Brain transcriptome analysis of snakehead (Channa argus) under starvation and satiation conditions and identification of differentially expressed gene response to feeding regulatio... by Xiao-yan Jin, Xiu-mei Chen, Gui-liang Guo, Li Sun, Xue-qin Wu, Yun-jie Lin, Xiao-tian Niu, Yi-di Kong, Min Li, Gui-qin Wang

“…In the adipocytokine signaling pathway, down-express gene is agouti-related peptide (AgRP), the cAMP signaling pathway showed up-regulated genes such as chromogranin A (CGA), luteinizing hormone beta polypeptide (LHB), thyroid stimulating hormone beta (THSB), and follicle stimulating hormone beta (FSHB). …”
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Comparative efficacy and safety of GLP-1 receptor agonists for weight reduction: A model-based meta-analysis of placebo-controlled trials by Haoyang Guo, Juan Yang, Jihan Huang, Ling Xu, Yinghua Lv, Yexuan Wang, Jiyuan Ren, Yulin Feng, Qingshan Zheng, Lujin Li

“…The FDA has approved glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists such as Liraglutide, Semaglutide, and the GLP-1/gastric inhibitory polypeptide (GIP) dual agonist Tirzepatide for the treatment of obesity. …”
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Molecular cloning and expression dynamics of Atrogin-1 in muscle tissue of Russian sturgeon (Acipenser gueldenstaedtii) under high salt stress by Yong-Juan Mo, Yi-Li Gao, Shi-Jjian Xu, Bin Wang, Jingping Wu, Peng Yu, Ming Li, Xiangtao Kang, Zhi-Qiang Han

“…Utilizing the sequence of Russian sturgeon atrogin-1, we designed novel primers and a specific anti-peptide antibody for our study, confirming that atrogin-1 is selectively expressed in skeletal muscle and heart tissues. …”
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Plasma prolactin axis shift from placental to pituitary origin in late prepartum mice by Taku James Sairenji, Shinnosuke Masuda, Yuya Higuchi, Mitsue Miyazaki, Hiroyuki Yajima, Oh Kwan Ee, Yuki Fujiwara, Takuya Araki, Noriaki Shimokawa, Noriyuki Koibuchi

“…The level of Prl3b1 mRNA was determined by RT-qPCR in the placenta and remained stable until parturition, implying that PRL3B1 peptide production or secretion was suppressed. We hypothesized that production of the PRL family, the 25 paralogous PRL proteins exclusively expressed in mice placenta, would decrease alongside PRL3B1 during this period. …”
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Successful Regulatory T Cell-Based Therapy Relies on Inhibition of T Cell Effector Function and Enrichment of FOXP3+ Cells in a Humanized Mouse Model of Skin Inflammation by S. Landman, V. L. de Oliveira, M. Peppelman, E. Fasse, E. van Rijssen, S. C. Bauland, P. van Erp, I. Joosten, H. J. P. M. Koenen

“…This typically results in human skin inflammation as indicated by epidermal thickening (hyperkeratosis) and changes in dermal inflammatory markers such as the antimicrobial peptide hBD2 and epidermal barrier cytokeratins K10 and K16, as well as T cell infiltration in the dermis. …”
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ВЫДЕЛЕНИЕ, ХАРАКТЕРИСТИКА И ПЕРСПЕКТИВЫ ИСПОЛЬЗОВАНИЯ ПЕПТИДОВ МОЛОЗИВА КОРОВ by Сергей Леонидович Тихонов, Наталья Валерьевна Тихонова, Ирина Георгиевна Данилова, Анна Сергеевна Ожгихина, Мария Сергеевна Тихонова, Анжелика Денисовна Поповских

“…Белковые фракции ферментативного гидролизата молозива коров исследовали на масс-спектрометре МАЛДИ-ТОФ, расшифровку проводили с помощью базы данных Mascot, опция Peptide Fingerprint («Matrix Science», США) с использованием базы данных Protein NCBI. …”
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Safety and Efficacy in Mitral Regurgitation Management with the MitraClip^® G4 System: Insights from a Single-Center Study by Georgios E. Papadopoulos, Ilias Ninios, Sotirios Evangelou, Andreas Ioannidis, Vlasis Ninios

“…Lower baseline N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) predicted achieving NYHA class I at 30 days (HR: 0.63, 95% CI: 0.41–0.95, <i>p</i> = 0.030), while lower European System for Cardiac Operative Risk Evaluation II (EuroSCORE II) and NT-proBNP predicted it at 1 year [(HR: 0.50, 95% CI: 0.28–0.89, <i>p</i> = 0.019), (HR: 0.67, 95% CI: 0.44–0.99, <i>p</i> = 0.049), respectively]. …”
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Vasoreactive testing prevalence and characteristics in patients with idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension by Goncharova Natalia, Kirill Lapshin, Aelita Berezina, Irina Zlobina, Anton Ryzhkov, Zhaneta Matakaeva, Elizaveta Andreeva, Olga Moiseeva

“…Patients with negative VRT demonstrated worse hemodynamics and exercise tolerance, higher N-terminal pro-brain-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) level, and right heart dilatation compared with VRT+. …”
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Polyethylene Glycol Loxenatide (PEX-168) Reduces Body Weight and Blood Glucose in Simple Obese Mice by Yuting Wu, Zeyuan Guo, Junlu Wang, Yong Wang, Daorong Wang, Ying Li, Lihua Zhu, Xiaofang Sun

“…PEX-168 is a novel long-acting glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist for T2DM. It improves blood glucose with fewer side effects. …”
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Non‐invasive telemedical care in heart failure patients and stroke: post hoc analysis of TIM‐HF and TIM‐HF2 trials by Serdar Tütüncü, Marcus Honold, Kerstin Koehler, Oliver Deckwart, Friedrich Koehler, Karl Georg Haeusler

“…A history of PAOD (OR 2.7, 95% CI 1.2–6.2; P = 0.02) and the highest tertile (OR 3.0, 95% CI 1.1–8.3) of N‐terminal pro‐brain natriuretic peptide (NT‐proBNP) on enrolment were associated with stroke/TIA during follow‐up. …”
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Comprehensive Analysis and Functional Characteristics of Differential Expression of N6-Methyladenosine Methylation Modification in the Whole Transcriptome of Rheumatoid Arthritis by Lei Wan, Jian Liu, Chuanbing Huang, Ziheng Zhu, Kun Wang, Guanghan Sun, Lei Zhu, Zhongxiang Hu

“…RA markers are such as rheumatoid factor (RF) and peptide containing citrulline (CCP). Further animal experiments showed that the expression of synovial MAPK, PI3K, and Akt1 proteins in the RA model was increased, and the PTEN, p-PTEN protein expression was decreased. …”
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Mechanistic insights into chloride‐related heart failure progression according to the plasma volume status by Hajime Kataoka

“…Physical examination, standard blood tests, and b‐type natriuretic peptide (BNP) measurements were conducted. The ePVS was calculated as follows: ePVS (dL/g) = [100 − haematocrit (%)]/[haemoglobin (g/dL)]. …”
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Whole-genome sequencing-based characterization of Salmonella enterica Serovar Enteritidis and Kentucky isolated from laying hens in northwest of Iran, 2022–2023 by Shirin Vakili, Mehri Haeili, Adel Feizi, Kiarash Moghaddasi, Maryam Omrani, Arash Ghodousi, Daniela Maria Cirillo

“…A total of 11 different Salmonella Pathogenicity Islands (SPIs) including SPIs-1, to 5, 9, 10, 13, 14, C63PI, CS54 and several virulence genes related to type III secretion system, adhesins, iron and magnesium uptake, serum and antimicrobial peptide resistance were detected among the isolates. …”
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Perspectives of People with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Towards a Decision Aid Assessing Preferences of Glucose-Lowering Drugs: The Dilemma of Choosing by Roldan Munoz S, Mol PGM, de Vries F, van Dijk PR, Hillege H, Postmus D, de Vries ST

“…Risk of hypoglycaemia was most often the characteristic to which patients attached the highest importance (n=5). A glucagon-like peptide-1-antagonist weekly injection fitted best the preferences of most patients (n=8). …”
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Tangeretin offers neuroprotection against colchicine-induced memory impairment in Wistar rats by modulating the antioxidant milieu, inflammatory mediators and oxidative stress in t... by Olalekan Bukunmi Ogunro, Mojisola Esther Karigidi, Gideon Ampoma Gyebi, Areej Turkistani, Ahmad H. Almehmadi

“…Results The biochemical analysis showed that chronic administration of tangeretin effectively reversed the colchicine-induced increase in the level/activity of lipid peroxidation, hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), myeloperoxidase (MPO), nitrite, reactive oxygen species (ROS), tumour necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), nuclear factor kappa B (NF-κB), interleukin-1β (IL-1β), interleukin-6 (IL-6), interleukin-10 (IL-10), serotonin, dopamine, glutamate, amyloid beta (Aβ) peptide, and caspase-3. Tangeretin also reversed the colchicine-induced reduction in the level/activity of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), amma-aminobutyric acid (GABA), acetylcholinesterase (AChE), glutathione S-Transferase (GST), glutathione peroxidase (GPx), glutathione reductase (GR), catalase (CAT), superoxide dismutase (SOD), reduced glutathione (GSH), and total thiol (T-SH) in rat brains. …”
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Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth Syndrome as a Risk Factor for Ventricular Tachycardia in Chronic Heart Failure with Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction by M. V. Fadeeva, M. R. Skhirtladze, V. T. Ivashkin

“…The level of the N-terminal fragment of the brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) and nonspecific inflammatory markers (C-reactive protein (CRP), fibrinogen, leukocytes, lymphocytes, neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio) were studied. …”
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Efficacy of Endoscopic Radiofrequency Ablation for Treatment of Reflux Hypersensitivity: A Study Based on Rome IV Criteria by Yuan-Xi Jiang, Zhi-Yu Dong, Jun-Wen Wang, Ying Chen, Hui-Hui Sun, Shu-Chang Xu

“…We also assessed positive cell density of transient receptor potential vanilloid type 1 receptor (TRPV1) and calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP), both of which are biomarkers of afferent fibers, in biopsies obtained from esophageal mucosa 0.5 cm-1 cm above the Z line. …”
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The Safety and Efficacy of the Repeated PRRT with [90Y]Y/[177Lu]Lu-DOTATATE in Patients with NET by Anna Zemczak, Paweł Gut, Dariusz Pawlak, Maciej Kołodziej, Leszek Królicki, Beata Kos-Kudła, Marek Ruchała, Grzegorz Kamiński, Jolanta Kunikowska

“…Purpose. The peptide receptor radionuclide therapy (PRRT) is a treatment option for patients with disseminated, inoperable G1 and G2 neuroendocrine tumours (NETs). …”
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Clinical Features and Prognosis of Double-Positive Anti-MDA5 and Anti-CCP Antibodies in Dermatomyositis: A Retrospective Study by Xu X, Zhu L, Li S, Wang G, Ge Y

“…Xiayu Xu,1 Longyang Zhu,2 Sizhao Li,3 Guochun Wang,3 Yongpeng Ge3 1Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Hainan Medical University, Haikou, Hainan Province, People’s Republic of China; 2Peking University, China-Japan Friendship School of Clinical Medicine, Beijing, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Rheumatology, The Key Laboratory of Myositis, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Yongpeng Ge, Department of Rheumatology, The Key Laboratory of Myositis, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, 100029, People’s Republic of China, Email gyp2016@163.comObjective: To investigate the clinical features and prognosis of anti-melanoma differentiation-related gene 5 (MDA5) antibody and anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide (CCP) antibody double-positive dermatomyositis (DM) (MDA5+/CCP+ DM).Methods: A retrospective analysis of 264 consecutive cases of MDA5+ DM hospitalized from March 2018 to March 2022, and patients with anti-CCP antibodies were screened out. …”
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Phα1β interaction with the Kv11.1 potassium channel in HEK293 cells transfected with the human ERG channel by João B. Calixto, Adara Aurea dos Santos, Juliano Ferreira, Alessandra Hubner Souza, Célio José de Castro Junior, Marcus Vinicius Gomez

“…Abstract Background: This study examines the impact of Phα1β, a spider peptide derived from the venom of Phoneutria nigriventer, on the Kv11.1 potassium channel in HEK293 cells transfected with the human ERG potassium channel. …”
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