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Advanced Functional Materials, Volume 35, Issue 12, March 18, 2025.In this study, the unique role of the unusual lone‐pair‐π conjugation mechanism in poly(1,4‐anthraquinone) (P14AQ) is explored as an organic electrode material. Unlike traditional π‐π interactions, P14AQ's conjugation involves lone pairs of oxygen atoms interacting with the π cloud of adjacent units, enabling stable charge transport even with minimal π‐
Xiaotong Zhang, Piotr de Silva
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Biomedicines, 2022 The complement system plays a key role in myasthenia gravis (MG). Anti-complement drugs are emerging as effective therapies to treat anti-acetylcholine receptor (AChR) antibody-positive MG patients, though their usage is still limited by the high costs ...
Nicola Iacomino +11 more
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Hepatitis B virus inhibits the expression of complement C3 and C4, in vitro and in vivo.
Oncology Letters, 2018 The immune system serves an important function in Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, and the complement system is a major component of innate immunity. However, the regulatory effect of HBV on complement proteins has not yet been fully elucidated.
Chengliang Zhu +5 more
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Matrix Tropism Influences Endometriotic Cell Attachment Patterns
Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.The influence of substrate stiffness and multicellular coculture on endometriotic cell attachment to extracellular matrix‐laden microarrayed islands is reported. This model investigates early endometriotic cell attachment, aiming to capture “lesion initiation events”.
Hannah S. Theriault +7 more
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Characterization of the complement system in a colonial tunicate: C3 complement receptors and opsonic role of C3 [PDF]
, 2019 The compound ascidian Botryllus schlosseri is a reliable model organism for the study of immunobiology. As an invertebrate, it relies only on innate immunity for its defense. We already demonstrated the presence, in Botryllus, of homologues of mammalian C3, Bf, MBL and MASP1, referred to as BsC3, BsBf, BsMBL and BsMASP, respectively. All the complement
Peronato A. +3 more
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Unexpected Role for Properdin in Complement C3 Glomerulopathies [PDF]
Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, 2013 The complement system is a major component of innate immunity and plays a key role in our defense against foreign pathogens.[1][1] In normal steady state conditions, the complement system has no significant biologic activity.
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Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.A unique 2D bionanozyme, engineered from a single amino acid and copper ions, demonstrates peroxidase‐mimicking catalytic activity. This efficient and simple bionanozyme allows for ultrasensitive, equipment‐free visual detection of key biomarkers in both test and real samples, meeting the WHO‐REASSURE standards for practical diagnostic applications ...
Subrat Vishwakarma +5 more
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Biomaterial Strategies for Targeted Intracellular Delivery to Phagocytes
Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.Phagocytes are essential to a functional immune system, and their behavior defines disease outcomes. Engineered particles offer a strategic opportunity to target phagocytes, harnessing inflammatory modulation in disease. By tuning features like size, shape, and surface, these systems can modulate immune responses and improve targeted treatment for a ...
Kaitlyn E. Woodworth +2 more
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Association of serum complement C3 with metabolic syndrome components in normal weight obese women
Journal of Diabetes and Metabolic Disorders, 2017 BackgroundIncreased serum complement C3 has been related to body fat mass, metabolic syndrome and chronic diseases. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the levels of C3 in the subjects of normal weight obese (hereafter NWO) as well as their ...
M. Karkhaneh +3 more
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Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.A sequence‐encoded supramolecular construct containing two accessible toeholds is developed herein for enabling multiple editing operations. By introducing specific input strands, it is possible to selectively erase or rewrite digital content through parallel or series toehold‐mediated strand displacement (PTMSD or STMSD).
Jakub Ossowski +3 more
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