Sugar Alcohols, Caries Incidence, and Remineralization of Caries Lesions: A Literature Review by Kauko K. Mäkinen

“…Based on known molecular parameters of simple dietary alditols, it is conceivable to predict that their efficacy in caries prevention will follow the homologous series, that is, that the number of OH-groups present in the alditol molecule will determine the efficacy as follows: erythritol≥xylitol>sorbitol. …”
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Bacterial Glycosulphatases and Sulphomucin Degradation by Anthony M Roberton, Damian P Wright

“…At present this term can only be qualitatively related to the percentage of sulphate in the mucin molecule, which makes the term difficult to use in a biochemical and functional sense. …”
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Prognostic and Diagnostic Value of Endocan in Kidney Diseases by Elisabeth Samouilidou, Virginia Athanasiadou, Eirini Grapsa

“…Endocan, previously called endothelial cell-specific molecule-1, is a soluble proteoglycan that is predominantly expressed in vascular endothelial cells of the lungs and kidneys. …”
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Vericiguat: A New Hope for Heart Failure Patients by Raquel Chiles, Rami A. Al-Horani

“…Vericiguat is a novel, orally used, small molecule, and direct stimulator of the soluble guanylate cyclase, and thus, it enhances the production of cyclic guanosine monophosphate. …”
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Identification of common and specific fibrosis-related genes in three common chronic kidney diseases by Zhangning Fu, Xiaodong Geng, Chao Liu, Wanjun Shen, Zheyi Dong, Guannan Sun, Guangyan Cai, Xiangmei Chen, Quan Hong

“…Quantitative real-time PCR (qRT-PCR) was performed to validate the expression of the selected genes.Results Protein tyrosine phosphatase receptor type C (PTPRC), intercellular cell adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM1), vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (VCAM1), interleukin 10 receptor alpha (IL10RA) and CC chemokine receptor 2 (CCR2) were identified as the potential common genes for kidney fibrosis in different types of CKD, while peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha (PPARA), lactate oxidase (LOX), secreted phosphoprotein 1 (SPP1) were identified as the specific fibrosis-associated genes for DN, IgAN and MN respectively. qRT-PCR demonstrated that the expression levels of these selected genes were consistent with the NanoString analysis.Conclusions There were both commonalities and differences in the mechanisms of fibrosis in different types of CKD, the commonalities might be used as the common therapeutic targets for kidney fibrosis in CKD, while the differences might be used as the diagnostic markers for DN, IgAN and MN respectively. …”
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Treatment of wastewater dyeing agent by photocatalytic process in solar reactor by O. Zahraa, S. Maire, F. Evenou, C. Hachem, M. N. Pons, A. Alinsafi, M. Bouchy

“…After checking the system using salicylic acid, a conventional model molecule, the photocatalytic decolorization of Orange II, Yellow Drimarene, and Black Drimarene dyes was investigated. …”
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Semi-Empirical Predictions on the Structure and Properties of ent-Kaurenoic Acid and Derivatives by Jose Isagani B. Janairo, Gerardo C. Janairo, Derrick Ethelbhert C. YU

“…Results revealed that the molecule possess favourable attributes which renders it possible to be considered as a drug lead only that its very hydrophobic nature can result to poor bioavailabilty, low absorption and poor systemic circulation. …”
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Linking Innate and Adaptive Immunity: Human Vγ9Vδ2 T Cells Enhance CD40 Expression and HMGB-1 Secretion by Shirin Kalyan, Anthony W. Chow

“…Here we show that the small pool of activated peripheral γδ T cells induces an early upregulation of CD40 on monocytes and the local release of High Mobility Group Box-1 (HMGB-1), the molecule designated as the late mediator of systemic inflammation. …”
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Synthesis and Characterization of New Heterocyclic Liquid Crystals by D. Srividhya, S. Manjunathan, S. Thirumaran

“…The compound was designed to have a polar ether chain at the other side of the molecule adjacent to the triazole ring and synthesized to enhance the dipolar interactions. …”
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Feasibility of Imaging Myelin Lesions in Multiple Sclerosis by Maria I. Zavodszky, John F. Graf, Cristina A. Tan Hehir

“…The imaging agent evaluated for this purpose is a molecule that binds strongly and specifically to myelin basic protein. …”
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Glucocorticoid-Induced TNFR-Related (GITR) Protein and Its Ligand in Antitumor Immunity: Functional Role and Therapeutic Modulation by Theresa Placke, Hans-Georg Kopp, Helmut Rainer Salih

“…In this paper, we address available data on GITR and its ligand in immune responses and discuss the role and potential therapeutic modulation of this molecule system in antitumor immunity.…”
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Machine learning empowered coherent Raman imaging and analysis for biomedical applications by Yihui Zhou, Xiaobin Tang, Delong Zhang, Hyeon Jeong Lee

“…An increasingly adopted approach involves the utilization of molecular vibrational spectroscopy, which delivers notable advantages such as label-free imaging, high spectral density, high sensitivity, and molecule specificity. Nonetheless, analyzing and processing the intricate, multi-dimensional imaging data to extract interpretable and actionable information poses a fundamental obstacle. …”
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Free circulating ICAM-1 in serum and cerebrospinal fluid of HIV-1 infected patients correlate with TNF-α and blood-brain barrier damage by M. K. Sharief, M. Ciardi, M. A. Noori, E. J. Thompson, A. Salotti, F. Sorice, F. Rossi, A. Cirelli

“…Stimulation of endothelial cells by TNF-α induces the expression of intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1), which is an important early marker of immune activation and response. …”
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The Influence of the Chemical Structures of Chitosan and Acid Dye on the Adsorption Process by Hayet Ben Ali, Salma Besbes Hentati, Salem S. Al-Deyab, Mohamed Rzaigui, M'henni Mohamed Farouk

“…In addition, the best extent of decolorization is obtained for AR 183 that is the smallest molecule. Langmuir model represents the best fit of the experimental data, indicating monolayer coverage of chitosan outer surface. …”
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Effects of chromophore interaction in photophysics and photochemistry of cyanine dyes by A. S. Tatikolov, Zh. A. Krasnaya, L. A. Shvedova, V. A. Kuzmin

“…It has also been shown that the T1 levels of ketocyanine chromophores do not essentially interact with each other in a ketocyanine molecule in nonpolar solvents; in polar solvents this interaction becomes appreciable due to lowering the potential barrier for conjugation.…”
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Adsorption of Trinitrotoluene on a MgO(001) Surface Including Surface Relaxation Effects by Thiago Guerra, Itamar Borges

“…Four different initial orientations of the TNT molecule, adsorbed on two different representations of the MgO(001) surface, were investigated. …”
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Atorvastatin Improves Inflammatory Response in Atherosclerosis by Upregulating the Expression of GARP by Xiaoqi Zhao, Yuzhou Liu, Yucheng Zhong, Bo Liu, Kunwu Yu, Huairui Shi, Ruirui Zhu, Kai Meng, Wei Zhang, Bangwei Wu, Qiutang Zeng

“…GARP is a newly biological membrane molecule existed on activated Tregs, which is related to the release of TGF-β. …”
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Micronutrients Considerations for Warm-Season Grass Systems in Florida by Jane C. Griffin, Joao Mauricio Buen Vendramini, Diane L. Rowland, Maria Lucia Silveira

“…An element can be considered essential for plant growth if a plant fails to complete its life cycle in the absence of the element, the elements action is specific and cannot be completely replaced by another element, it has a direct effect on the organism, or it is a constituent of a molecule that is known to be essential. The objective of this publication is to describe the role of micronutrients in warm-season grass production. …”
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Carbon-carbon triple bond cleavage and reconstitution to achieve aryl amidation using nitrous acid esters by Zi-Ying Wang, Shoujun Wang, Nan-Nan Dai, Yao Xiao, Yu Zhou, Wen-Chan Tian, Dongru Sun, Qiang Li, Yong Wang, Wen-Ting Wei

“…Abstract C–C bond cleavage and recombination provide an efficient strategy for the modification and reconstruction of molecule structures. Herein, we present a method for achieving amidation of aryl C(sp2)–H bond through the cleavage and recombination of C–C triple bond with the involvement of nitrous acid esters. …”
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New Investigation of Millimeter-Wave Rotational Spectrum of CCl3CN in Ground, v7 = 1 and v8 = 1 States by Masoud Motamedi, Tahere Zohrevand

“…The millimeter-wave rotational spectra of the ground and excited vibrational states v7 =1 and v8 =1 of the symmetric top molecule, CCl3CN, have been analyzed again. The B0 = 1666.80894(13) MHz, DJ = 0.135023 (23) kHz, DJK = 0.60596 (45) kHz, HJ = -0.0192 (10) mHz, HJK = 1.188 (34) mHz and HKJ = -1.60 (21) mHz have been determined for ground state. …”
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