#Cells_MDPI
Meningeal vascular remodeling in 2~4 mo ovariectomized🐭
⏬blood vessel length
⏫blood vessel tortuosity
⏫PDPL+ lymphatic vessel area fraction
Ectopic vessel muscularization
Perivascular scattered αSMA+ cells in dura mater

#Cells_MDPI 2025
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November 15, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Check out the new Special Issue from @Cells_MDPI: Autophagy in Neurological Disorders. Submit your manuscript before the 20th of October :) #autophagy
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May 1, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Serial block-face SEM of mouse Heart Capillaries #EndothelialCell #Pericyte #Telocyte

There are direct physical contacts b/w CD34+/CD44+ perivascular mesenchymal cells & abluminal protrusions of EC!

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August 5, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Comparative Immunohistochemical analysis for PLZF (most specific for Spermatogonial Stem Cell ), N-MYC & Vasa/DDX4 in mouse testes

SSC vs differentiating spermatogonia along different compartments of seminiferous tubules

#Cells_MDPI 2024
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June 10, 2026 at 7:23 PM
Roles of FGF9 & FGF16 in 🐣Intramuscular Fat Deposition?🧐

⏫in primary intramuscular adipocyte by lentiviral FTO/Fat Mass And Obesity Associated, a m6A RNA demethylase

#Cells_MDPI 2026
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June 7, 2026 at 6:54 PM
#Pericyte #Retina

Pericyte Vegfa KO🐭
👉⏬Vascular radial outgrowth, sprouting tip cells P5
down P5
👉↔️Arterial patterning, fundus integrity, vascular permeability, OIR vessel obliteration/neovascularization, laser-induced CNV
👉Pericyte# ⬇️3 wk ⬆️6 mo

#Cells_MDPI 2025
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September 28, 2025 at 6:58 PM
#SmoothMuscleCell #RNAEditing ADAR1
Adult SMC Adar1 KO🐭->
1⃣100% mortality
2⃣Arterial rupture/hemorrhage in multi-organs (Brain/Lung/GI, also Aorta?)
3⃣SMC mitochondrial dysfunction + apoptosis
4⃣Extensive elastin thinning & breaks

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August 10, 2024 at 11:24 PM
Direct effects of Cannabidiol (up to 6 μM) on cultured👤coronary arterial #SmoothMuscleCell

⏫PDGF-induced metabolism (WST-1), proliferation
⏬PDGF-induced migration, LPS/IL1β-induced VCAM1 (not ICAM1) (Independent of CB1/CB2/TRPV1)

#Cells_MDPI 2023
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July 8, 2024 at 7:12 PM
#FGF9 physically interacts with Integrin αvβ3

FGF9 R108E acts as dominant-negative mutant - ⏬mitogenic+migratory effects of FGF9 (20:1)

Does FGF9 modify integrin signals?
How integrin blockade affect FGF9 signals?😁

Yoshikazu Takada lab Cells_MDPI 2024
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March 18, 2024 at 7:15 PM
#TunnelingNanoTube mediates Pericyte-to-Endothelial Cell Mitochondrial transfer

Retinal Pericyte TNT⏫in diabetic 10-mo Ins2Akita🐭

An impressive LC-MS/MS metabolomics showing how Pericyte coculture rescues TCA cycle defects in Mitochondria-depleted EC

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September 22, 2024 at 6:46 PM
Researchers from the University of Chicago published a new study in #Cells_MDPI demonstrating an association between arsenic exposure and small deletions in genes linked to non-melanoma skin cancer.
#UChicagoPHS #Uchicago_IPPH
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Gene–Environment Interaction: Small Deletions (DELs) and Transcriptomic Profiles in Non-Melanoma Skin Cancer (NMSC) and Potential Implications for Therapy
Arsenic (As) is a risk factor for non-melanoma skin cancer (NMSC). From a six-year follow-up study on 7000 adults exposed to As, we reported the associations of single-nucleotide variation in tumor ti...
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January 27, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Everybody working on cell-intrinsic antiviral responses (*all* viruses, not just „the current one“)– send us your manuscripts! 😀

The first manuscripts that get recommended for publishing by all three reviewers GET 50% OFF the publishing fee!! Open Access included!
@Cells_MDPI
Interested in cellular responses to #virus #infection, the induction, regulation and (importantly!) termination of antiviral #signaling? Then Meike @dittmannlab and myself would love to receive your manuscripts for this special issue @Cells_MDPI ⬇️
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February 2, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Working on cell-intrinsic antiviral responses? RLRs, TLRs, NLRs, #interferon, #cytokines… If you have an exciting story, consider submitting to this ⬇️ special issue of @Cells_MDPI, edited by @dittmannlab and myself!

@CytokineSociety @GesVirologie @ASVPresident @SignalSociety
Interested in cellular responses to #virus #infection, the induction, regulation and (importantly!) termination of antiviral #signaling? Then Meike @dittmannlab and myself would love to receive your manuscripts for this special issue @Cells_MDPI ⬇️
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February 2, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Interested in cellular responses to #virus #infection, the induction, regulation and (importantly!) termination of antiviral #signaling? Then Meike @dittmannlab and myself would love to receive your manuscripts for this special issue @Cells_MDPI ⬇️
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February 2, 2025 at 1:21 AM
This article is part of our special issue on antiviral signaling @Cells_MDPI, co-hosted by @dittmannlab and myself. Know what? You can still submit your own exciting work, too!
February 1, 2025 at 11:16 PM
And lastly– yes, I know, I’ve been guest editing this special issue @Cells_MDPI (together with @dittmannlab). And no, I had absolutely no control (or even insight) into the handling of my own manuscript, neither did Meike! This was handled very professionally.
February 1, 2025 at 11:16 PM
@Cells_MDPI is #PubMed and @Scopus listed at a current IF of 6.6 and fully #openaccess!

It is a partner journal of @SignalSociety! Special issue may also be interesting for @CytokineSociety, @AmerSocVirol or @GesVirologie members!
February 1, 2025 at 11:11 PM
This article is part of our special issue on antiviral signaling @Cells_MDPI, co-hosted by @dittmannlab and myself. Know what? You can still submit your own exciting work, too!
February 1, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Kudos to Maximilian Hirschenberger, Victoria Hunszinger and Konstantin @SparrerLab for their amazing effort putting together all these facts about the role of innate immunity in post-acute sequelae!

This article has been selected as a „Featured Article“ in @Cells_MDPI!
February 1, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Note there will be *no* further extension of the deadline! If you have a nice story on antiviral signaling, consider submitting it to @dittmannlab and myself for consideration in our Special Issue @Cells_MDPI ⬇️
February 1, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Fantastic comprehensive review on #innateimmunity in herpesvirus infection by Christine O’Connor and Ganes Sen! Alpha (HSV), Beta (HCMV) and Gamma (KSHV) #herpesvirus|es covered!

Check it out in our special issue in @Cells_MDPI!

https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/10/8/2122
February 1, 2025 at 11:01 PM
🤔Can we reengineer a #Neuroprotective molecule to treat #Schizophrenia without stumbling?
🧠 #KYNA causes #Ataxia fast—SZR-73?
💥Clean motor profile, delayed action—real #Promise! @MDPIOpenAccess @Cells_MDPI #NeuroTwitter #DrugDiscovery #TranslationalResearch
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July 14, 2025 at 5:51 AM
#KYNA helps the brain but causes #Ataxia 😵‍💫We made SZR-73: keeps the #Neuroprotection, ditches the #Motor side effects🧠🦾First real shot at safer drugs for #SCZ & #PD!🔥 @MDPIOpenAccess @Cells_MDPI #NeuroScience #Parkinsons #Schizophrenia #DrugDiscovery #KYNA 🧬🧪⚡🤯💥👉 www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/14...
July 2, 2025 at 5:38 AM
FASN/#FattyAcidSynthase #SmoothMuscleCell - #FoamCell transition

Cholesterol->⏫FASN->⏫KLF4->
⏬ABCA1 (cholesterol efflux)
⏫SOAT1 (cholesterol esterification)

Alejandra San Martin lab #Cells_MDPI 2024
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July 19, 2024 at 7:43 PM
Interesting evidence on #Lymphatic #EndMT in #Skin of #SystemicSclerosis

Human Dermal Lymphatic Microvascular #EndothelialCell
TGFβ1 10 ng/ml 48~72 h

Dr. Mirko Manetti lab Cells_MDPI 2023
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October 4, 2023 at 12:11 PM