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Reconnecting the vagus nerve to the heart through nerve conduit preserves cardiac function in a minipig model of right cardiac vagotomy | Science Translational Medicine

Wed, 24/12/2025 - 16:01
Partial repair of cardiac right vagus nerve using an implantable conduit after vagal resection limits cardiac tissue damage and dysfunction.
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Rb1 deficiency induces synthetic lethality with ATR and PKMYT1 coinhibition in breast cancer cell lines and patient-derived xenografts | Science Translational Medicine

Wed, 24/12/2025 - 16:01
ATR/PKMYT1 coinhibition induces synthetic lethality in Rb1-deficient breast cancers, supporting biomarker-guided therapy.
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FcγR-targeted tuftsin clusters rejuvenate macrophages in preclinical sepsis–associated secondary infection | Science Translational Medicine

Wed, 24/12/2025 - 16:01
Bacteria-targeted tuftsin–presenting nanoparticles stimulate the macrophage Fcγ receptor to improve antimicrobial defenses in sepsis.
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HDAC5 deacetylates cytosolic ACTN4 during skin reepithelialization and represents a therapeutic target for chronic wound healing | Science Translational Medicine

Wed, 24/12/2025 - 16:01
HDAC5 governs wound repair by deacetylating cytosolic ACTN4, and the selective activator G194-0712 improves chronic wound healing in mouse models.
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Targeting brain hubs of ictal fast ripple activity to reduce seizures in patients with drug-resistant epilepsy | Science Translational Medicine

Wed, 24/12/2025 - 16:01
Epileptic network analysis based on fast ripple interregional coincidence allows us to identify brain targets for neurostimulation treatment.
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Distinct systemic immune responses in asymptomatic and symptomatic dengue virus infection | Science Translational Medicine

Wed, 17/12/2025 - 16:01
Systemic immune profiling of individuals with asymptomatic or symptomatic dengue reveals distinct transcriptional patterns.
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Single–amino acid variants in target epitopes can confer resistance to antibody-based therapies | Science Translational Medicine

Wed, 17/12/2025 - 16:01
Naturally occurring genetic variants in genes encoding human target antigens can confer resistance to antibody-based therapies.
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An orally bioavailable MrgprX1-positive allosteric modulator alleviates certain neuropathic pain–related behaviors in humanized mice | Science Translational Medicine

Wed, 17/12/2025 - 16:01
An orally active positive allosteric modulator of the human Mas-related G protein–coupled receptor X1 is a potential therapy for neuropathic pain.
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Multiscale profiling of tyrosine kinase inhibitor cardiotoxicity reveals mechanosensitive ion channel PIEZO1 as cardioprotective | Science Translational Medicine

Wed, 17/12/2025 - 16:01
PIEZO1 restoration protects against tyrosine kinase inhibitor–induced endothelial dysfunction, hypertension, and cardiac injury.
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Coordinate tumor-antigen uptake and dendritic cell activation by chimeric antigen receptors | Science Translational Medicine

Wed, 17/12/2025 - 16:01
Engineered dendritic cells called iCAR-DCs integrate tumor-antigen uptake with programmable cell activation in mouse cancer models.
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Dual PI3K/mTOR inhibition is required to combat resistance to CDK4/6 inhibitor and endocrine therapy in PIK3CA-mutant breast cancer | Science Translational Medicine

Wed, 17/12/2025 - 16:01
Gedatolisib is more effective than alpelisib in preclinical models of PIK3CA-mutant ER+ advanced breast cancer.
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Erratum for the Research Article “Impairment of stromal-epithelial regenerative cross-talk in Hirschsprung disease primes for the progression to enterocolitis” by Z. Zhang et al. | Science Translational Medicine

Wed, 10/12/2025 - 16:01
In the Research Article “Impairment of stromal-epithelial regenerative cross-talk in Hirschsprung disease primes for the progression to enterocolitis” by Z. Zhang et al., there were inadvertent image duplications in Figs. 4F, 6F, and S7. In Fig. 4F, the Lgr5 smFISH staining of 3-week wild-type and Ednrb−/− mouse colon was inadvertently duplicated from the 2-week group shown in Fig. 3H. In Fig. 6F, the 40× image for HSCR colostomy rectum stained for PDGFRα/MMP1/DAPI did not match the corresponding 10× image. In fig. S7, the image representing HSCR-derived organoids on day 0 was incorrect and duplicated from the images shown in Fig. 7J. Figures 4F and 6F and fig. S7 have been updated with the correct images. The other data and the conclusions in the paper are not affected.
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Antigen-agnostic identification of poxvirus broadly neutralizing antibodies targeting OPG153 | Science Translational Medicine

Wed, 10/12/2025 - 16:01
Antigen-agnostic isolation of B cells enabled the AI-assisted identification of broadly neutralizing antibodies targeting OPG153.
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ZAP327 signaling domain–driven chimeric antigen receptor generates robust and long-term antitumor immunity in mouse models | Science Translational Medicine

Wed, 10/12/2025 - 16:01
ZAP327 CAR T cells outperform conventional CAR T cells in antitumor efficacy and safety by increasing the memory cell population.
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A hyperactive splice variant of STAT3 promotes colonic inflammation-associated tumorigenesis in mice | Science Translational Medicine

Wed, 10/12/2025 - 16:01
Alternative splicing resulting in STAT3 that lacks a single amino acid, S701, increases colonic inflammation and tumorigenesis.
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Farm exposure in infancy is associated with elevated systemic IgG4, mucosal IgA responses, and lower incidence of food allergy | Science Translational Medicine

Wed, 10/12/2025 - 16:01
Infants from a traditional farming community exhibited antibody profiles that were found to be associated with lower incidence of egg allergy.
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Characterization of the functional and clinical impacts of CACNA1A missense variants found in neurodevelopmental disorders | Science Translational Medicine

Wed, 10/12/2025 - 16:01
Clinical phenotypes are modestly associated with distinct channel dysfunctions caused by 42 CACNA1A de novo variants.
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Inhibition of CXCL10 and IFN-γ ameliorates myocarditis in preclinical models of SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccination | Science Translational Medicine

Wed, 10/12/2025 - 16:01
Preclinical models of SARS-CoV-2 vaccination revealed a targetable CXCL10–IFN-γ axis that drives cytokine-induced cardiac injury.
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A bioinspired mineralized collagen scaffold promotes enthesis healing and activates Gli1 expression in preclinical models | Science Translational Medicine

Wed, 10/12/2025 - 16:01
A mineralized collagen scaffold activates Gli1 expression and supports fibrocartilage repair in preclinical enthesis injury.
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Locking down IgE | Science Translational Medicine

Wed, 03/12/2025 - 16:01
A vaccine candidate induces antibodies that inhibit the ability of IgE antibodies to bind their receptor on granulocytes (Conde et al., this issue).
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