Similarities and Differences between Coronavirus Disease 2019-related Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children and Kawasaki Disease in Indian Patients by Utkarsh Singh, Suhas Prabhu, Deepak Phalgune

“…Myocardial dysfunction and pericardial effusion/regurgitation were also more prevalent in the MIS-C group, whereas coronary dilatation/aneurysm was significantly lower compared to the KDG. Mean white blood cell (WBC) count, percentage of lymphocytes, absolute lymphocyte count (ALC), and platelet count were notably higher in the KDG compared to the MIS-C group. …”
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Retinal Thickness Asymmetry in Highly Myopic Eyes with Early Stage of Normal-Tension Glaucoma by Pei-Wen Lin, Hsueh-Wen Chang, Yi-Chieh Poon

“…The thickness difference and AI of the macular ganglion cell layer (mGCL) were significantly different between superior and inferior hemispheres (P < 0.0001 and P < 0.0001, respectively). …”
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Endophytic fungi related to the ash dieback causal agent encode signatures of pathogenicity on European ash by Maryam Rafiqi, Chatchai Kosawang, Jessica A. Peers, Lukas Jelonek, Hélène Yvanne, Mark McMullan, Lene R. Nielsen

“…Amongst shared secreted proteins are cell death-inducing effector candidates, such as necrosis, and ethylene-inducing peptide 1-like proteins, Nep1-like proteins, that are upregulated during in planta growth of all Hymenoscyphus species. …”
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Potential of Co(II) and Cd(II) chelates of N′-(3-fluorobenzoyl)benzo[d]thiazole-2-carbohydrazide: Structural aspects, binding interactions, biological and molecular docking studies... by K. Srilaxmi, B. Sireesha

“…Cytotoxicity of the compounds was performed for Hela and MCF cell lines by MTT assay. Molecular docking studies carried out using Auto Dock 4.2 program revealed HL and Co(II)-MFBBTCH docking at the minor groove, and Cd(II)-MFBBTCH was docked at the major groove with hydrogen bonding.…”
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Activating CD137 Signaling Promotes Sprouting Angiogenesis via Increased VEGFA Secretion and the VEGFR2/Akt/eNOS Pathway by Bo Li, Yue Zhang, Runting Yin, Wei Zhong, Rui Chen, Jinchuan Yan

“…CD137 silencing or inhibition attenuated endothelial cell (ECs) proliferation, migration, and tube formation. …”
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Connexin 37 Regulates the Kv1.3 Pathway and Promotes the Development of Atherosclerosis by Minqi Liao, Lihua Chen, Jiongbin Lu, Guangzhu Liang, Yongzhao Yao, Shumin Ouyang, Yanhua Yang, Zhengwei Jian, Suxia Guo

“…CCK8 was used to detect cell proliferation. Results. Cx37 and Kv1.3 were highly expressed in macrophages of AS mice, and the expression of Kv1.3 and CCL7 decreased after Cx37 was silenced, and the proliferation of macrophages was also decreased. …”
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Transcriptome profiling revealed multiple circadian rhythm-related genes associated with common gynecological cancers by Lan Peng, Meiping Jiang, Kangming Li, Shuhui Yu, Chunfang Zhao, Lan Zhang, Lan Li

“…BackgroundStudies have shown that more than half of the human genome expression is affected by circadian rhythms, which includes genes involved in cell cycle control, DNA repair and apoptosis that are critical in cancer biology. …”
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Antiaging and Antioxidant Bioactivities of Asteraceae Plant Fractions on the Cellular Functions of the Yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe by Rika Indri Astuti, Muhammad Eka Prastya, Irmanida Batubara, Eka Budiarti, Aulia Ilmiyawati

“…Moreover, compared with the treatments without plant extract/fraction, all extract and fraction treatments, except the chloroform fractions of A. conyzoides, promoted yeast cell longevity. Strong induction of mitochondria activity was found following the treatments with the extracts and fractions of S. nodiflora, D. integrifolia, and M. micrantha and likely mimicked the calorie restriction-induced lifespan. …”
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Heat stress on the feed consumption, biochemical indicators, production and milk quality of holstein and jersey cows by Adriana Hauser, Marciél França, Rainer Hauser, Laiz Perazzoli, Bruna Paula Bergamaschi Mendes, Izabelly Perdoncini Telles, Tatiane Camacho Mendes, Luiz Cláudio Miletti, André Thaler Neto

“…On Day 0 of the adaptation period and on Days 1, 3 and 5 of the evaluation period, milk samples were collected for composition, physicochemical and somatic cell analysis; blood was collected for analysis of the contents of total proteins, albumin, urea, creatinine, glucose, and beta-hydroxybutyrate. …”
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Systemic Inflammation and Oxidative Stress in Childhood Obesity: Sex Differences in Adiposity Indices and Cardiovascular Risk by Tjaša Hertiš Petek, Evgenija Homšak, Mateja Svetej, Nataša Marčun Varda

“…We also aimed to assess the potential of the interferon-inducible T-cell alpha chemoattractant (I-TAC/CXCL11) as a novel biomarker. …”
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The pneumococcal bacteriocin streptococcin B is produced as part of the early competence cascade and promotes intraspecies competition by J. D. Richardson, Emily Guo, Ryan M. Wyllie, Paul Jensen, Suzanne Dawid

“…Bacteriocins are small antimicrobial peptides produced by bacteria that typically target neighboring bacteria by disruption of the cell surface. S. pnuemoniae encodes a large number of potential bacteriocin, but, for most, their role in competitive interactions has not been defined. …”
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Identification of Ferroptosis-Associated Long Noncoding RNA Prognostic Model and Tumor Immune Microenvironment in Thyroid Cancer by Yongjian Lin, Fu Gan, Xiaoyu He, Huachu Deng, Yong Li

“…Ferroptosis is a form of cell death distinct from apoptosis, which involves antitumor drug-related research. …”
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Rutaecarpine alleviates hepatic ischemia‒reperfusion injury in liver transplantation by inhibiting inflammatory response and oxidative stress by Yan Liu, Yan Liu, Feng Qi, Lun-Jian Xiang, Zhu-Jun Yi, Sheng-Wei Li

“…The aim of this study was to investigate whether Rut can alleviate hepatic IRI in liver transplantation (LT) and to explore the underlying mechanisms.MethodsRat DCD LT and oxygen-glucose deprivation/reoxygenation (OGD/R) cell models were established to clarify the effect of Rut on hepatic IRI. …”
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Influence of Supplemental Dietary Cholesterol on Growth Performance, Indices of Stress, Fillet Pigmentation, and Upper Thermal Tolerance of Female Triploid Atlantic Salmon (Salmo s... by Eric H. Ignatz, Rebeccah M. Sandrelli, Sean M. Tibbetts, Stefanie M. Colombo, Fábio S. Zanuzzo, Ashley M. Loveless, Christopher C. Parrish, Matthew L. Rise, A. Kurt Gamperl

“…We hypothesized that supplemental cholesterol could aid in maintaining cell rigidity, reducing stress and the need to mobilize astaxanthin muscle stores, and improving salmon growth and survival at high rearing temperatures. …”
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miR-26a-5p/ADAM17-Mediated Proteolysis of TREM2 Regulates Neuroinflammation in Hypertensive Mice Following Lead Exposure by Yuran Wang, Zeming Wang, Han Hao, Yuwei Zhao, Jian Wang, Weixuan Wang

“…Additionally, hypertension enhanced the neuroinflammatory response in microglia, as indicated by similar changes in cytokine expression in an in vitro cell model. Importantly, we found that TREM2, a key regulator of microglial inflammation, was downregulated in hypertensive mice with Pb exposure. …”
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Lipid-Derived Mediators in Endogenous Anti-Inflammation and Resolution: Lipoxins and Aspirin-Triggered 15-epi-Lipoxins by Charles N. Serhan, Nan Chiang

“…In this on-line update, LX and ATL biosynthesis and the LXA4 specific receptor, termed ALXR, are reviewed with a focus on their roles in inflammation and resolution with respect to pharmacology, molecular biology, and signal transduction in several cell types and animal models investigated thus far.…”
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Changements dans le comportement alimentaire des singes diurnes en liberté dans la Réserve scientifique de Mabali en Province de l’Equateur en République Démocratique du Congo... by Norbert Mbangi Mulavwa, Joseph Yangozene Kumugo, Charles Ndjombia, Charles Iyeli Mpela

“…Les données démographiques de 1999 sur la taille des groupes de forage des cercocèbes noirs comparées à celles plus récentes des années 2011 et 2012 , sur les mêmes groupes, montrent une augmentation de la moyenne des groupes de forage. …”
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Effects of prophylactic antibiotic administration and antibiotic timing on culture results and clinical outcomes of paediatric musculoskeletal infection: a protocol for a randomise... by Chao You, Yibiao Zhou, Zhiyong Liu, Chao Deng, Yongjie Xia, Dechao Wu, Liangfu Xie, Bing E, Jingming Han

“…In addition, the disease-related markers including white blood cell count, C reactive protein, erythrocyte sedimentation rate, vital signs as well as the length of hospital stay will be measured or recorded accordingly. …”
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Species delimitation and microalgal cryptic diversity analysis of the genus Micractinium (Chlorophyta) by E. S. Krivina, A. D. Temraleeva, Yu. S. Bukin

“…The clustering obtained by the latter two methods is in good congruence with morphological (cell size and shape, ability to form colonies, production of bristles, chloroplast type), physiological (vitamin requirements, reaction to high and low temperatures), molecular (presence of introns, level of genetic differences, presence of CBCs or special features of the secondary structure in ITS1 and ITS2) and ecological characteristics (habitat). …”
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lnc-MRGPRF-6:1 Promotes ox-LDL-Induced Macrophage Ferroptosis via Suppressing GPX4 by Zhihuan You, Xiaotian Ye, Meihua Jiang, Ning Gu, Caihong Liang

“…Ferroptosis, a newly discovered mode of cell death, emerges as a new target for atherosclerosis (AS). …”
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