Biochemical Characteristics of Bone Mineral Metabolism before and throughout the First Year after Kidney Transplantation, Persistent Hyperparathyroidism, and Risk Factors in a Lati... by Lourdes Balcázar-Hernández, Guadalupe Vargas-Ortega, Baldomero González-Virla, Martha Cruz-López, Raúl Rodríguez-Gómez, Ramón Espinoza-Pérez, Carlos Cuevas-García, Victoria Mendoza-Zubieta

“…After KT, an increase of calcium and a diminution of PTH, phosphorus, and alkaline phosphatase were corroborated (p=0.001). …”
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Simultaneous estimation of multiple soil properties from vis-NIR spectra using a multi-gate mixture-of-experts with data augmentation by Xiaoqing Wang, Mei-Wei Zhang, Ya-Nan Zhou, Lingli Wang, Ling-Tao Zeng, Yu-Pei Cui, Xiao-Lin Sun

“…., clay, silt, sand, pH (in water), organic content (OC), calcium carbonate (CaCO3), nitrogen (N), phosphorous (P), potassium (K), and cation exchange capacity (CEC). …”
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A Vitamin Pattern Diet Is Associated with Decreased Risk of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus in Chinese Women: Results from a Case Control Study in Taiyuan, China by Qiong Chen, Yongliang Feng, Hailan Yang, Weiwei Wu, Ping Zhang, Keke Wang, Ying Wang, Jamie Ko, Jiaxin Shen, Lingling Guo, Feng Zhao, Wenqiong Du, Shouhang Ru, Suping Wang, Yawei Zhang

“…A “vitamin” nutrient pattern was characterized as the consumption of diet rich in vitamin A, carotene, vitamin B2, vitamin B6, vitamin C, dietary fiber, folate, calcium, and potassium. For every quartile increase in the vitamin factor score during one year prior to conception, the first trimester, and the second trimester of pregnancy, the GDM risk decreased by 9% (OR: 0.91, 95%CI: 0.86-0.96), 9% (OR: 0.91, 95%CI: 0.86-0.96), and 10% (OR: 0.90, 95%CI: 0.85-0.95), respectively. …”
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Rainy and Dry Seasons Are Relevant Factors Affecting Chemical and Antioxidant Properties of Meliponini Honey by Flavia C. Lavinas, Brendo A. Gomes, Marcos V. T. Silva, Raissa Lima, Suzana G. Leitão, Mirian R. L. Moura, Rosineide C. Simas, Renata F. Barbosa, Fabricio O. Silva, Carla S. Carneiro, Igor A. Rodrigues

“…The mineral composition, particularly potassium, phosphorus, and calcium, remained stable. Multivariate analysis identified <i>m</i>/<i>z</i> ions (VIP scores > 2.5), rather than physicochemical or antioxidant capacity parameters, as critical for seasonal discrimination. …”
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Stimulation of Alpha1-Adrenergic Receptor Ameliorates Cellular Functions of Multiorgans beyond Vasomotion through PPARδ by Yong-Jik Lee, Hyun Soo Kim, Hong Seog Seo, Jin Oh Na, You-Na Jang, Yoon-Mi Han, Hyun-Min Kim

“…Pharmacological activation of α1-adrenergic receptors in C2C12 skeletal muscle cells promoted mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation and ATP production by increasing the expression of catabolic molecules, including PPARδ, AMPK, and PGC-1α, through cytosolic calcium signaling and increased GLUT4 expression, as seen in exercise. …”
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Optimization of chemical transfection in airway epithelial cell lines by Tony J. F. Guo, Wan Yi Liang, Gurpreet K. Singhera, Jasmine Memar Vaghri, Janice M. Leung, Del R. Dorscheid

“…Results We used six common and/or commercially available reagents with varying chemical compositions: Lipofectamine 3000 (L3000), FuGENE HD, ViaFect, jetOPTIMUS, EndoFectin, and calcium phosphate. Using L3000, 1HAEo- exhibited the highest transfection efficiency compared to 16HBE14o- and NCI-H292 (1HAEo-: 76.1 ± 3.2%, 16HBE14o-: 35.5 ± 1.2%, NCI-H292: 28.9 ± 2.23%). …”
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Lipopolysaccharide Inhibits the Channel Activity of the P2X7 Receptor by Elias Leiva-Salcedo, Claudio Coddou, Felipe E. Rodríguez, Antonello Penna, Ximena Lopez, Tanya Neira, Ricardo Fernández, Mónica Imarai, Miguel Rios, Jorge Escobar, Margarita Montoya, J. Pablo Huidobro-Toro, Alejandro Escobar, Claudio Acuña-Castillo

“…On the other hand, preapplication of LPS inhibited ATP-induced currents, intracellular calcium increase, and ethidium bromide uptake and had no effect on ERK activation in HEK293 cells. …”
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Fermented palm kernel waste with different sugars as substrate for black soldier fly larvae by R.A. Nugroho, R. Aryani, E.H. Hardi, H. Manurung, R. Rudianto, W.N. Jati

“…The larvae grown in the substrate with added maltose had a significantly higher accumulation of phosphorus, sodium, and iron, but showed significantly lower palmitoleic acid than other larvae groups. Calcium and potassium were accumulated better in the larvae grown on fermented palm kernel meal with added either glucose, maltose, or sucrose than other substrates.CONCLUSION: of the various waste products generated by the palm industry, some, including palm kernel meal, have not yet been entirely processed. …”
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Exosome proteomic analyses identify inflammatory phenotype and novel biomarkers in African American prostate cancer patients by Gati K. Panigrahi, Prakash P. Praharaj, Hiroki Kittaka, Asit R. Mridha, Olen M. Black, Rakesh Singh, Roger Mercer, Adrie van Bokhoven, Kathleen C. Torkko, Chapla Agarwal, Rajesh Agarwal, Zakaria Y. Abd Elmageed, Hariom Yadav, Santosh K. Mishra, Gagan Deep

“…Interestingly, African American PCa E006AA‐hT cells secreted exosomes strongly induced a proinflammatory M2‐phenotype in macrophages and showed calcium response on sensory neurons, suggesting a neuroinflammatory response. …”
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Effects of olive leaf extract on exercise performance and muscle mitochondrial response in young healthy adults by Clément Lanfranchi, Nadège Zanou, Jérôme Feige, Umberto DeMarchi, Aurélie Hermant, Ornella Cominetti, Eugenia Migliavacca, Alba Moreno-Asso, Astrid Hostrman, Sara Mistro, Nicolas Place

“…., & Ferri, P. (2024). Mitochondrial calcium uptake declines during aging and is directly activated by oleuropein to boost energy metabolism and skeletal muscle performance. …”
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Modulation of DAPK1 expression by its alternative splice variant DAPK1-215 in cancer by QingShui Wang, ShuYun Weng, WenTing Zhong, YouYu Lin, Yan Yu, YiMin Huang, LiLin Ge, XiuLi Zhang, FangQin Xue, Yehuda G. Assaraf, Yao Lin

“…Abstract Background Death-Associated Protein Kinase 1 (DAPK1) family members are calcium/calmodulin-regulated serine/threonine kinases implicated in cell death, normal development, and human diseases. …”
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Optimization of exogenous CeO2 nanoparticles on Pak choi (Brassica rapa L. var. chinensis) to alleviate arsenic stress by Rohina Tabassam, Shoaib Ahmad, Adiba Khan Sehrish, Azeem Ahmad, Sarah Owdah Alomrani, Abdul Ghafoor, Tahira Akram, Muhammad Ali Alshehri, Sumaira Noor, Shafaqat Ali, Shafaqat Ali

“…Furthermore, foliar application of 75,000,000 ng/L CeO2 NPs significantly increased the content of zinc (81.02%), copper (56.99%), iron (88.04%), manganese (68.37%), magnesium (76.83%), calcium (61.16%), and potassium (84.91%) in leaves when compared to control without NPs. …”
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Effects of cage size on the natural behavior, serum parameters, production performance and hypothalamic mRNA expression profiles of laying hens by Yi Wan, Ruiyu Ma, Renrong Qi, Dawei Jiang, Helong Guan, Wei Liu, Junying Li, Yan Li, Kai Zhan

“…A majority of these DEGs were involved primarily in neuroactive ligand‒receptor interactions, focal adhesion and calcium signaling pathways, which are associated with the regulation of behavioral patterns, the stress response and follicular development. …”
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Reconstruction and computational analysis of the microRNA regulation gene network in wheat drought response mechanisms by M. A. Kleshchev, A. V. Maltseva, E. A. Antropova, P. S. Demenkov, T. V. Ivanisenko, Y. L. Orlov, H. Chao, M. Chen, N. A. Kolchanov, V. A. Ivanisenko

“…These proteins are associated with phytohormone signaling pathways and calcium-dependent protein kinases significant in plant water deficit adaptation. …”
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Study on the infection characteristics and pathogenesis of duck circovirus 1 in Cherry Valley meat ducks by Hanqing Li, Guige Xu, Hui Yan, Lei Bei, Mingrui Zhao, Ruihua Zhang, Yu Meng, Yanli Zhu, Liangmeng Wei, Zhijing Xie, Shijin Jiang

“…DuCV-1 was detected in serum, cloacal swabs, and throat swabs at 1 DPI and sustained during the experimental period. The contents of calcium, phosphorus and lymphocytes decreased while alanine aminotransferase and total bilirubin increased in the serum of sick ducks. …”
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Novel derivative of nicotinic acid ameliorates doxorubicin-induced cardiac injury via regulation of redox homeostasis by Yana V. Loboda, Mikhail V. Korokin, Alexey V. Kuznetsov, Tatiana N. Malorodova, Anton P. Danilenko, Anna A. Peresypkina, Oleg S. Gudyrev, Ol’ga A. Kop’eva, Tatyana G. Pokrovskaya, Liliya V. Korokina, Valeriya N. Khruslova, Valeriya A. Nazarenko, Tatyana V. Avtina, Alexey V. Deikin, Aleksandr A. Dolzhikov, Tatiana V. Puzanova, Lyudmila M. Danilenko

“…A significant role in potassium 5-hydroxynicotinate-mediated cardioprotection is, apparently, related to the reduction of oxidative stress and down-regulation of the level of intracellular calcium.…”
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Identifying Drug Prescription in Newly Diagnosed Hypertension Patients in India by Thomas Alexander, Jagdish S. Hiremath, Jitendra P. S. Swahney, Subhash Chandra, Peeyush Jain, Praveen Chandra, Nakul Sinha, T. Sashikanth, Yugandhar Bachhu, Anil Balachandran, Pathiyil Balagopalan Jayagopal, T. Govindan Unni, Tiny Nair, Kumaresan Kannan, Dorairaj Prabhakar, M. Chenniappan, Ajay U. Mahajan, Rajiv D. Karnik, Chandrashekhar K. Ponde, Prashant Advani, Idris Ahmed Khan, Brij Mohan Goyal, P. R. Vaidyanathan, Hiren Prajapati, Willem J. Verberk

“…Angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) were the most commonly prescribed drugs, given to 79% of patients, followed by calcium channel blockers (CCBs) at 55%. Diuretics and beta‐blockers (BBs) were prescribed to 27% and 17% of patients, respectively. …”
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Apigenin inhibits NLRP3 inflammasome activation in monocytes and macrophages independently of CD38 by Knut Husø Lauritzen, Knut Husø Lauritzen, Kuan Yang, Michael Frisk, Mieke C. Louwe, Maria Belland Olsen, Maria Belland Olsen, Mathias Ziegler, William E. Louch, Bente Halvorsen, Bente Halvorsen, Pål Aukrust, Pål Aukrust, Arne Yndestad, Øystein Sandanger, Øystein Sandanger

“…IntroductionCD38, a regulator of intracellular calcium signalling, is highly expressed in immune cells. …”
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[18F]FB(ePEG12)12-exendin-4 noninvasive imaging of insulinoma negative for insulin immunostaining on specimen from endoscopic ultrasonography-guided fine needle aspiration: a case... by Daisuke Otani, Takaaki Murakami, Saeko Murakami, Ikuko Hanaoka, Hiroyuki Fujimoto, Yoichi Shimizu, Kanae Kawai Miyake, Kentaro Sakaki, Yohei Ueda, Daisuke Tanaka, Tsuyoshi Ohno, Hironori Shimizu, Naoki Uyama, Norishige Iizuka, Daisuke Yabe, Yuji Nakamoto, Nobuya Inagaki

“…The clinical application of other localizing approaches such as selective arterial calcium stimulation and endoscopic ultrasonography-guided fine needle aspiration (EUS-FNA) is limited by their being invasive and/or technically complex. …”
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Metformin blocks BIK1-mediated CPK28 phosphorylation and enhances plant immunity by Yazhou Bao, Qian Zhang, Hai Zhu, Yong Pei, Yaning Zhao, Yixin Li, Peiyun Ji, Dandan Du, Hao Peng, Guangyuan Xu, Xiaodan Wang, Zhiyuan Yin, Gan Ai, Xiangxiu Liang, Daolong Dou

“…Results: Our findings revealed that MET boosts plant disease resistance by activating MAPKs, upregulating the expression of downstream defense genes, and fortifying the ROS burst. CALCIUM-DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASE 28 (CPK28) was identified as a target of MET. …”
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