Genotoxicity Assessment of Multispecies Probiotics Using Reverse Mutation, Mammalian Chromosomal Aberration, and Rodent Micronucleus Tests by Yi-Jen Chiu, Mun-Kit Nam, Yueh-Ting Tsai, Chun-Chi Huang, Cheng-Chih Tsai

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Population Distribution of Rats (Rattus argentiventer) and the Damage Intensity on Rice and Other Crops in Pleret, Yogyakarta, Indonesia by RR Rukmowati Brotodjojo, Ikhsan Lazuardi, Antik Suprihanti

Subjects: “…Crop damage, nest, rodent, trap barrier system…”
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Effects of pharmacologic sclerostin inhibition or testosterone administration on soleus muscle atrophy in rodents after spinal cord injury. by Ean G Phillips, Luke A Beggs, Fan Ye, Christine F Conover, Darren T Beck, Dana M Otzel, Payal Ghosh, Anna C F Bassit, Stephen E Borst, Joshua F Yarrow

“…This study provides the first direct evidence that Scl-Ab does not prevent soleus muscle atrophy in rodents after SCI and suggests that variable myotrophic responses in rodent muscles after androgen administration are influenced by androgen receptor expression.…”
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Evaluation of Hypoglycemic Efficacy of Tangningtongluo Formula, a Traditional Chinese Miao Medicine, in Two Rodent Animal Models by Long Cheng, Xiang-bao Meng, Shan Lu, Ting-ting Wang, Yue Liu, Gui-bo Sun, Xiao-bo Sun

“…Taken together, our results show that TNTL exerted a strong hypoglycemic effect in two diabetic rodent animal models, preserving β-cells in the pancreas islet and reducing the risk of diabetic retinopathy and nephropathy.…”
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Neurobehavioral plasticity in the rodent gustatory system induced by regular consumption of a low-calorie sweetener during adolescence by Clare M. Mathes, Sarah J. Terrill, Juan P. Taborda-Bejarano, Sandrine Chometton, Mallory J. Witt, Gaurikka Mendiratta, Emily G. Gilman, Delenn R. Hartswick, Bo M. Anderson, Lindsey A. Schier

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Temperature and repeated catecholamine surges modulate regional wall motion abnormalities in a rodent takotsubo syndrome model by Ermir Zulfaj, AmirAli Nejat, Abdulhussain Haamid, Aaron Espinosa, Ahmed Elmahdy, Tetiana Pylova, Sandeep Jha, Björn Redfors, Elmir Omerovic

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Low-dose intranasal deferoxamine modulates memory, neuroinflammation, and the neuronal transcriptome in the streptozotocin rodent model of Alzheimer’s disease by Jared M. Fine, Jacob Kosyakovsky, Tate T. Bowe, Katherine A. Faltesek, Benjamin M. Stroebel, Juan E. Abrahante, Michael R. Kelly, Elizabeth A. Thompson, Claire M. Westby, Kiley M. Robertson, William H. Frey, Leah R. Hanson

“…We and other research groups have shown that IN DFO rescues cognitive impairment in several rodent models of Alzheimer Disease (AD).MethodsThis study was designed to probe dosing regimens to inform future clinical trials, while exploring mechanisms within the intracerebroventricular (ICV) streptozotocin (STZ) model.ResultsFive weeks of daily IN dosing of Long Evans rats with 15 μL of a 1% (0.3 mg), but not 0.1% (0.03 mg), solution of DFO rescued cognitive impairment caused by ICV STZ administration as assessed with the Morris Water Maze (MWM) test of spatial memory and learning. …”
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Achieving inter- and transdisciplinarity in Ecohealth: insights from a rodent-borne disease project in a polycrisis era by Isabelle Arpin, Clémence Massart, Vincent Bourret, Guillaume Castel, Valeria Carolina Colombo, Jana Eccard, Jasmin Firozpoor, Maciej Grzybek, Heikki A. Henttonen, Herwig Leirs, Andrew McManus, Ben Roche, Tarja Sironen, Vincent Sluydts, Peter Stuart, Annetta Zintl, Nathalie Charbonnel

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The Effect of Gentle Handling on Depressive-Like Behavior in Adult Male Mice: Considerations for Human and Rodent Interactions in the Laboratory by Caroline Neely, Christina Lane, Julio Torres, Jane Flinn

“…Researchers, lab assistants, and husbandry staff in animal facilities may use inconsistent handling methods when interacting with rodents, but humans should be considered a part of the animal’s social environment. …”
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Chronic Fluoxetine Treatment Suppresses Plasticity (Long-Term Potentiation) in the Mature Rodent Primary Auditory Cortex In Vivo by Hans C. Dringenberg, Leora R. Branfield Day, Deanna H. Choi

“…We conclude that chronic fluoxetine treatment fails to enhance LTP in the mature rodent thalamocortical auditory system, results that bring into question the notion that SSRIs act as general facilitators of synaptic plasticity in the mammalian forebrain.…”
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The first rodent behavioral study (1822) and the diffusion of human-bred albino rats and mice in the 19th century by Raffaele d’Isa

“…Rodents, in particular rats and mice, are currently the most widely employed animal models in psychology and behavioral neuroscience. …”
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Adoptive cell transfer of piezo-activated macrophage rescues immunosuppressed rodents from life-threating bacterial infections by Xiaoyi Liu, Wenxiu Xu, Junkun Feng, Ying Wang, Kai Li, Yi Chen, Wenjun Wang, Weiwei Zhao, Shaohua Ge, Jianhua Li

“…However, the interaction between innate immune cells and these catalytic nanoparticles remains poorly understood. Here, by using rodent models of bacterial infection, we test the antimicrobial properties of ultrasound-responsive piezo-catalytic nanoparticles (piezoNP). …”
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Fructose Consumption in Pregnancy and Associations with Maternal and Offspring Hepatic and Whole-Body Adiposity in Rodents: A Scoping Review by Grace Zhao, Sarah Chondon, Clint Gray, Sheridan Gentili, Meagan Stanley, Timothy RH Regnault

“…Results: After screening 2538 citations, 37 experimental rodent studies reporting maternal fructose consumption pre- and during pregnancy in rodents were included. …”
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A Novel Strain of <i>Orientia tsutsugamushi</i> Detected from Chiggers (Acari: Trombiculidae) on Wild Rodents by Hak Seon Lee, Seong Yoon Kim, Hee Il Lee

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First record of Moniliformis moniliformis (Bremser, 1811) (Moniliformida: Moniliformidae) in mice of the genus Apodemus kaup, 1829 (Rodentia: Muridae) in Serbia by Tošić Božana, Čabrilo Borislav, Miljević Milan, Rajičić Marija, Bajić Branka, Budinski Ivana, Bjelić-Čabrilo Olivera

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Corrigendum: Achieving inter- and transdisciplinarity in Ecohealth: insights from a rodent-borne disease project in a polycrisis era by Isabelle Arpin, Clémence Massart, Vincent Bourret, Guillaume Castel, Valeria Carolina Colombo, Jana Eccard, Jasmin Firozpoor, Maciej Grzybek, Heikki A. Henttonen, Herwig Leirs, Andrew McManus, Ben Roche, Tarja Sironen, Vincent Sluydts, Peter Stuart, Annetta Zintl, Nathalie Charbonnel

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Cryopreservation of Bone Marrow Mononuclear Cells Alters Their Viability and Subpopulation Composition but Not Their Treatment Effects in a Rodent Stroke Model by Bing Yang, Kaushik Parsha, Krystal Schaar, Nikunj Satani, Xiaopei Xi, Jaroslaw Aronowski, Sean I. Savitz

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Predictors for abundance of host flea and floor flea in households of villages with endemic commensal rodent plague, Yunnan Province, China. by Jia-Xiang Yin, Alan Geater, Virasakdi Chongsuvivatwong, Xing-Qi Dong, Chun-Hong Du, You-Hong Zhong

“…This study is aimed to document flea abundance and identify predictors in households of villages with endemic commensal rodent plague in Lianghe County.<h4>Methods</h4>Trappings were used to collect fleas and interviews were conducted to gather demography, environmental factors, and other relevant information. …”
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A meta-analysis of sex differences in neonatal rodent ultrasonic vocalizations and the implication for the preclinical maternal immune activation model by Alison M. Randell, Stephanie Salia, Lucas F. Fowler, Toe Aung, David A. Puts, Ashlyn Swift-Gallant

“…Abstract As the earliest measure of social communication in rodents, ultrasonic vocalizations (USVs) in response to maternal separation are critical in preclinical research on neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs). …”
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Evaluation of the transmission-blocking potential of Plasmodium vivax antigen Pvg37 using transgenic rodent parasites and clinical isolates by Di Zhang, Yan Zhao, Dongyan Liu, Fei Liu, Pengbo Liu, Biying Zhang, Zifang Wu, Wanlapa Roobsoong, Sirasate Bantuchai, Sataporn Thongpoon, Piyarat Sripoorote, Meilian Wang, Liwang Cui, Yaming Cao

“…Pbg37, a conserved protein expressed in sexual stages from gametocyte to ookinete in the rodent parasite P. berghei, is a viable target for TBV development.Methods and findingsIn this study, we constructed a transgenic strain, TrPvg37Pb, expressing Pvg37 using the P. berghei ΔPbg37 strain. …”
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