A more accurate relationship between serum androgen and metabolism among healthy, nonobese, reproductive-age women based on liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry by Sha Ye, Yepei Huang, Yi Lu, Xiaoyan Li, Meiling Ye, Hongyu Lu, Junhua Shi, Jian Huang, Hong Cai

“…Liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry was used to measure androgen indicators, including testosterone, sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG), free testosterone (FT), dihydrotestosterone (DHT), androstenedione (A4), dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA), and dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate (DHEAS). DHEAS levels varied across age groups. …”
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Lipid Nanoparticles With Fine‐Tuned Composition Show Enhanced Colon Targeting as a Platform for mRNA Therapeutics by Riccardo Rampado, Gonna Somu Naidu, Olga Karpov, Meir Goldsmith, Preeti Sharma, Assaf Ezra, Lior Stotsky, Dor Breier, Dan Peer

“…Compared to LNPs with benchmark composition (b‐LNPs), n‐LNPs containing 30% distearoylphosphatidylcholine (DSPC) are well tolerated following intravenous administration and display natural targeting toward the inflamed colon in dextran sodium sulfate (DSS)‐colitis bearing mice, while de‐targeting clearing organs such as the liver and spleen. …”
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Assessment of Impact of Meteorology and Precursor in Long-term Trends of PM and Ozone in a Tropical City by Christian Mark G. Salvador, Angeles D. Alindajao, Karen B. Burdeos, Mark Anthony M. Lavapiez, Jhon Robin Yee, Angel T. Bautista, Preciosa Corazon B. Pabroa, Rey Y. Capangpangan

“…Analysis of the ratio of OM and sulfate indicated that the main source of pollution in the city was wildfire/biomass burning. …”
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Adrenal insufficiency in severely wounded men with combat gunshot injury by N.Yu. Seliukova, K.V. Misiura, E.M. Khoroshun, V.V. Makarov, V.V. Nehoduiko, O.I. Zalyubovska, E. Szucsik

“…Measurement of dehydroepiandrosterone and dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate should be included in the laboratory assessment of hypothalamic-­pituitary-adrenal axis function. …”
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Quzhou Aurantii Fructus Flavonoids Ameliorate Inflammatory Responses, Intestinal Barrier Dysfunction in DSS-Induced Colitis by Modulating PI3K/AKT Signaling Pathway and Gut Microbi... by Wang H, Huang W, Pan X, Tian M, Chen J, Liu X, Li Q, Qi J, Ye Y, Gao L

“…The therapeutic impacts of QAFF were assessed in dextran sulfate sodium (DSS)-induced UC mice, focusing on the changes in body weight, disease activity index (DAI), colon length, histological assessment of colonic tissues, levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines, and expression of tight junction proteins. …”
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Role of hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis and catecholamine factors in independent and primary multiple types of tumor growth by E. M. Frantsiyants, V. A. Bandovkina, I. V. Kaplieva, E. I. Surikova, Yu. A. Pogorelova, N. D. Cheryarina, L. K. Trepitaki, I. V. Neskubina, A. A. Vereskunova, I. M. Kotieva, K. A. Shumarin, A. I. Shikhlyarova, I. V. Goroshinskaya

“…Levels of corticotropin releasing, noradrenaline and dopamine were determined in homogenates of the hypothalamus and adrenal glands and in the blood serum of all animals by ELISA, and levels of 17‑hydroxyprogesterone (17-OHP), dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate (DHEA-S) and cortisol were determined by RIA. …”
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Metabolic redundancy and specialisation of novel sulfide-oxidizing Sulfurimonas and Sulfurovum along the brine-seawater interface of the Kebrit Deep by Rayyan Alamoudi, Alan Barozzi, Grégoire Michoud, Marc W. Van Goethem, Charlene Odobel, Yue Chen, Ramona Marasco, Daniele Daffonchio

“…This combination of metabolic redundancy and specialisation within the confined spatial boundaries (~1 m) of the BSI is pivotal in governing microbial interactions, including those with sulfate-reducers, heterotrophs, and other primary producers. …”
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Effects of Dietary Iron Levels on the Production Performance, Nutrient Digestibility, Blood Biochemistry, and Meat and Fur Quality of Growing Rex Rabbits by Jiali Chen, Jiyuan Wang, Lei Liu, Fuchang Li

“…Rabbits were fed a basal diet supplemented with varying levels of Fe (0, 20, 40, 80, and 160 mg/kg) in the form of ferrous sulfate monohydrate. The analyzed Fe concentrations in the diets were 8.2, 25.4, 49.1, 85.6, and 178.7 mg/kg, respectively. …”
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Photodegradation of norfloxacin adsorbed on clay and carbon-clay nanomaterials: an evaluation based on antimicrobial tests by Zelaya-Soulé, María Emilia, Horue, Manuel, Torres Sánchez, Rosa María, Castro, Guillermo Raúl, Mártire, Daniel Osvaldo, Fernández, Mariela Alejandra, Arce, Valeria Beatriz

“…To degrade it, direct (DP) and indirect (IP, with sulfate radicals) photolysis were performed. Antimicrobial activity tests were performed to evaluate the degradation generated. …”
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Aircraft Measurements of Physicochemical Evolution of Atmospheric Aerosols in Air Pollution Plumes over a Megacity and Suburban Areas by Taehyun Park, Yongjoo Choi, Jinsoo Choi, Junyoung Ahn, Jinsoo Park, Yonghwan Lee, Jihee Ban, Gyutae Park, Seokwon Kang, Kyunghoon Kim, Beom-Keun Seo, Jongho Kim, Soobog Park, Hyunjae Kim, HaEun Jeon, Taehyoung Lee

“…One vertical profile displayed transitions in concentration and changes in the dominant components, suggesting that the particle sources and/or processing differed above ~1000 m; below 1000 m, where the total mass and OA concentrations were high, sulfate and likely transport sources predominated. …”
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Efficacy of umbilical cord-derived mesenchymal stem cells and exosomes in conjunction with standard IBD drug on immune responses in an IBD mouse model by Fatemeh Kheradmand, Seyedeh Fatemeh Yasaman Rahimzadeh, Seyed-Alireza Esmaeili, Sajad Sahab Negah, Najmeh Kaffash Farkhad, Seyedeh Elnaz Nazari, Mehrdad Hajinejad, Mohammad Ali Khodadoust, Afsane Fadaee, Jalil Tavakol Afshari, Majid Khazaei

“…Method In this study, an animal model of a specific type of IBD in C57BL/6 mice, induced by dextran sulfate sodium (DSS), was utilized. The mice were treated with MSCs, exosomes, Mesalazine, and a combination of them. …”
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Impaired Resolution of Inflammation in the Endoglin Heterozygous Mouse Model of Chronic Colitis by Madonna R. Peter, Mirjana Jerkic, Valentin Sotov, David N. Douda, Daniela S. Ardelean, Niousha Ghamami, Flavia Lakschevitz, Meraj A. Khan, Susan J. Robertson, Michael Glogauer, Dana J. Philpott, Nades Palaniyar, Michelle Letarte

“…We previously demonstrated that Endoglin heterozygous (Eng+/−) mice subjected to dextran sulfate sodium (DSS) developed persistent gut inflammation and pathological angiogenesis. …”
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Polysaccharide-based biomaterials for regenerative therapy in intervertebral disc degeneration by Xin Wang, Yixue Huang, Yilin Yang, Xin Tian, Yesheng Jin, Weimin Jiang, Hanliang He, Yong Xu, Yijie Liu

“…Polysaccharide-based materials, such as hyaluronic acid, alginate, chitosan, and chondroitin sulfate, have emerged as promising candidates for intervertebral disc degeneration (IVDD) therapy due to their biocompatibility, biodegradability, and ability to mimic the native extracellular matrix (ECM) of the nucleus pulposus (NP). …”
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Autophagy inhibitor 3-methyladenine mitigates the severity of colitis in aged mice by inhibiting autophagy by Ailing Liu, Hongying Wang, Hong Lv, Hong Yang, Yue Li, Jiaming Qian

“…Aim: This study investigates the role of autophagy in the pathogenesis of UC in young and elderly patients, and explores the therapeutic potential and mechanisms of autophagy modulators in aged mice with dextran sulfate sodium (DSS)-induced colitis. Methods: Colonic biopsies were collected from young and old UC patients as well as comparable healthy subjects. …”
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Role of Aging in Ulcerative Colitis Pathogenesis: A Focus on ETS1 as a Promising Biomarker by Ni M, Peng W, Wang X, Li J

“…Finally, the expression levels of key genes were determined in a dextran sulfate sodium (DSS)-induced UC mouse model by qRT-PCR.Results: UC samples were classified into two subtypes (1 and 2), which displayed significant differences in the immune landscape and JAK/STAT signaling pathways. …”
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WKB ameliorates DSS-induced colitis through inhibiting enteric glial cells activation and altering the intestinal microbiota by Qi Sun, Bai-Rong Li, Dong-Hao Li, Xiao-Ying Wang, Qian-Yi Wang, Zhi-Meng Jiang, Shou-Bin Ning, Tao Sun

“…Methods Male C57BL/6 mice were divided into four groups: normal diet (ND), ND with 2.5% dextran sulfate sodium (DSS) for colitis induction, ND with 20% WKB, and WKB with 2.5% DSS. …”
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Temporospatial Variation, Chemical Composition, and Source Resolution of PM2.5 in the Southeastern Taiwan Island by Chung-Shin Yuan, Jun-Hao Ceng, Po-Hsuan Yen, Kuan-Chen Chiang, Yu-Lun Tseng, Kwok-Wai Wong, Ming-Shiou Jeng

“…Major sources of PM2.5 resolved by CMB receptor modeling were ordered as: sea salts (19.9%) > fugitive dust (19.8%) > industrial boilers (oil-fired) (10.8%) > secondary sulfate (9.8%) > mobile sources (8.0%).…”
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Hydrothermal activity and its influence on hydrocarbon accumulation in deep dolomite reservoirs of the Ediacaran Dengying Formation, Sichuan Basin by Zhanlei Wang, Chan Jiang, Changcheng Yang, Yuqiang Jiang, Yifan Gu

“…The formation of lead-zinc ore is due to the precipitation of metal sulfide caused by the thermo-chemical sulfate reduction (TSR) reaction between hydrothermal fluids and hydrocarbons during the large-scale hydrocarbon charging period. …”
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Chemical Composition Characteristics and Source Apportionment of PM2.5 in Ceramic Industrial Base during Winter by Xiang Tu, Xiaozhen Fang, Hansun Fang, Changlin Ye, Zugen Liu, Xuehui Jia, Dan He, Jinliang Wang, Hong Huang, Changwei Zou, Chenglong Yu

“…The dominant components in the PM2.5 at this sampling site were found to be secondary ions (sulfate and nitrate) and carbon fractions. Water-soluble ions and total carbon contributed about 48.7% and 13.9% of the PM2.5 mass, respectively. …”
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Optimized extraction and kinetic study of cholesterol oxidase from a newly isolated Escherichia fergusonii strain from local whey samples: insights through a combined experimental... by Simin Khataee, Gholamreza Dehghan, Samaneh Rashtbari, Arezu Marefat, Sina Jamei, Hamed Farzi-Khajeh

“…The crude product was purified by ammonium sulfate precipitation and followed by ion exchange chromatography utilizing Q-Sepharose, resulting in 5.35-fold and 13.86-fold purification, respectively, with a final specific activity of 15.8 U/mg. …”
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