Production of Arthrospira platensis algae to increase production efficiency and enhance immune system of grass carp, Ctenopharyngodon idella against Aeromonas hydrophila by Hossein Adineh

“…In the present study, we examined the effect of blue-green algae Spirulina platensis biomass on growth performance, secretions of digestive enzymes, blood physiological indices and resistance of grass carp, Ctenopharyngodon idella infected with Aeromonas hydrophila. …”
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Anti-Inflammatory and Healing Activity of the Hydroalcoholic Fruit Extract of Solanum diploconos (Mart.) Bohs by Larissa Benvenutti, Roberta Nunes, Ivonilce Venturi, Silvia Aparecida Ramos, Milena Fronza Broering, Fernanda Capitanio Goldoni, Sarah Eskelsen Pavan, Maria Verônica Dávila Pastor, Angela Malheiros, Nara Lins Meira Quintão, Elizabeth Soares Fernandes, José Roberto Santin

“…An enhanced efferocytosis of apoptotic neutrophils by macrophages was observed and accompanied by higher IL-10 and decreased TNFα secretion (p<0.01). In vivo, similar results were noted, including reduction of neutrophil migration, protein exudation, and cytokine release (p<0.01). …”
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Phytochemical analysis, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and enzyme inhibitory activities of bean pear (Pyrus calleryana fruit) by Huan Zhao, Huan Zhao, Qinqin Wang, Lanlan Yang, Lanlan Yang, Yuanquan Ran, Qiong Hu, Yi Hong, Minyi Tian, Minyi Tian, Minyi Tian

“…In LPS-induced RAW264.7 cells, P. calleryana fruit WE and EE remarkably inhibited the secretion of inflammatory factors, and the inhibitory effect of WE on the release of IL-6, NO, and PGE2 was superior or equivalent to that of EE. …”
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Prenatal light exposure affects diurnal rhythms and visual development of the layer embryonic retina by S.Q. Wei, P. Yin, W.Y. Tang, Z.Y. Zhang, W. Chu, Q. Tong, B.M. Li, W.C. Zheng, C.Y. Wang

“…Additionally, green light stimulation significantly enhanced melatonin secretion but did not show diurnal rhythm. However, cBmal1, cAanat, and melatonin expression exhibited diurnal rhythms (P < 0.01), while the others did not in WL. …”
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Genome analysis of Bifidobacterium adolescentis and investigation of its effects on inflammation and intestinal barrier function by Bo Li, Bo Li, Haoyu Wang, Haoyu Wang, Haoyu Wang, Mengmeng Wang, Mengmeng Wang, Hewei Liang, Hewei Liang, Hewei Liang, Tongyuan Hu, Tongyuan Hu, Tongyuan Hu, Jinlong Yang, Jinlong Yang, Jinlong Yang, Shangyong Li, Xinbi You, Xinbi You, Xinbi You, Binbin Xia, Binbin Xia, Binbin Xia, Yue Yuan, Yue Yuan, Yuanqiang Zou, Yuanqiang Zou, Yinglei Miao, Yinglei Miao, Yang Sun, Yang Sun, Yang Sun

“…It effectively modulated the immune response by reducing the levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines such as IL-6, IL-1β, IL-17A, IFN-γ, and TNF-α, while promoting the secretion of anti-inflammatory cytokines like IL-4, IL-10, and TGF-β1. …”
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Signatures of lower respiratory tract microbiome in children with severe community-acquired pneumonia using shotgun metagenomic sequencing by Ting-Yu Yen, Ching Hsu, Ni-Chung Lee, Chao-Szu Wu, Hsin Wang, Kuan-Yi Lee, Chia-Ray Lin, Chun-Yi Lu, Mo-Li Tsai, Tzu-Yu Liu, Che Lin, Chien-Yu Chen, Luan-Yin Chang, Feipei Lai, Li-Min Huang

“…The results showed that Haemophilus influenzae was more prominent in children who were critical, accompanied with increased expression of intracellular transport, secretion, and vesicle transport genes. Rothia mucilaginosa, Dolosigranulum pigrum, and Prevotella melaninogenica tended to be present in less severe community-acquired pneumonia group. …”
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Full-thickness cervix reconstruction via collagen scaffolds in rabbits by Yaqian Li, Weijie Tian, Jianbin Guo, Yang Ye, Qianqian Gao, Yiwei Zhang, Xiaoyue Zhao, Jianwu Dai, Lan Zhu

“…The neo-ectocervix regenerated by CM scaffolds exhibited significantly higher expression of secretory glands and estrogen receptors, more secretion of neutral and acidic mucins, showing functional maturity of regenerated epithelium. …”
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Macrophages facilitate tumor cell PD‐L1 expression via an IL‐1β‐centered loop to attenuate immune checkpoint blockade by Cheng Xu, Yu Xia, Bai‐Wei Zhang, Emmanuel Kwateng Drokow, Hua‐Yi Li, Sen Xu, Zhen Wang, Si‐Yuan Wang, Ping Jin, Tian Fang, Xiao‐Ming Xiong, Pu Huang, Ning Jin, Jia‐Hong Tan, Qing Zhong, Yu‐Xin Chen, Qi Zhang, Yong Fang, Fei Ye, Qing‐Lei Gao

“…IL‐1β sustained and intensified immunosuppression by promoting C‐C motif chemokine ligand 2 secretion in tumor cells to fuel TAMs recruitment. …”
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3D bioprinting lobule-like hepatorganoids with induced vascularization for orthotopic implantation by Jianing Yan, Zhichao Ye, Yiwei Lu, Yuyang Yuan, Xiaofeng Wang, Tingting Yan, Jun Yin, Yifan Wang

“…In this research, we developed a 3D bioprinting method using gelatin methacryloyl (GelMA) hydrogel to fabricate lobule-like hepatorganoids, which faithfully mimic the structure of hepatic lobules with lower level of hypoxia (lobule vs 60°, 90°, control; 0.4880 vs 1.009, 0.6778, 0.8704; p < 0.01), high secretion of albumin (lobule vs 60°, 90°, control; 13.47 vs 12.39, 12.65, 10.08 mg/L; p < 0.01) and urea (lobule vs 60°, 90°, control; 5.304 vs 5.233, 4.781, 4.358 mg/L; p < 0.01) in vitro; and promotion of angiogenesis and maintenance of activity following orthotopic implantation. …”
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Ethyl Lactate Ameliorates Hepatic Steatosis and Acute‐on‐Chronic Liver Injury in Alcohol‐Associated Liver Disease by Inducing Fibroblast Growth Factor 21 by Yang Jiang, Shuang Wei, Shiming Shen, Yuxiao Liu, Weitong Su, Dong Ding, Zengpeng Zheng, Haokai Yu, Tingting Zhang, Qiuli Yang, Jiuxiang Zhao, Yi Shen, Xia Fang, Liangcai Lin, Dongguang Xiao, Aoyuan Cui, Qin Wan, Yadong Zhang, Yu Li, Cuiying Zhang

“…Here the discovery of a small molecule that activates the production and secretion of fibroblast growth factor 21 (FGF21) is reported. …”
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Clinical Characteristics of Fulminant Type 1 Diabetes Compared with Typical Type 1 Diabetes: One-Year Follow-Up Study from the Guangdong T1DM Translational Medicine Study by Daizhi Yang, Yongwen Zhou, Sihui Luo, Xueying Zheng, Ping Ling, Liling Qiu, Wen Xu, Hua Liang, Bin Yao, Jianping Weng, Jinhua Yan

“…Patients with FT1DM had more severe metabolic derangement and deficiency of insulin secretion than patients with TT1DM at the onset, but glycaemic and metabolic control was not worse than that in TT1DM.…”
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Risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection among front-line healthcare workers in Northeast Brazil: a respondent-driven sampling approach by Thalia Velho Barreto de Araújo, Demócrito de Barros Miranda-Filho, Ricardo Arraes de Alencar Ximenes, Ulisses Ramos Montarroyos, Celina Maria Turchi Martelli, Maria de Fátima Pessoa Militão de Albuquerque, Wayner Vieira de Souza, Cresio Romeu Pereira, Cynthia Braga, Celia Landmann Szwarcwald, Paulo Roberto Borges de Souza-Junior, Morgana Nascimento Xavier, Clarice Neuenschwander Lins de Morais, Gabriela Diniz Militao de Albuquerque, Cristiane Bresani-Salvi, Carolline Araújo Mariz, Noemia Teixeira de Siqueira-Filha, Jadson Mendonça Galindo, Cláudio Luiz França-Neto, Jessyka Mary Vasconcelos Barbosa, Maria Amelia Sousa Mascena Veras, Luana Nepomuceno Gondim Costa Lima, Luciane Nascimento Cruz, Carl Kendall, Ligia Regina Franco Sansigolo Kerr

“…Risk factors for a positive RT-PCR test were being a nursing assistant (OR adjusted: 2.56; 95% CI: 1.42 to 4.61), not always using all recommended PPE while assisting patients with COVID-19 (OR adj: 2.15; 95% CI: 1.02 to 4.53) and reporting a splash of biological fluid/respiratory secretion in the eyes (OR adj: 3.37; 95% CI: 1.10 to 10.34).Conclusions This study shows the high frequency of SARS-CoV2 infection among HCW presumably due to workplace exposures. …”
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FGF21 and APOA1 mRNA-based therapies for the treatment of experimental acute pancreatitis by Amaya Lopez-Pascual, Eva Santamaria, Nuria Ardaiz, Iker Uriarte, Tiffany Palmer, Anne-Renee Graham, Celia Gomar, Roberto C. Barbero, M. Ujue Latasa, Maria Arechederra, Jesus M. Urman, Carmen Berasain, Antonio Fontanellas, Carlos L. del Rio, Maite G. Fernandez-Barrena, Paolo G.V. Martini, Joshua R. Schultz, Pedro Berraondo, Matias A. Avila

“…Results In vitro studies demonstrated the translation and secretion of APOA1, FGF21, and APOA1-FGF21 proteins encoded by the LNP-mRNAs. …”
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Annexin A8 deficiency delays atherosclerosis progression by Carmen Gutiérrez‐Muñoz, Rafael Blázquez‐Serra, Irene San Sebastian‐Jaraba, Sandra Sanz‐Andrea, Maria J. Fernández‐Gómez, Gonzalo Nuñez‐Moreno, Pablo Mínguez, Joan Carles Escolá‐Gil, Paula Nogales, Veronique Ollivier, Jose L. Martín‐Ventura, Benoit Ho‐Tin Noe, Ursula Rescher, Nerea Méndez‐Barbero, Luis M. Blanco‐Colio

“…In vitro experiments revealed that AnxA8 deficiency in MAECs suppressed P/E‐selectin and CD31 expression and secretion induced by ox‐LDL with a concomitant reduction in platelet and leukocyte adhesion. …”
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Lentivirus‐mediated gene therapy for Fabry disease: 5‐year End‐of‐Study results from the Canadian FACTs trial by Aneal Khan, Dwayne L. Barber, William M. McKillop, C. Anthony Rupar, Christiane Auray‐Blais, Graeme Fraser, Daniel H. Fowler, Alexandra Berger, Ronan Foley, Armand Keating, Michael L. West, Jeffrey A. Medin

“…Overexpression of α‐gal A leads to secretion of the hydrolase; which can be taken up and used by uncorrected bystander cells. …”
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Antioxidant and Laxative Effects of Methanol Extracts of Green Pine Cones (<i>Pinus densiflora</i>) in Sprague-Dawley Rats with Loperamide-Induced Constipation by Hee-Jin Song, Ayun Seol, Jumin Park, Ji-Eun Kim, Tae-Ryeol Kim, Ki-Ho Park, Eun-Seo Park, Su-Jeong Lim, Su-Ha Wang, Ji-Eun Sung, Youngwoo Choi, Heeseob Lee, Dae-Youn Hwang

“…The other parameters, including the regulators for the adherens junction (AJ) and tight junction (TJ), and GI hormone secretion for laxative effects, were improved significantly in Lop+MPC-treated SD rats. …”
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RECQL4 affects MHC class II‐mediated signalling and favours an immune‐evasive signature that limits response to immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy in patients with malignant melan... by Sara Egea‐Rodriguez, Renáta Váraljai, Thierry M. Nordmann, Restuan Lubis, Manuel Philip, Florian Rambow, Alexander Roesch, Michael Flaig, Susanne Horn, Raphael Stoll, Fang Zhao, Annette Paschen, Bert Klebl, Ian D. Hickson, Dirk Schadendorf, Matthias Mann, Iris Helfrich

“…We found alterations in the secretion profile of immune regulatory factors and immune‐related pathways robustly suppressed in tumours with high RECQL4 levels, underscoring its crucial role in fostering immune evasion. …”
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Brucella suis ΔmapB outer membrane vesicles as an acellular vaccine against systemic and mucosal B. suis infection by Florencia Muñoz González, Florencia Muñoz González, Magali G. Bialer, Maria L. Cerutti, Silvia M. Estein, Lila Y. Ramis, Pablo C. Baldi, Pablo C. Baldi, Ángeles Zorreguieta, Ángeles Zorreguieta, Mariana C. Ferrero, Mariana C. Ferrero

“…Cellular immunity was assessed by characterizing cytokine secretion through ELISA after in vitro stimulation of spleen cells with heat-killed B. suis. …”
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Effect of electroacupuncture on vascular remodeling in rats with cerebral ischemia by regulating irisin based on VEGF/Akt/eNOS signaling pathway by Lu Cao, Wenchao Ding, Yashuo Feng, Chong Guan, Li Liu, Hongyu Xie, Kewei Yu, Dongyan Xu, Lijuan Zhao, Xuan Sha, Xiaoman Deng, Santian Wu, Yangrui Wang, Yi Wu, Tingting Zhang, Nianhong Wang

“…Objective: This study aimed to explore the cumulative effects and expression patterns of electroacupuncture (EA) on irisin secretion, observe the effects of EA on the recovery of neurobehavioral function and vascular remodeling after cerebral ischemia, and elucidate the mechanism by which EA promotes vascular remodeling by regulating irisin expression. …”
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Screening and characterization of the scFv for chimeric antigen receptor T cells targeting CEA-positive carcinoma by Chengcheng Zhang, Linling Wang, Qianzhen Zhang, Junjie Shen, Xia Huang, Meiling Wang, Yi Huang, Jun Chen, Yanmin Xu, Wenxu Zhao, Yanan Qi, Yunyan Li, Yanjiao Ou, Zhi Yang, Cheng Qian

“…In a repeat CEA antigen stimulation assay, M5A showed the best cell proliferation and cytokine secretion levels. In a mouse xenograft model, M5A CAR-T cells displayed better antitumor efficacy without preconditioning.DiscussionOur findings suggest that scFvs derived from different antibodies have distinctive characteristics, and stable expression and appropriate affinity are critical for robust antitumor efficacy. …”
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