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BAY11‑7082 inhibits the expression of tissue factor and plasminogen activator inhibitor‑1 in type‑II alveolar epithelial cells following TNF‑α stimulation via the NF‑κB pathway

Yumei Cheng, Bo Liu, Hong Qian, Huilin Yang, Yahui Wang, Yanqi Wu, Feng Shen

Article Number: 177 Published online on: 28 December 2020
Review Open Access

Risk factors and prevention strategies for the occupational exposure of medical staff during the coronavirus disease‑19 pandemic (Review)

Jin Tang, Ying Li, Qilin Lu, Wei Xie, Shijing Zhou, Yanling Liu, Qingchun Zeng, Xugui Li

Article Number: 176 Published online on: 28 December 2020
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ACTL6A knockdown inhibits cell migration by suppressing the AKT signaling pathway and enhances the sensitivity of glioma cells to temozolomide

Xueru Chen, Zijin Xiang, Dangchi Li, Xiuting Zhu, Xiangdong Peng

Article Number: 175 Published online on: 28 December 2020
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A retrospective study on the evaluation of the symptoms, medications and improvement of the quality of life of patients undergoing robotic surgery for gastroesophageal reflux disease

Sofia K. Konstantinidou, Penelope Kostaras, Georgios-Eleftherios Anagnostopoulos, Sophia-Liberty Markantonis, Vangelis Karalis, Konstantinos Konstantinidis

Article Number: 174 Published online on: 27 December 2020
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Role of TRPM7 in cardiac fibrosis: A potential therapeutic target (Review)

Feng Hu, Meiyong Li, Fengyu Han, Qing Zhang, Yuhao Zeng, Weifang Zhang, Xiaoshu Cheng

Article Number: 173 Published online on: 27 December 2020
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Ultrasonography‑assisted flexible ureteroscope for the treatment of parapelvic renal cysts: A comparison between the 1470‑nm diode laser and the holmium laser

Yu Chen, Rongjiang Wang, Xufeng Shen, Jianer Tang, Junwen Shen, Zhihai Fang, Zhanqin Shi, Xiaodong Jin

Article Number: 172 Published online on: 27 December 2020
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MicroRNA‑140‑5p regulates the proliferation, apoptosis and inflammation of RA FLSs by repressing STAT3

Jiehua Zhu, Jianglin Wang, Jialin Huang, Wensheng Du, Yingzhong He, Hongfei Pan, Junmin Luo

Article Number: 171 Published online on: 27 December 2020
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Network analysis and transcriptome profiling in peripheral blood mononuclear cells of patients with rheumatoid arthritis

Yan Long, Jian Liu, Hui Jiang, Ling Xin, Lei Wan, Yue Sun, Pingheng Zhang, Jianting Wen, Dan Huang, Yanqiu Sun, Ying Zhang, Bingxi Bao, Guanghan Sun

Article Number: 170 Published online on: 25 December 2020
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HBV induces liver fibrosis via the TGF‑β1/miR‑21‑5p pathway

Wenting Li, Xiaolan Yu, Xiliu Chen, Zheng Wang, Ming Yin, Zonghao Zhao, Chuanwu Zhu

Article Number: 169 Published online on: 25 December 2020
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Influence of aging on the peripheral nerve repair process using an artificial nerve conduit

Ayaka Kaneko, Kiyohito Naito, Shinji Nakamura, Katsumi Miyahara, Kenji Goto, Hiroyuki Obata, Nana Nagura, Yoichi Sugiyama, Kazuo Kaneko, Muneaki Ishijima

Article Number: 168 Published online on: 21 December 2020
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Association of oral HPV16 infection with periodontal inflammation and the oral microbiome in older women

Hideo Shigeishi, Cheng-Yih Su, Yoshino Kaneyasu, Mari Matsumura, Mariko Nakamura, Momoko Ishikawa, Ayumi Saito, Kouji Ohta, Masaru Sugiyama

Article Number: 167 Published online on: 21 December 2020
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Recombinant laminin α5 LG1-3 domains support the stemness of human mesenchymal stem cells

Sujin Lee, Dong-Sung Lee, Jun-Hyeog Jang

Article Number: 166 Published online on: 21 December 2020
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The neuroprotective effects of pregabalin after cerebral ischemia by occlusion of the middle cerebral artery in rats

Junekyung Lee, Chang Gu Kang, Chae Ri Park, In Kyung Hong, Dae Yul Kim

Article Number: 165 Published online on: 21 December 2020
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Accuracy of 18F‑FDG PET/CT and CECT for primary staging and diagnosis of recurrent gastric cancer: A meta‑analysis

Zhicheng Zhang, Bo Zheng, Wei Chen, Hui Xiong, Caiming Jiang

Article Number: 164 Published online on: 21 December 2020
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Inflammatory signals induce MUC16 expression in ovarian cancer cells via NF‑κB activation

Jie Liu, Li Li, Ning Luo, Qi Liu, Li Liu, Dandan Chen, Zhongping Cheng, Xiaowei Xi

Article Number: 163 Published online on: 21 December 2020
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Difference in serum miRNA expression between immunoglobulin‑sensitive and ‑insensitive incomplete Kawasaki disease patients

Yan Wang, Chunli Li, Ling Niu, Mingyu Fu, Jing Tian, Xinjiang An

Article Number: 162 Published online on: 18 December 2020
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Association between IL‑33 and other inflammatory factors in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and in fibroblast‑like synoviocytes in vitro

Jing Wu, Qiang Li, Jiaxin Deng, Jin-Jun Zhao, Qing-Hong Yu

Article Number: 161 Published online on: 18 December 2020
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Investigating the efficacy and safety of mineral smectite granules on wound healing

Jiankun Wang, Min Wang, Lili Zhao, Li Liu, Xiang Wang, Zhining Fan

Article Number: 160 Published online on: 18 December 2020
Review Open Access

Pancreatic pseudocyst: Dilemma of its recent management (Review)

Jonathan Hartanto Tan, Wenjie Chin, Abdul Lateef Shaikh, Shusen Zheng

Article Number: 159 Published online on: 18 December 2020
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Reciprocal regulation of interleukin‑17A and interleukin‑22 secretion through aryl hydrocarbon receptor activation in CD4+ T cells of patients with vitiligo

Baoyi Liu, Yongyi Xie, Xingyu Mei, Yue Sun, Weimin Shi, Zhouwei Wu

Article Number: 158 Published online on: 17 December 2020
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DUOX2 participates in skin aging induced by UVB in HSF2 cells by activating NF‑κB signaling

Xiaoqing Xiao, Minghuan Huang, Chunyan Fan, Fuguo Zuo

Article Number: 157 Published online on: 17 December 2020
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Differences in efficacy and safety of midazolam vs. dexmedetomidine in critically ill patients: A meta‑analysis of randomized controlled trial

Wen-Jun Zhou, Mei Liu, Xue-Peng Fan

Article Number: 156 Published online on: 17 December 2020
Review Open Access

Confronting the threat of SARS‑CoV‑2: Realities, challenges and therapeutic strategies (Review)

Ruixue Wang, Xiaoshan Luo, Fang Liu, Shuhong Luo

Article Number: 155 Published online on: 17 December 2020
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Unexplored regulatory sequences of divergently paired GLA and HNRNPH2 loci pertinent to Fabry disease in human kidney and skin cells: Presence of an active bidirectional promoter

Mohammed A. Ibrahim Al-Obaide, Ibtisam I. Al-Obaidi, Tetyana L. Vasylyeva

Article Number: 154 Published online on: 17 December 2020
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Exercise reduces hyperlipidemia‑induced kidney damage in apolipoprotein E‑deficient mice

Chengsi Qian, Qin Yang, Lipeng Guo, Hupei Zhu, Xi You, Hongyang Liu, Yan Sun

Article Number: 153 Published online on: 17 December 2020
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Inhibitory effect of isomorellin on cholangiocarcinoma cells via suppression of NF-κB translocation, the phosphorylated p38 MAPK pathway and MMP-2 and uPA expression

Chariya Hahnvajanawong, Thitiporn Sahakulboonyarak, Thidarut Boonmars, Vichai Reutrakul, Anusak Kerdsin, Parichart Boueroy

Article Number: 151 Published online on: 17 December 2020
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The circRNA_102911/miR‑129‑5p/SOX6 axis is involved with T lymphocyte immune function in elderly patients with laparoscopic left hepatectomy for hepatolithiasis

Hongqiang Zhao, Xiaoyu Shao, Haorun Liu, Qi Liu, Jiangyang Lu, Weimin Li

Article Number: 150 Published online on: 17 December 2020
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Expression and significance of S‑100β, CysC and NF‑κB in patients with acute cerebral infarction

Zaili Li, Zaie Xin

Article Number: 149 Published online on: 16 December 2020
Review

New progress in the treatment of neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder with monoclonal antibodies (Review)

Qinfang Xie, Mengjiao Sun, Jing Sun, Ting Zheng, Manxia Wang

Article Number: 148 Published online on: 16 December 2020
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Toxicity of the acetyl‑para‑aminophenol group of medicines to intact intervertebral disc tissue cells

Numan Karaarslan, Ibrahi̇m Yilmaz, Duygu Yasar Sirin

Article Number: 147 Published online on: 16 December 2020
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Role of miRNAs and lncRNAs in dexamethasone‑induced myotube atrophy in vitro

Yang Li, Huacai Shi, Rui Chen, Shanyao Zhou, Si Lei, Yanling She

Article Number: 146 Published online on: 16 December 2020
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Diagnostic value of candidate noncoding RNAs in leukocytes of patients with gestational diabetes mellitus

Jialei Hu, Hanyou Mu, Linshan Gao, Ying Pan, Chuanfei Wu, Dong Zhang, Qiaojun Chen, Honghui Ding

Article Number: 145 Published online on: 16 December 2020
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Investigation of the natural supplement IQP‑AS‑119 for the prevention of upper respiratory tract infections in marathon race participants: A randomized, double‑blind, placebo‑controlled pilot study

Udo Bongartz, Uwe Hochmann, Ute Pohl, Gordana Bothe, Patricia De Costa, Pee-Win Chong, Lynette Chew, Ralf Uebelhack

Article Number: 144 Published online on: 16 December 2020
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[Corrigendum] Cardioprotective effects of triiodothyronine supplementation against ischemia reperfusion injury by preserving calcium cycling proteins in isolated rat hearts

Lichao Fang, Zhiping Xu, Jian Lu, Lei Hong, Shigang Qiao, Lijun Liu, Jianzhong An

Article Number: 143 Published online on: 16 December 2020
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Identification of thrombomodulin as a dynamic monitoring biomarker for deep venous thrombosis evolution

Xi Cheng, Baolan Sun, Shiyi Liu, Dandan Li, Xiaoqing Yang, Yuquan Zhang

Article Number: 142 Published online on: 14 December 2020
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Risk factors of contrast‑induced nephropathy in patients with STEMI and pump failure undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention

Hongwu Chen, Xiaofan Yu, Likun Ma

Article Number: 140 Published online on: 14 December 2020
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Adipose‑derived mesenchymal stem cells inhibit cell proliferation and migration and suppress extracellular matrix synthesis in hypertrophic‑scar and keloid fibroblasts

Fang Xie, Li Teng, Jiajie Xu, Jianjian Lu, Chao Zhang, Liya Yang, Xiaoyang Ma, Minghao Zhao

Article Number: 139 Published online on: 14 December 2020
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Cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator in follicular fluid and cumulus cells and its relationship with age

Yanqiu Wang, Hui Wei, Yazhong Ji, Feiping Liu, Zhijun Shen, Xunyi Zhang

Article Number: 138 Published online on: 14 December 2020
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Cholinergic receptors play a role in the cardioprotective effects of anesthetic preconditioning: Roles of nitric oxide and the CaMKKβ/AMPK pathway

Yang Yang, Ying Li, Jie Wang, Lei Hong, Shigang Qiao, Chen Wang, Jianzhong An

Article Number: 137 Published online on: 14 December 2020
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Syngeneic homograft of framework regions enhances the affinity of the mouse anti‑human epidermal receptor 2 single‑chain antibody e23sFv

Qing Ou‑Yang, Jun-Lin Ren, Bo Yan, Jian-Nan Feng, An-Gang Yang, Jing Zhao

Article Number: 136 Published online on: 14 December 2020
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Crosstalk between phosphorylation and ubiquitination is involved in high salt-induced WNK4 expression

Xiaoyue Zhao, Guangrui Lai, Jianqiao Tu, Shuchang Liu, Yanyan Zhao

Article Number: 133 Published online on: 10 December 2020
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Role of lncRNA PART1 in intervertebral disc degeneration and associated underlying mechanism

Zongyu Zhang, Yongfeng Huo, Zhijing Zhou, Peng Zhang, Jun Hu

Article Number: 131 Published online on: 10 December 2020
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Exercise electrocardiography combined with stress echocardiography for predicting myocardial ischemia in adults

Qiong Huang, Junhong Wang, Dianfu Li, Jihong  Zhao, Xiangjun Feng, Ningtian Zhou

Article Number: 130 Published online on: 10 December 2020
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Clinical and computed tomography features in patients with coronavirus disease 2019

Dongxu Wang, Yuguang Wang, Qing Zhang, Baiming Jin, Qiuting  Wen, Fengxia Du, Jun He, Tianyu Zhang, Bo Li, Guoxu Ding

Article Number: 129 Published online on: 10 December 2020
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Silencing GnT‑V reduces oxaliplatin chemosensitivity in human colorectal cancer cells through N‑glycan alteration of organic cation transporter member 2

Xi Cong, Xingwan Liu, Xiaopeng Dong, Shuoshuo Fang, Zheng Sun, Jianhui Fan

Article Number: 128 Published online on: 07 December 2020
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Increased mortality in the A/A genotype of the SNP rs28372698 of interleukin 32

Urban Alehagen, Levar Shamoun, Jan Ingvar Dimberg, Dick Wågsäter

Article Number: 127 Published online on: 07 December 2020
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Curcumin prevents renal cell apoptosis in acute kidney injury in a rat model of dry‑heat environment heatstroke via inhibition of the mitochondrial apoptotic pathway

Yin-Hui Zhao, Cai-Fu Shen, Yan Kang, Ao Qi, Wen-Juan Xu, Wen-Hui Shi, Jiang-Wei Liu

Article Number: 126 Published online on: 04 December 2020
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Potential use of glutathione as a treatment for Parkinson's disease

Hai-Li Wang, Jun Zhang, Yu-Ping Li, Lun Dong, Ying-Zhu Chen

Article Number: 125 Published online on: 04 December 2020
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A novel mutation in the RS1 gene in a Chinese family with X‑linked congenital retinoschisis

Na Zhang, Yao Peng, Nan Zhou, Yanhua Qi

Article Number: 124 Published online on: 03 December 2020
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Prognostic nutritional index predicts acute kidney injury and mortality of patients in the coronary care unit

Yugang Hu, Quan Cao, Hao Wang, Yuanting Yang, Ye Xiong, Xiaoning Li, Qing Zhou

Article Number: 123 Published online on: 03 December 2020
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Proteomic and microRNA‑omic profiles and potential mechanisms of dysfunction in pancreatic islet cells primed by inflammation

Yipei Ding, Jin Zhong, Yangyang Wang, Weidong Xie

Article Number: 122 Published online on: 03 December 2020
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Evaluation of interpretation methods to improve accuracy of the prenatal BACs‑on‑Beads™ assay in prenatal diagnosis

Yu Jiang, Jian Zhang, Lili Wu, Wenbo Wang, Qiwei Guo

Article Number: 121 Published online on: 03 December 2020
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Identification of miR-4793-3p as a potential biomarker for bacterial infection in patients with hepatitis B virus-related liver cirrhosis: A pilot study

Shenglong Lin, Minghua Lin, Huaxi Ma, Xiangmei Wang, Dongqing Zhang, Wenjun Wu, Jiahuang Lin, Haibing Gao

Article Number: 120 Published online on: 03 December 2020
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Tetrandrine attenuates left ventricular dysfunction in rats with myocardial infarction

Youyang Wu, Wei Zhao, Fanhao Ye, Shiwei Huang, Hao Chen, Rui Zhou, Wenbing Jiang

Article Number: 119 Published online on: 03 December 2020
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A novel danshensu/tetramethypyrazine derivative attenuates oxidative stress‑induced autophagy injury via the AMPK‑mTOR‑Ulk1 signaling pathway in cardiomyocytes

Caipeng Xie, Jingxiong Luo, Huihui Hu, Liang Wang, Pei Yu, Lipeng Xu, Yewei Sun, Yuqiang Wang, Luchen Shan

Article Number: 118 Published online on: 03 December 2020
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Notch3 and its CADASIL mutants differentially regulate cellular phenotypes

Chunjing Lin, Ziyang Huang, Riyong Zhou, Ying Zhou, Yangping Shentu, Kang Yu, Yu Zhang

Article Number: 117 Published online on: 03 December 2020
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Clinical characteristics and infectivity of asymptomatic carriers of SARS‑CoV‑2 (Review)

Wanying Zhang, Xuejie Wu, Hui Zhou, Feng Xu

Article Number: 115 Published online on: 03 December 2020
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Regulation of dimethylarginine dimethylaminohydrolase 2 expression by NF‑κB acetylation

Jiaqi Li, Lu Sun, Yinghui Li

Article Number: 114 Published online on: 03 December 2020
Review Open Access

The role of dentists in controlling hepatocellular carcinoma in Japan (Review)

Yumiko Nagao

Article Number: 113 Published online on: 03 December 2020
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Increased expression of IFN‑γ in preeclampsia impairs human trophoblast invasion via a SOCS1/JAK/STAT1 feedback loop

Huiqiang Liu, Wenhao Wang, Chongdong Liu

Article Number: 112 Published online on: 02 December 2020
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Different mutations at position 562 of the hepatitis E virus capsid proteins exhibit differential effects on viral neutralizing activity

Mingjie Xu, Lizhi Sun, Yan Wang, Shuchun Gao, Weihua Yang, Meng Li

Article Number: 110 Published online on: 27 November 2020
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miR‑335‑5P contributes to human osteoarthritis by targeting HBP1

Xiaokun Lu, Yu Li, Huimin Chen, Yuancheng Pan, Ran Lin, Shunyou Chen

Article Number: 109 Published online on: 27 November 2020
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Production of a SCID mouse model of medulloblastoma to explore the therapeutic value of targeting tumor driver genes

Yong Han, Min Chen, Hangzhou Wang

Article Number: 108 Published online on: 27 November 2020
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Eugenol protects cells against oxidative stress via Nrf2

Leina Ma, Jia Liu, Qian Lin, Yuchao Gu, Wengong Yu

Article Number: 107 Published online on: 27 November 2020
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miR‑218 inhibits glucose metabolism in non‑small cell lung cancer via the NF‑κB signaling pathway

Wenxian Tian, Xiangfei Yuan, Yongna Song, Jianxia Zhai, Haixia Wei, Linna Wang, Dan Li, Qiusheng Chen

Article Number: 106 Published online on: 27 November 2020
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Dietary vitamin intake and risk of metabolic syndrome among centenarians in China

Zhiqing Peng, Yanyan Wang, Xianyong Huang, Qiao Zhu, Yali Zhao, Hengge Xie, Jianjun Wu

Article Number: 105 Published online on: 27 November 2020
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Variants of CAPN3 cause limb‑girdle muscular dystrophy type 2A in two Chinese families

Jie Zheng, Xiaowei Xu, Xinjie Zhang, Xuetao Wang, Jianbo Shu, Chunquan Cai

Article Number: 104 Published online on: 27 November 2020
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IFN‑γ and IL‑18 in conditioned media of parasite‑infected host and IL‑21‑silenced colorectal cancer cells

Peng Ge, Ching Yi Ong, Abdalla Eshtiyag Abdalkareem, Boon Yin Khoo, Bo Yuan

Article Number: 103 Published online on: 27 November 2020
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February-2021
Volume 21 Issue 2

Print ISSN: 1792-0981
Online ISSN: 1792-1015

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