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Xeno-free trans-differentiation of adipose tissue-derived mesenchymal stem cells into glial and neuronal cells.
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e-Century Publishing
, 2019 , Article)
Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are undifferentiated cells that have the ability of self-renewal and trans-differentiation into other cell types. They hold out hope for finding a cure for many diseases. Nevertheless, there ...
A novel in ovo model to study cancer metastasis using chicken embryos and GFP expressing cancer cells.
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Association of Basic Medical Sciences of Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
, 2019 , Article)
Cancer metastasis is the leading cause of cancer-related mortality worldwide. To date, several in vitro methodologies have been developed to understand the mechanisms of cancer metastasis and to screen various therapeutic ...
Glycine improves peritoneal vasoreactivity to dialysis solutions in the elderly
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Hamad Medical Corporation
, 2019 , Article)
Background: Peritoneal dialysis solution (PDS) dilates peritoneal microvessels predominantly by the activation of the endothelial nitric oxide (NO) pathway. We made an incidental observation of decreased PDS-induced, ...
Electrospun polylactic acid/date palm polyphenol extract nanofibres for tissue engineering applications
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Springer
, 2019 , Article)
In this study, a set of polylactic acid (PLA)/polyphenol extracted from date palm fruit (DP) blends were prepared by electrospinning process to be used as cell culture scaffolds for tissue engineering applications. For ...
Profiling the Oral Microbiome and Plasma Biochemistry of Obese Hyperglycemic Subjects in Qatar
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MDPI
, 2019 , Article)
The present study is designed to compare demographic characteristics, plasma biochemistry, and the oral microbiome in obese (N = 37) and lean control (N = 36) subjects enrolled at Qatar Biobank, Qatar. Plasma hormones, ...
Metabolic GWAS of elite athletes reveals novel genetically-influenced metabolites associated with athletic performance.
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Nature Research
, 2019 , Article)
Genetic research of elite athletic performance has been hindered by the complex phenotype and the relatively small effect size of the identified genetic variants. The aims of this study were to identify genetic predisposition ...
Performance of Four Diagnostic Assays for Detecting Herpes Simplex Virus Type 2 Antibodies in the Middle East and North Africa
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Elsevier
, 2019 , Article)
Background
Assessments of commercial assays in detecting herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) antibodies have shown variable sensitivity and specificity, and variation in performance by global population.
Objective
To ...