29 citations
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April 2019 in “Acta neuropathologica communications” This study found that β-sitosterol, a brain-penetrable phytosterol, reduced melanoma cell growth and brain metastasis formation by interfering with mitochondrial respiration, suggesting its potential as an adjuvant therapy to BRAF inhibitors for patients with melanoma brain metastases.
26 citations
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September 2023 in “Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology” Regulatory T cells help prevent autoimmunity and have potential for treating autoimmune diseases.
25 citations
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October 2020 in “BMC Veterinary Research” This study found that low doses of ivermectin cream enhanced wound healing and reduced scarring by modulating inflammation and growth factor levels, suggesting potential topical use for wound treatment.
23 citations
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January 2016 in “Frontiers in immunology” This review discusses the potential of combining low-dose IL-2 with islet antigens to enhance antigen-specific Treg function in type 1 diabetes, but reports no new clinical results.
22 citations
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July 2015 in “PloS one” This study found that Foxp1, a transcriptional factor, plays a key role in regulating hair follicle stem cell proliferation by modulating oxidative stress and the cell cycle during hair growth phases.
21 citations
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August 2024 in “Journal of Clinical Medicine” This review highlights that malnutrition, including deficiencies in proteins and micronutrients, may exacerbate allergic conditions like dermatitis and asthma by promoting inflammation, while adequate micronutrient intake supports regulatory immune responses.
21 citations
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March 2022 in “Pharmaceuticals” This study found that Brigatinib-loaded nanospanlastics demonstrated enhanced cytotoxicity against lung cancer cells and improved drug stability and release compared to free Brigatinib.
19 citations
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January 2023 in “Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology” This review discusses the therapeutic potential of mesenchymal stem cell-derived small extracellular vesicles for chronic wound treatment and reports no new clinical results, emphasizing the need for further research on their large-scale production and engineering.
19 citations
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January 2023 in “Genes” This study identified genomic regions and genes associated with wool, live weight, body condition, and reproduction traits in Uruguayan Merino sheep, highlighting potential genetic factors influencing these characteristics.
19 citations
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December 2021 in “Endocrine Reviews” This review highlights therapeutic options for inducing puberty in males and females with delayed puberty, emphasizing the need for larger trials to establish the best approaches.
18 citations
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July 2022 in “Frontiers in Immunology” This review discusses the potential impact of volatile organic compound exposure on the onset and progression of autoimmune diseases and reports no new experimental findings.
17 citations
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October 2012 in “European Journal of Pharmacology” This study found that inhaling toluene reduces core temperature in mice, with GABA receptors and neurosteroids involved at 4000 ppm, but different mechanisms contributing at 6000 ppm.
15 citations
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July 2021 in “Bosnian Journal of Basic Medical Sciences” This review discusses the therapeutic effects of stem cell therapy in various diseases and emphasizes the need for controlled differentiation and further large-scale trials, but reports no new findings.
10 citations
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April 2018 in “Journal of Mind and Medical Sciences” This article argues that the mind-body problem is a false issue, proposing that the mind merely temporally associates immaterial data with material support without actual interaction.
9 citations
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July 2025 in “Pharmaceuticals” This review highlights the therapeutic potential of plant-derived exosomes, noting their larger size compared to animal-derived exosomes and usefulness in targeted drug delivery and inter-kingdom communication. It summarizes existing research on their biogenesis, characterization, and engineering for drug delivery, indicating significant opportunities for biotechnological advancements.
6 citations
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June 2022 in “Journal of Clinical Medicine” This study found that for men with moderate-to-severe LUTS/BPH, 6 months of treatment with tamsulosin plus the hexanic extract of S. repens was as effective as tamsulosin plus a 5-alpha-reductase inhibitor but had better tolerability.
5 citations
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December 2022 in “Viruses” This review highlights recent insights into using antiandrogens as preventive and therapeutic measures against COVID-19, emphasizing their role in blocking viral infection by modulating androgen-mediated host protease TMPRSS2 and cell entry protein ACE2, with varying success in clinical trials.
4 citations
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September 2024 in “Development” This study investigated transcription factors in human trophectoderm cells during development, finding that GATA2 and GATA3 are essential for transforming stem cells into induced trophoblast stem cells, which display characteristics similar to placental progenitor cells, offering new methods for modeling placental-associated diseases.
3 citations
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April 2025 in “Journal of Clinical Epidemiology” This study found that non-blinded assessors in randomized clinical trials exaggerated the effects of experimental interventions by about 29% compared to blinded assessors, indicating a significant potential for observer bias in treatment evaluations.
3 citations
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August 2024 in “Frontiers in Oncology” This review explores molecular targets for head and neck squamous cell carcinoma and discusses potential advancements in radiopharmaceuticals for targeted radionuclide therapy, reporting no new clinical results.
3 citations
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April 2023 in “Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine” This study found that dogs with idiopathic epilepsy had altered hair concentrations of several trace elements, which may suggest a role in the disease's pathophysiology and indicate effects from antiseizure medications.
3 citations
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December 2022 in “npj Regenerative Medicine” This review discusses the role of heparan sulfate proteoglycans in regulating stem cell fate and highlights their potential as targets for addressing hair loss, without reporting new clinical results.
2 citations
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October 2022 in “Current Dermatology Reports” This review discusses the impact of immune-modifying therapies on COVID-19 vaccine responses, noting that a complete vaccine course can improve initially inadequate humoral responses among treated individuals compared to a single dose.
1 citations
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July 2025 in “BMC Psychology” This study found that gaze duration in a social evaluation task was linked to mental health outcomes in trans men, trans women, and cisgender women more than six months later.
1 citations
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September 2023 in “Stem cell research & therapy” This review discusses how mesenchymal stromal cell-based therapy holds promise for treating age-related diseases, given its potential to target aging's pathological features, although significant challenges remain for its clinical application.
1 citations
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March 2023 in “Nutrients” This joint consensus statement from several Polish professional associations discusses strategies for improving obesity treatment and enhancing primary care's role in managing obesity, with no new empirical data reported.
This study investigated the effects of pathological α-synuclein on sebaceous gland cells in Parkinson's disease, finding that α-synuclein exposure altered cellular differentiation and lipid production, suggesting a potential link between α-synuclein and lipid dysregulation in the skin of PD patients.
June 2026 in “Dove Medical Press (Taylor and Francis Group)” This paper reviews existing and emerging therapies for alopecia areata, describing the impact of targeted treatments in this field, and introduces a global network of disease registers to study the long-term safety and effectiveness of these new options.
February 2026 in “International Journal of Molecular Sciences” This review discusses the potential benefits of hyperthermia in cancer therapy, combined with natural compounds, to enhance treatment efficacy and reports no new clinical results.
May 2025 in “Neuropharmacology” This study in neonatal rats found that inhibiting neurosteroid synthesis with finasteride unexpectedly reduced the severity and duration of neonatal seizures following birth asphyxia, maintained cognitive functions, but increased anxiety-like behaviors, highlighting a complex role of neurosteroids in hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy outcomes.