Optimization of a Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification Assay as a Point-of-Care Tool for the Detection of Wuchereria bancrofti in Human Blood in Tana River Delta, Kenya by Kinyatta Nancy, Wambua Lillian, Mutahi Wilkinson, Mugasa Claire, Kamau Luna, Wachira Dorcas, Githae Rosemary, Lusweti Japheth, Ichugu Christine, Waigi Emily, Kagai Jim

“…Immunological methods to detect infection are available; however, cross-reactivity issues have been reported in most of them. Nucleic acid-based molecular assays offer high levels of specificity and sensitivity and can be used to detect the infections. …”
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Microglia modulate the cerebrovascular reactivity through ectonucleotidase CD39 by Zhongxiao Fu, Mallikarjunarao Ganesana, Philip Hwang, Xiao Tan, Melissa Marie Kinkaid, Yu-Yo Sun, Emily Bian, Aden Weybright, Hong-Ru Chen, Katia Sol-Church, Ukpong B. Eyo, Clare Pridans, Francisco J. Quintana, Simon C. Robson, Pankaj Kumar, B. Jill Venton, Anne Schaefer, Chia-Yi Kuan

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Angesinenolide B, A Phthalide Dimeric Peroxide, Exerts Anti-Inflammatory Properties by Suppressing MAPK/STATs Signaling Pathways and ROS Production by Zhang L, Liu Y, Wang H, Guo S, Lv J

“…Moreover, the affinities between ASB and the target proteins were verified by molecular docking analysis. In vivo, ROS generation was explored using fluorescent probe DCFH-DA, and the TNF-α and IL-6 mRNA expressions were also evaluated in CuSO4-induced zebrafish inflammation model.Results: ASB treatment was found to suppress the levels of NO, TNF-α, IL-6 and ROS, restrain the expressions of iNOS and COX-2 proteins and mRNA, as well as down-regulate MAPK and STATs signaling pathways in LPS-stimulated RAW264.7 cells. …”
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Microbiological Quality Assessment by PCR and Its Antibiotic Susceptibility in Mangrove Crabs (Ucides cordatus) from Guanabara Bay, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil by M. C. N. Carvalho, M. M. Jayme, G. S. Arenazio, F. V. Araújo, S. G. F. Leite, E. M. Del Aguila

“…The bacteriological quality of crabs from three different mangroves (Itaóca, Suruí, and Piedade) from Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil, was investigated using conventional and molecular methods. The results revealed high counts for total coliforms in meat and hepatopancreas samples. …”
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Combination of ataxia telangiectasia and Rad3-related inhibition with ablative radiotherapy remodels the tumor microenvironment and enhances immunotherapy response in lung cancer by Jenny Ling-Yu Chen, Chun-Kai Pan, Li-Cheng Lin, Yu-Sen Huang, Tsung-Hsuan Huang, Shu-Jyuan Yang, Sung-Hsin Kuo, Yu-Li Lin

“…ATR inhibition enhanced radiation-induced damage-associated molecular patterns determined by high mobility group box 1 quantification and activated the cyclic GMP-AMP synthase-stimulator of interferon genes pathway. …”
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Clinical and genetic aspects of albinism by V.V. Kadyshev, S.A. Ryazhskaya, O.V. Khalanskaya, N.V. Zhurkova, R.A. Zinchenko

“…Each case of albinism requir es an accurate molecular genetic diagnosis to provide a personalized treatment approach, predict life expectancy and health status, and plan pregnancy.…”
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Effective cancer immunotherapy combining mRNA-encoded bispecific antibodies that induce polyclonal T cell engagement and PD-L1-dependent 4-1BB costimulation by Oana Hangiu, Oana Hangiu, Oana Hangiu, Rocío Navarro, Susana Frago, Laura Rubio-Pérez, Laura Rubio-Pérez, Laura Rubio-Pérez, Antonio Tapia-Galisteo, Antonio Tapia-Galisteo, Antonio Tapia-Galisteo, Laura Díez-Alonso, Laura Díez-Alonso, Laura Díez-Alonso, Marina Gómez-Rosel, Marina Gómez-Rosel, Marina Gómez-Rosel, Noelia Silva-Pilipich, Noelia Silva-Pilipich, Lucía Vanrell, Cristian Smerdou, Cristian Smerdou, Kenneth A. Howard, Laura Sanz, Luis Álvarez-Vallina, Luis Álvarez-Vallina, Luis Álvarez-Vallina, Marta Compte

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Linking obesity-associated genotype to child language development: the role of early-life neurology-related proteomics and brain myelinationResearch in context by Jian Huang, Jinyi Che, Michelle Z.L. Kee, Ai Peng Tan, Evelyn C. Law, Patricia Pelufo Silveira, Irina Pokhvisneva, Sachin Patel, Keith M. Godfrey, Lourdes Mary Daniel, Kok Hian Tan, Yap Seng Chong, Shiao-Yng Chan, Johan G. Eriksson, Dennis Wang, Jonathan Yinhao Huang

“…Methods: In a longitudinal Singaporean mother-offspring cohort, we leveraged trans-ancestry polygenic predictions of body mass index (BMI) to interrogate the causal effects of early-life BMI on child language development and its effects on molecular and neuroimaging measures. Leveraging large genome-wide association studies, we examined whether the link between obesity and language development is causal or due to a shared genetic basis. …”
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Genome sequencing enhances the diagnostic yield and expands the genetic landscape of male breast cancer by Wen Wen, Sen Zhao, Yiwen Jiang, Chengzhu Ou, Changyuan Guo, Ziqi Jia, Jiayi Li, Yansong Huang, Hengyi Xu, Pengming Pu, Tongxuan Shang, Lin Cong, Xiang Wang, Nan Wu, Jiaqi Liu

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Expression‐based machine learning models for predicting plant tissue identity by Sourabh Palande, Jeremy Arsenault, Patricia Basurto‐Lozada, Andrew Bleich, Brianna N. I. Brown, Sophia F. Buysse, Noelle A. Connors, Sikta Das Adhikari, Kara C. Dobson, Francisco Xavier Guerra‐Castillo, Maria F. Guerrero‐Carrillo, Sophia Harlow, Héctor Herrera‐Orozco, Asia T. Hightower, Paulo Izquierdo, MacKenzie Jacobs, Nicholas A. Johnson, Wendy Leuenberger, Alessandro Lopez‐Hernandez, Alicia Luckie‐Duque, Camila Martínez‐Avila, Eddy J. Mendoza‐Galindo, David Cruz Plancarte, Jenny M. Schuster, Harry Shomer, Sidney C. Sitar, Anne K. Steensma, Joanne Elise Thomson, Damián Villaseñor‐Amador, Robin Waterman, Brandon M. Webster, Madison Whyte, Sofía Zorilla‐Azcué, Beronda L. Montgomery, Aman Y. Husbands, Arjun Krishnan, Sarah Percival, Elizabeth Munch, Robert VanBuren, Daniel H. Chitwood, Alejandra Rougon‐Cardoso

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Identifying biomarker-driven subphenotypes of cardiogenic shock: analysis of prospective cohorts and randomized controlled trialsResearch in context by Sabri Soussi, Tuukka Tarvasmäki, Antoine Kimmoun, Mojtaba Ahmadiankalati, Feriel Azibani, Claudia C. dos Santos, Kevin Duarte, Etienne Gayat, Jacob C. Jentzer, Veli-Pekka Harjola, Benjamin Hibbert, Christian Jung, Lassus Johan, Bruno Levy, Zihang Lu, Patrick R. Lawler, John C. Marshall, Janine Pöss, Malha Sadoune, Alexis Nguyen, Alexandre Raynor, Katell Peoc'h, Holger Thiele, Rebecca Mathew, Alexandre Mebazaa

“…This study aims to identify biological/molecular CS subphenotypes, evaluate their association with outcome, and explore their impact on heterogeneity of treatment effect (ShockCO-OP, NCT06376318). …”
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Duckweed: a starch-hyperaccumulating plant under cultivation with a combination of nutrient limitation and elevated CO2 by Ling Guo, Ling Guo, Yang Fang, Songhu Wang, Yao Xiao, Yanqiang Ding, Yanling Jin, Xueping Tian, Anping Du, Zhihua Liao, Kaize He, Shuang Chen, Yonggui Zhao, Li Tan, Zhuolin Yi, Yuqing Che, Lanchai Chen, Jinmeng Li, Leyi Zhao, Peng Zhang, Zhengbiao Gu, Fangyuan Zhang, Yan Hong, Qing Zhang, Hai Zhao

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Therapeutic effects of platelet-derived extracellular vesicles on viral myocarditis correlate with biomolecular content by Danielle J. Beetler, Danielle J. Beetler, Danielle J. Beetler, Presley Giresi, Damian N. Di Florio, Damian N. Di Florio, Damian N. Di Florio, Jessica J. Fliess, Elizabeth J. McCabe, Molly M. Watkins, Molly M. Watkins, Molly M. Watkins, Vivian Xu, Matthew E. Auda, Katelyn A. Bruno, Katelyn A. Bruno, Emily R. Whelan, Emily R. Whelan, Emily R. Whelan, Stephen P. C. Kocsis, Brandy H. Edenfield, Sierra A. Walker, Sierra A. Walker, Sierra A. Walker, Logan P. Macomb, Kevin C. Keegan, Angita Jain, Angita Jain, Angita Jain, Andrea C. Morales-Lara, Isha Chekuri, Anneliese R. Hill, Houssam Farres, Joy Wolfram, Joy Wolfram, Atta Behfar, Atta Behfar, Paul G. Stalboerger, Andre Terzic, Andre Terzic, Leslie T. Cooper, DeLisa Fairweather, DeLisa Fairweather, DeLisa Fairweather

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SHP2 is essential for the progesterone-promoted proliferation and migration in breast cancer cell lines by Hui-Chen Wang, Hui-Chen Wang, Wen-Sen Lee, Wen-Sen Lee, Wen-Sen Lee, Wen-Sen Lee

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Active case detection and treatment of malaria in pregnancy using LAMP technology (LAMPREG): a pragmatic randomised diagnostic outcomes trial—study protocol by Mekonnen Teferi, Claire Kamaliddin, Hiwot Tilahun, Rediet Fikru Gebresenbet, Zelalem Mekonnen Bekele, Banchamlak Tegegne, Delenasaw Yewhalaw, Abebe Genetu Bayih, Dylan R Pillai, Filmona Mekuria, Getaneh Alemu, Beka Raya, Omar Abdullah, Taye Teka, James Cheaveau, Ruth Legese, Hiwot Asmerom, Ermias Hundito, Ebrahim Nursefa, Samuel Ayele

“…This study aims to evaluate the impact of enhanced case detection using molecular testing called loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) on birth outcomes in a prospective study design.Methods and analysis A pragmatic randomised diagnostic outcomes trial will be conducted in several health institutes in different Ethiopian regions. …”
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Exosomes from Human Gingiva-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells Combined with Biodegradable Chitin Conduits Promote Rat Sciatic Nerve Regeneration by Feng Rao, Dianying Zhang, Tengjiaozi Fang, Changfeng Lu, Bo Wang, Xiao Ding, Shuai Wei, Yiran Zhang, Wei Pi, Hailin Xu, Yanhua Wang, Baoguo Jiang, Peixun Zhang

“…Although various strategies have been adopted to investigate the microenvironment after peripheral nerve injury, the underlying molecular mechanisms of neurite outgrowth remain unclear. …”
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The Impact of p53 and Ki67 Expression in Endometrial Cancer and its Effect on Survival by Zekiye Sahin, Burak Bayraktar, Tugba Karadeniz, Muzaffer Sanci

“… OBJECTIVE: This study was conducted to evaluate the relationship of p53 and Ki67 expression with prognostic factors in patients who underwent surgery due to a diagnosis of endometrial cancer, and to evaluate their use as molecular markers that can help with survival prediction. …”
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Development of the genetic classification of Aegilops columnaris Zhuk. chromosomes based on the analysis of introgression lines Triticum aestivum×Ae. columnaris by A. A. Shishkina, A. Yu. Dragovich, A. S. Rouban, S. N. Sibikeev, A. E. Druzhin, E. D. Badaeva

“…In the present work we have for the first time reported the development and molecular-cytogenetic characterization of T. aestivum×Ae. columnaris introgression lines. …”
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Soil organic matter composition affects ecosystem multifunctionality by mediating the composition of microbial communities in long-term restored meadows by Wenyin Wang, Sisi Bi, Fei Li, A. Allan Degen, Shanshan Li, Mei Huang, Binyu Luo, Tao Zhang, Shuai Qi, Tianyun Qi, Yanfu Bai, Peipei Liu, Zhanhuan Shang

“…Carbon metabolism did not increase in restored meadows, but the niche breadth of soil microorganisms and the utilization efficiency of small molecular carbon sources such as amino acids did increase. …”
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In Silico Screening of Putative Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis Antigens and Serological Diagnosis for Caseous Lymphadenitis in Sheep by Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay by Daniela Droppa-Almeida, Caroline de Santana Ferreira, Ioná Brito, Sibele Borsuk, Jorge Alberto López Rodríguez, Isabel Bezerra Lima-Verde, Francine Ferreira Padilha

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