A Reduction in Selenoprotein S Amplifies the Inflammatory Profile of Fast-Twitch Skeletal Muscle in the mdx Dystrophic Mouse by Craig Robert Wright, Giselle Larissa Allsopp, Alex Bernard Addinsall, Natasha Lee McRae, Sofianos Andrikopoulos, Nicole Stupka

“…In the extensor digitorum longus (EDL) muscles, mRNA expression of monocyte chemoattractant protein 1 (Mcp-1) (P=0.034), macrophage marker F4/80 (P=0.030), and transforming growth factor-β1 (Tgf-β1) (P=0.056) were increased in mdx:Seps1−/+ mice. …”
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Tissue-specific effects of benzo[a]pyrene and DDT on microRNA expression profile in female rats by D. S. Ushakov, T. S. Kalinina, A. S. Dorozhkova, V. Y. Ovchinnikov, L. F. Gulyaeva

“…To confirm the effects of xenobiotics on the microRNA expression, we also estimated the mRNA level of PTPN6, EIF3F, Cbx7, and Dicer1 genes potentially targeting miR-193b, -207, and -3577. …”
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Knockdown of zebrafish tmem242 enhances the production of ROS that signals to increase f9a expression resulting in DIC-like condition by Afnan Deebani, Jabila Mary, Sanchi Dhinoja, Ayah Al Qaryoute, Weam Fallatah, Pudur Jagadeeswaran

“…While thrombocyte production and aggregation were unaffected, coagulation was impaired, with delayed fibrin and thrombus formation. Notably, mRNA levels of several clotting factor genes, including coagulation factor 5 (f5), coagulation factor 7 (f7), and coagulation factor 9a (f9a), were elevated, except for coagulation factor 8 (f8). …”
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The Alteration and Clinical Significance of Th22/Th17/Th1 Cells in Patients with Chronic Myeloid Leukemia by Ping Chen, Min Wang, Daqi Li, Yan Jia, Na He, Wei Li, Daoxin Ma, Chunyan Ji

“…Plasma IL-22, IL-17, and IFN-r concentrations were measured by ELISA. AHR and RORC mRNA expressions were examined by RT-PCR. The frequencies of Th22, Th17, and Th1 cells, along with the expression of specific transcription factors RORC and AHR, were significantly decreased in ND patients compared with healthy controls, while all these abnormality recovered in CP patients. …”
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Blocking the Hepatic Branch of the Vagus Aggravates Hepatic Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury via Inhibiting the Expression of IL-22 in the Liver by Heng Zhou, Juling Xu, Sanxiong Huang, Ying He, Xiaowei He, Lu Guo, Shi Yin, Sheng Lu

“…Further experiments confirmed that Hv significantly downregulated the expression of IL-22 protein and mRNA in the liver, blocking the activation of the STAT3 pathway. …”
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Inulin Reduces Kidney Damage in Type 2 Diabetic Mice by Decreasing Inflammation and Serum Metabolomics by Jiayuan He, Xiang Li, Man Yan, Xinsheng Chen, Chang Sun, Jiajun Tan, Yinsheng Song, Hong Xu, Liang Wu, Zhengnan Yang

“…The administration of inulin not only ameliorated renal injury but also resulted in a reduction in the mRNA expressions of inflammatory factors in the spleen and serum oxidative stress levels, when compared to the DM group. …”
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Heme Oxygenase 1/Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor Gamma Pathway Protects Intimal Hyperplasia and Mitigates Arteriovenous Fistula Dysfunction by Regulating Oxidative Stres... by Tingfei Xie, Yunpeng Xu, Lecai Ji, Xiaolu Sui, Aisha Zhang, Yanzi Zhang, Jihong Chen

“…AVF model mice were established, and the vascular tissues from the arteriovenous anastomosis site were sent for mRNA sequencing. Differentially expressed mRNAs (DEmRNAs) were screened and subjected to functional analysis. …”
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Tenidap sodium inhibits secretory non-pancreatic phospholipase A2 synthesis by foetal rat calvarial osteoblasts by W. Pruzanski, B. P. Kennedy, H. van den Bosch, E. Stefanski, M. Wloch, P. Vadas

“…Northern blot analysis showed that TD did not affect the sPLA2 mRNA levels; however, immunoblotting showed a dose-dependent reduction in sPLA2 enzyme. …”
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GENDER-SPECIFIC INFLUENCE OF Aу MUTATION ON PROGENY METABOLIC PHENOTYPE, FETAL GROWTH AND PLACENTAL GENE EXPRESSION IN MICE by E. N. Makarova, E. I. Denisova, V. V. Kozhevnikova, A. E. Kuleshova

“…On day 13 of pregnancy, the mRNA levels of the examined genes did not differ in placentas of male and female fetuses in ɑ/ɑ  females. …”
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HIF1α-Induced Glycolysis Metabolism Is Essential to the Activation of Inflammatory Macrophages by Ting Wang, Huiying Liu, Guan Lian, Song-Yang Zhang, Xian Wang, Changtao Jiang

“…Further results revealed that macrophage M1 polarization, induced by HIF1α overexpression, was via upregulating the mRNA expression of the genes related to the glycolysis metabolism. …”
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Palmitoylation-related gene ZDHHC22 as a potential diagnostic and immunomodulatory target in Alzheimer’s disease: insights from machine learning analyses and WGCNA by Sanying Mao, Xiyao Zhao, Lei Wang, Yilong Man, Kaiyuan Li

“…In addition, 25 miRNAs and 55 lncRNAs were predicted to potentially target ZDHHC22, forming the basis for a lncRNA–miRNA–mRNA ceRNA network. Conclusions This study is the first to use bioinformatics methods to identify ZDHHC22 as a key KPRG in AD, highlighting its potential role in disease diagnosis and immune regulation. …”
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Mutation yellow in agouti loci prevents age-related increase of skeletal muscle genes regulating free fatty acids oxidation by Y. V. Piskunova, A. Y. Kazantceva, A. V. Baklanov, N. M. Bazhan

“…C57Bl/6J mice bearing a dominant autosomal mutation Ay (Ay /a mice) and mice of the standard genotype (a/a mice, control) have been studied in three age groups: 10, 15 and 30 weeks. The relative mRNA level of genes was measured by real-time PCR in skeletal muscles (uncoupling protein 3 (Ucp3) and carnitine palmitoyl transferase 1b (Cpt1b) (free fatty acids oxidation), solute carrier family 2 (facilitated glucose transporter), member 4 (Slc2a4) (glucose uptake)), in WAT lipoprotein lipase (Lpl) (triglyceride deposition), hormone-sensitive lipase (Lipe) (lipid mobilization), and Slc2a4 (glucose uptake)), and in BAT: uncoupling protein 1 (Ucp1) (energy expenditure). …”
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PD-L1 Expression and CD8+ T Cell Infiltration Predict a Favorable Prognosis in Advanced Gastric Cancer by Yangyang Wang, Chunchao Zhu, Wei Song, Jun Li, Gang Zhao, Hui Cao

“…PD-L1 expression was positively correlated with CD8+ T cell infiltration. Then, PD-L1 and CD8A mRNA expression was analyzed using gastric cancer data from the TCGA database, confirming a positive correlation. …”
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Downregulation of Hlx Closely Related to the Decreased Expressions of T-bet and Runx3 in Patients with Gastric Cancer May Be Associated with a Pathological Event Leading to the Im... by Yan Xu, Jingjing Gao, Zhaoliang Su, Xiaoli Dai, Yazhen Li, Yingzhao Liu, Jianguo Chen, Jia Tong, Yun Zhang, Chaoyang Wu, Dong Zheng, Shengjun Wang, Huaxi Xu

“…In addition, the Runx3 expression was also downregulated with the lower T-bet mRNA level. These results suggested that the decreased Hlx expression was closely associated with T-bet and Runx3 downregulations and may contribute to the development of gastric cancer.…”
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YTHDF1-mediated m6A modification of GBP4 promotes M1 macrophage polarization in acute lung injury by Fengan Cao, Shilei Wang, Qiuyue Tan, Junna Hou, Yunlu Li, Wentao Ma, Shilong Zhao, Jing Gao

“…YTHDF1 was found to enhance GBP4 expression by recognizing m6A sites on its mRNA, which was linked to reduced inflammation in MLE-12 cells upon YTHDF1 knockdown. …”
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Object-Place Recognition Learning Triggers Rapid Induction of Plasticity-Related Immediate Early Genes and Synaptic Proteins in the Rat Dentate Gyrus by Jonathan Soulé, Zsuzsa Penke, Tambudzai Kanhema, Maria Nordheim Alme, Serge Laroche, Clive R. Bramham

“…RT-PCR analysis from dentate gyrus tissue collected shortly after training did not reveal learning-specific changes in Arc mRNA expression. In situ hybridization and immunohistochemistry were therefore used to assess possible sparse effects on gene expression. …”
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Identifying novel heterozygous PI4KA variants in fetal abnormalities by Chen Cheng, Fan Yang, Xinlin Chen, Sheng Zhao

“…The PI4KA variant c.2802_2863-40del resulted in the production of three distinct mRNA isoforms. The PI4KA variant c.2819 C > T (p.Ala940Val) significantly reduced the enzyme activity. …”
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MicroRNA-221 protects myocardial contractility in myocardial ischemia/reperfusion injury through phospholamban. by Hongyu Li, Jimiao Qiu, Chang Liu, Guobing Yu, Danyu Wu, Yichun Chu, Kai Wang

“…Quantitative RT-PCR analysis was performed to observe the variation in miRNA 221, PLB, SERCA2, RYR2, NCX1, Cyt C and caspase 3 mRNA levels in myocardium, while Western blot assessed the levels of PLB, p-PLB (Ser16), p-PLB (Thr17), SERCA2, RYR2, NCX1, Cyt C and caspase 3 proteins. …”
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Endogenous peptide CBDP1 inhibits clear cell renal cell carcinoma progression by targeting USP5/YTHDF2/TRPM5 axis by Yang Zhang, Wei Zhu, Ruijie Tao, Weijian Li, Chunming Jiang, Xiang Yan

“…The upregulated YTHDF2 then binds to TRPM3 mRNA and promotes its degradation, ultimately reducing TRPM3 expression levels. …”
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Extracellular CIRP Upregulates Proinflammatory Cytokine Expression via the NF-kappaB and ERK1/2 Signaling Pathways in Psoriatic Keratinocytes by Xiu Zhang, Shengbang Wang, Wei Wang, Liumei Song, Shuo Feng, Jingping Wang, Tong Kang, Peiwen Yang, Ning Wang, Pengju Yang, Ruimin Bai, Yongping Shao, Yan Zheng

“…In addition, in vivo experiments revealed that C23 could effectively ameliorate IMQ-induced psoriatic dermatitis. TNF-α and IL-6 mRNA expressions were reduced in the skin lesions of mice with C23-treated IMQ-induced psoriasis, and this effect was accompanied by inhibition of the NF-κB and ERK1/2 signaling pathways. …”
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