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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jid.2020.04.018 | DOI Listing |
Nanomedicine
September 2025
The Second Hospital & Clinical Medical School, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, Gansu, People's Republic of China; Department of Nephrology, The Second Hospital & Clinical Medical School, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730030, Gansu, People's Republic of China; Key laboratory of nephropathy, The S
Diabetic kidney disease (DKD), a prominent microvascular complication of diabetes mellitus and the leading cause of end-stage renal disease (ESRD), was addressed through a novel nanotherapeutic approach. This study engineered folic acid-conjugated poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) nanoparticles (FA-PLGA NPs) for the folate receptor (FR)-targeted delivery of Toll-like receptor 4 small interfering RNA (TLR4 siRNA) to treat diabetic nephropathy (DN). In a streptozotocin-induced DN murine model, administration of FA-PLGA NPs/TLR4 siRNA significantly mitigated renal injury compared to untreated DN controls.
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August 2025
Key Laboratory of Evidence Science (China University of Political Science and Law), Ministry of Education, Beijing, 100088, People's Republic of China.
Background: Umbilical cord hemorrhage (UCH) is a rare but catastrophic obstetric emergency associated with nearly 50% fetal mortality, and its precise pathogenic mechanisms remain elusive in clinical practice. The pathophysiological cascade involves hemorrhagic expansion from ruptured umbilical vessels predominantly the umbilical vein which generates compressive forces on adjacent umbilical arteries within the constrained Wharton's jelly. This acute vascular compromise precipitates the sudden cessation of fetoplacental circulation, culminating in irreversible hypoxic-ischemic injury.
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September 2025
Keenan Centre for Biomedical Research, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Canada; Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, University of Toronto, Canada; Department of Biochemistry, University of Toronto, Canada; Department of Medicine and the Interdepartmental Division of Critical Care Med
Atherosclerosis begins with the subendothelial retention of low-density lipoproteins (LDL) from the circulation. While LDL transcytosis across the endothelium is mediated by SR-BI and ALK1 and is usually independent of LDLR, the intracellular mechanisms and route of LDL transcytosis remain unclear. Using total internal reflection fluorescence microscopy in LDLR-depleted human coronary artery endothelial cells (HCAECs), we found that LDL transcytosis can proceed both directly as well as indirectly from an intracellular compartment.
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September 2025
Department of Entomology, Smithsonian Institution-National Museum of Natural History (NMNH), Washington, Columbia, United States of America.
In order to investigate previously reported expansion of tick-borne pathogenic viruses in Eastern Europe, we conducted this study using pooled ticks collected from various locations in Poland, utilizing Sequence Independent Single Primer Amplification (SISPA) and metagenomic sequencing. We processed 575 Dermacentor reticulatus and Ixodes ricinus ticks and generated 280 virus assemblies in 20 pools. Viruses representing 28 species or strains classified in 12 families or higher taxonomic ranks were observed.
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September 2025
Divisão de Parasitologia, Instituto Evandro Chagas (IEC), Belém, Pará Brazil.
Unlabelled: The study aimed to identify phlebotomine species associated with American Cutaneous Leishmaniasis (ACL) transmission in Ulianópolis, Brazil, examining their relationship with deforested areas. Using CDC light traps, 1,676 phlebotomine were collected, with a composition of 43% males and 57% females, identifying thirteen species, with and as the most prevalent. Despite the limited clinical relevance of , its substantial prevalence raised concerns regarding potential transmission of spp.
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