The impaired response of nasal epithelial cells to microplastic stimulation in asthma and COPD by Magdalena Paplińska-Goryca, Paulina Misiukiewicz-Stępień, Monika Wróbel, Katarzyna Mycroft-Rzeszotarska, Dorota Adamska, Julia Rachowka, Milena Królikowska, Krzysztof Goryca, Rafał Krenke

“…Gene Ontology analysis revealed that microplastic exposure affected sterol and cholesterol biosynthesis, secondary alcohol metabolism, and acetyl-CoA metabolism in asthma, and cell motility, chemokine signaling, leukocyte migration, and chemotaxis in COPD. …”
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Nicotinamide Ameliorates Dextran Sulfate Sodium-Induced Chronic Colitis in Mice through Its Anti-Inflammatory Properties and Modulates the Gut Microbiota by Kai Kang, Yue Sun, Dan Pan, Bing Chang, Li-Xuan Sang

“…Phylogenetic Investigation of Communities by Reconstruction of Unobserved States (PICRUSt) analysis indicated that NAM treatment restored disruptions in the functions of the gut microbiota (replication and repair, cell motility) in mice with DSS-induced colitis. Furthermore, NAM also restored the reduction in valeric acid in mice with DSS-induced chronic colitis. …”
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AM966, an Antagonist of Lysophosphatidic Acid Receptor 1, Increases Lung Microvascular Endothelial Permeability through Activation of Rho Signaling Pathway and Phosphorylation of V... by Junting Cai, Jianxin Wei, Shuang Li, Tomeka Suber, Jing Zhao

“…Lysophosphatidic acid (LPA) regulates cell motility, cytoskeletal rearrangement, and cell growth. …”
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Diverse biological roles of PhoP/PhoQ in Pseudomonas plecoglossicida: Impact on stress responses and virulence by Meiqin Mao, Li He, Xiangyang Lin, Jianshao Wu, Pan Wang, Chuanzhong Zhu, Qingpi Yan

“…Results indicated that, compared to the wild-type strain (NZBD9), the ΔphoQ strain exhibited significant impairments in growth and swimming motility. The absence of the phoQ gene also affected the bacterium’s response to acidic conditions, low Mg²⁺ levels, and polymyxin B. …”
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Genetic Parameters of Semen Traits and Their Correlations with Conformation Traits in Chinese Holstein Bulls by Xiao Wang, Jian Yang, Jie Xue, Miao Zhang, Fan Zhang, Kun Wang, Yanqin Li, Yuanpei Zhang, Xiaoping Wu, Feng Wang, Xiuxin Zhao, Junqing Ni, Yabin Ma, Rongling Li, Lingling Wang, Guosheng Su, Yundong Gao, Jianbin Li

“…The results showed that the estimated heritabilities of semen traits ranged from 0.06 (total number of motile sperm, TNMS) to 0.37 (percentage of abnormal sperm, PAS) and conformation traits ranged from 0.23 (pin width, PW) to 0.69 (hip height, HH). …”
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Prevalence and Associated Risk Factors of Salmonella, Shigella, and Intestinal Parasites among Food Handlers in Motta Town, North West Ethiopia by Tibebu Yesigat, Mohabaw Jemal, Wubet Birhan

“…Culture was performed using xylose lysine deoxycholate agar and MacConkey agar and biochemical tests like Klinger iron agar (KIA), lysine iron agar (LIA), Simmons citrate agar, sulphide indole motility test, citrate utilization, and urease production test were conducted to isolate Salmonella species and Shigella species. …”
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Effects of Functional Red Pine Seed Direct-Drinking Oil on Constipation and Intestinal Barrier Function in Mice by Jie Li, Haonan Zheng, Jiahui Liu, Jie Ding, Qingqi Guo, Na Zhang

“…These findings suggest that red pine seed direct-drinking oil alleviates constipation in mice by enhancing intestinal motility, regulating serum neurotransmitters, mitigating oxidative stress, repairing intestinal barrier damage, and increasing tight junction protein expression. …”
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Correlation Analysis Between Multi-Drug Resistance Phenotype and Virulence Factor Expression of Clinical <i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i> by Wenli Xu, Runcheng Zhou, Jingwei Pan, Zhuangcong Liu, Xuyu Huang, Yueqiao Lin, Nan Li, Kecan Chen, Wenbo Sun, Yi Deng, Anping Yang, Xin Chen

“…The distribution of isolates with different swarming motility capacities and elastase levels did not show pronounced differences among the multi-drug-resistant and sensitive groups. …”
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Posterior Urethral Valves and Fertility: Insight on Paternity Rates and Seminal Parameters by Marcello Della Corte, Simona Gerocarni Nappo, Antonio Aversa, Sandro La Vignera, Francesco Porpiglia, Cristian Fiori, Nicola Mondaini

“…The review revealed that PUV patients often exhibit compromised semen parameters, including low sperm count, reduced motility, and abnormal morphology, as well as alterations in seminal plasma. …”
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Changes in Gastric Smooth Muscle Cell Contraction during Pregnancy: Effect of Estrogen by Othman A. Al-Shboul, Hanan J. Al-Rshoud, Ahmed N. Al-Dwairi, Mohammad A. Alqudah, Mahmoud A. Alfaqih, Ayman G. Mustafa, Mohammad Jaafar

“…Moreover, previous reports have shown that estrogen, which changes in levels during pregnancy, participates in the regulation of GI motility and is involved in the pathogenesis of various functional disorders in the stomach. …”
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Multidrug resistance of Pseudomonas aeruginosa: do virulence properties impact on resistance patterns? by Poulomi Saha, Rubaiya Binte Kabir, Chowdhury Rafiqul Ahsan, Mahmuda Yasmin

“…Among the isolates, 89% showed hemolytic activity, 80–90% produced different pigments such as fluorescein and pyoverdine, 46% were strong biofilm producers, and all the isolates presented different types of motilities (swimming, swarming, and twitching). The virulence genes (lasB, exoS, toxA, aprA, algD, and plcH) were detected within a range of 60–80% of the isolates.DiscussionOnly the toxA gene and twitching motility showed a significant correlation (p-value = 0.001 and 0.028, respectively) with multidrug resistance in the clinical P. aeruginosa isolates which indicates that it can be used as a drug target to combat these organisms. …”
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Mechanism of SET8 Activates the Nrf2-KEAP1-ARE Signaling Pathway to Promote the Recovery of Motor Function after Spinal Cord Injury by Xin Li, Yan Qian, Wanling Shen, Shiying Zhang, Hui Han, Yu Zhang, Shuangmei Liu, Shaokun Lv, Xiuying Zhang

“…However, the mechanism by which oxidative stress affects astrocyte motility after SCI is still unexplained. Therefore, this study investigated the influence of SET8-regulated oxidative stress on astrocyte autophagy levels after SCI in rats and the potential mechanisms of action. …”
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Astrocyte-Derived Interleukin 11 Modulates Astrocyte–Microglia Crosstalk via Nuclear Factor-κB Signaling Pathway in Sepsis-Associated Encephalopathy by Dandan Zhu, Peng Wang, Xiyue Chen, Kaituo Wang, Yunsong Wu, Min Zhang, Jianhua Qin

“…Upon LPS exposure for astrocytes, we detected that more microglia migrated to the central astrocyte culture compartment on the microfluidic device, accompanied by M1 polarization and increased cell motility in microglia. Cytokine array analysis revealed that less interleukin 11 (IL11) was secreted by astrocytes following LPS treatment, which further promoted reprogramming of microglia to pro-inflammatory M1 phenotype via the nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) signaling pathway. …”
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Extracellular electron transfer genes expressed by candidate flocking bacteria in cable bacteria sediment by Jamie J. M. Lustermans, Mantas Sereika, Laurine D. W. Burdorf, Mads Albertsen, Andreas Schramm, Ian P. G. Marshall

“…We identified candidate flocking bacteria as bacteria containing genes for motility and extracellular electron transfer including synthesis genes for potential extracellular electron shuttles: phenazines and flavins. …”
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Association between sleep deprivation and fertility - a literature review by Adriana Dukacz, Anna Konarska, Anna Machowiak, Barbara Ufnalska, Justyna Lisiecka, Mateusz Janik, Michał Nowak, Joanna Rychlewska-Duda, Wojciech Firlej, Artur Fabijański

“…In the male population deprived sleep is blamed for lower sperm motility, as well as concentration, total count. There is a probability that Leydig cells function and count, cortisol secretion and testosterone levels can be affected but for now we have to conduct more research to rule it out or confirm. …”
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Chitosan-Based Semen Extenders: An Approach to Antibiotic-Free Artificial Insemination in Rabbit by Francisco Marco-Jiménez, Celia Ferriz-Nuñez, Maria Pilar Viudes-de-Castro, José Salvador Vicente, Laura Lorenzo-Rebenaque

“…In contrast, the use EDTA alone or in combination with Chitosan was less effective at controlling <i>Enterococcus faecalis</i> than the antibiotic extenders, which also resulted in a reduction of sperm total motility over storage period (0–72 h) and negatively impacted fertility rate and total kits born. …”
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A new approach for hemodynamics of varicoceles: blood flow patterns based on contrast-enhanced ultrasound by Penglin Zou, Gaoxiang Fan, Zheng Li, Yuchen Tao, Chao Jia, Hongmei Liang, Ruhui Tian, Qiusheng Shi, Jianlin Hu, Rong Wu

“…The four patterns were further grouped into the “steady flow & intermittent stasis” and “intermittent reflux & filling defect” patterns for logistic regression analyses; the intermittent reflux & filling defect pattern was revealed as an independent risk factor for impaired sperm concentration, total sperm counts, progressive motility, morphology, and DNA fragmentation index. …”
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Exploratory Investigation of Intestinal Structure and Function after Stroke in Mice by Diya Ye, Yuting Hu, Ning Zhu, Weizhong Gu, Gao Long, Enfu Tao, Marong Fang, Mizu Jiang

“…Ischemic stroke was made as a disease model in mice, in which brain and ileal tissues were collected for experiments on the 1st and 7th day after stroke. Intestinal motility of mice was inhibited, and intestinal permeability was increased after stroke. …”
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Semen Parameters Can be Used as a Credible Marker with Doppler Ultrasonography in the Diagnosis of Subclinical Varicocele Cases by Tulay Irez, Bahar Sarikaya, Mine Erguven, Emre Salabas

“…RESULTS: The sperm concentration of the CG was higher than the TG (p=0.98, p>0.05). Forward sperm motility in the CG was higher than in the TG (p<0.001, p<0.05). …”
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Extracellular vesicles in seminal plasma of Sahiwal cattle bulls carry a differential abundance of sperm fertility-associated proteins for augmenting the functional quality of low-... by Ankit Pal, Seema Karanwal, Mir Ahmad Habib, Fanny Josan, Vikrant Gaur, Aditya Patel, Muskaan Garg, Mukesh Bhakat, Tirtha K. Datta, Rakesh Kumar

“…Our findings suggest that protein repertoires in SPEVs influence sperm activities such as motility, acrosome response, and ROS production. Supplementing LF spermatozoa with HF SPEVs could enhance their functional characteristics, highlighting these proteins as potential resources to modulate cattle bull sperm fertilizing ability.…”
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