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    Characterisation and comparison of semen microbiota and bacterial load in men with infertility, recurrent miscarriage, or proven fertility

    Shahriar Mowla, Linda Farahani ... Channa N Jayasena
    There are common seminal microbiome clusters in both healthy men and those with infertility and recurrent pregnancy loss, and some specific microbiota perturbations are associated with impaired semen quality.
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    Disruption of the novel nested gene Aff3ir mediates disturbed flow-induced atherosclerosis in mice

    Shuo He, Lei Huang ... Jinlong He
    Endothelial-specific supplementation with Aff3ir-ORF2 significantly ameliorated disturbed flow-induced endothelial activation and the development of atherosclerotic plaques, highlighting its promising therapeutic potential for the treatment of atherosclerosis.
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    Simply crushed zizyphi spinosi semen prevents neurodegenerative diseases and reverses age-related cognitive decline in mice

    Tomohiro Umeda, Ayumi Sakai ... Takami Tomiyama
    Simply crushed zizyphi spinosi semen not only ameliorates Aβ, tau, and α-synuclein pathology in dementia model mice, but also rejuvenates brain function by suppressing cellular senescence in normal aged mice.
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    Sex-specific attenuation of photoreceptor degeneration by reserpine in a rhodopsin P23H rat model of autosomal dominant retinitis pigmentosa

    Hyun Beom Song, Laura Campello ... Anand Swaroop
    Reserpine, previously identified through high-throughput screening in CEP290 retinal degeneration models, enhances photoreceptor survival in P23H rhodopsin retinal degeneration models, particularly in female rats, indicating its gene-agnostic and sex-specific effectiveness.
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    Adventitial fibroblasts direct smooth muscle cell-state transition in pulmonary vascular disease

    Slaven Crnkovic, Helene Thekkekara Puthenparampil ... Grazyna Kwapiszewska
    Transition from healthy to diseased state is a cell-type-specific process, influenced by neighboring cells and resulting in functionally meaningful differences between pulmonary artery adventitial fibroblasts and smooth muscle cells.
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    Pulmonary Hypertension: When cell teamwork turns toxic

    Wadih EI Khoury, Stephen Y Chan
    In pulmonary hypertension, a combination of metabolic and mechanical dysfunction leads to irreversible vascular damage.
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    Transplantation of exogenous mitochondria mitigates myocardial dysfunction after cardiac arrest

    Zhen Wang, Jie Zhu ... Xiang Zhou
    Exogenous mitochondrial transplantation improves cardiac function after cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) may be related to improving mitochondrial function, reducing the oxidative stress response, and decreasing apoptosis in myocardial cells.
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    Dynamics of compartment-specific proteomic landscapes of hepatotoxic and cholestatic models of liver fibrosis

    Marketa Jirouskova, Karel Harant ... Martin Gregor
    A comprehensive proteomic map of liver fibrosis progression and healing in two mouse models identifies etiology-specific extracellular matrix components, laying the foundation for targeted antifibrotic therapies.
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    Preclinical systematic review of CCR5 antagonists as cerebroprotective and stroke recovery enhancing agents

    Ayni Sharif, Matthew S Jeffers ... Manoj M Lalu
    CCR5 antagonists show promise for stroke cerebroprotection and recovery, although further preclinical evidence in clinically relevant domains could strengthen support for clinical translation.
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    Pyrotinib after trastuzumab-based adjuvant therapy in patients with HER2-positive breast cancer (PERSIST): A multicenter phase II trial

    Feilin Cao, Zhaosheng Ma ... Shifen Huang
    Kaplan–Meier curves showed that extended adjuvant pyrotinib administered after trastuzumab-based adjuvant therapy provides a promising survival benefit in patients with high-risk HER2-positive breast cancer.