Serine/threonine protein kinase mediates rifampicin resistance in Brucella melitensis through interacting with ribosomal protein RpsD and affecting antioxidant capacity by Yaqin Yuan, Wenqing Ning, Junjie Chen, Jiquan Li, Tianqi Xue, Cuihong An, Lingling Mao, Guangzhi Zhang, Shizhong Zhou, Jiabo Ding, Xiaowen Yang, Jianqiang Ye

“…Recently, an increasing number of rifampicin-resistant Brucella strains have been isolated worldwide without detectable mutations in known antibiotic resistance genes. …”
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Regulation of Murine Ovarian Epithelial Carcinoma by Vaccination against the Cytoplasmic Domain of Anti-Müllerian Hormone Receptor II by Cagri Sakalar, Suparna Mazumder, Justin M. Johnson, Cengiz Z. Altuntas, Ritika Jaini, Robert Aguilar, Sathyamangla V. Naga Prasad, Denise C. Connolly, Vincent K. Tuohy

“…We found that AMHR2-CD immunization of C57BL/6 females induced a prominent antigen-specific proinflammatory CD4+ T cell response that resulted in a mild transient autoimmune oophoritis that resolved rapidly with no detectable lingering adverse effects on ovarian function. …”
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miRNA Expression Profile and Effect of Wenxin Granule in Rats with Ligation-Induced Myocardial Infarction by Aiming Wu, Lixia Lou, Jianying Zhai, Dongmei Zhang, Limin Chai, Bo Nie, Haiyan Zhu, Yonghong Gao, Hongcai Shang, Mingjing Zhao

“…The expressions of miR-1, miR-133, Cx43, and Cx45 were detected by quantitative real-time PCR. It was found that 35 differentially expressed miRNAs and 23 predicted pathways, including miR-1, miR-133, and gap junction pathway, are involved in the pathogenesis of MI. …”
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UHPLC-UV method validation for simultaneous quantification of vitexin and isovitexin from Santalum album L. leaves by Thi Kim Phung Phan, Minh Quan Le, Kien Duc Ngo

“…The quantification procedure was performed on a Hypersil GOLD aQ Column (3 μm; 150 × 2.1 mm) at 35°C, with a mobile phase of acetonitrile (A) and and water with 0.1% formic acid (B), a flow rate of 0.3 mL/min, a detection wavelength of 336 nm, and an injection volume of 3 µL. …”
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Comparison of Different Irrigants in the Removal of Endotoxins and Cultivable Microorganisms from Infected Root Canals by Marcia Carneiro Valera, Flávia Goulart da Rosa Cardoso, Adriana Chung, Ana Cláudia Carvalho Xavier, Mariana Diehl Figueiredo, Frederico Canato Martinho, Renato Miotto Palo

“…At S3, both 2% CHX and 2.5% NaOCl were effective in preventing C. albicans and E. coli regrowth, but E. faecalis was still detected. No microorganism species was recovered from root canals instrumented with 2% NaOCl + surfactant. …”
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miR-106a Is Downregulated in Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells of Chronic Hepatitis B and Associated with Enhanced Levels of Interleukin-8 by Zhongsi Hong, Haiyu Hong, Jian Liu, Xiaobin Zheng, Mingxing Huang, Chunna Li, Jinyu Xia

“…IL-8 mRNA and protein levels were detected and determined by qRT-PCR and ELISA, respectively. …”
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Evaluation of the Tyrosine and Dopamine Serum Levels in Experimental Infected BALB/c Mice with Chronic Toxoplasmosis by Mehdi Mirzaeipour, Fattaneh Mikaeili, Qasem Asgari, Mohammad Nohtani, Sajad Rashidi, Mohammad Saleh Bahreini

“…However, a significantly high serum dopamine level was observed that gradually increased after parasite inoculation. Conclusions. No detection of tyrosine level in most of the sample groups is probably related to the very low concentration of tyrosine in sera. …”
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Identification and optimization of urban wetland ecological networks in highly urbanized areas: A case study of Haidian District, Beijing by Wang Zecheng, Zhao Xinsheng, Cui Lijuan, Lei Yinru, Guo Ziliang, Wang Jinzhi, Li Jing, Zhai Xiajie, Wang Rumiao, Li Wei

“…Additionally, 21 ecological fracture points and 15 high ecological barriers were detected in the network. Topological analysis revealed that removing key nodes would significantly reduce the stability of the network. …”
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Increased Death of Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells after TLR4 Inhibition in Sepsis Is Not via TNF/TNF Receptor-Mediated Apoptotic Pathway by Chien-Ming Chu, Li-Chung Chiu, Chung-Chieh Yu, Li-Pang Chuang, Kuo-Chin Kao, Li-Fu Li, Huang-Pin Wu

“…The cell death of PBMCs was detected using a flow cytofluorimeter. Results. After TLR4 inhibition, Bcl2 to Bax ratio elevated both in LPS and HMGB1-stimulated PBMCs. …”
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3D Localization of FRB 20190425A for Its Potential Host Galaxy and Implications by Da-Chun Qiang, Zhi-Qiang You, Sheng Yang, Zong-Hong Zhu, Ting-Wan Chen

“…Although the absence of optical emission detection raises doubts, it does not definitively disprove the connection between the gravitational wave (GW) and FRB.…”
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Association between JAK2 rs4495487 Polymorphism and Risk of Budd-Chiari Syndrome in China by Peijin Zhang, Yanyan Zhang, Jing Zhang, Hui Wang, He Ma, Wei Wang, Xiuyin Gao, Hao Xu, Zhaojun Lu

“…In the present study, we examined the role of JAK2 rs4495487 in the etiology and clinical presentation of Chinese BCS patients. 300 primary BCS patients and 311 healthy controls were enrolled to evaluate the association between JAK2 rs4495487 polymorphism and risk of BCS. All subjects were detected for JAK2 rs4495487 by real-time PCR. Results. …”
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Identification of candidate genes for leaf size by QTL mapping and transcriptome sequencing in Brassica napus L by Fengjie Cheng, Yuwen Wang, Aoyi Peng, Shuyu Li, Jun Chen, Xiaoxiao Zheng, Jie Xiong, Ge Ding, Bingchao Zhang, Wen Zhai, Laiqiang Song, Wenliang Wei, Lunlin Chen

“…., leaf width (LW), leaf length (LL) and leaf area (LA), was performed using a recombinant inbred line (RIL) population and four QTLs for LW, two QTLs for LL and four QTLs for LA were detected. Transcriptome analysis revealed that differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were enriched in the GO terms related to microtubules, and the expression level of several genes involved in cell division also showed significant differences. …”
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The molecular prevalence of Theileria equi in the Arabian stallion in Egypt with special reference to biochemical parameters by Noora F. Thabet, Omaima M. Kandil, Omnia M. Kandil, Khalid M. Fararh

“…In the second group, negative T. equi infection (healthy group) (n = 10) and liver and kidney function were detected for both groups. Serum analysis revealed significant changes in the infected group's liver and kidney function parameters. …”
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<i>Bacillus thuringiensis</i> Cry1A Insecticidal Toxins and Their Digests Do Not Stimulate Histamine Release from Cultured Rat Mast Cells by Hisashi Ohto, Mayumi Ohno, Miho Suganuma-Katagiri, Takashi Hara, Yoko Egawa, Kazuya Tomimoto, Kosuke Haginoya, Hidetaka Hori, Yuzuri Iwamoto, Tohru Hayakawa

“…In addition, neither the OPA method nor HPLC analysis detected significant histamine release from mast cells treated with Cry1A toxins and these digests. …”
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Mechanisms of Hearing Loss in a Guinea Pig Model of Superior Semicircular Canal Dehiscence by Bu-Sheng Tong, Zi-Yu He, Chen-Ru Ding, Juan-Mei Yang, Jing Wang, Zhao Han, Yi-Bo Huang, Na Gao, Xian-Hao Jia, Fang-Lu Chi, Dong-Dong Ren

“…Energy leakage from the surgically introduced third window was detected in the range of 300–1500 Hz, accompanied by increased vibration at the umbo, stapes head, and the dehiscence site, while decreased vibration was observed at the round window membrane in the same frequency range. …”
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COSMIC’s Large-scale Search for Technosignatures during the VLA Sky Survey: Survey Description and First Results by C. D. Tremblay, J. Sofair, L. Steffes, T. Myburgh, D. Czech, P. B. Demorest, R. A. Donnachie, A. W. Pollak, M. Ruzindana, Siemion A. P. V., S. S. Varghese, S. Z. Sheikh

“…This represents about 30 minutes of observation during the VLA Sky Survey, where we typically observe about 2000 sources hr ^–1 in the coherent beamforming mode. We did not detect any unidentifiable signals, setting isotropic power limits ranging from 10 ^11 to 10 ^16 W.…”
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Known and novel parvoviruses identified in domestic pigeons by Ewa Łukaszuk, Daria Dziewulska, Anthony Khalifeh, Joy M. Custer, Simona Kraberger, Arvind Varsani, Tomasz Stenzel

“…Results In this study, we developed molecular biology methods to detect and quantify parvovirus genetic material in samples acquired from racing pigeons of different health status. …”
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Evaluation of Contrast Sensitivity, Chromatic Vision, and Reading Ability in Patients with Primary Open Angle Glaucoma by Maria P. Bambo, Blanca Ferrandez, Noemi Güerri, Isabel Fuertes, Beatriz Cameo, Vicente Polo, Jose M. Larrosa, Elena Garcia-Martin

“…Significant and moderate Spearman correlations between visual field indexes and contrast sensitivity tests were detected. Conclusions. Contrast sensitivity was significantly worse in patients with moderate glaucoma compared to those with early-stage glaucoma. …”
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Tumor Anti-Initiation and Anti-Progression Properties of Sulphated-Extract of Colocasia esculenta by Amira M. Gamal-Eldeen, Hassan Amer ‎, Cinderella A. ‎ Fahmy, Haytham ‎ Dahlawi, Basem H ‎ Elesawy, Nahla L. ‎ Faizo, Bassem M. ‎ Raafat

“…An arrest in both S- and G2/M-phases was linked with shifted cell populations towards late apoptosis and necrosis, as detected by flow cytometry. SCE is a promising cancer chemopreventive agent to be used in healthy food industries and for the high breast cancer-risk population.…”
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Physicochemical Properties, Mineral Content, Antioxidant Activities, and Microbiological Quality of Bupleurum spinosum Gouan Honey from the Middle Atlas in Morocco by Hassan Laaroussi, Toufik Bouddine, Meryem Bakour, Driss Ousaaid, Badiaa Lyoussi

“…In addition, low counts of yeast and molds were detected, and the values of total aerobic mesophilic bacteria and Bacillus Sp. confirm the good quality of honey. …”
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