Semaglutide Protects against 6-OHDA Toxicity by Enhancing Autophagy and Inhibiting Oxidative Stress by Dong-xing Liu, Chen-sheng Zhao, Xiao-na Wei, Yi-peng Ma, Jian-kun Wu

“…In addition, a neuroprotective effect of glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists was demonstrated in experimental models of PD. …”
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Clinical Pharmacokinetics of Atogepant in Healthy Japanese and White Adults by Ramesh R. Boinpally, Brian McNamee

“…Abstract Introduction Atogepant is a calcitonin gene-related peptide receptor antagonist approved for the preventive treatment of migraine in adults in the USA, EU, and several other countries. …”
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Transmission Electron Microscopic Morphological Study and Flow Cytometric Viability Assessment of Acinetobacter baumannii Susceptible to Musca domestica cecropin by Shuiqing Gui, Rongjiang Li, Yongwen Feng, Sanming Wang

“…Expectations about antimicrobial peptides' use as new powerful antibacterial agents have been raised on the basis of their unique mechanism of action. …”
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Effects of sex, mating status, and genetic background on circadian behavior in Drosophila by Oghenerukevwe Akpoghiran, Alexandra K. Strich, Kyunghee Koh

“…We measured circadian period length and rhythm strength in virgin and mated males and females, including females mated to males lacking Sex Peptide (SP), a key mediator of post-mating changes. …”
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Pituitary adenylyl cyclase-activating polypeptide modulates the stress response: the involvement of different brain areas and microglia by Anika Singh, Paul Shim, Sadaf Naeem, Shafiqur Rahman, Kabirullah Lutfy

“…Previous research has shown that this peptide/receptor system serves as a modulator of the stress response. …”
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Diagnosis of Turner syndrome after presenting with ischemic cardiomyopathy: A case report by Hui Zheng, Liting Guo, Yanwei Wei, Yunqiang Zhang, Yanfang Guan

“…We report a 44-year-old Chinese woman who was diagnosed with Turner syndrome owing to symptoms of ischemic cardiomyopathy and heart failure confirmed through cardiac magnetic resonance imaging, coronary angiography, and abnormal brain natriuretic peptide levels. The patient had a short stature, underdeveloped uterus with primary amenorrhea, and congenital left upper pulmonary vein reflux to the right atrium; she was diagnosed with Turner syndrome through karyotype analysis. …”
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A new crustin-like gene from the redclaw crayfish Cherax quadricarinatus and its response to decapod iridescent virus 1 (DIV1) challenge by Xiaoying Hang, Jianbo Zheng, Fei Li

“…Crustin, a widely-studied antimicrobial peptides (AMPs), has been proven to be involved in mediating innate immune responses against intruding pathogens. …”
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Scaffolded Antigens in Yeast Cell Particle Vaccines Provide Protection against Systemic Polyoma Virus Infection by Donald J. Tipper, Eva Szomolanyi-Tsuda

“…U65, a self-aggregating peptide scaffold, traps fused protein antigens in yeast cells. …”
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The caterpillar Manduca sexta brain shows changes in gene expression and protein abundance correlating with parasitic manipulation of behaviour by McMillan LEM, Herbison RH, Biron DG, A Barkhouse, DW Miller, N Raun, Adamo SA

“…Using proteomic, transcriptomic and qPCR studies, we discovered an increase in antimicrobial peptide gene expression and protein abundance in the host central nervous system at the time of wasp emergence, correlating with the change in host behaviour. …”
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The Role of Neurokinin-1 Receptor in the Microenvironment of Inflammation and Cancer by Marisa Rosso, Miguel Muñoz, Michael Berger

“…After binding to the specific neurokinin-1 (NK-1) receptor, the peptide substance P (SP), which is widely distributed in both the central and peripheral nervous systems, triggers a wide variety of functions. …”
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Transition from Hepatopulmonary Syndrome to Portopulmonary Hypertension: A Case Series of 3 Patients by Radhika Zopey, Irawan Susanto, Igor Barjaktarevic, Tisha Wang

“…Another theory involves the possible differential binding of endothelin-1, a vasoactive signaling peptide that induces vasoconstriction when bound to receptor A and vasodilation when bound to receptor B. …”
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Integrating 16S rDNA and metabolomics to uncover the therapeutic mechanism of electroacupuncture in type 2 diabetic rats by Zhang Yue, Wang Xiang, Deng Duping, Gong Yuanyuan, Chen Xuanyi, Li Juan, Li Juan, Hong Xiaojuan

“…Serum levels of fasting insulin (FINS), glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c), and glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) were determined using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA).ResultsEA significantly improved daily water intake, food consumption, and body weight in T2DM rats (p < 0.01). …”
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miR-142 deficit in T cells during blast crisis promotes chronic myeloid leukemia immune escape by Fang Chen, Dandan Zhao, Yongfang Xu, Yi Zhang, Min-Hsuan Chen, Khyatiben V. Pathak, Nate Hansen, Brooke Lovell, Yong Liang, Katrina Estrella, Wei-Le Wang, Lucy Ghoda, Russell Rockne, Xiwei Wu, Haris Ali, Jianhua Yu, Michael A. Caligiuri, Stephen J. Forman, Jeff M. Trent, Ya-Huei Kuo, Ling Li, Piotr Swiderski, Jianying Zhang, Marcin Kortylewski, Le Xuan Truong Nguyen, Patrick Pirrotte, Mark Boldin, Guido Marcucci, Bin Zhang

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Molecular-level characterization of supraglacial dissolved and water-extractable organic matter along a hydrological flow path in a Greenland Ice Sheet micro-catchment by E. L. Doting, E. L. Doting, I. T. Stevens, A. M. Kellerman, P. E. Rossel, R. Antony, R. Antony, A. M. McKenna, A. M. McKenna, M. Tranter, L. G. Benning, L. G. Benning, R. G. M. Spencer, J. R. Hawkings, J. R. Hawkings, A. M. Anesio

“…The relative abundance of aliphatic and peptide-like formulae in supraglacial stream DOM was lower (38.5 <span class="inline-formula">±</span> 4.0 %) than in weathering crust meltwater DOM (50.3 <span class="inline-formula">±</span> 2.4 %), likely as a result of microbial respiration of labile compounds within the weathering crust. …”
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Mapping naturally presented T cell antigens in medulloblastoma based on integrative multi-omics by Julia Velz, Lena K. Freudenmann, Gioele Medici, Marissa Dubbelaar, Malte Mohme, David R. Ghasemi, Jonas Scheid, Daniel J. Kowalewski, Angelica B. Patterson, Anna M. Zeitlberger, Katrin Lamszus, Manfred Westphal, Matthias Eyrich, Martina Messing-Jünger, Andreas Röhrig, Harald Reinhard, Kévin Beccaria, Rogeiro B. Craveiro, Beat M. Frey, Martin Sill, Sven Nahnsen, Marie Gauder, Konstantina Kapolou, Manuela Silginer, Tobias Weiss, Hans-Georg Wirsching, Patrick Roth, Michael Grotzer, Niklaus Krayenbühl, Oliver Bozinov, Luca Regli, Hans-Georg Rammensee, Elisabeth J. Rushing, Felix Sahm, Juliane S. Walz, Michael Weller, Marian C. Neidert

“…Functional testing of top-ranking novel candidate antigens demonstrates the induction of peptide-specific T cell responses, supporting their potential for T cell immunotherapy. …”
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A non-randomised open-label exploratory ‘window of opportunity’ study of TG02 treatment in patients with locally advanced primary and recurrent RAS mutant colorectal cancer by Sara Roth, Kasmira Claire Wilson, Robert George Ramsay, Catherine Mitchell, Shienny Sampurno, Toan Duc Pham, Joseph Cherng Huei Kong, Stephen Q. Wong, Alexander Graham Heriot, Sanjeev Deva, Matthew Burge, Cecilie Sverdrup, Anne-Sophie Moller, Lukasz Kuryk, Jon Amund Eriksen, Magnus Jaderberg, John Raymond Zalcberg, Michael Michael

“…Background: TG02 is a peptide-based cancer vaccine eliciting immune responses to oncogenic codon 12/13 RAS mutations. …”
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Cardio-metabolic-related plasma proteins reveal biological links between cardiovascular diseases and fragility fractures: a cohort and Mendelian randomisation investigationResearch... by Karl Michaëlsson, Rui Zheng, John A. Baron, Tove Fall, Alicja Wolk, Lars Lind, Jonas Höijer, Carl Brunius, Eva Warensjö Lemming, Olga E. Titova, Bodil Svennblad, Susanna C. Larsson, Shuai Yuan, Håkan Melhus, Liisa Byberg, Hannah L. Brooke

“…Mendelian randomisation (MR) analysis supported causality since genetically predicted levels of SOST (Sclerostin), CCDC80 (Coiled-coil domain-containing protein 80), NT-proBNP (N-terminal prohormone brain natriuretic peptide), and BNP (Brain natriuretic peptide) were associated with risk of hip fracture. …”
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Association between HLA-DQB1, -DPB1 alleles and risk of carbamazepine-induced hypersensitivity reactions in Vietnamese patients with epilepsy by Thi Thanh Nhan Le, Thi Tu Linh Nguyen, Lan Phuong Le, Doan Thuy Nguyen, Van Lieu Nguyen, Thi Van Anh Nguyen, Hong Thai Trinh

“…However, the evidence of in silico interaction between CBZ and HLA- DQB1*03:03 at the peptide-binding cleft was suggested. For HLA-DPB1, 16 alleles were found in epileptic patients, with the HLA-DPB1*05:01:01 allele having the highest frequency; however, no allele was associated with the risk of hypersensitivity to carbamazepine in epileptic patients. …”
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Atypical Celiac Disease: From Recognizing to Managing by B. Admou, L. Essaadouni, K. Krati, K. Zaher, M. Sbihi, L. Chabaa, B. Belaabidia, A. Alaoui-Yazidi

“…The availability of high-sensitive and specific serologic tests such as antitissue transglutuminase, antiendomysium, and more recent antideamidated, gliadin peptide antibodies permits to efficiently uncover a large portion of the submerged CD iceberg, including individuals having conditions associated with a high risk of developing CD (type 1 diabetes, autoimmune diseases, Down syndrome, family history of CD, etc.), biologic abnormalities (iron deficiency anemia, abnormal transaminase levels, etc.), and extraintestinal symptoms (short stature, neuropsychiatric disorders, alopecia, dental enamel hypoplasia, recurrent aphtous stomatitis, etc.). …”
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Clinical Effect of Hufu Copper Scraping on Shoulder-Hand Syndrome after Stroke by Lianyi He, Xinyu Chen, Yuejuan Zhang

“…The intervention effect, occurrence of adverse reactions during the intervention, pain, swelling degree of affected hands, serum calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP), substance P (SP), and Barthel index before and after 2 months of intervention were compared between the two groups. …”
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