Advances in Female Germ Cell Induction from Pluripotent Stem Cells by Maisumu Gulimiheranmu, Xinjie Wang, Junmei Zhou

“…Germ cells are capable of maintaining species continuity through passing genetic and epigenetic information across generations. …”
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Human Urinary Kallidinogenase Reduces Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Neuroinflammation and Oxidative Stress in BV-2 Cells by Zhongyan Zhao, Zhiyu Xu, Tao Liu, Shixiong Huang, Huai Huang, Xiaoyun Huang

“…Intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) and malondialdehyde (MDA) were measured to determine oxidative stress. …”
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Understanding Delayed T-Cell Priming, Lung Recruitment, and Airway Luminal T-Cell Responses in Host Defense against Pulmonary Tuberculosis by Christopher R. Shaler, Carly Horvath, Rocky Lai, Zhou Xing

“…When compared with other intracellular bacterial lung pathogens, such as Legionella pneumophila, or even closely related mycobacterial species such as M. smegmatis, this delay is astonishing. …”
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Seed banking impacts native Acacia ulicifolia seed microbiome composition and function by Dylan Russell, Vaheesan Rajabal, Matthew Alfonzetti, Marlien M. van der Merwe, Rachael V. Gallagher, Sasha G. Tetu

“…Abstract Background Seed banks are a vital resource for preserving plant species diversity globally. However, seedling establishment and survival rates from banked seeds can be poor. …”
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De novo transcriptome assembly and analysis during agarwood induction in Gyrinops versteegii Gilg. seedling by Dina Hermawaty, Titis Setyobudi, Husna Nugrahapraja, Maman Turjaman, Ahmad Faizal

“…Its formation in Aquilaria species has been expedited using various induction techniques, revealing insights into factors affecting the chemical constituents of artificially induced agarwood. …”
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Exploring the Active Constituents of <i>Andrographis paniculata</i> in Protecting the Skin Barrier and the Synergistic Effects with Collagen XVII by Heng Xu, Shiying Lan, Simin Lin, Anjing Wang, Yuanlin Luo, Jing Wang, Zhenzhong Yang

“…In this study, Andrographis Herba, the aerial part of the plant, was proven to increase the viability of UVB-damaged HaCat cells and reduce reactive oxygen species levels. The chemical composition of Andrographis Herba extract (AHE) was analyzed using UPLC-Q-TOF-MS, and diterpene lactones were identified as its primary constituents. …”
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Mechanism by Which Laser Irradiation Combined with Spirulina platensis Enhances FeSO4-Induced Ferroptosis in Salmonella Typhimurium and Listeria monocytogenes by SUN Jinyue, PAN Jianeng, CHEN Yiying, LIU Rencheng, ZHOU Wenwen

“…To explore the mechanism by which laser (L) irradiation combined with Spirulina platensis (SP) enhances ferroptosis induced by FeSO4 (Fe) in Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium (ST) and Listeria monocytogenes (LM), this study measured lipid peroxidation, reactive oxygen species (ROS), glutathione (GSH), morphological characteristics, cell membrane damage, and expression levels of key genes in the two foodborne pathogens after different treatments. …”
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Oxidative Stress Level in the Testes of Mice and Rats during Nickel Intoxication by Eugenia Murawska-Ciałowicz, Wojciech Bal, Lidia Januszewska, Marcin Zawadzki, Joanna Rychel, Jolanta Zuwała-Jagiełło

“…The genotioxic and carcinogenic effect of nickel probably results from its capacity to produce reactive oxygen species (ROS) and disturb the redox balance. The aim of the study was to find out if rats lacking spermatic protamine 2 are less susceptible to Ni(II) than mice. …”
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Curcumin Improves Diabetic Cardiomyopathy by Inhibiting Pyroptosis through AKT/Nrf2/ARE Pathway by Zhang Wei, Kang pinfang, Zhou jing, Yao zhuoya, Qian Shaohuan, Shi Chao

“…These effects reduced reactive oxygen species accumulation and mitochondrial damage in diabetic myocardium and inhibited diabetes-induced pyroptosis. …”
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The Potential of Trichoderma AA1 and AA2 as Local Indonesian Cellulolytic Inoculum in the Fermentation of Gliricidia sepium Leaf Meal by A. M. W. Mulyono, M. Husein

“…The treatments used consisted of fermentation duration of 0 (control), 2, 4, and 6 days—identification of Trichoderma AA1 and AA2 species using molecular identification method. The research results show that qualitative cellulase activities in Trichoderma AA2 were significantly higher compared to Trichoderma AA1. …”
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Effect of Ultrafine Powderization and Solid Dispersion Formation via Hot-Melt Extrusion on Antioxidant, Anti-Inflammatory, and the Human Kv1.3 Channel Inhibitory Activities of Ange... by Yunyao Jiang, Jingpei Piao, Nan Liu, Jincai Hou, Jianxun Liu, Weicheng Hu

“…In addition, AGN-SD inhibited the production of prostaglandin E2 and intracellular reactive oxygen species and the mRNA expression of inducible nitric oxide synthase, cyclooxygenase-2, interleukin 1β, and interleukin 6. …”
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Chromosome-level genome assembly of Fistularia commersonii (Syngnathiformes, Fistulariidae) by Zufa Ding, Cheng Wang, Yuting Qian, Wenjun Chen, Dan Yu, Yang Liu, Liandong Yang, Ying Wang

“…Abstract The bluespotted cornetfish (Fistularia commersonii), a Lessepsian sprinter species, is distributed in the inter-tropical zone across the entire Indo-Pacific, ranging from the Tropical Eastern Pacific to the Red Sea. …”
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Liquid–liquid extraction: thermodynamics–kinetics driven processes explored by microfluidics by Olivier, Fabien, Maurice, Ange A., Meyer, Daniel, Gabriel, Jean-Christophe P.

“…Instrumented microfluidics enables precise measurement of free energy of transfer of species at equilibria and their associated characteristic transfer times, faster and more accurately than its batch mode counterpart. …”
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Masking Agents Evaluation for Lead Determination by Flow Injection-Hydride Generation-Atomic Fluorescence Spectrometry Technique: Effect of KI, L-Cysteine, and 1,10-Phenanthroline by Blanca G. Beltrán, Luz O. Leal, Laura Ferrer, Víctor Cerdà

“…In order to minimize these interferences, the effect of masking agents such as KI, L-cysteine, and 1,10-phenanthroline was studied in the absence and in the presence of selected interfering species (As, Cr, Cu, and Fe). Different modes of addition of masking agents were accomplished, that is, to either sample or KBH4 reducing solution. …”
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Enhancing the Phytoremediation of Hydrocarbon-Contaminated Soils in the Sudd Wetlands, South Sudan, Using Organic Manure by J. A. Ruley, A. Amoding, J. B. Tumuhairwe, T. A. Basamba, E. Opolot, H. Oryem-Origa

“…The contaminated soil was subjected to phytoremediation trial using four plant species (Oryza longistaminata, Sorghum arundinaceum, Tithonia diversifolia, and Hyparrhenia rufa) plus no plant used as control for natural attenuation. …”
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Implementation of Fractal Dimension and Self-Organizing Map to Detect Toxic Effects of Toluene on Movement Tracks of Daphnia magna by Yuedan Liu, Chunlei Xia, Zhongya Fan, Renren Wu, Xianglin Chen, Zuoyi Liu

“…Movement behaviors of an indicator species, Daphnia magna, in response to contaminants have been implemented to monitor environmental disturbances. …”
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QPPLab: A generally applicable software package for detecting, analyzing, and visualizing large-scale quasiperiodic spatiotemporal patterns (QPPs) of brain activity by Nan Xu, Behnaz Yousefi, Nmachi Anumba, Theodore J. LaGrow, Xiaodi Zhang, Shella Keilholz

“…By reducing manual parameter adjustments and providing user-friendly tools, QPPLab enables researchers to efficiently study QPPs across diverse datasets and species, advancing our understanding of intrinsic brain dynamics.…”
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The Role of Aquaculture in Shaping the Morphology of <i>Babylonia areolata</i>: A Comparative Study of Cultured and Wild Populations by Haishan Wang, Zhi Chen, Yuhe Tong, Le Ye, Youming Li

“…Background: With the rapid expansion of aquaculture, the impact of rearing environments on the morphological characteristics of marine species has become a critical research focus. This study investigates the morphological differences between wild and cultured populations of <i>B. areolata</i>, a commercially valuable marine mollusk, to understand how aquaculture environments influence morphological traits. …”
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Acute Toxicity of Xylene on the African Catfish <i>Clarias gariepinus</i> by I.C. Davies, E.S. Erondu, A.I. Hart, L.C. Osuji

“…Based on this the high percentage mortalities of the fish species it is therefore recommended that the use of this chemical be minimized and proper contingency plans be carried out before discharging this toxicants into the aquatic environment. …”
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Development of a Duplex PCR-NALFIA Assay for the Simultaneous Detection of <i>Macrophomina phaseolina</i> and <i>Verticillium dahliae</i> Causal Agents of Crown and Root Rot of Str... by Viola Papini, Angelo Meloni, Susanna Pecchia

“…In this work, we developed a duplex PCR-NALFIA assay using two pairs of species-specific primers labeled at the 5′ end with different molecules for the simultaneous identification of <i>Mp</i> and <i>Vd</i>. …”
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