Fully Inkjet-Printed Flexible Graphene–Prussian Blue Platform for Electrochemical Biosensing by Željka Boček, Marko Zubak, Petar Kassal

“…This work presents a fully inkjet-printed graphene–Prussian Blue platform, which can be paired with oxidase enzymes to prepare a biosensor of choice. The graphene electrode was inkjet-printed on a flexible polyimide substrate and then thermally and photonically treated with intense pulsed light, followed by inkjet printing of a PB nanoparticle suspension. …”
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Cardamom extract alleviates tamoxifen-induced liver damage by suppressing inflammation and pyroptosis pathway by Wedad S. Sarawi, Hala A. Attia, Afraa Alzoubi, Nour Alanazi, Raeesa Mohammad, Rehab A. Ali

“…Serum levels of liver enzymes including alanine aminotransferase, aspartate aminotransferase and alkaline phosphatase were elevated, along with hepatic oxidative stress, as shown by increased lipid peroxidation with lower levels of reduced glutathione. …”
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Comparative response of fennel, ajwain, and anise in terms of osmolytes accumulation, ion imbalance, photosynthetic and growth functions under salinity by Javad Nouripour-Sisakht, Parviz Ehsanzadeh, Mohammad H. Ehtemam

“…Two genotypes from each of the three medicinal species were exposed to a wide range of water salinities, including 0 (control), 40, 80, and 120 mM NaCl and comparative changes in the leaf photosynthetic pigments, osmoticums, antioxidative enzymes, ionic homeostasis, essential oil, and plant growth were assessed. …”
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Monascus red pigment influence on hydroxyapatite nanoparticles-mediated renal toxicity in rats by Nasser N. Alqurashy, Mokhtar I. Yousef, Ahmed A. Hussein, Maher A. Kamel, Abeer El Wakil

“…The renal toxicity caused by HANPs was manifested by aberrations in kidney function parameters, intensification of oxidative stress markers, and a decrease in the activity of antioxidant enzymes. Moreover, an increase in inflammatory (TNF-α and TGF-β) and apoptotic (caspace-3) markers, an elevation in gene-based kidney injuries markers (Kim-1 and lipocalin-2), and pathological tissue changes were determined. …”
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The Potential of Trichoderma AA1 and AA2 as Local Indonesian Cellulolytic Inoculum in the Fermentation of Gliricidia sepium Leaf Meal by A. M. W. Mulyono, M. Husein

“…Measurement of cellulolytic ability includes qualitative cellulase activity (measurement of clear zone formation around fungal colonies) and quantitative cellulase activity (measurement of the amount of reducing sugar produced by broth enzymes from fungal cultures). Experiments of Gliricidia sepium fermentation using Trichoderma AA1 and AA2 were each designed using Completely Randomized Design. …”
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High interindividual variability of indoxyl sulfate production identified by an oral tryptophan challenge test by Ting-Yun Lin, Wei-Kai Wu, Szu-Chun Hung

“…IS is converted from indole, a metabolite of dietary tryptophan through the action of gut microbial tryptophanase, by two hepatic enzymes: CYP2E1 and SULT1A1. We hypothesized that the effect of tryptophan intake on IS production might differ from person to person. …”
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ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction in the Presence of Septic Shock by Leah Ishmael, Joseph Zalocha

“…Elevated cardiac enzymes are often seen in the setting of sepsis. The mechanism involves hypoperfusion and possible compromise to myocardial tissue. …”
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The Active Compound Thymoquinone Alters Chondrogenic Differentiation of Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells via Modulation of Intracellular Signaling by Banu ISKENDER

“…The increase in proinflammatory cytokines in cartilage damage can increase the expression of apoptotic and proinflammatory genes and the matrix degradation enzymes via nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB). Previous evidence suggested that thymoquinone (TQ) suppresses tumor necrosis factor-α-mediated NF-κB activation in different cancer cell lines. …”
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Carvacrol attenuated haloperidol-induced Parkinson’s disease via TNF/NFκβ-NLRP3-mediated pyroptosis by Faisal Albaqami, Khawaja Waqas Ahmad, Fawad Ali Shah

“…Results Our results showed that haloperidol-induced motor deficits, changed endogenous antioxidant enzymes, along with higher levels of inflammasome (NLRP3) and other inflammatory mediators. …”
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In Vitro Biocontrol Evaluation of Some Selected Trichoderma Strains against the Root Pathogen Fusarium oxysporum of Hot Pepper (Capsicum annum L.) in Bure Woreda, Ethiopia by Abayeneh Girma

“…The isolates also produce different hydrolytic enzymes (amylase, protease, cellulase, and chitinase) with mycoparasitism potential against the mycelia growth of F. oxysporum. …”
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Phosphoryl guanidine oligonucleotides as primers for RNA-dependent DNA synthesis using murine leukemia virus reverse transcriptase by E. S. Dyudeeva, I. A. Pyshnaya

“…The best-known completely uncharged analogs of oligonucleotides – morpholine oligonucleotides and peptide nucleic acids – cannot be substrates for enzymes that process nucleic acids. The aim of this work was to conduct a pilot study of uncharged phosphoryl guanidine oligodeoxyribonucleotides (PGOs) as primers for mouse leukemia virus reverse transcriptase (MMLV H-). …”
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Efficacy and safety assessment of propranolol tablets vs. oral solution for infantile hemangioma: a retrospective study in China by Wenting Chen, Hua Qian, Qi Sun, Shan Zhang, Lei Zhu, Yafen Wu, Yingying Qian, Bingbing Wang, Wei Li

“…The most common adverse reaction in the propranolol tablet group was liver function abnormalities due to mild elevation of liver enzymes (X2 = 4.09; P = 0.045).ConclusionBoth propranolol tablets and oral solution had positive efficacy in patients with high-risk IHs, but more patients in the propranolol oral solution group achieve >75% score improvement compared to the propranolol tablet group. …”
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Hematological and biochemical variables in hospitalized patients with clinical suspicion of dengue by Rolando Rodríguez Puga, Yoánderson Pérez Díaz, Yanet Pérez Guerrero, Serapio Romero Gavilán

“…<br /><strong>Conclusions:</strong> The analysis allowed verifying significant statistical differences between the values of the leukocyte, neutrophil and lymphocyte counts on admission and on the third day. The enzymes aspartate aminotransferase and gamma glutamyl transferase were elevated in a representative percentage of cases.…”
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Gestational Age at Delivery Is an Independent Predictor of Neonatal Outcome for Maternal HELLP Syndrome by Yan Shi, Xiaoli Yang, Chengqin Wang, Luosong Zhuoga, Dongmei Xu

“…Abstract Hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes, low platelet count (HELLP) syndrome is a severe complication of preeclampsia (PE), with a higher incidence rate in people living at high altitudes, such as Tibet area. …”
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Effect and Safety of Mycophenolate Mofetil in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis by Argyris Tzouvelekis, Evangelos Bouros, Anastasia Oikonomou, Paschalis Ntolios, George Zacharis, George Kolios, Demosthenes Bouros

“…No cases of clinically significant infection, leucopenia, or elevated liver enzymes were recorded. Conclusions. MMF is a safe therapeutic modality which failed to show a beneficial effect both in functional and radiological parameters in a small cohort of IPF patients.…”
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Efficacy of Streptococcus agalactiae vaccine strains N3M and N4M in fry tilapia infected by different strains of S. agalactiae by Sukenda, Sukenda, Arif Lukman Firmansyah, Rahman, Rahman, Sri Nuryati, Dendi Hidayatullah

“…Antibody level measured with indirect enzym-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) method. …”
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Effect of Adalimumab on Refractory Arthritis in Juvenile Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathy with Anti-MDA5 Autoantibody by Takako Miyamae, Takuma Hara, Aki Hanaya, Yumi Tani, Takayuki Kishi, Hisashi Yamanaka

“…Based on muscle weakness, elevated muscle-derived enzymes, magnetic resonance imaging, and skin biopsy results, the diagnosis was juvenile idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (JIIM). …”
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From micro to macro, nanotechnology demystifies acute pancreatitis: a new generation of treatment options emerges by Wei Du, Xinyue Wang, Yuyan Zhou, Wencheng Wu, Haojie Huang, Zhendong Jin

“…This is caused by the abnormal activation of pancreatic enzymes by a variety of etiologic factors, which results in a localized inflammatory response. …”
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Unveiling early-life microbial colonization profile through characterizing low-biomass maternal-infant microbiomes by 2bRAD-M by Shuwen Hou, Yuesong Jiang, Feng Zhang, Tianfan Cheng, Dan Zhao, Jilong Yao, Ping Wen, Ping Wen, Lijian Jin, Shi Huang

“…However, analyzing these samples often faces technical challenges and limitations of low-resolution using conventional approaches due to their low microbial biomass.MethodsHere, we employed the type IIB restriction enzymes site-associated DNA sequencing for microbiome (2bRAD-M) as a reduced metagenomics method to address these issues and profile species-level microbial composition. …”
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Phytochemical Analysis and Cholinesterase Inhibitory and Antioxidant Activities of Enhydra fluctuans Relevant in the Management of Alzheimer’s Disease by Simin Shabnam Lopa, Md. Yusuf Al-Amin, Md. Kamrul Hasan, Md. Salim Ahammed, KM Monirul Islam, A. H. M. Khurshid Alam, Toshihisa Tanaka, Md. Golam Sadik

“…Among the four tested extracts, the chloroform extract was found to exert the highest inhibition against both the acetylcholinesterase and butyrylcholinesterase enzymes with the IC50 (concentration required for 50% inhibition) values of 83.90 μg/mL and 48.14 μg/mL, respectively. …”
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