On the Biosynthesis of Bioactive Tryptamines in Black Cohosh (<i>Actaea racemosa</i> L.) by Martin J. Spiering, James F. Parsons, Edward Eisenstein

“…<i>A. racemosa</i> has several <i>TDC</i>-like genes hypothesized to encode tryptophan decarboxylases (TDCs) converting L-tryptophan to tryptamine, a direct serotonin precursor in plants. …”
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Synthetic inhibition of SREBP2 and the mevalonate pathway blocks rhabdomyosarcoma tumor growth in vitro and in vivo and promotes chemosensitization by Silvia Codenotti, Michela Asperti, Maura Poli, Luisa Lorenzi, Alberto Pietrantoni, Matteo Cassandri, Francesco Marampon, Alessandro Fanzani

“…Results: In silico analysis showed upregulation of sterol regulatory element-binding protein 2 (SREBP2) and MVP genes, including 3-Hydroxy-3-Methylglutaryl-CoA Reductase (HMGCR), farnesyl-diphosphate synthase (FDPS), squalene epoxidase (SQLE), which correlated with worse overall patient survival. …”
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Changes induced in mouse lipid metabolism by simultaneous impact of antisense oligonucleotide derivatives to <i>apoB</i>, <i>PCSK9</i>, and <i>apoCIII</i> mRNAs by S. I. Oshevski, Y. I. Ragino, E. V. Kashtanova, Y. V. Polonskaya, E. M. Stakhneva, V. P. Nikolin, N. A. Popova, N. A. Kolchanov, M. I. Voevoda

“…The goal of the work was to assess the changes in the lipid metabolism caused by variants of joint impact of the ASOs targeted to the mRNAs of its key genes: apoB, PCSK9, and apoCIII. Female C57BL/6J mice; nuclease-protected 13- and 20-nucleotide ASOs, and standard protocols for quantification of lipoproteins (HDL CHL, non-HDL CHL, and total CHL) and ALT in the blood serum were used in the work. …”
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Exploring the Cardioprotective Mechanisms of Ligusticum wallichii in Myocardial Infarction Through Network Pharmacology and Experimental Validation by Yang H, Cao J, Zhou L, Chen J, Tang J, Chen J, Yin L, Xie L, Li J, Luo J

“…In vitro, experiments demonstrated that pretreatment with the active components of Ligusticum wallichii protected myocardial cells from OGD exposure and modulated the expression of their key target genes. In vivo, experiments showed that the active components of Ligusticum wallichii significantly improved myocardial infarction via alleviating myocardial fibrosis and oxidative stress and did not elicit toxic effects in mice.Conclusion: The collective findings suggest that Ligusticum wallichii shows promising potential for myocardial infarction treatment by regulating key target proteins (EGFR, STAT3, and SRC), which play roles in oxidative stress and myocardial fibrosis.Keywords: Ligusticum wallichii, myocardial infarction, Molecular docking, network pharmacology, experimental validation…”
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Priority effects, nutrition and milk glycan-metabolic potential drive Bifidobacterium longum subspecies dynamics in the infant gut microbiome by Nicholas Pucci, Joanne Ujčič-Voortman, Arnoud P. Verhoeff, Daniel R. Mende

“…We find higher abundances of B. longum subsp. longum in the maternal gut microbiome, vertical transmission, breast milk and a broader range of HMG-utilizing genes to promote its abundance at one month of age. …”
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On-farm molecular epidemiology and therapeutic insights into multidrug-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolated from bubaline mastitis by Muhammad Ijaz, Muhammad Umar Javed, Arslan Ahmed, Hamza Rasheed, Farwa Anwar, Syed Faizan Ali Shah, Jawad Sabir

“…S. aureus methicillin and vancomycin-resistant (MRSA and VRSA) from buffalo (n = 384) herds of district Bahawalpur and Rahim yar khan, Pakistan were identified based on bacteriological, biochemical, and molecular confirmation of nuc, mecA, and vanb genes, respectively. The antibiotic susceptibility profiling of S. aureus isolates was done by Kirby-Bauer’s disc diffusion method. …”
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Evaluation of the Expression of Infection-Related Long Noncoding RNAs among COVID-19 Patients: A Case-Control Study by Zahra Firoozi, Elham Mohammadisoleimani, Farzaneh Bagheri, Atefeh Taheri, Babak Pezeshki, Mohammad Mehdi Naghizadeh, Abdolreza Daraei, Jalal Karimi, Yousef Gholampour, Yaser Mansoori, Zahra Montaseri

“…In order to evaluate the biomarker roles of genes, receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve was drawn. …”
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Efficacy and safety of pseudolaric acid B against Echinococcus multilocularis in vitro and in a murine infection model by Zhuo-ma Dawa, Zhuo-ma Dawa, Ting Zhai, Ting Zhai, Chuan-chuan Liu, Chuan-chuan Liu, Hai-ning Fan, Hai-ning Fan

“…In addition, the effects of PAB on T lymphocyte and collagen synthesis were evaluated after PAB administration in a mouse model.ResultsMetacestode vesicles and germinal cells were successfully cultured, and specific genes were amplified via RT-PCR to identify the protoscoleces, vesicles, and germinal cells as the sources of E. multilocularis. …”
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Intraspecific variation for heat stress tolerance in wild emmer-derived durum wheat populations by Mohammed Yousif Balla, Mohammed Yousif Balla, Nasrein Mohamed Kamal, Nasrein Mohamed Kamal, Izzat Sidahmed Ali Tahir, Izzat Sidahmed Ali Tahir, Yasir Serag Alnor Gorafi, Yasir Serag Alnor Gorafi, Modather Galal Abdeldaim Abdalla, Hisashi Tsujimoto

“…These findings emphasize the need to harness not only the interspecific but also the intraspecific genetic variation of wild emmer diversity to uncover valuable genes for heat stress tolerance in wheat breeding programs.…”
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Development of highly bioactive long-acting recombinant porcine FSH for batch production management of sows by Jiawei Zhang, Lei Shi, Xiaorong Zhong, Yunhe Bai, Jun Dou, Lu Zhang, Xiaochao Shi, Bingchun Wu, Zemin Tan, Lin Yan, Jinku Yu, Jingru Zhang, Guo Han, Jiansheng Xiong, Hua Zhang, Xingyuan Cao, Haoshu Luo

“…Meanwhile, the mRNA expression levels of the target genes associated with follicular development, maturation and ovulation were significantly up-regulated after rpFSH-pFc treatment. …”
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Exploring Disparities in Gill Physiological Responses to NaHCO₃-Induced Habitat Stress in Triploid and Diploid Crucian Carp (<i>Carassius auratus</i>): A Comprehensive I... by Shicheng Han, Lin Han, Fangying Yuan, Wenzhi Liu, Jing Wang, Xiaofeng Jin, Yanchun Sun

“…Transcriptomic data indicate differential expression of genes associated with nitrogen metabolism, complement and coagulation cascades, IL-17 signaling pathways, and Toll-like receptor signaling pathways. …”
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Neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy up-regulates PD-L1 in radioresistant colorectal cancer by Sung Uk Bae, Hye Won Lee, Jee Young Park, Incheol Seo, Jae-Min Cho, Jin Young Kim, Ju Yup Lee, Yoo Jin Lee, Seong Kyu Baek, Nam Kyu Kim, Sang Jun Byun, Shin Kim

“…Similarly, radiation increased PD-L1 in radioresistant DLD-1 cells more than in radiosensitive HCT116 cells, also affecting PD-L1-regulating genes and immune checkpoints in CRC cells. Conventional fractionated radiation treatment further increased PD-L1 in DLD-1 cells compared to HCT116 cells. …”
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Baicalin Mitigates Cardiac Hypertrophy and Fibrosis by Inhibiting the p85a Subunit of PI3K by Lu He, Min Zhu, Rui Yin, Liangli Dai, Juan Chen, Jie Zhou

“…Potential pharmacological targets of baicalin and genes related to heart failure were identified via different databases, which suggested that PI3K–Akt may be involved in the effects of baicalin. …”
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Distinct regulation of Tau Monomer and aggregate uptake and intracellular accumulation in human neurons by Amir T. Marvian, Tabea Strauss, Qilin Tang, Benjamin J. Tuck, Sophie Keeling, Daniel Rüdiger, Negar Mirzazadeh Dizaji, Hossein Mohammad-Beigi, Brigitte Nuscher, Pijush Chakraborty, Duncan S. Sutherland, William A. McEwan, Thomas Köglsperger, Stefan Zahler, Markus Zweckstetter, Stefan F. Lichtenthaler, Wolfgang Wurst, Sigrid Schwarz, Günter Höglinger

“…At the molecular level, the downregulation of genes involved in HSPG synthesis exclusively blocked neuronal accumulation of eTau aggregates but not monomers, suggesting its role in the transport of pathologic Tau. …”
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Strain-specific effect of Streptococcus thermophilus consumption on host physiology by Peng Yu, Yang Jiang, Yuqi Pan, Min Guo, Bo Yang, Xiaoming Liu, Jianxin Zhao, Hao Zhang, Wei Chen

“…Comparative genomic analysis revealed that the four S. thermophilus strains belonged to different branches in the phylogenetic tree, and DYNDL13-4 and DQHXNQ38M61 had more genes involved in carbohydrate metabolism, amino acid metabolism, membrane transport, and signal transduction, which may confer the capacity of nutrient utilization and gastrointestinal adaptation of the strains and be associated with their strong regulation in host. …”
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Genomic Characterization of Carbapenemase-Producing Enterobacteriaceae from Clinical and Epidemiological Human Samples by Alexander Tristancho-Baró, Laura Eva Franco-Fobe, Monica Pilar Ariza, Ana Milagro, Ana Isabel López-Calleja, Blanca Fortuño, Concepción López, Miriam Latorre-Millán, Laura Clusa, Rosa Martínez, Carmen Torres, Antonio Rezusta

“…Advanced genomic tools enhance the detection of resistance genes, virulence factors, and high-risk clones, thus improving the management of MDR infections. …”
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Unveiling the nutraceutical potential of indigenous and exotic eggplant for bioactive compounds and antioxidant activity as well as its suitability to the nutraceutical industry by Yvonne Angel Lyngdoh, Yvonne Angel Lyngdoh, Partha Saha, Partha Saha, Bhoopal Singh Tomar, Rakesh Bhardwaj, Laxman L. Nandi, Mohita Srivastava, Bishal Gurung, Jeetendra Kumar Ranjan, Paresh Chaukhande

“…Furthermore, the wild species S. insanum, S. khasianum, and S. xanthocarpum can also be utilized as a donor line for carrying out the nutritional breeding program as they are the reservoir of many important biochemical genes.…”
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APOE Christchurch enhances a disease-associated microglial response to plaque but suppresses response to tau pathology by Kristine M. Tran, Nellie E. Kwang, Claire A. Butler, Angela Gomez-Arboledas, Shimako Kawauchi, Cassandra Mar, Donna Chao, Rocio A. Barahona, Celia Da Cunha, Kate I. Tsourmas, Zechuan Shi, Shuling Wang, Sherilyn Collins, Amber Walker, Kai-Xuan Shi, Joshua A. Alcantara, Jonathan Neumann, Duc M. Duong, Nicholas T. Seyfried, Andrea J. Tenner, Frank M. LaFerla, Lindsay A. Hohsfield, Vivek Swarup, Grant R. MacGregor, Kim N. Green

“…We identified upregulation of antigen presentation-related genes in the DAM response in a PS19 compared to a 5xFAD background, suggesting a differential response to amyloid versus tau pathology that is modulated by the presence of ApoeCh. …”
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Systematic multiomics analysis and in vitro experiments suggest that ITGA5 could serve as a promising therapeutic target for ccRCC by Xiangxian Che, Xi Tian, Zhenda Wang, Shuxuan Zhu, Shiqi Ye, Yue Wang, Yihan Chen, Yiyun Huang, Aihetaimujiang Anwaier, Peifeng Yao, Yijia Chen, Keting Wu, Yifei Liu, Wenhao Xu, Hailiang Zhang, Dingwei Ye

“…As tumorigenesis of ccRCC was tightly relevant with several mutant genes, we investigated the correlation between ITGA5 expression and frequent mutations and found ITGA5 upregulation in VHL mutant ccRCC (P = 0.016). …”
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Examining the effect of direct-from-blood bacterial testing on antibiotic administration and clinical outcomes: a protocol and statistical analysis plan for a pragmatic randomised... by Li Wang, Wesley H Self, Todd W Rice, Matthew W Semler, Karen F Miller, Cheryl L Gatto, Andrea Fletcher, Romney M Humphries, Joanna L Stollings, Adrienne Baughman, Jakea Johnson, Edward T Qian, Mary Lynn Dear, David C Gaston, Ariel A Lewis, George E Nelson, Benjamin J Ereshefsky, Matthew A Christensen, Ritu Banerjee, Dan Albert, Alison Benton, Laura Bobbitt, Carleigh Burns, Timothy Duff, David C. Gaston, MLS Sharon Glover, Allyson Hobbie, Austin Ing, Gabriel Kemp, Sheryl Mangrum, Geoff Mavrak, Kelly Moser, David Mulherin, Shannon Pugh, Matthew Rodgers, Chrissie Schaeffer, Adam Turner, Sabrina Shipman, Halden Z VanCleave, Hamilton Wen Li Wang, LaKeysha Wiggins

“…Direct-from-blood diagnostics identifying the presence or absence of bacteria and/or resistance genes from whole blood samples within hours of collection could enable earlier antibiotic optimisation for patients suspected to have bacterial infections. …”
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