The Initial Vascular Access Type Contributes to Inflammation in Incident Hemodialysis Patients by Mala Sachdeva, Adriana Hung, Oleksandr Kovalchuk, Markus Bitzer, Michele H. Mokrzycki

“…We conducted a prospective observational study in an incident HD population. C-reactive protein (CRP), interleukin-6 (IL-6), and interferon-γ-induced protein (IP-10) were measured before and at 6-time points after access placement for 1 year. …”
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Unraveling the Molecular Nexus between GPCRs, ERS, and EMT by Niti Kumari, Somrudee Reabroi, Brian J. North

“…G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) represent a large family of transmembrane proteins that transduce an external stimulus into a variety of cellular responses. …”
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CRIP1 inhibits cutaneous melanoma progression through TFAM-mediated mitochondrial biogenesis by Jianqiang Wu, Lixia Chen, Peijun Wen

“…CRIP1 (cysteine-rich protein 1) has been reported to be associated with malignant progression of several cancers. …”
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CORRELATION BETWEEN APOPROTEIN B/APOPROTEIN A-I RATIO WITH HOMA IR VALUE (HOMEOSTATIC MODEL ASSESMENT INSULIN RESISTANCE) IN TYPE 2 DIABETES MELLITUS by Muhammad Rafli Afandi, Ferdy Royland Marpaung

“…The apoprotein B/apoprotein A-I ratio is the result of comparisons of apoprotein B (LDL protein constituent) and apoprotein A-I (HDL protein constituent). …”
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Assessing the Proteomic Activity of the Venom of the Ant Ectatomma tuberculatum (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Ectatomminae) by Juliana Rocha da Silva, Aline Zanotelli de Souza, Carlos Priminho Pirovani, Helena Costa, Aline Silva, João Carlos Teixeira Dias, Jacques Hubert Charles Delabie, Renato Fontana

“…Protein databases show that information on protein components of ant venoms has been recently growing exponentially. …”
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Metabolite-Sensing Receptors: Emerging Targets for Modulating Chronic Pain Pathways by Ciprian Pușcașu, Corina Andrei, Octavian Tudorel Olaru, Anca Zanfirescu

“…Recent advances highlight the critical role of metabolite-sensing G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) in various chronic pain types. …”
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ИССЛЕДОВАНИЯ ВЛИЯНИЯ ТЕРМИЧЕСКИХ ОБРАБОТОК НА ПОКАЗАТЕЛИ КАЧЕСТВА ИГРИСТЫХ ВИН by Татьяна Александровна Дроздова, Наталья Михайловна Агеева, Максим Витальевич Поспелов

“…For this purpose, starting from the initial wine material and, operationally, in the circulation model, the activity of oxidative and hydrolytic enzymes was analyzed, the content of protein and amine nitrogen, as well as the foaming ability were determined. …”
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Comparative Genomic Analysis of Lactobacillus plantarum: An Overview by Eliane Evanovich, Patricia Jeanne de Souza Mendonça Mattos, João Farias Guerreiro

“…The finding of the current study indicates that the core genome of L. plantarum presents 1425 protein-coding genes and is mostly related to the metabolic process. …”
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Unveiling promising sepsis biomarkers: a clinical perspective by Hong Zhang, Junpeng Zhao, Zhiping Wang, Mengxiang Huang, Zhonghua Tan, Feng Jiang, Yuhong Zhou, Linhua Wang, Mingbing Xiao

“…Biomarkers such as procalcitonin and C-reactive protein have been extensively studied, with procalcitonin being the only sepsis biomarker included in clinical guidelines. …”
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Interleukin-1β Enhances Umbilical Cord Mesenchymal Stem Cell Adhesion Ability on Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cells via LFA-1/ICAM-1 Interaction by Tsai-Yi Wu, Ya-Han Liang, Jiahn-Chun Wu, Hwai-Shi Wang

“…We then pretreated MSCs with protein synthesis inhibitor cycloheximide. The results showed that IL-1β induced LFA-1 expression on the surface of MSCs via the protein synthesis pathway. …”
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RETRACTED: Palmitic Acid Impedes Extravillous Trophoblast Activity by Increasing MRP1 Expression and Function by Yunali Ashar, Qiuxu Teng, John N. D. Wurpel, Zhe-Sheng Chen, Sandra E. Reznik

“…Multidrug resistance-associated protein 1 (MRP1), which is an efflux transporter, is known to remove folate from these cells. …”
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PLK3 weakens antioxidant defense and inhibits proliferation of porcine Leydig cells under oxidative stress by Chujie Chen, Jinyan He, Weixian Huang, Dong Xu, Zhaohui Li, Anqi Yang

“…These DEGs were significantly enriched in critical aging pathways, including the p53 signaling pathway, autophagy, and cellular senescence. Protein-protein interaction (PPI) network analysis unveiled 15 key genes related to cell cycle and DNA replication, with polo-like kinase 3 (PLK3) exhibiting increased expression under OS. …”
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The Impact of Bioactive Lipids on Cardiovascular Development by Alexander Kleger, Stefan Liebau, Qiong Lin, Götz von Wichert, Thomas Seufferlein

“…Bioactive lipids usually act via G-protein coupled receptors (GPCRs), but can also function as direct intracellular messengers. …”
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Comprehensive Analysis of microRNA Methylation Profiles and Determination of Their Functional Significance in Colorectal Cancer: A Study Protocol by Nurul Syakima Ab Mutalib, Imilia Ismail, Muhammad Redha Abdullah Zawawi, Nadiah Abu, Siti Aishah Sulaiman, Loh Teng-Hern Tan, Learn-Han Lee

“…Subsequent transcriptome-wide microRNA gene target identification and protein profiling will be performed to interrogate the molecular pathways affected by demethylation of the microRNA of interest. …”
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Mesenchymal Stromal Cells Suppress Hippocampal Neuron Autophagy Stress Induced by Hypoxic-Ischemic Brain Damage: The Possible Role of Endogenous IL-6 Secretion by Miao Yang, Wuqing Sun, Lu Xiao, Mulan He, Yan Gu, Ting Yang, Jie Chen, Xiaohua Liang

“…Suppressing IL-6 expression also significantly increased p-AMPK protein expression and decreased p-mTOR protein expression in injured hippocampal neurons. …”
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Varicella Zoster Virus Meningitis in a Young Immunocompetent Adult without Rash: A Misleading Clinical Presentation by Thomas Pasedag, Karin Weissenborn, Ulrich Wurster, Tina Ganzenmueller, Martin Stangel, Thomas Skripuletz

“…Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) analysis revealed a high leukocyte cell count of 1720 cells/µL and an elevated total protein of 1460 mg/L misleadingly indicating a bacterial infection. …”
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Dietary Riboflavin Requirement of Pacific White Shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei) by Kokila Sanjeewani, Kyeong-Jun Lee

“…Weight gain, specific growth rate, and protein efficiency ratio were significantly increased by riboflavin (p<0.05). …”
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Analyzing the Effect of Intensive and Low-Input Agrotechnical Support for the Physiological, Phenometric, and Yield Parameters of Different Maize Hybrids Using Multivariate Statist... by A. Illes, C. Bojtor, A. Szeles, S. M. N. Mousavi, B. Toth, J. Nagy

“…The activity of ascorbate peroxidase (APX) and LP at the six-leaf stage directly affects the protein content. The amount of APX at the silking stage has a direct and significant effect on starch content. …”
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Association of Bone Loss with the Upregulation of Survival-Related Genes and Concomitant Downregulation of Mammalian Target of Rapamycin and Osteoblast Differentiation-Related Gene... by Elena V. Tchetina, Karina A. Maslova, Mikhail Y. Krylov, Valery A. Myakotkin

“…Bone mineral density (BMD) was measured by DXA. Protein levels of p70-S6K, p21, MMP-9, TGFβ1, and caspase-3 were quantified by ELISA. …”
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A Characteristics of Milk Caramel Candy with the Addition of Stevia (Stevia Rebaudiana Bertoni) Extract Leaf Powder by Yola Andriani, Daimon Syukri, Rini Rini

“…The results showed that the addition of different stevia extract leaf powders in milk caramel candy was significantly different at the 5% level on the analysis of the water content, protein content, energy, antioxidant activity, color analysis, organoleptic tests (color, and taste) and the level of addition of stevia extract leaf powder was not significantly different at the 5% level on ash content, fat content, reducing sugar, hardness analysis and organoleptic (aroma and texture) analysis. …”
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