Objective: To systemically investigate receptor activator of nuclear factor-kappaB ligand (RANKL) and macrophage colony-stimulating factor (M-CSF) induced differentiation of osteoclasts.
Methods: Mouse protein-protein interaction(PPI) database NIA and published microarray dataset GES16749 were used to construct and analyze PPI network of RANKL and M-CSF induced mouse monocyte RAW264.7.
Results: In the PPI network, transforming growth factor beta receptor 1 (TGFBR1), Rous sarcoma oncogene (SRC), myelocytomatosis oncogene(MYC) and integrin beta 3 (ITGB3) were able to interact with more proteins and they were the key nodes in the signaling transduction.
Conclusion: TGFBR1, SRC, MYC and ITGB3 might be the key points of RANKL and M-CSF induced differentiation of osteoclasts.
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Eur J Trauma Emerg Surg
January 2025
Department of Trauma Surgery and Orthopedics, Goethe University, University Hospital, Frankfurt, Germany.
Objective: Global per capita alcohol consumption is increasing, posing significant socioeconomic and medical challenges also due to alcohol-related traumatic injuries but also its biological effects. Trauma as a leading cause of death in young adults, is often associated with an increased risk of complications, such as sepsis and multiple organ failure, due to immunological imbalances. Regulatory T cells play a crucial role in maintaining immune homeostasis by regulating the inflammatory response.
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January 2025
Western Michigan University Homer Stryker MD School of Medicine, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA.
Antibiotics have been well documented to result in several dermatological adverse reactions. Many of these adverse reactions are rashes that are difficult to distinguish. We present a case of a female patient in her 30s with acute generalised exanthematous pustulosis following vancomycin treatment for left breast cellulitis.
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January 2025
Université de Strasbourg, IGBMC UMR 7104, Illkirch, France; CNRS, UMR 7104, Illkirch, France; Inserm, UMR-S 1258, Illkirch, France; IGBMC, Institut de Génétique et de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire, Illkirch, France. Electronic address:
In mammals, differentiation of germ cells is crucial for sexual reproduction, involving complex signaling pathways and environmental cues defined by the somatic cells of the gonads. This review examines the long-standing model positing that all-trans retinoic acid (ATRA) acts as a meiosis-inducing substance (MIS) in the fetal ovary by inducing expression of STRA8 in female germ cells, while CYP26B1 serves as a meiosis-preventing substance (MPS) in the fetal testis by degrading ATRA and preventing STRA8 expression in the male germ cells until postnatal development. Recent genetic studies in the mouse challenge this paradigm, revealing that meiosis initiation in female germ cells can occur independently of ATRA signaling, with key roles played by other intrinsic factors like DAZL and DMRT1, and extrinsic signals such as BMPs and vitamin C.
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January 2025
School of Molecular Biosciences, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington, United States. Electronic address:
For mammalian spermatogenesis to proceed normally, it is essential that the population of testicular progenitor cells, A undifferentiated spermatogonia (A), undergoes differentiation during the A to A1 transition that occurs at the onset of spermatogenesis. The commitment of the A population to differentiation and leaving a quiescent, stem-like state gives rise to all the spermatozoa produced across the lifespan of an individual, and ultimately determines male fertility. The action of all-trans retinoic acid (atRA) on the A population is the determining factor that induces this change.
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January 2025
Microbiome-Host Interactions, INSERM U1306, CNRS UMR6047, Institut Pasteur, Université Paris Cité, Paris, France
Background: Non-absorbed dietary emulsifiers, including carboxymethylcellulose (CMC), directly disturb intestinal microbiota, thereby promoting chronic intestinal inflammation in mice. A randomised controlled-feeding study (Functional Research on Emulsifiers in Humans, FRESH) found that CMC also detrimentally impacts intestinal microbiota in some, but not all, healthy individuals.
Objectives: This study aimed to establish an approach for predicting an individual's sensitivity to dietary emulsifiers via their baseline microbiota.
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