High-Fat Diet Augments VPAC1 Receptor-Mediated PACAP Action on the Liver, Inducing LAR Expression and Insulin Resistance by Masanori Nakata, Boyang Zhang, Yifei Yang, Takashi Okada, Norihito Shintani, Hitoshi Hashimoto, Toshihiko Yada

“…PACAP potentiates insulin action in adipocytes and insulin release from pancreatic β-cells, thereby enhancing glucose tolerance. Contrary to these effects at organ levels, PACAP null mice exhibit hypersensitivity to insulin. …”
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Synoptic and Mesoscale Atmospheric Patterns That Triggered the Natural Disasters in the Metropolitan Region of Belo Horizonte, Brazil, in January 2020 by Thaís Aparecida Cortez Pinto, Enrique Vieira Mattos, Michelle Simões Reboita, Diego Oliveira de Souza, Paula S. S. Oda, Fabrina Bolzan Martins, Thiago Souza Biscaro, Glauber Willian de Souza Ferreira

“…Clouds and precipitating cells, with cloud-top temperatures below −65 °C, over several days contributed to the high precipitation volumes and lightning activity. …”
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Expression of Glutathione Peroxidase and Glutathione Reductase and Level of Free Radical Processes under Toxic Hepatitis in Rats by Igor Y. Iskusnykh, Tatyana N. Popova, Aleksander A. Agarkov, Miguel Â. A. Pinheiro de Carvalho, Stanislav G. Rjevskiy

“…The histological examination of the liver sections of rats showed that prominent hepatocytes with marked vacuolisation and inflammatory cells which were arranged around the necrotic tissue are more at 96 h after exposure to CCl4. …”
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Wogonin effects on the efflux transporters BCRP and MRP2, explain its effectiveness in ulcerative colitis: Implications for metabolic and transport interactions by Yuanyuan Liu, Zerong Zhang, Xiaoyan Li, Qinghong Hu, Zhangyu Jiang, Jia Lv, Jiayi Xue, Dongyu Wang, Jianxiong Cao, Lingyu Li, Xiaowen Ou, Lijun Zhu, Zhongqiu Liu, Tao Su

“…Moreover, in vitro results showed that after knockout of BCRP and MRP2, the concentration of wogonin increased, and its UGT metabolite wogonoside decreased in both cells and mitochondria. These indicate that inhibiting efflux transporters suppresses cellular and mitochondrial glucuronidation metabolism. …”
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Oxidized DJ-1 Levels in Urine Samples as a Putative Biomarker for Parkinson’s Disease by Jihoon Jang, Soyeon Jeong, Sung Ik Lee, Wongi Seol, Hyemyung Seo, Ilhong Son, Dong Hwan Ho

“…Using Western blot assay and ELISA, we confirmed an increase of OxiDJ-1 from HEK293T cells treated with H2O2. Using our ELISA, we observed significantly higher, 2-fold, OxiDJ-1 levels in the urine of Korean PD patients than in non-PD controls.…”
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A bibliometric analysis of optic atrophy from 2003 to 2023: research trends and hot spots by Liyuan Wang, Liyuan Wang, Liyuan Wang, Tianyang Yu, Tianyang Yu, Runze Wang, Lijuan Fu, Lijuan Fu, Feixue Dong, Feixue Dong, Shuang Zhao, Shuang Zhao, He Sun, He Sun, Yang Gao

“…BackgroundOptic atrophy (OA) is primarily caused by damage to the retinal pathway system, including widespread degeneration of retinal ganglion cells and axons, leading to visual impairment and blindness. …”
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Maternal exposure to fullerenols impairs placental development in mice by inhibiting estriol synthesis and reducing ERα by Qing He, Jiali Yuan, Huihui Yang, Ting Du, Siqing Hu, Ling Ding, Wei Yan, Panpan Chen, Jing Li, Zhenyao Huang

“…Furthermore, we found that fullerenols exposure reduced the levels of CYP3A4, ERα and estriol (E3), while increasing the levels of estradiol (E2) and oxidative stress both in mouse placenta and placental trophoblast cells, and exogenous supplementation with E3 and ER agonists was effective in restoring these changes in vitro. …”
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Evaluating the Relationship of GDF-15 with Clinical Characteristics, Cardinal Features, and Survival in Multiple Myeloma by Małgorzata Banaszkiewicz, Jolanta Małyszko, Krzysztof Batko, Ewa Koc-Żórawska, Marcin Żórawski, Paulina Dumnicka, Artur Jurczyszyn, Karolina Woziwodzka, Joanna Tisończyk, Marcin Krzanowski, Jacek Małyszko, Anna Waszczuk-Gajda, Ryszard Drożdż, Marek Kuźniewski, Katarzyna Krzanowska

“…It is abnormally secreted in marrow stromal cells of patients with multiple myeloma (MM), which may reflect the tumor microenvironment. …”
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Inhibition of STING-mediated type I IFN signaling by African swine fever virus DP71L by Lakmal Ranathunga, Sachini Abesinghe, Ji-Won Cha, Niranjan Dodantenna, Kiramage Chathuranga, Asela Weerawardhana, D. K. Haluwana, Nuwan Gamage, Jong-Soo Lee

“…Consistently, knockdown of DP71L enhanced antiviral gene expression in ASFV-infected cells. Taken together, these results highlight the important role of DP71L with respect to inhibition of interferon responses and provide guidance for a better understanding of ASFV pathogenesis and the development of live attenuated ASFV vaccines.…”
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Comparative Analysis of Embryonic Development and Antioxidant Stress Response in Hybrid Grouper (<i>Epinephelus fuscoguttatus</i> ♀ × <i>E. lanceolatus</i> ♂) with Different Ploidy... by Haizhan Tang, Yang Li, Meng Zhang, Xin Fan, Jian Luo, Xin Wen

“…Flow cytometry showed triploids that had 1.55 times more DNA and larger red blood cells. Triploids had lower midgut trypsin and lipase levels than diploids (<i>p</i> < 0.05) but similar glucose, liver malondialdehyde, and total cholesterol levels (<i>p</i> > 0.05). …”
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Features of model coronaviruses distribution in feline organs and tissues in the context of COVID-19 pathogenesis study by V. N. Afonyushkin, O. E. Sysoeva, O. S. Kozlova, D. V. Shamovskaya

“…A possible reason isthat in the presence of proteolyticenzymes, viral particlesmature, hydrophilic aminoacids are removed from the surface of the virion, making it more hydrophobic and able to ad here to cells due to hydrophobic interactions. The presence of the ACE2 recept or mainly in the enterocytes of the ileumdoes not exclude the accumulation of coronavirusin lymphocytes, given that there are more lymphocytes in the gastrointestinal tract than anywhere else, this fact can beconsidered as another justification for the predominant accumulation of coronaviruses, including SARS-CoV-2 in the intestine. …”
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Immunological Dynamics Associated with Direct-Acting Antiviral Therapies in Naive and Experimented HCV Chronic-Infected Patients by Grenda Leite Pereira, Andréa Monteiro Tarragô, Walter Luiz Lima Neves, Pedro Vieira da Silva Neto, Priscila Sarmento de Souza, Juliana dos Santos Affonso, Keyla Santos de Sousa, Jéssica Albuquerque da Silva, Allyson Guimarães Costa, Flamir da Silva Victoria, Marilu Barbieri Victoria, Adriana Malheiro

“…On the other hand, experienced patients demonstrated a poor interaction between cytokines, chemokines, and cells with a strong correlation between IL-10, IL-6, CXCL-10, and CD8+ besides the interactions between IFN-γ and IL-4. …”
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Enhanced infectivity of bovine viral diarrhoea virus (BVDV) in arginase-producing bovine monocyte-derived macrophages by Lucas José Barone, Nancy Patricia Cardoso, Florencia Celeste Mansilla, Mariángeles Castillo, Alejandra Victoria Capozzo

“…Macrophages are important cells of the innate immunity that play a major role in Bovine Viral Diarrhoea Virus (BVDV) pathogenesis. …”
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GGCX promotes Eurasian avian-like H1N1 swine influenza virus adaption to interspecies receptor binding by Jiahui Zou, Meijun Jiang, Rong Xiao, Huimin Sun, Hailong Liu, Thomas Peacock, Shaoyu Tu, Tong Chen, Jinli Guo, Yaxin Zhao, Wendy Barclay, Shengsong Xie, Hongbo Zhou

“…In this study, we conduct a comprehensive genome-wide CRISPR/Cas9 knockout screen utilizing EA H1N1 SIV in porcine kidney cells. Knocking out the enzyme gamma glutamyl carboxylase (GGCX) reduces virus replication in vitro and in vivo by inhibiting the carboxylation modification of viral haemagglutinin (HA) and the adhesion of progeny viruses, ultimately impeding the replication of EA H1N1 SIV. …”
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The effect of salicylic and jasmonic acids on the activity of <i>SnAGO</i> genes in the fungus <i>Stagonospora nodorum</i> Berk. in <i>in vitro</i> culture and during infection o... by M. Yu. Shein, G. F. Burkhanova, I. V. Maksimov

“…At the same time, the SnAGO genes of the fungus S. nodorum, when interacting with plant cells, reacted depending on the degree of host resistance: the highest level of transcripts in the resistant variety was observed. …”
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Informatics strategies for early detection and risk mitigation in pancreatic cancer patients by Di Jin, Najeeb Ullah Khan, Wei Gu, Huijun Lei, Ajay Goel, Tianhui Chen

“…This review also explores the potential of novel biomarkers, including those found in body fluids, such as serum, plasma, urine, and bile, as well as the emerging role of liquid biopsy technologies in analyzing circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA), circulating tumor cells (CTCs), and exosomes. AI-driven approaches, such as those employed in Project Felix and CancerSEEK, have been highlighted for their potential to enhance early detection through deep learning and biomarker discovery. …”
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Biopreservation of Shrimps Using Composed Edible Coatings from Chitosan Nanoparticles and Cloves Extract by Ahmed A. Tayel, Aml F. Elzahy, Shaaban H. Moussa, Mohammed S. Al-Saggaf, Amany M. Diab

“…The scanning micrographs of treated S. typhimurium with CLE/Cht-NPs displayed NPs ability to attach and destroy bacterial cells. The ECs-treated shrimps exhibited sharp decrease in microbial groups load (aerobic microorganisms, E. coli, Enterobacteriaceae, and staphylococci) during refrigerated storage (4 ± 1°C) for 10 days. …”
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Novel histone deacetylase-5 inhibitor T2943 exerts an anti-depressive effect in mice by enhancing GRID1 expression by Juan Du, Ruyun Liu, Lin Ma, Yue Liu, Wei Wei, Ning Liu, Qiuhua Cao, Jianqiang Yu

“…Upregulated GRID1 mediates signal transmission in neural pathways, restores the regenerative ability of hippocampal nerve cells, promotes nerve growth and synaptic formation, increases synapse numbers, and enhances synaptic function. …”
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Evolution of the Radiation Shielding, Optical, and Luminescence Properties of PbO₂-SiO₂ Glass Systems and the Influence of Rare Earth Elements (Eu, Ce, Yb) by Mioara Zagrai, Ramona-Crina Suciu, Radu Cristian Gavrea, Vasile Rednic

“…Samples PS0–PS3 revealed semiconducting behavior and may be considered a promising host matrix for solar cells and w-LED applications.…”
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Investigation of PACAP Fragments and Related Peptides in Chronic Retinal Hypoperfusion by Dora Werling, Dora Reglodi, Peter Kiss, Gabor Toth, Krisztina Szabadfi, Andrea Tamas, Zsolt Biro, Tamas Atlasz

“…Routine histology was performed 2 weeks after the surgery; cells were counted and the thickness of retinal layers was compared. …”
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