a small interfering RNA (ACVR2A-siRNA) by silencing activin receptor type IIA (ACVR2A) and an adeno-associated virus (AAV-ACVR2A) containing a sequence that silenced ACVR2A. …”
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MicroRNA-147a Targets SLC40A1 to Induce Ferroptosis in Human Glioblastoma by Peng Xu, Fei-Hang Ge, Wen-Xin Li, Zhen Xu, Xue-Li Wang, Jing-Lan Shen, Ai-Bo Xu, Rong-Rong Hao

“…To knock down the endogenous solute carrier family 40 member 1 (SLC40A1), cells were transfected with the small interfering RNA against SLC40A1. In addition, cells with or without the miR-147a mimic treatment were also incubated with temozolomide (TMZ) to investigate whether miR-147a overexpression could sensitize human glioblastoma cells to TMZ chemotherapy in vitro. …”
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TFE3 Regulates the Function of the Autophagy-Lysosome Pathway to Drive the Invasion and Metastasis of Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma by Hongsheng Lu, Chumeng Zhu, Yanyun Ruan, Lilong Fan, Kena Wei, Zhaohui Yang, Qi Chen

“…After inducing TFE3 overexpression by plasmid or TFE3 downregulation by small interfering RNA (siRNA) transfection, MTT, wound healing, and cell migration and invasion assays were used to verify the effects on invasion, migration, and the levels of autophagy-lysosome system-related proteins such as P62/SQSTM1, LC3, CTSL, and CTSB. …”
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