Synergistic effect of Ru(II)-based type II photodynamic therapy with cefotaxime on clinical isolates of ESBL-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae by Dafne Berenice Hormazábal, Ángeles Beatriz Reyes, Francisco Castro, Alan R. Cabrera, Paulina Dreyse, Felipe Melo-González, Susan M. Bueno, Iván A. González, Christian Erick Palavecino

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Functionalization of Se-Te Nanorods with Au Nanoparticles for Enhanced Anti-Bacterial and Anti-Cancer Activities by Shahin Shah Khan, Irfan Ullah, Shah Zada, Aftab Ahmad, Waqar Ahmad, Haijun Xu, Sadeeq Ullah, Luo Liu

“…More than 99% of both types of strains were killed after 5 min with a near-infrared (NIR) laser at the very low concentration of 48 µg/mL. …”
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Synergistic Activity of Pep16, a Promising New Antibacterial Pseudopeptide against Multidrug-Resistant Organisms, in Combination with Colistin against Multidrug-Resistant <i>Escher... by Samuel Chosidow, Bruno Fantin, Irène Nicolas, Jean-Baptiste Mascary, Françoise Chau, Valérie Bordeau, Marie-Clemence Verdier, Pierre Rocheteau, Francois Guérin, Vincent Cattoir, Victoire de Lastours

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Natural killer (NK) cell-derived extracellular-vesicle shuttled microRNAs control T cell responses by Sara G Dosil, Sheila Lopez-Cobo, Ana Rodriguez-Galan, Irene Fernandez-Delgado, Marta Ramirez-Huesca, Paula Milan-Rois, Milagros Castellanos, Alvaro Somoza, Manuel José Gómez, Hugh T Reyburn, Mar Vales-Gomez, Francisco Sánchez Madrid, Lola Fernandez-Messina

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Broad-Spectrum Antimicrobial ZnMintPc Encapsulated in Magnetic-Nanocomposites with Graphene Oxide/MWCNTs Based on Bimodal Action of Photodynamic and Photothermal Effects by Coralia Fabiola Cuadrado, Antonio Díaz-Barrios, Kleber Orlando Campaña, Eric Cardona Romani, Francisco Quiroz, Stefania Nardecchia, Alexis Debut, Karla Vizuete, Dario Niebieskikwiat, Camilo Ernesto Ávila, Mateo Alejandro Salazar, Cristina Garzón-Romero, Ailín Blasco-Zúñiga, Miryan Rosita Rivera, María Paulina Romero

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Bispecific killer cell engager with high affinity and specificity toward CD16a on NK cells for cancer immunotherapy by Shahryar Khoshtinat Nikkhoi, Geng Li, Suha Eleya, Ge Yang, Venu Gopal Vandavasi, Arash Hatefi, Arash Hatefi

“…Then, the ability of BiKE:HER2/CD16a to activate NK cells to release cytokines and kill HER2+ cancer cells was measured. As effector cells, both high-affinity haNK92 (CD16+, V176) and low-affinity laNK92 (CD16+, F176) cells were used.Results and discussionThe data showed that the engineered BiKE:HER2/CD16a activates haNK92 and laNK92 cells to release cytokines much greater than best-in-class mAbs in the clinic. …”
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Common questions and misconceptions about caffeine supplementation: what does the scientific evidence really show? by Jose Antonio, Daniel E. Newmire, Jeffrey R. Stout, Brandi Antonio, Maureen Gibbons, Lonnie M. Lowery, Joseph Harper, Darryn Willoughby, Cassandra Evans, Dawn Anderson, Erica Goldstein, Jose Rojas, Matías Monsalves-Álvarez, Scott C. Forbes, Jose Gomez Lopez, Tim Ziegenfuss, Blake D. Moulding, Darren Candow, Michael Sagner, Shawn M. Arent

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Bio-Based Electrospun Fibers from Chitosan Schiff Base and Polylactide and Their Cu²⁺ and Fe³⁺ Complexes: Preparation and Antibacterial and Anticancer Activit... by Milena Ignatova, Ina Anastasova, Nevena Manolova, Iliya Rashkov, Nadya Markova, Rositsa Kukeva, Radostina Stoyanova, Ani Georgieva, Reneta Toshkova

“…The performed microbiological screening demonstrated that in contrast to the neat PLA mats, the Ch-8Q-containing mats and their complexes were able to kill all <i>S. aureus</i> bacteria within 3 h of contact. …”
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Effect of Cry Toxins on <i>Xylotrechus arvicola</i> (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) Larvae by Álvaro Rodríguez-González, Alejandra J. Porteous-Álvarez, Marcos Guerra, Óscar González-López, Pedro A. Casquero, Baltasar Escriche

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Pyricularia blast - a threat to wheat cultivation by M.M. KOHLI, Y.R. MEHTA, E. GUZMAN, L. DE VIEDMA, L.E. CUBILLA

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Plasmodium falciparum eukaryotic translation initiation factor 3 is stabilized by quinazoline-quinoline bisubstrate inhibitors by Dobrescu, Irina, Hammam, Elie, Dziekan, Jerzy Michal, Claës, Aurélie, Halby, Ludovic, Preiser, Peter, Bozdech, Zbynek, Arimondo, Paola B., Scherf, Artur, Nardella, Flore

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Insecticidal activity of a Melinis minutiflora grass extract on Stomoxys calcitrans flies Actividad insecticida de un extracto del pasto Melinis minutiflora sobre moscas Stomoxys c... by Flor A Tobón

“…La mediana de la mortalidad (o sea el tiempo requerido para matar el 50% de la población) de las moscas adultas expuestas a cipermetrina durante un período de ocho horas fue de una hora, mientras que fue de tres horas para el extracto al 80%. …”
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Actividad antiparasitaria de nuevas dihidrodibenzo[c,f]tiazolo[3,2-a] azepin-3(2H)-onas contra Leishmania chagasi y Trypanosoma cruzi Antiparasitic activity of novel dihydrodibenzo... by Sandra Milena Leal Pinto, Alirio Palma Rodríguez, Ederson Cuberos Jaimes, Nelson Galeano, Patricia Escobar Rivero

“…Introducción: La leishmaniasis y la enfermedad de Chagas son consideradas como problemas de salud pública en varios países, y nuevas estrategias quimioterapéuticas son necesarias para el control de estas enfermedades. …”
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Comparative Evaluation of the Efficacy of Two Ectoparasiticides in Preventing the Acquisition of <i>Borrelia burgdorferi</i> by <i>Ixodes scapularis</i> and <i>Ixodes ricinus</i>:... by Djamel Tahir, Virginie Geolier, Sophie Dupuis, Nouha Lekouch, Elisabeth Ferquel, Valérie Choumet, Marie Varloud

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Radiosensitization by Hyperthermia: The Effects of Temperature, Sequence, and Time Interval in Cervical Cell Lines by Xionge Mei, Rosemarie ten Cate, Caspar M. van Leeuwen, Hans M. Rodermond, Lidewij de Leeuw, Dionysia Dimitrakopoulou, Lukas J.A. Stalpers, Johannes Crezee, H. Petra Kok, Nicolaas A.P. Franken, Arlene L. Oei

“…In this study we thoroughly investigated the impact of different temperatures (37&#8722;42 &#176;C), and the sequence of and time interval (0 up to 4 h) between ionizing radiation and hyperthermia on HPV16⁺: SiHa, Caski; HPV18⁺: HeLa, C4I; and HPV^&#8722;: C33A, HT3 cervical cancer cell lines. …”
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Effect of Dinotefuran, Permethrin, and Pyriproxyfen (Vectra^® 3D) on the Foraging and Blood-Feeding Behaviors of <i>Aedes albopictus</i> Using Laboratory Rodent Model by Younes Laidoudi, Djamel Tahir, Hacène Medkour, Marie Varloud, Oleg Mediannikov, Bernard Davoust

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The Oncolytic Caprine Herpesvirus 1 (CpHV-1) Induces Apoptosis and Synergizes with Cisplatin in Mesothelioma Cell Lines: A New Potential Virotherapy Approach by Iris Maria Forte, Paola Indovina, Serena Montagnaro, Aurora Costa, Carmelina Antonella Iannuzzi, Francesca Capone, Rosa Camerlingo, Anna Maria Malfitano, Francesca Pentimalli, Gianmarco Ferrara, Massimiliamo Quintiliani, Giuseppe Portella, Antonio Giordano, Roberto Ciarcia

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Lentiviral vectors for inducible, transactivator-free advanced therapy medicinal products: Application to CAR-T cells by María Tristán-Manzano, Noelia Maldonado-Pérez, Pedro Justicia-Lirio, Marina Cortijo-Gutierréz, Pablo Tristán-Ramos, Carlos Blanco-Benítez, Kristina Pavlovic, Araceli Aguilar-González, Pilar Muñoz, Francisco J. Molina-Estevez, Valerie Griesche, Juan Antonio Marchal, Sara R. Heras, Karim Benabdellah, Francisco Martin

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Essential Oils of <i>Tagetes minuta</i> and <i>Lavandula coronopifolia</i> from Djibouti: Chemical Composition, Antibacterial Activity and Cytotoxic Activity against Various Human... by Fatouma Mohamed Abdoul-Latif, Abdirahman Elmi, Ali Merito, Moustapha Nour, Arnaud Risler, Ayoub Ainane, Jérôme Bignon, Tarik Ainane

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Antimicrobial Efficacy of Green Synthesized Nanosilver with Entrapped Cinnamaldehyde against Multi-Drug-Resistant Enteroaggregative <i>Escherichia coli</i> in <i>Galleria mellonell... by Vemula Prasastha Ram, Jyothsna Yasur, Padikkamannil Abishad, Varsha Unni, Diksha Purushottam Gourkhede, Maria Anto Dani Nishanth, Pollumahanti Niveditha, Jess Vergis, Satya Veer Singh Malik, Byrappa Kullaiah, Nitin Vasantrao Kurkure, Chatragadda Ramesh, Laurent Dufossé, Deepak B. Rawool, Sukhadeo B. Barbuddhe

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