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Curr Protoc
January 2025
Department of Neurosurgery, Michigan Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Gliomas are aggressive tumors with a poor prognosis. The protocols presented here outline the methods used to study tumor progression, the tumor microenvironment (TME), and the effects of experimental treatments. The Sleeping Beauty (SB) transposase system induces tumors de novo to generate mouse models that recapitulate human gliomas.
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January 2025
Department of Dermatology, Zhejiang Provincial Hospital of Dermatology, Huzhou, 313200, China.
Psoriasis is a long-lasting inflammatory skin condition characterized by excessive keratinocyte growth. Recent studies have confirmed abnormal regulation of microRNAs (miRNAs/miRs) in individuals with psoriasis. This study aimed to investigate the function and specific mechanism of action of miR-128a-3p in interleukin-22 (IL-22)-stimulated HaCaT cells.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Med Internet Res
December 2024
Department of Infectious Diseases and Public Health, Jockey Club College of Veterinary Medicine and Life Sciences, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China (Hong Kong).
Background: Obesity could compromise people's health and elevate the risk of numerous severe chronic conditions and premature mortality. Young adults are at high risk of adopting unhealthy lifestyles related to overweight and obesity, as they are at a phase marked by several significant life milestones that have been linked to weight gain. They gain weight rapidly and excess adiposity mostly accrues, compared with middle-aged and older adults when weight stabilizes or even decreases.
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December 2024
Department of Dermatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University and Jinan University Institute of Dermatology, Guangzhou, China
J Craniofac Surg
December 2024
Department of Plastic Surgery, Armed Forces Capital Hospital, Bundang-gu, Seongnam-City, Gyeonggi-do.
The aim of this study was to analyze "The House of the Sleeping Beauties" (れる) by Yasunari Kawabata from the perspectives of plastic surgery, and psychiatry/psychology. The central theme of the novel focuses on aging, desire, and the human connection to beauty and mortality. The protagonist, Eguchi, frequents a brothel where elderly men lie next to young women who are drugged and remain unconscious.
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