Monitoring Therapeutical Intervention with Ezetimibe Using Targeted Near-Infrared Fluorescence Imaging in Experimental Atherosclerosis by Kristof Graf, Thore Dietrich, Michael Tachezy, Frank-Detlef Scholle, Kai Licha, Philipp Stawowy, Michael Grafe, Peter Hauff, Eckart Fleck

“…Using a novel conjugate for near-infrared fluorescence (NIRF) imaging targeting ED-B, we studied the effect of EZE on plaque lesion formation in apoE –/– mice. ApoE –/– mice received EZE (5 μg/kg/d) or chow up to the age of 4, 6, and 8 months. …”
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Accumulation of advanced oxidation protein products aggravates bone-fat imbalance during skeletal aging by Yu-Sheng Huang, Jia-Wen Gao, Rui-Feng Ao, Xin-Yu Liu, Di-Zheng Wu, Jun-Long Huang, Chen Tu, Jing-Shen Zhuang, Si-Yuan Zhu, Zhao-Ming Zhong

“…Compared with MSCs from young mice, MSCs from aged mice tended to differentiate into adipocytes rather than osteoblasts and displayed cellular senescence. …”
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High-fat diet promotes gestational diabetes mellitus through modulating gut microbiota and bile acid metabolism by Lei Yao, Xuefei Zhou, Xianqi Jiang, Hao Chen, Yuanliang Li, Xiao Xiong, Yan Tang, Haogang Zhang, Pengfei Qiao

“…HFD, control diet or colesevelam intervention was fed to GDM mice models or Fxr-/- mice models, with or without antibiotics cocktail treatment. …”
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PET Study of Sphingosine-1-phosphate Receptor 1 Expression in Response to S. aureus Infection by Hao Jiang, Jiwei Gu, Haiyang Zhao, Sumit Joshi, Joel S. Perlmutter, Robert J. Gropler, Robyn S. Klein, Tammie L. S. Benzinger, Zhude Tu

“…This study is aimed at investigating S1PR1 in response to bacterial infection by assessing S1PR1 expression in S. aureus-infected mice. A rodent local muscle bacterial infection model was developed by injecting S. aureus to the lower hind limb of Balb/c mice. …”
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Therapeutic efficacy and mechanism of artesunate for mouse model of polycystic ovary syndrome by WANG Xueling, WANG Xueling, ZHONG Peiling, ZHONG Peiling, ZHAO Zhipeng

“…Objective‍　‍To investigate the therapeutic efficacy of artesunate (AS) on polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) in mice and explore the potential mechanism primarily. …”
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Protein Kinase Cε, Which Is Linked to Ultraviolet Radiation-Induced Development of Squamous Cell Carcinomas, Stimulates Rapid Turnover of Adult Hair Follicle Stem Cells by Ashok Singh, Anupama Singh, Jordan M. Sand, Erika Heninger, Bilal Bin Hafeez, Ajit K. Verma

“…In the WT mice, the percent of double positive HSCs retaining BrdU label was 28.4±0.6% compared to 4.0±0.06% for the TG mice, an approximately 7-fold decrease. …”
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PD-L1 monoclonal antibody alleviated MI injury of left ventricular function via modulating CD47/SHP2/SIRPα/SYK/FcγR signalings in tumor associated macrophages by Deyou Kong, Yongzhen Chen, Yajuan Yin, Zhikun Liu, Fang Yang, Xiaohong Li, Dongxing Shen, Jun Zhang

“…Abstract To investigate how PD-L1 monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) affect the left ventricular function in mice with myocardial infarction (MI) and through what mechanisms they exert their effects. …”
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Skeletal abnormalities caused by a Connexin43R239Q mutation in a mouse model for autosomal recessive craniometaphyseal dysplasia by Yasuyuki Fujii, Iichiro Okabe, Ayano Hatori, Shyam Kishor Sah, Jitendra Kanaujiya, Melanie Fisher, Rachael Norris, Mark Terasaki, Ernst J. Reichenberger, I-Ping Chen

“…Female Cx43 KI/KI mice display remarkably more bone overgrowth than male Cx43 KI/KI mice as they age. …”
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The Microbiota Determines Susceptibility to Experimental Autoimmune Uveoretinitis by Jarmila Heissigerova, Petra Seidler Stangova, Aneta Klimova, Petra Svozilkova, Tomas Hrncir, Renata Stepankova, Miloslav Kverka, Helena Tlaskalova-Hogenova, John V. Forrester

“…We induced EAU in germ-free (GF) or conventionally housed (CV) mice and in CV mice treated with a combination of broad-spectrum antibiotics either from the day of EAU induction or from one week prior to induction of disease. …”
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Sildenafil (Viagra) Protective Effects on Neuroinflammation: The Role of iNOS/NO System in an Inflammatory Demyelination Model by Catarina Raposo, Ana Karolina de Santana Nunes, Rayana Leal de Almeida Luna, Shyrlene Meiry da Rocha Araújo, Maria Alice da Cruz-Höfling, Christina Alves Peixoto

“…The cerebella of iNOS−/− mice were examined after four weeks of treatment with cuprizone alone or combined with sildenafil. …”
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Prophylactic effect of Kudingcha polyphenols on oxazolone induced colitis through its antioxidant capacities by Xingyao Long, Yanni Pan, Xin Zhao

“…This research the preventive effect of Kudingcha polyphenols (Kp) on colitis based on animal experiments. Experimental mice divided into four groups, including normal group, model group, low-concentration Kp (LKP) group and high-concentration Kp (HKP) group, and they all smeared and given 0.15 mL 1% oxazolone solution by lavage to induce BALB/c mice colitis. …”
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Interleukin-32γ in the Control of Acute Experimental Chagas Disease by Yarlla L. L. Braga, José R. C. Neto, Arthur W. F. Costa, Muriel V. T. Silva, Marcos V. Silva, Mara R. N. Celes, Milton A. P. Oliveira, Leo A. B. Joosten, Fátima Ribeiro-Dias, Rodrigo S. Gomes, Juliana R. Machado

“…Infected-WT and -IL-32γTg mice showed similar levels of IFN-γ, TNF-α, and IL-17, but IL-10 was significantly higher expressed in IL-32γTg than in WT mice. …”
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Disruption of Tumor Necrosis Factor Receptor-Associated Factor 5 Exacerbates Murine Experimental Colitis via Regulating T Helper Cell-Mediated Inflammation by Jian Shang, Lixia Li, Xiaobing Wang, Huaqin Pan, Shi Liu, Ruohang He, Jin Li, Qiu Zhao

“…The mice were then sacrificed, and their colons were removed. …”
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Lack of Proinflammatory Cytokine Interleukin-6 or Tumor Necrosis Factor Receptor-1 Results in a Failure of the Innate Immune Response after Bacterial Meningitis by Lea-Jessica Albrecht, Simone C. Tauber, Julika Merres, Eugenia Kress, Matthias B. Stope, Sandra Jansen, Thomas Pufe, Lars-Ove Brandenburg

“…For the experiments IL-6−/−, TNFR1−/−, and TNFR1-IL-6−/− KO mice were used. Our results revealed higher mortality rates and bacterial burden after infection in TNFR1−/−, IL-6−/−, and TNFR1-IL-6−/− mice and a decreased immune response including lower neutrophil infiltration in the meninges of TNFR1−/− and TNFR1-IL-6−/− mice in contrast to IL-6−/− and wild type mice. …”
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The Effect of Serine Protease Inhibitors on Airway Inflammation in a Chronic Allergen-Induced Asthma Mouse Model by Chih-Che Lin, Li-Jen Lin, Shulhn-Der Wang, Chung-Jen Chiang, Yun-Peng Chao, Joseph Lin, Shung-Te Kao

“…Therapeutic doses of FUT (0.0625 mg/kg), FOY (20 mg/kg), or UTI (10,000 U/kg) were, respectively, injected intraperitoneally into these mice. Control mice received sterile PBS. At 3 days after the last challenge, mice were sacrificed to assess airway hyperresponsiveness (AHR), remodeling, and inflammation; lung histological features; and cytokine expression profiles. …”
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Iron metabolism in a mouse model of hepatocellular carcinoma by Dilay Yilmaz, Umesh Tharehalli, Rossana Paganoni, Paul Knoop, Andreas Gruber, Yuexin Chen, Rui Dong, Frank Leithäuser, Thomas Seufferlein, Kerstin Leopold, André Lechel, Maja Vujić Spasić

“…We show that all mutant mice developed liver cancer by 36-weeks of age in contrast to 3.4% tumors identified in control mice. …”
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Is the BCG Vaccine Safe for Undernourished Individuals? by Larissa Lumi Watanabe Ishikawa, Larissa Camargo da Rosa, Thais Graziela Donegá França, Raphael Sanches Peres, Fernanda Chiuso-Minicucci, Sofia Fernanda Gonçalves Zorzella-Pezavento, Alexandrina Sartori

“…Concomitant with higher mycobacterial loads and more widespread BCG dissemination in undernourished mice, production of TNF-α, IFN-γ, and IL-10 was also diminished in these mice. …”
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Mast Cells Exert Anti-Inflammatory Effects in an IL10−/− Model of Spontaneous Colitis by E. M. Lennon, L. B. Borst, L. L. Edwards, A. J. Moeser

“…We compared colitis and intestinal barrier function in IL10−/− mice to mast cell deficient/IL10−/− (double knockout (DKO): KitWsh/Wsh × IL10−/−) mice. …”
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Protease-activated receptor 1 in the pathogenesis of cystic fibrosis by Sarath Ranganathan, Philip Sutton, Sophie Day, Poshmaal Dhar, Kristy Azzopardi, Muhammad A Saeed, Sohinee Sarkar, Jia-Xi Han

“…DKO mice (lacking both CFTR and PAR1) gained body weight at a similar rate to Cftr-/- mice but only gained weight in their proximal colons. …”
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Early Treatment with Intranasal Neostigmine Reduces Mortality in a Mouse Model of Naja naja (Indian Cobra) Envenomation by Matthew R. Lewin, Stephen P. Samuel, David S. Wexler, Philip Bickler, Sakthivel Vaiyapuri, Brett D. Mensh

“…Results. 100% of control mice died. Untreated mice injected with 2.5× LD50 Naja naja died at average 193 minutes after injection, while 10 of 15 (67%) of treated mice survived and were behaviorally normal by 6 hours (P<0.02). …”
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