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View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: In the current study, we aimed to investigate the expression profile of TrkA, TrkB, TrkC, and p75NTR neurotrophin receptors because of their roles in the functional differentiation of human exfoliated deciduous teeth (SHED) cells into neural-like cells before and after differentiation of SHED cells into neural-like cells.
Design: Total RNAs isolated from dental pulp tissue, SHED cells, and neural-like cells were reverse transcribed into complementary DNA. Neurotrophin receptor expression at mRNA and protein levels were compared in these three cell types by means of real-time PCR and western blot methods.
Quercetin (QC) is a dietary bioflavonoid that can be conjugated with nanoparticles to facilitate its brain bioavailability. We previously showed that quercetin-conjugated superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles (QCSPIONs) reduced the level of blood glucose in diabetic rats. Glucose transporters (GLUTs), insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1), and microRNA-29 (miR-29) play a critical role in brain glucose homeostasis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWith the rapid growth of the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), individuals may try to find related medical information using the internet to overcome their fears. Under such circumstances, individuals with the features of cyberchondria, anxiety sensitivity, and metacognitive beliefs in negative thoughts may suffer more fears than those without these features. Therefore, the present study proposed a model to understand the associations between problematic internet use (PIU), cyberchondria, anxiety sensitivity, metacognition beliefs, and fear of COVID-19.
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