Publications by authors named "A Borchers"

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  • Dendritic cells (DCs) are crucial in understanding how HIV infects individuals, particularly in the female genital tract, which is a primary entry point for the virus.
  • Researchers studied different types of genital DCs at the single cell level to see how they respond to HIV right after exposure.
  • They discovered distinct DC subsets with unique responses: CD14+ DCs primarily triggered an antimicrobial response, while CD1c+ DC2s activated inflammasome pathways and interferon responses, highlighting potential strategies for preventing HIV infection.
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Pre-eclampsia (PE) affects 5-8% of pregnancies and has detrimental effects on maternal-fetal health. PE is characterized by de novo hypertension after 20 wk of gestation and end-organ damage. Systemic inflammatory imbalance has been associated with PE, but its contribution to the pathology is poorly understood.

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Objective: To evaluate differences in point-of-care (POC) variables obtained from arterial and jugular venous blood in dogs undergoing manual basic life support (BLS) and report changes over time.

Design: Experimental study.

Setting: Small animal research facility.

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Pro-inflammatory CD4 T cells are major drivers of autoimmune diseases, yet therapies modulating T cell phenotypes to promote an anti-inflammatory state are lacking. Here, we identify T helper 17 (T17) cell plasticity in the kidneys of patients with antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated glomerulonephritis on the basis of single-cell (sc) T cell receptor analysis and scRNA velocity. To uncover molecules driving T cell polarization and plasticity, we established an in vivo pooled scCRISPR droplet sequencing (iCROP-seq) screen and applied it to mouse models of glomerulonephritis and colitis.

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  • Circulating tumor cells (CTCs) are critical for understanding tumor diversity and treatment resistance, but traditional methods often capture low numbers, especially in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).
  • This study utilized diagnostic leukapheresis (DLA) on six advanced NSCLC patients to access larger blood volumes and employed a new two-step method to enrich CTCs for analysis.
  • The results unveiled 3,363 unique CTC transcriptomes, revealing significant heterogeneity and potential distinct phenotypes, which suggests CTCs can serve as valuable indicators for tumor monitoring and targeted therapies in the future.
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