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Multiwavelength parallel phase-shifting digital holography using angular mult...
We propose a single-shot digital holography for recording multiwavelength and complex amplitude information by using a single monochromatic image sensor. The zeroth-order wave... -
Investigation of sex-specific effects of apolipoprotein E on severity of EAE ...
Abstract Background Despite pleiotropic immunomodulatory effects of apolipoprotein E (apoE) in vitro, its effects on the clinical course of experimental autoimmune... -
Astrocyte-derived exosomes enriched with miR-873a-5p inhibit neuroinflammatio...
Abstract Background The interaction between astrocytes and microglia plays a vital role in the damage and repair of brain lesions due to traumatic brain injury (TBI). Recent... -
Golgi tethering factor golgin-97 suppresses breast cancer cell invasiveness b...
Abstract Background Golgin-97 is a tethering factor in the trans-Golgi network (TGN) and is crucial for vesicular trafficking and maintaining cell polarity. However, the... -
Exposure to perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) decreases neutrophil migration resp...
Abstract Objective Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) is a ubiquitous environmental contaminant and a known immune suppressant in humans and experimental animal models. Studies on... -
Involvement of ABC-transporters and acyltransferase 1 in intracellular choles...
Abstract Background Understanding pathogenic mechanisms is imperative for developing novel treatment to the tuberculosis, an important public health burden worldwide. Recent... -
Closing the loop: short term impacts on physical activity of the completion o...
Abstract Background In Australia, an estimated 57% of the population do not meet physical activity recommendations for health. The built environment is important for active... -
Omalizumab in patients with severe asthma and persistent sputum eosinophilia
Abstract Omalizumab, a recombinant humanized monoclonal antibody targeting the IgE molecule, is the first biologic approved for moderate-to-severe allergic asthmatics, who... -
Serum amyloid A primes microglia for ATP-dependent interleukin-1β release
Abstract Background Acute-phase response is a systemic reaction to environmental/inflammatory insults and involves production of acute-phase proteins, including serum amyloid A... -
CRISPR/dCas9-mediated transcriptional improvement of the biosynthetic gene cl...
Abstract Background The CRISPR/dCas9 system is a powerful tool to activate the transcription of target genes in eukaryotic or prokaryotic cells, but lacks assays in complex... -
Increased calcium intake is associated lower serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels...
Abstract Background There are indications that an increased intake of calcium has a vitamin D sparing effect, which might be explained by a decreased catabolism of... -
Long-term slow slip event detected beneath the Shima Peninsula, central Japan...
Abstract Long-term slow slip events (SSEs), the largest events among slow earthquakes, occur repeatedly along the Nankai Trough, southwest Japan. Their locations, near the... -
Genes targeted by the Hedgehog-signaling pathway can be regulated by Estrogen...
Abstract Background Nuclear receptor family member, Estrogen related receptor β, and the Hedgehog signal transduction pathway are both reported to relate to tumorigenesis and... -
Development of gut inflammation in mice colonized with mucosa-associated bact...
Abstract Background Disturbances in the intestinal microbial community (i.e. dysbiosis) or presence of the microbes with deleterious effects on colonic mucosa has been linked to... -
Expression of adiponectin in the subchondral bone of lumbar facet joints with...
Abstract Background Osteoarthritis research has been most commonly performed in the setting of the articular cartilage of the knee. To the best of our knowledge, no studies have... -
Removal of the product from the culture medium strongly enhances free fatty a...
Abstract Background Cyanobacterial mutants engineered for production of free fatty acids (FFAs) secrete the products to the medium and hence are thought to be useful for biofuel... -
Epidemiology of burns in pediatric patients of Beijing City
Abstract Background This study aimed to assess the epidemiological characteristics of pediatric burns in Beijing City. Methods This was a retrospective study of pediatric... -
Improved homology modeling of the human & rat EP4 prostanoid receptors
Abstract Background The EP4 prostanoid receptor is one of four GPCRs that mediate the diverse actions of prostaglandin E2 (PGE2). Novel selective EP4 receptor agonists would... -
Hematobin is a novel immunomodulatory protein from the saliva of the horn fly...
Abstract Background The horn fly Haematobia irritans is a blood-sucking ectoparasite responsible for substantial economic loss of livestock. Like other hematophagous arthropods... -
The whole - genome expression analysis of peripheral blood mononuclear cells ...
Abstract Background Up to 30 % of adults with severe asthma are hypersensitive to aspirin and no unambiguous theory exists which provides a satisfactory explanation for the...
