Effect of gut microbiota changes on cytokines IL-10 and IL-17 levels in liver transplantation patients by Mohamed Abdel-Raoof Fouda, Mohamed Abdel-Wahhab, Ahmed Esmail Abdelkader, Mohsen El-Sayd Ibrahim, Taher Abozeid Elsheikh, Hisham Mohammad Aldeweik, Nora Elfeky

“…Result The research included 31 liver transplant (LT) patients from the Gastroenterology Surgical Center at Mansoura University, resulting in the collection of 174 stool and blood samples from all participants. Fourteen bacterial species have been identified in samples collected at three intervals: one week before, one week post, and two weeks post LT. …”
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Expression of a Splice Variant of CYP26B1 in Betel Quid-Related Oral Cancer by Ping-Ho Chen, Ka-Wo Lee, Cheng-Chieh Hsu, Jeff Yi-Fu Chen, Yan-Hsiung Wang, Ker-Kong Chen, Hui-Min David Wang, Hurng-Wern Huang, Bin Huang

“…Arecoline is the primary alkaloid in the AN and can be metabolized through the cytochrome P450 (CYP) superfamily by inducing reactive oxygen species (ROS) production. Full-length CYP26B1 is related to the development of oral pharyngeal cancers. …”
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Invasion of pancreatic ductal epithelial cells by Enterococcus faecalis is mediated by fibronectin and enterococcal fibronectin-binding protein A by Munefumi Shimosaka, Jumpei Kondo, Mamika Sonoda, Rui Kawaguchi, Emika Noda, Kaho Nishikori, Asuka Ogata, Shinji Takamatsu, Ken Sasai, Hirofumi Akita, Hidetoshi Eguchi, Yoshihiro Kamada, Shigefumi Okamoto, Eiji Miyoshi

“…Previously, we demonstrated the presence of Enterococcus faecalis (E. faecalis) in pancreatic juice and tissues obtained from patients with cancers of the duodeno-pancreato-biliary region, suggesting the possible involvement of this bacterial species in chronic and malignant pancreatic diseases. …”
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Nutritional contents and antimicrobial activity of the culinary-medicinal mushroom Leccinum scabrum by M.L. Gargano, G. Balenzano, G. Venturella, M.M. Cavalluzzi, N.P. Rotondo, G. Lentini, F. Cirlincione, G. Mirabile, E. Zapora, M. Wołkowycki, L. Pecoraro, V. Ferraro

“…Gray (Boletaceae) is an edible mycorrhizal species with potential application interest due to its food and medicinal properties. …”
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Characterization of Potential Virulence Factors of Vibrio mimicus Isolated from Fishery Products and Water by M. F. Hernández-Robles, I. Natividad-Bonifacio, A. K. Álvarez-Contreras, J. J. Tercero-Alburo, E. I. Quiñones-Ramírez, C. Vázquez-Salinas

“…Twenty strains were identified as V. mimicus according to amplification of the vmhA gene, which is useful as a marker of identification of the species. The production of lipases, proteases, and nucleases was detected; 45% of the strains were able to produce thermonucleases and 40% were capable of producing hydroxamate-type siderophores, and the fragment of the iuT gene was amplified in all of the V. mimicus strains. …”
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Culture dependent and independent approaches reveal the role of specific bacteria in human skin aging by Jing‐jing Xia, Qian Zhong, Zhi‐ming Li, Qing‐zhen Wei, Liu‐yi‐qi Jiang, Cheng Duan, Hui‐jue Jia, Yi‐mei Tan, Lian‐yi Han, Jean Krutmann, Jiucun Wang, Xiao Liu

“…Using a multiple linear regression model, we predicted premature/delayed aging‐related microbial species, mainly Moraxella osloensis and Cutibacterium acnes. …”
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ALDH2 Overexpression Alleviates High Glucose-Induced Cardiotoxicity by Inhibiting NLRP3 Inflammasome Activation by Ruiping Cao, Dian Fang, Jiahui Wang, Ying Yu, Hongwei Ye, Pinfang Kang, Zhenghong Li, Hongju Wang, Qin Gao

“…The results showed in high glucose condition that ALDH2 overexpression significantly increased H9C2 cardiac cell viability, increased mitochondrial ALDH2 activity and protein expression, and reduced mitochondrial reactive oxygen species (ROS) production, 4-hydroxynonenal (4-HNE), and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) levels; meanwhile, the pyroptosis key components—NLRP3 inflammasome-related proteins, apoptosis-associated speck-like protein containing a caspase recruitment domain (ASC), cysteine-containing aspartate specific protease 1 (Caspase-1), and interleukin-18 (IL-18) protein expressions—were significantly decreased, and IL-18 and interleukin-1β (IL-1β) levels were also decreased. …”
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Biopriming of Momordica charantia Seeds with Enterobacter to Improve Nutritional and Biochemical Attributes by Shazia Anwer Bukhari, Nabila Farah, Ghulam Mustafa, Sibtain Ahmed, Mohammed Fahad Albeshr

“…Among the water, acetone, and methanol extracts, the maximum antibacterial activity was shown by methanol extracts of leaves against Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacterial species (i.e., Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus, respectively) with inhibitory diameters of 3 mm. …”
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Pharmacological Mechanism of Zuojin Pill for Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease: A Network Pharmacology Study by Mi Lv, Jinke Huang, Jiayan Hu, Wenxi Yu, Ping Liu, Kunli Zhang, Fengyun Wang

“…Twelve active components of ZJP were identified to act on 82 target genes associated with GERD, and ZJP might exert an anti-GERD effect through the regulation of BPs such as reactive oxygen species (ROS) metabolism, response to oxidative stress (OS), and ROS, as well as the activation of signaling pathways such as apoptosis, p53 signaling, chemical carcinogenesis-ROS, and HIF-1 signaling pathways. …”
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Risk factors for Toxoplasma gondii seropositivity in buffaloes in a Mediterranean area by Giovanna Cappelli, Antonio Bosco, Alessandra Martucciello, Gabriele Di Vuolo, Domenico Vecchio, Carlo Grassi, Maria Serrapica, Michele Napoletano, Paola Pepe

“…A total of 184 dairy buffalo farms were randomly selected upon arrival of blood samples collected during state prophylaxis and analyzed with an indirect ELISA kit (ID Screen®, Indirect Toxoplasmosis Multi-Species, IDVET, France), according to the manufacturer›s instructions. …”
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Solanum tuberosum Leaf Extract Templated Synthesis of Co3O4 Nanoparticles for Electrochemical Sensor and Antibacterial Applications by Eneyew Tilahun Bekele, H. C. Ananda Murthy, Dhanalakshmi Muniswamy, Yeshaneh Adimasu Lemenh, Minale Shegaw Shume, Gezahegn Tadesse Ayanie, Avvaru Praveen Kumar, C. R. Ravikumar, R. Balachandran, Arpita Roy

“…Co3O4 (1 : 2) nanodrug showed the enhanced antibacterial activity (16 mm) towards S. aureus which is attributed to the formation of enhanced reactive oxygen species (ROS).…”
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Physical Fruit Traits, Proximate Composition, Antioxidant Activity, and Profiling of Fatty Acids and Minerals of Wild Jujube (Ziziphus lotus L. (Desf.)) Fruits from Eleven Moroccan... by Hasna Ait Bouzid, El Hassan Sakar, Laila Bijla, Mohamed Ibourki, Ahmed Zeroual, Jamila Gagour, Jamal Koubachi, Khalid Majourhat, Saïd Gharby

“…Fruits were sampled from eleven sites where the species grows widely across Morocco (Tafraoute, Taroudant, Zagora, Rhamna, Beni Mellal, Zaouit Cheikh, Khenifra, B-Jaad, Lkhmissat, Sidi Hrazm, and Taounat). …”
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Gut microbiota and quantitative traits divergence at different altitude of long-tailed dwarf hamsters, Cricetulus longicaudatus by Yue Ren, Mengfan Tao, Xiaoliang Wang, Xinsheng Pu, Guangtong Guo, Kuiyou Chen, Bingyu Zhao, Yu Hou, Xin'gen Yang, Yumei Xu

“…It also shows how well this species can adapt to changes in altitude.…”
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EXPERIENCE IN PRESERVING THE GENETIC DIVERSITY OF STONE FRUITS USING THE BORDER HEDGING TECHNOLOGY by G. V. Eremin, T. A. Gasanova, V. G. Eremin, I. S. Chepinoga

“…At Krymsk Experimental Breeding Station of VIR, where the largest stone fruit plant genetic diversity in Russia is assembled (more than 5 thousand genotypes: cultivars and species, wild forms, distant hybrids and polyploids), a collection maintenance technology of ‘border hedging’ has been developed and successfully used. …”
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Prevalence of Intestinal Parasites and Gastrointestinal Carriage of Pathogenic Gram Negative Enteric Bacteria among Apparently Healthy Food Handlers of Public Hospitals, Addis Abab... by Tegegn Belhu, Kinfe Fissehatsion, Abraham Tesfaye, Dr Yohannes Woldekidan, Kassu Desta

“…The most prevalent parasite was Entamoeba histolytica/dispar 48 (13%), followed by Giardia lamblia 36 (9.78%), Taenia Species 21 (5.7%), Ascaris lumbricoide 8 (2.2%), Trichuris trichiura 5 (1.4%), and Hook worm 1 (0.3%). …”
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Unraveling the Anti-Cancer Mechanisms of Antibiotics: Current Insights, Controversies, and Future Perspectives by Nikolaos Nektarios Karamanolis, Dimitris Kounatidis, Natalia G. Vallianou, Krystalia Dimitriou, Eleni Tsaroucha, Georgios Tsioulos, Ioanna A. Anastasiou, Evangelos Mavrothalassitis, Irene Karampela, Maria Dalamaga

“…These mechanisms include the induction of apoptosis and cell cycle arrest, generation of reactive oxygen species, and inhibition of key regulators of cell proliferation and migration. …”
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Characterization of pathogenic bacteria in eel Anguilla bicolor bicolor by Dinamella Wahjuningrum, Acep Muhamad Hidayat, Tatag Budiardi

“…The results showed three dominant species of bacteria suspected as a causative agent in eel, namely: Aeromonas hydrophila, Streptococcus agalactiae, and Listeria grayi. …”
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Aligning urban forest management actions with urban sustainability goals: A multi‐city expert elicitation by Corinne G. Bassett, Susan D. Day, Cecil C. Konijnendijk, Lara A. Roman, Victoria Hemming

“…Preplanting actions, specifically site selection and species selection, presented the greatest opportunities to advance specific goals, suggesting that aligning this phase with city sustainability goals is critical. …”
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Natural factors outweigh anthropogenic impact on aquatic phoD-harboring communities along Yangtze River basin by Lin Xu, Qian Mao, Chaonan Li, Bo Tu, Xiangzhen Li

“…Our results have implications that further efforts aimed to mitigate anthropogenic impacts on aquatic ecosystems should prioritize the preservation of functional microbial communities diversity and composition, with particular attention to increasing the abundances of stress-resistant (e.g., species belonging to Firmicutes) taxa.…”
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Flowers: precious food and medicine resources by Xuqiang Liu, Senye Wang, Lili Cui, Huihui Zhou, Yuhang Liu, Lijun Meng, Sitan Chen, Xuefeng Xi, Yan Zhang, Wenyi Kang

“…In addition, the possible molecular mechanism of pharmacological effects of flower plants were also discussed. 302 active constituents from 55 species of flower plants were summarized, including flavonoids (115), terpenoids (90), phenylpropanoids (20), alkaloids (13), organic acids (27) and others (37). …”
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