2025 June-2 - 491 articles
Multiple lines of evidence suggest that endothelial dysfunction is a key player in the pathogenesis of COVID-19, with cytokine storm as one of the main primary causes. Among the mechanisms underlying endothelial damage, clinical findings identify alt...
Purpose: To profile tear cytokine changes in Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant (HSCT) patients after instillation of daily topical cyclosporine-A 0.1% cationic emulsion. Methods: Participants in a longitudinal study were given cyclosporin...
This study investigated the effects of taxifolin (Tax), quercetin (Que), (+)-catechin (Cat) and luteolin (Lute) on the advanced Maillard reaction stage in the methylglyoxal-lysine (MGO-Lys) system. Since the four flavonoids share identical A- and B-r...
Flow cytometry is a powerful and widely used tool for the analysis of various cell populations, but its capabilities are severely limited by the need to apply correction of fluorescent signals from near or similar fluorochromes when analyzing multico...
This study aimed to investigate the preventive effects of isostrictiniin (ITN) from Nymphaea candida against acute lung injury (ALI) through lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced ALI mice and LPS-induced A549 cells. Compared with the model group, ITN (50...
The discovery of functional micropeptides encoded by long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) has challenged the traditional view that these transcripts lack coding potential. With the advancement of high-resolution translation profiling combined with enhanced...
Breastfeeding is universally recognized for its extensive health benefits for both infants and mothers. However, for some women, the experience of breastfeeding can be complicated by intense negative emotional and physical reactions, including phenom...
This study investigates the role of melatonin in alleviating the oxidative stress and apoptosis of TM3 Leydig cells induced by 4-methyl-2,4-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)pent-1-ene (MBP), the primary active metabolite of Bisphenol A, and clarifies its potentia...
Wound infections remain significant challenges for current tissue adhesives, primarily due to their poor adhesion in moist environments, slow bonding, cytotoxicity, and limited antibacterial properties. Slightly acidic electrolyzed water (SAEW), a po...
Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma (HNSCC) ranks sixth in incidence and seventh in cancer mortality worldwide. Approximately 30% of HNSCC cases are related to human papillomavirus (HPV) infection, the oropharynx being the anatomical subsite most a...
Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) remains one of the most effective interventions for treatment-resistant psychiatric disorders, particularly major depressive disorder and bipolar disorder. Despite extensive clinical and preclinical investigations, the...
The recent surge in various chronic infectious and non-infectious diseases worldwide has created an urgent need for safe and effective prevention and treatment options to control and manage these diseases [...]
Here, we present a unique case of the combination of two rare hereditary diseases—a familial form of dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) and arterial calcification (AC)—in a 10-month-old boy. DCM was caused by a novel pathogenic nucleotide varia...
Dry age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a leading cause of vision loss in individuals over 50, yet no approved therapies exist for early or intermediate stages of the disease. Oxidative stress is a central driver of retinal degeneration in AMD,...
Breast cancer (BC) remains a leading cause of cancer-related mortality in women, with treatment challenges due to the lack of targeted therapies. Extracellular vesicles (EVs) play a crucial role in BC progression by carrying bioactive molecules. This...
Diclofenac is an effective medication for pain and inflammation. However, its use has been linked to hepatitis. To gain insight into diclofenac’s ability to cause hepatitis, we investigated the regulation of major effectors of the immune system...
Carboxamide derivatives are a promising class of compounds in anticancer drug discovery, owing to their ability to interact with multiple oncogenic targets and their favorable pharmacological profiles. In this study, we report the design, synthesis,...
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a long-term disease that causes inflammation and damage to the nervous system. This study evaluated steroidomic alterations related to MS in 57 female MS patients during the follicular phase and 17 during the luteal phase,...
Clinically nonfunctioning pituitary tumors (CNFPTs) typically do not cause hormonal excess, progress insidiously, and are often large and invasive at presentation. Complete resection is frequently not attainable; radiotherapy (RT) may effectively lim...
Complement system inhibitors are emerging as promising therapies in nephrology, particularly for diseases where complement dysregulation is central to pathogenesis. This review summarizes the role of complement activation in kidney diseases and curre...
Several benzothiazole (BT) derivatives have recently been explored in medicinal chemistry, and they are frequently reported in the literature. The interest in this kind of heterocyclic compounds and their structural hybrids has been increasing, as sh...
In children without Down syndrome who have acute megakaryoblastic leukemia (AMKL), inv(16)(p13q24)/CBFA2T3::GLIS2 is the most frequent genetic aberration. Pediatric CBFA2T3::GLIS2-positive AMKL is strongly associated with a poor prognosis and a high...
Chronic inflammation is increasingly recognized as a driver of glioma progression, with tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) playing a central role in modulating the tumor microenvironment. This study aimed to investigate the expression profiles...
Inhibition of CK2 and/or PIM-1 kinases has been shown to induce apoptosis in a variety of cancer cell lines, underscoring their potential as valuable targets in anti-cancer drug development. In this study, a series of N-substituted derivatives of 4,5...
Strontium ions are of great interest because of their beneficial role in bone remodeling. This paper provides an overview of the present knowledge on the substitution of calcium with strontium in calcium orthophosphates. In particular, attention is f...
The supposed meridians of traditional oriental medicine have been a cause of conflict between traditional and modern medical science. A possible resolution has been proposed: That extracellular vesicles, including exosomes, may be the transmitters of...
Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease (MASLD) is a leading cause of liver cirrhosis, with its global prevalence rising due to obesity, insulin resistance, and type 2 diabetes mellitus. While bariatric surgery remains effective for...
The Mediterranean diet (MD) is one of the healthiest diets, high in fiber, antioxidants, and unsaturated fats. MD improves lipid profiles, reduces inflammation, controls blood pressure, decreases insulin resistance, and enhances the sensitivity to th...
Ovarian cancer is the most lethal gynecological cancer. Up to 75% of cases are high-grade serous ovarian cancer (HGSOC) that have high chemosensitivity to first-line platinum-based therapies. However, 75% of patients will become chemoresistant follow...
Herbivore-induced plant volatiles (HIPVs) play a pivotal role in mediating tritrophic interactions between plants, herbivores, and their natural enemies. Paracarophenax alternatus, a parasitic mite targeting the egg stage of Monochamus alternatus, ha...
Sjögren’s disease (SjD) is an autoimmune disease of exocrine tissues. Prior research has shown that ETS proto-oncogene 1 (ETS1), STAT1, and IL33 may contribute to the disease’s pathology. However, the regulatory mechanisms of these g...
The hedgehog pathway is a major regulator of cell growth and differentiation during embryogenesis and early development. The literature suggests that variations in this pathway’s genes play a role in tumor progression and response to therapy. T...
To clarify the physiological importance of the tryptophan catabolizing enzyme, indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase, in human pregnancy, we have studied how the expression of this enzyme controls extravillous cytotrophoblast invasion into the decidua. We have...
Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a chronic, complex, and immunologically mediated skin disease. Its exact cause remains complex, multifaceted and yet to be discovered but is likely related to a combination of immunological, genetic and environmental factors...
Particulate matter (PM) is a major environmental pollutant implicated in various respiratory diseases. However, its impact on the upper respiratory tract, particularly the nasal and paranasal sinus mucosa, remains poorly understood. This study aimed...
Magnaporthe oryzae (M. oryzae) is a phytopathogenic fungus that inflicts damage on vital crops, particularly rice. Its asexual reproduction leads to the generation of numerous conidia, which is a critical factor contributing to the prevalence of rice...
Cardiac fibrosis is a key physiopathological process underlying the progression of virtually all heart diseases and related conditions, including myocardial infarction, pressure overload, and heart failure. Once regarded as a homogeneous and passive...
Guadua angustifolia, a native bamboo species of ecological and economic importance, has been widely studied in Colombia. This study focused on evaluating the genetic diversity and population structure of G. angustifolia from six natural populations i...
: Negative energy balance (NEB) in dairy cows induces excessive lipolysis, leading to elevated levels of β-hydroxybutyric acid (BHBA), which, when accumulated, can cause liver damage. Rutin (RT), a natural flavonoid with antioxidant and anti-inf...
Naturally occurring antioxidants have attracted significant research interest, owing to their radical scavenging ability that can be improved via structural modifications. In this study, aromaticity-extended resveratrol analogues (3–5) containi...
In the search for safe and effective natural antioxidants, this study investigates the antioxidant and cytotoxic properties of aqueous extracts obtained from three fungi of the family Hymenochaetaceae: Inonotus sp., Fulvifomes sp., and Phylloporia bo...
Increasing evidence highlights the role of aberrant circadian rhythm gene expression in glioblastoma (GBM) progression, but the impact of the circadian rhythm gene network on GBM molecular profiles and prognosis remains unclear. A total of 1042 GBM s...
Methionine restriction (MetR) is a common adjuvant treatment for cancer. However, studies of MetR have paid little attention to its potential implications for fibrosis. Hypertrophic scarring (HTS) is an abnormal fibrotic response after burn trauma th...
Severe kinds of uterine inflammation in animals cause reproductive and economic problems. Although there are changes in prostaglandin (PG) production and noradrenergic uterine innervation during endometritis, the role of noradrenaline (NA) and adreno...
Piglet diarrhea caused by weaning stress will increase the mortality rate and seriously affect swine industry production efficiency. Probiotic supplementation has been reported to effectively alleviate weaning diarrhea by inhibiting the colonization...
Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma (ALCL) represents a diverse group of mature T-Cell Lymphomas unified by strong CD30 expression but with different molecular and clinical subtypes. This review summarizes recent molecular advances in ALCL, highlighting k...
While the pathogenic role of donor-specific anti-HLA antibodies (DSAs) in long-term immune-mediated injury after kidney transplantation is well established, the clinical relevance of non-donor-specific antibodies (nDSAs), also detected in transplant...
After being subjected to mechanical damage, plants trigger changes in primary and secondary metabolites to enhance their resistance or defenses. However, there are limited studies on the joint use of transcriptomics and metabolomics in investigating...
OPN is a phosphorylated glycoprotein found in all vertebrate organisms and expressed in many tissues and secretions. It is a pleiotropic protein that plays diverse roles in various pathological and physiological processes. OPN is involved in many tis...
Lung involvement is the most common extraglandular manifestation of primary Sjögren’s Disease (pSjD). There is an increasing interest in finding the clinical/serological risk predictors of this feature. A cross-sectional study evaluating a...
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