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Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.This study demonstrates that ALY688, a drug mimicking the heart‐protective hormone adiponectin, reduces myocardial ischemia injury. ALY688 increases the production of extracellular vesicles, which carry protective cargo including adiponectin itself.
Jialing Tang +13 more
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A note on the evaluation of a beta-casein variant in bovine breeds by allele-specific PCR and relevance to β-casomorphin [PDF]
, 2008 peer-reviewedThis work was supported by Enterprise Ireland and by a Teagasc Walsh fellowship to A.F. Keating.Two genetic variants of the bovine β-casein gene (A1 and B) encode a histidine residue at codon 67, resulting in potential liberation of a ...
Cairns, M.T. +3 more
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Microengineered Gradient Hydrogels for Mechanobiology
Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.Gradient hydrogels are used to mimic the mechanical heterogeneity in native tissues, offering powerful in vitro platforms to study cell‐material interactions in diverse pathophysiological contexts. Here, we present a comprehensive review of the design and experimental considerations for stiffness gradient hydrogels, discussing exemplary achievements ...
Shin Wei Chong +4 more
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Emerging Microbes and InfectionsSimian immunodeficiency virus (SIV) and simian-human immunodeficiency virus (SHIV) infections in nonhuman primates closely approximate human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), but intrinsic viral differences limit ...
Tian-Zhang Song +5 more
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Simple reverse genetics approach to elucidating the biosynthetic pathway of complex thiopeptide nocathiacin [PDF]
, 2010 Biothythetic pathway of the most drugable thiopeptide nocathiacin has been elucidated by applying reverse genetics method based on its structural features.
Jing Deng +4 more
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Immobilization of Bacteriocins from Lactic Acid Bacteria and Possibilities for Application in Food Biopreservation [PDF]
, 2018 Bacteriocins are biologically active compounds produced by a large number of bacteria, including lactic acid bacteria (LAB), which exhibit antimicrobial activity against various saprophytic and pathogenic microorganisms.
Krastanov, Albert +2 more
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Discovery of Bioactive Peptides Through Peptide Scanning
Journal of Peptide ScienceABSTRACTTherapeutic peptides targeted at various diseases are becoming increasingly relevant for the pharmaceutical industry. Several of these drugs were originally designed by mimicking a segment of a protein of interest. As such, protein mimicry represents a promising strategy both in immunology, for the identification of B‐ and T‐cell epitopes, as ...
Debora Iaculli, Steven Ballet
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Epidermal Patch Technologies for Integrated Healthcare and Infection Management
Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.Epidermal patches have evolved from simple wound coverings into multifunctional, skin‐conformable platforms integrating drug delivery, biosensing, and therapeutic functionalities. This review highlights their material innovations, fabrication strategies, and intelligent designs, including hydrogels, microneedles, and flexible electronics, while ...
Yuqi Wang +7 more
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Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles in Biomedicine: Advances and Prospects
Advanced Materials, EarlyView.Mesoporous silica nanoparticles offer unique properties like high surface area, tunable pores, and functionalization. They excel in drug delivery, tissue engineering, and stimuli‐responsive therapies, enabling targeted and controlled treatments. With roles in cancer therapy and diagnostics, their clinical translation requires addressing challenges in ...
Miguel Manzano, María Vallet‐Regí
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In silico structural evaluation of short cationic antimicrobial peptides [PDF]
, 2018 © 2018 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).Cationic peptides with ...
Malkinson, John +3 more
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