Responsive afatinib treatment in high-grade salivary gland ductal carcinoma and NSCLC with uncommon EGFR mutations: Treatment outcomes by Sivakamavalli Jeyachandran

“…High-grade salivary gland ductal carcinoma and non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) are two distinct malignancies characterized by unique challenges but share uncommon epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutations as potential therapeutic targets. …”
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Fetal Growth Restriction Prediction: How to Move beyond by Debora F. B. Leite, Jose G. Cecatti

“…Addition of ultrasound parameters improves prediction models, especially using estimated fetal weight and abdominal circumference in the 3rd trimester of pregnancy. Placental growth factor levels are decreased in SGA pregnancies, and it is the most promising biomarker in differentiating angiogenesis-related SGA from other causes. …”
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Erythropoietin, Forkhead Proteins, and Oxidative Injury: Biomarkers and Biology by Kenneth Maiese, Jinling Hou, Zhao Zhong Chong, Yan Chen Shang

“…In particular, both the growth factor and cytokine erythropoietin (EPO), and members of the mammalian forkhead transcription factors of the O class (FoxOs), may offer the greatest promise for new treatment regimens, since these agents and the cellular pathways they oversee cover a range of critical functions that directly influence progenitor cell development, cell survival and degeneration, metabolism, immune function, and cancer cell invasion. …”
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Hyaluronidase-responsive hydrogel loaded with magnetic nanoparticles combined with external magnetic stimulation for spinal cord injury repair by Zhiyi Fan, Guofu Zhang, Wanda Zhan, Juehan Wang, Chaoyong Wang, QianYing Yue, Zhangheng Huang, Yongxiang Wang

“…The hydrogel was further combined with Neurotrophic growth factor (NGF) and Fe3O4 nanoparticles, exhibiting low toxicity, good mechanical properties, self-healing ability, and sustained drug release. …”
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The mechanism underlying metastasis in triple-negative breast cancer: focusing on the interplay between ferroptosis, epithelial-mesenchymal transition, and non-coding RNAs by Ziyi Chen, Yi Zhao, Yi Zhao

“…Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is a type of breast cancer with lack the expression of estrogen receptor (ER), progesterone receptor (PR), and human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2). It is the most aggressive breast cancer and the most difficult to treat due to its poor response to treatments and extremely invasive characteristics. …”
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Amyloid-Beta Induced Changes in Vesicular Transport of BDNF in Hippocampal Neurons by Bianca Seifert, Robert Eckenstaler, Raik Rönicke, Julia Leschik, Beat Lutz, Klaus Reymann, Volkmar Lessmann, Tanja Brigadski

“…The neurotrophin brain derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) is an important growth factor in the CNS. Deficits in transport of this secretory protein could underlie neurodegenerative diseases. …”
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IGF-1 Restores Visual Cortex Plasticity in Adult Life by Reducing Local GABA Levels by José Fernando Maya-Vetencourt, Laura Baroncelli, Alessandro Viegi, Ettore Tiraboschi, Eero Castren, Antonino Cattaneo, Lamberto Maffei

“…Recent studies have challenged this dogma providing evidence that both pharmacological treatments and paradigms based on the manipulation of environmental stimulation levels can be successfully employed as strategies for enhancing plasticity in the adult nervous system. Insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) is a peptide implicated in prenatal and postnatal phases of brain development such as neurogenesis, neuronal differentiation, synaptogenesis, and experience-dependent plasticity. …”
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DNA methylation and immune evasion in triple-negative breast cancer: challenges and therapeutic opportunities by Wen-yu Cai, Xin-xian Cai, Yi-ran Fei, Rui Ye, Ding-ming Song, Dan Hu, Wan-wan Zhang, Ming-fei Xia, Xiao-xiao Yang

“…Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is an aggressive subtype of breast cancer characterized by the lack of estrogen receptor (ER), progesterone receptor (PR), and human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2). Chemotherapy remains the primary treatment option, yet TNBC frequently develops resistance, leading to relapse and metastasis. …”
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Isorhamnetin Inhibits Liver Fibrosis by Reducing Autophagy and Inhibiting Extracellular Matrix Formation via the TGF-β1/Smad3 and TGF-β1/p38 MAPK Pathways by Ning Liu, Jiao Feng, Xiya Lu, Zhilu Yao, Qing Liu, Yang Lv, Yuru Han, Jingfan Deng, Yingqun Zhou

“…The effects were associated with downregulation of transforming growth factor β1 (TGF-β1) mediation of Smad3 and p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) signaling pathways. …”
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Natural products targeting ubiquitination to combat kidney fibrosis by Lianhua Li, Xinhui Huang, Yao Chen, Jibin Liu, Yuhang Qiao, Wenyu Fan, Peiqing Zhang, Xiaoming Yan, Ming Chen

“…Main body of the abstract Recent studies have shown that ubiquitination and deubiquitination represent promising intervention targets against renal fibrosis, with numerous natural products intervening in renal fibrosis by regulating the processes of ubiquitination and signal pathways such as transforming growth factor-β1/Smads (TGF-β1/Smads), Wnt/β-catenin, Janus kinase/signal transducer and activator of transcription/suppressor of cytokine signaling (JAK/STAT/SCOS), and nuclear factor erythroid-derived 2-like 2 (Nrf2), and then link. …”
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An Alternative Method for Long-Term Culture of Chicken Embryonic Stem Cell In Vitro by Li Zhang, Yenan Wu, Xiang Li, Shao Wei, Yiming Xing, Zhengxing Lian, Hongbing Han

“…We found that the cESCs showed stem cell-like properties in vitro for a long term with the support of DF-1 feeder and basic culture medium supplemented with human basic fibroblast growth factor (hbFGF), mouse stem cell factor (mSCF), and human leukemia inhibitory factor (hLIF). …”
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Neural Plasticity and Proliferation in the Generation of Antidepressant Effects: Hippocampal Implication by Fuencisla Pilar-Cuéllar, Rebeca Vidal, Alvaro Díaz, Elena Castro, Severiano dos Anjos, Jesús Pascual-Brazo, Raquel Linge, Veronica Vargas, Helena Blanco, Beatriz Martínez-Villayandre, Ángel Pazos, Elsa M. Valdizán

“…We will especially focus on the hippocampal cellularity and plasticity modulation by serotonin, trophic factors as brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) through intracellular signalling pathways—cAMP, Wnt/β-catenin, and mTOR. …”
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Matrine Ameliorates Colorectal Cancer in Rats via Inhibition of HMGB1 Signaling and Downregulation of IL-6, TNF-α, and HMGB1 by Huizhen Fan, Chunyan Jiang, Baoyuan Zhong, Jianwen Sheng, Ting Chen, Qingqing Chen, Jingtao Li, Hongchuan Zhao

“…Five targets, including interleukin 6 (IL-6), the 26S proteasome, tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α), transforming growth factor beta 1 (TGF-β1) and p53, and corresponding high-mobility group box 1 (HMGB1) signaling and T helper cell differentiation were thought to be associated with matrine’s mechanism. …”
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Targeting HGF/c-MET signaling to regulate the tumor microenvironment: Implications for counteracting tumor immune evasion by Yang Xia, Chunye Huang, Min Zhong, Hongguang Zhong, Ruiwen Ruan, Jianping Xiong, Yangyang Yao, Jing Zhou, Jun Deng

“…Abstract The hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) along with its receptor (c-MET) are crucial in preserving standard cellular physiological activities, and imbalances in the c-MET signaling pathway can lead to the development and advancement of tumors. …”
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Human Muscle Progenitor Cells Displayed Immunosuppressive Effect through Galectin-1 and Semaphorin-3A by Séverine Lecourt, Yves Lepelletier, Valérie Vanneaux, Rafika Jarray, Thomas Domet, Françoise Raynaud, Réda Hadj-Slimane, Audrey Cras, Olivier Hermine, Jean-Pierre Marolleau, Jérôme Larghero

“…MSCs are also characterized by their immunosuppressive potential, through cell-cell contacts and soluble factors, including prostaglandin E-2 (PGE-2), transforming growth factor-β1 (TGF-β1), interleukine-10, or indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase. …”
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BMP-9 mediates fibroproliferation in fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva through TGF-β signaling by Chengzhu Zhao, Yoshiko Inada, Souta Motoike, Daisuke Kamiya, Kyosuke Hino, Makoto Ikeya

“…In this study, we evaluated the proliferation of MSCs obtained from FOP patient-derived induced pluripotent stem cells (FOP-iPSCs) to elucidate the mechanisms underlying flare-ups and found that bone morphogenetic protein (BMP)-9 mediated enhanced proliferation by abnormal activation of transforming growth factor (TGF)-β signaling pathway in MSCs from FOP-iPSCs. …”
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In Vitro Study of Combined Application of Bevacizumab and 5-Fluorouracil or Bevacizumab and Mitomycin C to Inhibit Scar Formation in Glaucoma Filtration Surgery by Yuanyuan Zhang, Shaopin Zhu, Xun Xu, Lei Zuo

“…Their effects on the levels of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) in HUVECs, cell proliferation and migration in HTFs, and the expression of collagen type I alpha 1 (Col1A1) gene in HTFs were evaluated. …”
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Genomic signatures of adaptation in native lizards exposed to human-introduced fire ants by Braulio A. Assis, Alexis P. Sullivan, Stephanie Marciniak, Christina M. Bergey, Vanessa Garcia, Zachary A. Szpiech, Tracy Langkilde, George H. Perry

“…Signatures of positive selection exclusive to the exposed population overlap immune system, growth factor pathway, and morphological development genes. …”
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AI allows pre-screening of FGFR3 mutational status using routine histology slides of muscle-invasive bladder cancer by Pierre-Antoine Bannier, Charlie Saillard, Philipp Mann, Maxime Touzot, Charles Maussion, Christian Matek, Niklas Klümper, Johannes Breyer, Ralph Wirtz, Danijel Sikic, Bernd Schmitz-Dräger, Bernd Wullich, Arndt Hartmann, Sebastian Försch, Markus Eckstein

“…Abstract Pathogenic activating mutations in the fibroblast growth factor receptor 3 (FGFR3) drive disease maintenance and progression in urothelial cancer. 10–15% of muscle-invasive and metastatic urothelial cancer (MIBC/mUC) are FGFR3-mutant. …”
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Induction of Expression of CD271 and CD34 in Mesenchymal Stromal Cells Cultured as Spheroids by Bruno Corrêa Bellagamba, Patrícia Bencke Grudzinski, Pedro Bins Ely, Paulo de Jesus Hartmann Nader, Nance Beyer Nardi, Lindolfo da Silva Meirelles

“…Consequently, surface expression of CD271 and CD34 was detected in roughly half of the MSCs cocultured with ECs as spheroids in the presence of insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1). Conversely, expression of CD271 and CD34 was detected in a similar proportion of MSCs cultured under these conditions without ECs, and expression of these markers was low or absent when no IGF-1 was added. …”
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