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5 to 3.3-fold; p  less then  .05). In conclusion, fiber atrophy plus contractile dysfunction caused diaphragm weakness in HFrEF. Decreased ribosomal proteins and heighted reversible oxidation of protein thiols are candidate mechanisms for atrophy or anabolic resistance as well as loss of specific force in sHFrEF. Proxalutamide Sarcoplasmic/endoplasmic reticulum Ca2+ ATPase 2 (SERCA2) is vital to maintain intracellular calcium homeostasis. SERCA2 cysteine 674 (C674) is highly conservative and its irreversible oxidation is upregulated in human and mouse aortic aneurysms, especially in smooth muscle cells (SMCs). The contribution of SERCA2 and its redox C674 in the development of aortic aneurysm remains enigmatic. Objective Our goal was to investigate the contribution of inactivation of C674 to the development of aortic aneurysm and the mechanisms involved. Approach and results Using SERCA2 C674S knock-in (SKI) mouse line, in which half of C674 was substituted by serine 674 (S674) to represent partial irreversible oxidation of C674 in aortic aneurysm, we found that in aortic SMCs the replacement of C674 by S674 resulted in SMC phenotypic modulation. In SKI SMCs, the increased intracellular calcium activated calcium-dependent calcineurin, which promoted the nuclear translocation of nuclear factor of activated T-lymphocytes (NFAT) and nuclear factor kappa-B (NFκB), while inhibition of calcineurin blocked SMC phenotypic modulation. Besides, the replacement of C674 by S674 accelerated angiotensin II-induced aortic aneurysm. Conclusions Our results indicate that the inactivation of C674 by causing the accumulation of intracellular calcium to activate calcineurin-mediated NFAT/NFκB pathways, resulted in SMC phenotypic modulation to accelerate aortic aneurysm, which highlights the importance of C674 redox state in the development of aortic aneurysms. CXCR5+ CD8 T cells, sometimes termed T follicular cytotoxic (Tfc) cells, are characterized by high proinflammatory cytokine and cytolytic molecule expression and low exhaustion and checkpoint molecule expression. Additionally, Tfc cells could promote B cell responses and support Ig release. It is yet unclear how Tfc cells could help B cells when they have the potential to mediate cytotoxicity at the same time. In this study, we found that Tfc cells expressed significantly higher levels of CD40L than non-Tfc CD8 T cells. Interestingly, Tfc cells from colorectal cancer (CRC) patients presented significantly higher CD40L than Tfc cells from healthy controls in a manner that was associated with CRC stage. Coincubation of Tfc cells and autologous B cells resulted in higher CD40L expression in a time-dependent manner. Interestingly, activated Tfc cells, when incubated with B cells, presented rapid downregulation of perforin and granzyme B. In general, greater than 50% of tumor-infiltrating Tfc cells expressed CD40L. In addition, the level of CD40L in tumor-infiltrating Tfc cells was higher in stage IV CRC patients than in stage II and stage III CRC patients. Interestingly, the levels of perforin and granzyme B expression by tumor-infiltrating Tfc cells were inversely correlated with the level of CD40L expression by tumor-infiltrating Tfc cells. Overall, we demonstrated that an inverse association existed between CD40L and cytotoxic molecule expression in Tfc cells from CRC patients. Pigment epithelium-derived factor (PEDF) is an endogenous human glycoprotein first identified as a neurotrophic factor in retinal pigmented epithelium cells. PEDF has since been shown to play a central role in mediating cellular protection against oxidative stress, by promoting cell survival, reducing inflammation, and inhibiting pathological angiogenesis in a range of cell types and tissues. PEDF is a well-established neurotrophic factor which supports neurogenesis and provides neuroprotection in response to cellular stress, with numerous studies demonstrating the ability of PEDF to promote neuronal survival and growth following injury. PEDF is an essential component of the stem cell microenvironment and bone extracellular matrix, where it regulates the differentiation of osteoblast precursor cells to promote normal bone development. Accumulating evidence indicates that PEDF maintains stem cell populations and promotes neuronal growth and bone formation by directing cell fate and regulating cell cycle progression. The ability of PEDF to promote neurogenesis, osteogenesis, and stemness indicates therapeutic potential in diseases characterised by tissue degeneration. In this review, we provide a current summary of the role of PEDF in regulating cellular survival and differentiation in bone, the central nervous system, and other stem cell niches, and highlight the emerging potential of PEDF as a regenerative therapeutic agent. Compared with noninvasive tumor cells, glioma cells overexpress chemokine receptor type 4 (CXCR4), which exhibits significantly greater expression in invasive tumor cells than in noninvasive tumor cells. C-X-C motif chemokine ligand 12 (CXCL12, also known as stromal derived factor-1, SDF-1) and its cell surface receptor CXCR4 activate a signaling axis that induces the expression of membrane type-2 matrix metalloproteinase (MT2-MMP), which plays a pivotal role in the invasion and migration of various cancer cells; however, the specific mechanism involved in this is unclear. Recently, studies have shown that invadopodia can recruit and secrete related enzymes, such as matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs), to degrade the surrounding extracellular matrix (ECM), promoting the invasion and migration of tumor cells. Phosphorylated cortactin (pY421-cortactin) is required for the formation and maturation of invadopodia, but the upstream regulatory factors and kinases involved in phosphorylation have not been elucidated. In this study, we found that CXCL12/CXCR4 was capable of inducing glioma cell invadopodia formation, probably by regulating cortactin phosphorylation. The interaction of cortactin and Arg (also known as Abl-related nonreceptor tyrosine kinase, ABL2) in glioma cells was demonstrated. The silencing of Arg inhibited glioma cell invadopodia formation and invasion by blocking cortactin phosphorylation. Moreover, CXCL12 could not induce glioma cell invasion in Arg-knockdown glioma cells. Based on these results, it can be concluded that Arg mediates CXCL12/CXCR4-induced glioma cell invasion, and CXCL12/CXCR4 regulates invadopodia maturation through the Arg-cortactin pathway, which indicates that Arg could be a candidate therapeutic target to inhibit glioma cell invasion.