Diethylcarbamazine Reduces Chronic Inflammation and Fibrosis in Carbon Tetrachloride- (CCl4-) Induced Liver Injury in Mice by Sura Wanessa Santos Rocha, Maria Eduarda Rocha de França, Gabriel Barros Rodrigues, Karla Patrícia Sousa Barbosa, Ana Karolina Santana Nunes, André Filipe Pastor, Anne Gabrielle Vasconcelos Oliveira, Wilma Helena Oliveira, Rayana Leal Almeida Luna, Christina Alves Peixoto

“…Immunohistochemical and immunofluorescence analyses of the DEC-treated group showed reduced COX-2, IL1β, MDA, TGF-β, and αSMA immunopositivity, besides exhibiting decreased IL1β, COX-2, NFκB, IFNγ, and TGFβ expressions in the western blot analysis. The DEC group enhanced significantly the IL-10 expression. …”
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Biomedical and candidate SN P markers of chronopathologies can significantly change affinity of ТАТА -binding protein for human gene promoters by D. A. Rasskazov, N. L. Podkolodnyy, O. A. Podkolodnaya, N. N. Podkolodnaya, V. V. Suslov, L. K. Savinkova, P. M. Ponomarenko, M. P. Ponomarenko

“…For these SNPs, we evaluated α (significance) of changes in the affinity of ТВР for promoters, where increased affinity corresponds to overexpression of the genes, and decreased affinity to deficient expression (Z-test). Verification of these 32 SNP markers according to clinical standards and protocols may advance the field of predictive preventive personalized medicine.…”
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LncRNAs in serum-derived extracellular vesicles are potential biomarker and correlated with immune infiltration in gastric cancer by Juan Ding, Yunyan Teng, Rongshu Cui, Jin Liu, Ke Xiao, Zhaogang Dong, Yi Zhang, Xiaofei Xu

“…Furthermore, high EV linc-ROR and RMRP expression levels were associated with worse disease-free survival and overall survival (OS). …”
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IL-33 Mediates Lung Inflammation by the IL-6-Type Cytokine Oncostatin M by Fernando Botelho, Anisha Dubey, Ehab A. Ayaub, Rex Park, Ashley Yip, Allison Humbles, Roland Kolbeck, Carl D. Richards

“…Since OSM induces IL-33 expression, we here test the IL-33 function in OSM-mediated lung inflammation using IL-33-/- mice. …”
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The assessment of marrow adiposity in type 1 diabetic rabbits through magnetic resonance spectroscopy is linked to bone resorption by Wei Li, Wei Wang, Minlan Zhang, Qi Chen, Fengyi Li, Shaojun Li

“…Marrow adipogenesis was evident through a 31.0% increase in adipocyte size, a 60.0% rise in adipocyte number, a 103.3% increase in the percentage of adipocyte area, and elevated mRNA expressions of marrow adipocyte markers. Osteoclast markers (TRACP and cathepsin K RNA and serum TRACP5b levels) were elevated in diabetic rabbits. …”
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Mesenchymal Stem Cells Ameliorate Hepatic Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury via Inhibition of Neutrophil Recruitment by Shihui Li, Xu Zheng, Hui Li, Jun Zheng, Xiaolong Chen, Wei Liu, Yan Tai, Yingcai Zhang, Genshu Wang, Yang Yang

“…Treatment with MSCs protected rat against hepatic IRI, with significantly decreased serum levels of liver enzymes, attenuated hepatic neutrophil infiltration, reduced expression of apoptosis-associated proteins, and ameliorated liver pathological injury. …”
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Komparasi Metode Klasifikasi untuk Deteksi Ekspresi Wajah Dengan Fitur Facial Landmark by Fitra A. Bachtiar, Muhammad Wafi

“…This study compares three classification methods for facial expression recognition. JAFFE dataset is used in this study with a total of 213 facial images which shows seven facial expressions. …”
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Integrating genetics and transcriptomics to characterize shared mechanisms in digestive diseases and psychiatric disorders by Huanxin Ding, Yue Jiang, Qing Sun, Yingchao Song, Shuohui Dong, Qian Xu, Linzehao Li, Chuxuan Liu, Bingjun Li, Hengxuan Jiang, Bichen Peng, Shi Peng, Chumeng Zhang, Jiankang Zhu, Mingwei Zhong, Guangyong Zhang, Xiao Chang

“…Leveraging genetic and transcriptomic data integration, we conduct multi-trait analysis of GWAS (MTAG) and weighted gene co-expression network analysis (WGCNA) to explore shared mechanism between psychiatric and gastrointestinal disorders. …”
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Subchronic cyanuric acid treatment impairs spatial flexible behavior in female adolescent rats through depressing GluN2B-dependent neuronal and synaptic function by Wei Sun, Haiyang Yu, Xiaoliang Li, Yiwen Wan, Yazi Mei, Yang Yang, Lei An

“…CA could also diminish postsynaptic density protein-95 (PSD-95) expression but did change the levels of α-Amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionate receptor (AMPAR) GluA1 or NMDAR GluN2A subunit, or hippocampal spine density. …”
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Exploring the functional role of POU5F1 using CRISPR RNP electroporation of zygote (CRISPR-EZ) in buffaloes by Meeti Punetha, Dharmendra Kumar, Suman Choudhary, Sheetal Saini, Kamlesh Kumari Bajwa, Surabhi Sharma, Manu Mangal, P. S. Yadav, T. K. Datta

“…POU5F1-KO significantly (p<0.05) altered SOX2, Nanog, and GATA2 expression in blastocyst- stage embryos. In conclusion, direct electroporation of the CRISPR RNP component to the earlier stage of the zygote efficiently created mutations in the POU5F1 gene. …”
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Lipid nanoparticles deliver DNA-encoded biologics and induce potent protective immunity by Dafei Chai, Junhao Wang, Jing Ming Lim, Xiaohui Xie, Xinfang Yu, Dan Zhao, Perry Ayn Mayson Maza, Yifei Wang, Dana Cyril-Remirez, Ken H. Young, Yong Li

“…This study compared various LNP formulations for delivering DNA-encoded biologics, assessing their expression efficacy and the protective immunity generated by LNP-encapsulated DNA in different models. …”
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Biological Impact of Exposure to Extremely Fine-Grained Volcanic Ash by Cristina Aguilera, Marco Viteri, Rachid Seqqat, Ligia Ayala Navarrette, Theofilos Toulkeridis, Ana Ruano, Marbel Torres Arias

“…The body weight and survival were controlled during seven days of treatment. The expression of inflammation markers NRLP 3, caspase-1, pro-IL-1, IL-1β, IL-6, IL-8, and h-HPRT was analyzed. …”
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D-mannose promotes diabetic wound healing through inhibiting advanced glycation end products formation in keratinocytes by Jialiang Luo, Tianxing Wu, Jing Zhang, Zhicheng Liang, Weijie Shao, Di Wang, Lei Li, Daming Zuo, Jia Zhou

“…Inflammatory cytokines and cellular differential gene expression levels were measured by real-time PCR. The expression of the AMPK/Nrf2/HO-1 signaling-related molecules was determined by Western blotting. …”
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Comparative analysis of the primary structure and production of recombinant poly(ADP-ribose)polymerase 1 of long-lived Heterocephalus glaber by K. N. Naumenko, A. R. Nurislamov, K. D. Nazarov, V. S. Fishman, A. A. Popov, I. O. Petruseva, A. N. Evdokimov, O. I. Lavrik

“…Using the cDNA of the naked mole rat’s Parp1 gene, a vector was created for the expression of the target protein in Escherichia coli cell culture. …”
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In Vivo Tracking of Chemokine Receptor CXCR4-Engineered Mesenchymal Stem Cell Migration by Optical Molecular Imaging by Senthilkumar Kalimuthu, Ji Min Oh, Prakash Gangadaran, Liya Zhu, Ho Won Lee, Ramya Lakshmi Rajendran, Se hwan Baek, Yong Hyun Jeon, Shin Young Jeong, Sang-Woo Lee, Jaetae Lee, Byeong-Cheol Ahn

“…CXCR4 mRNA and protein expression was confirmed by RT-PCR and Western blotting, respectively, and it was higher in MSC-CXCR4/Fluc2 than in naive MSCs. eGFP expression was confirmed by confocal microscopy. …”
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Delivery of FGF18 using mRNA-LNP protects the cartilage against degeneration via alleviating chondrocyte senescence by Keyu Kong, Baixing Li, Yongyun Chang, Chen Zhao, Hua Qiao, Minghao Jin, Xinru Wu, Wenxuan Fan, Liao Wang, Yansong Qi, Yongsheng Xu, Zanjing Zhai, Peixiang Ma, Huiwu Li

“…After mRNA UTR optimization and chemical modification, the expression of FGF18 can last up to 6 days in the cartilage. …”
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Retinal Protection of New Nutraceutical Formulation by Luca Rosario La Rosa, Veronica Pepe, Francesca Lazzara, Giovanni Luca Romano, Federica Conti, Erika Giuffrida, Claudio Bucolo, Santa Viola, Giuseppe De Pasquale, Maria Cristina Curatolo, Cristina Zappulla

“…Furthermore, Epicolin showed the same protective effect on MIO-M1 cells reducing HIF-1α expression. Finally, Epicolin treatment on DBA/2J mice protected the RGCs from loss of function, as demonstrated by PERG analysis, and attenuated their death by enhancing brain-derived neurotrophic factor (<i>BDNF</i>) and reducing interleukin-1 beta (<i>IL-1β</i>) and tumor necrosis factor-alpha (<i>TNF-α</i>) expression. …”
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ROS-ERK Pathway as Dual Mediators of Cellular Injury and Autophagy-Associated Adaptive Response in Urinary Protein-Irritated Renal Tubular Epithelial Cells by Jian-kun Deng, Xueqin Zhang, Hong-luan Wu, Yu Gan, Ling Ye, Huijuan Zheng, Zebing Zhu, Wei Jing Liu, Hua-feng Liu

“…Interestingly, we also found that the increased expression of microtubule-associated protein 1 light chain 3 (LC3)-II (a key marker of autophagy) and the decreased expression of p62 (autophagic substrate) induced by urinary proteins were reversed by U0126, suggesting autophagy was activated by ERK pathway. …”
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Low-exhaustion peripheral circulating γδ T cells serve as a biomarker for predicting the clinical benefit rate of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients to chemotherapy or tar... by Dongdong Zhang, Guichao Liu, Jinhui Ye, Ke Li, Guojun Zhang, Qiang Quan, Xinhai Zhu, Peng Li

“…R, P = 0.0180). Additionally, the expression of the immune exhaustion marker PD-1 on Vδ2 T cells was significantly lower in the responder group (NR vs. …”
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miR-129-5p Promotes Osteogenic Differentiation of BMSCs and Bone Regeneration via Repressing Dkk3 by Changming Zhao, Yulin Gu, Yan Wang, Qiaozhen Qin, Ting Wang, Meng Huang, Heyang Zhang, Yannv Qu, Jingwen Zhang, Zhangzhen Du, Xiao-Xia Jiang, Lulu Xu

“…The ability of BMSC differentiation to osteoblast was tested by alkaline phosphatase (ALP) and alizarin red staining (ARS). The expression of osteogenic genes (Runx2, Bmp2, and OCN) was examined via quantitative RT-PCR and western blot. …”
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