Risk of Fungal Infection to Dental Patients by Jaqueline Lopes Damasceno, Rafael Aparecido dos Santos, Amir Horiquini Barbosa, Luciana Assirati Casemiro, Regina Helena Pires, Carlos Henrique Gomes Martins

“…Fungi can cause various diseases, and some pathogenic fungi have been detected in the water of dental equipment. …”
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Functional Role of Adult Hippocampal Neurogenesis as a Therapeutic Strategy for Mental Disorders by Heechul Jun, Syed Mohammed Qasim Hussaini, Michael J. Rigby, Mi-Hyeon Jang

“…Establishing a significant role of adult neurogenesis in the pathogenicity of psychiatric disorders may hold the key to potential strategies toward effective treatment.…”
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Development of a Portable Rapid Detection Method for Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea Virus Using Reverse Transcription-Recombinase-Aided Amplification Technology by Yiran Zhao, Weijie Yi, Qicheng Yang, Jiahao Li, Yanke Shan, Fei Liu

“…It demonstrates high sensitivity, with a detection limit as low as 1 copy/μL, and shows strong specificity, with no cross-reactivity observed with seven other common swine pathogens. When applied to clinical samples, the results were 100% consistent with those obtained by RT-qPCR. …”
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Parity-Dependent Hemosiderin and Lipofuscin Accumulation in the Reproductively Aged Mouse Ovary by Ulises Urzua, Carlos Chacon, Renato Espinoza, Sebastián Martínez, Nicole Hernandez

“…Since lipofuscin is a widely accepted senescence marker and given the recently postulated role of lipofuscin-associated iron as a source of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in senescent cells, these findings suggest a possible pathogenic mechanism by which nulliparity contributes to an increased OC risk in the postmenopausal ovary.…”
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Substantiation of application and estimation of efficacy of probiotics at inflammatory bowel diseases by Ye. A. Poluektova, Yu. O. Sidorina, S. Yu. Kuchumova, A. V. Korolev, O. S. Shifrin

“…At patients with IBD the intestinal microbiome have quantitative and qualitative differences from microbiome of healthy patients aside of increase in contents of opportunistic and pathogenic microorganisms. Microbiome changes result in initiation of cascade of pathological immune reactions of the host in related to presence of genetical defects, that, in turn, promotes development of clinical symptoms and morphological changes in intestinal wall. …”
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Natural Killer T (NKT) Cells and Periodontitis: Potential Regulatory Role of NKT10 Cells by Samanta Melgar-Rodríguez, Emilio A. Cafferata, Nicolás I. Díaz, Miguel A. Peña, Luis González-Osuna, Carolina Rojas, Alfredo Sierra-Cristancho, Angélica M. Cárdenas, Jaime Díaz-Zúñiga, Rolando Vernal

“…In the present review, we revise and discuss the pathogenic characteristics of NKT cells in these diseases and their role in the pathogenesis of periodontitis; particularly, we analyze the potential regulatory role of the IL-10-producing NKT10 cells.…”
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The Contribution of α-Synuclein Spreading to Parkinson’s Disease Synaptopathy by Francesca Longhena, Gaia Faustini, Cristina Missale, Marina Pizzi, PierFranco Spano, Arianna Bellucci

“…Synaptopathies are diseases with synapse defects as shared pathogenic features, encompassing neurodegenerative disorders such as Parkinson’s disease (PD). …”
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Retinitis Pigmentosa and Bilateral Idiopathic Demyelinating Optic Neuritis in a 6-Year-Old Boy with OFD1 Gene Mutation by Xun Wang, Cong Zheng, Wen Liu, Hui Yang

“…Nevertheless, the pathogenicity of the variant needs further confirmation.…”
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Comprehensive Analysis of TSPAN32 Regulatory Networks and Their Role in Immune Cell Biology by Grazia Scuderi, Katia Mangano, Maria Cristina Petralia, Maria Sofia Basile, Francesco Di Raimondo, Paolo Fagone, Ferdinando Nicoletti

“…The observed downregulation of TSPAN32 during immune cell activation highlights its potential role as a regulator of immune cell activation and metabolic adaptations, which are crucial for effective immune responses against pathogens and tumors. Moreover, the modulation of biological processes following TSPAN32 knockout further supports its critical role in regulating immune cell physiology and responses. …”
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Integration of Transcriptomics and Metabolomics Provides Insight into the Growth-Promoting Functions of <i>Solanum khasianum</i> Endophyte in <i>Medicago sativa</i> by Jiahui Li, Shijia Zhou, Jiaru Fang, Qihang Cai, Yanbo Yang, Zhenghai Sun, Liping Li, Weiwei Li

“…<i>Alternaria alstroemeriae</i> has often been used as a pathogenic bacterium in previous studies, and studies on the growth-promoting effects of <i>A. alstroemeriae</i> are rare. …”
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Internal electric field steering S-scheme charge transfer in ZnIn2S4/COF boosts H2O2 photosynthesis from water and air for sustainable disinfection by Linlin Zhuo, Shaofeng Dong, Yik Tung Sham, Jinpeng Zhang, Xiaoying Xu, Kenrick Chun Kiu Ho, Min Pan, Qiaoshan Chen, Guocheng Huang, Jinhong Bi

“…Abstract The global need for clean water and sanitation drives the development of eco-friendly and efficient water treatment technologies to combat biological pollution from pathogens. In this study, a novel heterojunction photocatalyst was synthesized by incorporating ZnIn2S4 into covalent organic frameworks (COFs) to enable environmentally friendly hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) photosynthesis and explore its potential for in situ disinfection. …”
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Actinomycotic Osteomyelitis of Maxilla Presenting as Oroantral Fistula: A Rare Case Report by Ashalata Gannepalli, Bhargavi Krishna Ayinampudi, Pacha Venkat Baghirath, G. Venkateshwara Reddy

“…These are normal commensals and become pathogens when they gain entry into tissue layers and bone where they establish and maintain an anaerobic environment with extensive sclerosis and fibrosis. …”
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Differential Diagnosis of MutYH-Associated Polyposis from Sporadic Colon Polyps by A. S. Tsukanov, V. P. Shubin, A. M. Kuzminov, M. Kh. Toboeva, T. A. Savelyeva, V. N. Kashnikov, Yu. A. Shelygin

“…Mutations in the MutYH gene were not detected in patients with 4–19 polyps (p &lt;0.05). The pathogenic significance of the disease development was established not only for biallelic, but also for monoallelic mutations.Conclusion. …”
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A Critical Review of Proteomic Studies in Gestational Diabetes Mellitus by Tao Zhou, Lu Huang, Min Wang, Daozhen Chen, Zhong Chen, Shi-Wen Jiang

“…It is urgent to screen for specific biomarkers for early diagnosis and precise treatment, as well as to identify key moleculars to better understand the pathogenic mechanisms. In the present review, we comprehensively summarized recent studies of gestational diabetes using mass spectrometry-based proteomic technologies. …”
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Influence of <i>Eimeria</i> spp. and <i>Clostridium perfringens</i> Infection on Growth Performance and Toltrazuril Residues in Chickens by Konrad Pietruk, Jacek Karamon, Piotr Jedziniak, Stanisław Tokarzewski, Małgorzata Olejnik

“…Eimeria invasion contributes to gut damage that promotes the growth of other harmful pathogens, such as <i>Clostridium perfringens</i>. …”
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Co-Cultivation Growth of Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus as Two Common Dairy Contaminants by Alžbeta Medveďová, Romana Györiová, Veronika Lehotová, Ľubomír Valík

“…The overgrowth of spoilage and pathogenic bacteria may pose risk to consumers health and cause technological and economic losses. …”
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An Exhaled Breath Sampler Based on Condensational Growth and Cyclone Centrifugation (BSCC) by Lebing Wang, Jianguo Deng, Dongbin Wang, Menghao Chen, Xue Li, Yun Lu, Jingkun Jiang

“…This enables rapid sample collection and eliminates certain pre-treatment steps for pathogenic microorganism analysis. Laboratory-generated aerosols were mixed with saturated water vapor to simulate exhaled breath, and the collection efficiency and the virus infectivity conservation efficiency of the BSCC were evaluated. …”
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A Novel Spontaneous Mutation of the SOX10 Gene Associated with Waardenburg Syndrome Type II by Sen Chen, Yuan Jin, Le Xie, Wen Xie, Kai Xu, Yue Qiu, Xue Bai, Hui-Min Zhang, Xiao-Zhou Liu, Xiao-Hui Wang, Wei-Jia Kong, Yu Sun

“…WS is classified into four types depending on the clinical phenotypes. Currently, pathogenic mutation of PAX3, MITF, EDNRB, EDN3, SNAI2, or SOX10 can cause corresponding types of WS. …”
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Understanding Delayed T-Cell Priming, Lung Recruitment, and Airway Luminal T-Cell Responses in Host Defense against Pulmonary Tuberculosis by Christopher R. Shaler, Carly Horvath, Rocky Lai, Zhou Xing

“…When compared with other intracellular bacterial lung pathogens, such as Legionella pneumophila, or even closely related mycobacterial species such as M. smegmatis, this delay is astonishing. …”
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Synthesis, Spectroscopic Characterisation, and Biopotential and DNA Cleavage Applications of Mixed Ligand 4-N,N-Dimethylaminopyridine Metal Complexes by C. Surendra Dilip, K. Manikandan, D. Rajalaxmi (a) Subahashini, R. Thiruneelakandan

“…The antimicrobial studies against various pathogenic bacterial and fungal serums insist on that the enhanced potential of the complexes over their ligand and their biopotential properties increases with concentration. …”
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