Effect of sodium alginate-based hydrogel loaded with lutein on gut microbiota and inflammatory response in DSS-induced colitis mice by Pengxiang Xu, Shuwei Luo, Jiangfeng Song, Zhuqing Dai, Dajing Li, Cai’e Wu

“…The results showed that comparing lutein crystal and its nanoparticle, lutein hydrogel alleviated dextran sodium sulfate (DSS)-induced colitis in mice more effectively by adjusting fecal heme content, colon tissue damage, and inflammatory factor levels. …”
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Persistent functional and taxonomic groups dominate an 8,000-year sedimentary sequence from Lake Cadagno, Switzerland by Paula Rodriguez, Jasmine S. Berg, Longhui Deng, Longhui Deng, Hendrik Vogel, Michal Okoniewski, Mark A. Lever, Mark A. Lever, Cara Magnabosco

“…Despite these dramatic changes in taxonomic community composition and sediment geochemistry throughout the sediment core, higher-order functional categories and metabolic marker gene abundances remain relatively consistent and indicate a microbial community capable of carbon fixation, fermentation, dissimilatory sulfate reduction and dissimilatory nitrate reduction to ammonium. …”
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Gut colonization of Bacteroides plebeius suppresses colitis-associated colon cancer development by Hung-Lin Chen, Po-Yuan Hu, Chang-Shan Chen, Wei-Han Lin, Daniel K. Hsu, Fu-Tong Liu, Tzu-Ching Meng

“…We also showed that colonization of B. plebeius suppressed the colon tumor development induced by azoxymethane/dextran sulfate sodium in specific-pathogen-free mice, coinciding with a reduced abundance of Muribaculaceae sp., Closteridale sp., and Bilophila sp. …”
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Transformation and fate of Fe(III) in petroleum-hydrocarbon-contaminated soil and groundwater by Essouassi Elikem, David Bulmer, Kris Bradshaw, Ardalan Hayatifar, Matthew B. J. Lindsay, Steven D. Siciliano, Derek Peak

“…Fe(III)-organic-matter (Fe(III)-OM) complex/coprecipitate and sulfate green rust were the major phases present in the GWCs; akaganeite, chloride green rust, vivianite, ferrihydrite, Fe(III)-silicate, and magnetite were present as minor phases. …”
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Action Mechanisms of Metformin Combined with Exenatide and Metformin Only in the Treatment of PCOS in Obese Patients by Jingwen Gan, Jie Chen, Rui-lin Ma, Yan Deng, Xue-song Ding, Shi-yang Zhu, Ai-jun Sun

“…Only the decrease of neuromedin B, glutamate, and glutamyl groups and the increase of chenodeoxycholic acid sulfate docosadienoate (22: 2n6), and prostaglandin E2 have been observed in the COM group. …”
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Electroacupuncture Zusanli (ST36) Relieves Somatic Pain in Colitis Rats by Inhibiting Dorsal Root Ganglion Sympathetic-Sensory Coupling and Neurogenic Inflammation by Yi-li Wang, Hai-yan Zhu, Xi-qian Lv, Xing-ying Ren, Ying-chun Peng, Jin-yu Qu, Xue-fang Shen, Ran Sun, Meng-lu Xiao, Hong Zhang, Zhao-hui Chen, Peng Cong

“…Our results showed EA treatment significantly attenuated dextran sulfate sodium- (DSS-) induced colorectal lesions and inflammatory cytokine secretion, such as TNF-α, IL-1β, PGE2, and IL-6. …”
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Locally administered liposomal drug depot enhances rheumatoid arthritis treatment by inhibiting inflammation and promoting cartilage repair by Zongquan Zhang, Guan Wang, Zhuo Zhang, Xiaoya Liang, Guoshuang Wang, Maochang Xu, Xi Yang, Xiaolin Zhong, Chunhong Li, Meiling Zhou

“…The nanogels were prepared by ionic cross-linking of chondroitin sulfate and gelatin, both of which have notable cartilage repair properties. …”
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Morinda citrifolia (Noni) Fruit Juice Reduces Inflammatory Cytokines Expression and Contributes to the Maintenance of Intestinal Mucosal Integrity in DSS Experimental Colitis by Beatriz Coutinho de Sousa, Juliana Reis Machado, Marcos Vinicius da Silva, Thiago Alvares da Costa, Javier Emilio Lazo-Chica, Thatiane do Prado Degasperi, Virmondes Rodrigues Junior, Helioswilton Sales-Campos, Elizabeth Uber Bucek, Carlo José Freire Oliveira

“…In the current study, we investigated the effects of noni fruit juice (NFJ) in the treatment of C57BL/6 mice, which were continuously exposed to dextran sulfate sodium (DSS) for 9 consecutive days. NFJ consumption had no impact on the reduction of the clinical signs of the disease or on weight loss. …”
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Under a not so white sky: visual impacts of stratospheric aerosol injection by Ansar Lemon, David W Keith, Steve Albers

“…During high sun, sky whitening from sulfate SAI at −2 W m ^−2 is undetectable for roughly half of observers chosen randomly from the global population. …”
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Coupling Action of Cooling and Dynamic Load Impact on Deformation Characteristics of High-Salinity Saline Soils by Yu Zhang, Meisi Zou, Runze Tian, Anhua Xu, Yunlong Hou, Bingbing Han, Xuemei Li

“…Firstly, the freezing temperature experiment was carried out on SS (sandy silt) and HS (high-sulfate silty clay). The test results showed that the freezing temperature of SS is -0.32°C, while that of HC (high-chloride silty clay) and HS will not freeze at -20°C, due to the presence of salt. …”
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Evaporation-Induced Water and Solute Coupled Transport in Saline Loess Columns in Closed and Open Systems by Jian Xu, Wei Lan, Yanfeng Li, Wen-Chieh Cheng, Jun Yuan, Qinghai Tan

“…In the artificial evaporation environment, including relative humidity, atmospheric temperature, atmospheric pressure, radiation intensity, and wind speed, evaporation of loess columns with sodium sulfate, temperature profile, and water and solute transport in closed and open systems were investigated. …”
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Direct and Indirect Methods for Studying Human Gut Microbiota by V. T. Ivashkin, O. S. Medvedev, E. A. Poluektova, A. V. Kudryavtseva, I. R. Bakhtogarimov, A. E. Karchevskaya

“…These measurements provide information on the relative proportion of hydrogenic (i.e. hydrogen producing) and hydrogenotrophic (i.e. methanogenic and sulfate-reducing) microorganisms. In its turn, this opens up the possibility of developing new approaches to correction of individual microbiota components.Conclusions. …”
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Insights into the Regional Transport and Local Formation of Secondary Organic Aerosol in Delhi, India by Himadri Sekhar Bhowmik, Sachchida Nand Tripathi, Ravi Sahu, Ashutosh Kumar Shukla, Vipul Lalchandani, Shamitaksha Talukdar, Nidhi Tripathi, Lokesh Sahu

“…Higher OC/EC ratios during these episodes could be due to a strong primary source, and this possibility cannot be ruled out. However, similar sulfate dynamics with SOA consolidated the multi-day regional transport of SOA during the elevated SOA episodes. …”
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Quantification of Soluble or Insoluble Fractions of Leishmania Parasite Proteins in Microvolume Applications: A Simplification to Standard Lowry Assay by Bhagya Deepachandi, Sudath Weerasinghe, Thisira Priyantha Andrahennadi, Nadira D. Karunaweera, Nadeeja Wickramarachchi, Preethi Soysa, Yamuna Siriwardana

“…The optimized reagents were 2 N NaOH (sodium hydroxide), 2% Na2CO3 (sodium carbonate), 1% CuSO4 (copper sulfate), 2% KNaC4H4O6 (potassium sodium tartrate), and 2 N Folin and Ciocalteu’s phenol. …”
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Relieving Effect of <i>Artemisia ordosica Krasch</i> Extract on DSS-Induced Colitis by Regulating Immunity, Antioxidant Function, Gut Microbiota, and Bile Acid Metabolism in Mice by Min Jiang, Xuekai Zhang, Xiao Jin, Binlin Shi, Yuanqing Xu, Zheqi Wang

“…The aim of this experiment was to investigate the therapeutic effect of <i>Artemisia ordosica Krasch</i> extraction (AOE) in treating colitis induced by dextran sulfate sodium (DSS) in mice. The in vitro antioxidant activity of AOE was evaluated by assessing its iron reduction capacity and scavenging capacity towards 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) and hydroxyl radicals (·OH). …”
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MCP-1-Induced Histamine Release from Mast Cells Is Associated with Development of Interstitial Cystitis/Bladder Pain Syndrome in Rat Models by Jianwei Lv, Yiran Huang, Shiguo Zhu, Ganggang Yang, Yujian Zhang, Jing Leng, Juanjie Bo, Dongming Liu

“…A rat model of IC/BPS was developed by perfusing bladders of nine SPF- grade female Sprague-Dawley rats with protamine sulfate and lipopolysaccharide (PS+LPS). MCP-1 and histamine levels in bladder tissue and urine were detected by immunohistochemistry and ELISA. …”
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Research on Corrosion Damage and Bearing Characteristics of Bridge Pile Foundation Concrete under a Dry-Wet-Freeze-Thaw Cycle by Zhongju Feng, Jianwei Huo, Haibo Hu, Ruixin Zhao, Fuchun Wang, Guan Jiang, Xianhua Yao, Tie Li, Zhenyu Song

“…After one year of outdoor dry-wet-freeze-thaw cycle test, due to the interaction of compound salts, the quality of specimens is reduced under the denudation of chloride ions, while the mass of specimens is increased by the corrosion products formed under the joint action of carbonate and sulfate, resulting in less obvious change of specimen quality, the antierosion coefficient of the specimens decreased, the maximum loss rate of compressive strength was 38.2%, and the pile foundation began to deteriorate. …”
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Protective Effect of Laminaria japonica with Probiotics on Murine Colitis by Seok-Jae Ko, Youngmin Bu, Jinhyun Bae, Yu-mi Bang, Jinsung Kim, Hyejung Lee, Lee Beom-Joon, Yoo Hye Hyun, Jae-Woo Park

“…Here, we investigated the effect of LJ combination with probiotics on dextran sodium sulfate-induced colitis model in mice. Aqueous LJ extracts (LJE) at doses from 100 to 300 mg/kg and probiotics at a dose of 300 mg/kg were orally administered for 7 days. …”
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Investigating the production and synergistic antibacterial activity of bacteriocin-like substance from Brevibacillus laterosporus SA-14 (TISTR 2453) for enhanced wound healing by Husna Madoromae, Apichart Atipairin, Malatee Tayeh, Monthon Lertcanawanichakul

“…The BLS was precipitated with 80 % ammonium sulfate, achieving a 38.09 % yield and a protein concentration of 6.97 ± 1.12 mg/mL. …”
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Experimental Investigation of Dispersant on Dynamics of Impact of Al₂O₃ Nanofluid Droplet by Dandan Liang, Ruichao Guo, Zichun Sun, Haizhen Zhao, Guohua Qin, Yongxin Zhang

“…The base fluid is deionized water (DI water), and Al₂O₃ is the selected nanoparticle. Sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) is used as the dispersant. Five different concentrations of nanofluids are configured using a two-step method. …”
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