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Sleep-sensitive dopamine receptor expression in male mice underlies attention deficits after a critical period of early adversity | Science Translational Medicine

Wed, 09/10/2024 - 16:01
Reversible attention deficits after early adversity are mediated by sleep across species.
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A multispecific antibody against SARS-CoV-2 prevents immune escape in vitro and confers prophylactic protection in vivo | Science Translational Medicine

Wed, 09/10/2024 - 16:01
Multispecific antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 increase pseudovirus neutralization breadth and potency and inhibit immune escape in vitro.
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Decreased mitochondrial creatine kinase 2 impairs skeletal muscle mitochondrial function independently of insulin in type 2 diabetes | Science Translational Medicine

Wed, 09/10/2024 - 16:01
Mitochondrial creatine kinase 2 is decreased in type 2 diabetes, which impairs skeletal muscle mitochondrial function.
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A proinflammatory stem cell niche drives myelofibrosis through a targetable galectin-1 axis | Science Translational Medicine

Wed, 09/10/2024 - 16:01
Unraveling the cancer-stroma interactome in myelofibrosis reveals galectin-1 as an actionable target.
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Dynamic structural remodeling of LINC01956 enhances temozolomide resistance in MGMT-methylated glioblastoma | Science Translational Medicine

Wed, 02/10/2024 - 16:01
Temozolomide resistance in MGMT-methylated glioblastoma is mediated by a CHK1/DDX46 axis that can be blocked by the addition of a CHK1 inhibitor.
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A microbiome-directed therapeutic food for children recovering from severe acute malnutrition | Science Translational Medicine

Wed, 02/10/2024 - 16:01
A microbiome-directed food targeting specific gut bacterial taxa promotes growth in Bangladeshi children recovering from severe acute malnutrition.
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LRRK2 regulates production of reactive oxygen species in cell and animal models of Parkinson’s disease | Science Translational Medicine

Wed, 02/10/2024 - 16:01
LRRK2 kinase activity drives reactive oxygen species production in Parkinson’s disease through regulation of NADPH oxidase 2.
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A peptide encoded by upstream open reading frame of MYC binds to tropomyosin receptor kinase B and promotes glioblastoma growth in mice | Science Translational Medicine

Wed, 02/10/2024 - 16:01
A tumor-specific peptide translated from a MYC-associated uORF binds to tropomyosin receptor kinase B and promotes glioblastoma growth.
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Glucocorticoids induce a maladaptive epithelial stress response to aggravate acute kidney injury | Science Translational Medicine

Wed, 02/10/2024 - 16:01
Glucocorticoid receptor activation in renal tubular epithelial cells amplifies DNA damage, impairs mitochondrial bioenergetics, and worsens injury.
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Clinical, mechanistic, and therapeutic landscape of cutaneous fibrosis | Science Translational Medicine

Wed, 25/09/2024 - 16:01
Scientific and clinical advances have expanded our ability to understand, prevent, and treat diverse forms of skin fibrosis.
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Inhibition of heme-thiolate monooxygenase CYP1B1 prevents hepatic stellate cell activation and liver fibrosis by accumulating trehalose | Science Translational Medicine

Wed, 25/09/2024 - 16:01
Inhibition of CYP1B1 in HSCs and trehalose/lactotrehalose dosing show preclinical antifibrotic effects in male animals.
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Reduction of prolonged excitatory neuron swelling after spinal cord injury improves locomotor recovery in mice | Science Translational Medicine

Wed, 25/09/2024 - 16:01
Reducing excitatory neuron swelling improved locomotor functional recovery after spinal cord injury in mice.
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Spermidine metabolism regulates leukemia stem and progenitor cell function through KAT7 expression in patient-derived mouse models | Science Translational Medicine

Wed, 25/09/2024 - 16:01
Spermidine is essential for the function of leukemia stem and progenitor cells through the regulation of KAT7 expression.
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B cells drive neuropathic pain–related behaviors in mice through IgG–Fc gamma receptor signaling | Science Translational Medicine

Wed, 25/09/2024 - 16:01
Nerve injury promotes IgG secretion from B cells, activating Fc gamma receptors in the dorsal root ganglia and spinal cord, leading to pain in mice.
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Neutrophil extracellular traps protect the kidney from ascending infection and are required for a positive leukocyte dipstick test | Science Translational Medicine

Wed, 25/09/2024 - 16:01
Neutrophil extracellular traps are present in the urinary tract, help prevent ascending infection, and underlie positive urine dipsticks.
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A deep intronic splice–altering AIRE variant causes APECED syndrome through antisense oligonucleotide-targetable pseudoexon inclusion | Science Translational Medicine

Wed, 18/09/2024 - 16:01
An extrathymic AIRE expression system uncovered a deep intronic AIRE variant that causes APECED and can be targeted with antisense oligonucleotides.
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Preschool-age children maintain a distinct memory CD4+ T cell and memory B cell response after SARS-CoV-2 infection | Science Translational Medicine

Wed, 18/09/2024 - 16:01
Preschool-age children mount a different adaptive immune response to SARS-CoV-2 than adults.
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Intratumoral radiation dose heterogeneity augments antitumor immunity in mice and primes responses to checkpoint blockade | Science Translational Medicine

Wed, 18/09/2024 - 16:01
Radiation dose heterogeneity promotes systemic antitumor immunity through induction of diverse immune activation pathways.
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ARGX-119 is an agonist antibody for human MuSK that reverses disease relapse in a mouse model of congenital myasthenic syndrome | Science Translational Medicine

Wed, 18/09/2024 - 16:01
ARGX-119 is a first-in-class MuSK agonist monoclonal antibody in clinical development for treatment of neuromuscular diseases.
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Perfusion imaging metrics after acute traumatic spinal cord injury are associated with injury severity in rats and humans | Science Translational Medicine

Wed, 18/09/2024 - 16:01
Ultrasound perfusion metrics are correlated with acute spinal cord injury severity in rats and humans.
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