Protection Effect of Endomorphins on Advanced Glycation End Products Induced Injury in Endothelial Cells by Jing Liu, Liping Yan, Ruilan Niu, Limin Tian, Qi Zhang, Jinxing Quan, Hua Liu, Suhong Wei, Qian Guo

“…This study is to investigate the effects of EMs on the synthesis and secretion of vasoactive substances induced by advanced glycation end products in primary cultured human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs). …”
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Biofilm Formation of Staphylococcus Aureus in Multiple Sclerosis Patients and its Essential Role in the Pathogenicity of the Disease by Suhad Hassan Aubaid, Ekhlas Saddam Falih, Suhaib khalid Ibrahim

“…Staphylococcus aureus was cultured on blood agar, nutrient agar, mannitol salt agar, biochemical tests, and biofilm assay tests were done. …”
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The opposite effect of convulsant drugs on neuronal and endothelial nitric oxide synthase – A possible explanation for the dual proconvulsive/anticonvulsive action of nitric oxide... by Vega Rasgado Lourdes A., Ramón-Gallegos Eva, Rodríguez-Páez Lorena, Alcántara-Farfán Verónica

“…Considering the distribution of neuronal and endothelial NOS in neurons and astrocytes, resp., primary cultures of neurons and astrocytes were used as a study model. …”
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Widespread mutagenesis and chromosomal instability shape somatic genomes in systemic sclerosis by Sriram Vijayraghavan, Thomas Blouin, James McCollum, Latarsha Porcher, François Virard, Jiri Zavadil, Carol Feghali-Bostwick, Natalie Saini

“…To test our hypothesis, we culture clonal lineages of fibroblasts from the lung tissues of controls and systemic sclerosis patients and compare their mutation burdens and spectra. …”
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Optogenetic Inhibition of Striatal Neuronal Activity Improves the Survival of Transplanted Neural Stem Cells and Neurological Outcomes after Ischemic Stroke in Mice by Yifan Lu, Lu Jiang, Wanlu Li, Meijie Qu, Yaying Song, Xiaosong He, Zhijun Zhang, Guo-Yuan Yang, Yongting Wang

“…In this work, we used optogenetic techniques to control the activity of striatal neurons and investigated how their activity affected the survival and migration of transplanted NSCs and overall neurological outcome after ischemic stroke. NSCs cultured from transgenic mice expressing fluorescent protein were transplanted into the peri-infarct region of the striatum after transient middle cerebral artery occlusion (tMCAO) surgery. …”
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Baicalein Protects against Type 2 Diabetes via Promoting Islet β-Cell Function in Obese Diabetic Mice by Yu Fu, Jing Luo, Zhenquan Jia, Wei Zhen, Kequan Zhou, Elizabeth Gilbert, Dongmin Liu

“…In the in vitro studies, baicalein significantly augmented GSIS and promoted viability of insulin-secreting cells and human islets cultured either in the basal medium or under chronic hyperlipidemic condition. …”
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Locally Different Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase Protein Levels in Ascending Aortic Aneurysms of Bicuspid and Tricuspid Aortic Valve by Salah A. Mohamed, Arlo Radtke, Roza Saraei, Joern Bullerdiek, Hajar Sorani, Rolf Nimzyk, Antje Karluss, Hans H. Sievers, Gazanfer Belge

“…ENOS protein levels were measured in the outer curve (convexity), the opposite side (concavity), the distal and above the sinotubular junction (proximal) aneurysm. Cultured aortic cells were treated with NO synthesis inhibitor L-NAME and the amounts of 35 apoptosis-related proteins were determined. …”
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Phytomedicine Potential of <i>Oroxylum indicum</i> Root and Its Constituents: Targeting Alzheimer’s Disease by Rattana Summat, Pornthip Waiwut, Supawadee Daodee, Natsajee Nualkaew, Khemjira Phemphunananchai, Puguh Novi Arsito, Yaowared Chulikhit, Orawan Montakantirat, Charinya Khamphukdee, Chantana Boonyarat

“…They inhibited β-amyloid aggregation as measured by the thioflavin T assay and acetylcholinesterase activity using the Ellman method. In cell culture models, <i>O. indicum</i> extract showed an ability to protect neurons from the toxic effects of H₂O₂. …”
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Modulation of Biomaterial‐Associated Fibrosis by Means of Combined Physicochemical Material Properties by Lisa E. Tromp, Torben A.B. van derBoon, Roderick H.J. deHilster, Ruud Bank, Patrick van Rijn

“…Normal human dermal fibroblasts (NHDFs) are screened for cell density, area, and myofibroblast markers α‐smooth muscle actin (α‐SMA) and Collagen type I (COL1) after 24 h and 7 days of culture, with or without transforming growth factor‐beta (TGF‐β). …”
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Micropropagation of Bioencapsulation and Ultrastructural Features of Sainfoin (Onobrychis viciifolia) Grown In Vivo and In Vitro by Sadegh Mohajer, Rosna Mat Taha, Minoo Mohajer, Arash Khorasani Esmaeili

“…Callus derived from different concentrations of Kinetin (0–2.0 mg L−1) and Indole-3-acetic acid (0–2.0 mg L−1) was coated with sodium alginate and subsequently cultured either in Murashige and Skoog (MS) medium or in soil substrate. …”
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Developing a novel TaqMan qPCR assay for optimizing Salmonella Pullorum detection in chickens by Hao Wang, Xiamei Kang, Longhai Yu, Haijian Wang, Anja Müller, Corinna Kehrenberg, Yan Li, Min Yue

“…Furthermore, we collected 676 chicken samples from an established infection model to compare the performance of the TaqMan qPCR assay with traditional bacterial culturing and antibody-based detection approaches. …”
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A Case of Waterhouse-Friderichsen Syndrome Resulting from an Invasive Pneumococcal Infection in a Patient with a Hypoplastic Spleen by Kazumasa Emori, Nobuhiro Takeuchi, Junichi Soneda

“…The following day, blood cultures revealed the presence of Streptococcus pneumoniae. …”
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Periductal Mastitis: An Inflammatory Disease Related to Bacterial Infection and Consequent Immune Responses? by Lu Liu, Fei Zhou, Pin Wang, Lixiang Yu, Zhongbing Ma, Yuyang Li, Dezong Gao, Qiang Zhang, Liang Li, Zhigang Yu

“…To investigate the roles of bacterial infection and critical cytokines expression, 16S rRNA gene sequencing and bacterial culturing were conducted. We also measured the levels of interferon-γ, interleukin-12A, and interleukin-17A by semiquantitative immunohistochemistry method. …”
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Distinct Molecular Effects of Angiotensin II and Angiotensin III in Rat Astrocytes by Michelle A. Clark, Chinh Nguyen, Hieu Tran

“…Previously, we showed that Ang II and Ang III induced mitogen-activated protein (MAP) kinases ERK1/2 and stress-activated protein kinase/Jun-terminal kinases (SAPK/JNK) phosphorylation in cultured rat astrocytes. Most importantly, both peptides were equipotent in causing phosphorylation of these MAP kinases. …”
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Lactic Acid Bacteria from Northern Thai (Lanna) Fermented Foods: A Promising Source of Probiotics with Applications in Synbiotic Formulation by Nittiya Suwannasom, Achiraya Siriphap, Ornampai Japa, Chonthida Thephinlap, Chutamas Thepmalee, Krissana Khoothiam

“…Northern Thai culture offers a rich variety of traditional fermented foods beneficial for gastrointestinal health. …”
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An Emerging Pulmonary Haemorrhagic Syndrome in Dogs: Similar to the Human Leptospiral Pulmonary Haemorrhagic Syndrome? by R. Klopfleisch, B. Kohn, S. Plog, C. Weingart, K. Nöckler, A. Mayer-Scholl, A. D. Gruber

“…Leptospira could not be cultured post mortem from the lungs or kidneys. However, Leptospira-specific PCR was positive in lung, liver or kidneys of three dogs. …”
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Integration of Rabbit Adipose Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells to Hydroxyapatite Burr Hole Button Device for Bone Interface Regeneration by Viswanathan Gayathri, Varma Harikrishnan, Parayanthala Valappil Mohanan

“…The results of the MTT (3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol)-2,5-diphenyl tetrazolium bromide) assay indicated that powdered device material was noncytotoxic up to 0.5 g/mL on cultured cells. It was also observed that oxidative stress related reactive oxygen species production and apoptosis on cell seeded device were similar to those of control (cells alone) except in 3-day period which showed increased reactive oxygen species generation. …”
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Fas/FasL Pathway Participates in Regulation of Antiviral and Inflammatory Response during Mousepox Infection of Lungs by Karolina Bień, Justyna Sokołowska, Piotr Bąska, Zuzanna Nowak, Wanda Stankiewicz, Malgorzata Krzyzowska

“…Experiments in vitro demonstrated that ECTV-infected cultures of epithelial cells, but not macrophages, upregulate Fas and FasL and are susceptible to Fas-induced apoptosis. …”
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Exploring the role and mechanisms of the PMA gene in Aspergillus fumigatus by Chengrui Tan, Shaojie Jiang, Hongli Zhai, Qingwen Hu, Chenxi Liu, Yi Sun, Lujuan Gao

“…Loss of PMA led to increased ergosterol and decreased ATP content, alongside pH changes in the culture medium. Transcriptome sequencing unveiled revealed a reduced expression of genes associated with ribosome function, the MAPK pathway, endoplasmic reticulum, and the transport and metabolism of fats, sugars, and proteins in ΔAfu-PMA1, highlighting PMA’s regulatory role in growth and adaptation. …”
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Data Mining Models in Prediction of Vancomycin-Intermediate <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> in Methicillin-Resistant <i>S. aureus</i> (MRSA) Bacteremia Patients in a Clinical Care Set... by Wei-Chuan Chen, Jiun-Ling Wang, Chi-Chuan Chang, Yusen Eason Lin

“…The resulting models demonstrated high predictive accuracy, with 82.0–86.6% accuracy for 7-day VISA persistence in blood cultures and 53.4–69.2% accuracy for 30-day mortality. …”
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