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Melanocytes in congenital nevi secrete type I, III, VI collagens and possess matrix remodeling potential

This study reveals that a specialized subpopulation of melanocytes within congenital nevi autonomously synthesizes and secretes type I, III, and VI collagens along with matrix metalloproteinases, demonstrating that these cells actively construct their dense collagen microenvironment rather than merely residing within it.

Wen Zeng, Rui Wang, Yuxia Wu, Huanhuan Luo, Menlan Yang, Ting Liu, Yan Sun, yu wang, Jun Qi, Hongguang Lu2026-08-11
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In situ spatial pharmaco-proteomics reveals that andrographolide sulfonate resolves cytokine storm by restoring immune restraint and blocking death execution

This study demonstrates that andrographolide sulfonate alleviates LPS-induced cytokine storm by restoring immune restraint and blocking pyroptosis through IFIT2-mediated suppression of the TLR4/Caspase-1/GSDMD signaling pathway, utilizing a novel spatial pharmaco-proteomics framework to elucidate its tissue distribution and molecular mechanisms.

Zhen Ma, Jinli Hou, Yanmiao Ma, Xingyue Xu, Lei Song, Mei Liu, Chunhong Jiang, Ning Xie, Hongjun Yang, Xianyu Li2026-08-11
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The colour and taste of a placebo mouth rinse alters sweetness perception, neural responses and performance in trained cyclists

This study demonstrates that the color of a non-caloric mouth rinse alters sweetness perception, modulates prefrontal cortical activity in trained cyclists, and paradoxically enhances cycling performance when the color is incongruent with sweetness expectations.

Odara Maria de Sousa Sá, Luciane Aparecida Moscaleski, Gabriel P. Esteves, Danilo Cavalcante Brambilla de Barros, Tamire (…)2026-08-11
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Chronic life-cycle exposure to atrazine at an environmentally relevant concentration induces redox imbalance, mortality, and developmental malformations in zebrafish (Danio rerio)

Chronic exposure to the environmentally relevant concentration of 1 µg/L atrazine induces redox imbalance, high mortality, developmental malformations, and neuromuscular impairment in zebrafish by increasing reactive oxygen species while depleting antioxidant defenses and inhibiting acetylcholinesterase activity.

Mayck Souza de Oliveira, Alice Estivalet Visentini, Pyetro da Silva Sbicigo, Estivan Driemeier Fernandes, Jossiele Wesz (…)2026-08-10
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Fucoxanthin induces apoptosis in acute lymphoblastic leukaemia cell line by damaging the endoplasmic reticulum

This study demonstrates that fucoxanthin induces apoptosis in acute lymphoblastic leukemia Nalm6 cells by triggering endoplasmic reticulum stress via the GRP78-PERK-CHOP signaling axis, which subsequently causes mitochondrial damage and cell cycle arrest, with enhanced efficacy observed when combined with dexamethasone.

boheng Wu, yan Huang, xiang Li, xiaomin Xi, qing Cai, yanxin Chen, ping Chen, yiping Zhang, jianda Hu2026-08-10
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Courtship Singing by Male Mice (Mus musculus) is predicted by Independent Effects of Housing Quality and Androgen-related Physical Traits

This study demonstrates that both high-quality enriched housing and androgen-related physical traits independently enhance male mice's motivation to produce courtship songs, with enriched housing specifically reducing singing latencies and increasing responsiveness to female cues even when controlling for physical traits.

Jiayi Cai, Isaiah Morrow, Georgia Mason2026-08-10
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Convergent evolution enables eicosanoid precursor biosynthesis by ‘first’ fatty acyl desaturases in insects

This study reveals that insects have evolved convergent "front-end" desaturase activity within the SCD-like FAD-B subfamily to biosynthesize essential eicosanoid precursors, thereby filling a critical gap in understanding insect lipid metabolism despite the absence of canonical desaturases.

Robert Hanus, Michal Tupec, Ondřej Lukšan, Stanislav Macháček, Jan Krivanek, Iva Pichova2026-08-10
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Evaluation of the Relationship between Carcinoma-Associated Fibroblasts and Cancer Stem Cells in Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma

This study evaluated the relationship between SOX10-positive cancer stem cells and cancer-associated fibroblasts in oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma, finding that while SOX10 expression predicts shorter relapse time, it does not correlate with CAF levels or specific microRNA expression.

Mohamadreza Karimi, Motahareh Guneii, Farzad Yazdani, Mohammadreza Moeininejad, Abbas Karimi, Nazanin Mahdavi, Mohammad (…)2026-08-10
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Multi-omics reveal mechanisms of action of gut microbes and metabolites in infantile cholestatic hepatopathy

This study utilizes integrated multi-omics analysis of fecal samples to reveal that infantile cholestatic hepatopathy is characterized by specific gut microbiota dysbiosis and metabolic disturbances, identifying nine key metabolites linked to three bacterial genera (*Veillonella*, *Actinomyces*, and *Bifidobacterium*) as potential mechanistic drivers and therapeutic targets.

Yi Wu, Jinyi Liu, Guosheng Huang, Xuanyu Meng, Qiuqin Qin, Qiupin Wu, Xiaoyin He, Shuheng Liang2026-08-10