MKRN1 promotes colorectal cancer metastasis by activating the TGF-β signalling pathway through SNIP1 protein degradation by Yi Zhang, Qin-shan Li, Hong-lin Liu, Hong-ting Tang, Han-lin Yang, Dao-qiu Wu, Yu-ying Huang, Li-cheng Li, Li-hong Liu, Meng-xing Li

“…Furthermore, SNIP1 inhibits transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β) signalling, and MKRN1 promotes TGF-β signalling by degrading SNIP1 to induce EMT in CRC cells. …”
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Disrupting of IGF2BP3-stabilized CLDN11 mRNA by TNF-α increases intestinal permeability in obesity-related severe acute pancreatitis by Lihui Lin, Yansong Lin, Xianwen Guo, Ruoyi Zhang, Xin Ling, Zewen Zhang, Rong Lin, Zhen Ding

“…The interaction between CLDN11 mRNA and insulin-like growth factor 2 mRNA-binding protein 3 (IGF2BP3) protein was predicted through bioinformatics analysis and validated by RNA immunoprecipitation and RNA pull-down assay. …”
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Extracellular Vesicles from Amnion-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells Ameliorate Hepatic Inflammation and Fibrosis in Rats by Masatsugu Ohara, Shunsuke Ohnishi, Hidetaka Hosono, Koji Yamamoto, Kohei Yuyama, Hideki Nakamura, Qingjie Fu, Osamu Maehara, Goki Suda, Naoya Sakamoto

“…AMSC-EVs significantly decreased the number of Kupffer cells (KCs) in the liver of rats with NASH and the mRNA expression levels of inflammatory cytokines such as tumor necrosis factor- (Tnf-) α, interleukin- (Il-) 1β and Il-6, and transforming growth factor- (Tgf-) β. Furthermore, AMSC-EVs significantly decreased fiber accumulation, KC number, and hepatic stellate cell (HSC) activation in rats with liver fibrosis. …”
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“Subtype-precise” therapy leads diagnostic and therapeutic innovations: a new pattern for precision treatment of breast cancer by ZHANG Siwei, MA Ding, JIANG Yizhou, SHAO Zhimin

“…Clinically, breast cancer is classified into luminal, HER2-positive, and triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) based on the expression of hormone receptor (HR) and human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2), with corresponding treatments including endocrine therapy, anti-HER2 targeted therapy, and chemotherapy. …”
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Importin subunit beta‐1 mediates ERK5 nuclear translocation, and its inhibition synergizes with ERK5 kinase inhibitors in reducing cancer cell proliferation by Zoe Lombardi, Lucia Gardini, Anatolii V. Kashchuk, Alessio Menconi, Matteo Lulli, Ignazia Tusa, Alessandro Tubita, Luisa Maresca, Barbara Stecca, Marco Capitanio, Elisabetta Rovida

“…Moreover, immunofluorescence analysis showed that ivermectin impairs epidermal growth factor (EGF)‐induced ERK5 nuclear shuttling in HeLa cells. …”
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Application of Computer Simulation in Exploring the Effects of <italic>Achyranthis Bidentatae Radix</italic> on Simultaneously Treating Wei Syndrome and Bi Syndrome of Osteoarthrit... by Chunsong ZHENG, Hongzhi YE, Jinxia YE, Changlong FU

“…Based on the platforms of quantitative structure-activity relationship and principal component analysis, the distributions of the above datasets were analyzed in the chemical space.②Matrix metalloproteinase-1 (MMP-1), matrix metalloproteinase-3 (MMP-3), and transforming growth factor beta-1 (TGF-β1) were chosen as the targets of treating Wei Syndrome of OA, while interleukine-1 beta (IL-1β), interleukine-6 (IL-6), tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) were chosen as the targets of treating Bi syndrome of OA. …”
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Unlocking the Potential of Receptor-Based Approaches in Diabetes Treatment by Mohsina Patwekar, Faheem Patwekar, J. Pavan Kumar, P. Dharani Prasad, Nazia Malik, A. Venkata Badarinath, Prashanth Parupathi, Konatham Teja Kumar Reddy, Selvaraja Elumalai, Zainul Abedeen Ab Samad

“…Pegbelfermin (BMS-986036), a fibroblast growth factor 21 (FGF21) analogue, is being investigated for its ability to regulate glucose and lipid metabolism, and potentially enhance glycemic control and lipid profiles. …”
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Genetic Nurture Effects on Type 2 Diabetes Among Chinese Han Adults: A Family-Based Design by Xiaoyi Li, Zechen Zhou, Yujia Ma, Kexin Ding, Han Xiao, Tao Wu, Dafang Chen, Yiqun Wu

“…Two pathways were only enriched in paternal genetic nurture effects, including the transforming growth factor beta pathway. Tissue enrichment of type 2 diabetes-associated genes on different genetic effect types was performed using publicly available gene expression data from the Human Protein Atlas database. …”
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携带人胰岛素样生长因子-1重组腺病拆的构建和鉴定 by 黄宗强

“…［目的 l 采用Cre-LoxP同源重组系统构建并鉴定携带人胰岛素样生长因子-1 (human insulin-like growth factor-I, hIGF-1)目的基因的复制缺陷重组腺病毒，为椎间盘退变的h!GF-1基因治疗奠定基础。…”
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Cardiovascular Risk Biomarkers in Women with and Without Polycystic Ovary Syndrome by Manjula Nandakumar, Priya Das, Thozhukat Sathyapalan, Alexandra E. Butler, Stephen L. Atkin

“…In addition, lymphotactin (XCL1) was upregulated and placenta growth factor (PIGF), alpha-L-iduronidase (IDUA), angiopoietin-1 receptor, and soluble (sTie-2) and macrophage metalloelastase (MMP12) were downregulated. …”
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Is There a Noninvasive Source of MSCs Isolated with GMP Methods with Better Osteogenic Potential? by Carla C. G. Pinheiro, Alessander Leyendecker Junior, Daniela Y. S. Tanikawa, José Ricardo Muniz Ferreira, Reza Jarrahy, Daniela F. Bueno

“…To evaluate whether greater osteogenic potential of the established mesenchymal stem cell strains was associated with an increase in the expression profile of neural crest genes, real-time qPCR was performed on the following genes: SRY-box 9, SRY-box 10, nerve growth factor receptor, transcription factor AP-2 alpha, and paired box 3. …”
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The Association between ER, PR, HER2, and ER−/PR+ Expression and Lung Cancer Subsequent in Breast Cancer Patients: A Retrospective Cohort Study Based on SEER Database by Hong Yu Shao, Bao Tan Hao, Feng Xiao Gao

“…The available research on the association between estrogen receptor (ER), progesterone receptor (PR), human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2), ER−/PR+ status, and the occurrence of lung cancer subsequent to breast cancer in patients (referred to as BC-LuC) had been limited. …”
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Behavior of SD-OCT Detectable Hyperreflective Foci in Diabetic Macular Edema Patients after Therapy with Anti-VEGF Agents and Dexamethasone Implants by Anne Rübsam, Laura Wernecke, Saskia Rau, Dominika Pohlmann, Bert Müller, Oliver Zeitz, Antonia M. Joussen

“…A prospective, observational study on 59 eyes of 51 DME patients who were treated with antivascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) therapy (VEGF group, n=40 eyes) or dexamethasone implant (DEX group, n=19). …”
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Pharmacotherapy for AMD: state-of-the-art by I.A. Koroleva, A.A. Gvetadze, T.B. Romanova

“…Agents which prevent neovascularization by inhibiting vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) are currently used to manage this rapidly progressing type of AMD. …”
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Effects of cold-pressed wheat germ oil and Bacillus subtilis on growth performance, digestibility, immune status, intestinal microbial enumeration, and gene expression of broilers... by Abdel-Moneim Eid Abdel-Moneim, Safaa A.M. Ali, M.G. Sallam, Ahmed M. Elbaz, Noura M. Mesalam, Zangabel S. Mohamed, AbdelRahman Y Abdelhady, Bing Yang, Mohamed Farouk Elsadek

“…Heat stress exposure adversely affected broiler growth performance, carcass traits, immune response, and insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) and mucin2 (MUC2) mRNA expression. …”
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Influencing factors of acute kidney injury in elderly patients with diabetic nephropathy and establishment of nomogram model by Ganlin Wu, Ganlin Wu, Yanli Ye, Meirong Xu, Yanxia Zhang, Zuopeng Lu, Lv Huang

“…The age, urine microalbumin-to-creatinine ratio (ACR), blood urea nitrogen (BUN), uric acid(UA), and cystatin C (CysC) levels of patients in the combined acute kidney injury group were significantly higher than those in the unmerge group (P&lt;0.05), and the left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) and epidermal growth factor receptor (eGFR) levels were significantly lower than those in the unmerge group (P&lt;0.05). …”
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Dietary rosemary oil with/without zymogen forte improves water quality, growth hormones, immune-physiological response, stress resilience, and health status of Chelon ramada grown... by Ashraf I. G. Elhetawy, Mohammed F. El Basuini, Ahmed I. A. Mansour, Shimaa A. Shahin, Amira A. Omar, Mohamed M. Zayed, Mohamed M. Abdel-Rahim

“…The results revealed significant improvements (P < 0.05) in growth performance, survival, growth hormone, and insulin-like growth factor-1. Additionally, there were decreases in the feed conversion ratio (FCR) and the levels of nitrogen by-products (NH4, NH3, and NO2) and pathogenic bacterial counts in the rearing water when fish were fed diets supplemented with RO and RO + ZF. …”
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Exploring the role of inflammatory biomarkers in trigeminal neuralgia by Shenglong Lai, Haiyang Li, Yazhou Xing, Du Wu, Lin Wang, Qinghua Liang

“…Results: The present MR analysis identified significant causal associations for three inflammatory cytokines with TN. Stem cell growth factor beta (SCGF-β) (OR = 1.362, 95% CI = 1.049–1.770, p = 0.021) and Interleukin-4 (IL-4) (OR = 1.533, 95% CI = 1.014–2.316, p = 0.043) were positively associated with TN, while Interleukin-16 (IL-16) (OR = 0.720, 95% CI = 0.563–0.921, p = 0.009) had a protective effect. …”
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New bitongling regulates gut microbiota to predict angiogenesis in rheumatoid arthritis via the gut-joint axis: a deep neural network approach by Yin Guan, Xiaoqian Zhao, Yun Lu, Yue Zhang, Yan Lu, Yue Wang

“…Recent research indicates that gut microbiota might be pivotal in RA development through the “gut-joint axis,” presenting novel therapeutic possibilities.PurposeThis study seeks to explore the therapeutic potential of the traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) compound new bitongling (NBTL) for RA, with an emphasis on its capacity to regulate gut microbiota and suppress angiogenesis via the vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) signaling pathway.MethodsWe utilized a collagen-induced arthritis (CIA) rat model to assess the impact of NBTL. …”
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Combined Transplantation of Adipose Tissue-Derived Stem Cells and Endothelial Progenitor Cells Improve Diabetic Erectile Dysfunction in a Rat Model by Qiyun Yang, Wanmei Chen, Chi Zhang, Yun Xie, Yong Gao, Cuncan Deng, Xiangzhou Sun, Guihua Liu, Chunhua Deng

“…More 5-ethynyl-2′-deoxyuridine- (EdU-) positive EPCs could be found lining in the cavernous endothelial layer in the ADSC/EPC group than the EPC group, which was attributed to the paracrine of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and stromal-derived factor-1 (SDF-1) by ADSCs. …”
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