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Immunological Signature of Fractionated Excretory–Secretory Products from Adult Fasciola hepatica

This study characterizes the immunological signatures of fractionated excretory–secretory products from adult *Fasciola hepatica*, revealing a layered immune evasion strategy involving extracellular vesicles, specific IL-10 induction, and broad cytokine suppression that informs future diagnostic and vaccine development.

Stephanie Bohrer, Sina Hasler, Peter Deplazes, Ramon M. Eichenberger2026-09-17
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Hybrid AI-physics screening prioritizes candidate dual MDM2/MDM4 inhibitors from a drug-like library for dedifferentiated liposarcoma

This study presents an integrated AI-physics screening pipeline that identified two structurally novel, drug-like candidate compounds (ZINC9412756 and ZINC20724474) with high predicted affinity for dual MDM2/MDM4 inhibition, offering a promising therapeutic strategy for dedifferentiated liposarcoma pending experimental validation.

Solomon Sackitey, Prince Danan Biniyam, Charles Lamptey Mireku, Alberta Hammah, Jesse Ayim Buabeng, Lawrence Kwame Nkrum (…)2026-09-17
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ZNF460–SNRPB–RDM1 Splicing Axis Drives Genomic Instability and Therapeutic Vulnerability in Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma

This study identifies the ZNF460–SNRPB–RDM1 splicing axis as a key driver of genomic instability and therapeutic vulnerability in clear cell renal cell carcinoma, where ZNF460-mediated overexpression of SNRPB disrupts RDM1 splicing to impair homologous recombination repair and sensitize tumors to PARP inhibition.

Liu Kang, Yao Yao, Xiang Han, Wang Yang, Jiang Chunchao, Wang Lixia, Zhu Jin2026-09-17
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Machine-Readable Database for Genotype-Phenotype Analyses in Rare Diseases Using FKTN-related Congenital Muscular Dystrophies as a Prototype

This paper presents a machine-readable database aggregating published literature on FKTN-related congenital muscular dystrophies, featuring harmonized genotype-phenotype data and a new clinical severity scale to facilitate genotype-phenotype correlation and serve as a pilot for similar rare disease analyses.

Matthew E. Lefkowitz, Sofia G. Eisenberg, Ruili Huang, Uma S. Mudunuri, Robert Leaman, Zhiyong Lu, Svetlana Gorokhova, S (…)2026-09-17
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Hirudins, ornatins and piscicolins in representatives of freshwater and marine piscicolid leeches

This study reveals that freshwater and marine piscicolid leeches possess distinct repertoires of hirudin-like anticoagulants, including species-specific ornatins and hirudin-like factors alongside a newly identified, evolutionarily conserved group of "piscicolins," suggesting that the ancestral hirudin superfamily gene was already present at the origin of true leeches.

Robert Wolf, Heyam El-Hassoun, Malte Dorow, Sebastian Kvist, Christian Müller2026-09-17
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Homology modelling and molecular dynamics evaluation of kaempferol and quercetin binding to litchi polyphenol oxidase

This study utilizes homology modeling and molecular dynamics simulations to identify the flavonols kaempferol and quercetin as promising, non-toxic candidates for inhibiting litchi polyphenol oxidase and preventing postharvest browning, while highlighting that their transient binding suggests a need for agents with more durable engagement.

Sakshi Sinha, Rishikesh Ratan2026-09-17
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A Polyphenolic Compound Amelirotates Mitochondrial Dysfunction in Human Cardiomyocyte Like Cells Subjected to Insulin-Resistant Senescence or β-Adrenergic Stress

This study demonstrates that a Canadian pine bark extract (CPBE) ameliorates mitochondrial dysfunction, oxidative stress, and cellular damage in human cardiomyocyte-like cells subjected to either insulin-resistant senescence or β-adrenergic stress by restoring mitochondrial redox homeostasis and metabolic balance.

Lubne Aljaser, Pinar Cevikbas Ilik, Yasemin Atici, Atakan Saglam, Deniz Billur, Yusuf Olgar, Belma TURAN2026-09-17