Epigenetic and Neurological Impairments Associated with Early Life Exposure to Persistent Organic Pollutants by Nathalie Grova, Henri Schroeder, Jean-Luc Olivier, Jonathan D. Turner

“…Together, these first two “hits” produce a quiescent or latent phenotype, most probably encoded in the epigenome, which has become susceptible to a third environmental “hit” in later life. …”
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Taenia crassiceps-Excreted/Secreted Products Induce a Defined MicroRNA Profile that Modulates Inflammatory Properties of Macrophages by Diana Martínez-Saucedo, Juan de Dios Ruíz-Rosado, César Terrazas, Blanca E. Callejas, Abhay R. Satoskar, Santiago Partida-Sánchez, Luis I. Terrazas

“…Although the addition of TcES to LPS-stimulated BMDM induced modest changes in the inflammatory mRNA profile, it induced the production of mRNAs associated with the activation of different receptors, phagocytosis, and M2-like phenotype. Moreover, we found that TcES induced upregulation of specific microRNAs, including miR-125a-5p, miR-762, and miR-484, which are predicted to target canonical inflammatory molecules and pathways in LPS-induced BMDM. …”
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Macrophage Infiltration and ITGB2 Expression in ESCC: A Novel Correlation by Tao Huang, Longqian Wei, Huafu Zhou, Jun Liu

“…We present for the first time the finding that the expression of ITGB2 in infiltrating macrophages increases as these macrophages polarize toward a tumor‐promoting phenotype in ESCC. Moreover, during the progression of ESCC, ITGB2 expression in infiltrating macrophages is upregulated. …”
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Prevalence of Multidrug Resistance and Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase Carriage of Clinical Uropathogenic Escherichia coli Isolates in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia by Abdulaziz Alqasim, Ahmad Abu Jaffal, Abdullah A. Alyousef

“…ESBL production was characterized at phenotypic and genotypic levels using double-disc synergy test and polymerase chain reaction, respectively. …”
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Candidate genes for productivity identified by genome-wide association study with indicators of class in the Russian meat merino sheep breed by A. Y. Krivoruchko, O. A. Yatsyk, E. Y. Safaryan

“…However, further research is needed to confirm the influence of genes and determine the exact mechanisms for implementing this influence on the phenotype.…”
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Detection of The TNFSF Members BAFF, APRIL, TWEAK and Their Receptors in Normal Kidney and Renal Cell Carcinomas by Vassiliki Pelekanou, George Notas, Katerina Theodoropoulou, Marilena Kampa, Dimitrios Takos, Vassilia-Ismini Alexaki, Jelena Radojicic, Frank Sofras, Andreas Tsapis, Efstathios N. Stathopoulos, Elias Castanas

“…BAFF was found in all RCC; APRIL expression is associated with an aggressive phenotype, correlating negatively with patients' disease-free survival, while TWEAK and its receptor Fn14 are heterogeneously expressed, correlating negatively with the grade and survival of RCC patients. …”
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First report of hypoplastic left heart syndrome in 3p- syndrome and review of candidate genes by Ana Kalise Böttcher, Monique Banik Siqueira, Natasha Malgarezi, Marcela Rodrigues Nunes, Rafaella Mergener, Luisa Pigatto Kalil, Patrícia Trevisan, Paulo Ricardo Gazzola Zen

“…Furthermore, we aim to establish a gene-phenotype association. Case description: The diagnosis was made by karyotyping, followed by a literature investigation and in silico bioinformatic analysis about the possible candidate genes associated with congenital heart defects or hypoplastic left heart syndrome in 3p- syndrome. …”
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Patterns of Antibiotic Resistance in Enterobacteriaceae Isolates from Broiler Chicken in the West Region of Cameroon: A Cross-Sectional Study by Jude Fonbah Leinyuy, Innocent Mbulli Ali, Ousenu Karimo, Christopher B. Tume

“…Overall, 84/394 (21.32%) were ESBL producers, 164/394 (41.62%) were resistant to quinolones, 66/394 (16.75%) resistant to aminoglycosides with 44.0% (173/394) expressing MDR phenotype. Poor hygiene practice (OR 2.55, 95% CI: 1.67, 3.89, p=0.001) and rearing for >45 days, (OR = 7.98, 95% CI: 5.05, 12.6, p=0.001) were associated with increased carriage of MDR. …”
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Potato spindle tuber viroid by A. V. Kochetov, A. Y. Pronozin, N. V. Shatskaya, D. A. Afonnikov, O. S. Afanasenko

“…In the case of PSTVd, disease symptoms may occur due to RNA-interference, which decreases the expression levels of some important cellular regulatory factors, such as, for example, potato StTCP23 from the gibberellic acid pathway with a role in tuber morphogenesis or tomato FRIGIDA-like protein 3 with an early flowering phenotype. This association between the small segments of viroid genomic RNAs complementary to the untranslated regions of cellular mRNAs and disease symptoms provides a way for new resistant cultivars to be developed by genetic editing. …”
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Peripheral Blood-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells Modulate Macrophage Plasticity through the IL-10/STAT3 Pathway by Qi-Ming Pang, Rui Yang, Meng Zhang, Wang-Hui Zou, Nan-Nan Qian, Qi-Jing Xu, Hui Chen, Jia-Chen Peng, Xiao-Ping Luo, Qian Zhang, Tao Zhang

“…Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are multipotent cells that can skew the balance of M1/M2 macrophage polarization towards the M2 phenotype via their paracrine effects, thereby promoting anatomical and functional recovery after many inflammatory diseases induced by macrophages. …”
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Metformin and Probiotics Interplay in Amelioration of Ethanol-Induced Oxidative Stress and Inflammatory Response in an In Vitro and In Vivo Model of Hepatic Injury by Farhin Patel, Kirti Parwani, Dhara Patel, Palash Mandal

“…Probiotic V and Met also promoted macrophage polarization towards the M2 phenotype in ethanol-exposed RAW 264.7 macrophage cells. …”
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Phage display as a tool for identifying HIV-1 broadly neutralizing antibodies by A. N. Chikaev, A. P. Rudometov, Yu. A. Merkulyeva, L. I. Karpenko

“…The biopanning procedure allows isolation of specific clones for almost any target, and due to the physical link between the genotype and the phenotype of recombinant phage particles it is possible to determine the structure of selected molecules. …”
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Case report: A novel 11-bp deletion in exon 11 causing a frameshift in the C-terminal of the ALAS2 gene leading to X-linked sideroblastic anemia—a family study by Salam Al kindi, Salam Al kindi, Altaf Al-Mamari, Shoaib Al-Zadjali, Mohamed Al-Rawahi, Ali Al Madhani, Anil V. Pathare

“…Herein, we report a novel 11-bp deletion in exon 11 leading to a frameshift in the C-terminal region of the ALAS2 gene with a non-functional longer polypeptide of 614 amino acids leading to a loss-of-function mutation manifested as an X-linked sideroblastic anemia phenotype. The proband was a 29-year-old man with moderately severe microcytic hypochromic anemia with splenomegaly and increased ring sideroblasts in the bone marrow with considerable iron overload. …”
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Loss-of-function variant in MAGT1 leading to XMEN disease in a Colombian patient with a common variable immunodeficiency by Sebastián Gutiérrez-Hincapié, Julio César Orrego, José Luis Franco, Claudia M. Trujillo-Vargas

“…Materials and methods. The clinical phenotype was extracted from the clinical records. …”
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The Exposure to Osteoarthritic Synovial Fluid Enhances the Immunomodulatory Profile of Adipose Mesenchymal Stem Cell Secretome by Adriana Cifù, Rossana Domenis, Massimo Pozzi-Mucelli, Paolo Di Benedetto, Araldo Causero, Massimo Moretti, Marta Stevanato, Cinzia Pistis, Pier Camillo Parodi, Martina Fabris, Francesco Curcio

“…Our data show that the exposure of AMSCs to SF activates cells and promotes the release of immunosuppressive factors, which induce macrophage polarization of M0 into the M2-like phenotype and inhibit differentiation of monocytes into mature dendritic cells (mDCs). …”
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Alteration of fecal microbiome and metabolome by mung bean coat improves diet-induced non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in mice by Dianzhi Hou, Jian Tang, Meili Huan, Fang Liu, Sumei Zhou, Qun Shen

“…Results showed that MBC could effectively alleviative the obese phenotype, reduce the lipid accumulation and insulin resistance, and improve the hepatic oxidative stress and inflammatory response. …”
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Quantile-Dependent Expressivity of Serum Uric Acid Concentrations by Paul T. Williams

“…“Quantile-dependent expressivity” occurs when the effect size of a genetic variant depends upon whether the phenotype (e.g., serum uric acid) is high or low relative to its distribution. …”
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Study of the interphase period “shoots–earing” of the initial parental forms and hybrids of triticale with different Vrn genes by P. I. Stepochkin, M. V. Emtseva

“…It is shown that, according to the strength of the phenotype expression of the gene pairs (the shorter the interphase period “shoots–earing”, the stronger the activity of the genes), octaploid hybrids ranged as following: (VrnA1×VrnD1) ≥ (VrnB1×VrnD1) ≥ (VrnA1×VrnD4) = (VrnA1×VrnВ1) > (VrnD1×VrnD4), and the hybrids between octaploid and hexaploid triticales have the following order: (VrnD1×Sirs 57) > (VrnВ1×Sirs 57) ≥ (VrnD4×Sirs 57/2/4) > (VrnВ1×Tsekad 90/5). …”
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Endoscopic sinus surgery outcomes in patients with chronic rhinosinusitis and immunoglobulin deficiencies by Shireen Samargandy, Elysia Grose, Jonathan Yip, John M. Lee

“…Patients were matched based on age, sex, CRS phenotype, and preoperative Lund-Mackay score. The revision surgery rates, time to revision surgery, and changes in sinonasal outcome tests (SNOT-22) were evaluated. …”
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Clinical Significance and Characterization of AZT-Resistant Strains of HIV-1 by Mark A Wainberg, Ronald Rooke, Michel Tremblay, XuGuang Li, Michael A Parniak, Qing Gao, Xiao-Jian Yao, Chris Tsoukas, JSG Montaner, M Fanning, J Ruedy

“…Most of the evidence points to a series of mutations within the polymerase gene of HIV-1, which encodes viral reverse transcriptase, as being responsible for development of the drug-resistant phenotype. It further appears that over 50% of patients treated with AZT for periods longer than six months are likely to yield drug-resistant strains of HIV-1 in their circulation. …”
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