Melatonin induces drought stress tolerance by regulating the physiological mechanisms, antioxidant enzymes, and leaf structural modifications in Rosa centifolia L by Muhammad Ahsan, Adnan Younis, Aftab Jamal, Mohammed O. Alshaharni, Uthman Balgith Algopishi, Abeer Al-Andal, Mateen Sajid, Muhammad Naeem, Jawad Ahmad Khan, Emanuele Radicetti, Mohammad Valipour, Gulzar Akhtar

“…Likewise, the accretion of catalase, superoxide dismutase, soluble protein, proline, and glycine betaine contents was recorded by 22 %, 45 %, 58 %, 7 %, and 6 %, respectively, in drought-stressed plants, due to melatonin treatment. …”
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Integrated analysis of ATAC-seq and RNA-seq reveals ADSCP2 regulates oxidative phosphorylation pathway in hypertrophic scar fibroblasts by Qian Li, Zhe Quan, Ling Chen, Yiliang Yin, Xin Chen, Jingyun Li

“…A potential peptide, ADSCP2 (adipose-derived stem cell peptide 2, the peptide fragment of ALCAM protein), derived from adipose-derived stem cell-conditioned medium, has been identified as having the potential to mitigate hypertrophic scar formation by targeting pyruvate carboxylase. …”
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Theileria annulata infects B-cells in sheep, which display lower dissemination potential compared to T. lestoquardi-infected ovine B-cells by Shahin Tajeri, Perle Latré de Laté, Johanneke D. Hemmink, Christina Vrettou, Gordon Langsley, W. Ivan Morrison

“…Correspondingly, MMP9 protein levels and collagenase activity were higher in T. annulata-transformed ovine B-cells. …”
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Non-carbapenem-producing carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa in children: Risk factors, molecular epidemiology, and resistance mechanism by Lijun Yin, Lu Lu, Leiyan He, Gangfeng Yan, Guoping Lu, Xiaowen Zhai, Chuanqing Wang

“…The primary mechanism driving carbapenem resistance involved the downregulation of outer membrane porin protein oprD, accompanied by oprD mutation inactivation.…”
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Impact of Edible Insect Polysaccharides on Mouse Gut Microbiota: A Study on White-Spotted Flower Chafer Larva (<i>Protaetia brevitarsis seulensis</i>) and Silkworm Pupa (<i>Bombyx... by Joon-Ha Lee, Hyojung Son, Sathiyamoorthy Subramaniyam, Hyun-Jung Lim, Sohyun Park, Ra-Yeong Choi, In-Woo Kim, Minchul Seo, Hae-Yong Kweon, Yongsoon Kim, Seong-Wan Kim, Jong-Soon Choi, Younhee Shin

“…The increasing global population and the environmental consequences of meat consumption have led to the exploration of alternative sources of protein. Edible insects have gained attention as a sustainable and nutritionally rich meat alternative. …”
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Construction and high-throughput screening of gradient nanowire coatings on titanium surface towards ameliorated osseointegration by Ruiyue Hang, Yuyu Zhao, Huanming Chen, Xiaomei Li, Runhua Yao, Yonghua Sun, Xiaohong Yao, Long Bai, Huaiyu Wang, Yong Han, Ruiqiang Hang

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Optimization of Lactic Acid Production from Pineapple By-Products and an Inexpensive Nitrogen Source Using Lactiplantibacillus plantarum strain 4O8 by Joel Romial Ngouénam, Pierre Marie Kaktcham, Chancel Hector Momo Kenfack, Edith Marius Foko Kouam, François Zambou Ngoufack

“…The proximate analysis of these nitrogen sources revealed that their protein contents were 83.00±1.41% DM and 74.00±1.41% DM for chicken by-products and fish by-products, respectively. …”
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Toxic Effects of Hydroxyl- and Amine-functionalized Silica Nanoparticles (SiO2 and NH2-SiO2 NPs) on Caenorhabditis elegans by Danielle E. Que, Wen-Che Hou, Micah Belle Marie Yap Ang, Chih-Chung Lin

“…Overall, bare SiO2 NPs were observed to be more toxic due to the negatively charged surface OH groups, which may have disrupted protein homeostasis, resulting in the observed toxicities. …”
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MUC2 expression modulates immune infiltration in colorectal cancer by Christophe M. Raynaud, Ayesha Jabeen, Eiman I. Ahmed, Eiman I. Ahmed, Satanay Hubrack, Apryl Sanchez, Shimaa Sherif, Ahmad A. Al-Shaibi, Bernice Lo, Bernice Lo, Jessica Roelands, Davide Bedognetti, Davide Bedognetti, Wouter Hendrickx, Wouter Hendrickx

“…We revealed that the removal of MUC2 protein was compensated in LS-174T by the expression of other gel-forming mucin proteins (MUC6, MUC5B) commonly expressed in the gastrointestinal epithelium, while this was not observed in HT-29 cell line.ConclusionOur study is the first to demonstrate that MUC2 functions as a physical barrier to immune infiltration in colorectal cancer (CRC) in vitro. …”
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Medicarpin suppresses lung cancer cell growth in vitro and in vivo by inducing cell apoptosis by Shen Zongyi, Yin Liqi, Chang Manxia, Wang Haifeng, Hao Mingxuan, Liang Youfeng, Guo Rui, Bi Ying, Wang Jiansong, Yu Changyuan, Li Jinmei, Zhai Qiongli, Cheng Runfen, Zhang Jinku, Sun Jirui, Yang Zhao

“…Basically, MED induced cell apoptosis of LC cells by upregu lating the expression of pro-apoptotic proteins BAX and Bak1, leading to the cleavage of caspase-3 (Casp3). …”
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Impact of Timing the Combination of Radiotherapy and PD-1 Inhibitors on Outcomes in Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma by Zhong L, Peng W, Sun J, Luo Y, Sheng H, Wu Y, Zhou T, Zhou C, Cao C

“…This study aimed to evaluate and compare the efficacy and treatment-related adverse events (TRAEs) of synchronously administered radiotherapy and programmed cell death protein (PD)-1 inhibitors and sequential administration in patients with HCC.Patients and Methods: We retrospectively enrolled 67 patients with HCC who were undergoing liver radiotherapy and PD-1 inhibitor therapy at two medical centers between July 2017 and April 2023. …”
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Potential of Liposomal FTY720 for Bone Regeneration: Proliferative, Osteoinductive, Chemoattractive, and Angiogenic Properties Compared to Free Bioactive Lipid by Mouzoura P, Marazioti A, Gkartziou F, Metsiou DN, Antimisiaris SG

“…Implicated cellular signaling mechanisms were investigated by quantifying phosphorylated MAPK and CREB proteins.Results: FTY720 liposomes (~80– 110 nm) with low polydispersity and ~100% loading were prepared using both methods. …”
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The combination of kidney function variables with cell cycle arrest biomarkers identifies distinct subphenotypes of sepsis-associated acute kidney injury: a post-hoc analysis (the... by Dimitri Titeca-Beauport, Momar Diouf, Delphine Daubin, Ly Van Vong, Guillaume Belliard, Cédric Bruel, Yoann Zerbib, Christophe Vinsonneau, Kada Klouche, Julien Maizel

“…Early detection of SA-AKI subphenotypes might facilitate the rapid provision of individualized care.Patients and methods In this post-hoc analysis of a multicenter prospective study, we combined conventional kidney function variables with serial measurements of urine (tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase-2 [TIMP-2])* (insulin-like growth factor-binding protein [IGFBP7]) at 0, 6, 12, and 24 h) and then using an unsupervised hierarchical clustering of principal components (HCPC) approach to identify different phenotypes of SA-AKI. …”
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Efficacy of medical thoracoscopy combined with fibrinolytic therapy in the treatment of complicated parapneumonic effusions and empyema by Feng-Fu Zhan, Mao-Hong Huang, Yan-Ping Du, Yan Chen, Han-Han Chen, Yi-Li Lin, Yi-Yuan Chen, Ling Cai, Xiao-Bin Zhang

“…Primary outcomes included changes in inflammatory markers (white blood cell count, C-reactive protein, and procalcitonin), imaging outcomes (resolution of pleural effusion, pulmonary inflammation, and the incidence of pleural thickening at three months), pulmonary function assessed by forced vital capacity (FVC), and in-hospital mortality. …”
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Influence of fruit stages on chemical compositions, phytochemicals, and antioxidant activity of wood apple (Feronia limonia (L.) Swingle) by Rashmi Srivastava, Neha Mishra, Arshi, Shraddha Tripathi, Smriti, Neha Taslim Fatima, Neetu Mishra

“…The study found that protein, fiber, ash, calcium, phosphorus, iron, and vitamin C content declined by 44.7 percent, 47.3 percent, 18.16 percent, 20.3 percent, 8.7 percent, 32.4 percent, and 20.0 percent, respectively, as full ripening progressed. …”
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Efficacy and safety of filgotinib in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: week 156 interim results from a long-term extension study by Hendrik Schulze-Koops, Tsutomu Takeuchi, Daniel Aletaha, Maya H Buch, Yoshiya Tanaka, Ricardo Blanco, Paul Emery, Jacques-Eric Gottenberg, Bernard G Combe, Roberto Caporali, Patrick Verschueren, Vijay Rajendran, Anna Zubrzycka-Sienkiewicz, Edmund V Ekoka Omoruyi, Francesco De Leonardis

“…Efficacy assessments up to week 156 include American College of Rheumatology 20% response (ACR20), Disease Activity Score 28 using C-reactive protein of &lt;2.6, Clinical Disease Activity Index of ≤2.8, Simplified Disease Activity Index of ≤3.3 and Boolean remission (1.0 and 2.0) with non-responder imputation.Results In patients with an inadequate response to methotrexate, 60.2% and 54.6% receiving de novo filgotinib 200 mg and 100 mg had an ACR20 at week 156, respectively, as did 67.3% and 59.5% of those who continued filgotinib 200 mg and 100 mg. …”
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Whole-genome sequencing and secondary metabolite exploration of the novel Bacillus velezensis BN with broad-spectrum antagonistic activity against fungal plant pathogens by Yanli Zheng, Tongshu Liu, Ziyu Wang, Xu Wang, Haiyan Wang, Ying Li, Wangshan Zheng, Shiyu Wei, Yan Leng, Jiajia Li, Yan Yang, Yang Liu, Zhaoyu Li, Qiang Wang, Qiang Wang, Yongqiang Tian

“…The complete genome sequence of B. velezensis BN consists of a circular chromosome with a length of 3,929,791 bp, includes 3,747 protein-coding genes, 81 small RNAs, 27 rRNAs, and 86 tRNAs. …”
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Sigma1 inhibitor suppression of adaptive immune resistance mechanisms mediated by cancer cell derived extracellular vesicles by Paola A. Castagnino, Derick A. Haas, Luca Musante, Nathalia A. Tancler, Bach V. Tran, Rhonda Kean, Alexandra R. Steck, Luis A. Martinez, Elahe A. Mostaghel, D. Craig Hooper, Felix J. Kim

“…The endoplasmic reticulum (ER) is central to adaptive immune resistance as immune modulatory secreted and integral membrane proteins are dependent on ER. Sigma1 is a unique ligand-regulated integral membrane scaffolding protein enriched in the ER of cancer cells. …”
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Metabolomics and gene expression levels reveal the positive effects of teaseed oil on lifespan and aging process in Caenorhabditis elegans by Yanan Wang, Jiachen Shi, Kun Liu, Yu Wang, Yongjiang Xu, Yuanfa Liu

“…Compared to the control group, the intake of lard oil (LO) and TO increased the expression levels of genes related to inhibition of protein aggregation (akt-1, daf-16, hsf-1, hsp-16.2) and lipid metabolism (daf-7, daf-1, mdt-15, lipl-4, fat-5, fat-6, fat-7), with a more significant alteration in TO group. …”
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The cAMP Pathway Amplifies Early MyD88-Dependent and Type I Interferon-Independent LPS-Induced Interleukin-10 Expression in Mouse Macrophages by Orna Ernst, Yifat Glucksam-Galnoy, Muhammad Athamna, Iris Ben-Dror, Hadar Ben-Arosh, Galit Levy-Rimler, Iain D. C. Fraser, Tsaffrir Zor

“…We now show that the cAMP pathway directly upregulates IL-10 transcription and plays an important permissive and synergistic role in early, but not late, LPS-stimulated IL-10 mRNA and protein expression in mouse macrophages and in a mouse septic shock model. …”
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