Speciation of Potentially Carcinogenic Trace Nickel(II) Ion Levels in Human Saliva: A Sequential Metabolomics-Facilitated High-Field ¹H NMR Investigation by Kayleigh Hunwin, Georgina Page, Mark Edgar, Mohammed Bhogadia, Martin Grootveld

“…The addition of EDTA to Ni(II)-treated WMSS samples successfully reversed these resonance modifications, an observation confirming the transfer of Ni(II) from the above endogenous complexants to this exogenous chelator to form the highly stable diamagnetic octahedral [Ni(II)-EDTA] complex (K_stab = 1.0 × 10¹⁹ M⁻¹). <b>Conclusions:</b> The results acquired demonstrated the value of linking advanced experimental design and multivariate metabolomics/statistical analysis techniques to ¹H NMR analysis for such speciation studies. …”
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Probiotic Supplementation Alleviates Corticosterone-Induced Fatty Liver Disease by Regulating Hepatic Lipogenesis and Increasing Gut Microbiota Diversity in Broilers by Yuyan Feng, Wenqing Mei, Qu Chen, Xiaojing Chen, Yingdong Ni, Mingming Lei, Jie Liu

“…However, probiotic supplementation markedly decreased the intrahepatic lipid accumulation and steatosis histological score, which was associated with the downregulation of sterol regulatory element-binding protein-1 (<i>SREBP1</i>) and acetyl-CoA carboxylase (<i>ACC</i>) mRNA (<i>p</i> < 0.05) and the expression of its protein (<i>p</i> = 0.06). …”
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Screening semen samples for Zika virus infection: role for serologic and RT-PCR testing by Humberto Ferraz, Humberto Ferraz, Humberto Ferraz, Kevan Akrami, Kevan Akrami, Kevan Akrami, Laise de Moraes, Laise de Moraes, Lais Cambuí Gusmão, Genevieve Coelho, Daniele Freitas, Daniele Freitas, Manoel Barral-Netto, Aldina Barral, Viviane Boaventura, Viviane Boaventura, Luciane Amorim Santos, Luciane Amorim Santos, Luciane Amorim Santos, Ricardo Khouri, Ricardo Khouri

“…Human reproductive clinics typically perform serologic tests to screen for Zika infection.MethodsIn this study, we evaluated semen samples stored in a human reproduction clinic in Salvador, Brazil, during the Zika virus outbreak, using real-time quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) technique.Results36 sperm samples from 23 donors were analyzed, including 5 with positive IgG serology for ZIKV and all negative for IgM. Despite these serologic findings, all analyzed samples were negative by RT-qPCR ZIKV.DiscussionDespite the limited number of samples, this study raises further concern that the use of serology may be an unreliable surrogate method to predict the presence of ZIKV in semen.…”
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Adoptive cell transfer of piezo-activated macrophage rescues immunosuppressed rodents from life-threating bacterial infections by Xiaoyi Liu, Wenxiu Xu, Junkun Feng, Ying Wang, Kai Li, Yi Chen, Wenjun Wang, Weiwei Zhao, Shaohua Ge, Jianhua Li

“…Moreover, we test the use of these piezo-activated macrophages (piezoMϕ) as adoptive cell therapy (ACT) for treating various immunosuppressive bacterial infections, including sepsis, pneumonia and peritonitis. …”
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NaHS alleviates neuropathic pain in mice by inhibiting IL-17-mediated dopamine (DA) neuron necroptosis in the VTA by Jun Wang, Nan Zhang, Hong-Zheng Liu, Jin-Liang Wang, Yong-Bo Zhang, Dong-Dong Su, Li-Min Zhang, Bao-Dong Li, Hui-Tao Miao, Jun Miao

“…Results: In mice exposed to CCI, there was a significant decrease in dopamine neurons, a reduction in MWT and TWL, decreased expression of tyrosine hydroxylase (TH) protein and TH mRNA and an increase in VTA firing rate and MLKL colocalization with DA neurons (all p < 0.05). …”
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Molecular Epidemiology, Drug-Resistant Variants, and Therapeutic Implications of Hepatitis B Virus and Hepatitis D Virus Prevalence in Nigeria: A National Study by Oludare ‘Sunbo Adewuyi, Muhammad Shakir Balogun, Hirono Otomaru, Alash’le Abimiku, Anthony Agbakizu Ahumibe, Elsie Ilori, Que Anh Luong, Nwando Mba, James Christopher Avong, John Olaide, Oyeladun Okunromade, Adama Ahmad, Afolabi Akinpelu, Chinwe Lucia Ochu, Babatunde Olajumoke, Haruka Abe, Chikwe Ihekweazu, Adetifa Ifedayo, Michiko Toizumi, Hiroyuki Moriuchi, Katsunori Yanagihara, Jide Idris, Lay-Myint Yoshida

“…Up to 33.2% (95% CI 30.0–36.6) of the participants had detectable VLs of ≥300 copies/mL. The predominant circulating HBV genotype was E with 98.4% (95% CI 97.1–99.1), followed by A with 1.6% (95% CI 0.9–2.9). …”
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A FAIR and open geographic data collection for the Massaciuccoli Lake basin wetland in ItalyZenodoZenodo by Gian Luca Vannini, Pasquale Bove, Gianpaolo Coro

“…In the GS phase, geodata were selected based on a spatial resolution compatible with regional-scale ecological models (maximum 0.0005° ≈ 50 m), and a temporal coverage that could represent from remote past to far future scenarios. …”
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Prevention and management of cytomegalovirus infection and disease in kidney transplant: A consensus statement of the Transplantation Society of Taiwan by Mu-Chi Chung, Cheng-Hsu Chen, Shen-Shin Chang, Chih-Yuan Lee, Ya-Chung Tian, Mei-Yi Wu, Hsu-Han Wang, Chia-Cheng Yu, Teng-Wei Chen, Chien-Chang Kao, Chih-Yang Hsu, Yang-Jen Chiang, Ming-Ju Wu, Yen-Ta Chen, Mai-Szu Wu

“…Routine surveillance after prophylaxis, secondary prophylaxis after CMV disease treatment, and mTOR inhibitors for primary CMV prophylaxis were not recommended. …”
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Fotobiomodulación vascular en el tratamiento de niños con transtornos temporomandibulares by María Roxana Ferreira Sertaje, Lara Motta Jansiski, Anna Carolina Ratto Tempestini Horliana, Kristianne Porta Santos Fernandes, Raquel Agnelli Mesquita-Ferrari, Ana Paula Taboada Sobral, Natalia Osorio Viarengo, Ana Laura Fossati, Laura Hermida, Andrea Oliver Gomes, Marcela Leticia Leal Gonçalves, Sandra Kalil Bussadori

“…El  láser que se usó es de la marca DMC Therapy Ec potencia 100 mW ±20%, longitud de onda 660nm ±10  nm, rojo, el parámetro de energía 120J, de aplicación continua. …”
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Comparative Proteomic Analysis of Visceral Adipose Tissue in Morbidly Obese and Normal Weight Chinese Women by Chen Shang, Wei Sun, Chunlin Wang, Xiangqing Wang, Huijuan Zhu, Linjie Wang, Hongbo Yang, Xue Wang, Fengying Gong, Hui Pan

“…The objective of this study was to investigate the differentially expressed proteins in VAT between morbidly obese (BMI >35 kg/m2) and normal weight Chinese women. Method. Nine morbidly obese women and 8 normal weight women as controls were enrolled. …”
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Synthesis and characterization of zinc oxide nanoparticles-carbon composite derived from pineapple peel wastes for adsorption of methylene blue from solution and photocatalytic act... by Salsa Putri Alzura, Vienna Saraswaty, Safri Ishmayana, Yudha Prawira Budiman, Diana Rakhmawaty Eddy, Evyka Setya Aji, Diah Ratnaningrum, Een Sri Endah, Hanny Meirinawati, Henry Setiyanto

“…The calculated maximum adsorption capacity of the ZnONPs/PPWB composite biosorbent (qmax = 65.43 mg/g) was 1.85 folds higher compared to the non-composite biosorbent (PPWB) (qmax = 35.21 mg/g) under the following conditions; adsorbent dose of 10 mg/30 mL, pH 7, and initial MB concentration of 20 mg/L. …”
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Polysaccharide-rich extract of Potentilla anserina ameliorates nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in free fatty acid-induced HepG2 cells and high-fat/sugar diet-fed mice by Xiujun Lin, Yimei Zheng, Yingying Yan, Hongting Deng, Shunxin Wang, Yuanju He, Yuting Tian, Wenhui Zhang, Hui Teng

“…Moreover, PAP increased the mRNA levels of CPT-1 and PPARα, which were involved in fatty acid oxidation. …”
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Water and nitrogen regulation strategy for wolfberry farmland based on nitrogen balance in the Yellow River irrigation districts of Gansu Province, China by Minhua Yin, Rongrong Tian, Yi Ling, Yuqing Yang, Yanlin Ma, Yanxia Kang, Guangping Qi, Jinghai Wang

“…In contrast, the lowest level was observed under the W3N0 treatment at 90.13 kg·ha−1, which was reduced by 12.25%−51.59% compared with other treatments. (3) The soil N2O flux (28.50–433.41 ug·m−2·h−1) and total emissions (0.40–1.67 kg·ha−1) increased with increased irrigation and nitrogen application. (4) The W1N1 treatment showed the highest nitrogen productivity (14.29 kg·kg−1), absorption efficiency (0.85 kg·kg−1), and recovery efficiency (27.14%), outperformed other treatments by 0.64–10.94 kg·kg−1, 0.10−0.65 kg·kg−1, and 2.52–18.80%, respectively. …”
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Utility of 131I-HLX58-Der for the Precision Treatment: Evaluation of a Preclinical Radio-Antibody-Drug-Conjugate Approach in Mouse Models by Liu Y, Wang X, Zhang N, He S, Zhang J, Xu X, Song S

“…The cytotoxic effect of 131I-HLX58-Der was observed in the CLDN18.2-positive cell line, with an IC50 of 11.28 ng/mL. In terms of cytotoxicity, 131I-HLX58-Der exhibited greater activity compared to HLX58-Der. 125I-HLX58 and 131I-HLX58-Der demonstrated similar biodistribution profiles in CLDN18.2-positive tumor models, achieving 5.72 ± 0.41%ID/g (48 h) and 5.83 ± 0.41%ID/g (72 h) in the tumor tissues postinjection, respectively. …”
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Multi-level analysis of gut microbiome extracellular vesicles-host interaction reveals a connection to gut-brain axis signaling by Walid Mottawea, Basit Yousuf, Salma Sultan, Tamer Ahmed, JuDong Yeo, Nico Hüttmann, Yingxi Li, Nour Elhouda Bouhlel, Hebatoallah Hassan, Xu Zhang, Zoran Minic, Riadh Hammami

“…A GABA-producing Bacteroides finegoldii, released EVs with a high GABA content (4 µM) compared to Phocaeicola massiliensis. Upon testing the capacity of MEVs to cross host barriers, MEVs exhibited a dose-dependent paracellular transport and were endocytosed by Caco-2 and hCMEC/D3 cells. …”
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Balneotherapy for the treatment of post-COVID syndrome: a randomized controlled trial by Diana Ovejero, Anna Ribes, Judit Villar-García, Marta Trenchs-Rodriguez, Daniel Lopez, Xavier Nogués, Robert Güerri-Fernandez, Natalia Garcia-Giralt

“…The following scales/questionnaires were employed: Post-COVID-19 functional status scale, mMRC dyspnea Scale, SF-36, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), Memory failures in everyday life following severe head injury, and Visual Analogic Scale (VAS). …”
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Targeting the G-quadruplex as a novel strategy for developing antibiotics against hypervirulent drug-resistant Staphylococcus aureus by Maria Sultan, Maria Razzaq, Joohyun Lee, Shreyasi Das, Shrute Kannappan, Vinod Kumar Subramani, Wanki Yoo, Truc Kim, Hye-Ra Lee, Akhilesh K. Chaurasia, Kyeong Kyu Kim

“…NMM exhibited a minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of 5 μM against S. aureus USA300, impacting cell division and the cell wall by repressing the expressions of genes in the division cell wall (dcw) gene cluster. …”
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Characterization of the C5H11ORF96 gene in chickens: cloning, tissue distribution and investigation of its potential function in stress response regulation by Yiping Wan, Jiannan Zhang, Xiao Zhang, Jiliang He, Ningkun Shi, Yuanyou Li, Juan Li, Yajun Wang

“…Our results showed that: (1) cC5H11ORF96 cDNA encodes a 120 amino acids protein, which shares high sequence identity with that of birds, mammals, reptiles, frogs and fish; (2) cC5H11ORF96 has a fully conserved RFKTQP motif and high proportion of serine, indicating its multiple potential phosphorylation sites; (3) cC5H11ORF96 is widely expressed in various chicken tissues, with high expression levels in the parathyroid gland, adrenal gland, and pituitary; (4) glucocorticoids (GCs) and stress significantly upregulate C5H11ORF96 mRNA and protein expression in the chicken pituitary and hypothalamus, suggesting its involvement in regulating stress response by influencing the negative feedback of GCs on the HPA axis in chickens. …”
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The effect of rootstocks on morphological, physiological, and gene expression characters of citrus seedlings grown under drought condition by Nirmala Friyanti Devy, Siti Subandiyah, Sri Widyaningsih, Hardiyanto Hardiyanto, Farida Yulianti, Dita Agisimanto, Agus Sugiyatno, Mutia Dwiastuti

“…The experiment was conducted in Junrejo Subdistrict ( ± 990 m a.s.l.), Batu City, East Java Province, Indonesia, from January 2022 to May 2023. …”
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Aides à la navigation, pratique de la navigation et construction des paysages maritimes en Atlantique du Nord-Est : quelques éléments de réflexion by Pascal Arnaud

“…There are characterized by extremely small dimensions (5 m in diameter). On higher shorelines lighthouses were probably more numerous, but they left very poor traces that are difficult to identify using archaeological methods. …”
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