Identification and analysis of prognostic ion homeostasis characteristics in kidney renal clear cell carcinoma by Xiangmin Zhang, Xiongxian Qian, Yong Zhao, Maofei Ye, Liyang Li, Jian Chu

“…The potential clinical benefit of our predicted 15 gene signatures in clinical strategies was validated by Calibration Curves and DCA curves. Ultimately, the immune microenvironment and enrichment pathways were analyzed among individuals categorized as high-risk and low-risk. …”
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Tuning of controller parameters for suppressing low frequency oscillations in electric railway traction networks using meta‐heuristic algorithms by Prasenjit Dey, Phumin Kirawanich, Chaiyut Sumpavakup, Aniruddha Bhattacharya

“…For suppressing LFOs, coronavirus herd immunity optimiser (CHIO), a recently developed meta‐heuristic, has been applied for tuning controller parameters. …”
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Evolution of drug therapy in patients with resectable gastric and esophageal‑gastric junction cancer by M. V. Sedova, M. A. Batov, V. S. Tretyak, A. A. Kolomeytseva, V. M. Khomyakov, N. N. Volchenko, A. A. Fedenko, A. D. Kaprin

“…International studies have shown the results of the use of targeted (ramucirumab, trastuzumab, pertuzumab), immune drugs (pembrolizumab, nivolumab, ipilimumab), S‑1 in combination with chemotherapy as part of the combined treatment of gastric and esophageal‑ gastric junction cancer. …”
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Proinflammatory Responses of Heme in Alveolar Macrophages: Repercussion in Lung Hemorrhagic Episodes by Rafael L. Simões, Maria Augusta Arruda, Cláudio Canetti, Carlos H. Serezani, Iolanda M. Fierro, Christina Barja-Fidalgo

“…Taken together, the data support a dual role for heme in the inflammatory response associated with lung hemorrhage, acting as a proinflammatory molecule that can either act as both an adjuvant of the innate immunity and as an amplifier of the inflammatory response, leading tissue injury. …”
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Oral probiotic extracellular vesicle therapy mitigates Influenza A Virus infection via blunting IL-17 signaling by Hongxia Zhou, Wenbo Huang, Jieting Li, Peier Chen, Lihan Shen, Wenjing Huang, Kailin Mai, Heyan Zou, Xueqin Shi, Yunceng Weng, Yuhua Liu, Zifeng Yang, Caiwen Ou

“…Extracellular vesicles (EVs) derived from probiotics have emerged as potential mediators of host immune response and anti-inflammatory effect. However, the specific anti-inflammatory effects and underlying mechanisms of probiotics-derived EVs on IAV remain unclear. …”
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Structural basis for RNA-guided DNA degradation by Cas5-HNH/Cascade complex by Yanan Liu, Lin Wang, Qian Zhang, Pengyu Fu, Lingling Zhang, Ying Yu, Heng Zhang, Hongtao Zhu

“…Abstract Type I-E CRISPR (clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats)–Cas (CRISPR-associated proteins) system is one of the most extensively studied RNA-guided adaptive immune systems in prokaryotes, providing defense against foreign genetic elements. …”
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The pathomechanism of bone marrow edema in the femoral head necrosis with pericollapse stage by Liang Mo, Zhangzheng Wang, Mengyu Jiang, Chi Zhou, Chao Ma, Yinuo Fan, Wei He, Zhenqiu Chen, Yuhao Liu

“…Meanwhile, data-independent Acquisition (DIA) proteomics technology was utilized to identify differentially expressed proteins (DEPs) within bone tissue. 141, 299 and 852 DEPs were identified in femoral neck, necrotic and sclerotic regions, respectively. Immune responses, inflammatory reactions and oxidative stress were markedly altered in ONFH cases with BME. …”
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Identification of early prediction biomarkers of severity in patients with severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome based on plasma proteomics by Qian Zhang, Qian Zhang, Zhengyi Jiang, Nan Jiang, Luchen Shi, Jiaying Zhao, Jie Zhao, Jie Zhao, Ke Ouyang, Ke Ouyang, Huaying Huang, Huaying Huang, Yaqin Zhang, Yan Dai, Nannan Hu, Ping Shi, Yaping Han, Ke Jin, Jun Li

“…A cohort consisting of 190 patients with SFTS was used to develop the predictive model for severe illness and subsequently validate it in a new cohort consisting of 93 patients with SFTS.ResultsA significant increase in plasma proteins associated with various functional clusters, such as the proteasomal protein catabolic process, phagocytosis, and humoral immune response, was observed in severe SFTS patients. …”
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Blood Morphology and Hematology of Adult Baikal Seals (<i>Pusa sibirica</i> Gmelin, 1788) Under Professional Care by Polina Esipova, Irina Suvorova, Veronika Yachmen, Igor Pushchin

“…The results could be useful for Baikal seal veterinary care, immune response research, and comparative studies with other pinnipeds.…”
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Impact of Sars-CoV-2 prophylaxis with tixagevimab-cilgavimab in high-risk patients with B-cell malignancies: a single-center retrospective study. by Giovanni Manfredi Assanto , Matteo Totaro, Poggiali Rebecca, Delli Paoli Adele, Annechini Giorgia, D’Elia Gianna Maria, Aji Francesco, Petrucci Luigi, Fazio Francesca, Del Giudice Ilaria, Martelli Maurizio, Micozzi Alessandra, Giuseppe Gentile

“…In particular, patients affected by lymphoproliferative diseases, given the impaired cell-mediated and antibody-mediated immunity and treatment toxicity, develop more often a symptomatic and a more serious disease of Covid-19. …”
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Insight into the Advances in Clinical Trials of SARS-CoV-2 Vaccines by Syed Mohammed Basheeruddin Asdaq, Shahamah Jomah, Syed Imam Rabbani, Ali Musharraf Alamri, Salman Khalaf Salem Alshammari, Badr Sami Duwaidi, Majed Sadun Alshammari, Abdulhakeem S. Alamri, Walaa F. Alsanie, Majid Alhomrani, Nagaraja Sreeharsha, Mohd. Imran

“…Vaccinating a significant proportion of the population is one of the established methods to achieve herd immunity. More than 100 COVID-19 vaccines have been designed and tested against the virus. …”
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Decreased Regulatory T Cells in Vulnerable Atherosclerotic Lesions: Imbalance between Pro- and Anti-Inflammatory Cells in Atherosclerosis by Ilonka Rohm, Yevgeniya Atiskova, Stefanie Drobnik, Michael Fritzenwanger, Daniel Kretzschmar, Rudin Pistulli, Jürgen Zanow, Thomas Krönert, Gita Mall, Hans Reiner Figulla, Atilla Yilmaz

“…These data suggest an increased inflammatory state in vulnerable plaques resulting from an imbalance of the frequency of local pro- and anti-inflammatory immune cells.…”
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Poly-ADP Ribosyl Polymerase 1 (PARP1) Regulates Influenza A Virus Polymerase by Liset Westera, Alisha M. Jennings, Jad Maamary, Martin Schwemmle, Adolfo García-Sastre, Eric Bortz

“…To infect new species, IAV typically must overcome a number of species barriers to entry, replication, and egress, even while virus replication is counteracted by antiviral host factors and innate immune mechanisms. A number of host factors have been found to regulate the replication of IAV by interacting with the viral RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (RdRP). …”
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A single residue switch mediates the broad neutralization of Rotaviruses by Yang Huang, Feibo Song, Yuanjun Zeng, Hui Sun, Roufang Sheng, Xuechun Wang, Liqin Liu, Guoxing Luo, Yanan Jiang, Yaling Chen, Mengxuan Zhang, Shiyin Zhang, Ying Gu, Hai Yu, Shaowei Li, Tingdong Li, Qingbing Zheng, Shengxiang Ge, Jun Zhang, Ningshao Xia

“…The increasing challenge posed by viral evolution and immune evasion intensifies the importance of the discovery of bNAbs and their underlying neutralization mechanism. …”
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Effectiveness of rehabilitation interventions in patients with colorectal cancer: an overview of systematic reviews by Mengzhe Yang, Bhasker Amatya, Sana Malik, Krystal Song, Stefanie Marcella, Catherine Voutier, Fary Khan

“…The findings suggest: moderate-quality evidence for exercise interventions for improving physical fitness and quality of life; high-quality evidence for nutritional interventions in reducing postoperative infections; high-quality evidence for multimodal prehabilitation for improved preoperative functional capacity; moderate-quality evidence for nutritional interventions for improving humoral immunity, reducing inflammation, and length of stay; moderate-quality evidence for acupuncture in improving gastrointestinal functional recovery; psychosocial interventions in improving short-term quality of life and mental health, and lifestyle interventions for improved quality of life. …”
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Improving the N-glycosylation occupancy of plant-produced IgG1 by engineering the amino acid environment at Asn297 by Kathrin Göritzer, Valentina Ruocco, Ulrike Vavra, Shiva Izadi, Omayra C. Bolaños-Martínez, Thareeya Phetphoung, Nuttapat Pisuttinusart, Waranyoo Phoolcharoen, Richard Strasser

“…However, plant-produced human IgG1 often shows significant underglycosylation with potential adverse effects for immune functions and stability. This study addressed this limitation of the widely used plant-based expression platform Nicotiana benthamiana by employing protein engineering to enhance N-glycosylation occupancy in plant-produced IgG1. …”
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Association between Toll-Like Receptor 4 and Occurrence of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Susceptible to Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Northeast China by Yuze Li, Dianzhong Li, Jinfeng Zhang, Shurui Liu, Haijun Chen, Kun Wu

“…The purpose of this study is to explore why type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients are susceptible to pulmonary tuberculosis through detection of serum Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4), an important immune-related receptor, especially in terms of content and TLR4 gene polymorphism. …”
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Assessment of Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1 and 2 by IHC in Association with CD14 Antigen in Placental Tissues from Women with Miscarriage by Zainab A. Hamid, Solaf J. Ali, Ali Hattem Hussain

“…CD14 was implicated in immune mechanisms, and might be involved in pregnancy loss.  …”
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Inter- Not Intraindividual Differences in sTWEAK Levels Predict Functional Deterioration and Mortality in Patients with Dilated Cardiomyopathy by Kai-Uwe Jarr, Manfred Nelles, Hugo A. Katus, Emmanuel Chorianopoulos

“…Further research will be necessary to elucidate the exact role of sTWEAK as a potential modulator of immune response in the setting of dilated cardiomyopathy.…”
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Insects Induced Mango Fruit Rot: Unraveling the Culprits by Sivagami Subramaniam, Noor Aisyah Md Noordin, Noor Azrizal-Wahid, Nur Ain Izzati Mohd Zainudin

“…They act as a threat to the crops through various mechanisms of pathogenesis that compromise the immune system of the plants, such as developing any ways to attack the plants, seeking entry via open pores or exposed surface or wound, and sourcing nutrients forcefully for their growth and development. …”
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