Synergistic activity of Pitstop-2 and 1,6-hexanediol in aggressive human lung cancer cells by Sílvio Terra Stefanello, Caren Rigon Mizdal, Aline Franzen da Silva, Luca Matteo Todesca, Félix Alexandre Antunes Soares, Victor Shahin

“…Drug safety and tolerability assessments were validated using the in vivo model organism Caenorhabditis elegans, where fairly high doses showed negligible impact on survival, development, or behavioral parameters. …”
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Background predation risk induces anxiety-like behaviour and predator neophobia in zebrafish by Himal Thapa, Arash Salahinejad, Adam L. Crane, Ahmad Ghobeishavi, Maud C. O. Ferrari

“…The zebrafish, Danio rerio, is an established model organism for many scientific studies. Although spatial and object neophobia in zebrafish have received previous attention, little is known about the role of background risk in inducing neophobia in zebrafish. …”
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Drosophila Mutant Model of Parkinson’s Disease Revealed an Unexpected Olfactory Performance: Morphofunctional Evidences by Francescaelena De Rose, Valentina Corda, Paolo Solari, Patrizia Sacchetti, Antonio Belcari, Simone Poddighe, Sanjay Kasture, Paolo Solla, Francesco Marrosu, Anna Liscia

“…We sought to use the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster as a model organism to explore olfactory function in LRRK loss-of-function mutants, which was previously demonstrated to be a useful model for PD. …”
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Neuroblastoma-derived hypoxic extracellular vesicles promote metastatic dissemination in a zebrafish model. by Anna Fietta, Pina Fusco, Giuseppe Germano, Sara Micheli, Marco Sorgato, Giovanni Lucchetta, Elisa Cimetta

“…The zebrafish (Danio rerio) is a valuable model organism for studying human biology due to its easy genetic manipulation and small size. …”
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Caenorhabditis elegans in the biological activity research of tea: From “little transparent” to “big star” by Lingwei Yang, Zhonghua Liu, Ligui Xiong, Yushun Gong

“…Caenorhabditis elegans (C. elegans) has proven to be a valuable model organism for assessing active ingredients. The wide array of active compounds found in tea, including tea polyphenols, amino acids, alkaloids, and aromatic substances, has provided numerous health benefits. …”
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Chlorogenic Acid and Biohanin A from Trifolium pratense L. Callus Culture Extract: Functional Activity In Vivo by Irina S. Milentyeva, Anna D. Vesnina, Anastasiya M. Fedorova, Elena V. Ostapova, Timothy A. Larichev

“…The effect of polyphenols on SOD-3 and HSP-16.2 was assessed after 5 and 2 h of heat stress (35°C), respectively, using C. elegans N2 Bristol as model organism. The neuroprotective potential was measured by counting paralyzed nematodes after 18, 40, and 62 h of incubation. …”
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The master male sex determinant Gdf6Y of the turquoise killifish arose through allelic neofunctionalization by Annekatrin Richter, Hanna Mörl, Maria Thielemann, Markus Kleemann, Raphael Geißen, Robert Schwarz, Carolin Albertz, Philipp Koch, Andreas Petzold, Torsten Kroll, Marco Groth, Nils Hartmann, Amaury Herpin, Christoph Englert

“…Here, we demonstrate that the Y-chromosomal copy of the TGF-β family member gdf6 (gdf6Y) in Nothobranchius furzeri, an emerging model organism in aging research, gained the function of the male sex determinant through allelic diversification while retaining the skeletal developmental function shared with the X-chromosomal gdf6 allele (gdf6X). …”
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Imaging the Ultrastructure of Isolated Peptidoglycan Sacculi from Rod-Shaped <i>Helicobacter pylori</i> J99 Cells by Atomic Force Microscopy by Daniel Amiteye, Jandirk Sendker, Fabian Herrmann

“…Despite years of research conducted on peptidoglycan’s chemical composition, the microscopic elucidation of its nanoscopic architecture still needs to be addressed more thoroughly to advance knowledge on bacterial physiology. Apart from the model organism <i>Escherichia coli</i>, ultrastructural imaging data on the murein architecture of Gram-negative bacteria is mostly missing today. …”
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Comparative genomics of Aspergillus nidulans and section Nidulantes by Sebastian Theobald, Tammi Vesth, Jane L. Nybo, Jens C. Frisvad, Inge Kjærbølling, Stephen Mondo, Kurt LaButti, Sajeet Haridas, Robert Riley, Alan A. Kuo, Asaf A. Salamov, Jasmyn Pangilinan, Anna Lipzen, Maxim Koriabine, Mi Yan, Kerrie Barry, Alicia Clum, Ellen K. Lyhne, Elodie Drula, Ad Wiebenga, Astrid Müller, Ronnie J.M. Lubbers, Roland S. Kun, Ana Carolina dos Santos Gomes, Miia R. Mäkelä, Bernard Henrissat, Blake A. Simmons, Jon K. Magnuson, Jakob B. Hoof, Uffe H. Mortensen, Paul S. Dyer, Michelle Momany, Thomas O. Larsen, Igor V Grigoriev, Scott E. Baker, Ronald P. de Vries, Mikael R. Andersen

“…Aspergillus nidulans is an important model organism for eukaryotic biology and the reference for the section Nidulantes in comparative studies. …”
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Therapeutic Potential of <i>Lappula patula</i> Extracts on Germline Development and DNA Damage Responses in <i>C. elegans</i> by Qinghao Meng, Anna Hu, Weiyu Xiao, Robert P. Borris, Hyun-Min Kim

“…This study aimed to evaluate the nematocidal effects of L. patula extracts and investigate their impact on germline development, DNA damage responses, and apoptosis in <i>Caenorhabditis elegans (C. elegans</i>), a model organism for studying these processes. Methods: <i>C. elegans</i> was exposed to <i>L. patula</i> extracts to assess survival, development, and incidence of male phenotype. …”
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Exploring freshwater soundscapes of tropical marshland habitats in Southeast Asia: insights into auditory sensory adaptation of wild Siamese fighting fish Betta splendens by Andreia Ramos, David Gonçalves, Raquel O. Vasconcelos

“…The Siamese fighting fish Betta splendens is one of the most important cultured species in the global ornamental fish market and is increasingly recognized as a model organism for genetics and behavioural studies. This air-breathing species (Anabantoidei), characterized by the presence of a suprabranchial labyrinth organ that enhances auditory sensitivity, is native to Southeast Asia and inhabits low flow freshwater ecosystems that are increasingly threatened due to habitat destruction and pollution. …”
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Antiaging and Antioxidant Bioactivities of Asteraceae Plant Fractions on the Cellular Functions of the Yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe by Rika Indri Astuti, Muhammad Eka Prastya, Irmanida Batubara, Eka Budiarti, Aulia Ilmiyawati

“…Pruski, and Synedrella nodiflora L. were collected and assayed for their in vitro antioxidant activities and potential antiaging properties using the yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe as the model organism. Based on the in vitro assay, the water fractions of S. trilobata showed a strong antioxidant activity. …”
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Computational analysis of spliced leader trans-splicing in the regenerative flatworm <i>Macrostomum lignano</i> reveals its prevalence in conserved and stem cell related genes by K. V. Ustyantsev, E. V. Berezikov

“…Macrostomum lignano is a flatworm model organism where substantial technological advances have been achieved in recent years, including the development of transgenesis. …”
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Chemical Composition and Biological Activities of the Essential Oils of Chrysophyllum albidum G. Don (African Star Apple) by Daniel Nartey, Joseph Nana Gyesi, Lawrence Sheringham Borquaye

“…The antibiofilm activity was assessed via the crystal violet staining assay, with Pseudomonas aeruginosa as the model organism. The concentrations of the leaf and fruit essential oil required for half-maximal inhibition of biofilm formation (BIC50) were 6.97 ± 0.56 and 4.78 ± 0.21 mg/mL, respectively. …”
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Anthelmintic activity of 1,10-phenanthroline-5,6-dione-based metallodrugs by Maria E. Cirino, Thainá R. Teixeira, Alessandro M. H. Silva, Ana C. C. Borges, Lucas Fukui-Silva, Luis G. Wagner, Christiane Fernandes, Malachy McCann, André L. S. Santos, Josué de Moraes

“…Additionally, the compounds were tested on Caenorhabditis elegans, a model organism for drug discovery. All compounds exhibited strong antiparasitic activity, with Cu-phendione showing the greatest potency (EC50 = 2.3 µM for S. mansoni and 6.4 µM for A. cantonensis). …”
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Abcg2a is the functional homolog of human ABCG2 expressed at the zebrafish blood–brain barrier by Joanna R. Thomas, William J. E. Frye, Robert W. Robey, Andrew C. Warner, Donna Butcher, Jennifer L. Matta, Tamara C. Morgan, Elijah F. Edmondson, Paula B. Salazar, Suresh V. Ambudkar, Michael M. Gottesman

“…Conclusions These results demonstrate the conserved function of zebrafish Abcg2a and suggest that zebrafish may be an appropriate model organism for studying the role of ABCG2 at the BBB.…”
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Oxidative stress caused by 3-monochloro-1,2-propanediol provokes intestinal stem cell hyperproliferation and the protective role of quercetin by Zongzhong Liu, Yanfei He, Yuhan Wang, Kefeng Ren, Pengpeng Xia, Binbin Xie, Tian Wei

“…Here, we employed the adult intestine of Drosophila melanogaster, a notable invertebrate model organism, to investigate the intestinal toxicity of 3-MCPD and its underlying mechanisms. …”
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Hot and cold exposure triggers distinct transcriptional and behavioral responses in laboratory-inbred pond snails by Veronica Rivi, Anuradha Batabyal, Cristina Benatti, Fabio Tascedda, Johanna Maria Catharina Blom, Ken Lukowiak

“…Aquatic poikilotherms like our model organism—the pond snail Lymnaea stagnalis—face significant challenges due to their dependence on external temperatures. …”
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Composition analysis of acid hydrolysates from Cucurbita moschata Duch. polysaccharides and their effect on oxidative stress resistance of Caenorhabditis elegans by Wen Jiang, Yakun Zhang, Jiangying Zeng, Jing Yao, Aoxue Lu, Zhiyu Fang, Ge Wang, Weimin Wang, Yongjun Zhang

“…The aim of this study was to purify PPe-S and investigate the antioxidant stress effects of 2 purified components (PPe-S-1 and PPe-S-2) using Caenorhabditis elegans as model organism. The results showed that PPe-S-2 had a notable antioxidant effect, and could significantly enhance the activities of antioxidant enzymes including superoxide dismutase (SOD) (P < 0.01), catalase (CAT) (P < 0.01) and glutathione reductase (GR) (P < 0.05), and increase the level of glutathione (GSH) (P < 0.01), and decreased the content of malondialdehyde (MDA) (P < 0.05). …”
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The bacterial microbiome of symbiotic and menthol-bleached polyps of long-term aquarium-reared Galaxea fascicularis by Puntin, Giulia, Wong, Jane C. Y., Röthig, Till, Baker, David M., Sweet, Michael, Ziegler, Maren

“…Researchers therefore increasingly turn to model organisms to unravel holobiont complexity, dynamics, and how these determine the health and fitness of corals. …”
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