Synergistic toxicity of nanoplastics and Helicobacter pylori on digestive system in mice by Xiaolin Zhang, Yunqing Wang, Xiaohan Tong, Boqing Li, Sisi Liu, Yingzi Cui, Wenke Wang, Zhiqin Li, Chunlei Ma, Ying Zhang

“…Transmission electron microscopy confirmed the accumulation of AuPS-NPs (Au-core polystyrene nanoplastics) in the stomach, colon, and liver, while hematoxylin and eosin staining revealed dose-dependent pathological damage in these tissues. …”
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CD137 Signaling Promotes Endothelial Apoptosis by Inhibiting Nrf2 Pathway, and Upregulating NF-κB Pathway by Tianxin Geng, Yang Yan, Yue Zhang, Liangjie Xu, Guangyao Zang, Jin Chuan Yan

“…ELISA showed that Bcl-2 in the serum of AMI patients was lower than that of the control group, while TNF-α and sCD137 were higher than that of the control group. Confocal microscopy and Western blot analysis showed that the nuclear translocation of Nrf2 in the agonist-CD137 group was significantly inhibited, and the expression of its downstream antioxidant enzymes was also decreased when compared with control. …”
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Clinical Features, Risk Factors, and Therapy of Epithelial Keratitis after Cataract Surgery by Yani Wang, Dongfang Li, Wenjie Su, Yunhai Dai

“…Patients with combined meibomian gland dysfunction and epithelial defects accounted for 48.65% (18/37) in the diabetic group and 25.00% (13/52) in the nondiabetic group (P<0.001). In vivo confocal microscopy showed absence of subbasal never fibers in eyes with epithelial defects, and central corneal sensation was also significantly depressed in those eyes, but there was no significant difference between the two groups (P=0.227). …”
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MCT1 lactate transporter blockade re-invigorates anti-tumor immunity through metabolic rewiring of dendritic cells in melanoma by Camille Niveau, Mélanie Cettour-Cave, Stéphane Mouret, Eleonora Sosa Cuevas, Mylene Pezet, Benoît Roubinet, Hugo Gil, Florence De Fraipont, Ludovic Landemarre, Julie Charles, Philippe Saas, Caroline Aspord

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Paraoxonase and Arylesterase Activities, Lipid Profile, and Oxidative Damage in Experimental Ischemic Colitis Model by Ethem Unal, Cengiz Eris, Bülent Kaya, Hafize Uzun, Faruk Cavdar, Murat Yildar, Ali Riza Kiziler, Birsen Aydemir, Pembegul Gunes, Riza Kutanis, Izzet Titiz

“…Histopathological evaluation was done under light microscopy, after sectioning and staining with hematoxyline and eosin. …”
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Exploring the Role of the Pharmacist in the Prevention and Management of Hypertensive Disorders in Pregnancy in Ashanti Region, Ghana by Pauline Boachie‐Ansah, Berko Panyin Anto, Afia Frimpomaa Asare Marfo, Edward Tieru Dassah, Morrison Asiamah, Ivan Eduku Mozu, Nana Ofori Adomako, Kwaku Gyamfi Oppong

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Liquid crystal template-assisted electrodeposition of nanoporous nickel microspheres: A sensitive electrochemical sensing platform for electrocatalytic oxidation and quantitative d... by R. Dehdari Vais, M. Negahdary, S.R. Rasouli Nasrabadi, A. Rahi, S.A. Dastgheib, H. Heli

“…The surface morphological characterization of the obtained nanoporous microspheres was followed by field emission scanning electron microscopy. NNiMs were transformed into the corresponding oxides by applying consecutive potential cycles in an alkaline medium, and the electron transfer coefficient and apparent charge transfer rate constant of the redox species present on the modified electrode surface were calculated as 0.59 and 0.54 s−1, respectively. …”
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Source and Ecological Risk Assessment of Potentially Toxic Metals in Urban Riverine Sediments Using Multivariate Analytical and Statistical Tools by Xiaojun Zheng, Abdul Rehman, Shan Zhong, Shah Faisal, Muhammad Mahroz Hussain, Syeda Urooj Fatima, Daolin Du

“…Additionally, techniques such as X-ray Diffraction (XRD) and Scanning Electron Microscopy–Energy Dispersive X-ray Spectroscopy (SEM-EDS) were employed to investigate the mineralogical and morphological aspects. …”
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Highly Stable Antitumor Silver-Lipid Nanoparticles Optimized for Targeted Therapy by Darwish A, Sándor N, Szenti I, Marosvölgyi T, Juhász K, Rónavári A, Kachal E, Kutus B, Kónya Z, Balogi Z

“…Purified LAgs were characterized by UV-VIS, DLS, XRD, ICP-MS, transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and glycerol-based density gradient centrifugation (DGC). …”
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Synergistic Antifungal Activity of Terbinafine in Combination with Light-Activated Gelatin–Silver Nanoparticles Against <i>Candida albicans</i> Strains by Atif Ullah, Fawad Ali, Farman Ullah, Sajid Khan Sadozai, Saeed Ahmed Khan, Sajid Hussain, Abdulwahed Fahad Alrefaei, Sajid Ali

“…Silver nanoparticles were produced through a light-activated, gelatin-based method, resulting in particle sizes ranging from 56.8 nm to 66.2 nm, confirmed by dynamic light scattering and scanning electron microscopy. Stability studies indicated that AgNPs produced with 30 mg of silver nitrate (AgNO₃) exhibited the greatest stability over 60 days across different temperature conditions. …”
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Mn-doped ZnO thin films as a platform for reagentless uric acid biosensor by Bilasini Devi Naorem, Jatinder Pal Singh, Babita Sharma, Satyam Garg, Athira C, Hashima Sherin, Mahima Momaliya, Muskan, Shubhi Sahu, Arijit Chowdhuri, Mallika Verma, Monika Tomar, Neha Batra

“…The Mn-doped thin films of concentrations varying from 3 %,5 %,7 % and 10 % were prepared and further characterized using UV–vis spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction (XRD) spectroscopy, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM) and cyclic voltammetry (CV) measurements. …”
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Establishment and characterization of a new mouse gastric carcinoma cell line, MCC by Yushen Wang, Xianju Li, Yi Wang, Jun Qin

“…Cellular morphology was assessed via light microscopy, and a cell growth curve was established. …”
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The total extract of Abelmoschus manihot (L.) medic flowers (TEA) mediated Nrf2-TFAM signalling to regulate mitochondrial antioxidant mechanism by Ying Song, Xinyi Zhu, Beibei Wang, Qisong Li, Biwei Song

“…Cell morphology was observed via inverted microscopy, and cell viability was measured via the MTT reagent. …”
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Overexpressing the ClpC AAA+ unfoldase accelerates developmental cycle progression in Chlamydia trachomatis by Aaron A. Jensen, Saba Firdous, Lei Lei, Derek J. Fisher, Scot P. Ouellette

“…We observed by transmission electron microscopy that overexpression of wild-type ClpC, but not an ATPase mutant isoform, in Chlamydia increased glycogen accumulation within the vacuolar niche of the bacteria earlier in the developmental cycle than typically observed. …”
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Experimental research on mechanical and impact properties of ceramsite prepared from secondary aluminum dross and municipal solid waste incineration ash by Wangze He, Yufei Yang, Xinghan Zhu, Jinzhong Yang, Yingjie Sun, Qifei Huang

“…Analysis through X-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscopy revealed the formation of new mineral phases such as sodium feldspar and potassium feldspar in the ceramsite, which display a dense structure under microscopic observation. …”
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T14diLys/DOPE Liposomes: An Innovative Option for siRNA-Based Gene Knockdown? by Sophie Meinhard, Frank Erdmann, Henrike Lucas, Maria Krabbes, Stephanie Krüger, Christian Wölk, Karsten Mäder

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Crispant analysis in zebrafish as a tool for rapid functional screening of disease-causing genes for bone fragility by Sophie Debaenst, Tamara Jarayseh, Hanna De Saffel, Jan Willem Bek, Matthieu Boone, Ivan Josipovic, Pierre Kibleur, Ronald Y Kwon, Paul J Coucke, Andy Willaert

“…Skeletal phenotyping at 7, 14, and 90 days post-fertilization (dpf) using microscopy, Alizarin Red S staining, and microCT was performed. …”
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An Experimental Study on Botulinum Toxin Type A for the Treatment of Excessive Secretion after Submandibular Gland Transplantation in Rabbits by Shang Xie, Hui Xu, Bo Lin, Kan Wang, Xiao-Feng Shan, Zhi-Gang Cai

“…Hematoxylin and eosin (HE) staining, transmission electron microscopy (TEM), Western blot, and immunofluorescence were performed to analyze its possible mechanisms. …”
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The impact of dimethylaminohexadecyl methacrylates on the physical and antibacterial properties of endodontic sealers by Faisal Alharamlah, Fawaz AlTuwaijri, Haitham AlQuorain, Abdul Samad Khan, Faisal Alonaizan, Rashed Alsahafi, Michael D. Weir, Hockin H. K. Xu, Abdulrahman A. Balhaddad

“…The antibacterial properties were assessed by determining the number of colony-forming units (CFUs) of Enterococcus faecalis and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Two-way ANOVA and Tukey tests were used to analyze the data.ResultsIncorporating DMAHDM at 5 wt.% increased the film thickness and reduced the flow of the AH Plus and BC sealers (P &lt; 0.05), but the values were within clinically acceptable limits. …”
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Neuronal density in the brain cortex and hippocampus in Clsnt2-KO mouse strain modeling autistic spectrum disorder by I. N. Rozhkova, S. V. Okotrub, E. Yu. Brusentsev, E. E. Uldanova, E. А. Chuyko, T. V. Lipina, T. G. Amstislavskaya, S. Ya. Amstislavsky

“…To estimate neuronal density, serial sections were prepared on a cryotome for the above-mentioned brain structures with the subsequent immunohistochemical labeling and confocal microscopy; the neuronal marker (anti-NeuN) was used as the primary antibody. …”
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