The Prevalence and Characteristics of IgA Antibodies to β2-Spectrin and CBX3 in Immunoglobulin A Nephropathy by Ayako Koizumi, Yoshihito Nihei, Kazuaki Mori, Ryousuke Aoki, Hitoshi Suzuki, Jonathan Barratt, Yusuke Suzuki

“…The study also assessed the surface expression of the autoantigens on human mesangial cells and the pattern of O-glycosylation of serum anti-SPTBN1 and anti-CBX3 IgA antibodies. …”
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Diversity of questing ticks and prevalence of tick-associated pathogens in Khao Kheow-Khao Chomphu Wildlife Sanctuary, Chon Buri, Thailand by Wittawat Wechtaisong, Chalida Sri-in, Kritsada Thongmeesee, Elizabeth Riana, Thuong Thi Huyen Bui, Lyric C. Bartholomay, Sonthaya Tiawsirisup

“…Phylogenetic analysis grouped the newly generated sequences in the clades of Anaplasma bovis, Babesia gibsoni, Theileria cervi, Bartonella henselae, and Rickettsia montanensis. A seasonal pattern of pathogen appearance was detected during November to February, the cool season in Thailand. …”
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Introduction of a Divergent Canine Parvovirus Type 2b Strain with a Dog in Sicily, Southern Italy, Through the Mediterranean Sea Route to Europe by Francesco Mira, Giovanni Franzo, Giorgia Schirò, Domenico Vicari, Giuseppa Purpari, Vincenza Cannella, Elisabetta Giudice, Martino Trapani, Anna Carrozzo, Giada Spene, Virginia Talarico, Annalisa Guercio

“…It is at least suggestive that the inferred spreading pattern overlaps with the routes often followed by migrants travelling from Asia and Middle East to Europe, passing through Africa. …”
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Proteomic Diversity of the Sea Anemone <i>Actinia fragacea</i>: Comparative Analysis of Nematocyst Venom, Mucus, and Tissue-Specific Profiles by Ricardo Alexandre Barroso, Tomás Rodrigues, Alexandre Campos, Daniela Almeida, Francisco A. Guardiola, Maria V. Turkina, Agostinho Antunes

“…Several other bioactive compounds with distinctive defense functions were also detected, including enzymes, pattern recognition proteins (PRPs), and neuropeptides. …”
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Technical and Analytical Approach for Breast Reconstruction With IMAP Propeller Flap by Antonio Spaggiari, MD, Wayne A. Morrison, MD, Caterina Marra, MD, Irene Laura Lusetti, MD, Federica Fiocchi, MD, Massimo Pinelli, MD, Giorgio De Santis, MD

“…In the selected patients, a Wise skin-pattern reduction was designed to allow elevation of a transversely oriented flap including both inferior poles. …”
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Metabolomic Signatures Highlight Fiber-Degrading Bacteroides Species in Mediterranean Diet Response Among Ulcerative Colitis by Natasha Haskey, Jiayu Ye, Jessica Josephson, Maitreyi Raman, Sanjoy Ghosh, Deanna L. Gibson

“…Background and Aims: The Mediterranean diet pattern (MDP) is associated with health-associated gut microbes and metabolites. …”
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Mapping autoantibody targets of full-length C-reactive protein in systemic lupus erythematosus: importance for neutrophil function and classical complement activation by Jesper Karlsson, Lina Wirestam, Hanna Duàn, Suhana Ahmad, Daniel Appelgren, Helena Enocsson, Jonas Wetterö, Christopher Sjöwall

“…C-reactive protein (CRP) is an important pattern recognition molecule of innate immunity. Autoantibodies targeting CRP are common in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and the levels correlate with disease activity. …”
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Hsa-miR-21-5p is induced by interleukin-6 and affects multiple pathogenic factors associated with fibroblast-like synoviocytes in rheumatoid arthritis by Kei Araki, Sho Mokuda, Hiroki Kohno, Naoya Oka, Hirofumi Watanabe, Michinori Ishitoku, Tomohiro Sugimoto, Yusuke Yoshida, Junya Masumoto, Shintaro Hirata

“…Next-generation sequencing (small RNA-seq) was performed on primary cultured FLS derived from patients with RA to analyze the mature miRNA expression pattern. To assess inflammation-induced changes in miRNA levels, FLS were cultured with cytokines and evaluated by RT-qPCR. …”
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Correlation between digestive system development and feedback regulation of cholecystokinin and trypsin in Megalobrama pellegrini larvae and juveniles by Feifan Ma, Xiaogang Lin, Wenyu Li, Qin Li, Hongyu Tang

“…A negative feedback regulation was identified between CCK content and trypsin activity; however, the secretion pattern was oscillated by the development of the digestive system structure. …”
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Fluorescein-distribution in confocal laser endomicroscopy allows for discrimination between primary brain tumours and metastases by Maria C. Brielmaier, Maria C. Brielmaier, Johannes Reifenrath, Franziska Ganster, Nicolas Pensel, Jens Gempt, Jens Gempt, Bernhard Meyer, Jürgen Schlegel, Arthur Wagner

“…The staining characteristics of SF yet remain unclear.MethodsIn order to understand the dyeing behaviour of SF, we initiated a pilot study, comparing the staining pattern when incubating established tumour cell lines with SF in vitro to the distribution of intravenously applied SF in situ—examined with CLE ex vivo as well in vivo.ResultsIn vitro, the cell lines showed a hyperbolic, time-dependent cellular accumulation of SF. …”
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Cardiac muscle organization revealed in 3-D by imaging whole-mount mouse hearts using two-photon fluorescence and confocal microscopy by Mayandi Sivaguru, Glenn Fried, Barghav S. Sivaguru, Vignesh A. Sivaguru, Xiaochen Lu, Kyung Hwa Choi, M Taher A Saif, Brian Lin, Sakthivel Sadayappan

“…Using 2-D and 3-D morphometric analysis, we found that the t/t heart had anomalous ventricular shape, volume, and wall thickness, as well as a disrupted sarcomere pattern. We further validated our approach using decellularized hearts that had been cultured with 3T3 fibroblasts, which were tracked using a nuclear label. …”
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A complex spatial inventory of land degradation and desertification in Romania by Remus Prăvălie, Nicușor Necula, Pasquale Borrelli, Adrian Tişcovschi, Ionuţ Săvulescu

“…By using multiple geospatial datasets, analyzed individually and combined into a Land Multi-degradation Index, a complex spatial pattern of land degradation and desertification was revealed across the country. …”
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Adenosine Receptor 3 in Liver Cancer: Expression Variability, Epigenetic Modulation, and Enhanced Histone Deacetylase Inhibitor Effects by Louise Kaldjob-Heinrich, Sandro Nuciforo, Steffen Lemke, Aaron Stahl, Stefan Czemmel, Sepideh Babaei, Lauriane Blukacz, Marie-Anne Meier, Yizheng Zhang, Christian M. Schürch, Irene Gonzalez-Menendez, Pascal Woelffing, Nisar P. Malek, Veit Scheble, Sven Nahnsen, Manfred Claassen, Markus Templin, Hans Bösmüller, Markus H. Heim, Daniel Dauch, Michael Bitzer

“…However, further data are required to clarify ADORA3 expression patterns in liver cancer, mechanisms of action, and the potential for combination therapies to inform patient selection for future clinical trials. …”
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Predicting lymph node metastasis of clinical T1 non-small cell lung cancer: a brief review of possible methodologies and controversies by Li Zhang, Feiyue Zhang, Feiyue Zhang, Gaofeng Li, Xudong Xiang, Haifeng Liang, Yan Zhang

“…However, the preoperative lymph node staging and intraoperative lymph node dissection patterns of operable clinical T1 NSCLC are still subject to much disagreement, as well as the heterogeneity between primary tumors and metastatic lymph nodes poses a challenge in designing effective treatment strategies. …”
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Spatiotemporal Changes of Reference Evapotranspiration in Mongolia during 1980–2006 by Wenjun Yu, Tonghua Wu, Weizhen Wang, Ren Li, Tianye Wang, Yanhui Qin, Weihua Wang, Xiaofan Zhu

“…The changing trends and magnitude of RET were detected by the Mann-Kendall test and Theil-Sen’s slope methods. …”
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Role of inflammasomes in cancer immunity: mechanisms and therapeutic potential by Vivek Singh, Saba Ubaid, Mohammad Kashif, Tanvi Singh, Gaurav Singh, Roma Pahwa, Anand Singh

“…Abstract Inflammasomes are multi-protein complexes that detect pathogenic and damage-associated molecular patterns, activating caspase-1, pyroptosis, and the maturation of pro-inflammatory cytokines such as IL-1β and IL-18Within the tumor microenvironment, inflammasomes like NLRP3 play critical roles in cancer initiation, promotion, and progression. …”
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An eight-year study of Shigella species in Beijing, China: serodiversity, virulence genes, and antimicrobial resistance by Mei Qu, Xin Zhang, Guirong Liu, Ying Huang, Lei Jia, Weili Liang, Xitai Li, Xiaona Wu, Jie Li, Hanqiu Yan, Biao Kan, Quanyi Wang

“…Introduction: This study was conducted to determine the prevalence of serotypes, virulence factors, and antimicrobial resistance patterns of Shigella spp. in Beijing, China, from 2004 to 2011. …”
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Spatially Resolved River Monitoring by UAV-Borne 4D-Imaging Radar: Experiments and Preliminary Validation by Giordano Cicioni, Federico Alimenti, Timo Grebner, Julian Kanz, Ron Riekenbrauck, Christian Waldschmidt

“…The final output, a georeferenced composite image derived from multiple UAV acquired radar images, provides detailed insights into complex, nonlaminar water flow patterns.…”
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Characterization of Salmonella Enteritidis isolated from foods and patients in northern Morocco by Sanae Ammari, Amin Laglaoui, Latifa En-nanei, Sophie Bertrand, Christa Wildemauwe, Mohammed Abid

“…Enteritidis was genotyped and showed four different patterns by PFGE and six by ERIC-PCR. Accordingly, high genetic similarity and limited genetic diversity were found for these strains from north of Morocco. …”
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Metabolic syndrome and pancreatic lesions by O. S. Shifrin, I. A. Sokolina, A. E. Leonovich, M. A. Ashitko, T. L. Lemina, A. V. Korolyov

“…Direct CT signs of SP include decrease in pancreatic density score (&lt;30 HU), lobulated pattern of the gland with pronounced fatty layers. …”
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