Gut microbiota modulation via fecal microbiota transplantation mitigates hyperoxaluria and calcium oxalate crystal depositions induced by high oxalate diet by Lingyue An, Shujue Li, Zhenglin Chang, Min Lei, Zhican He, Peng Xu, Shike Zhang, Zheng Jiang, Muhammad Sarfaraz Iqbal, Xinyuan Sun, Hongxing Liu, Xiaolu Duan, Wenqi Wu

“…However, the underlying mechanisms involving gut microbiota and metabolite disruptions in secondary hyperoxaluria remain poorly understood. Here, we investigated the therapeutic efficacy of fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) sourced from healthy rats fed with standard pellet diet against urinary oxalate excretion, renal damage and calcium oxalate (CaOx) crystal depositions via using hyperoxaluria rat models. …”
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Do continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) metrics predict macrovascular and microvascular complications in diabetes? The FACULTY protocol of a retrospective real-world cohort study by Eric Vicaut, Ramzi A Ajjan, J Seufert, Gérard de Pouvourville, Emmanuel Cosson, Laure Carcaillon-Bentata, Tadej Battelino, Patrick Blin, Fleur Levrat-Guillen, Michael Joubert

“…Continuous glucose monitoring (CGM)-derived glucose metrics provide a more comprehensive assessment of glycaemia, but their role in predicting future vascular complications remains unclear. Here, we present the protocol for a real-world cohort study, aiming to establish the relationship between CGM-derived glycaemic metrics and the incidence of macrovascular and/or microvascular complications in people with diabetes.Methods and analysis This cohort study will use data from all CGM new users (FreeStyle Libre system) in France who uploaded their glycaemic values onto the LibreView cloud-based system, linked with data from the French nationwide Système National des Données de Santé claims database. …”
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A Comparative Transcriptome Analysis Reveals the Effects of Letrozole and 17α-Methyltestosterone on the Expression of Reproductive-Related Genes in Golden Pompano (<i>Trachinotus o... by Qi Zhou, Yan Wang, Yuwen Guo, Guangli Li, Tao Wang, Huapu Chen

“…However, studies on the molecular regulatory mechanisms of LZ and MT are still limited. Here, a comparative transcriptome analysis was conducted on the hypothalamus, the gonad, and the liver of golden pompano (<i>Trachinotus ovatus</i>) after 30 days of LZ and MT treatment, which demonstrated significant sexual size dimorphism. …”
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Spinal neuromodulation using ultra low frequency waveform inhibits sensory signaling to the thalamus and preferentially reduces aberrant firing of thalamic neurons in a model of ne... by Martyn G. Jones, Martyn G. Jones, Liam A. Matthews, Liam A. Matthews, Scott Lempka, Scott Lempka, Scott Lempka, Nishant Verma, James P. Harris, Stephen B. McMahon

“…We have recently reported the clinical efficacy of a novel form of analgesic electrical neuromodulation that uses ultra low frequency (ULF™) biphasic current and studied its effects on sensory nerve fibers. Here, we show that in anesthetized rats, epidural ULF current reversibly inhibits activation of neurons in the thalamus receiving sensory spinothalamic input.MethodsIn naïve, neuropathic and sham-operated rats, recordings of ongoing and evoked activity were made from thalamic neurons, targeting the ventral posterolateral (VPL) nucleus.ResultsResponses to electrical stimulation of hind limb receptive fields were reduced in 25 of 32 (78%) neurons tested with lumbar epidural ULF neuromodulation. …”
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Only IF/TA in the Histological Evaluation of Post-Reperfusion Baseline Biopsies Correlates With Kidney Transplant Outcome by Quirin Bachmann, Carlos Torrez, Maike Büttner-Herold, Bernhard Haller, Flora Haberfellner, Renate Hausinger, Volker Assfalg, Lutz Renders, Kerstin Amann, Uwe Heemann, Christoph Schmaderer, Stephan Kemmner, Stephan Kemmner

“…Here, we retrospectively evaluated the informational yield of 338 post-reperfusion kidney transplant biopsies (including 95 living donations) assessed according to BANFF for the histological characteristics interstitial fibrosis and tubular atrophy (IF/TA), glomerulosclerosis, arteriosclerosis, and acute tubular injury (ATI). …”
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Human neural rosettes secrete bioactive extracellular vesicles enriched in neuronal and glial cellular components by Malena Herrera Lopez, Matías Bertone Arolfo, Mónica Remedi, Laura Gastaldi, Carlos Wilson, Gonzalo G. Guendulain, Danilo Ceschin, Andrés Cardozo Gizzi, Alfredo Cáceres, Ana Lis Moyano

“…Human neural rosettes (hNRs) are radial cell structures that assemble from induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSCs) and recapitulate some stages of neural tube morphogenesis. Here we show that hiPSCs and hNRs secrete EVs (hiPSC-EVs and hNR-EVs) with distinctive protein cargoes. …”
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Time‐Lapse Acquisition of Both Freely Secreted Proteome and Exosome Encapsulated Proteome in Live Organoids’ Microenvironment by Haoni Yan, Aynur Abdulla, Aiting Wang, Shuyu Ding, Manlin Zhang, Yizhi Zhang, Tsz Yui Zhuang, Leqi Wu, Yan Wang, Rongrong Ren, Lai Jiang, Xianting Ding

“…Simultaneous monitoring of the time‐lapse shift of both proteomes with live organoids remains technically challenging. Here, a continuous organoid secretion/encapsulation proteome tandem LC‐MS/MS (COSEP‐LCM) is introduced, which permits time‐lapse monitoring of proteomic alterations both in free secretion form and in exosome encapsulated form at live organoids’ microenvironment. …”
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Opportunities, challenges, and difficulties in NMR-based metabolomics applied to neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD) patient follow-up by M. Schoumacher, M. Schoumacher, V. Lambert, M. Campas, P. Blaise, B. Locht, M. Thys, E. Duchateau, E. Cavalier, E. Cavalier, J.-M. Rakic, A. Noël, P. de Tullio, P. de Tullio

“…We are therefore confident that, considering both the challenges and difficulties identified in this work and the preliminary results presented here, it is possible to develop predictive and individualized models for monitoring patients with nAMD. …”
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Kinetic origin of hysteresis and the strongly enhanced reversible barocaloric effect by regulating the atomic coordination environment by Zi-Bing Yu, Hou-Bo Zhou, Feng-Xia Hu, Jian-Tao Wang, Fei-Ran Shen, Lun-Hua He, Zheng-Ying Tian, Yi-Hong Gao, Bing-Jie Wang, Yuan Lin, Yue Kan, Jing Wang, Yun-Zhong Chen, Ji-Rong Sun, Tong-Yun Zhao, Bao-Gen Shen

“…Extensive research has been conducted, but the intrinsic origins of hysteresis remain poorly understood. Here, we report a study of the kinetic origin of hysteresis and the enhanced barocaloric effect (BCE) in MnCoGe-based alloys with ~2% nonmagnetic In atoms. …”
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An assessment of circulating biomarkers and germline genetic variants in predicting chemotherapy associated mucositis in Ewing sarcoma by Pawan Gulati, Vickyanne Carruthers, Claire Hutton, Chloe Cassidy, Edward B. Amankwatia, Séréna Pascual, Electra Florence, Tsegay G. Gebru, Andrea L. Jorgensen, Alastair Greystoke, Guy Makin, Martin G. McCabe, Daniel B. Hawcutt, Gareth J. Veal, David Jamieson

“…Background: Treatment of Ewing sarcoma is associated with severe toxicities including chemotherapy-induced mucositis. Here we investigated the role of circulating biomarkers and genetic factors in predicting mucositis severity in Ewing sarcoma. …”
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Bioinformatics services for analyzing massive genomic datasets by Gunhwan Ko, Pan-Gyu Kim, Youngbum Cho, Seongmun Jeong, Jae-Yoon Kim, Kyoung Hyoun Kim, Ho-Yeon Lee, Jiyeon Han, Namhee Yu, Seokjin Ham, Insoon Jang, Byunghee Kang, Sunguk Shin, Lian Kim, Seung-Won Lee, Dougu Nam, Jihyun F. Kim, Namshin Kim, Seon-Young Kim, Sanghyuk Lee, Tae-Young Roh, Byungwook Lee

“…A promising solution for addressing this computational challenge is cloud computing, where CPUs, memory, storage, and programs are accessible in the form of virtual machines. Here, we present a cloud computing-based system, Bio-Express, that provides user-friendly, cost-effective analysis of massive genomic datasets. …”
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A Case of Undiagnosed HIV Infection in a 57-Year-Old Woman with Multiple Myeloma: Consequences on Chemotherapy Efficiency and Safety by I. Poizot-Martin, S. Brégigeon, C. Tamalet, R. Bouabdallah, O. Zaegel-Faucher, V. Obry-Roguet, A. Ivanova, C.E. Cano, C. Solas

“…Nevertheless, HIV testing is not systematic during the initial cancer staging. Here, we report a case of HIV infection diagnosed three years after chemotherapy initiation for multiple myeloma. …”
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Autophagic flux-lipid droplet biogenesis cascade sustains mitochondrial fitness in colorectal cancer cells adapted to acidosis by Xiaojie Liu, Xue Sun, Wenqing Mu, Yanan Li, Wenqing Bu, Tingting Yang, Jia Zhang, Rui Liu, Jiayu Ren, Jin Zhou, Peishan Li, Yufang Shi, Changshun Shao

“…Mitochondria are integral in stress sensing to allow for tumor cells to adapt to stressful conditions. Here, we show that colorectal cancer cells adapted to acidic microenvironment (CRC-AA) are more reliant on oxidative phosphorylation than their parental cells, and the acetyl-CoA in CRC-AA cells are generated from fatty acids and glutamine, but not from glucose. …”
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Evaluation of host immune responses to Mycobacteriophage Fionnbharth by route of delivery by Thomas Smytheman, Tiffany Pecor, Dana E. Miller, Debora Ferede, Suhavi Kaur, Matthew H. Harband, Hazem F. M. Abdelaal, Carlos A. Guerrero-Bustamante, Krista G. Freeman, Whitney E. Harrington, Lisa M. Frenkel, Graham F. Hatfull, Rhea N. Coler, Sasha E. Larsen

“…Mycobacteriophages (phages) are a sorely underutilized biologic therapy for the pathogen M.tb, and here we aimed to address outstanding questions about their utility for clinical applications. …”
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Mineralogical and geochemical characteristics of the third member of Palaeogene Dongying formation in the Nanpu Sag, Bohai Bay Basin: implications for controlling on organic matter... by Shiyan Yin, Shiyan Yin, Aidong Yao, Jianzhong Cheng, Chuang Lei, Zhaosheng Wang, Zhenguo Zhang, Ying Zhang, Yu Wang, Xiaoying Han, Zhigang Ma

“…Nevertheless, mudstones were developed in a shallow-water environment with medium primary productivity under the semi-arid to arid climate. Here, aquatic organic matter was oxidized and degraded in the oxidation condition, leading to low organic matter accumulation.DiscussionThe exploration of unconventional shale oil in the Ed3 member of Nanpu Sag should focus on the organic-matter-rich mudstones developed in the humid climate.…”
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Intravitreal Bevacizumab Injection Attenuates Diabetic Retinopathy in Adult Rats with Experimentally Induced Diabetes in the Early Stage by Jiao Lv, Miao-Miao Chen, Zhi-Hao Mu, Fang Wang, Zhong-Yi Qian, Lei Zhou, Qiu-Ting Guo, Zhi-Min Zhao, Yu-Ping Pan, Xin-Yu Liao, Zhi-Hong Yang, Ning Cai, Ying-Ying Zou, Shu-De Li

“…The present results suggest that bevacizumab treatment in the early stage of the retinopathy may ameliorate the lesions of retinopathy, in which VEGF/Flk-1 signaling has been shown here to play an important role.…”
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Increased methane production associated with community shifts towards Methanocella in paddy soils with the presence of nanoplastics by Zhibin He, Yarong Hou, Ying Li, Qicheng Bei, Xin Li, Yong-Guan Zhu, Werner Liesack, Matthias C. Rillig, Jingjing Peng

“…Given the widespread use of plastic mulching in soils, it is urgent to unravel whether low-density polyethylene (LDPE) will affect the methanogenic community in flooded paddy soils. Here, we employed a combination of process measurements, short-chain and long-chain fatty acid (SCFAs and LCFAs) profiling, Fourier-transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometry, quantitative PCR, metagenomics, and mRNA profiling to investigate the impact of LDPE nanoplastics (NPs) on dissolved organic carbon (DOC) and CH4 production in both black and red paddy soils under anoxic incubation over a 160-day period. …”
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Electromagnetic Wavefront Engineering by Switchable and Multifunctional Kirigami Metasurfaces by Yingying Wang, Yang Shi, Liangwei Li, Zhiyan Zhu, Muhan Liu, Xiangyu Jin, Haodong Li, Guobang Jiang, Jizhai Cui, Shaojie Ma, Qiong He, Lei Zhou, Shulin Sun

“…However, most previous studies encountered challenges such as limited degrees of freedom, simple tuning of predefined functionality, and complicated control systems. Here, we develop a general strategy to construct switchable and multifunctional metasurfaces. …”
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S1PR3-driven positive feedback loop sustains STAT3 activation and keratinocyte hyperproliferation in psoriasis by Panpan Lian, Li Li, Renwei Lu, Bin Zhang, Junaid Wazir, Chaode Gu, Bojie Ma, Wenyuan Pu, Wangsen Cao, Zhiqiang Huang, Zhonglan Su, Hongwei Wang

“…Although persistent activation of signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3) is implicated in its pathogenesis, the mechanisms underlying the sustained STAT3 activation remain poorly understood. Here, we identify sphingosine-1-phosphate receptor 3 (S1PR3) as a critical regulator of STAT3 activation and psoriasis pathogenesis, orchestrating a self-amplifying circuit that sustains keratinocyte hyperproliferation and chronic inflammation. …”
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Neuromuscular electrical stimulation training induces myonuclear accretion and hypertrophy in mice without overt signs of muscle damage and regeneration by Aurélie Fessard, Aliki Zavoriti, Natacha Boyer, Jules Guillemaud, Masoud Rahmati, Peggy Del Carmine, Christelle Gobet, Bénédicte Chazaud, Julien Gondin

“…However, it is still unclear whether myonuclear accretion is driven by increased mechanical loading per se, or occurs, at least in part, in response to muscle injury/regeneration. Here, we developed a non-damaging protocol to evaluate contractile activity-induced myonuclear accretion/hypertrophy in physiological conditions. …”
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