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Cancer-induced nerve injury unveils a sympathetic-to-sensory nerve axis in a mouse model of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma | Science Translational Medicine
Sympathetic-sensory nerve cross-talk drives tumor progression and neuropathic pain in oral cancer, implicating peripheral neuroplasticity as a target.
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Targeting therapeutic nanoparticles to the glioblastoma resection margin by harnessing postoperative blood-brain barrier disruption | Science Translational Medicine
A transient, postoperative window of blood-brain barrier permeability enables repurposing of clinically used liposomal nanoparticles for glioblastoma.
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Erratum for the Research Resource “Pharmacogenomic landscape of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma informs precision oncology therapy” | Science Translational Medicine
In the Research Resource “Pharmacogenomic landscape of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma informs precision oncology therapy” by Z. Gu et al., formatting errors were present in data file S1, including inconsistent numbers of decimal places across values in the raw data for fig. S2 and a duplicated header label of Fig. 6H. Data file S1 has now been corrected with consistent formatting of all numerical values. The original values themselves were correct, and no other analyses, figures, or conclusions were affected.
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Tumor-specific antibodies elicited by engineered bacteria promote bladder cancer immunotherapy in preclinical mouse models | Science Translational Medicine
Intravesically delivered engineered bacteria promote PD-1 blockade efficacy in aggressive murine models of bladder cancer.
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Anti-CD20 B cell depletion is associated with elevated mucosal-originating circulating regulatory IgA B cells in multiple sclerosis | Science Translational Medicine
Anti-CD20 B cell depletion augments mucosal regulatory IgA B cell trafficking in multiple sclerosis.
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SGLT2 inhibition modulates metabolic, vascular, and inflammatory molecular markers in the kidney in youth with type 1 diabetes | Science Translational Medicine
Sequential kidney biopsies reveal that SGLT2 inhibitors reverse metabolic and inflammatory kidney dysregulation in youth with T1D.
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Complement augments antibody neutralization of SARS-CoV-2 variants | Science Translational Medicine
Complement C1q and C3 potentiate neutralization activity of anti-S2 antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 variants via the Fc region.
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At-home wearable measurements provide detailed growth charts of infant early gross motor development | Science Translational Medicine
Evaluation of infants’ spontaneous motor activity with at-home wearables helps construct detailed growth charts of early gross motor development.
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Premature senescence impairs hematopoietic stem cell function during sickle cell disease in mice and humans | Science Translational Medicine
Sickle cell disease–induced hematopoietic stem cell senescence and loss of function are reversed in SCD mice by treatments targeting senescence.
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Modulating the VIP-VIPR pathway reprograms CAR T cells for superior antitumor efficacy in preclinical cancer models | Science Translational Medicine
Antagonizing the VIP-VIPR pathway results in phenotypically and functionally superior CAR T cells that boost endogenous immunity.
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Live attenuated vaccines alone or in combination with an adenovirus-based vaccine protect mice lacking IFN-γ against pneumonic plague | Science Translational Medicine
IFN-γ is dispensable for mediating protection of mice from pneumonic plague after vaccination.
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Erratum for the Research Article “Phase separation–based HTS identifies cobimetinib as a YAP-TEAD inhibitor that suppresses hyperactivated YAP-induced cancer progression” | Science Translational Medicine
The authors of the Research Article “Phase separation–based HTS identifies cobimetinib as a YAP-TEAD inhibitor that suppresses hyperactivated YAP-induced cancer progression” by R. Yang et al. present one correction and two clarifications in the Supplementary Materials. In fig. S5, the values for 0.37 μM GNE-7883 in NCI-H2052 and NCI-H2373 cells were identical to those for 0.04 μM because of a copy-paste error. The authors retrieved the original data and corrected fig. S5 in the Supplementary Materials PDF and the data in data file S1. Some controls or samples were processed in the same experimental batch to minimize batch-to-batch variability and conserve samples. However, the data were presented in different figure panels for addressing distinct biological questions. To avoid misinterpretation, notations indicating concurrent samples have been added to data file S1 as follows: asterisk (*) for Fig. 4, N and O; asterisk (*) and hash tag (#) for Figs. 5A and 6A; and color marks for fig. S3A. In addition, the full-precision decimal values, raw measurements, and the calculation formula for fig. S21D are provided in data file S1 to avoid misinterpretation caused by rounding. The correction and clarifications do not affect the interpretation of the experiments or conclusions of the study.
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PTEN acts as a master mediator of nonhealing venous leg ulcers by suppressing immune response, angiogenesis, and lymphangiogenesis | Science Translational Medicine
PTEN drives the pathogenesis of nonhealing venous leg ulcers in humans, and its inhibition accelerates wound healing in mice.
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Murine autoantigen-specific type 1 regulatory T cells promote oligodendrogenesis through amphiregulin-EGFR signaling | Science Translational Medicine
Autoantigen-specific Tr1 cells repair autoimmune demyelination by delivering amphiregulin to the oligodendrocyte epidermal growth factor receptor.
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A small molecule reduces both parkinsonism and l-dopa–induced dyskinesia in animal models of Parkinson’s disease | Science Translational Medicine
Omics-guided discovery identified a protein kinase A modulator that reduced motor symptoms and l-dopa–induced dyskinesia in Parkinson’s disease models.
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Culturomics reveals Fusobacterium-Prevotella mutualism as a hallmark of nasopharyngeal tumor microbiota | Science Translational Medicine
A culturable nasopharyngeal bacterial catalog was built, which reveals mutualism between Fusobacterium and Prevotella that affects tumor therapy response.
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Long-term safety and efficacy of intracortical microstimulation in humans | Science Translational Medicine
Intracortical microstimulation in humans is safe and efficacious for up to 10 years.
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CD4+ T cells reactive to Epstein-Barr virus late lytic antigens are enriched in individuals with multiple sclerosis | Science Translational Medicine
CD4+ T cells in MS preferentially recognize EBV viral particles rather than latent antigens, and responses are reduced by B cell–targeting therapies.
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A controlled-release mitochondrial protonophore attenuates early- and late-stage atheroprogression in mice | Science Translational Medicine
Mitochondrial uncoupling limits atheroprogression by improving insulin sensitivity, lowering triglycerides, and suppressing inflammasome activation.
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Cytokine-mediated activation of kidney-infiltrating CD8+ T cells enables their contribution to inflammation in human lupus nephritis | Science Translational Medicine
Kidney-infiltrating CD8+ T cells in human lupus nephritis are activated via local cytokines and have the capacity to amplify local inflammation.
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