Endangered clonal plant Rosa persica: Limited genetic and clonal diversity, abundant leaf phenotypic variation by Xiaolong Zhang, Xueyun Zhang, Na Li, Chenyang Sun, Chenjie Zhang, Chao Yu, Qixiang Zhang, Le Luo

“…Rosa persica is the only species in the genus Rosa that features single leaf and a distinctive flower spot. …”
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Parasitic infection prevalence in tuberculosis patients and their household contacts in the Littoral Region of Cameroon by Lucy Cho Nchang, Chefor Magha, Patience Agwa Fonong, Narcisse Victor Tchamatchoua Gandjui, Nancielle Mbiatong Tchatat, Desmond Akumtoh Nkimbeng, Frank Noel Nietcho, Juluis Visnel Foyet, Fanny Fri Fombad, Tatiana Djikeussi Katcho, Jerome Fru Cho, Achim Hoerauf, Manuel Ritter, Samuel Wanji

“…Loa loa was the predominant helminth species seen among active TB patients while Schistosoma mansoni was the predominant helminth infection detected in household contacts. …”
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Improving Growth Performance, Biochemical Parameters and Reducing Mortality due to Ascites in Broilers by Propranolol Inclusion by Shahriar Saidian, Somaya Farahmand, Mokhtar Fathi, Salar Saifi

“…In addition, reactive oxygen species (ROS) reduce the half-life of nitric oxide (vasodilating agent), causing a decrease in the ability of vasodilation and providing the basis for the occurrence of ascites. …”
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Spotted fever group rickettsiae in black rats, pets, and humans in Zungarococha community, A rural area in the surroundings of Iquitos, Peru by Cusi Ferradas, Guillermo Salvatierra, David Payahuanca, Winnie Contreras, Andrés M. López-Pérez, Therangika A. Hangawatte, Diana León, Bruno M. Ghersi, Ricardo Gamboa, Katia Manzanares Villanueva, Viviana Pinedo-Cancino, Risa Pesapane, Gabriela Salmón-Mulanovich, Andrés G. Lescano, Janet Foley

“…As reported in urban areas, R. asembonensis is the main Rickettsia species circulating in rural areas surrounding Iquitos and Ct. felis appears to be the main vector.…”
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Phasic and periodic change of drought under greenhouse effect by Yang Li, Zhicheng Zheng, Yaochen Qin, Haifeng Tian, Zhixiang Xie, Peijun Rong

“…In the future, the project of afforestation and returning farmland to forest and grassland in this region can increase the planting proportion of water-loving tree species to obtain better ecological benefits. Meanwhile, this study found that in the relatively water-scarce regions of China, drought duration was dominated by interannual oscillations (3.1a and 7.3a). …”
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Antiedemic Effect of the Myosin Light Chain Kinase Inhibitor PIK7 in the Rat Model of Myocardial Ischemia Reperfusion Injury by Dmitry L. Sonin, Mikhail S. Medved, Asker Y. Khapchaev, Maria V. Sidorova, Marina E. Palkeeva, Olga A. Kazakova, Garry V. Papayan, Daniil A. Mochalov, Sarkis M. Minasyan, Ilya E. Anufriev, Daria V. Mukhametdinova, Natalia M. Paramonova, Ksenia M. Balabanova, Anastasia S. Lopatina, Ilia V. Aleksandrov, Natalya Yu. Semenova, Anna A. Kordyukova, Kirill V. Zaichenko, Vladimir P. Shirinsky, Michael M. Galagudza

“…A burst of reactive oxygen species and inflammatory mediators during reperfusion causes myosin light chain kinase (MLCK)-dependent endothelial hyperpermeability, which is considered a preventable cause of reperfusion injury. …”
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Decreasing of heterogeneity in black tiger prawn (Penaeus monodon) and white shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei) broodstocks and their fry produced in hatchery by Bambang Widyo Prastowo, Rahayu Rahardianti, Evi Maftuti Nur

“…Combination of conventional selective breeding approach and molecular technique may be useful to faster to meet the goal of domestication and quality improvement of penaeid species in Indonesia. Keywords: black tiger shrimp, white shrimp, RFLP, heterogeneity, genetic marker.   …”
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CD40-TRAF6 inhibition suppresses cardiovascular inflammation, oxidative stress and functional complications in a mouse model of arterial hypertension by Lea Strohm, Henning Ubbens, Dominika Mihalikova, Alexander Czarnowski, Paul Stamm, Michael Molitor, Stefanie Finger, Matthias Oelze, Dorothee Atzler, Philip Wenzel, Philipp Lurz, Thomas Münzel, Christian Weber, Esther Lutgens, Andreas Daiber, Steffen Daub

“…The TRAF6 inhibitor treatment normalized endothelial dysfunction and reduced blood pressure in hypertensive wild type animals. Reactive oxygen species production was decreased by TRAF6 inhibition in blood, aorta, heart, kidney, and perivascular fat tissue. …”
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Alkaloids extracted from Dendrobium officinale grown in diverse environments exhibited robust antioxidative and antiaging activity by Yichen Liu, Arome Solomon Odiba, Qi Yu, Jin Xie, Nkwachukwu Oziamara Okoro, Guiyan Liao, Xinchen Zhu, Bin He, Cheng Jin, Wenxia Fang, Bin Wang

“…TR-DOA, GH-DOA, and RK-DOA exhibited robust antioxidative effects, significantly reducing reactive oxygen species levels by 37%, 54%, and 60%, respectively on day 1, and 68%, 73%, and 75% on day 5, respectively. …”
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No Emergence of Colistin Resistance in the Respiratory Tract of Lung Transplant Patients Treated With Inhaled Colistin by Nathalie Grall, Nathalie Grall, Maksud Assadi, Marina Esposito-Farese, Brice Lortat-Jacob, Sébastien Tanaka, Sébastien Tanaka, Enora Atchade, Jonathan Messika, Jonathan Messika, Jonathan Messika, Vincent Bunel, Hervé Mal, Hervé Mal, Pierre Mordant, Pierre Mordant, Pierre Mordant, Yves Castier, Yves Castier, Bastien Garnier, Signara Gueye, Marie Petitjean, Erick Denamur, Laurence Armand-Lefevre, Laurence Armand-Lefevre, Charles Burdet, Philippe Montravers, Philippe Montravers, Alexy Tran-Dinh, Alexy Tran-Dinh

“…Among the 867 respiratory samples tested, IC did not promote the emergence of bacterial species with natural or acquired resistance to colistin (incidence-rate ratio of 0.21 [0.03–1.58], p = 0.13 and 1.68 [0.55–5.12], p = 0.37, respectively). …”
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RETRACTED: Mechanism of action of Asparagus officinalis extract against multiple myeloma using bioinformatics tools, in silico and in vitro study by Yanju Li, Xu Yang, Feiqing Wang, Feiqing Wang, Jianing Zhao, Chike Zhang, Dan Wu, Bo Yang, Rui Gao, Peng Zhao, Yun Zan, Min Su, Zhixu He, Yang Liu, Yang Liu, Yang Liu, Jishi Wang, Dongxin Tang

“…Introduction: Asparagus (Asparagus officinalis) is a perennial flowering plant species. Its main components have tumor-prevention, immune system-enhancement, and anti-inflammation effects. …”
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Seasonality of host-seeking Ixodes ricinus nymph abundance in relation to climate by Hoch, Thierry, Madouasse, Aurélien, Jacquot, Maude, Wongnak, Phrutsamon, Beugnet, Fréderic, Bournez, Laure, Cosson, Jean-François, Huard, Frédéric, Moutailler, Sara, Plantard, Olivier, Poux, Valérie, René-Martellet, Magalie, Vayssier-Taussat, Muriel, Verheyden, Hélène, Vourc’h, Gwenaël, Chalvet-Monfray, Karine, Agoulon, Albert

“…For example, the range of Ixodes ricinus, the most common and widespread tick species in Europe, is currently expanding northward and at higher altitudes. …”
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Caribbean Consortium for Research in Environmental and Occupational Health (CCREOH) Cohort Study: influences of complex environmental exposures on maternal and child health in Suri... by Antoon W Grünberg, William Hawkins, Wilco Zijlmans, Jeffrey Wickliffe, Ashna Hindori-Mohangoo, Sigrid MacDonald-Ottevanger, Paul Ouboter, Gwendolyn Landburg, John Codrington, Jimmy Roosblad, Gaitree Baldewsingh, Radha Ramjatan, Anisma Gokoel, Firoz Abdoel Wahid, Lissa Fortes Soares, Cecilia Alcala, Esther Boedhoe, Arti Shankar, Emily Harville, S S Drury, Hannah Covert, Maureen Lichtveld

“…Median hair Hg concentrations in women from Paramaribo (N=522) were 0.64 µg/g hair (IQRs 0.36–1.09; range 0.00–7.12), from Nickerie (N=176) 0.73 µg/g (IQR 0.45–1.05; range 0.00–5.79) and the interior (N=178) 3.48 µg/g (IQR 1.92–7.39; range 0.38–18.20). 96.1% of women ate fish, respective consumption of the three most consumed carnivorous species, Hoplias aimara, Serrasalmus rhombeus and Cichla ocellaris, known to have high Hg levels, was 44.4%, 19.3% and 26.3%, respectively, and was greater among the interior subcohort. 89% frequently consumed the vegetable tannia, samples of which showed presence of worldwide banned pesticides. 24.9% of pregnant women had Edinburgh Depression Scale scores indicative of probable depression.Future plans Fish consumption advisories are in development, especially relevant to interior women for whom fish consumption is likely to be the primary source of Hg exposure. …”
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Editorial by Jörg Tremmel, Markus Rutsche

“…But biologically, as members of the same species, we share the same vulnerability regardless of ethnicity. …”
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Evaluation of the resistome and gut microbiome composition of hospitalized patients in a health unit of southern Brazil coming from a high animal husbandry production region by Elisa Pires Coltro, Elisa Pires Coltro, Lucas Cafferati Beltrame, Lucas Cafferati Beltrame, Lucas Cafferati Beltrame, Caroline Ribeiro da Cunha, Caetana Paes Zamparette, Clarissa Feltrin, Vilmar Benetti Filho, Patrícia de Almeida Vanny, Sérgio Beduschi Filho, Taíse Costa Ribeiro Klein, Mara Cristina Scheffer, Jussara Kasuko Palmeiro, Jussara Kasuko Palmeiro, Glauber Wagner, Thaís Cristine Marques Sincero, Thaís Cristine Marques Sincero, Carlos Rodrigo Zárate-Bladés, Carlos Rodrigo Zárate-Bladés

“…ARGs were associated with 55 bacterial species, with Lactobacillus fermentum, harboring the ermB gene. …”
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A New CYP2E1 Inhibitor, 12-Imidazolyl-1-dodecanol, Represents a Potential Treatment for Hepatocellular Carcinoma by Torsten Diesinger, Alfred Lautwein, Sebastian Bergler, Dominik Buckert, Christian Renz, Radovan Dvorsky, Vyacheslav Buko, Siarhei Kirko, Edith Schneider, Florian Kuchenbauer, Mukesh Kumar, Cagatay Günes, Felicitas Genze, Berthold Büchele, Thomas Simmet, Martin Haslbeck, Kai Masur, Thomas Barth, Dieter Müller-Enoch, Thomas Wirth, Thomas Haehner

“…The pathophysiological correlate is the massive production of reactive oxygen species. The role of CYP2E1 in the development of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), the final complication of FLD, remains controversial. …”
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Studies on fatty acids and microbiota characterization of the gastrointestinal tract of Tianzhu white yaks by Chen Shaopeng, Cui Changze, Qi Youpeng, Mi Baohong, Zhang Meixian, Jiao Chenyue, Zhu Chune, Wang Xiangyan, Hu Jiang, Hu Jiang, Shi Bingang, Shi Bingang, Ma Xueming, Zhao Zhidong, Zhao Zhidong, Zhang Xiaolan

“…In the jejunum, Romboutsia and Paeniclostridium were dominant, while Rikenellaceae_RC9_gut_group and UCG-005 were the dominant genera in the colon. At the species level, rumen_bacterium_g_Rikenellaceae_RC9_gut_group and rumen_bacterium_g_Christensenellaceae_R-7_group were dominant in both the rumen and abomasum, while Clostridium_sp.…”
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Reproductive hormone profiles and gametogenesis in female of giant gouramy (Osphronemus gouramy) by Gratiana E. Wijayanti, . Soeminto, Sorta B.I. Simanjuntak

“… Giant gouramy is one of freshwater aquaculture fish species that has high economic value so that various efforts had been performed to continuous increase its production levels.  …”
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N6-methyladenosine RNA modification regulates the transcription of SLC7A11 through KDM6B and GATA3 to modulate ferroptosis by Haisheng Zhang, Cheng Yi, Jianing Li, Yunqing Lu, Haoran Wang, Lijun Tao, Jiawang Zhou, Yonghuang Tan, Jiexin Li, Zhuojia Chen, Gholamreza Asadikaram, Jie Cao, Jianxin Peng, Wanglin Li, Junming He, Hongsheng Wang

“…Transmission electron microscopy and flow cytometry were used to detect mitochondrial reactive oxygen species (ROS). RNA sequencing (RNA-seq) was employed to analyze the factors regulating ferroptosis. …”
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Multiorgan proteomic analysis of infected animal models predict potential host factors for chikungunya virus by Dongdong Lin, Cong Tang, Junbin Wang, Yun Yang, Hao Yang, Yanan Zhou, Wenhai Yu, Bai Li, Qing Huang, Haixuan Wang, Ran An, Xiaoming Liang, Yuhuan Yan, Longhai Yuan, Xuena Du, Yuxia Yuan, Yanwen Li, Shuaiyao Lu

“…Our findings reveal significant species‐specific similarities and differences in immune responses and metabolic regulation, with proteins like Interferon‐Stimulated Gene 15 (ISG15) and Retinoic Acid‐Inducible Gene I (RIG‐I) playing crucial roles in the anti‐CHIKV defense. …”
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