Characterization of the First Marine Pestivirus, Phocoena Pestivirus (PhoPeV) by Lars Söder, Denise Meyer, Olaf Isken, Norbert Tautz, Matthias König, Alexander Postel, Paul Becher

“…Viral titers correlate with the amount of intracellular PhoPeV-specific RNA detected in the tested cell lines. PhoPeV replicates most efficiently in the porcine kidney cell line SK6. …”
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Individual Differences in Behavioural Despair Predict Brain GSK-3beta Expression in Mice: The Power of a Modified Swim Test by Tatyana Strekalova, Nataliia Markova, Elena Shevtsova, Olga Zubareva, Anastassia Bakhmet, Harry M. Steinbusch, Sergey Bachurin, Klaus-Peter Lesch

“…Observed increases of GSK-3beta mRNA in prefrontal cortex during delayed testing session correlated with individual parameters of behavioural despair that was not found in the classic Porsolt test. …”
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CircBAZ1B stimulates myocardial ischemia/reperfusion injury (MI/RI) by modulating miR-1252-5p/ATF3-mediated ferroptosis by Ruili Wei, Tianxiao Yang, Weihong Li, Xiqian Wang

“…Gene and ferroptosis-related protein expression levels were verified by qRT‒PCR and Western blotting. RNA pull-down, RNA immunoprecipitation (RIP), and a dual-luciferase reporter system were utilized for verification of the molecular interactions. …”
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Inhibition of Endothelial–Mesenchymal Transition Mediated by Activin Receptor Type IIA Attenuates Valvular Injury Induced by Group A Streptococcus in Lewis Rats by Zirong Lu, Yuan Li, Chuanghong Lu, Zhongyuan Meng, Ling Bai, Feng Huang, Zhiyu Zeng

“…We constructed a small interfering RNA (ACVR2A-siRNA) by silencing activin receptor type IIA (ACVR2A) and an adeno-associated virus (AAV-ACVR2A) containing a sequence that silenced ACVR2A. …”
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Resveratrol Induces Differentiation of Human Umbilical Cord Mesenchymal Stem Cells into Neuron-Like Cells by Li Guo, Liang Wang, Li Wang, Shi Yun-peng, Jing-jing Zhou, Zongmao Zhao, De-Pei Li

“…Nestin, GFAP, and NSE protein and mRNA were measured at posttreatment time points of 2 h, 4 h, 6 h, 12 h, and 24 h. …”
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The m6A Methylation-Regulated AFF4 Promotes Self-Renewal of Bladder Cancer Stem Cells by Qian Gao, Jin Zheng, Zegui Ni, Pengli Sun, Congcong Yang, Maosheng Cheng, Mingqing Wu, Xiuhong Zhang, Lin Yuan, Yingyin Zhang, Yang Li

“…The dynamic N6-methyladenosine (m6A) modification of mRNA plays a role in regulating gene expression and determining cell fate. …”
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Endoplasmic reticulum stress-related CLIP4 plays a procarcinogenic role in hepatocellular carcinoma: an integrated analysis by Anqi Wang, Sitong Yan, Weijia Jiang, Xiang Chen, Yuhan Huang, Xiangyu Zu, Xiao Du, Lulu Fan, Jiatao Liu, Guoping Sun

“…Public databases and miRNA-seq data were used to explore the TF-miRNA-CLIP4 regulatory network. …”
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On the nature of picobirnaviruses by A. Yu. Kashnikov, N. V. Epifanova, N. A. Novikova

“…The reasons for the occurrence of atypical sequences among the PBV genome sequences that use an alter­ native mitochondrial code of lower eukaryotes (fungi and invertebrates) for the translation of viral RNA­dependent RNA polymerase (RdRp) instead of the standard genetic code are analyzed. …”
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Effects of Cranberry Extract (Vaccinium macrocarpon) Supplementation on Lipid Peroxidation and Inflammation in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease (Stages 3-4): A Randomized Contr... by Laís de Souza Gouveia Moreira, Karla Thaís Resende Teixeira, Ludmila F. M. F. Cardozo, Livia Alvarenga, Bruna Regis, Jessyca Sousa de Brito, Viviane de Oliveira Leal, Natalia Alvarenga Borges, Isabela de Souza da Costa Brum, José Carlos Carraro-Eduardo, Giovanna B. Borini, Andresa A. Berretta, Marcelo Ribeiro-Alves, Denise Mafra

“…There were no differences in NF-kB or Nrf2 mRNA expressions (p=0.99 and p=0.89) or TBARS, CRP, and IL-6 plasma levels after cranberry supplementation. …”
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Shared Genes and Pathways in Ulcerative Colitis and Ankylosing Spondylitis: Functional Validation and Implications for Diagnosis by Li L, An G, Li F, Zhang D, Zhu X, Liang C, Zhao Y, Xie K, Zhou P, Zhu H, Jin X, Du L

“…Subsequent functional experiments revealed significant increases in the mRNA expressions of S100A12 and VAMP5 in patients with AS and UC. …”
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Transcriptional activity of repair, apoptosis and cell cycle genes (TP53, MDM2, ATM, BAX, BCL-2, CDKN1A, OGG1, XPC, PADI4, MAPK8, NF-KB1, STAT3, GATA3) in chronically exposed perso... by V. S. Nikiforov, E. A. Blinova, A. I. Kotikova, A. V. Akleyev

“…Evaluation of the relative content of mRNA genes for repair, cell cycle, and apoptosis was carried out using real-time PCR. …”
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The MIR181A2HG/miR‐5680/VCAN‐CD44 Axis Regulates Gastric Cancer Lymph Node Metastasis by Promoting M2 Macrophage Polarization by Weijie Zang, Yongpu Yang, Junjie Chen, Qinsheng Mao, Wanjiang Xue, Yilin Hu

“…In this study, we identified the long noncoding RNA MIR181A2HG as being upregulated in GC and associated with LNs metastasis and prognosis. …”
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Folic Acid Supplementation Mitigates Alzheimer’s Disease by Reducing Inflammation: A Randomized Controlled Trial by Hui Chen, Shuai Liu, Lu Ji, Tianfeng Wu, Yong Ji, Yuying Zhou, Miaoyan Zheng, Meilin Zhang, Weili Xu, Guowei Huang

“…Posttreatment, plasma SAM and SAM/SAH levels were significantly higher (P<0.05), while Aβ40, PS1-mRNA, and TNFα-mRNA levels were lower in the intervention group than in the control group (P<0.05). …”
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Predicting the Progress of Tuberculosis by Inflammatory Response-Related Genes Based on Multiple Machine Learning Comprehensive Analysis by Shuai Ma, Peifei Peng, Zhihao Duan, Yifeng Fan, Xinzhi Li

“…Furthermore, the upstream shared miRNA was predicted, and a miRNA–genes network was constructed. …”
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Dietary Histidine Supplementation Maintained Amino Acid Homeostasis and Reduced Hepatic Lipid Accumulation of Juvenile Largemouth Bass, Micropterus Salmoides by Hualiang Liang, Gangchun Xu, Pao Xu, Jian Zhu, Songlin Li, Mingchun Ren

“…However, increased dietary histidine levels downregulated the mRNA levels of core genes of the PPARγ signaling pathways such as PPARγ, FAS, ACC, SREBP1, and ELOVL2. …”
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PLCG2 and IFNAR1: The Potential Biomarkers Mediated by Immune Infiltration and Osteoclast Differentiation of Ankylosing Spondylitis in the Peripheral Blood by Bo Han, Qiaobo Xie, Weishi Liang, Peng Yin, Xianjun Qu, Yong Hai

“…IFNAR1 mRNA expression levels were considerably lower in AS than in healthy individuals (P<0.0001). …”
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Expression Analysis of ATP-Binding Cassette Transporters ABCB11 and ABCB4 in Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis and Variety of Pediatric and Adult Cholestatic and Noncholestatic Liver... by Cornelia Thoeni, Ruediger Waldherr, Jutta Scheuerer, Stefanie Schmitteckert, Ralph Roeth, Beate Niesler, Ernest Cutz, Christa Flechtenmacher, Benjamin Goeppert, Peter Schirmacher, Felix Lasitschka

“…Therefore, ABCB11 and ABCB4 expressions were investigated on formalin-fixed and paraffin-embedded (FFPE) material in a patient cohort of total 43 patients with or without cholestatic liver diseases, on protein level using immunohistochemistry and on RNA level using nanoString technology. Intriguingly, our results demonstrated increased expression of ABCB11 and ABCB4 on protein as well as RNA level in PSC, and the expression pattern correlated with disease progression. …”
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Pro-inflammatory effects of inhaled Great Salt Lake dust particles by Jacob M. Cowley, Cassandra E. Deering-Rice, John G. Lamb, Erin G. Romero, Marysol Almestica-Roberts, Samantha N. Serna, Lili Sun, Kerry E. Kelly, Ross T. Whitaker, Jenna Cheminant, Alessandro Venosa, Christopher A. Reilly

“…Pro-inflammatory biomarker mRNA induction was replicated in vitro using HBEC3-KT and differentiated monocyte-derived (macrophage-like) THP-1 cells. …”
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Effects of prolonged NaHCO3 exposure on the serum immune function, antioxidant capacity, intestinal tight junctions, microbiota, mitochondria, and autophagy in crucian carp (Carass... by Jia Liu, Faye Zhang, Zihao Yan, Zhengyao Guo, Yuqian Lu, Baolan Yao, Yuehong Li, Wenfa Lv

“…The levels of ATG5, ATG7, and Beclin1 mRNA and protein were significantly increased along with the levels of LC3b mRNA and the ratio of protein LC3 II /LC3 I. …”
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Effects of Tributyrin Supplementation on Growth Performance, Intestinal Digestive Enzyme Activity, Antioxidant Capacity, and Inflammation-Related Gene Expression of Large Yellow Cr... by Xiuneng Wang, Min Wan, Zhen Wang, Haitao Zhang, Si Zhu, Xiufei Cao, Ning Xu, Jichang Zheng, Xianyong Bu, Wei Xu, Kangsen Mai, Qinghui Ai

“…However, the mRNA expression of Kelch-like ECH-associated protein 1 (keap1) was remarkably lower in fish fed the FC diet than that fed diets with tributyrin supplementation (P<0.05). …”
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