Is neutropenic fever an obstacle to effective stem cell harvesting? by Semih Başcı, Ersin Bozan, Samet Yaman, Bahar Uncu Ulu, Mehmet Bakırtaş, Tuğçe Nur Yiğenoğlu, Ali Kılınç, Nurgül Özcan, Mehmet Sinan Dal, Merih Kızıl Çakar, Fevzi Altuntaş

“…A subset of patients’ adequate stem cell harvest is not achievable with a solitary use of granulocyte colony-stimulating agents (G-CSF). Generally, chemomobilization is employed for patients failing G-CSF and its most feared complication febrile neutropenia (FN). …”
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MicroRNA-4735-3p Facilitates Ferroptosis in Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma by Targeting SLC40A1 by Cairong Zhu, Zhiquan Song, Zhen Chen, Tianqi Lin, Haili Lin, Zhenqiang Xu, Fen Ai, Shijiao Zheng

“…Human ccRCC cell lines were transfected with the miR-4735-3p mimic or inhibitor to manipulate the expression of miR-4735-3p. Cell proliferation, colony formation, cell migration, cell invasion, cell death, oxidative stress, lipid peroxidation, and iron metabolism were determined. …”
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Autologous Concentrated Bone Marrow Grafting for the Treatment of Osteonecrosis of the Humeral Head: A Report of Five Shoulders in Four Cases by Takeshi Makihara, Tomokazu Yoshioka, Hisashi Sugaya, Masashi Yamazaki, Hajime Mishima

“…The concentration ratio of nucleated cells was calculated and the number of transplanted mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) was estimated by a colony-forming assay. All four shoulders with stage 3 disease achieved joint sparing. …”
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The multifaceted role of brood communication in wasp societies by Rafael Carvalho da Silva, Fabio Santos do Nascimento, Cintia Akemi Oi

“…Chemical communication provides information about colony identity and an individual's identity, sex and caste, and can help resolve intracolonial conflicts. …”
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Downregulation of HBx Restrains Proliferation, Migration, and Invasion of HepG2 Cells by Chaoqun Huang, Wei Liu, Xiaochuan Zhao, Libin Zhao, Fuxiang Wang

“…Results of CCK-8, Transwell, wound healing, and colony formation assays suggested that HBx could mediate biological function of HepG2 cells by activating the XB130-mediated PI3K/AKT pathway. …”
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A Denoising Based Autoassociative Model for Robust Sensor Monitoring in Nuclear Power Plants by Ahmad Shaheryar, Xu-Cheng Yin, Hong-Wei Hao, Hazrat Ali, Khalid Iqbal

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Effect of Light-Activated Hypocrellin B on the Growth and Membrane Permeability of Gram-Negative Escherichia coli Cells by Yuan Jiang, Wingnang Leung, Qingjuan Tang, Hongwei Zhang, Chuanshan Xu

“…Escherichia coli (E. coli) as a model bacterium of Gram-negative bacteria was incubated with various concentrations of hypocrellin B for 60 min and was subsequently irradiated by blue light with wavelength of 470 nm at the dose of 12 J/cm2. Colony forming units were counted and the growth inhibition rate of E. coli cells was calculated after light-activated hypocrellin B. …”
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Comparative Evaluation of Antimicrobial Activities of Different Types of Luting Cements by Sazan Sherdl Saleem

“…In MDCT, bacterial suspensions were exposed to the cements, and colony-forming unit (CFU) counts were recorded at various time points to assess microbial survival.Top of Form Results: In ADT, GC Gold Label glass ionomer exhibited the highest inhibition zones (17.75 mm) after one week, surpassing other intervals of the same cement and all other cements tested. …”
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Photodynamic Action of LED-Activated Curcumin against Staphylococcus aureus Involving Intracellular ROS Increase and Membrane Damage by Yuan Jiang, Albert Wingnang Leung, Heyu Hua, Xiancai Rao, Chuanshan Xu

“…Staphylococcus aureus was incubated with the different concentrations of curcumin for 60 min and then irradiated by blue light with the wavelength of 470 nm and with light dose of 3 J/cm2. The colony forming unit assay was used to investigate photocytotoxicity of curcumin on Staphylococcus aureus, confocal laser scanning microscopy (CLSM) and flow cytometry (FCM) for assaying membrane permeability, FCM analysis with DCFH-DA staining for measuring the intracellular ROS level, and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) for observing morphology and structure. …”
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Evaluation of anticancer potency of Cu-isatin-1-(2-pyridyl) piperazine thiosemicarbazone (Cu-Istpypz) against epidermoid carcinoma cell line (A431) by Indranil Banerjee, Piyush Kumar, Narendra K. Singh, Paras N. Yadav, Yuba Raj Pokharel

“…The compound Cu-Istpypz also suppressed the colony formation of A431 cells in a concentration-dependent manner, as demonstrated by the clonogenic assay. …”
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Downregulation of LncRNA SNHG7 Sensitizes Colorectal Cancer Cells to Resist Anlotinib by Regulating miR-181a-5p/GATA6 by Deng Pan, Kehe Chen, Ping Chen, Yu Liu, Yingying Wu, Jingning Huang

“…We performed the Cell Counting Kit-8 and Colony formation assay, flow cytometric analysis, RNA pull-down, RNA-binding protein immunoprecipitation assay, and Luciferase reporter assay to confirm the interaction among SNHG7, miR-181a-5p, and GATA6. …”
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Natural Disaster Risk Assessments for Pine Honey Apiaries in Muğla, Turkey by Fatih Sarı

“…On the other hand, due to the mountainous topography and high precipitation rate of Muğla, the province has a high rate of flood formation (20 per year), which threatens the hive sites by destroying the entire colony. In this study, Apiary Locations Risk Index (ALRI) was carried out to guide the insurance process for apiary locations by applying the Forest Fire Risk Index (FFRI) and the Flood Hazard Risk Index (FHRI). …”
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Identification of CHD1L as an Important Regulator for Spermatogonial Stem Cell Survival and Self-Renewal by Shan-Shan Liu, Yin-Shan Bai, Li Feng, Wen-Wei Dong, Yang Li, Li-Ping Xu, Ning-Fang Ma

“…Knockdown of endogenous Chd1l in cultured mouse undifferentiated SSCs inhibited the expression levels of Oct4, Plzf, Gfrα1, and Pcna genes, suppressed SSC colony formation, and reduced BrdU incorporation, while increasing SSC apoptosis. …”
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Immunogenicity Assessment of Lipegfilgrastim in Patients with Breast Cancer Receiving Chemotherapy by Linglong Zou, Anton Buchner, Martin Roberge, Patrick M. Liu

“…Lipegfilgrastim is a long-acting, once-per-cycle, glycopegylated recombinant granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) used to prevent neutropenia in patients receiving myelosuppressive chemotherapy. …”
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Characteristic of stem rot diseases caused by Ceratocystis sp. on Acacia decurrens and its status in Gunung Merapi National Park, Yogyakarta by Sri Rahayu, Handojo Hadi Nurjanto, Rahman Gilang Pratama

“…Two Ceratocistys isolates found from the hill (B) and valley (L) had similar characteristics on morphologic features i.e. cream color, 20 to 22 cm2 colony size at 14 days growth in PDA media, having both cylindrical and barrel shaped conidia. …”
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TMEM100 Modulates TGF-β Signaling Pathway to Inhibit Colorectal Cancer Progression by Huixia Li, Chuan Cheng, Weibo You, Jiujian Zheng, Jie Xu, Peng Gao, Jianping Wang

“…The role of TMEM100 in the progression of CRC cells was evaluated by MTT, colony formation, scratch healing, and Transwell assays. …”
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Resin composite aggregated S-PRG particles are not superior to non-S-PRG under microcosm biofilm by Andrea Freire, Victor Augusto Alves Bento, Eduardo Inocente Jussiani, Avacir Casanova Andrello, Maria Carolina Silva Marques

“…The loss of microhardness was assessed considering the initial microhardness as 100% on enamel, dentin, and composite resin substrates. Colony Forming Units (CFU/mL) were counted in 3 media. …”
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Successful Treatment of Cisplatin Overdose with Plasma Exchange by Yasuhiro Yamada, Yoshiaki Ikuta, Kisato Nosaka, Nobutomo Miyanari, Naoko Hayashi, Hiroaki Mitsuya, Hideo Baba

“…Here, we report a case of large cisplatin overdose, successfully managed by plasma exchange, intravenous hydration, granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) administration, and other supportive care. …”
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Improvement of Injera Shelf Life and Staling through Vacuum and Nonvacuum Polyethylene Packaging: Their Synergistic Effect with Chemical Preservative by Abinet Terefe, Shimelis Admasu Emire, Habtamu Fekadu Gemede, Ashagrie Z. Woldegiorgis

“…Among these, VP+ had the least microbial load (5.3∗101 & 9.0∗101 bacterial & yeast and mold colony forming unit (cfu)/g, respectively). But it was least effective regarding staling as it had the least average scoring of MC, pH, and L value (60.96%, 3.33, and 45.92, respectively) and sensory acceptability, basically due to the crumbling effect of the packaging method used. …”
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CCDC154 knockdown inhibits growth of liver cancer via suppressing expression of Snail by Rulan Ma, Hongmei Nie, Caijing Mo, Dawei Yuan, Kun Zhu, Kang Li

“…The proliferation and apoptosis of LC cells was evaluated by cell counting assay, colony formation assay and flow cytometry. The migration and invasion of LC cells were investigated using scratch wound-healing assay and Transwell assay. …”
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