Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is among the most aggressive and lethal primary brain tumors. P2X7 is a purinergic receptor overexpressed in GBM, whose activation can promote tumor growth. Two major splice variants of the P2X7 receptor, isoforms A and B, are expressed in GBM cells. In our study, both isoforms A and B were present in GBM cells, with a slight prevalence of isoform B expression in the U87MG cell line compared to th...

Purpose Predicting infection risk in carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (CRAB) colonized patients may help in improving timely appropriate antibiotic therapy. This study aims to explore risk factors for developing infections in hospitalized patients with previous CRAB colonization. Methods We performed an observational retrospective cohort study at ASST Sette Laghi-Varese Hospital between January 2020 and December 20...

Main conclusion SMAX/SMXL family genes were successfully identified and characterized in the chickpea and lentil and gene expression data revealed several genes associated with the modulation of plant branching and powerful targets for use in transgenesis and genome editing. Abstract Strigolactones (SL) play essential roles in plant growth, rooting, development, and branching, and are associated with plant resilience to abioti...