Novel carbon dots with dual Modulatory effects on the bone marrow and spleen as a potential therapeutic candidate for treating spinal cord injury by Junjin Li, Hongda Wang, Yuanquan Li, Chunzhen Wang, Haiwen Feng, Yilin Pang, Jie Ren, Chuanhao Li, Erke Gao, Dejing Zhang, Dunxu Hu, Pengtian Zhao, Han Ding, Baoyou Fan, Tao Zhang, Xiaomeng Song, Zhijian Wei, Guangzhi Ning, Yong-Qiang Li, Shiqing Feng

“…Additionally, EJCDs attenuate the immune response in the spleen, leukocytes’ reservoir, following spinal cord injury by diminishing the local infiltration of monocytes and macrophages while promoting motor function recovery. …”
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Matrine Attenuates COX-2 and ICAM-1 Expressions in Human Lung Epithelial Cells and Prevents Acute Lung Injury in LPS-Induced Mice by Chian-Jiun Liou, You-Rong Lai, Ya-Ling Chen, Yi-Hsien Chang, Zih-Ying Li, Wen-Chung Huang

“…In LPS-stimulated A549 cells, matrine inhibited the productions of interleukin-8 (IL-8), monocyte chemotactic protein-1, and IL-6 and decreased COX-2 expression. …”
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Abrogation of mercuric chloride-induced nephritis in the Brown Norway rat by treatment with antibodies against TNFα by A. Molina, F. Sánchez-Madrid, T. Bricio, A. Martín, E. Escudero, V. Alvarez, F. Mampaso

“…Also, HgCl2- injected rats develop glomerular cell infiltrates consisting of ED1+ cells (monocyte/macrophage), starting on day 4 and reaching a maximum on day 8. …”
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Application of Principal Component Analysis as a Prediction Model for Feline Sporotrichosis by Franco Bresolin Pegoraro, Rita Maria Venâncio Mangrich-Rocha, Saulo Henrique Weber, Marconi Rodrigues de Farias, Elizabeth Moreira dos Santos Schmidt

“…Principal component analysis (PCA) with two principal components, followed by binary logistic regression, and binary logistic regression analysis, with independent variables and backward elimination modeling, were performed to evaluate hematological (n = 56) and biochemical (n = 34) analytes, including red blood cells, hemoglobin, hematocrit, leukocytes, segmented neutrophils, band neutrophils, eosinophils, lymphocytes, monocytes, total plasma protein, albumin, urea, creatinine, and alanine aminotransferase. …”
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Inhibitory Effects of Polaprezine on the Inflammatory Response to Helicobacter pylori by Osamu Handa, Norimasa Yoshida, Yukiko Tanaka, Miho Ueda, Takeshi Ishikawa, Tomohisa Takagi, Naoyuki Matsumoto, Yuji Naito, Toshikazu Yoshikawa

“…Helicobacter pylori-infected gastrointestinal mucosa is frequently infiltrated by polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMN) and monocytes, and these invading cells have been implicated in gastrointestinal mucosal inflammation. …”
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Genetic Deletion of Soluble Epoxide Hydrolase Attenuates Inflammation and Fibrosis in Experimental Obstructive Nephropathy by Chin-Wei Chiang, Hsueh-Te Lee, Der-Cherng Tarng, Ko-Lin Kuo, Li-Ching Cheng, Tzong-Shyuan Lee

“…Moreover, sEH−/− mice with UUO showed lower levels of inflammation-related and fibrosis-related protein such as monocyte chemoattractant protein-1, macrophage inflammatory protein-2, interleukin-1β (IL-1β), IL-6, inducible nitric oxide synthase, collagen 1A1, and α-actin. …”
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Comprehensive single-cell pan-cancer atlas unveils IFI30+ macrophages as key modulators of intra-tumoral immune dynamics by Lihe Jiang, Lihe Jiang, Lihe Jiang, Peili Wang, Peili Wang, Yixuan Hou, Jingying Chen, Hua Li, Hua Li

“…Our approach involves a multi-omics analysis of IFI30 tumor immunological profile in the macrophage-mediated Tumor Microenvironment (TME), spanning various cancers and bolstered by rigorous co-culture laboratory work.ResultsIFI30 predominantly localizes in monocyte/macrophage populations, correlating strongly with immune cell infiltration. …”
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Colonic growth factors (G-CSF, GM-CSF) and chemokines (MCP-1, MIP-1β) in severe ulcerative colitis by Yevgeny A. Konovich, K. Ye. Shirokikh, M. V. Shapina, Igor L. Khalif

“…Significant increase in neutrophil growth factor level G-CSF and monocyte chemokine MCP-1 was observed in colonic biopsy specimens of UC patients at widespread destructive and inflammatory ulcerative process.…”
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MCP-1-Induced Histamine Release from Mast Cells Is Associated with Development of Interstitial Cystitis/Bladder Pain Syndrome in Rat Models by Jianwei Lv, Yiran Huang, Shiguo Zhu, Ganggang Yang, Yujian Zhang, Jing Leng, Juanjie Bo, Dongming Liu

“…Interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome (IC/BPS) is characterized by overexpression of monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) in bladder tissues and induction of mast cell (MC) degranulation. …”
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FT-IR, Laser-Raman, UV-Vis, and NMR Spectroscopic Studies of Antidiabetic Molecule Nateglinide by Tuba Özdemir Öge

“…The research was performed to provide detailed spectroscopic information of antidiabetic nateglinide molecule’s monomer conformations.…”
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A New Method for Synthesis of Poly(2,6-dimethyl-1,4-phenylene oxide) and Poly(2,6-diphenyl-1,4-phenyl oxide) by Naser M. Al Andis

“…The polymerization of two monomers 2,6-dimethylphenol and 2,6-diphenylphenol was carried out by an oxidative route in the presence of Cu(I) as a catalyst and amine complex as a solvent assisted by microwave heating. …”
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STRIAA (Severity TRichoscopy Index Alopecia Areata): Validation of a Novel Trichoscopic Tool for Evaluation of Alopecia Areata by Michela Starace, Francesca Pampaloni, Federico Quadrelli, Stephano Cedirian, Luca Rapparini, Francesca Bruni, Bianca Maria Piraccini

“…The aim of this study was to validate a novel trichoscopic scoring tool, the Severity TRichoscopy Index for Alopecia Areata (STRIAA), for rapid assessment of AA severity. Methods Anonymized images from 340 patients were scored by two independent raters who analyzed four scalp areas (vertex, occipital, and left and right parietal) for trichoscopic signs: black dots, yellow dots, exclamation mark hairs, broken hairs, and short vellus hairs. …”
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An annotated heterogeneous ultrasound database by Yuezhe Yang, Yonglin Chen, Xingbo Dong, Junning Zhang, Chihui Long, Zhe Jin, Yong Dai

“…It includes 13 different ultrasound image anomalies, and all data have been anonymized. Our data-sharing program aims to support benchmark testing of ultrasound disease diagnosis in multi-center environments.…”
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A Secure Framework for Privacy-Preserving Analytics in Healthcare Records Using Zero-Knowledge Proofs and Blockchain in Multi-Tenant Cloud Environments by S. Bharath Babu, K. R. Jothi

“…The privacy-preserving analytics engine utilizes anonymized healthcare records and generates zk-SNARKs to validate computations. …”
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Onset of depressive symptomatology in a sample of university students by Omar Enzo Santangelo, Sandro Provenzano, Dario Piazza, Alberto Firenze

“…The aim of the study was to evaluate depressive symptomatology within the student population of the University of Palermo (Italy). An anonymous online questionnaire was provided to the students of the University of Palermo. …”
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Utilization chatbot for Indonesian tourism: a post-pandemic solution of information accessibility by Hesti Fibriasari, Bakti Dwi Waluyo, Baharuddin Baharuddin, Tansa Trisna Astono Putri, Savitri Rahmadany

“…SUS is a questionnaire consisting of 10 questions that were answered by 20 anonymous users. Based on the calculations, the average SUS score is 71, which indicates that the developed ChatBot is in the good category and suitable for use. …”
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Health information-seeking on Reddit, by people who use opioids by Margaret Sullivan, Jonah Hancock, George Shaw, Chaoqun Ni

“…Some people turn to the anonymous social media site, Reddit, for obtaining health and harm reduction information. …”
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Location Estimation in a Smart Home: System Implementation and Evaluation Using Experimental Data by Youcef Rahal, Hélène Pigot, Philippe Mabilleau

“…This paper proposes a solution to localize the occupant thanks to Bayesian filtering and a set of anonymous sensors disseminated throughout the house. …”
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Prelabour Caesarean Section following IVF/ICSI in Older-Term Nulliparous Women: Too Precious to Push? by E. Gillet, E. Martens, G. Martens, H. Cammu

“…A comparison of 1,866 nulliparous women pregnant after IVF/ICSI and 15,228 controls is made. An anonymous postal questionnaire is sent to all Belgian gynaecologists. …”
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Interacting Blends of Novel Unsaturated Polyester Amide Resin with Vinyl Acetate by H. S. Patel, K. K. Panchal, S. R. Patel, S. N. Desai

“…These UPEAs were then blended with a vinyl monomer namely, Vinyl acetate (VA) to produce a homogeneous resin syrup. …”
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