Modeling the Encephalopathy of Prematurity in Animals: The Important Role of Translational Research by Hannah C. Kinney, Joseph J. Volpe

“…Here we highlight the key features of human preterm brain development and the encephalopathy of prematurity that are critical for modeling in animals. The complete mimicry of the complex human neuropathology is difficult in animal models. …”
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On the Use of Adaptive Resemblance Terms in Chemical Ecology by Christoph von Beeren, Sebastian Pohl, Volker Witte

“…“Chemical masquerade” occurs when the operator detects the mimic but misidentifies it as an uninteresting entity, as opposed to “chemical mimicry” in which an organism is detected as an interesting entity by the operator. …”
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Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia in a Renal Transplant Patient Following Seasonal Influenza Vaccination by Imran Gani, George Hinnant, Rajan Kapoor, Natasha Savage

“…Autoimmune hemolytic anemia has been associated with vaccine use and may result from phenomena of molecular mimicry and cross-reactivity with the possible role of vaccine adjuvants as well. …”
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The Role of Intracellular Organisms in the Pathogenesis of Inflammatory Arthritis by Animesh Singh, Sarah Karrar

“…We discuss a range of possible mechanisms including molecular mimicry, persistent low grade infections, and abnormal host responses to common bacterial causes of reactive arthritis as well as discussing some of the clinical challenges that we face in making the diagnosis and in treatment of persistent symptoms.…”
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Oxford-AstraZeneca Coronavirus Disease-2019 Vaccine-Induced Immune Thrombocytopenia on Day Two by Azhar Kareem Razzaq, Ameer Al-Jasim

“…Its pathogenesis involves viral mimicry or T-cell-induced immune destruction in antibody-negative cases. …”
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Network properties of the global waste trade by Filippos K. Zisopoulos, Brian D. Fath, Xin Tong, Martin de Jong

“…This work provides a solid example of the application of network-based methods as an eco-mimicry approach for assessing the sustainability and fragility of socio-economic systems which can be of relevance to researchers and policy makers interested on transitions towards regenerative circular economies.…”
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Plants and fungi metabolites as novel autophagy inducers and senescence inhibitors by Rivka Ofir

“…New AI/SI can be identified using various approaches like hypothesis-driven approach for screening receptor agonists using an in-silico library of thousands of natural compounds; cheminformatics studies of phytochemicals using docking and molecular dynamics simulation, structure similarities/mimicry in vitro, “blind” high throughput screening (HTS) of libraries of natural metabolites against relevant models, and more. …”
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Behavior of Paussus favieri (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Paussini): A Myrmecophilous Beetle Associated with Pheidole pallidula (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) by Emanuela Maurizi, Simone Fattorini, Wendy Moore, Andrea Di Giulio

“…The occasional interactions of some beetle specimens with the P. pallidula queen were recorded, illustrated, and discussed, indicating the possibility of a more complex strategy of P. favieri involving a chemical mimicry with the queen. In addition, the courtship performed by the beetle is described for the first time, together with a peculiar “cleaning” behavior, which we hypothesize functions to spread antennal chemicals over the body surfaces.…”
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Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura (ITP) as an Uncommon Extraintestinal Complication of Crohn’s Disease: Case Vignette and Systematic Literature Review by Raisa Epistola, Tiffanie Do, Ritika Vankina, Daniel Wu, James Yeh, Michael W. Fleischman, Jennifer M. Lee

“…Previous reports postulated that the mechanism of ITP in CD was through the presence of circulating immune complexes in the serum and antigenic mimicry due to increased mucosal permeability in active colitis, versus increased mucosal production of TH1-type proinflammatory cytokines during CD flares, which may account for remission of ITP with surgery for CD. …”
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Initial Immunopathogenesis of Multiple Sclerosis: Innate Immune Response by Norma Y. Hernández-Pedro, Guillermo Espinosa-Ramirez, Verónica Pérez de la Cruz, Benjamín Pineda, Julio Sotelo

“…In the present review, we focus on the role of the innate immune system, the first line of defense of the organism, as promoter and mediator of cross reactions that generate molecular mimicry triggering the inflammatory response through an adaptive cytotoxic response in MS.…”
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HER2 Negative Mammary Paget’s Disease or In Situ Melanoma? A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Luana-Andreea Boșoteanu, Mariana Așchie, Cristian Ionuţ Orǎșanu, Mădălina Boșoteanu

“…The histopathological and immunohistochemical approach is derived from the exigency of excluding the possibility of synchronous tumors—a mammary invasive carcinoma, accompanied by another component with MPD phenotypic mimicry. The unexpected negative HER2 reaction is conducted to a primary focus on excluding a malignant melanoma in situ. …”
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Genetic association of lipid-lowering drug target genes with pancreatic cancer: a Mendelian randomization study by Bohan Su, Zhiyao Fan, Jiexi Wu, Hanxiang Zhan

“…No significant effect of lipid-lowering drug targets on PC risk was found. Genetic mimicry of lipoprotein lipase (LPL) was potentially associated with PC risks. …”
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Scrub typhus association with autoimmune biomarkers and clinical implications. by Hwanseung You, Jeongeun Song, Seonglyeong Kim, Sang-Min Oh, Joo-Hee Hwang, Jeong-Hwan Hwang, Wan-Hee Yoo, Yunjung Choi, Chang-Seop Lee

“…<h4>Conclusion</h4>Our findings conclude a substantial autoimmunological reaction in scrub typhus patients, suggesting potential mimicry of autoimmune conditions like Systemic Lupus Erythematosus. …”
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A Novel Insight into the Role of PLA2R and THSD7A in Membranous Nephropathy by Pingna Zhang, Weijun Huang, Qiyan Zheng, Jingyi Tang, Zhaocheng Dong, Yuhua Jiang, Yuning Liu, Weijing Liu

“…Furthermore, we demonstrated the possibility that PM2.5, malignancy, and gene expression specifically induce exposure of these antigens through conformational changes, molecular mimicry, or increased expression eliciting autoimmune responses. …”
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Trichromacy is insufficient for mate detection in a mimetic butterfly by Andrew Dang, Gary D. Bernard, Furong Yuan, Aide Macias-Muñoz, Ryan I. Hill, J. P. Lawrence, Aline Giselle Rangel Olguin, Armando Luis-Martínez, Sean P. Mullen, Jorge Llorente-Bousquets, Adriana D. Briscoe

“…These results suggest that mimetic colors are well-matched to visual systems to maintain mimicry, and that mate avoidance between these two look-alike species relies on other cues.…”
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A macro-transection model of brain trauma for neuromaterial testing with functional electrophysiological readouts by Jessica Wiseman, Raja Haseeb Basit, Akihiro Suto, Sagnik Middya, Bushra Kabiri, Michael Evans, Vinoj George, Christopher Adams, George Malliaras, Divya Maitreyi Chari

“…To our knowledge, this is the first in vitro simulation of transecting injury in a two-dimensional multicellular cortical brain cell sheet, that allows for combined histological and electrophysiological readouts of damage/repair. The patho-mimicry and adaptability of this simplified model of brain injury could benefit the testing of biomaterial therapeutics in regenerative neurology, with the option for functional electrophysiological readouts.…”
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Antibodies from a Patient with Type 1 Diabetes and Celiac Disease Bind to Macrophages that Express the Scavenger Receptor CD163 by Brigitte Sonier, Alexander Strom, Gen-Sheng Wang, Christopher Patrick, Jennifer A Crookshank, Majid Mojibian, Amanda J MacFarlane, Fraser W Scott

“…Antibodies against the wheat storage globulin Glo-3A from a patient with both type 1 diabetes (T1D) and celiac disease were enriched to identify potential molecular mimicry between wheat antigens and T1D target tissues. …”
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Egg retrieval in ground-nesting cuckoo hosts: can two species of buntings accurately identify and retrieve their own eggs? by Yuhan Zhang, Guo Zhong, Longwu Wang, Wei Liang

“…However, both species simultaneously retrieved some (8.3% for the yellow-throated bunting and 19% for south rock bunting) of the highly mimetic budgerigar eggs, indicating that the degree of mimicry of foreign eggs affects their egg recognition and egg retrieval behavior. …”
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Autoimmune hepatitis under the COVID-19 veil: an analysis of the nature of potential associations by Chaojie Yu, Wenrui Wang, Qian Zhang, Zhenjing Jin

“…For instance, SARS-CoV-2 may impact autoimmunity through mechanisms such as excessive stimulation of immune responses and molecular mimicry, particularly in genetically predisposed individuals. …”
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Secondary Syphilis Presenting as Glossodynia, Plaques en Prairie Fauchée, and a Split Papule at the Oral Commissure: Case Report and Review by Walter de Araujo Eyer-Silva, Maria Alessandra Leite Freire, Cecília Angelina Horta-Araujo, Guilherme Almeida Rosa da Silva, Jorge Francisco da Cunha Pinto, Fernando Raphael de Almeida Ferry

“…Syphilis has been coined “the great imitator” due to its extreme heterogeneity of presentation and mimicry of other conditions. Therefore, it is essential that physicians be familiar with the full spectrum of its manifestations. …”
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