Probiotics, metabolism and the functional condition of cardio-vascular system by Ye. A. Kashukh, V. T. Ivashkin

“…According to recent studies human gastrointestinal microbiome may increase cardiovascular risk due to bacterial production of proinflammatory proteins that both promote development of atherosclerosis and directly affect the heart and vessels. …”
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Anti-inflammatory activity of collagen peptide in vitro and its effect on improving ulcerative colitis by Xuan-Ying Xin, Jing Zhou, Gao-Ge Liu, Mei-Yu Zhang, Xiang-Zi Li, Yan Wang

“…In vivo, collagen peptides significantly reduced colonic tissue damage, modulated serum cytokine balance, increased the expression of tight junction proteins ZO-1, Occludin, and Claudin-1 in colon tissue, enhanced the abundance of beneficial bacteria while reducing harmful bacteria, and restored microbial balance. …”
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Autonomous ribosome biogenesis in vitro by Yuishin Kosaka, Yumi Miyawaki, Megumi Mori, Shunsuke Aburaya, Chisato Nishizawa, Takeshi Chujo, Tatsuya Niwa, Takumi Miyazaki, Takashi Sugita, Mao Fukuyama, Hideki Taguchi, Kazuhito Tomizawa, Kenji Sugase, Mitsuyoshi Ueda, Wataru Aoki

“…In Escherichia coli, three ribosomal RNAs and 54 ribosomal proteins are synthesized and subjected to cooperative hierarchical assembly facilitated by numerous accessory factors. …”
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Remodeling of Mitochondria–Endoplasmic Reticulum Contact Sites Accompanies LUHMES Differentiation by Emad Norouzi Esfahani, Tomas Knedlik, Sang Hun Shin, Ana Paula Magalhães Rebelo, Agnese De Mario, Caterina Vianello, Luca Persano, Elena Rampazzo, Paolo Edomi, Camilla Bean, Dario Brunetti, Luca Scorrano, Samuele Greco, Marco Gerdol, Marta Giacomello

“…We observed that the morphology of mitochondria, their interaction with the ER, and the expression of several mitochondria–ER contact site resident proteins change, which suggests the potential contribution of mitochondria dynamics to NPC differentiation. …”
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Differentiation Potential of Pancreatic Fibroblastoid Cells/Stellate Cells: Effects of Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor Gamma Ligands by M.-L. Kruse, S. Hopf-Jensen, C. Timke, B. Agricola, G. Sparmann, A. Schmid, B. Sipos, A. Arlt, H. Schäfer

“…Cells treated with ciglitazone for three days showed enhanced lipid content and induction of proteins involved in lipid metabolism. Collagen synthesis was reduced in hPFC. …”
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A review on surface modification of nanofibrous textiles for diverse applications: Focus on medical uses by Rasool Shabanloo, Majid Montazer, Ali Farahani, Nesa Karimi

“…Chemical modification includes functionalization with chemical groups, while biological modification involves coating with proteins, enzymes, or antibodies. Nanotreatment approaches use nanomaterials to modify the surface of nanofibers. …”
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Performance Optimization of Microvalves Based on a Microhole Array for Microfluidic Chips by Cuimin Sun, Hui You, Yang Xie, Ronald X. Xu

“…A microfluidic chip with a microvalve based on a microhole array is proposed in this paper for the POCT of tumor marker proteins. In order to control the biochemical reaction time accurately and obtain a higher testing sensitivity, the parameters of the microhole array are optimized basing on the investigation of the effects of the variation of those parameters on the fluid rate and the residual liquid value in the microvalve region. …”
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Phytonutrients in Oat (Avena sativa L.) Drink: Effect of Plant Extract on Antiradical Capacity, Nutritional Value and Sensory Characteristics by Gramza-Michałowska Anna, Kmiecik Dominik, Kobus-Cisowska Joanna, Żywica Anna, Dziedzic Krzysztof, Brzozowska Anna

“…Analyses of the oat drinks basic composition – including proteins, lipids, carbohydrates, dietary fiber fractions and antioxidant properties with DPPH, ABTS, ORAC and FRAP assays were conducted. …”
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Usefulness of Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis in Tracking Two Outbreaks of Invasive Meningococcal Disease Serogroup C in British Columbia by Grahame Quan, Mark Gilbert, Samara T David, Tazim Rahim, Kathy Adie, Carol Shaw, Alan McNabb, Judy Isaac-Renton, David M Patrick

“…PorA sequencing data indicated low diversity of class 1 outer membrane proteins in British Columbia, and did not correlate with epidemiological trends. …”
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Characterization of Extruded Poly(lactic acid)/Pecan Nutshell Biocomposites by C. R. Álvarez-Chávez, D. L. Sánchez-Acosta, J. C. Encinas-Encinas, J. Esquer, P. Quintana-Owen, T. J. Madera-Santana

“…The pecan nutshells contain polyphenols, proteins, tannins, sugars, and lipids; some of these components must be released in order to improve adhesion with a polymeric matrix. …”
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Ficolins and the Recognition of Pathogenic Microorganisms: An Overview of the Innate Immune Response and Contribution of Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms by Stefan Bidula, Darren W. Sexton, Silke Schelenz

“…Moreover, there has been expanding evidence highlighting that mutations within these key immune proteins, or the possession of particular haplotypes, enhance susceptibility to colonization by pathogens and dysfunctional immune responses. …”
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Epitranscriptomic RNA m6A Modification in Cancer Therapy Resistance: Challenges and Unrealized Opportunities by Mohammad Burhan Uddin, Zhishan Wang, Chengfeng Yang

“…Here, recent studies regarding the contributions of m6A modification and its regulatory proteins to the development of resistance to different cancer therapies are comprehensively reviewed. …”
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Effects of a Combination of Thyme and Oregano Essential Oils on TNBS-Induced Colitis in Mice by Alexandra Bukovská, Štefan Cikoš, Štefan Juhás, Gabriela Il’ková, Pavol Rehák, Juraj Koppel

“…The medium dose of the essential oils significantly lowered the amount of IL-1β and IL-6 proteins too. Moreover, administration of the medium dose decreased the mortality rate, accelerated the body weight gain recovery, and reduced the macroscopic damage of the colonic tissue. …”
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Isolation of a New Mexican Strain of Bacillus subtilis with Antifungal and Antibacterial Activities by M. G. L. Basurto-Cadena, M. Vázquez-Arista, J. García-Jiménez, R. Salcedo-Hernández, D. K. Bideshi, J. E. Barboza-Corona

“…In addition, B. subtilis 21 showed activity against pathogenic bacteria. Secreted proteins by B. subtilis 21 were studied, detecting the presence of proteases and bacteriocin-like inhibitor substances that could be implicated in its antagonistic activity. …”
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A Brief Review on Diagnosis of Foot-and-Mouth Disease of Livestock: Conventional to Molecular Tools by Neeta Longjam, Rajib Deb, A. K. Sarmah, Tilling Tayo, V. B. Awachat, V. K. Saxena

“…Presently FMD diagnosis is being carried out using techniques such as Virus Isolation (VI), Sandwich-ELISA (S-ELISA), Liquid-Phase Blocking ELISA (LPBE), Multiplex-PCR (m-PCR), and indirect ELISA (DIVA), and real time-PCR can be used for detection of antibody against nonstructural proteins. Nucleotide sequencing for serotyping, microarray as well as recombinant antigen-based detection, biosensor, phage display, and nucleic-acid-based diagnostic are on the way for rapid and specific detection of FMDV. …”
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Hemoglobins Likely Function as Peroxidase in Blood Clam Tegillarca granosa Hemocytes by Sufang Wang, Xiaopei Yu, Zhihua Lin, Shunqin Zhang, Liangyi Xue, Qinggang Xue, Yongbo Bao

“…Hemoglobins are a group of respiratory proteins principally functioning in transport of oxygen and carbon dioxide in red blood cells of all vertebrates and some invertebrates. …”
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Recombinant expression systems for production of stabilised virus-like particles as next-generation polio vaccines by Lee Sherry, Mohammad W. Bahar, Claudine Porta, Helen Fox, Keith Grehan, Veronica Nasta, Helen M. E. Duyvesteyn, Luigi De Colibus, Johanna Marsian, Inga Murdoch, Daniel Ponndorf, Seong-Ryong Kim, Sachin Shah, Sarah Carlyle, Jessica J. Swanson, Sue Matthews, Clare Nicol, George P. Lomonossoff, Andrew J. Macadam, Elizabeth E. Fry, David I. Stuart, Nicola J. Stonehouse, David J. Rowlands

“…Using our previously established genetic techniques to stabilize the structural capsid proteins, we demonstrate production of poliovirus VLPs of all three serotypes, from four different recombinant expression systems. …”
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Extraction and characterization of pepsin enzyme from the skipjack vicera (Katsuwonus pelamis) by Muttaqin Roisul Adi Brilianto, Surya Amalia, Istiarini Istiarini, Duanassurya Megana, Samosir Wisda, Makatita Suciarti, Nurhayati Tati

“…The band produced in each pepsin purification pellet sample is estimated to be between 31-32 kDa, while in the supernatant a thin band remains which indicates that all the proteins in the supernatant have been degraded by ammonium sulphate.…”
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Luteolin Pretreatment Attenuates Hepatic Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury in Mice by Inhibiting Inflammation, Autophagy, and Apoptosis via the ERK/PPARα Pathway by Yuhui Jiang, Wenjuan Yang, Jiameng Ding, Jie Ji, Liwei Wu, Yuanyuan Zheng, Yan Li, Ziqi Cheng, Jie Zhang, Qiang Yu, Jiao Feng, Jingjing Li, Jianye Wu, Yingqun Zhou, Chuanyong Guo

“…Serum and tissue samples were collected at 6 and 24 h after reperfusion to assay liver enzymes, inflammatory factors, expression of proteins associated with apoptosis and autophagy, and factors associated with the extracellular signal-regulated kinase/peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha (ERK/PPARα) pathway. …”
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Potential Usefulness of Streptococcus pneumoniae Extracellular Membrane Vesicles as Antibacterial Vaccines by Chi-Won Choi, Edmond Changkyun Park, Sung Ho Yun, Sang-Yeop Lee, Seung Il Kim, Gun-Hwa Kim

“…We also identified a number of proteins that may have immunogenic activity and may be responsible for the immune responses by the hosts. …”
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