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International Journal of Molecular Sciences, Volume 24, Issue 12

2023 June-2 - 632 articles

Cover Story: Diabetes is a global health issue causing morbidity and mortality. Diabetic retinopathy (DR) leads to preventable blindness in developed nations. The ocular surface of diabetic eyes is often overlooked, despite being prone to injury. Inflammatory changes in the corneas of diabetic patients indicate that inflammation plays a significant role in diabetic complications, much like in DR. The eye's immune privilege normally maintains immune balance, but chronic inflammation from diabetes disrupts immune regulation. This review summarizes the impact of diabetes on the ocular immune system, including immune cells and inflammatory mediators. View this paper
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Articles (632)

  • Review
  • Open Access
13 Citations
6,264 Views
22 Pages

Osteopetrosis is a group of genetic bone disorders characterized by increased bone density and defective bone resorption. Osteopetrosis presents a series of clinical manifestations, including craniofacial deformities and dental problems. However, few...

(This article belongs to the Section Molecular Biology)
  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
2,895 Views
15 Pages

Identification and Functional Characterization of ZmSCYL2 Involved in Phytosterol Accumulation in Plants

  • Chenchen Zhang,
  • Wanlu Ma,
  • Minyan Xu,
  • Tao Li and ,
  • Guomin Han,
  • Longjiang Gu,
  • Meng Chen,
  • Mengting Zhang,
  • Beijiu Cheng and
  • Xin Zhang
  • + 5 authors+ 0 author

Phytosterols are natural active substances widely found in plants and play an important role in hypolipidemia, antioxidants, antitumor, immunomodulation, plant growth, and development. In this study, phytosterols were extracted and identified from th...

(This article belongs to the Section Molecular Plant Sciences)
  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,958 Views
21 Pages

Integrated Transcriptome and Metabolome Analysis Revealed the Causal Agent of Primary Bud Necrosis in ‘Summer Black’ Grape

  • Shaogang Fan,
  • Yanshuai Xu,
  • Miao Bai,
  • Feixiong Luo and ,
  • Jun Yu and
  • Guoshun Yang
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

Primary bud necrosis of grape buds is a physiological disorder that leads to decreased berry yield and has a catastrophic impact on the double cropping system in sub-tropical areas. The pathogenic mechanisms and potential solutions remain unknown. In...

(This article belongs to the Section Molecular Plant Sciences)
  • Review
  • Open Access
4 Citations
3,124 Views
16 Pages

Microbiota and Glucidic Metabolism: A Link with Multiple Aspects and Perspectives

  • Tiziana Ciarambino,
  • Pietro Crispino,
  • Gaetano Leto,
  • Giovanni Minervini and ,
  • Ombretta Para and
  • Mauro Giordano
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

The global prevalence of overweight and obesity has dramatically increased in the last few decades, with a significant socioeconomic burden. In this narrative review, we include clinical studies aiming to provide the necessary knowledge on the role o...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Study on Lipid Metabolism and Lipoprotein Application)
  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
3,284 Views
18 Pages

Mild Cognitive Impairment Is Associated with Enhanced Activation of Th17 Lymphocytes in Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

  • Alessandra Fiorillo,
  • Juan-José Gallego,
  • Franc Casanova-Ferrer,
  • Carla Giménez-Garzó and ,
  • Amparo Urios,
  • Maria-Pilar Ballester,
  • Lucia Durbán,
  • Maria-Pilar Rios,
  • Javier Megías and
  • Carmina Montoliu
  • + 10 authors+ 5 authors

Patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) may show mild cognitive impairment (MCI). The mechanisms involved remain unclear. The plasma concentrations of several cytokines and chemokines were measured in 71 NAFLD patients (20 with and 51...

(This article belongs to the Section Molecular Pathology, Diagnostics, and Therapeutics)
  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
4,538 Views
21 Pages

Novel Molecular Vehicle-Based Approach for Cardiac Cell Transplantation Leads to Rapid Electromechanical Graft–Host Coupling

  • Aleria Aitova,
  • Serafima Scherbina,
  • Andrey Berezhnoy,
  • Mikhail Slotvitsky and ,
  • Valeriya Tsvelaya,
  • Tatyana Sergeeva,
  • Elena Turchaninova,
  • Elizaveta Rybkina,
  • Sergey Bakumenko and
  • Konstantin Agladze
  • + 13 authors+ 8 authors

Myocardial remodeling is an inevitable risk factor for cardiac arrhythmias and can potentially be corrected with cell therapy. Although the generation of cardiac cells ex vivo is possible, specific approaches to cell replacement therapy remain unclea...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advanced Therapies and Functional Materials for Wound Healing)
  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
4,856 Views
18 Pages

The accurate diagnosis and treatment of oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) requires an understanding of its genomic alterations. Liquid biopsies, especially cell-free DNA (cfDNA) analysis, are a minimally invasive technique used for genomic profilin...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma—Pathogenetic, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Perspectives)
  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
3,544 Views
17 Pages

Genome-Wide Association Study of Lint Percentage in Gossypium hirsutum L. Races

  • Yuanyuan Wang,
  • Xinlei Guo,
  • Xiaoyan Cai,
  • Yanchao Xu and ,
  • Runrun Sun,
  • Muhammad Jawad Umer,
  • Kunbo Wang,
  • Tengfei Qin,
  • Yuqing Hou and
  • Zhongli Zhou
  • + 10 authors+ 5 authors

Lint percentage is one of the most essential yield components and an important economic index for cotton planting. Improving lint percentage is an effective way to achieve high-yield in cotton breeding worldwide, especially upland cotton (Gossypium h...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Cotton Molecular Genomics and Genetics 2.0)
  • Review
  • Open Access
13 Citations
32,989 Views
12 Pages

Arrhythmias after COVID-19 Vaccination: Have We Left All Stones Unturned?

  • Nino Cocco,
  • Gregor Leibundgut,
  • Francesco Pelliccia,
  • Valeria Cammalleri and ,
  • Annunziata Nusca,
  • Fabio Mangiacapra,
  • Giulio Cocco,
  • Valerio Fanale,
  • Gian Paolo Ussia and
  • Francesco Grigioni
  • + 5 authors+ 0 author

SARS-CoV-2 vaccination offered the opportunity to emerge from the pandemic and, thereby, worldwide health, social, and economic disasters. However, in addition to efficacy, safety is an important issue for any vaccine. The mRNA-based vaccine platform...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue COVID-19 Pandemic: Therapeutic Strategies and Vaccines)
  • Review
  • Open Access
21 Citations
6,292 Views
21 Pages

Genetic and Epigenetic Mechanisms of Longevity in Forest Trees

  • Anastasia Y. Batalova and
  • Konstantin V. Krutovsky

Trees are unique in terms of development, sustainability and longevity. Some species have a record lifespan in the living world, reaching several millennia. The aim of this review is to summarize the available data on the genetic and epigenetic mecha...

(This article belongs to the Section Molecular Informatics)
  • Review
  • Open Access
20 Citations
3,912 Views
21 Pages

Inflammasomes are multiprotein complexes that activate inflammatory responses by inducing pyroptosis and secretion of pro-inflammatory cytokines. Along with many previous studies on inflammatory responses and diseases induced by canonical inflammasom...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue The Regulatory Roles of Inflammation and Inflammasomes in Liver Diseases)
  • Review
  • Open Access
13 Citations
7,670 Views
13 Pages

Molecular Pathways of Altered Brain Development in Fetuses Exposed to Hypoxia

  • Anna Orzeł,
  • Katarzyna Unrug-Bielawska,
  • Dagmara Filipecka-Tyczka,
  • Krzysztof Berbeka and ,
  • Natalia Zeber-Lubecka,
  • Małgorzata Zielińska and
  • Anna Kajdy
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

Perinatal hypoxia is a major cause of neurodevelopmental impairment and subsequent motor and cognitive dysfunctions; it is associated with fetal growth restriction and uteroplacental dysfunction during pregnancy. This review aims to present the curre...

(This article belongs to the Section Molecular Neurobiology)
  • Article
  • Open Access
41 Citations
5,308 Views
18 Pages

COX5A Alleviates Doxorubicin-Induced Cardiotoxicity by Suppressing Oxidative Stress, Mitochondrial Dysfunction and Cardiomyocyte Apoptosis

  • Peipei Zhang,
  • Hao Lu,
  • Yuan Wu,
  • Danbo Lu and ,
  • Chenguang Li,
  • Xiangdong Yang,
  • Zhangwei Chen,
  • Juying Qian and
  • Junbo Ge
  • + 4 authors+ 0 author

Doxorubicin (DOX) as a chemotherapeutic agent can cause mitochondrial dysfunction and heart failure. COX5A has been described as an important regulator of mitochondrial energy metabolism. We investigate the roles of COX5A in DOX-induced cardiomyopath...

(This article belongs to the Section Molecular Pathology, Diagnostics, and Therapeutics)
  • Article
  • Open Access
15 Citations
4,423 Views
19 Pages

BSR1, a Rice Receptor-like Cytoplasmic Kinase, Positively Regulates Defense Responses to Herbivory

  • Yasukazu Kanda,
  • Tomonori Shinya,
  • Satoru Maeda,
  • Kadis Mujiono and ,
  • Yuko Hojo,
  • Keisuke Tomita,
  • Kazunori Okada,
  • Takashi Kamakura,
  • Ivan Galis and
  • Masaki Mori
  • + 5 authors+ 0 author

Crops experience herbivory by arthropods and microbial infections. In the interaction between plants and chewing herbivores, lepidopteran larval oral secretions (OS) and plant-derived damage-associated molecular patterns (DAMPs) trigger plant defense...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Signal Transduction Mechanism in Plant Disease and Immunity)
  • Brief Report
  • Open Access
6 Citations
7,446 Views
11 Pages

Doubtful Clinical Value of Subtyping Anti-U1-RNP Antibodies Regarding the RNP-70 kDa Antigen in Sera of Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

  • Awais Ahmad,
  • André Brylid,
  • Charlotte Dahle,
  • Muna Saleh and ,
  • Örjan Dahlström,
  • Helena Enocsson and
  • Christopher Sjöwall
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

The detection of antinuclear antibodies is central to the diagnosis and prognosis of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), primary Sjögren’s syndrome (pSS) and mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD). Anti-U1-RNP and anti-RNP70 antibodies wer...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Technological and Molecular Advances in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)
  • Article
  • Open Access
27 Citations
4,789 Views
16 Pages

Fluorinated Benzofuran and Dihydrobenzofuran as Anti-Inflammatory and Potential Anticancer Agents

  • Abeer J. Ayoub,
  • Ghewa A. El-Achkar,
  • Sandra E. Ghayad,
  • Layal Hariss and ,
  • Razan H. Haidar,
  • Leen M. Antar,
  • Zahraa I. Mallah,
  • Bassam Badran,
  • René Grée and
  • Aida Habib
  • + 7 authors+ 2 authors

Benzofuran and 2,3-dihydrobenzofuran scaffolds are heterocycles of high value in medicinal chemistry and drug synthesis. Targeting inflammation in cancer associated with chronic inflammation is a promising therapy. In the present study, we investigat...

(This article belongs to the Section Molecular Pharmacology)
  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
3,400 Views
22 Pages

In this study, we demonstrated that 2′-hydroxy-3,6′-dimethoxychalcone (3,6′-DMC) alleviated α-MSH-induced melanogenesis and lipopolysaccharides (LPS)-induced inflammation in mouse B16F10 and RAW 264.7 cells. In vitro analysis...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Chalcones: Biosynthesis, Functions, and Biological Implications)
  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
6,327 Views
15 Pages

Cholesterol, Amyloid Beta, Fructose, and LPS Influence ROS and ATP Concentrations and the Phagocytic Capacity of HMC3 Human Microglia Cell Line

  • Oscar M. Muñoz Herrera,
  • Brian V. Hong,
  • Ulises Ruiz Mendiola,
  • Izumi Maezawa and ,
  • Lee-Way Jin,
  • Carlito B. Lebrilla,
  • Danielle J. Harvey and
  • Angela M. Zivkovic
  • + 3 authors+ 0 author

Research has found that genes specific to microglia are among the strongest risk factors for Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and that microglia are critically involved in the etiology of AD. Thus, microglia are an important therapeutic target for nove...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue The Role of Microglia in Neurological Disorders)
  • Editorial
  • Open Access
2,380 Views
4 Pages

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD), a neurodevelopmental illness that affects children at an early age with a global prevalence of 1%, is diagnosed based on clinical features such as social impairment, repetitive behaviors, and restricted interests [...]

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Molecular Genetics of Autism and Intellectual Disability)
  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,929 Views
18 Pages

Effects of Modified Glucosamine on the Chondrogenic Potential of Circulating Stem Cells under Experimental Inflammation

  • Marco Gasparella,
  • Carola Cenzi,
  • Monica Piccione,
  • Valentina Noemi Madia and ,
  • Roberto Di Santo,
  • Valeria Tudino,
  • Marco Artico,
  • Samanta Taurone,
  • Chiara De Ponte and
  • Rosa Di Liddo
  • + 6 authors+ 1 author

Glucosamine (GlcN) is a glycosaminoglycan (GAGs) constituent in connective tissues. It is naturally produced by our body or consumed from diets. In the last decade, in vitro and in vivo trials have demonstrated that the administration of GlcN or its...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Regulation of Inflammatory Reactions in Health and Disease 2.0)
  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
5,077 Views
15 Pages

From an academic and practical point of view, it is desirable to be able to assess the possibility of the proton exchange of a given molecular system just by knowing the positions of the proton acceptor and the proton donor. This study addresses the...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advances in NMR Spectroscopy for Bioactive Small Molecules)
  • Article
  • Open Access
16 Citations
3,321 Views
18 Pages

Impact of Manganese and Chromate on Specific DNA Double-Strand Break Repair Pathways

  • Vivien M. M. Haberland,
  • Simon Magin,
  • George Iliakis and
  • Andrea Hartwig

Manganese is an essential trace element; nevertheless, on conditions of overload, it becomes toxic, with neurotoxicity being the main concern. Chromate is a well-known human carcinogen. The underlying mechanisms seem to be oxidative stress as well as...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms of Heavy Metal Toxicity: From Death to Immortality)
  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
2,768 Views
11 Pages

Mites, the second largest arthropod group, exhibit rich phenotypic diversity in the development of appendages (legs). For example, the fourth pair of legs (L4) does not form until the second postembryonic developmental stage, namely the protonymph st...

(This article belongs to the Section Molecular Biology)
  • Review
  • Open Access
26 Citations
4,770 Views
11 Pages

Osteoarthritis (OA) is one of the most common degenerative diseases of articular cartilage. During OA, all the elements that contribute to the joint undergo physiological and structural changes that impair the joint function and cause joint pain and...

(This article belongs to the Section Molecular Biology)
  • Communication
  • Open Access
8 Citations
4,003 Views
19 Pages

Radiosensitizing Effects of Irinotecan versus Oxaliplatin Alone and in Combination with 5-Fluorouracil on Human Colorectal Cancer Cells

  • Bernd Frerker,
  • Felix Bock,
  • Marie-Louise Cappel,
  • Stephan Kriesen and ,
  • Gunther Klautke,
  • Guido Hildebrandt and
  • Katrin Manda
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

To date, oxaliplatin and irinotecan are used in combination with 5-flourouracil (5-FU) for metastatic colorectal cancer. In this study it was tested whether oxaliplatin and irinotecan and their combinations with 5-FU have an enhanced effect when trea...

(This article belongs to the Section Molecular Oncology)
  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
2,890 Views
13 Pages

Quantitative Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification Detection of Ustilaginoidea virens Causing Rice False Smut

  • Yu Zhang,
  • Xinyue Li,
  • Shuya Zhang,
  • Tianling Ma and ,
  • Chengxin Mao and
  • Chuanqing Zhang
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

Rice false smut caused by Ustilaginoidea virens is one of the most devastating diseases in rice worldwide, which results in serious reductions in rice quality and yield. As an airborne fungal disease, early diagnosis of rice false smut and monitoring...

(This article belongs to the Section Molecular Microbiology)
  • Article
  • Open Access
18 Citations
3,463 Views
15 Pages

Porphyromonas gingivalis is a periodontopathogenic bacterium that can adhere to and colonize periodontal tissues, leading to an inflammatory process, and, consequently, tissue destruction. New therapies using flavonoids, such as hesperidin, are being...

(This article belongs to the Section Bioactives and Nutraceuticals)
  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
3,386 Views
11 Pages

Single-Droplet Microsensor for Ultra-Short Circulating EFGR Mutation Detection in Lung Cancer Based on Multiplex EFIRM Liquid Biopsy

  • Fang Wei,
  • Peter Yu,
  • Jordan Cheng,
  • Feng Li and ,
  • David Chia and
  • David T. W. Wong
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

Liquid biopsy is a rapidly emerging field that involves the minimal/non-invasive assessment of signature somatic mutations through the analysis of circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) shed by tumor cells in bodily fluids. Broadly speaking, the unmet need in...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Biosensors for the Early Diagnosis of High-Impact Human Diseases)
  • Article
  • Open Access
15 Citations
5,445 Views
23 Pages

Partner, Neighbor, Housekeeper and Dimension: 3D versus 2D Glomerular Co-Cultures Reveal Drawbacks of Currently Used Cell Culture Models

  • Anna Rederer,
  • Victoria Rose,
  • René Krüger,
  • Linda Schmittutz and ,
  • Izabela Swierzy,
  • Lena Fischer,
  • Ingo Thievessen,
  • Julian Bauer,
  • Oliver Friedrich and
  • Janina Müller-Deile
  • + 6 authors+ 1 author

Signaling-pathway analyses and the investigation of gene responses to different stimuli are usually performed in 2D monocultures. However, within the glomerulus, cells grow in 3D and are involved in direct and paracrine interactions with different gl...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Organoid Culture and Characterization Systems for Tissue Engineering Applications)
  • Article
  • Open Access
18 Citations
4,023 Views
29 Pages

Albumin Is a Component of the Esterase Status of Human Blood Plasma

  • Daria A. Belinskaia,
  • Polina A. Voronina,
  • Polina I. Popova,
  • Natalia G. Voitenko and ,
  • Vladimir I. Shmurak,
  • Mikhail A. Vovk,
  • Tatiana I. Baranova,
  • Anastasia A. Batalova,
  • Ekaterina A. Korf and
  • Nikolay V. Goncharov
  • + 7 authors+ 2 authors

The esterase status of blood plasma can claim to be one of the universal markers of various diseases; therefore, it deserves attention when searching for markers of the severity of COVID-19 and other infectious and non-infectious pathologies. When an...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Serum Albumin in Health and Disease: From Comparative Biochemistry to Translational Medicine)
  • Review
  • Open Access
12 Citations
4,089 Views
19 Pages

The Role of TGF-β Signaling in Saphenous Vein Graft Failure after Peripheral Arterial Disease Bypass Surgery

  • Changhuai He,
  • Pin Ye,
  • Xuecheng Zhang,
  • Elham Esmaeili and ,
  • Yiqing Li,
  • Ping Lü and
  • Chuanqi Cai
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

Saphenous vein bypass grafting is an effective technique used to treat peripheral arterial disease (PAD). However, restenosis is the major clinical challenge for the graft vessel among people with PAD postoperation. We hypothesize that there is a com...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Bioinformatics Study in Human Diseases: Integration of Omics Data for Personalized Medicine)
  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
3,757 Views
22 Pages

Vapor pressures and other thermodynamic properties of liquids, such as density and enthalpy of mixtures, are the key parameters in chemical engineering for designing new process units, and are also essential for understanding the physical chemistry,...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Macroscopic and Microscopic Thermodynamics: From Fundamentals to Present Applications 2.0)
  • Review
  • Open Access
4 Citations
3,379 Views
15 Pages

The Double-Edged Sword of Erythrocytes in Health and Disease via Their Adhesiveness

  • Robert J. Asaro,
  • Elisabetta Profumo,
  • Brigitta Buttari and
  • Pedro Cabrales

Their widespread presence throughout the vasculature, coupled with their reactivity, and thereby to their potential to release reactive oxidative species, or to utilize their anti-oxidative capacities, has promoted much discussion of the role(s) of r...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Roles of Erythrocytes in Human Health and Disease 2.0)
  • Article
  • Open Access
21 Citations
5,148 Views
14 Pages

Lactobacillus fermentum HY7302 Improves Dry Eye Symptoms in a Mouse Model of Benzalkonium Chloride-Induced Eye Dysfunction and Human Conjunctiva Epithelial Cells

  • Kippeum Lee,
  • Ji Woong Jeong,
  • Jae Jung Shim,
  • Hyun Sook Hong and ,
  • Joo Yun Kim and
  • Jung Lyoul Lee
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

(1) We investigated the effects of the Lactobacillus fermentum HY7302 (HY7302) in a mouse model of benzalkonium chloride (BAC)-induced dry eye, and the possibility of using HY7302 as a food supplement for preventing dry eye. (2) The ocular surface of...

(This article belongs to the Section Molecular Pathology, Diagnostics, and Therapeutics)
  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
2,788 Views
10 Pages

Comparative Evaluation of Four Commercially Available Immunoassays for Therapeutic Drug Monitoring of Infliximab and Adalimumab

  • Florian Rissel,
  • Yoann Cazaubon,
  • Syrine Saffar,
  • Romain Altwegg and ,
  • Mélanie Artasone,
  • Claire Lozano,
  • Thierry Vincent and
  • Alexandre Jentzer
  • + 3 authors+ 0 author

Therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) of anti-TNF-α is an important tool in clinical practice for inflammatory diseases. In this study, we have evaluated the performance of several assays for drug and antidrug antibodies (ADA) measurement in the se...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Immune Function, Tissue Fibrosis and Current Therapies)
  • Article
  • Open Access
17 Citations
4,180 Views
16 Pages

Immunogenicity Analysis of PCV3 Recombinant Capsid Protein Virus-like Particles and Their Application in Antibodies Detection

  • Xuyang Cao,
  • Min Huang,
  • Ying Wang,
  • Yanzhi Chen and ,
  • Hanwen Yang and
  • Fusheng Quan
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

Porcine circovirus type 3 is a newly emerging pathogen of porcine circovirus associated disease (PCVAD). Currently, there is no commercially available vaccine, resulting in huge economic losses to the pig industry. Porcine circovirus type 3 capsid pr...

(This article belongs to the Section Molecular Immunology)
  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
3,243 Views
21 Pages

Characterization of the LysP2110-HolP2110 Lysis System in Ralstonia solanacearum Phage P2110

  • Kaihong Chen,
  • Yanhui Guan,
  • Ronghua Hu,
  • Xiaodong Cui and
  • Qiongguang Liu

Ralstonia solanacearum, a pathogen causing widespread bacterial wilt disease in numerous crops, currently lacks an optimal control agent. Given the limitations of traditional chemical control methods, including the risk of engendering drug-resistant...

(This article belongs to the Section Molecular Microbiology)
  • Review
  • Open Access
11 Citations
5,109 Views
20 Pages

Harnessing the Potential of Non-Apoptotic Cell Death Processes in the Treatment of Drug-Resistant Melanoma

  • Linyinxue Dong,
  • Ceeane Paul Dagoc Vargas,
  • Xuechen Tian,
  • Xiayu Chu and ,
  • Chenqi Yin,
  • Aloysius Wong and
  • Yixin Yang
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

Melanoma is a highly malignant skin cancer that is known for its resistance to treatments. In recent years, there has been significant progress in the study of non-apoptotic cell death, such as pyroptosis, ferroptosis, necroptosis, and cuproptosis. T...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Current Research on Cancer Biology and Therapeutics)
  • Review
  • Open Access
25 Citations
5,616 Views
21 Pages

Treatment Refractoriness in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia: Old and New Molecular Biomarkers

  • Nawar Maher,
  • Samir Mouhssine,
  • Bassam Francis Matti,
  • Alaa Fadhil Alwan and
  • Gianluca Gaidano

Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) is the most common leukemia in adults. Despite its indolent clinical course, therapy refractoriness and disease progression still represent an unmet clinical need. Before the advent of pathway inhibitors, chemoimmun...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Insights in New Biomarkers and Molecular Drug Targets in Hematological Neoplasias)
  • Review
  • Open Access
6 Citations
4,983 Views
36 Pages

Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Relaxation Pathways in Electrolytes for Energy Storage

  • Carla C. Fraenza,
  • Steve G. Greenbaum and
  • Sophia N. Suarez

Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spin relaxation times have been an instrumental tool in deciphering the local environment of ionic species, the various interactions they engender and the effect of these interactions on their dynamics in conducting m...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Modern NMR Characterization of Materials)
  • Editorial
  • Open Access
8 Citations
3,571 Views
2 Pages

Biopolymers and biomaterials are two interconnected key topics, which have recently drawn significant attention from researchers across all fields, owing to the emerging potential in multifunctional use [...]

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Multifunctional Application of Biopolymers and Biomaterials)
  • Article
  • Open Access
18 Citations
5,594 Views
19 Pages

UV-C Seed Surface Sterilization and Fe, Zn, Mg, Cr Biofortification of Wheat Sprouts as an Effective Strategy of Bioelement Supplementation

  • Katarzyna Czarnek,
  • Małgorzata Tatarczak-Michalewska,
  • Piotr Dreher,
  • Vishnu D. Rajput and ,
  • Grzegorz Wójcik,
  • Anna Gierut-Kot,
  • Agnieszka Szopa and
  • Eliza Blicharska
  • + 3 authors+ 0 author

Metalloenzymes play an important role in the regulation of many biological functions. An effective way to prevent deficiencies of essential minerals in human diets is the biofortification of plant materials. The process of enriching crop sprouts unde...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Emerging Topics in Metal Complexes: Pharmacological Activity)
  • Editorial
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,982 Views
5 Pages

Great efforts are focused on the development of safe nano-carriers for the treatment of cancer in order to overcome some of the typical limitations of conventional therapies [...]

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Development of Responsive Nanoparticles for Cancer Therapy)
  • Article
  • Open Access
113 Citations
11,449 Views
24 Pages

The use of deer antlers dates back thousands of years in Chinese history. Deer antlers have antitumor, anti-inflammatory, and immunomodulatory properties and can be used in treating neurological diseases. However, only a few studies have reported the...

(This article belongs to the Section Molecular Pharmacology)
  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
4,107 Views
24 Pages

Genome-Wide DNA Methylation and Transcriptome Integration Associates DNA Methylation Changes with Bovine Subclinical Mastitis Caused by Staphylococcus chromogenes

  • Mengqi Wang,
  • Nathalie Bissonnette,
  • Mario Laterrière,
  • David Gagné and ,
  • Pier-Luc Dudemaine,
  • Jean-Philippe Roy,
  • Marc-André Sirard and
  • Eveline M. Ibeagha-Awemu
  • + 3 authors+ 0 author

Staphylococcus chromogenes (SC) is a common coagulase-negative staphylococcus described as an emerging mastitis pathogen and commonly found in dairy farms. This study investigated the potential involvement of DNA methylation in subclinical mastitis c...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Animal Genomes and Epigenomes)
  • Article
  • Open Access
23 Citations
4,234 Views
21 Pages

Seed Priming with MeJa Prevents Salt-Induced Growth Inhibition and Oxidative Damage in Sorghum bicolor by Inducing the Expression of Jasmonic Acid Biosynthesis Genes

  • Takalani Mulaudzi,
  • Gershwin Sias,
  • Mulisa Nkuna,
  • Nzumbululo Ndou and ,
  • Kaylin Hendricks,
  • Vivian Ikebudu,
  • Abraham J. Koo,
  • Rachel F. Ajayi and
  • Emmanuel Iwuoha
  • + 4 authors+ 0 author

Salinity is one of the major detrimental abiotic stresses at the forefront of deterring crop productivity globally. Although the exogenous application of phytohormones has formerly proven efficacious to plants, their effect on the moderately stress-t...

(This article belongs to the Section Molecular Plant Sciences)
  • Review
  • Open Access
32 Citations
8,038 Views
18 Pages

Glymphatic System and Mitochondrial Dysfunction as Two Crucial Players in Pathophysiology of Neurodegenerative Disorders

  • Kamila Kopeć,
  • Stanisław Szleszkowski,
  • Dariusz Koziorowski and
  • Stanislaw Szlufik

Neurodegenerative diseases are a complex problem affecting millions of people around the world. The pathogenesis is not fully understood, but it is known that both insufficiency of the glymphatic system and mitochondrial disorders affect the developm...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Cell Death, Inflammation and Oxidative Stress in Neurodegenerative Diseases: Mechanisms and Cytoprotective Molecules 3.0)
  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,346 Views
15 Pages

Introducing MdTFL1 Promotes Heading Date and Produces Semi-Draft Phenotype in Rice

  • Van Giap Do,
  • Youngsuk Lee,
  • Seonae Kim,
  • Sangjin Yang and ,
  • Juhyeon Park and
  • Gyungran Do
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

Flowering time (in rice, termed the heading date), plant height, and grain number are crucial agronomic traits for rice productivity. The heading date is controlled via environmental factors (day length and temperature) and genetic factors (floral ge...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Rice Molecular Breeding and Genetics 2.0)
  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
4,901 Views
15 Pages

Sexual dimorphism is an important factor in understanding various diseases, including inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). While females typically exhibit stronger immune responses, the role of sex in IBD remains unclear. This study aimed to explore the...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Digestive Inflammation and New Therapeutical Targets)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2,281 Views
16 Pages

Versatile and Accessible Magnetic Diagnosis Platform with Different Types of Magnetic Particles for Liquid and Solid Biopsies

  • Ju-Fang Liu,
  • Jean-Hong Chen,
  • Shu-Hsien Liao,
  • Kuen-Lin Chen and ,
  • Wen-Chun Wei,
  • Ting-Yuan Chen,
  • Jen-Jie Chieh and
  • Kai-Wen Huang
  • + 3 authors+ 0 author

The diagnosis of liquid and solid biopsies by different instruments makes the clinic loading difficult in many aspects. Given the compositions of magnetic particles (MPs) with diverse characterizations and the innovative acoustic type of vibration sa...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Magnetic Materials and Their Various Applications)

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