Bacteriophage and Phage-Encoded Depolymerase Exhibit Antibacterial Activity Against K9-Type <i>Acinetobacter baumannii</i> in Mouse Sepsis and Burn Skin Infection Models by Alexander I. Borzilov, Nikolay V. Volozhantsev, Olga V. Korobova, Lyubov V. Kolupaeva, Evgenia S. Pereskokova, Tatiana I. Kombarova, Mikhail M. Shneider, Konstantin A. Miroshnikov, Ivan A. Dyatlov, Anastasia V. Popova

“…In the mouse sepsis model, in the case of prevention or early treatment, a single K9-specific phage or recombinant depolymerase injection was able to protect 100% of the mice after parenteral infection with a lethal dose of <i>A. baumannii</i> of the K9-type, with complete eradication of the pathogen. …”
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Fc-binding nanodisc restores antiviral efficacy of antibodies with reduced neutralizing effects against evolving SARS-CoV-2 variants by Jaehyeon Hwang, Soyun Choi, Beom Kyu Kim, Sumin Son, Jeong Hyeon Yoon, Kyung Won Kim, Wonbeom Park, Hyunjoo Choo, Suhyun Kim, Soomin Kim, Seokhyeon Yu, Sangwon Jung, Sang Taek Jung, Min-Suk Song, Sang Jick Kim, Dae-Hyuk Kweon

“…Furthermore, the Fc-binding nanodisc significantly boosted the antiviral efficacy of the soluble angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (sACE2) Fc fusion protein, which possesses broad but modest antiviral activity. In ACE2 transgenic mice, the Fc-binding nanodisc protected better than sACE2-Fc alone with two more log reduction in lung viral titer. …”
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Valproic acid targets IDH1 mutants through alteration of lipid metabolism by Lubayna S. Elahi, Michael C. Condro, Riki Kawaguchi, Yue Qin, Alvaro G. Alvarado, Brandon Gruender, Haocheng Qi, Tie Li, Albert Lai, Maria G. Castro, Pedro R. Lowenstein, Matthew C. Garrett, Harley I. Kornblum

“…Finally, we show that FASN knockdown alone and VPA in combination with FASN knockdown significantly improved the survival of mice in an IDH1 MT primary orthotopic xenograft model in vivo. …”
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Incomplete remyelination via therapeutically enhanced oligodendrogenesis is sufficient to recover visual cortical function by Gustavo Della-Flora Nunes, Lindsay A. Osso, Johana A. Haynes, Lauren Conant, Michael A. Thornton, Michael E. Stockton, Katherine A. Brassell, Amanda Morris, Yessenia I. Mancha Corchado, John A. Gaynes, Anthony R. Chavez, Michaelanne B. Woerner, Deidre A. MacKenna, Aryan Alavi, Anne Danks, Alon Poleg-Polsky, Rohan Gandhi, Jeffrey A. Vivian, Daniel J. Denman, Ethan G. Hughes

“…Here, we use in vivo two-photon microscopy and electrophysiology to study the dynamics of endogenous and therapeutic-induced cortical remyelination and functional recovery after cuprizone-mediated demyelination in mice. We focus on the visual pathway, which is uniquely positioned to provide insights into structure-function relationships during de/remyelination. …”
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Gap junction intercellular communications regulates activation of SARM1 and protects against axonal degeneration by Wen Jie Zhu, Jun Liu, Wan Hua Li, Zhi Ying Zhao, Chongquan Huang, Jian Yuan Yang, Hon Cheung Lee, Yong Juan Zhao

“…Inhibition of GJIC in mice by AAV-PHP.eB-mediated knockdown of Cx36 in brain induced neuroinflammation, which in turn activated SARM1 and resulted in axon degeneration as well as behavioral deficits. …”
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The curcumin-loaded zein-shellac nanoparticles using pH-driven method: Fabrication, characterization, and anti-inflammatory effect by Xinyi Lv, Zijian Wu, Limin Wang, Peibo Guo, Ao Qu, Wenjing Liang, Pengbo Zheng, Yuan Li, Wen Zhang

“…In vivo colitis experiments conducted on mice disclosed that Zein-SH-CurNP exhibits a protective effect against DSS-induced colitis. …”
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Effects of exercise training on the nigrostriatal glutamatergic pathway and receptor interactions in Parkinson’s disease: a systematic review by Shahid Ishaq, Iqbal Ali Shah, Shin-Da Lee, Shin-Da Lee, Bor-Tsang Wu

“…The included studies utilized pharmacologically induced PD models in mice or rats with 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine (MPTP) or 6-hydroxydopamine (6-OHDA). …”
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Determination of Total Levels of Secondary Metabolites and Oral Acute Toxicity Testing of Purple Leaf Ethanol Extract (PLEE) in Wistar Rats by Niluh Puspita Dewi, Miranti Miranti, Magfirah Magfirah, Athia Kurnia Kasim, I Made Dipayana

“…Treatment group II (P2), received a suspension of the test preparation at a dose of 2,000 mg/kg, while Treatment group III (P3) received a suspension of the test preparation at a high dose of 5,000 mg/kg of mice. The test preparation was given orally with only one administration at the beginning of the research period and observation was carried out for 14 days. …”
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TEAD1‐Mediated Trans‐Differentiation of Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells into Fibroblast‐Like Cells Contributes to the Stabilization and Repair of Disrupted Atherosclerotic Plaques... by Ming Zhai, Zhijun Lei, Yefei Shi, Jiayun Shi, Yanxi Zeng, Shiyu Gong, Weixia Jian, Jianhui Zhuang, Qing Yu, Mark W. Feinberg, Wenhui Peng

“…Here, an expansion of FSP1+ cells in a tandem stenosis (TS) model of atherosclerotic mice is unveiled, predominantly originating from VSMCs through single‐cell RNA sequencing (scRNA‐seq) analyses and VSMC lineage tracing studies. …”
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Biphasic Modulation of NOS Expression, Protein and Nitrite Products by Hydroxocobalamin Underlies Its Protective Effect in Endotoxemic Shock: Downstream Regulation of COX-2, IL-1β,... by André L. F. Sampaio, Jesmond Dalli, Vincenzo Brancaleone, Fulvio D'Acquisto, Mauro Perretti, Carmen Wheatley

“…In resolution, 24 h after LPS, HOCbl completely abrogates a major late mediator of sepsis mortality, high mobility group box 1 (HMGB1) mRNA, inhibits iNOS mRNA, and attenuates LPS-induced hepatic inhibition of eNOS mRNA, whilst showing increased, but still moderate, NOS activity, relative to LPS only. experiments (LPS+D-Galactosamine) HOCbl afforded significant, dose-dependent protection in mice Conclusions. HOCbl produces a complex, time- and organ-dependent, selective regulation of NOS/•NO during endotoxaemia, corollary regulation of downstream inflammatory mediators, and increased survival. …”
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Inhibition of Matrix Metalloproteinase with BB-94 Protects against Caerulein-Induced Pancreatitis via Modulating Neutrophil and Macrophage Activation by Zengkai Wu, Tunike Mulatibieke, Mengya Niu, Bin Li, Juanjuan Dai, Xin Ye, Yan He, Congying Chen, Li Wen, Guoyong Hu

“…AP was induced in Balb/C mice by ten hourly intraperitoneal injections of caerulein (100 μg/kg) and LPS (5 mg/kg). …”
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Wheat Leaf Rust Effector Pt48115 Localized in the Chloroplasts and Suppressed Wheat Immunity by Lulu Song, Liping Cui, Hao Li, Na Zhang, Wenxiang Yang

“…Pt48115 inhibited cell death induced by Bcl-2-associated X protein (BAX) from mice or infestans 1 (INF1) from <i>Phytophthora infestans</i> in <i>Nicotiana benthamiana</i> and by DC3000 in wheat, and its 145–175 amino acids of the C-terminal are critical for its function. …”
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Inhibition of S100A8/A9 ameliorates neuroinflammation by blocking NET formation following traumatic brain injury by Guihong Shi, Yiyao Cao, Jianye Xu, Bo Chen, Xu Zhang, Yanlin Zhu, Liang Liu, Xilei Liu, Luyuan Zhang, Yuan Zhou, Shenghui Li, Guili Yang, Xiao Liu, Fanglian Chen, Xin Chen, Jianning Zhang, Shu Zhang

“…Further experiments with PAD4 knockout mice confirmed that the reduction of NETs could substantially alleviate S100A8/A9-driven neuroinflammation. …”
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Intercellular TIMP-1-CD63 signaling directs the evolution of immune escape and metastasis in KRAS-mutated pancreatic cancer cells by Chu-An Wang, Ya-Chin Hou, Yi-Kai Hong, Yu-Jing Tai, Chieh Shen, Pei-Chi Hou, Jhao-Lin Fu, Cheng-Lin Wu, Siao Muk Cheng, Daw-Yang Hwang, Yung-Yeh Su, Yan-Shen Shan, Shaw-Jenq Tsai

“…Tumor progression was studied via pancreas orthotopic and portal vein injection in the immune-competent mice. Clinical relevance was validated by digital spatial transcriptomic analysis of PDAC tumors. …”
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Ethyl Pyruvate Ameliorates Hepatic Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury by Inhibiting Intrinsic Pathway of Apoptosis and Autophagy by Miao Shen, Jie Lu, Weiqi Dai, Fan Wang, Ling Xu, Kan Chen, Lei He, Ping Cheng, Yan Zhang, Chengfen Wang, Dong Wu, Jing Yang, Rong Zhu, Huawei Zhang, Yinqun Zhou, Chuanyong Guo

“…Three doses of ethyl pyruvate (20 mg/kg, 40 mg/kg, and 80 mg/kg) were administered 1 h before a model of segmental (70%) hepatic warm ischemia was established in Balb/c mice. All serum and liver tissues were obtained at three different time points (4 h, 8 h, and 16 h). …”
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Inhaled [D-Ala2]-Dynorphin 1-6 Prevents Hyperacetylation and Release of High Mobility Group Box 1 in a Mouse Model of Acute Lung Injury by Vladislav N. Karkischenko, Veronika I. Skvortsova, Melik T. Gasanov, Yuriy V. Fokin, Maxim S. Nesterov, Nataliya V. Petrova, Oxana V. Alimkina, Igor A. Pomytkin

“…In this study, we demonstrate that inhaled [D-Ala2]-dynorphin 1-6 (leytragin), a peptide agonist of δ-opioid receptors, significantly inhibits HMGB1 secretion in mice with lipopolysaccharide- (LPS-) induced acute lung injury. …”
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A truncated pre-F protein mRNA vaccine elicits an enhanced immune response and protection against respiratory syncytial virus by Min Lin, Yifan Yin, Xiaomeng Zhao, Chen Wang, Xueqing Zhu, Letao Zhan, Li Chen, Siling Wang, Xue Lin, Jun Zhang, Ningshao Xia, Zizheng Zheng

“…Our experiments in young and old female mice revealed that the LC2DM-LNP vaccine elicited robust neutralizing antibody titers. …”
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Fungi with potential probiotic properties isolated from Fuzhuan brick tea by Xin Wang, Yuanyuan Cui, Chaowei Sang, Bin Wang, Yirong Yuan, Lin Liu, Yahong Yuan, Tianli Yue

“…Notably, 2 strains can survive in vivo, because they can be isolated from C57BL/6 mice feces. Thus, 2 strains, Aspergillus cristatus H-1 and A. cristatus H-5, are herein identified as promising candidate probiotic strains. …”
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Molecular profiling of bladder cancer xenografts defines relevant molecular subtypes and provides a resource for biomarker discovery. by Sharada Mokkapati, Ganiraju Manyam, Alexis R. Steinmetz, Côme Tholomier, Alberto Martini, Woonyoung Choi, Bogdon Czerniak, Byron H Lee, Colin P Dinney, David J McConkey

“…Patient-derived, luciferase-tagged BLCA cell lines were cultured in vitro and engrafted into bladders of NSG mice. Tumor growth was monitored using bioluminescence imaging and mRNA-based molecular classification was used to characterize xenografts into molecular subtypes. …”
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Rescue of in vitro models of CSF1R-related adult-onset leukodystrophy by iluzanebart: mechanisms and therapeutic implications of TREM2 agonism by Kelley C. Larson, Frederick W. Gergits, Abigail J. Renoux, Elizabeth J. Weisman, Borislav Dejanovic, Liyue Huang, Bhaumik Pandya, Donald G. McLaren, Berkley A. Lynch, Richard Fisher, Evan Thackaberry, David Gray, Francois Gaudreault, Christian Mirescu

“…Differentially expressed genes identified in the hippocampus of mice treated with iluzanebart were exemplary of TREM2 activation and were related to cell proliferation, regulation of inflammatory processes, and innate immune response pathways. …”
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