Bothrops asper snake venom and its metalloproteinase BaP–1 activate the complement system. Role in leucocyte recruitment by Sandra H. P. Farsky, Luís Roberto C. Gonçalves, José M. Gutiérrez, Adriana P. Correa, Alexandra Rucavado, Philippe Gasque, Denise V. Tambourgi

“…Pre-incubation of serum with the soluble human recombinant complement receptor type 1 (sCR 1) did not prevent the response induced by the venom, but abolished the migration evoked by metalloproteinase-activated serum. …”
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Effects of Deficit Irrigation on Growth, Yield, and Quality of Pomegranate (<i>Punica granatum</i>) Grown in Semi-Arid Conditions by Islam F. Hassan, Rahaf Ajaj, Ahmed F. Abd El-Khalek, Shamel M. Alam-Eldein, Maybelle S. Gaballah, Habib ur Rehman Athar, Harlene M. Hatterman-Valenti

“…Trees receiving moderate deficit irrigation had a yield decrease of 10% in comparison to full irrigation; however, this yield decrease did not have a huge overall impact because the level of water saved during the process made up for the reduced yield. Moreover, fruit soluble solids content (SSC) was high when trees received moderate deficit irrigation. …”
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Novel (±)-trans-β-lactam ureas: Synthesis, in silico and in vitro biological profiling by Jurin Mladenka, Stepanić Višnja, Bojanić Krunoslav, Vadlja Denis, Kontrec Darko, Dražić Tonko, Roje Marin

“…The b-lactam ureas 4a–t were estimated to be soluble and membrane permeable, moderately lipophilic molecules (logP 4.6) with a predisposition to be CYP3A4 and P-glycoprotein substrates. …”
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Edible Coatings Enhance Storability and Preserve Quality of Kiwiberry (<i>Actinidia arguta</i> L.) cv. Ken’s Red by Adriana C. Guerreiro, Custódia Gago, Dário Passos, Jaime Martins, Sandra Cruz, Fernão Veloso, Rui Guerra, Maria D. Antunes

“…Quality parameters, including color, firmness, soluble solid content (SSC), dry matter, weight loss, decay, total phenolic content (TPC), flavonoids, DPPH, FRAP, and malondialdehyde (MDA) levels, were analyzed. …”
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Compensation Mechanisms for Early Maturity and High Yield in Tartary Buckwheat (<i>Fagopyrum tataricum</i>): A Study on ‘Source–Sink’ Relationship and Phosphorus Utilization by Xuling Chen, Li Yang, Chunxia Zhao, Shunjiang Zhao, Ziye Meng, Xiaona Zhang, Qijiao Chen, Kesu Wei, Dabing Xiang, Yan Wan, Yu Fan, Yan Wang, Chenggang Liang

“…However, ZKZ1 maintained soluble sugar levels in upper leaves and increased sugar transport to seeds, promoting plant growth and yield formation. …”
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Effects of Cellulase and <i>Lactiplantibacillus plantarum</i> on Chemical Composition, Fermentation Characteristics, and Bacterial Community of <i>Pennisetum giganteum</i> z.x.lin... by Zhili Wu, Xiongfei Zhang, Rongnuo Li, Jingtao Hui, Lu Deng, Inho Kim, Jie Wei, Junhu Yao, Xinjian Lei

“…Compared with CON, LP exhibited higher (<i>p</i> < 0.05) levels of water-soluble carbohydrate (WSC), crude protein (CP), and lactic acid (LA), along with a higher (<i>p</i> < 0.05) ratio of LA/acetic acid (AA). …”
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Altered Expression of Hematopoiesis Regulatory Molecules in Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stem Cells of Patients with Aplastic Anemia by Chandra Prakash Chaturvedi, Naresh Kumar Tripathy, Ekta Minocha, Akhilesh Sharma, Khaliqur Rahman, Soniya Nityanand

“…., macrophage inflammatory protein (MIP)-1α, tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α, granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF), stromal cell-derived factor (SDF)-1α, stem cell factor (SCF), and transforming growth factor (TGF)-β in lipopolysaccharide-induced bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BM-MSCs) and levels of their soluble forms in the culture supernatants of BM-MSCs and BM plasma of patients with acquired aplastic anemia (AA) (n=29) and controls (n=29). …”
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Yield and Sensorial and Nutritional Quality of Strawberry (<i>Fragaria</i> × <i>ananassa</i> Duch.) Fruits from Plants Grown Under Different Amounts of Irrigation in Soilless Culti... by Davide Raffaelli, Rohullah Qaderi, Luca Mazzoni, Bruno Mezzetti, Franco Capocasa

“…Reduced water conditions positively influenced strawberry fruit quality, exhibiting improved citric acid, soluble solids, and color brightness linked to decreased water use, while firmness remained stable. …”
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ANALYSIS OF DOMAIN SPECIFICITY OF THE PROTECTIVE CHIMERIC ANTIBODY ch14D5a AGAINST GLYCOPROTEIN E OF TICK-BORNE ENCEPHALITIS VIRUS by I. K. Baykov, L. A. Emelyanova, L. M. Sokolova, E. M. Karelina, A. L. Matveev, I. V. Babkin, Ya. А. Khlusevich, V. F. Podgornyy, N. V. Tikunova

“…The rED3_294 and rED3_301 proteins were obtained in soluble monomeric form. The rE and rED1+2 proteins were extracted from the inclusion bodies of Escherichia coli. …”
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Syndecan-1: A Review on Its Role in Heart Failure and Chronic Liver Disease Patients’ Assessment by Radu-Stefan Miftode, Ionela-Lăcrămioara Şerban, Amalia-Stefana Timpau, Ionela-Larisa Miftode, Adriana Ion, Ana-Maria Buburuz, Alexandru-Dan Costache, Irina-Iuliana Costache

“…Under various fibrogenetic conditions, shedding of syndecan’s extracellular domain took place, becoming a soluble form that binds different growth factors and inhibits further fibrosis. …”
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Amyloidogenic immunoglobulin light chains disturb contractile function and calcium transients in a human cardiac spheroid model of light chain (AL) amyloidosis by Mélanie Bézard, Jean-Sébastien Vartanian-Grimaldi, Julien Henri, Denisa Calin, Amira Zaroui, Mounira Kharoubi, Thibaud Damy, Onnik Agbulut, Ekaterini Kordeli

“…To mimic the disease in a reconstituted system, soluble amyloidogenic LCs purified from urine of AL-CA patients were added to a mixture of induced pluripotent stem cell-issued human cardiomyocytes (hiPSC-CM) and human primary cardiac fibroblasts, which resulted in formation of spheroids within 7 days. …”
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S100A8/A9 Molecular Complexes Promote Cancer Migration and Invasion via the p38 MAPK Pathway in Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma by Ning Xu, Bei-Bei Zhang, Xia-Ning Huang, Xiang Yi, Xue-Min Yan, Yan Cai, Qin He, Zi-Jian Han, Yuan-Jiao Huang, Wei Liu, Ai-Jun Jiao

“…Taken together, our present findings suggest that the secreted soluble inflammatory factors S100A8/A9 might promote cancer migration and invasion via the p38 MAPK signaling pathway along with invasion/migration associated proteins overexpression in the tumor microenvironment of NPC. …”
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Association of Serum Alpha-Tocopherol and Retinol with the Extent of Coronary Lesions in Coronary Artery Disease by Carolinne Thaísa de Oliveira Fernandes Miranda, Victor Hugo Rezende Duarte, Marina Sampaio de Menezes Cruz, Mychelle Kytchia Rodrigues Nunes Duarte, Jéssica Nayara Góes de Araújo, Ayda Maria Quirino Silva dos Santos, Juliana Marinho de Oliveira, Maria Sanali Moura Oliveira Paiva, Adriana Augusto Rezende, Mario Hiroyuki Hirata, Rosario Dominguez Crespo Hirata, Karla Danielly da Silva Ribeiro, André Ducati Luchessi, Vivian Nogueira Silbiger

“…Background and aims: Fat-soluble vitamins play an important role in the pathogenesis of cardiovascular disease and progression of atherosclerosis. …”
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Phase Equilibria and Phase Diagrams for the Aqueous Ternary System Containing Sodium, Chloride, and Metaborate Ions at 288.15 and 308.15 K and 0.1 MPa by Wanjing Cui, Hongfang Hou, Jiayin Hu, Yafei Guo, Tianlong Deng

“…Salt-water phase diagram of the ternary system (NaCl + NaBO2 + H2O) is significant in separate boron resources from brine. Solubilities and physicochemical properties bifurcated to density and refractive index for the ternary system at 288.15 and 308.15 K and 0.1 MPa were investigated experimentally by means of isothermal dissolution. …”
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Impact of obesity on iron metabolism and the effect of intravenous iron supplementation in obese patients with absolute iron deficiency by Laura Tarancon-Diez, Marianela Iriarte-Gahete, Pilar Sanchez-Mingo, Mª Ángeles Muñoz-Fernandez, Maria Luisa Navarro-Gomez, Yolanda M. Pacheco, Manuel Leal

“…Obese group exhibited higher levels of ferritin, hemoglobin (Hb), soluble transferrin receptor (sTfR) and hepcidin compared to HW group. …”
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Biparatopic binding of ISB 1442 to CD38 in trans enables increased cell antibody density and increased avidity by Jeremy Loyau, Thierry Monney, Marco Montefiori, Fedir Bokhovchuk, Jeremy Streuli, Matthew Blackburn, Arnaud Goepfert, Lydia N. Caro, Samitabh Chakraborti, Stefania De Angelis, Camille Grandclément, Stanislas Blein, M. Lamine Mbow, Ankita Srivastava, Mario Perro, Stefano Sammicheli, Eugene A. Zhukovsky, Michael Dyson, Cyrille Dreyfus

“…The specific design and structural features of ISB 1442 enable: 1) enhanced trans binding to adjacent CD38 molecules to increase Fc density at the cancer cell surface; 2) prevention of avid cis binding to monomeric CD38 to minimize blockade by soluble shed CD38; and 3) greater binding avidity, with a slower off-rate at high CD38 density, for increased specificity. …”
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Luteolin Attenuates IL-1β-Induced THP-1 Adhesion to ARPE-19 Cells via Suppression of NF-κB and MAPK Pathways by Wen-Chung Huang, Chian-Jiun Liou, Szu-Chuan Shen, Sindy Hu, Chien-Yu Hsiao, Shu-Ju Wu

“…We found that luteolin decreased the levels of interleukin- (IL-) 6, IL-8, soluble intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (sICAM-1), and monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) and attenuated adherence of the human monocytic leukemia cell line THP-1 to IL-1β-stimulated ARPE-19 cells. …”
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Multifunctional dietary approach reduces intestinal inflammation in relation with changes in gut microbiota composition in subjects at cardiometabolic risk: the SINFONI project by Hugo Hornero-Ramirez, Arianne Morissette, Bruno Marcotte, Armelle Penhoat, Béryle Lecomte, Baptiste Panthu, Jacob Lessard Lord, Florence Thirion, Laurie Van-Den-Berghe, Emilie Blond, Chantal Simon, Cyrielle Caussy, Nathalie Feugier, Joël Doré, Philippe Sanoner, Alexandra Meynier, Yves Desjardins, Geneviève Pilon, André Marette, Patrice D. Cani, Martine Laville, Sophie Vinoy, Marie-Caroline Michalski, Julie-Anne Nazare

“…Metabolic endotoxemia (lipopolysaccharide (LPS), lipopolysaccharide-binding protein over soluble cluster of differentiation-14 (LBP/sCD14), systemic inflammation and cardiovascular risk markers, intestinal inflammation, CM profile and response to a one-week fructose supplementation, were assessed at fasting and post mixed-meal. …”
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Development and Optimization of Nano-Hydroxyapatite Encapsulating Tocotrienol-Rich Fraction Formulation Using Response Surface Methodology by Anis Syauqina Mohd Zaffarin, Shiow-Fern Ng, Min Hwei Ng, Haniza Hassan, Ekram Alias

“…<b>Background/Objective</b>: The tocotrienol-rich fraction (TRF) is a lipid-soluble vitamin that has good antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. …”
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Effect of UV-C Postharvest Disinfection on the Quality of Fresh-Cut 'Tommy Atkins' Mango by Alba Mery Garzón-García, Saúl Ruiz-Cruz, Saúl Dussán-Sarria, José Igor Hleap-Zapata, Enrique Márquez-Ríos, Carmen Lizette Del-Toro-Sánchez, José Agustín Tapia-Hernández, Dalila Fernanda Canizales-Rodríguez, Víctor Manuel Ocaño-Higuera

“…Physicochemical analysis (titratable acidity, pH, total soluble solid content, and firmness), superficial color evaluation, determinations of microbial counts, contents of total carotenoids, phenolics and flavonoids, and antioxidant capacity assays were performed. …”
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