Spinal CRH facilitates the micturition reflex via the CRH2 receptor in rats with normal bladder and bladder outlet obstruction by Risa Shinoki, Ryosuke Jikuya, Takuma Nirei, Takeshi Fukazawa, Hiroki Takizawa, Mari Hioki, Sachi Kawaura, Tomoyuki Tatenuma, Go Noguchi, Daiki Ueno, Yusuke Ito, Mitsuru Komeya, Kentaro Muraoka, Hisashi Hasumi, Kazuki Kobayashi, Masahito Takiguchi, Kengo Funakoshi, Kazuhide Makiyama, Naoki Aizawa, Hiroki Ito

“…Real-time PCR showed higher CRHR2 mRNA expression in the spinal cord and DRG than in the bladder in both groups. …”
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Protective Effects of Thalidomide on High-Glucose-Induced Podocyte Injury through In Vitro Modulation of Macrophage M1/M2 Differentiation by Hui Liao, Yuanping Li, Xilan Zhang, Xiaoyun Zhao, Dan Zheng, Dayue Shen, Rongshan Li

“…The present study explored the effects of Tha on mRNA and protein expressions of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS), tumor necrosis factor- (TNF-) α, mannose receptor (CD206), and arginase- (Arg-) 1 in HG-activated macrophages. iNOS and TNF-α are established as markers of classically activated macrophage (M1). …”
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Overexpression of miR-124 enhances the therapeutic benefit of TMZ treatment in the orthotopic GBM mice model by inhibition of DNA damage repair by Yuchen Wei, Peng Wang, Jianhui Zhao, Xin Fan, Jun Jiang, Xiuli Mu, Yuzhou Wang, Angang Yang, Rui Zhang, Shijie Hu, Zhangyan Guo

“…In the present study, by integrating comprehensive non-coding RNA-seq data from multiple cohorts of GBM patients, we identified that a series of miRNAs are frequently downregulated in GBM patients compared with the control samples. …”
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Microbial phenolic metabolites 3-(3′,4′-dihydroxyphenyl)propanoic acid and 3′,4′-dihydroxyphenylacetic acid prevent obesity in mice fed with high-fat diet by Wanbing Chen, Ruonan Liu, Xiaoling Zhu, Qun Lu, Hong Yang, Rui Liu

“…Surprisingly, the 16S rRNA sequencing and UHPLC-Q-TOF/MS demonstrated that DHPA and DHAA only slightly disturbed the intestinal microbiome, but significantly altered the urine metabolome of HFD mice mainly by regulating pentose and glucuronate interconversion, tyrosine metabolism, pentose phosphate and tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle as indicated by metabolic pathway analysis based on Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) database. …”
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USC-Derived Small Extracellular Vesicles-Functionalized Scaffolds Promote Scarless Vaginal Defect Repair via Delivery of Decorin and DUSP3 Proteins by Xu Y, Li J, Qiu Y, Wu F, Xue Z, Liu B, Fan H, Zhou Y, Wu Q

“…Immunofluorescence staining, Western blot, qRT-PCR and collagen gel contraction analyses were conducted to evaluate the antifibrotic effects of USC-sEVs. RNA sequencing was employed to elucidate the underlying mechanisms involved. …”
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Interaction Between Malat1 and miR-499-5p Regulates Meis1 Expression and Function with a Net Impact on Cell Proliferation by Salma A. Fahim, Manon Ragheb, Ibrahim Hassan Fayed, Aya Osama, Ahmed Karam, Sameh Magdeldin, Rana Metwale, Mohamed Dief Allah Abdalmoneam Elsayed, Ahmed Abdellatif, Hesham A. Sadek, Shereen Ahmed El Sobky, Nada El-Ekiaby, Injie Omar Fawzy, Ahmed Ihab Abdelaziz

“…For the first time, we demonstrated that the overexpression of miR-499-5p led to the downregulation of Meis1 mRNA and protein in C166 cells by directly binding to its 3’UTR. …”
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Sustained release of miR-21 carried by mesenchymal stem cell-derived exosomes from GelMA microspheres inhibits ovarian granulosa cell apoptosis in premature ovarian insufficiency by Xiaofei Zhang, Linzi Ma, Xiaotong Liu, Xingyu Zhou, Ao Wang, Yunhui Lai, Jun Zhang, Ying Li, Shiling Chen

“…Methods and results: In this study, miR-21 was identified as the predominant miRNA with low-expression in follicular fluid exosomes of POI patients and was shown to possess antiapoptotic activity. …”
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Effects of milk extracellular vesicles from Holstein Friesian and Brown Swiss heat-stressed dairy cows on bovine mammary epithelial cells by S. Castellani, L. Basiricò, A. Maggiolino, C. Lecchi, P. De Palo, U. Bernabucci

“…Cell viability and apoptosis assay, reactive oxygen species production, and mRNA expression of heat shock proteins and antioxidant genes by reverse transcription and real time PCR were determined. …”
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Tousled-like kinase loss confers PARP inhibitor resistance in BRCA1-mutated cancers by impeding non-homologous end joining repair by Min-ah Kim, Banseok Kim, Jihyeon Jeon, Jonghyun Lee, Hyeji Jang, Minjae Baek, Sang-Uk Seo, Dongkwan Shin, Anindya Dutta, Kyung Yong Lee

“…Loss-of-function experiments were performed in multiple human cancer cell lines using siRNA-mediated knockdown or CRISPR-Cas9 gene knockout. …”
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Exploring the recombinant evolution and hosts of crucivirus based on novel oyster-associated viruses by Hong-Sai Zhang, Hong-Sai Zhang, Chang Liu, Guang-Feng Liu, Yu-Yu Chen, Peng Zhu, Peng Zhu, Xin Xu, Bing-Xin Yin, Jing-Zhe Jiang, Jing-Zhe Jiang

“…Their capsid proteins share homology with the RNA virus tombusvirus, while their replicase-associated proteins are homologous to a class of single-stranded DNA viruses, namely CRESS DNA viruses. …”
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Differential Effects of Angelicin Analogues on NF-κB Activity and IL-8 Gene Expression in Cystic Fibrosis IB3-1 Cells by Ilaria Lampronti, Maria Giulia Manzione, Gianni Sacchetti, Davide Ferrari, Susanna Spisani, Valentino Bezzerri, Alessia Finotti, Monica Borgatti, Maria Cristina Dechecchi, Giorgia Miolo, Giovanni Marzaro, Giulio Cabrini, Roberto Gambari, Adriana Chilin

“…Other analogues displayed higher activities; in particular, the most interesting compounds showing relevant anti-inflammatory effects were found to cause 56–83% reduction of IL-8 mRNA expression at low concentrations (1–10 μM), without changes in cell proliferation pattern, demonstrating their potential interest for a possible development of anti-inflammatory therapy of cystic fibrosis.…”
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Genome drafting of nosocomial infection CRE Klebsiella pneumoniae confirming resistance to colistin and eravacycline, carrying blaNDM-1, mcr-1, and blaKPC-2, in neonatology from No... by Xinlong Zhou, Kailash Wagh, Guizhen Lv, Devender Sharma, Wei Lei

“…Identification and antimicrobial susceptibility testing were initially conducted using the Vitek®2 system with an N-395 card and further confirmed by 16S rRNA sequencing. Whole-genome sequencing (WGS) and antimicrobial resistance (AMR) profiling were performed to identify resistance genes and virulence factors. …”
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Functionality of bacterial communities in constructed wetlands used for water purification: influence of root components and seasonality by Yao Huang, Yao Huang, Weili An, Weili An, Tianzhu Ning, Zhiguang Ma, Yuelin Li, Ke Liu, Lingbo Ji, Lingbo Ji, Hongxiao Liu, Dafeng Hui, Hai Ren

“…., rhizosphere, rhizoplane, and endosphere) and their impact on water purification is still limited.MethodsTo address this knowledge gap, we employed high-resolution 16S rRNA deep amplicon sequencing to explore the bacterial community structure and assembly within the root components of three plant species (i.e. …”
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Application of N-Acetyl-Glucosaminil-N-Acetyl-Muramyl Dipeptide during Triple Component Anti-Helicobacter Pylori Therapy in the Period of Coronavirus Infection COVID-19 by M. R. Konorev, E. N. Tyshevich, R. A. Pavlyukov

“…Detection of SARS-CoV-2 RNA by PCR was carried out from April 2020 to April 2022. …”
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The effects of Thymus capitatus essential oil topical application on milk quality: a systems biology approach by Ralph Nehme, Chiara Gini, Elise Vanbergue, Sergine Even, Filippo Biscarini, Sonia Andrés, Lucie Rault, Faustine Noel, Valerie Hardit, Said Bouhallab, David M. Pereira, Riadh Ksouri, Philippe Roussel, Secundino López, Paola Cremonesi, Bianca Castiglioni, Donatella Caruso, Fiorenza Faré, Manuela Fontana, Fabrizio Ceciliani, Latifa Abdennebi-Najar

“…This study aimed to investigate the impact of Thymus capitatus essential oil (TCEO), known for its high antibacterial and antioxidant properties, on milk microbiota using 16S rRNA sequencing, the lipidomic profile via liquid chromatography-quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry, udder skin microbiota, and inflammatory biomarkers of dairy cows at the end of lactation. …”
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Integrated bioinformatics analysis of the effects of chronic pain on patients with spinal cord injury by Jinlong Zhang, Jinlong Zhang, Longju Qi, Yuyu Sun, Yuyu Sun, Shiyuan Chen, Jinyi Liu, Jiaxi Chen, Fangsu Yan, Wenqi Wang, Qinghua Wang, Liang Chen

“…Lastly, we analyzed the hub genes to explore the transcription factor network, potential therapeutic drugs, and ceRNA networks.ConclusionThe analysis of 15 hub genes as significant biological markers for SCI and chronic pain has led to the identification of several potential drugs for treatment.…”
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Reduced Expression of Antimicrobial Protein Secretory Leukoprotease Inhibitor and Clusterin in Chronic Rhinosinusitis with Nasal Polyps by Yanran Huang, Ming Wang, Yu Hong, Xiangting Bu, Ge Luan, Yang Wang, Ying Li, Hongfei Lou, Chengshuo Wang, Luo Zhang

“…The expression of AMPs was analyzed in nasal tissue from patients with eosinophilic (E) CRSwNP and nonECRSwNP and healthy subjects using RNA sequencing. The 10 most abundant AMPs expressed differentially in CRSwNP patients were verified by real-time PCR, and of these, the expression and regulation of secretory leukoprotease inhibitor (SLPI) and clusterin (CLU) were investigated further. …”
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Six-Gene Signature Associated with Immune Cells in the Progression of Atherosclerosis Discovered by Comprehensive Bioinformatics Analyses by Bin Zhao, Dan Wang, Yanling Liu, Xiaohong Zhang, Zheng Wan, Jinling Wang, Ting Su, Linshan Duan, Yan Wang, Yuehua Zhang, Yilin Zhao

“…Besides, we detected the relative fraction of 22 immune cell types in atherosclerosis by using the deconvolution algorithm of “cell type identification by estimating relative subsets of RNA transcripts (CIBERSORT).” Ultimately, based on the significantly changed types of immune cells, we executed the correlation analysis between DEGs and immune cells to discover the potential genes and pathways associated with immune cells. …”
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TYRO3 blockade enhances anti-PD-1 therapy response by modulating expression of CCN1 in tumor microenvironment by Miso Park, Da-Sol Kuen, Keon Wook Kang, Yeonseok Chung, Jaewoo Park, Munkyung Choi, Yeonji Kim, Eun Chae Roh, Yong June Choi, Yoon Gyoon Kim, Sung Yun Cho

“…We validated the results using flow cytometry, RNA sequencing analysis, gene knockdown or overexpression, ex vivo immune cells isolation from mouse models, immunoblotting and quantitative PCR. …”
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The Metabolome Characteristics of Aerobic Endurance Development in Adolescent Male Rowers Using Polarized and Threshold Model: An Original Research by Fanming Kong, Miaomiao Zhu, Xinliang Pan, Li Zhao, Sanjun Yang, Jinyuan Zhuo, Cheng Peng, Dongkai Li, Jing Mi

“…A total of 14 unique differential metabolites were identified in the POL group, predominantly enriched in sphingolipid metabolism, glycine, serine, and threonine metabolism, aminoacyl-tRNA biosynthesis, and glutathione metabolism. Conclusions: The 8-week THR and POL training models demonstrated similar effects on enhancing aerobic performance in adolescent male rowers, indicating that both training modalities share similar blood metabolic mechanisms for improving aerobic endurance. …”
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