Hepatic Danger Signaling Triggers TREM2+ Macrophage Induction and Drives Steatohepatitis via MS4A7-Dependent Inflammasome Activation

Liver Danger Signal Triggers TREM2+ Macrophage-Mediated MS4A7-Dependent Inflammasome Activation Driving Steatohepatitis Background and Research Motivation In recent years, with the increasing incidence of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH), its pathological mechanisms have garnered significant attention. MASH, formerly known as...

Simultaneous, Cortex-Wide Dynamics of Up to 1 Million Neurons Reveal Unbounded Scaling of Dimensionality with Neuron Number

Simultaneously Recording Up to a Million Neurons’ Cortical Dynamics Reveals Unbounded Scaling of Neuronal Quantity and Dimensionality Summary This scientific report titled “Simultaneously Recording Up to a Million Neurons’ Cortical Dynamics Reveals Unbounded Scaling of Neuronal Quantity and Dimensionality,” published in the journal Neuron (Volume 1...

Astrocyte-Secreted Neurocan Controls Inhibitory Synapse Formation and Function

Astrocyte-Secreted Neurocan Controls Inhibitory Synapse Formation and Function

Astrocytes Secrete Neurocan to Control Inhibitory Synapse Formation and Function In recent years, the role of neuron-glial cell interactions in synapse formation and maintenance of synaptic function has become a hot topic in neuroscience research. This paper, published by Dolores Irala et al. from Duke University Medical Center in the May 2024 issu...

The Crosstalk Between Macrophages and Cancer Cells Potentiates Pancreatic Cancer Cachexia

Interactive Mechanisms Between Cancer Cells and Macrophages Facilitate Pancreatic Cancer Cachexia Background Pancreatic cancer is currently the third leading cause of cancer-related death in the United States and is expected to become the second leading cause of cancer death within the next decade. Unfortunately, more than 80% of pancreatic cancer ...

Tumor Cell-Intrinsic Epigenetic Dysregulation Shapes Cancer-Associated Fibroblasts Heterogeneity to Metabolically Support Pancreatic Cancer

Tumor Cell-Intrinsic Epigenetic Dysregulation Shapes Cancer-Associated Fibroblasts Heterogeneity to Metabolically Support Pancreatic Cancer

Intrinsic Epigenetic Dysregulation in Tumor Cells Shapes Cancer-Associated Fibroblasts Heterogeneity to Metabolically Support Pancreatic Cancer Authors Ningning Niu, Qingshen Xu, Wang Zheng, …, Kurong Jiang, Fengshi Yu, Xue Xu Jing published an article titled “Intrinsic Epigenetic Dysregulation in Tumor Cells Shapes Cancer-Associated Fibroblasts He...

Identification of Hypoxic Macrophages in Glioblastoma with Therapeutic Potential for Vasculature Normalization

Identification of Hypoxic Macrophages in Glioblastoma with Therapeutic Potential for Vasculature Normalization

Identification of Therapeutic Potential of Hypoxic Macrophages in Glioblastoma Academic Background Glioblastoma (GBM) and isocitrate dehydrogenase (IDH) mutant gliomas are the most common malignant brain tumors in adults. Tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) are the major immune cell infiltrates in these tumors. These cells interact directly with ma...

ARID1A orchestrates SWI/SNF-mediated sequential binding of transcription factors with ARID1A loss driving pre-memory B cell fate and lymphomagenesis

ARID1A Loss and B Cell Fate and Lymphoma Occurrence Background Introduction This paper investigates the critical role of ARID1A (AT-Rich Interactive Domain 1A) in B cell fate determination and lymphoma occurrence. ARID1A is an important subunit of the BRG1/Brahma-associated factors (BAF) complex, with mutations commonly found in various human malig...

SMARCA4 is a Haploinsufficient B Cell Lymphoma Tumor Suppressor that Fine-Tunes Centrocyte Cell Fate Decisions

Scientific Report: Study Reveals the Role of SMARCA4 in B Cell Lymphoma Background Introduction The germinal center (GC) plays a crucial role in the maturation and apoptosis of B cells. The GC reaction is a rapid and transient immune response structure that improves the affinity of B cells to specific antigens through somatic mutation and affinity ...

Mapping Functional to Morphological Variation Reveals the Basis of Regional Extracellular Matrix Subversion and Nerve Invasion in Pancreatic Cancer

The Biological Basis of Regional ECM Breakdown and Nerve Invasion in Pancreatic Cancer Background Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is one of the most aggressive types of cancer, typically associated with a highly fibrotic stroma, which can account for about 90% of the tumor mass. Although morphological heterogeneity is not addressed in routi...

Pharmacogenomic Profiling of Intra-Tumor Heterogeneity Using a Large Organoid Biobank of Liver Cancer

Pharmacogenomic Profiling of Intra-Tumor Heterogeneity Using a Large Organoid Biobank of Liver Cancer

Analysis of Intratumor Heterogeneity in Liver Cancer Using Pharmacogenomics: A Study Based on a Large-Scale Organoid Biobank Academic Background Primary liver cancer (PLC) is the third leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide, mainly comprising hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC), and a mixed form called co...