Shenshuaikang enema restores the intestinal barrier and microbiota-gut-kidney axis balance to alleviate chronic kidney disease via NF-κB pathway by Yan Ye, Yan Ye, Xiaopeng Huang, Xiaopeng Huang, Xiaopeng Huang, Xueying Li, Xueying Li, Fei Gao, Wenzhen Zhong, Anqi Tang, Anqi Tang, Liangbin Zhao, Dengpiao Xie, Naijing Ye, Naijing Ye

“…NF-κB-RE-Luc transgenic mice were used to construct a CKD mouse model, and changes in fluorescence intensity in mice and isolated kidney tissues were detected within 1–6 days using a small animal live imager. Finally, 16S rRNA amplicon sequencing was used to monitor changes in intestinal flora in CKD patients before and after SSKE treatment.ResultsWe found that SSKE improves renal function, attenuates renal fibrosis, reduces inflammatory factor levels, and decreases damage to intestinal and renal structures in adenine-induced CKD rats. …”
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MLL4 regulates postnatal palate growth and midpalatal suture development by Jung-Mi Lee, Hunmin Jung, Bruno de Paula Machado Pasqua, Yungki Park, Qinghuang Tang, Shin Jeon, Shin Jeon, Soo-Kyung Lee, Jae W. Lee, Hyuk-Jae Edward Kwon

“…Whole-mount and histological staining at perinatal stages identified that the midline defects in the Mll4-cKO mice emerged as early as 1 day prior to birth, presenting as a widened midpalatal suture, accompanied by increased cell apoptosis in the suture mesenchyme. Genome-wide mRNA expression analysis of the midpalatal suture tissue revealed that MLL4 is essential for the timely expression of major cartilage development genes, such as Col2a1 and Acan, at birth. …”
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Phenotypic and Complete Reference Whole Genome Sequence Analyses of Two <i>Paenibacillus</i> spp. Isolates from a Gray Wolf (<i>Canis lupus</i>) Gastrointestinal Tract by Jessika L. Bryant, Jennifer McCabe, C. Cristoph Klews, MiCayla Johnson, Ariel N. Atchley, Thomas W. Cousins, Maya Barnard-Davidson, Kristina M. Smith, Mark R. Ackermann, Michael Netherland, Nur A. Hasan, Peter A. Jordan, Evan S. Forsythe, Patrick N. Ball, Bruce S. Seal

“…Two bacteria identified as unique <i>Paenibacillus</i> spp. strains by small ribosomal RNA (16S) gene sequencing were isolated from the gastrointestinal tract of a North American Gray Wolf (<i>Canis lupus</i>). …”
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Construction and iterative redesign of synXVI a 903 kb synthetic Saccharomyces cerevisiae chromosome by Hugh D. Goold, Heinrich Kroukamp, Paige E. Erpf, Yu Zhao, Philip Kelso, Julie Calame, John J. B. Timmins, Elizabeth L. I. Wightman, Kai Peng, Alexander C. Carpenter, Briardo Llorente, Carmen Hawthorne, Samuel Clay, Niël van Wyk, Elizabeth L. Daniel, Fergus Harrison, Felix Meier, Robert D. Willows, Yizhi Cai, Roy S. K. Walker, Xin Xu, Monica I. Espinosa, Giovanni Stracquadanio, Joel S. Bader, Leslie A. Mitchell, Jef D. Boeke, Thomas C. Williams, Ian T. Paulsen, Isak S. Pretorius

“…Abstract The Sc2.0 global consortium to design and construct a synthetic genome based on the Saccharomyces cerevisiae genome commenced in 2006, comprising 16 synthetic chromosomes and a new-to-nature tRNA neochromosome. In this paper we describe assembly and debugging of the 902,994-bp synthetic Saccharomyces cerevisiae chromosome synXVI of the Sc2.0 project. …”
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Comparison of the Accuracy of Four Malaria Diagnostic Methods in a High Transmission Setting in Coastal Cameroon by Marcel N. Moyeh, Innocent M. Ali, Dieudonné L. Njimoh, Akindeh M. Nji, Palmer M. Netongo, Marie S. Evehe, Barbara Atogho-Tiedeu, Stephen M. Ghogomu, Wilfred F. Mbacham

“…Venous blood from 320 participants was used to detect the presence of malaria parasite using SD Bioline™ mRDT and Giemsa stained microscopy or spotted on filter paper for PCR amplification of the 18s rRNA gene of Plasmodium sp following standard procedures. …”
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The cancer-associated fibroblasts interact with malignant T cells in mycosis fungoides and promote the disease progression by Yige Zhao, Yong Li, Yong Li, Panpan Wang, Mengyan Zhu, Jiaqi Wang, Bo Xie, Chenyu Tang, Yangyang Ma, Shiwen Wang, Sha Jin, Jinhui Xu, Zhao Li, Xiaoyan Zhang, Liuyu Li, Xiuzu Song, Ping Wang

“…However, the pathogenesis of MF and the role of the tumor microenvironment (TME) remain unclear.MethodsWe performed single-cell RNA sequencing on tumor and adjacent normal tissues and peripheral blood mononuclear cell (PBMC) from patients with advanced MF and healthy control (HC). …”
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Fully automated extraction of high-quality total nucleic acids from FFPE specimens for comprehensive genomic profiling of solid tumors by Kristopher Amirault, Michael Collins, Luca Beker, Brandon Mills, Martina Werner, Jonathan Andreas, Daniel Hartman, Jordan Dargert, Vanessa Process, Sean Cederlund, Thuy Dao, Linnea Menin, Molly Ferrara, Andrew Briggs, Joshua Shreve, Daniel Metzger, Angela Stout, Erin Deblasi, Jie An, Taylor Jensen, Shengle Zhang, Vinesh Rana, Bryn Burlingame, Ulrich Thomann, Durga Prasad Dash, Sha Liao, Jeffrey M. Conroy, Eugenio Daviso

“…The Sonication STAR automated DNA and RNA methods from FFPE Tissues was created as a collaboration between Hamilton Company, Covaris, and Labcorp and it offers the potential reduction in quantity not sufficient (QNS) samples and sequencing performance improvements resulting in a 16 % increase in fully reported tumor profiles for patients. …”
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Urinary Proteome and Exosome Analysis Protocol for the Discovery of Respiratory Diseases Biomarkers by Laura Martelo-Vidal, Sara Vázquez-Mera, Pablo Miguéns-Suárez, Susana Belén Bravo-López, Heidi Makrinioti, Vicente Domínguez-Arca, Javier de-Miguel-Díez, Alberto Gómez-Carballa, Antonio Salas, Francisco Javier González-Barcala, Francisco Javier Salgado, Juan José Nieto-Fontarigo

“…Proteomic analyses of exosome-free urine were performed using LC-MS/MS. Simultaneously, miRNA expression from urine exosomes was measured using either RTqPCR (pre-amplification) or nCounter Nanostring (non-amplication) analyses. …”
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PINK1 modulates Prdx2 to reduce lipotoxicity‐induced apoptosis and attenuate cardiac dysfunction in heart failure mice with a preserved ejection fraction by Hao Zhang, Tianyu Xu, Xiyuan Mei, Qiming Zhao, Qiling Yang, Xianghui Zeng, Zhuang Ma, Haobin Zhou, Qingchun Zeng, Dingli Xu, Hao Ren

“…The overexpression of PINK1 induced Prdx2 expression and effectively attenuated palmitic acid‐induced apoptosis through the c‐Jun amino‐terminal kinase (JNK) and mitogen‐activated protein kinase (p38) pathways, whereas siRNA‐mediated Prdx2 knockdown abolished the protective effect of PINK1. …”
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TNF-α Induced the Enhanced Apoptosis of Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Ankylosing Spondylitis by Overexpressing TRAIL-R2 by Zhenhua Liu, Liangbin Gao, Peng Wang, Zhongyu Xie, Shuizhong Cen, Yuxi Li, Xiaohua Wu, Le Wang, Hongjun Su, Wen Deng, Shan Wang, Deng Li, Jinteng Li, Yi Ouyang, Yanfeng Wu, Huiyong Shen

“…Inhibiting TRAIL-R2 expression using shRNA eliminated the apoptosis differences between HDMSCs and ASMSCs by partially reducing ASMSCs apoptosis but minimally affecting that of HDMSCs. …”
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The Influence of Cell Source and Donor Age on the Tenogenic Potential and Chemokine Secretion of Human Mesenchymal Stromal Cells by Weronika Zarychta-Wiśniewska, Anna Burdzińska, Katarzyna Zielniok, Marta Koblowska, Kamila Gala, Piotr Pędzisz, Roksana Iwanicka- Nowicka, Anna Fogtman, Aleksandra Aksamit, Agnieszka Kulesza, Aleksandra Zołocińska, Leszek Pączek

“…The microarray analysis was performed on RNA isolated from hASC and hBM-MSC A cells. Based on microarray results, 8 factors were chosen for further evaluation. …”
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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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Tasquinimod suppresses tumor cell growth and bone resorption by targeting immunosuppressive myeloid cells and inhibiting c-MYC expression in multiple myeloma by Marie Törngren, Rong Fan, Eline Menu, Helena Eriksson, Karin Vanderkerken, Andrew Chantry, Hatice Satilmis, Niels Vandewalle, Emma Verheye, Philip Vlummens, Anke Maes, Catharina Muylaert, Elke De Bruyne, Holly Evans, Nathan De Beule, Dirk Hose, Ken Maes, Karine Breckpot, Kim De Veirman

“…We aimed to gain more insights into its mechanisms of action both on the myeloma cells and the immune microenvironment.Methods We analyzed the effects of tasquinimod on MM cell viability, cell proliferation and downstream signaling pathways in vitro using RNA sequencing, real-time PCR, western blot analysis and multiparameter flow cytometry. …”
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Approaches to modulate buffalo gut microbiome for efficient feed utilization and reduced environmental pollution by Vijit Dey, Puran C. Lailer, Tirtha K. Datta

“…Hyper ammonia- producing bacteria (HAB) are responsible for a faster rate of ammonia production from dietary protein degradation, resulting in wastage of feed protein and environmental pollution. 16S rRNA sequences of enrichment culture of buffalo rumen content revealed Proteo-bacteria (61.1 - 68.2%) as most predominant bacteria followed by Unclassified bacteria (24-29%), Firmicutes (2.8-6.9%), Bacteriodetes (0.9-2%), Actinobacteria (0.1-1.1%), Fusobacteria (0.04-0.7%) and Synergistetes (0.1-0.4%) at phylum level. …”
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LRP1 involvement in FHIT-regulated HER2 signaling in non-small cell lung cancer by Théophile Ponchel, Emma Loeffler, Julien Ancel, Audrey Brisebarre, Nathalie Lalun, Véronique Dalstein, Anne Durlach, Gaëtan Deslée, Stéphane Dedieu, Myriam Polette, Béatrice Nawrocki-Raby

“…Experiments of FHIT silencing showed that FHIT regulated LRP1 expression both at the mRNA and protein levels in lung cell lines. Analyzing the relationship between LRP1 and HER2, we observed that an anti-HER2 targeted therapy reversed LRP1 overexpression induced by FHIT silencing whereas LRP1 silencing did not affect HER2 activity. …”
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Spatially resolved transcriptomics reveals gene expression characteristics in uveal melanoma by Jing-Ying Xiu, Yu-Ning Chen, Ya-Li Mao, Jing-Ting Luo, Hao-Wen Li, Yang Li, Wen-Bin Wei

“…The focal tumor cells have a distinct ribosome synthesis and rRNA pathway. In contrast, the subpopulation tented to distribute diffusely was related to fatty acids metabolism profile, presumably supporting tumor growth by providing energy. …”
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Personalized allele-specific antisense oligonucleotides for GNAO1-neurodevelopmental disorder by Inna Shomer, Nofar Mor, Shaul Raviv, Noga Budick-Harmelin, Tanya Matchevich, Sharon Avkin-Nachum, Yoach Rais, Rebecca Haffner-Krausz, Ariela Haimovich, Aviv Ziv, Reut Fluss, Bruria Ben-Ze’ev, Gali Heimer, Denis N. Silachev, Vladimir L. Katanaev, Dan Dominissini

“…In this work, we suggest harnessing personalized RNA therapy to treat GNAO1 patients and focus specifically on a recurrent pathogenic variant (E246K). …”
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Pharmacological modulation of Sigma-1 receptor ameliorates pathological neuroinflammation in rats with diabetic neuropathic pain via the AKT/GSK-3β/NF-κB pathway by Yuyu An, Shanshan Cao, Leilei Shi, Yuhan Zhang, Xin Wang, Shiyu Yuan, Yongheng Shi, Bin Wang, Jiping Liu, Chao-jun Han

“…After treatment with PRE-084, the pain thresholds in the DNP rats were significantly improved, together with pathological changes in the dorsal root ganglion, reductions in the serum levels of TNF-α, IL-1β, IL-6, MOD, and prostaglandin E2 (PGE2), and the activity of superoxide dismutase was increased. The mRNA levels of TNF-α, IL-1β, and cyclooxygenase 2 (COX-2) were reduced. …”
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Active surveillance of avian influenza in the southwestern Poyang Lake area, China: Analyzing changes in wholesale and frozen fresh retail markets post-policy implementation by Wentao Song, Zhiqiang Deng, Fenglan He, Kang Fang, Lintao Sheng, Jingwen Wu, Junling Tu, Kun Zhou, Xi Wang, Wei Wang, Liu Yi, Kangguo Li, Buasiyamu Abudunaibi, Ping Zhang, Hui Li, Tianmu Chen

“…The type A avian influenza virus nucleic acids were detected using real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (real-time RT-PCR), and a triplex real-time RT-PCR assay kit specific for H5/H7/H9 RNA was utilized on the influenza A-positive samples to differentiate among the avian influenza virus subtypes. …”
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The Characteristics Variation of Hepatic Progenitors after TGF-β1-Induced Transition and EGF-Induced Reversion by Ping Wang, Min Cong, Tianhui Liu, Aiting Yang, Guangyong Sun, Dong Zhang, Jian Huang, Shujie Sun, Jia Mao, Hong Ma, Jidong Jia, Hong You

“…The proliferation ability and differentiation potential of these cells were suppressed by TGF-β1, while EGF resumed these capacities to the level similar to the control cells. RNA microarray analysis showed that most of the genes with significant changes after TGF-β1 incubation were recovered by EGF. …”
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