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Antibacterial and Chondrocytes Differentiation of Porous Poly (vinyl alcohol)-Chitosan Hybrid Scaffold and Repeated Freeze-thaw Effect on its Mechanical and Fast-swelling Properties

The study demonstrates that a porous poly(vinyl alcohol)-chitosan hybrid scaffold, prepared via a freeze-thaw method, exhibits superior mechanical stability, rapid swelling, intrinsic antibacterial activity, and the ability to support umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cell adhesion and chondrogenic differentiation, making it a promising candidate for cartilage tissue engineering.

Kohmei Ikeda, Jhih-Han Wang, Jia-Wen Su, Takumi Narita, Rou Li, Min-Lang Tsai, Yu-Chieh Su, Hiroyuki Takeno, Wen-Chuan C (…)2026-08-24
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DNA methylation profiling and growth inhibitory effects of decitabine in canine hemangiosarcoma cell lines

This study characterizes hypermethylated promoter regions in canine hemangiosarcoma cell lines, identifies ROBO1 and SLIT/ROBO signaling as key epigenetically regulated pathways, and demonstrates that while decitabine reduces promoter methylation and inhibits growth in some models, its efficacy varies significantly between cell lines, highlighting the molecular heterogeneity of this aggressive tumor.

Ryo Kanomata, Tamami Suzuki, Suzune Tanaka, Keika Kishimoto, Takuma Goto, Aprilia Maharani, Katriya Chankow, Takashi Kim (…)2026-08-24
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Simulated microgravity perturbs mouse peri-implantation morphogenesis through epithelial mechanical disruption and associated metabolic adaptation

This study demonstrates that simulated microgravity disrupts mouse peri-implantation morphogenesis by compromising epithelial mechanical homeostasis and polarity, triggering a glucose-dependent metabolic adaptation that partially sustains development.

Yao Zhang, Yuxin Yang, Qin Li, Chiyuan Ma, Jingtong Xie, Yujuan Xu, Juan Wang, Xiaojia Li, Hao Chen, Yongfan Men, Xiaohu (…)2026-08-24
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Identification Functional Analysis of A Novel Mutation of the PAX3 Gene in A Chinese Family Associated with Waardenburg Syndrome Type I Running title: Novel PAX3 Mutation in Waardenburg Syndrome Type I

This study identifies and functionally characterizes a novel heterozygous frameshift mutation (c.405del) in the PAX3 gene within a Chinese family with Waardenburg syndrome type 1, demonstrating that the mutation causes protein truncation, loss of expression, and impaired transcriptional activity.

Dingding Liu, Yongze Liu, Yanhong Dai, Xiaoyun Qian, Xia Gao, Guangjie Zhu2026-08-24
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Protective effect of somatostatin on the intestinal epithelial glycocalyx in septic rats: A multi-omics screening study

This multi-omics study demonstrates that somatostatin protects against sepsis-induced intestinal epithelial glycocalyx injury in rats by alleviating mucosal damage, suppressing inflammation, and partially restoring Syndecan-1 levels, likely through the PPAR signaling pathway and the regulation of candidate molecules ALDH1L1 and FGFBP1.

Jiading Xia, Zhilong Ma, Jinxin Pan, Kun Zhang, Xinran Yu, Quansheng Du2026-08-24
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Range-wide cytokine diversity reveals candidate immune variants associated with chlamydial disease in koala

This study analyzes whole-genome sequencing data from 457 koalas to characterize cytokine gene diversity across Australia, identifying specific variants in IL12B and IL17F that correlate with population-level differences in chlamydial disease prevalence and suggesting these genes as key candidates for understanding koala immune resilience.

Jian Cui, Luke W. Silver, Carolyn J. Hogg, Katherine Belov2026-08-24
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Integrated production and characterization of lipopeptide biosurfactants and bacteriocins from Klebsiella aerogenes MB688 with antibacterial and antioxidant potentials

This study demonstrates that *Klebsiella aerogenes* MB688 is a promising producer of multifunctional lipopeptide biosurfactants and bacteriocins, which were optimized under specific conditions and characterized as having significant antibacterial and antioxidant potentials for applications in food and medicine.

Ifra Ghori, Zara Awan, Nawaf Alshammari, Reem Binsuwaidan, Afifa Afzal, Maheen Farooq, Shakira Ghazanfar, Mohd Adnan2026-08-24
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High-efficiency antimony biomineralization by Serratia marcescens: process optimization and integrated genomic–transcriptomic–proteomic analysis

This study identifies a highly efficient *Serratia marcescens* strain that removes 96.18% of antimony via a nonclassical crystallization pathway to form Sb₂O₃, while integrated multi-omics analysis reveals a coordinated metabolic reprogramming strategy that enhances energy generation and oxidative defense while suppressing motility to facilitate biomineralization.

Zhiwei Zhou, Peng Zhang, Qing Li, Huan Hu, Xia Hu, Aijiang Yang2026-08-24