Comparative Study of Angiotensin Convertase Enzyme (ACE2) Gene Expression in Patients with Covid-19 By Molecular Method by Behrooz Farzanegan, Naghmeh Bahrami, Mohammad Fathi, Saba Tahmasebi, Mehdi Kazem Pour Dizaji, Shadi Shafaghi, Farnaz Ahmadi, Farnoush Mohammadi, Seyedeh Zahra Fotook Kiaei, Mona Mohajeri Tehrani, Masoume Farhangiyan, Abdolreza Mohamadnia

“…This particular virus spreads rapidly likely because of the Spike proteins affinity, to the human ACE2 cell receptor causing harm to organs, like the lungs in type 2 pneumocytes that abundantly express this receptor. …”
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Effects of Fermentation Time and Extraction Solvent on Antioxidant Activity and Total Phenolic and Flavonoid Content of Phenolic Extract from Orange (Citrus reticulata) Peel by Khalilan Lambangsari, Agnesia Gita Regita, Laely Munawaroh, Elen Etha Yulinar Simanjuntak, Nadia Delfi Zafira, Muhammad Yusuf Abduh

“…Phenolic compounds found in orange peel are conjugated with the cell wall components. The utilization of solid-state fermentation by Aspergillus niger can release bound phenolic compounds from the cell wall, thereby hence increases phenolic compounds extraction. …”
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Odyssey of environmental and microbial interventions in maize crop improvement by Alok Kumar Singh, Alok Kumar Singh, Alok Kumar Srivastava, Parul Johri, Manish Dwivedi, Radhey Shyam Kaushal, Mala Trivedi, Tarun Kumar Upadhyay, Nadiyah M. Alabdallah, Nadiyah M. Alabdallah, Irfan Ahmad, Mohd Saeed, Sorabh Lakhanpal

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Genetic Predictors of Poor Prognosis in Portuguese Patients with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis: Data from Reuma.pt by Ana Filipa Mourão, Maria José Santos, Sílvia Mendonça, Filipa Oliveira-Ramos, Manuel Salgado, Paula Estanqueiro, José Melo-Gomes, Fernando Martins, Ana Lopes, Bruno Filipe Bettencourt, Jácome Bruges-Armas, José Costa, Carolina Furtado, Ricardo Figueira, Iva Brito, Jaime Branco, João Eurico Fonseca, Helena Canhão

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Evaluation of the protective efficacy of OlysetPlus ceiling nets for reduction of malaria incidence in children in Homa Bay County, Kenya: a cluster-randomised controlled study pro... by Daisuke Yoneoka, Jesse Gitaka, James Kongere, Wataru Kagaya, Akira Kaneko, Yura K Ko, Chim W Chan, Mariko Kanamori, Bernard N Kanoi, Gordon Odhiambo Okomo, Protus Omondi, Kelvin B Musyoka, Takatsugu Okai, Victor Opiyo, Jared Oginga, Samuel Mungai, Kibor K Keitany, Elijah Songok, Noboru Minakawa

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Synthesis, characterization and biological profile of some new dihydropyrimidinone derivaties by Madiha Kanwal, Humaira Nadeem, Sumra Malik, Saima Maqsood

“…So it is concluded that the recently synthesized new dihyropyrimidinone derivatives are highly effective antimicrobial derivatives with non-toxic effects on human cell lines.…”
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Exploring and detecting predictors associated with survival and mortality of cervical cancer patients: a 10-year retrospective study by Shaba Muneeha, Raushan Kumar Chaudhary, Vijith Vittal Shetty, Soumya Patil, Uday Venkat Mateti

“…Most of the patients had abnormal body mass index (BMI) (46.96%), postmenopausal stage (75.76%), stage II cancer (43.03%), histologically poorly differentiated grade (47.88%) and squamous cell carcinoma (87.88%), with radiation plus chemotherapy being popular treatment choice (48.79%) and with the overall mean age of 56 years. …”
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Nationwide cervical precancer screening in Ghana: concurrent HPV DNA testing and visual inspection under an expanded hub-and-spoke model by Kofi Effah, John Allotey, Ethel Tekpor, Comfort Mawusi Wormenor, Joseph Emmanuel Amuah, Ernest Antwi-Boasiako, Erasmus Nikoi Kotey, Seyram Kemawor, Isaac Gedzah, Helena Maame Ama Frempong, Stephen Danyo, Edna Sesenu, Bernard Hayford Atuguba, Nana Owusu Mensah Essel, Patrick Kafui Akakpo

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Sugarcane: an unexpected habitat for black yeasts in Chaetothyriales by Flávia de F. Costa, Rafael S. C. de Souza, Morgana F. Voidaleski, Renata R. Gomes, Guilherme F. Reis, Bruna J. F. de S. Lima, Giovanna Z. Candido, Marlon R. Geraldo, Jade M. B. Soares, Gabriela X. Schneider, Edvaldo da S. Trindade, Israel H. Bini, Leandro F. Moreno, Amanda Bombassaro, Flávio Queiroz-Telles, Roberto T. Raittz, Yu Quan, Paulo Arruda, Derlene Attili-Angelis, Sybren de Hoog, Vania A. Vicente

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Durable responders in advanced NSCLC with elevated TMB and treated with 1L immune checkpoint inhibitor: a real-world outcomes analysis by David P Carbone, David Spigel, Jeffrey S Ross, Karthikeyan Murugesan, Gerald Li, Richard S P Huang, Ryon P Graf, Geoffrey R Oxnard, Alexa Schrock, Liangliang Zhang, Khaled Tolba, Jacob Sands

“…Background For patients with advanced non-small cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC), immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICPI) and chemotherapy (chemo) ICPI represent two distinct first-line standard-of-care regimens without clear and established biomarkers to inform the optimal choice for individual patients. …”
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Exposure to Subclinical Doses of Fumonisins, Deoxynivalenol, and Zearalenone Affects Immune Response, Amino Acid Digestibility, and Intestinal Morphology in Broiler Chickens by Revathi Shanmugasundaram, Laharika Kappari, Mohammad Pilewar, Matthew K. Jones, Oluyinka A. Olukosi, Anthony Pokoo-Aikins, Todd J. Applegate, Anthony E. Glenn

“…Higher mycotoxin groups T2 to T6 had a reduction in the digestibility of amino acids methionine (<i>p</i> < 0.05), aspartate (<i>p</i> < 0.05), and serine (<i>p</i> < 0.05); a reduction in CD4+, CD8+ T-cell populations (<i>p</i> < 0.05) and an increase in T regulatory cell percentages in the spleen (<i>p</i> < 0.05); a decrease in splenic macrophage nitric oxide production and total IgA production (<i>p</i> < 0.05); and upregulated cytochrome P450-1A1 and 1A4 gene expression (<i>p</i> < 0.05). …”
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OUTPOST: A comprehensive analysis software for whole‐metagenome shotgun sequencing incorporating group stratification by Yihang Zhou, Jihong Zheng, Wenqi Song, Xinyi Yan, Li Du, Zhonglin Ma, Yanbin Fu, Zhaohui Ouyang, Yuchen Xiao, Zhuoqun Liu, Feng Tian, Jason Wing Hon Wong, Jen Hao David Shih, Shikang Liang, Honglei Tian, Liu Liu, Ke Wei, Chao Zhang, Jiangtao Li, Xiaozhu Wang

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IDENTIFIKASI PIGMEN KLOROFIL DAN CELAH ENERGI PADA DAUN CINCAU (CYCLEA BARBATA) SEBAGAI FOTOSENSITIZER ALAMI UNTUK APLIKASI DSSC by Ismail Saleh, Wa Ode Nirwana Sari Halidun

“…Moreover, it can transfer electrons, so it can be used as a natural photosensitizer on dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC) device. Natural photosensitizer has several advantages, such as its lower cost, abundant quantities, eco-friendly, and easy to synthesize. …”
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HMGB1 lactylation drives neutrophil extracellular trap formation in lactate-induced acute kidney injury by Li Zhu, Li Zhu, Qiang Zheng, Xiaodong Liu, Xiaodong Liu, Hao Ding, Mengqing Ma, Jiaxin Bao, Yawen Cai, Changchun Cao

“…For mice, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) kits were employed to quantify the concentrations of lactate and AKI biomarkers in blood and cell supernatant. The mouse model of AKI was performed with a single intraperitoneal (i.p.) administration of lactate (30 mg/kg) and low-dose LPS (2 mg/kg) for 24 h. …”
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MXene-based materials for enhanced water quality: Advances in remediation strategies by Ali Mohammad Amani, Milad Abbasi, Atena Najdian, Farzaneh Mohamadpour, Seyed Reza Kasaee, Hesam Kamyab, Shreeshivadasan Chelliapan, Mostafa Shafiee, Lobat Tayebi, Ahmad Vaez, Atefeh Najafian, Ehsan Vafa, Sareh Mosleh-Shirazi

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Reduction of elevated Gli3 does not alter the progression of autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease by Lauren G. Russell, Maria Kolatsi‐Joannou, Laura Wilson, Jennifer C. Chandler, Nuria Perretta Tejedor, Georgie Stagg, Karen L. Price, Christopher J. Rowan, Tessa Crompton, Norman D. Rosenblum, Paul J. D. Winyard, David A. Long

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Intravitreal Bevacizumab Injection Attenuates Diabetic Retinopathy in Adult Rats with Experimentally Induced Diabetes in the Early Stage by Jiao Lv, Miao-Miao Chen, Zhi-Hao Mu, Fang Wang, Zhong-Yi Qian, Lei Zhou, Qiu-Ting Guo, Zhi-Min Zhao, Yu-Ping Pan, Xin-Yu Liao, Zhi-Hong Yang, Ning Cai, Ying-Ying Zou, Shu-De Li

“…In diabetic rats given bevacizumab injection, the ganglion cell loss and alterations of retinal thickness were ameliorated. …”
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DNA Copy Number Changes at 8q11–24 in Metastasized Colorectal Cancer by T. E. Buffart, J. Coffa, M. A. J. A. Hermsen, B. Carvalho, J. R. M. van der Sijp, B. Ylstra, G. Pals, J. P. Schouten, G. A. Meijer

“…Results and Discussion: MLPA results obtained of the colo205 colorectal cell line were comparable with previous array-CGH results, thus validating the MLPA probe mixture. …”
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Identifying disulfidptosis-related biomarkers in epilepsy based on integrated bioinformatics and experimental analyses by Sijun Li, Lanfeng Sun, Hongmi Huang, Xing Wei, Yuling Lu, Kai Qian, Yuan Wu

“…One of the underlying mechanisms of epilepsy (EP), a brain disease characterized by recurrent seizures, is considered to be cell death. Disulfidptosis, a proposed novel cell death mechanism, is thought to play a part in the pathogenesis of epilepsy, but the exact role is unclear. …”
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Host–virus interactions during infection with a wild-type ILTV strain or a glycoprotein G deletion mutant ILTV vaccine strain in an ex vivo system by Gayathri Gopakumar, Mauricio J.C. Coppo, Andrés Diaz-Méndez, Carol A. Hartley, Joanne M. Devlin

“…Furthermore, differential regulation of genes encoding certain structural components and receptors with roles in cell migration, in the absence of gG, is consistent with the immunomodulatory role of ILTV gG.…”
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