Mogroside ⅡE, an in vivo metabolite of sweet agent, alleviates acute lung injury via Pla2g2a-EGFR inhibition by Weichao Lü, Guoqing Ren, Kuniyoshi Shimizu, Renshi Li, Chaofeng Zhang

“…A lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced ALI model was established in mice and MH-S cells were employed to explore the protective mechanism of M2E through the western blotting, co-immunoprecipitation, and quantitative real time-PCR analysis. …”
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Mammal Diversity on Conservation Islands in Protected Areas in Oaxaca, Mexico by Eugenio Padilla, Rosa Elena Galindo-Aguilar, Miguel Briones-Salas

“…A total of 29,304 camera days were accumulated in the Central Valleys and the Western Mountains and Valleys province. A total of 60,725 photographic records were analyzed, resulting in 13,471 independent events. …”
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Embracing Plural Curricula Amid Neoliberalism in Contemporary Universities in Africa: Asante’s Afrocentric Idea Revisited by Phefumula Nyoni, Otilia Chiramba

“…The paper explores the complex nature of pedagogic transformation mainly due to the persistence of Western ideals under a resurgent neoliberal philosophy that shapes practices in contemporary university spaces. …”
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Central Asia Cold Case: Siberian Pine Fingers New Suspects in Growth Decline CA 1700 CE by David M. Meko, Dina F. Zhirnova, Liliana V. Belokopytova, Yulia A. Kholdaenko, Elena A. Babushkina, Nariman B. Mapitov, Eugene A. Vaganov

“…Tree-ring width chronologies of <i>Pinus sibirica</i> Du Tour from near the upper treeline in the Western Sayan, Southern Siberia are found to have an exceptional (below mean–3SD) multi-year drop near 1700 CE, highlighted by the seven narrowest-ring years in a 1524–2022 regional chronology occurring in the short span of one decade. …”
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Can vulnerability and agency co-existin the presence of violence? by Hanzline R. Davids, Eugene Lee Davids

“…The study included a sample of 16 adolescents who were purposefully sampled from two secondary schools in the Western Cape. Data were collected using semi-structured interviews that were guided by vignettes and were analysed using thematic analysis. …”
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Tendon-Derived Stem Cell Differentiation in the Degenerative Tendon Microenvironment by Chang Liu, Jing-wan Luo, Ke-ke Zhang, Long-xiang Lin, Ting Liang, Zong-ping Luo, Yong-qing Zhuang, Yu-long Sun

“…Immunofluorescence staining, H&E staining, real-time PCR, and Western blot were used to delineate the morphology, proliferation, and differentiation of TDSCs in the degenerative microenvironment. …”
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Cost Management at Higher Education Institutions – Cases of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and Slovenia by Martina Dragija Kostić, Tatjana Jovanović, Jelena Jurić

“…The above academic challenges led us to pioneering an attempt to evaluate the capabilities of financial management tools for three Western Balkan countries, i.e. Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and Slovenia. …”
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AURKB affects the proliferation of clear cell renal cell carcinoma by regulating fatty acid metabolism by Yang Yang, Dan Li, Zhigang Liu, Kai Zhou, Wenxing Li, Yanqi Yang, Ruifang Sun, Yulong Li

“…Methods We performed bioinformatics analysis, CCK-8 assay, RNA sequencing, RT-PCR and Western blot to analyze the function and mechanism of AURKB in ccRCC. …”
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panniculitis in a cat from northern California by Mary Ann Lee, Dennis J Woerde, Krystle L Reagan, Tatiana G Wolf, Jane E Sykes

“…This report extends the known spatial distribution of M porcinum to the western USA and strengthens its association with panniculitis in cats. …”
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HMGB1 Promotes Systemic Lupus Erythematosus by Enhancing Macrophage Inflammatory Response by Mudan Lu, Shanshan Yu, Wei Xu, Bo Gao, Sidong Xiong

“…The expression of HMGB1 was measured by ELISA and western blot. The ELISA was also applied to detect proinflammatory cytokines levels. …”
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Expression of Tropomyosin 1 Gene Isoforms in Human Breast Cancer Cell Lines by Syamalima Dube, Santhi Yalamanchili, Joseph Lachant, Lynn Abbott, Patricia Benz, Charles Mitschow, Dipak K. Dube, Bernard J. Poiesz

“…TPM1λ was the most frequent isoform expressed in the malignant breast cell lines, and it was absent in normal breast epithelial cell lines. By western blotting, we were unable to distinguish between TPM1γ, λ, and ν protein expression, which were the only TPM1 gene protein isoforms potentially expressed. …”
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Financial sovereignty as one of Russia’s strategic objectives at the present stage by G. A. Chmut

“…The financial system of the Russian Federation (hereinafter referred to as Russia, RF) should do everything necessary to guarantee the financing of those needs that had been previously funded by Western countries. To do this, the inflow of long-term savings and investments in fast-growing high-tech projects is to be provided. …”
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Astragaloside IV Treats Parkinson’s Disease by Regulating the Proliferation and Differentiation of NSCs through the SHH–Nurr1 Pathway by Zicong Wu, Jianing Zhang, Han Gao, Wentao Li

“…To assess the effects of AS-IV on cell activity, CCK-8 and flow cytometry techniques were employed. Meanwhile, western blotting, immunofluorescence, and real-time PCR were utilized to detect protein expression both in vivo and in vitro. …”
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TEEG Induced A549 Cell Autophagy by Regulating the PI3K/AKT/mTOR Signaling Pathway by Lu Shi, Yijun Tu, Yu Xia, Siqi Ye, Chaozhi Ma, Yanwen Liu, Pengtao You

“…Autophagy-associated proteins were examined by Western blot analysis. TEEG markedly inhibited A549 cell proliferation in a concentration-dependent manner. …”
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Whole-Genome Expression Analysis and Signal Pathway Screening of Synovium-Derived Mesenchymal Stromal Cells in Rheumatoid Arthritis by Jingyi Hou, Yi Ouyang, Haiquan Deng, Zhong Chen, Bin Song, Zhongyu Xie, Peng Wang, Jinteng Li, Weiping Li, Rui Yang

“…Quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction was applied to verify the expression variations of the partial genes mentioned above, and a western blot analysis was used to determine the expression levels of p53, p-JNK, p-ERK, and p-p38. …”
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Protection of Passeriformes Birds in Wetland Ecological Restoration: A Case Study of the Reed Parrotbill (<i>Paradoxornis heudei</i>) in Baiyangdian by Qi Sun, Heng Wu, Taijun Zuo, Zengrui Tian, Jiaojiao Wang, Jianhua Hou

“…Using the environmental factors determined with Google Earth Engine (GEE), ultimately we designated the following areas as priority conservation zones: the Fuhe Wetland (FHW), the reed area south of Beihezhuang (BHV), both sides of the Baiyangdian Bridge (BYDB), the western shoreline of Shaochedian (SCD), Yannandi Park (YNDP), east of Guangdianzhangzhuang Village (GDZZV), east of Dongtianzhuang (DTV), north of Xilizhuang (XLV), south of Caiputai Village (CPTV), north of Gaolou Village (GLV), and the Xiaoyihe Wetland (XYW). …”
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Extracellular Vesicles and Tunnelling Nanotubes as Mediators of Prostate Cancer Intercellular Communication by Jessica K. Heatlie, Joanna Lazniewska, Courtney R. Moore, Ian R. D. Johnson, Bukuru D. Nturubika, Ruth Williams, Mark P. Ward, John J. O’Leary, Lisa M. Butler, Doug A. Brooks

“…Selected molecular machinery, thought to be involved in intercellular communication, was investigated by knockdown studies and Western blotting/immunofluorescence/scanning electron microscopy (SEM). …”
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Update on New Antigens in the Pathogenesis of Membranous Nephropathy by Maurizio Salvadori, Aris Tsalouchos

“…The use of confocal microscopy and Western blot allowed detection of the new antigen on glomerular membrane, and the same antigen and relative antibodies have been detected in serum samples. …”
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Benefits of Multi-Terminal HVdc Under Extreme Conditions via Production Cost Modeling Analyses by Quan Nguyen, Hongyan Li, Pavel Etingov, Marcelo Elizondo, Jinxiang Zhu, Xinda Ke

“…Finally, the planning 2030 Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) system is used as an example to demonstrate the benefits of existing and future dc lines in point-to-point, radial, and meshed configurations. …”
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Targeting of retrovirus-derived Rtl8a/8b causes late-onset obesity, reduced social response and increased apathy-like behaviour by Yoshifumi Fujioka, Hirosuke Shiura, Masayuki Ishii, Ryuichi Ono, Tsutomu Endo, Hiroshi Kiyonari, Yoshikazu Hirate, Hikaru Ito, Masami Kanai-Azuma, Takashi Kohda, Tomoko Kaneko-Ishino, Fumitoshi Ishino

“…We confirmed the reduction of GABRB2 protein in the DKO cerebral cortex by western blotting. As GABRB2 has been implicated in the aetiology of several neurodevelopmental and neuropsychiatric disorders, it is likely that the reduction of GABRB2 is one of the major causes of the neuropsychiatric defects in the DKO mice.…”
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