Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 1866: Plasmon-Assisted Direction- and Polarization-Sensitive Organic Thin-Film Detector Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10091866 Authors: Michael J. Haslinger Dmitry Sivun Hannes Pöhl Battulga Munkhbat Michael Mühlberger Thomas A. Klar Markus C. Scharber Calin Hrelescu Utilizing Bragg surface plasmon polaritons (SPPs) on metal nanostructures for the use in optical devices has been intensively investigated in recent years. Here, we demonstrate...
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IJMS, Vol. 21, Pages 6836: Effect of Fibroblast Growth Factor 21 on the Development of Atheromatous Plaque and Lipid Metabolic Profiles in an Atherosclerosis-Prone Mouse Model International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms21186836 Authors: Hyo Jin Maeng Gha Young Lee Jae Hyun Bae Soo Lim Fibroblast growth factor 21 (FGF21) is a hormonal regulator of lipid and glucose metabolism. We aimed to investigate the effect of an FGF21 analogue (LY2405319) on the development...
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IJMS, Vol. 21, Pages 6837: The Role of Cancer-Associated Fibroblasts and Extracellular Vesicles in Tumorigenesis International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms21186837 Authors: Issraa Shoucair Fernanda Weber Mello James Jabalee Saeideh Maleki Cathie Garnis Extracellular vesicles (EVs) play a key role in the communication between cancer cells and stromal components of the tumor microenvironment (TME). In this context, cancer cell-derived EVs can regulate the...
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Vaccines, Vol. 8, Pages 539: Akt+ IKKα/β+ Rab5+ Signalosome Mediate the Endosomal Recruitment of Sec61 and Contribute to Cross-Presentation in Bone Marrow Precursor Cells Vaccines doi: 10.3390/vaccines8030539 Authors: Dan Dan Xu Chun Fang Hu Xiang You Nan Nan Lu Feng Guang Gao Cross-presentation in dendritic cells (DC) requires the endosomal relocations of internalized antigens and the endoplasmic reticulum protein Sec61. Despite the fact that endotoxin-containing pathogen...
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Vaccines, Vol. 8, Pages 541: Cognitive and Memory Functions in Plant Immunity Vaccines doi: 10.3390/vaccines8030541 Authors: Hidetaka Yakura From the time of Thucydides in the 5th century BC, it has been known that specific recognition of pathogens and memory formation are critical components of immune functions. In contrast to the immune system of jawed vertebrates, such as humans and mice, plants lack a circulatory system with mobile immune cells and a repertoire of clonally distributed...
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Vaccines, Vol. 8, Pages 540: GMMA Is a Versatile Platform to Design Effective Multivalent Combination Vaccines Vaccines doi: 10.3390/vaccines8030540 Authors: Francesca Micoli Renzo Alfini Roberta Di Benedetto Francesca Necchi Fabiola Schiavo Francesca Mancini Martina Carducci Elena Palmieri Cristiana Balocchi Gianmarco Gasperini Brunella Brunelli Paolo Costantino Roberto Adamo Diego Piccioli Allan Saul Technology platforms are an important strategy...
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Vaccines, Vol. 8, Pages 542: Control of Cytoskeletal Dynamics by β-Arrestin1/Myosin Vb Signaling Regulates Endosomal Sorting and Scavenging Activity of the Atypical Chemokine Receptor ACKR2 Vaccines doi: 10.3390/vaccines8030542 Authors: Alessandro Vacchini Cinzia Cancellieri Samantha Milanesi Sabrina Badanai Benedetta Savino Francesco Bifari Massimo Locati Raffaella Bonecchi Elena Monica Borroni The atypical chemokine receptor ACKR2, formerly named D6, is a scavenger...
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Biomolecules, Vol. 10, Pages 1332: Rescue of Hepatic Phospholipid Remodeling Defect in iPLA2β-Null Mice Attenuates Obese but Not Non- Obese Fatty Liver Biomolecules doi: 10.3390/biom10091332 Authors: Walee Chamulitrat Jansakun Li Liebisch Polymorphisms of group VIA calcium-independent phospholipase A2 (iPLA2β orPLA2G6) are positively associated with adiposity, blood lipids, and Type-2 diabetes. Theubiquitously expressed iPLA2β catalyzes the hydrolysis...
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Biomolecules, Vol. 10, Pages 1331: Targeting Receptors on Cancer Cells with Protein Toxins Biomolecules doi: 10.3390/biom10091331 Authors: Antonella Antignani Eric Chun Hei Ho Maria Teresa Bilotta Rong Qiu Robert Sarnvosky David J. FitzGerald Cancer cells frequently upregulate surface receptors that promote growth and survival. These receptors constitute valid targets for intervention. One strategy involves the delivery of toxic payloads with the goal of killing those...
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Biomolecules, Vol. 10, Pages 1333: Mulinane- and Azorellane-Type Diterpenoids: A Systematic Review of Their Biosynthesis, Chemistry, and Pharmacology Biomolecules doi: 10.3390/biom10091333 Authors: Angel de Jesús Dzul-Beh Andrés Humberto Uc-Cachón Jorge Bórquez Luis A. Loyola Luis Manuel Peña-Rodríguez Gloria María Molina-Salinas Mulinane- and azorellane-type diterpenoids have unique tricyclic fused five-, six-, and seven-membered systems and a wide range of biological...
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Medical Sciences, Vol. 8, Pages 40: Antibiotic Prescribing in Primary Care for Urinary Tract Infections (UTIs) in Pregnancy: An Audit Study Medical Sciences doi: 10.3390/medsci8030040 Authors: Flavia Ghouri Amelia Hollywood Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are associated with negative pregnancy outcomes and are treated with antibiotics. Although beneficial, antibiotic use causes antimicrobial resistance (AMR), and therefore their use needs to be carefully balanced. Antimicrobial guidelines...
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IJERPH, Vol. 17, Pages 6794: Impact on Mental Health Due to COVID-19 Pandemic: Cross-Sectional Study in Portugal and Brazil International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph17186794 Authors: Lígia Passos Filipe Prazeres Andreia Teixeira Carlos Martins Mental health effects secondary to the COVID-19 pandemic were till recently considered less important or were neglected. Portugal and Brazil are facing the pandemic in quite different ways. This...
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IJERPH, Vol. 17, Pages 6795: Effect of Soil Geomechanical Properties and Geo-Environmental Factors on Landslide Predisposition at Mount Oku, Cameroon International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph17186795 Authors: Djukem Braun Wouatong Guedjeo Dohmen Wotchoko Fernandez-Steeger Havenith In this work, we explored a novel approach to integrate both geo-environmental and soil geomechanical parameters in a landslide susceptibility...
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IJERPH, Vol. 17, Pages 6792: Proposing a Framework for the Restorative Effects of Nature through Conditioning: Conditioned Restoration Theory International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph17186792 Authors: Lars Even Egner Stefan Sütterlin Giovanna Calogiuri Natural environments have been shown to trigger psychological and physiological restoration in humans. A new framework regarding natural environments restorative properties is proposed....
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IJERPH, Vol. 17, Pages 6785: Global Risk Factor Evaluation of Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Relation to Research Activity and Socioeconomic Factors International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph17186785 Authors: Rebekka K. Seeger-Zybok Doris Klingelhöfer David A. Groneberg Obstructive Sleep Apnea is emerging as a global health epidemic, particularly due to the obesity pandemic. However, comprehensive prevalence data are still lacking and global...
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Atmosphere, Vol. 11, Pages 996: Did ERA5 Improve Temperature and Precipitation Reanalysis over East Africa? Atmosphere doi: 10.3390/atmos11090996 Authors: Stephanie Gleixner Teferi Demissie Gulilat Tefera Diro Reanalysis products are often taken as an alternative solution to observational weather and climate data due to availability and accessibility problems, particularly in data-sparse regions such as Africa. Proper evaluation of their strengths and weaknesses, however, should...
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JCM, Vol. 9, Pages 3004: Psoriasis and Its Impact on In-Hospital Outcome in Patients Hospitalized with Acute Kidney Injury Journal of Clinical Medicine doi: 10.3390/jcm9093004 Authors: Johannes Wild Lukas Hobohm Thomas Münzel Philip Wenzel Kerstin Steinbrink Susanne Karbach Karsten Keller Background: Psoriasis is a chronic inflammatory disease which affects the body far beyond the skin. Whereas there is solid evidence that chronic skin inflammation in psoriasis drives...
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JCM, Vol. 9, Pages 3005: Increased Risk of Temporomandibular Joint Disorder in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Longitudinal Follow-Up Study Journal of Clinical Medicine doi: 10.3390/jcm9093005 Authors: Soo-Hwan Byun Chanyang Min Hyo-Geun Choi Seok-Jin Hong We evaluated the incidence of temporomandibular disorder (TMD) in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and examined the association between TMD and RA, through longitudinal follow-up. Population data from the Korean...
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Cancers, Vol. 12, Pages 2654: Analysis of Bone Scans in Various Tumor Entities Using a Deep-Learning-Based Artificial Neural Network Algorithm—Evaluation of Diagnostic Performance Cancers doi: 10.3390/cancers12092654 Authors: Jan Wuestemann Sebastian Hupfeld Dennis Kupitz Philipp Genseke Simone Schenke Maciej Pech Michael C. Kreissl Oliver S. Grosser The bone scan index (BSI), initially introduced for metastatic prostate cancer, quantifies the osseous tumor load...
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Cancers, Vol. 12, Pages 2655: FUCCI Real-Time Cell-Cycle Imaging as a Guide for Designing Improved Cancer Therapy: A Review of Innovative Strategies to Target Quiescent Chemo-Resistant Cancer Cells Cancers doi: 10.3390/cancers12092655 Authors: Shuya Yano Hiroshi Tazawa Shunsuke Kagawa Toshiyoshi Fujiwara Robert M. Hoffman Progress in chemotherapy of solid cancer has been tragically slow due, in large part, to the chemoresistance of quiescent cancer cells in tumors. The fluorescence...
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