Ginseng exhibits adaptogenic-like activity in mice exposed to hypoxic-anoxic stress through activation of antioxidant/BDNF protective mechanisms and inhibition of pro-inflammatory cytokines/NF-KB signaling pathways by James Olukayode Oni, Divine Oluwaferanmi Oyenekan, Yetunde Olamide Olayemi, Osarugue Christabel Irabor, Precious Ogbuji, McCarthy Oritseweyinmi Tova, Paul Ademola Adeleke, Gbemisayo Adetomiwa Abbas, Solomon Umukoro

“…The mice (20–22 g) were distributed into five groups (n = 6). …”
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Donkey whey proteins ameliorate dextran sulfate sodium-induced ulcerative colitis in mice by downregulating the S100A8-TRAF6-NF-κB axis-mediated inflammatory response by Mohan Li, Qilong Li, Rayhnigul Abdlla, Jiali Chen, Xiqing Yue, Siew Young Quek

“…Then, we administered DWPs and BWPs to mice with colitis via oral gavage. The results of immunohistochemistry and flow cytometry indicated that DWPs increased T regulatory cell accumulation and increased the abundance of the cluster of differentiation 205+ (CD205+) macrophages compared to those with BWPs and in model groups. …”
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Erratum to “Knockdown of Sestrin2 Increases Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Oxidative Stress, Apoptosis, and Fibrotic Reactions in H9c2 Cells and Heart Tissues of Mice via an AMPK-Dependent Mechanism” by Hwan-Jin Hwang, Joo Won Kim, Hye Soo Chung, Ji A. Seo, Sin Gon Kim, Nan Hee Kim, Kyung Mook Choi, Sei Hyun Baik, Hye Jin Yoo

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κ-Carrageenan Enhances Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Interleukin-8 Secretion by Stimulating the Bcl10-NF-κB Pathway in HT-29 Cells and Aggravates C. freundii-Induced Inflammation in Mice by Wei Wu, Zhanghe Zhen, Tingting Niu, Xiaojuan Zhu, Yuli Gao, Jiangyan Yan, Yu Chen, Xiaojun Yan, Haimin Chen

“…Conclusions. κ-Carrageenan can synergistically activate LPS-induced inflammatory through the Bcl10-NF-κB pathway, as indicated by its aggravation of C. freundii DBS100-induced colitis in mice. General Significance. Our results suggest that κ-carrageenan serves as a potential inflammatory agent that magnifies existing intestinal inflammation.…”
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Changes in levels of urokinase receptor and other components of fibrinolytic system in brain tissues in urokinase gene-knockout mice with B16/F10 melanoma growing together with chronic neurogenic pain by E. M. Frantsiyants, V. A. Bandovkina, I. V. Kaplieva, N. D. Cheryarina, E. I. Surikova, I. V. Neskubina, Yu. A. Pogorelova, L. A. Nemashkalova

“…The study included male and female C57BL/6-PlautmI.IBug-ThisPlau6FDhu/GFDhu mice (uPA-/-) (n = 48) and C57BL/6 mice (uPA+/+) (n = 80) with transplanted B16/F10 melanoma growing solitarily and together with CNP. …”
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Effects of repeated intragastric administrations with heat-inactivated Mycobacterium aurum DSM 33539 on the stress-induced aggravation of dextran sulfate sodium (DSS) colitis in C57BL/6N mice by Dominik Langgartner, Anna-Lena J. Weiss, Mattia Amoroso, John D. Sterrett, Christopher A. Lowry, Christopher A. Lowry, Christopher A. Lowry, Christopher A. Lowry, Christopher A. Lowry, Stefan O. Reber, Stefan O. Reber

“…Therefore, the aim of the current study was to assess whether repeated i.g. administrations of a heat-inactivated preparation of Mycobacterium aurum DSM 33539 prior to 19 days of chronic subordinate colony housing (CSC) are able to ameliorate the negative effects of this preclinically validated mouse model for chronic psychosocial stress on subsequent dextran sulfate sodium (DSS) colitis in male C57BL/6N mice. The results of the present study show that repeated i.g. administrations of M. aurum DSM 33539 have stabilizing effects on the composition of the gut microbiome, indicated by the findings that M. aurum DSM 33539 prevented CSC-induced increases in the relative abundances of the colitogenic phyla Desulfobacterota and Deferribacterota. …”
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A Comparative Study of the Metabolic and Skeletal Response of C57BL/6J and C57BL/6N Mice in a Diet-Induced Model of Type 2 Diabetes by Elizabeth Rendina-Ruedy, Kelsey D. Hembree, Angela Sasaki, McKale R. Davis, Stan A. Lightfoot, Stephen L. Clarke, Edralin A. Lucas, Brenda J. Smith

“…Male C57BL/6J, C57BL/6N, and the negative control strain, C3H/HeJ, mice were fed a control or HF diet for 24 wks. C57BL/6N mice on a HF diet demonstrated an increase in plasma insulin and blood glucose as early as 4 wk, whereas these responses were delayed in the C57BL/6J mice. …”
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Nanoparticles transfected with plasmid-encoded lncRNA-OIP5-AS1 inhibit renal ischemia-reperfusion injury in mice via the miR-410-3p/Nrf2 axis by Rongjie Zhang, Xin Zhang, Xuhui Zhu, Tao Li, Yansheng Li, Peng Zhang, Yuanhao Chen, Gao Li, Xiuwu Han

“…RI/R or OGD/R models were established in mice and HK-2 cells, respectively. In vivo, vector or POP-NPs were administered (10 nmol, IV) 48 h after RI/R treatment. …”
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Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stem Cells-Derived Exosomes Inhibit Apoptosis of Pulmonary Microvascular Endothelial Cells in COPD Mice Through miR-30b/Wnt5a Pathway by Song Q, Zhou A, Cheng W, Zhao Y, Liu C, Zeng Y, Lin L, Zhou Z, Peng Y, Chen P

“…Cigarette smoke extract (CSE)-induced COPD mice were treated with exosomes and HBLV-mmu-miR-30b via intratracheal instillation. …”
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<i>Endarachne binghamiae</i> Extract Ameliorates Inflammatory Responses in Macrophages Through Regulation of MAPK, NF-kB and PI3K/AKT Pathways, and Prevents Acute Lung Injury in Mice by Sang-Hoon Lee, Sang-Seop Lee, Ga-Young Lee, Seung-Yun Han, Dong-Sub Kim, Bong-Ho Lee, Yung-Choon Yoo

“…In an in vivo model for ALI, oral administration of EB-WE significantly reduced the level of pro-inflammatory cytokines (TNF-a, IL-1b, and IL-6) and chemokines (MCP-1, CXC-16, CXCL1, and TARC) in serum or bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) of mice. Similarly to the results in LPS-stimulated RAW 264.7 cells, treatment with EB-WE significantly inhibited intracellular signal pathways mediated by MAPK, IkB, and PI3K/AKT in lung tissues of mice with ALI, and also decreased the expression of mRNAs of inflammatory mediators such as TNF-a, IL-6, iNOS, and COX-2. …”
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Optimization of Conditions for Expression of Dengue Serotype 2 EDIII Protein in <i>Escherichia coli</i> and Immune Responses of Adjuvant-Free EDIII Ferritin Nanoparticles Against Dengue Virus in BALB/c Mice by M.S.B.W.T.M. Nipuna Sudaraka Tennakoon, Kyoung-Ho Lee, Hye-Mi Lee, Jae-Yeon Park, Hyun-Jin Shin

“…Thus, purified DENV2 EDIII and EDIII human ferritin heavy chain nanoparticles were immunized intramuscularly into BALB/c mice without an adjuvant, and the immunogenicity was analyzed using IgG ELISA and a serum-neutralizing assay. …”
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Quercetin Attenuates Oxidative Stress and Apoptosis in Brain Tissue of APP/PS1 Double Transgenic AD Mice by Regulating Keap1/Nrf2/HO-1 Pathway to Improve Cognitive Impairment by Meijia Cheng, Changbin Yuan, Yetao Ju, Yongming Liu, Baorui Shi, Yali Yang, Sian Jin, Xiaoming He, Li Zhang, Dongyu Min

“…Conclusion: Quercetin can improve cognitive impairment and AD-like pathology in APP/PS1 double transgenic mice, potentially related to quercetin’s activation of the Keap1/Nrf2/HO-1 pathway and reduction of cell apoptosis.…”
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Oral Immunisation With Non‐GMO Surface Displayed SARS‐CoV‐2 Spike Epitopes on Bacteria‐Like Particles Provokes Robust Humoral and Cellular Immune Responses, and Modulated the Gut Microbiome in Mice by Robie Vasquez, Ji Hoon Song, Remilyn M. Mendoza, In‐Chan Hwang, Bernadette B. Bagon, Lars Engstrand, Valerie Diane Valeriano, Dae‐Kyung Kang

“…Our results showed that mucosal immunisation of mice with surface‐displayed SARS‐CoV‐2 spike epitopes provoked high‐level secretory IgA and systemic IgG production. …”
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Ginsenosides 20R-Rg3 and Rg5 enriched black ginseng inhibits colorectal cancer tumor growth by activating the Akt/Bax/caspase-3 pathway and modulating gut microbiota in mice by Peng Yu, Weiyin Xu, Yanqi Li, Zhaoyang Xie, Simeng Shao, Jianing Liu, Ying Wang, Long Wang, Hongmei Yang

“…Moreover, Rg3/Rg5-BG retarded tumor growth in the model mice, as evidenced by downregulation of anti-apoptotic Bcl-2 protein and phosphatidyl Akt, and upregulation of the apoptotic proteins Bax, caspase-8, and cleaved caspase-3, enhancing apoptosis of tumor cells. …”
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Milled flaxseed-added diets ameliorated hepatic inflammation by reducing gene expression of TLR4/NF-κB pathway and altered gut microbiota in STZ-induced type 1 diabetic mice by Hui Xia, Xiangling Shi, Beijia Zhou, Jing Sui, Chao Yang, Hechun Liu, Ligang Yang, Shaokang Wang, Guiju Sun

“…In conclusion, the present study showed that milled flaxseed showed the potential on anti-T1D through anti-inflammation via TLR4/NF-κB and altering the gut microbiota in STZ-induced diabetic mice.…”
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Studying the Oncolytic Activity of <i>Streptococcus pyogenes</i> Strains Against Hepatoma, Glioma, and Pancreatic Cancer <i>In Vitro</i> and <i>In Vivo</i> by Anna N. Tsapieva, Alexander N. Chernov, Nadezhda V. Duplik, Anastasiya O. Morozova, Tatiana A. Filatenkova, Mariia A. Suvorova, Elena Egidarova, Elvira S. Galimova, Kseniya Bogatireva, Alexander N. Suvorov

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Correction: Aksic et al. The Neuroprotective Effect of Neural Cell Adhesion Molecule L1 in the Hippocampus of Aged Alzheimer’s Disease Model Mice. <i>Biomedicines</i> 2024, <i>12</i>, 1726 by Miljana Aksic, Igor Jakovcevski, Mohammad I. K. Hamad, Vladimir Jakovljevic, Sanja Stankovic, Maja Vulovic

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Correction: Tai et al. Sea Bass Essence from <i>Lates calcarifer</i> Improves Exercise Performance and Anti-Fatigue in Mice. <i>Metabolites</i> 2022, <i>12</i>, 531 by Hong-Jun Tai, Mon-Chien Lee, Yi-Ju Hsu, Chun-Yen Kuo, Chi-Chang Huang, Ming-Fu Wang

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Moringa oleifera Lam. leaf extract mitigates carbon tetrachloride-mediated hepatic inflammation and apoptosis via targeting oxidative stress and toll-like receptor 4/nuclear factor kappa B pathway in mice by Samah M. Fathy, Mohammed S.M. Mohammed

“…This study aimed to evaluate the protective effect of phytochemicals detected in Moringa oleifera Lam. leaf extract (MOLE) on CCl4-induced hepatotoxicity in mice. Phytochemicals, total phenolics, and total flavonoids were detected in MOLE. …”
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Fusion to Flaviviral Leader Peptide Targets HIV-1 Reverse Transcriptase for Secretion and Reduces Its Enzymatic Activity and Ability to Induce Oxidative Stress but Has No Major Effects on Its Immunogenic Performance in DNA-Immunized Mice by Anastasia Latanova, Stefan Petkov, Yulia Kuzmenko, Athina Kilpeläinen, Alexander Ivanov, Olga Smirnova, Olga Krotova, Sergey Korolev, Jorma Hinkula, Vadim Karpov, Maria Isaguliants, Elizaveta Starodubova

“…Promotion of secretion prohibited proteasomal degradation increasing the half-life and content of RT1.14oil in cells and cell culture medium, drastically reduced the residual polymerase activity, and downmodulated oxidative stress. BALB/c mice were DNA-immunized with RT1.14opt-in or parental RT1.14oil by intradermal injections with electroporation. …”
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