<i>In Silico</i> PASS Predictions and Exploration of Antioxidant and Anti-inflammatory Activity of <i>Citrus Karna</i> Raf. Fruit by Prasad JAMKHANDE, Mahavir GHANTE, Rajeshwar KSHIRSAGA

“…In addition, the percentage inhibition of paw edema and swelling was observed in CKME-treated rats and mice, which is the same as that of standard drug-treated groups. …”
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Evaluation on Genotoxicity and Teratogenicity of Aqueous Extract from Cyclocarya paliurus Leaves by Lihong Deng, Jiandu Lei, Jing He, Jing Liu, Luying Wang, Rui Zhang, Xinhua Liu, Yun Liu

“…In this study, we have conducted the genotoxicity assay (including Ames test, bone marrow polychromatic erythrocyte micronucleus test, and sperm abnormality test in mice) and traditional teratogenicity assay in rats (maternal toxicity, embryo toxicity, and teratogenicity test) to assess the genetic and teratogenic safety of aqueous extracts from C. paliurus leaves. …”
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Paneth Cells: Dispensable yet Irreplaceable for the Intestinal Stem Cell NicheSummary by Michaela Quintero, Linda C. Samuelson

“…However, function as a niche cell has been debated since mice lacking Paneth cells retain functional stem cells that continue to replenish the intestinal epithelium. …”
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Variations in Rodent Models of Type 1 Diabetes: Islet Morphology by Lesya Novikova, Irina V. Smirnova, Sonia Rawal, Abby L. Dotson, Stephen H. Benedict, Lisa Stehno-Bittel

“…This study focused on 1 toxin-induced and 2 autoimmune rodent models of T1D: BioBreeding Diabetes Resistant rats, nonobese diabetic mice, and Dark Agouti rats treated with streptozotocin. …”
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Interleukin-4 Promotes Myogenesis and Boosts Myocyte Insulin Efficacy by Yih-Hsin Chang, Jen-Ning Tsai, Tzu-Lin Chen, Kuo-Ting Ho, Hsin-Yi Cheng, Chiao-Wan Hsiao, Ming-Yuh Shiau

“…IL-4 improved GLUT4 translocation and tended to elevate glucose uptake by boosting insulin signaling. In diabetic mice, transient and long-term IL-4 showed differential effects on insulin signaling and efficacy. …”
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Full-length inhibitor protein is the most effective to perturb human dUTPase activity by Bianka Kőhegyi, Zoé S. Tóth, Enikő Gál, Máté Laczkovich, András Benedek, Beáta G. Vértessy, Kinga Nyíri

“…Abstract It has been demonstrated recently that knockout of the dUTPase enzyme leads to early embryonic lethality in mice. However, to explore the physiological processes arising upon the lack of dUTPase an effective and selective enzyme inhibitor is much needed. …”
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Biodegradable triboelectric nanogenerator as a implantable power source for embedded medicine devices by Gang Jian, Shangtao Zhu, Xiao Yuan, Shengqiao Fu, Ning Yang, Chao Yan, Xu Wang, Ching-Ping Wong

“…After implantation in mice, the BI-TENG exhibited an open-circuit voltage of 0.176 V and a short-circuit current of 192 nA as generated from body movement. …”
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Enhanced ferroptosis sensitivity promotes the formation of highly myopic cataract via the DDR2-Hippo pathway by Dongling Guo, Yu Du, Xin Liu, Dan Li, Ling Wei, Xiangjia Zhu

“…Notably, highly myopic eyes of mice exhibited higher sensitivity to RSL3, a ferroptosis inducer, manifested as more severe nuclear lens opacities both in vitro and in vivo compared with the contralateral control eyes, which could be alleviated by inhibitors of either ferroptosis or DDR2. …”
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A study on blocking store-operated Ca2+ entry in pulmonary arterial smooth muscle cells with xyloketals from marine fungi by Zhou Jie-Bin, Sun Ying-Ying, Zheng Ying-Lin, Yu Chu-Qin, Lin Hua-Qing, Pang Ji-Yan

“…In this study, the effect of four xyloketals 1-4 on store-operated calcium entry (SOCE) was investigated in primary distal pulmonary arterial smooth muscle cells (PASMCs) isolated from mice. The results showed that xyloketal A (1), an unusual ketal with C-3 symmetry, exhibited strong SOCE blocking activity. …”
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Aberrant FGF signaling promotes granule neuron precursor expansion in SHH subgroup infantile medulloblastoma by Odessa R Yabut, Jessica Arela, Hector G Gomez, Jesse Garcia Castillo, Thomas Ngo, Samuel J Pleasure

“…In this study, we show that fibroblast growth factor 5 (FGF5) signaling is integral for many infantile MBSHH cases and that FGF5 expression is uniquely upregulated in infantile MBSHH tumors. Similarly, mice lacking SUFU (Sufu-cKO) ectopically express Fgf5 specifically along the secondary fissure where GNPs harbor preneoplastic lesions and show that FGFR signaling is also ectopically activated in this region. …”
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Potential Role of Peptidylarginine Deiminase Enzymes and Protein Citrullination in Cancer Pathogenesis by Sunish Mohanan, Brian D. Cherrington, Sachi Horibata, John L. McElwee, Paul R. Thompson, Scott A. Coonrod

“…The link between PADs and cancer is strengthened by recent findings showing that treatment of cell lines and mice with PAD inhibitors significantly suppresses tumor growth and, interestingly, inflammatory symptoms. …”
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In Vivo Antiplasmodial Activity and Toxicological Analyses of the Ethanolic Leaf and Twig Extract of Faurea speciosa Welw. (Proteaceae) by Felix Ayisi, Caleb Nketia Mensah, Lawrence Sheringham Borquaye

“…The antiplasmodial effect against early infection, curative effect against established infection, and prophylactic effect against residual infection were studied in vivo in Plasmodium berghei-infected mice while the carrageenan-induced edema model in chicks was used for anti-inflammatory tests. …”
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Maternal obesity increases hypothalamic miR-505-5p expression in mouse offspring leading to altered fatty acid sensing and increased intake of high-fat food. by Laura Dearden, Isadora C Furigo, Lucas C Pantaleão, L W P Wong, Denise S Fernandez-Twinn, Juliana de Almeida-Faria, Katherine A Kentistou, Maria V Carreira, Guillaume Bidault, Antonio Vidal-Puig, Ken K Ong, John R B Perry, Jose Donato, Susan E Ozanne

“…Intra-cerebroventricular injection of miR-505-5p in wild-type mice increased HFD intake, mimicking the phenotype observed in offspring exposed to maternal obesity. …”
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High-Titre Neutralizing Antibodies to H1N1 Influenza Virus after Mouse Immunization with Yeast Expressed H1 Antigen: A Promising Influenza Vaccine Candidate by Edyta Kopera, Konrad Zdanowski, Karolina Uranowska, Piotr Kosson, Violetta Sączyńska, Katarzyna Florys, Bogusław Szewczyk

“…In this study, we demonstrate that the recombinant H1 vaccine based on the hydrophilic haemagglutinin (HA) domain and produced in the yeast system elicited high titres of serum haemagglutination-inhibiting antibodies in mice. Transmission electron microscopy showed that H1 antigen oligomerizes into functional higher molecular forms similar to rosette-like structures. …”
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Transient cortical beta-frequency oscillations associated with contextual novelty in high density mouse EEG by Callum Walsh, Luke Tait, Maria Garcia Garrido, Jonathan T. Brown, Thomas Ridler

“…However, little is known about the spatial distribution and temporal relationships of beta oscillations across the cortex in response to novel contexts. To investigate this, mice fitted with 30-channel EEG-style multi-electrode arrays underwent a single recording session in a novel environment. …”
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Critical functions for STAT5 tetramers in the maturation and survival of natural killer cells by Jian-Xin Lin, Ning Du, Peng Li, Majid Kazemian, Tesfay Gebregiorgis, Rosanne Spolski, Warren J. Leonard

“…We previously found that NK cell numbers are decreased in Stat5a−Stat5b tetramer-deficient double knockin (DKI) mice, but the mechanism was not investigated. Here we show that STAT5 dimers are sufficient for NK cell development, whereas STAT5 tetramers mediate NK cell maturation and the expression of maturation-associated genes. …”
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Combined Treatment with Zinc Aspartate and Intravenous Immunoglobulins (IVIGs) Ameliorates Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis (EAE) by Diana Straubel, Anja Thielitz, Annegret Reinhold, Kurt Grüngreiff, Dirk Reinhold

“…Therapeutic intraperitoneal application of zinc aspartate significantly diminished clinical signs during the relapsing-remitting phase of EAE in SJL/J mice. In contrast, IVIG given in a therapeutic manner did not influence the course of EAE. …”
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Characterization of Human Colorectal Cancer MDR1/P-gp Fab Antibody by Xuemei Zhang, Gary Guishan Xiao, Ying Gao

“…Phage-displayed antibody library prepared from mice spleen tissues was selected against the recombinant protein P-gp21 with five rounds of panning. …”
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Dose and strain dependent lethality of Usutu virus in an Ifnar−/− mouse model by Johanna M. Duyvestyn, Eleanor M. Marshall, Peter J. Bredenbeek, Barry Rockx, Martijn J. van Hemert, Marjolein Kikkert

“…In this study we inoculated interferon α/β receptor knockout (Ifnar−/−) mice with decreasing doses of USUV, monitoring symptoms and survival to determine a less lethal dose, and we directly compared isolates from three different viral lineages. …”
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Establishment of subcutaneous transplantation platform for delivering induced pluripotent stem cell-derived insulin-producing cells. by Hong Thuan Tran, Watchareewan Rodprasert, Irma Padeta, Saranyou Oontawee, Steven Dwi Purbantoro, Anatcha Thongsit, Parkpoom Siriarchavatana, Sayamon Srisuwatanasagul, Hiroshi Egusa, Thanaphum Osathanon, Chenphop Sawangmake

“…Further preliminary in vivo testing on subcutaneous IPC-bead transplantation in an induced type I diabetic mouse model showed beneficial trends on blood glucose control and survival rate sustainability of diabetic mice. Taken together, an established mGF-iPSC-IPC generation protocol in this study will be the potential backbone for developing the iPSC-derived IPC production employing human and animal cell resources. …”
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