Dual Role of α-MSH in Colitis Progression: Mediating Neutrophil Differentiation via Bone Marrow by Liao X, Liu H, Li Y, Zhang W, Dai Q, Wei H, Zhou J, Xie X, Zhou H

“…This process enhances the clearance of pathogenic microorganisms during the acute phase of colitis, while inducing sustained inflammatory responses during the remission phase.Conclusion: In summary, our study demonstrates the dual role of HPA activation and α-MSH secretion induced by colitis in the pathogenesis of IBD. …”
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Potato mosaic viruses which infect plants of tuber-bearing Solanum spp. growing in the VIR field gene bank by E. V. Rogozina, N. V. Mironenko, N. A. Chalaya, Yu. Matsushita, H. Yanagisawa

“…Potato crop is particularly affected by virus diseases, and potato virus Y (PVY) currently considered the most important pathogen distributed worldwide as a diversity of strains. …”
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The dynamin-related protein PfDyn2 is essential for both apicoplast and mitochondrial fission in Plasmodium falciparum by Alexander A. Morano, Wei Xu, Francesca M. Navarro, Neeta Shadija, Jeffrey D. Dvorin, Hangjun Ke

“…PfDyn2’s singular role in mediating both apicoplast and mitochondrial fission has not been observed in other organisms possessing two endosymbiotic organelles, including other Apicomplexans, thus reflecting a unique, potentially exploitable method of organellar division in P. falciparum.IMPORTANCEPlasmodium falciparum remains a significant global pathogen, causing over 200 million infections and over 600,000 deaths per year. …”
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Low Frequency of MKRN3 and DLK1 Variants in Chinese Children with Central Precocious Puberty by Ting Chen, Linqi Chen, Haiying Wu, Rongrong Xie, Fengyun Wang, Xiuli Chen, Hui Sun, Fei Xiao

“…According to ACMG standards, two MKRN3 variant (p.Glu380Lys and p.Ile357Met) are likely pathogenic, and two others are of uncertain significance. …”
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Identification of Anoikis-Related Genes in Chronic Kidney Disease Based on Bioinformatics Analysis Combined with Experimental Validation by Liu H, Mei M, Zhong H, Lin S, Luo J, Huang S, Zhou J

“…The principal pathways enriched were involved in cell cycle progression Toxoplasmosis, Cell adhesion molecules, Influenza A, Pathogenic Escherichia coli infection, Small cell lung cancer, Amoebiasis, TNF signaling pathway, and Leukocyte transendothelial migration. …”
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Evaluating the feasibility, sensitivity, and specificity of next-generation molecular methods for pleural infection diagnosis by Peter T. Bell, Timothy Baird, John Goddard, Olusola S. Olagoke, Andrew Burke, Shradha Subedi, Tiana R. Davey, James Anderson, Derek S. Sarovich, Erin P. Price

“…However, we encountered challenges that complicated pleural infection interpretation, including: (i) uncertainties regarding microbial pathogenicity and the impact of prior antibiotic therapy on diagnostic performance; (ii) lack of a clinical diagnostic gold-standard for molecular performance comparisons; (iii) potential microbial contamination during specimen collection or processing; and (iv) difficulties distinguishing background microbial noise from true microbial signal in low-biomass specimens. …”
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Mechanism of Mongolian Medicine Batri-7 on Salmonella Enteritis by Yang D, Chen S, Borijihan H, Aoqier A, Sarula S, Siqin S, Manda M, Temuqile T, Baigude H

“…Through this study, we discovered the mechanism of BT-7’s dual action on the host and pathogenic bacteria. This gives inspiration for anti-infective disease research in traditional medicine and also proves that traditional medicines still have good prospects for treating infectious diseases.Keywords: Mongolian medicine, Batri-7, antibacterial, Salmonella enteritis, virulence gene…”
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The StbHLH47 transcription factor negatively regulates drought tolerance in potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) by Peijie Wang, Xiaojuan Wu, Nan Li, Hushuai Nie, Yu Ma, Juan Wu, Zhicheng Zhang, Yanhong Ma

“…Differential gene expression analysis of wild-type plants (WT) and plants overexpressing StbHLH47 (OE-StbHLH47) under drought stress revealed that the significantly differentially expressed genes were enriched in metabolic pathways, biosynthesis of various plant secondary metabolites, biosynthesis of metabolites, plant hormone signal transduction, mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) signalling pathway-plant, phenylpropanoid biosynthesis, and plant‒pathogen interactions. Among these pathways, the phenylalanine and abscisic acid (ABA) signal transduction pathways were enriched in a greater number of differentially expressed genes, and the expression trends of these differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were significantly different between WT and OE-StbHLH47. …”
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Glaucoma progression during the COVID-19 pandemics by V.E. Korelina, I.R. Gazizova, A.V. Kuroyedov, M.D. Didur

“…Mandryka Military Clinical Hospital, Moscow, Russian Federation</b> </p> <p> <b>⁴Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University, Moscow, Russian Federation</b> </p> <p> <i>The novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) provides powerful effects on all pathogenic aspects of the primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG). …”
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Optimized Method to Generate Well-Characterized Macrophages from Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells by Qimin Hai, Peter Bazeley, Juying Han, Gregory Brubaker, Jennifer Powers, Claudia M. Diaz-Montero, Jonathan D. Smith

“…<b>Background/Objectives</b>: Macrophages play a pivotal role in various pathogenic processes, necessitating the development of efficient differentiation techniques to meet the high demand for these cells in research and therapy. …”
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Towards Meaningful Interpretation of Molecular Data: Insights Gained from HMMD Challenges in <i>Salmonella</i> Detection for Future NGS Integration in Clinical Microbiology by Hyunji Kim, Soo Hyun Seo, Jae-Seok Kim, Kwang Jun Lee, Kyoung Un Park

“…This study focuses on the Luminex xTAG Gastrointestinal Pathogen Panel (GPP) for <i>Salmonella</i> detection, evaluating the impact of MFI threshold adjustments on diagnostic accuracy and exploring the need for an “indeterminate” result category to enhance clinical utility in molecular diagnostics. …”
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Neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) are increased in rheumatoid arthritis-associated interstitial lung disease by Jing Xue, Miaomiao Nian, Yangyang Liang, Zeqin Zhu, Zhenyu Hu, Yuanyuan Jia, Shuhong Chi, Juan Chen

“…Abstract Background Neutrophil extracellular trap (NET) formation has been implicated as a pathogenic mechanism in both rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and interstitial lung disease (ILD). …”
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Existing of White Spot Syndrome Virus (WSSV), Taura Syndrome Virus (TSV) and Infectious Hypodermal Haematopoitic Necrosis Virus (IHHNV) in White Shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei Reared... by S.H. Dwinanti, Munti Yuhana

“…To prevent virus infection and reduce risk of fail to harvest, an early warning and observation system of availability of pathogen should be taken in order to know the shrimp condition during culture process.  …”
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Bioinformatics analysis of ferroptosis-related hub genes and immunoinfiltration in myocardial ischemia/reperfusion following heart transplantation by Yuxi Zhang, Qiao Tang, Jiahui Cui, Yanan Li, Heng Xu, Zhen Qiu, Shaoqing Lei, Rui Xue, Qian Sun, Zhongyuan Xia

“…Abstract Background Ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) is an inevitable pathophysiological process during heart transplantation, and ferroptosis is an important pathogenic mechanism. Unlike other modes of cell death, ferroptosis depends on the accumulation of iron within the cell and the oxidative degradation of polyunsaturated fatty acids. …”
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Characterizing immune biomarkers and effector CD8+ T-cell exhaustion in pancreatic adenocarcinoma via single-cell RNA sequencing profiling by Rawaa AlChalabi, Raghda Makia, Semaa A. Shaban, Ahmed AbdulJabbar Suleiman

“…Mutational analysis of IL7R revealed a likely pathogenic mutation (K110N) located in the IL-7Ralpha fibronectin type III domain. …”
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Genomic characterization and radiation tolerance of Naganishia kalamii sp. nov. and Cystobasidium onofrii sp. nov. from Mars 2020 mission assembly facilities by Patrick Leo, Marcus de Melo Texeira, Atul M. Chander, Nitin K. Singh, Anna C. Simpson, Andrey Yurkov, Fathi Karouia, Jason E. Stajich, Christopher E. Mason, Kasthuri Venkateswaran

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Ductal Carcinoma In Situ (DCIS) Diagnosed by MRI-Guided Biopsy among BRCA1/BRCA2 Mutation Carriers by Renata Faermann, Eitan Friedman, Orit Kaidar-Person, Jonathan Weidenfeld, Malka Brodsky, Anat Shalmon, Osnat Halshtok Neiman, Michael Gotlieb, Yael Yagil, David Samoocha, Dana Madorsky Feldman, Miri Sklair-Levy

“…Background. While BRCA1/BRCA2 pathogenic sequence variants (PSVs) clearly confer an increased risk for invasive breast cancer, the extent to which these mutant alleles increase DCIS risk is less clear. …”
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Inhibitory potential of probiotic spore formers grown as mono- and mix-cultures under conditions of different nutrient availability by O. V. Knysh, A. V. Martynov, T. P. Osolodchenko

“…Determining the conditions that enhance the inhibitory potential of probiotic bacilli is an important step towards increasing their effectiveness against pathogenic bacteria and pathobionts. The aim of this study was to determine whether the inhibitory potential of spore-forming probiotic species: Alkalihalobacillus clausii (previously known as B. clausii), Heyndrickxia coagulans (formerly B. coagulans) and B. subtilis increases under conditions of co-cultivation or nutrient depletion (starvation). …”
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A new method for detecting mixed Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection and reconstructing constituent strains provides insights into transmission by Benjamin Sobkowiak, Patrick Cudahy, Melanie H. Chitwood, Taane G. Clark, Caroline Colijn, Louis Grandjean, Katharine S. Walter, Valeriu Crudu, Ted Cohen

“…Abstract Background Mixed infection with multiple strains of the same pathogen in a single host can present clinical and analytical challenges. …”
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Delivery determinants of an Acinetobacter baumannii type VI secretion system bifunctional peptidoglycan hydrolase by Valeriya Bezkorovayna, Brooke K. Hayes, Francesca N. Gillett, Amy Wright, David I. Roper, Marina Harper, Sheena McGowan, John D. Boyce

“…ABSTRACT Acinetobacter baumannii is a Gram-negative opportunistic pathogen and is a common cause of nosocomial infections. …”
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