SLC26A4 regulates autophagy and activates the NLRP3 inflammasome to mediate pathological cardiac hypertrophy by Li-qun Tang, Ling-ling Wang, Qi-feng Tang, Wei Wang

“…Immunofluorescence was used to detect the level of α-smooth muscle actin (α-SMA) to indicate the cardiomyocyte area. …”
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Prevalence of myocarditis and its contribution to the course of primary myocardial hypertrophy by Yu. A. Lutokhina, O. V. Blagova, E. A. Kogan, A. A. Nartov, V. R. Nartova, E. V. Zaklyazminskaya, S. L. Dzemeshkevich

“…Concomitant myocarditis led to heart failure progression, worsening ventricular arrhythmias and, as a consequence, an increased risk of sudden cardiac death. …”
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Subclinical imaging activity in multiple sclerosis patients during war‐related psychological stress by Omri Zveik, Tal Friedman‐Korn, Ariel Rechtman, Tal Ganz, Garrick Hoichman, Lyne Shweiki, Dana Ekstein, Adi Vaknin‐Dembinsky

“…Abstract Objectives Psychological stress has been suggested as a contributory factor in the onset and progression of multiple sclerosis (MS). The 7 October 2023 terrorist attacks in Israel caused significant psychological stress, providing a unique context to study its impact on MS activity. …”
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Stereotactic body radiotherapy plus transcatheter arterial chemoembolization for inoperable hepatocellular carcinoma patients with portal vein tumour thrombus: A meta-analysis. by Xiao-Fei Zhang, Lin Lai, Hui Zhou, Yuan-Jun Mo, Xu-Quan Lu, Min Liu, Yun-Xin Lu, En-Cun Hou

“…No significant differences were detected in CR, PR, SD, or AEs between the two groups. …”
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ANTIGENIC PROPERTIES OF ARTIFICIAL POLYEPITOPE HIV IMMUNOGEN by A. P. Rudometov, N. B. Andreeva, A. N. Chikaev, N. S. Shcherbakova, O. N. Kaplina, L. I. Karpenko

“…The development of immunogen being capable of providing protection against HIV-1 infection and progression is still topical and unsolved challenge. …”
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MicroRNA: a clinician's view of the state of the problem. Part 2. MicroRNA as a biomarker by O. Iu. Mironova, M. V. Berdysheva, E. M. Elfimova

“…At the same time, microRNAs were detected in various biological fluids: blood plasma, urine, seminal fluid, saliva, breast milk. …”
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Do Hungarian multiple sclerosis care units fulfil international criteria? by Zsófia Kokas, Dániel Sandi, Zsanett Fricska-Nagy, Judit Füvesi, Tamás Biernacki, Ágnes Köves, Ferenc Fazekas, Adrienne Jóri Birkás, Gabriella Katona, Krisztina Kovács, Dániel Milanovich, Enikő Dobos, István Kapás, Gábor Jakab, Tünde Csépány, Erzsébet Bense, Klotild Mátyás, Gábor Rum, Zoltán Szolnoki, István Deme, Zita Jobbágy, Dávid Kriston, Zsuzsanna Gerócs, Péter Diószeghy, László Bors, Adrián Varga, Levente Kerényi, Gabriella Molnár, Piroska Kristóf, Zsuzsanna Ágnes Nagy, Mária Sátori, Piroska Imre, Szilvia Péntek, Péter Klivényi, Zsigmond Tamás Kincses, László Vécsei, Krisztina Bencsik

“…Care units employing fewer neighbouring specialties, might have difficulties diagnosing and providing appropriate care for persons with multiple sclerosis, especially for people with progressive disease course, contributing to the reported low number of persons living with multiple sclerosis.…”
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Infectiousness of Sylvatic and Synanthropic Small Rodents Implicates a Multi-host Reservoir of Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis. by Maria S Andrade, Orin Courtenay, Maria E F Brito, Francisco G Carvalho, Ana Waléria S Carvalho, Fábia Soares, Silvia M Carvalho, Pietra L Costa, Ricardo Zampieri, Lucile M Floeter-Winter, Jeffrey J Shaw, Sinval P Brandão-Filho

“…<h4>Background</h4>The possibility that a multi-host wildlife reservoir is responsible for maintaining transmission of Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis causing human cutaneous and mucocutaneous leishmaniasis is tested by comparative analysis of infection progression and infectiousness to sandflies in rodent host species previously shown to have high natural infection prevalences in both sylvatic or/and peridomestic habitats in close proximity to humans in northeast Brazil.…”
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Desempeño en lectura y escritura en la escolaridad primaria básica by Maira Querejeta

“…The most relevant results report a significant progression in mean scores by school level, with a higher performance in reading than in writing. …”
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Effect of lncRNA XIST on acute myeloid leukemia cells via miR-142-5p-PFKP axis by Zhaozhi Jiang, Tingting Liu, Youhong Wang, Jiao Li, Lusheng Guo

“…In conclusion, down-regulation of lncRNA XIST can affect the progression of AML by regulating miR-142-5p.…”
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Surgical treatment of hand vascular anomalies: A case report by Kozarski Jefta, Pavlović Dragomir, Šijan Goran, Cvetanović Srđan, Stanković Goran

“…If it is a chronic progressive process, signs of ischemic intrinsic muscle fibrosis with corresponding functional deficit, as well as tissue defect (usura) of bone and joint structures represent the basic pathological findings. …”
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Assessing sexual dysfunction in patients with external genital endometriosis by E. Begovich, A. G. Solopova, S. V. Khlopkova, E. A. Son, J. Yu. Ungiadze, L. E. Idrisova

“…External genital endometriosis (EGE) is a chronic, relapsing disease that affects various aspects of sexual function, the quality of sexual and interpersonal relationships, physical and psycho-emotional health and leads to social maladjustment and anxiety-depressive disorders, resulting in progressively decreased quality of life (QoL).Aim: to analyze an impact of sexual disorders on QoL of women with painful and painless EGEs.Materials and Methods. …”
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On the subsurface erosion, micro-tunneling and deformation induced by high-frequency droplet impingement in gravity-cast aluminum, analyzed through micro-computed tomography by Sergej Hloch, Kamil Souček, Jaroslava Svobodová, Alice Chlupová, Akash Nag

“…The micro-tunnel channels appeared straight and narrowed progressively. Micro-channels that undercut the material and re-emerged on the surface were identified. …”
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<i>LEPR</i> isoform expression changes in local fat depots in coronary atherosclerosis and acquired heart defects by E. E. Gorbatovskaya, E. V. Belik, Yu. A. Dyleva, E. G. Uchasova, A. V. Ponasenko, E. V. Fanaskova, A. N. Stasev, O. V. Gruzdeva

“…In EAT, minimal expression of LEPR1, LEPR2, LEPR2/2, LEPR3, LEPR3/2, LEPR4 was detected relative to SAT and PVAT in the group of CAD patients. …”
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Application of versatile reverse genetics system for feline coronavirus by Izumi Kida, Tomokazu Tamura, Yudai Kuroda, Takasuke Fukuhara, Ken Maeda, Keita Matsuno

“…Overall, our system can be a promising tool to reveal the molecular mechanisms of the viral life cycle of feline coronavirus and disease progression of feline infectious peritonitis.…”
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Exosome-delivered METTL14 drives hypoxia-induced proliferation, metastasis, and glycolysis of breast cancer cells through regulating TRIM16-mediated FGF7 ubiquitination by Bo Huang, Yichao Zhang, Zhanjun Chen, Yuanyuan Yuan, Jianshan Lin

“…Methods FGF7 and Methyltransferase-like 14 (METTL14) levels were detected by real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR). …”
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Evaluation of cytokine profile of ejaculate in adolescents with varicocele by S. V. Pichugova, Yu. G. Lagereva, Ya. B. Beikin

“…This finding, given the progressive course of this disease, may be considered an unfavorable factor, since the pro-inflammatory status of testicular tissue returned, at later terms after surgery.In adolescentswith varicocele, increased levels of pro-inflammatory cytokineswere revealed in the ejaculate. …”
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Identification of the key role of IL-17RB in the treatment of osteoarthritis with Shaoyao Gancao decoction: Verification based on RNA-seq and bioinformatics analysis. by Chengzhi Hou, Zhangjingze Yu, Qinghui Song, Xuelei Chu, Guangcheng Wei, Jia Zhu, Liping Yang, Yong Zhao, Ping Zhang, Qiuyue Li

“…<h4>Conclusions</h4>SGD reduced the release of inflammatory factors IL-1β, IL-6 and TNF-α, upregulated COL2A1 and downregulated MMP-13 to alleviate degradation of ECM, and reduced the cartilage degeneration and progression of OA by reducing IL-17RB in articular cartilage.…”
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Expression and clinical significance of FGL1 and YAP1 in colorectal cancer by LIU Yuanming*，CUI Guangjie，CHEN Jiaqi，LU Yang，GAO Chao

“…<b>Methods</b> Tissue microarray technique was used to detect FGL1 and YAP1 expression in 101 colorectal cancer tissues and 79 adjacent tissues from June 2007 to April 2008. …”
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The prognostic value of boost dose in residual cervical lymph nodes in nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients after intensity-modulated radiotherapy: a retrospective study by Mengting Xu, Liuling Wang, Jianming Ding, Yiying Xu, Zhaodong Fei

“…Results Patients with positive RCLN findings exhibited considerably lower 3-year relapse-free survival (RRFS), overall survival (OS), progression-free survival (PFS), and distant metastasis-free survival (DMFS) rates compared to those with negative findings (98.0% vs. 92.8%; 93.5% vs. 85.0%; 87.0% vs. 68.4%; 92.8% vs. 81.9%, all P < 0.001). …”
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