Cardiosphere-derived cells improve function in the infarcted rat heart for at least 16 weeks--an MRI study. by Carolyn A Carr, Daniel J Stuckey, Jun Jie Tan, Suat Cheng Tan, Renata S M Gomes, Patrizia Camelliti, Elisa Messina, Alessandro Giacomello, Georgina M Ellison, Kieran Clarke

“…Here we used cine-magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to track administered cardiosphere-derived cells (CDCs) and to measure changes in cardiac function over four months in the infarcted rat heart.…”
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Cross-cultural adaptation, reliability and validity of the persian version of the functional assessment scale for acute hamstring injuries by Mohammad Hadadi, Farzaneh Haghighat

“…Abstract Background The Functional Assessment Scale for Acute Hamstring Injuries (FASH) which measure symptom’s severity and impact on physical activity and sports ability in individuals with acute hamstring muscle injury, is not available in Persian. …”
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Functional and molecular single-cell analyses implicate PRDM14 in the initiation of B cell leukemia in mice by Lauren J. Tracey, Mahmoud El-Maklizi, Dustin J. Sokolowski, Miki S. Gams, Travis Brooke-Bisschop, Julie Ruston, Christine Taylor, Alexandra Khozin, Sujeetha A. Rajakumar, Michael D. Wilson, Cynthia J. Guidos, Monica J. Justice

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Species and Functional Diversity of Bird Communities in Different Habitats in Shiquan River National Wetland Park, Tibet by Yang Wei, Jingshan Wang, Yi Guo, Chen Huang, Xu Li

“…The functional differentiation (FDiv) results followed a pattern of bare land > water bodies > grass land > marsh land, suggesting stronger niche complementarity and weaker competition in bare ground habitats. …”
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Human Adipose Derived Cells in Two- and Three-Dimensional Cultures: Functional Validation of an In Vitro Fat Construct by Robert Bender, Michelle McCarthy, Theodore Brown, Joanna Bukowska, Stanley Smith, Rosalyn D. Abbott, David L. Kaplan, Christopher Williams, James W. Wade, Andrea Alarcon, Xiying Wu, Frank Lau, Jeffrey M. Gimble, Trivia Frazier

“…The “fat-on-chip” 3D cultures have been validated relative to 2D cultures based on proliferation, flow cytometry, adipogenic differentiation, confocal microscopy/immunofluorescence, and functional assays (adipokine secretion, glucose uptake, and lipolysis). …”
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CYTOKINE-PRODUCING FUNCTION OF IMMUNOCOMPETENT BLOOD CELLS AND ITS INTERRELATIONS WITH HEPARANASE-1 EXPRESSION IN GASTRIC CARCINOGENESIS by A. V. Vankhalsky, S. A. Arkhipov, S. V. Aidagulova, E. S. Mikhailova, N. A. Varaksin, A. I. Autenshlyus

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Comparative Analysis of Phytochemical and Functional Profiles of Arabica Coffee Leaves and Green Beans Across Different Cultivars by Yoon A Jeon, Premkumar Natraj, Seong Cheol Kim, Joon-Kwan Moon, Young Jae Lee

“…This study analyzed the phytochemical composition and functional properties of leaves and green beans from seven Arabica coffee cultivars. …”
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Clinical significance and biological function of PRKCQ-AS1/miR-582-3p expression in LUAD by Lingling Liu, Xiaofen Liu, Xiaojiao Wu, Hang Fang, Jingjing Shi, Wei Jiang

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Comparative analysis of HKTs in six poplar species and functional characterization of PyHKTs in stress-affected tissues by Xiaojiao Liu, Lincui Shi, Hezi Bai, Jing Wang, Anmin Yu, Aizhong Liu, Ping Li

“…However, the evolution of HKTs in Populus species and their functions require further investigation. In this study, we identified 16 HKTs from six Populus species. …”
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Multi-omics integration analysis and association study reveal the potential of ADIPOQ function in gestational diabetes mellitus by Xiaoying Li, Tianshuang Jia, Yingnan Wu, Yanqing Peng, Yanan Feng, Liping Gong, Shuang Dong, Jiawei Tian, Litao Sun

“…Single-cell analysis suggested that ADIPOQ was expressed in extravillous trophoblast (EVT), T cell, monocytes, myelocyte, NK cell and syncytiotrophoblast (SCT). Functional enrichment analysis showed ADIPOQ gene was associated with response to nutrient levels, fat cell differentiation. …”
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Platelet-Derived Growth Factor-Functionalized Scaffolds for the Recruitment of Synovial Mesenchymal Stem Cells for Osteochondral Repair by Yuan Luo, Xiaodong Cao, Junfeng Chen, Jianwei Gu, Hao Yu, Junying Sun, Jun Zou

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Selective JAK2 pathway inhibition enhances anti-leukemic functionality in CD19 CAR-T cells by Kohei Mitsuno, Masaya Suematsu, Yuki Naito, Azusa Mayumi, Hideki Yoshida, Shinya Osone, Toshihiko Imamura, Yozo Nakazawa, Shigeki Yagyu, Tomoko Iehara

“…Transcriptomic analyses suggest that CHZ868 impedes CAR-T cell differentiation while preserving their proliferative capacity, a crucial factor in maintaining CAR-T cell functionality. …”
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Surface functionalization of microscaffolds produced by high-resolution 3D printing: A new layer of freedom by Oliver Kopinski-Grünwald, Stephan Schandl, Jegor Gusev, Ourania Evangelia Chamalaki, Aleksandr Ovsianikov

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Soil Bacterial Community Characteristics and Functional Analysis of Estuarine Wetlands and Nearshore Estuarine Wetlands in Qinghai Lake by Wei Ji, Zhiyun Zhou, Jianpeng Yang, Ni Zhang, Ziwei Yang, Kelong Chen, Yangong Du

“…However, the structure and function of soil bacterial communities in its estuarine and nearshore estuarine wetlands remain unclear. …”
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Glucose absorption in the duodenum is modulated by an estrogen receptor α-dependent regulation of glucose transporter functional expression by Xiaoxu Yang, Qian Du, Rui Xie, Jianhong Ding, Weixi Shan, Jingyu Xu, Changmei Chen, Qiushi Liao, Jun Lou, Zhe Jin, Mingkai Chen

“…Mechanistically, estrogen modulates PKC signaling downstream.Conclusions Our findings suggest that, at least in premenopausal women and female mice, glucose absorption is in part regulated by estrogen via an ERα-dependent modulation of the functional expression of SGLT1 and GLUT2 in the duodenum.…”
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Transplantation of decellularized porcine kidney grafts repopulated with primary human cells demonstrates filtration function in pigs by David Y. Lo, Boyukkhanim Ahmadzada, MacKenna A. Stachel, Melia Schaefer, Usman Ashraf, John I. Wagner, Ethan J. Vanderslice, Madie Tornquist, Kendra Mariakis, Peggy Halsten, Christopher D. Lindsay, Emily C. Beck, Scott L. Nyberg, Jeffrey J. Ross

“…Heterotopic implantation further tested bi-culture kidney graft function over 3 successive implant sessions with 1–2 grafts per session. …”
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Deciphering influence of donor age on adipose-derived stem cells: in vitro paracrine function and angiogenic potential by Chloe Trotzier, Clement Bellanger, Hakima Abdessadeq, Philippe Delannoy, Ali Mojallal, Celine Auxenfans

“…Here we’ve investigated the effect of age on paracrine function, stemness and angiogenic potential of ASC. …”
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In Vitro Functional and Structural Evaluation of Low-Complexity Artificial Human Epidermis for 3D Tissue Engineering by Dorottya Kocsis, Dániel Sztankovics, Liza Józsa, Afrodité Németh, Tamás Garay, Márton Bese Naszlady, Miléna Lengyel, Miklós Vecsernyés, István Antal, Anna Sebestyén, Franciska Erdő

“…The behavior and structure of the two hydrogels were functionally and morphologically assessed. The permeability order for caffeine in the tested barriers was the following: alginate > GelMA C > cellulose acetate membrane > rat skin. …”
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Assembly Mechanisms and Functional Adaptations of Soil Fungal Communities of Different Plant Rhizospheres in Ilmenite Mining Area by Sumin Chen, Bingliang Liu, Yunfeng Zhang, Lianxin Peng, Liang Zou, Jie Cheng, Qiang Li

“…This study investigated the mechanisms of structural assembly and functional adaptations of fungal communities in the rhizosphere soils of seven different plants grown in the ilmenite zone. …”
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A decellularized flowable placental connective tissue matrix supports cellular functions of human tenocytes in vitro by Yong Mao, Nikita John, Nicole M. Protzman, Adam Kuehn, Desiree Long, Raja Sivalenka, Radoslaw A. Junka, Anna Gosiewska, Robert J. Hariri, Stephen A. Brigido

“…Therefore, the authors hypothesize that a decellularized CTM will provide a more cell‐friendly matrix to support tenocyte functions. Methods Three human placental CTMs were selected for comparison: AmnioFill® (A‐CTM), a minimally manipulated, non‐viable cellular particulate, BioRenew™ (B‐CTM), a liquid matrix, and Interfyl® (I‐CTM), a decellularized flowable particulate. …”
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