Possibility of alleviating dextran sulfate sodium-induced colitis in mice by modulate intestinal barrier function and gut microbiota with laminarin acetyl esters by Kit-Leong Cheong, Amanullah Sabir, Suresh Veeraperumal, Franck Quero, Rui Li, Qiaoli Zhao, Karsoon Tan, Saiyi Zhong, Udayakumar Veerabagu

“…Immunohistochemical analysis revealed a reduction in CD68 expression and an elevation in CD163 expression, indicating a shift toward an anti-inflammatory macrophage phenotype. …”
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Salvianolic Acid D Alleviates Cerebral Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury by Suppressing the Cytoplasmic Translocation and Release of HMGB1-Triggered NF-κB Activation to Inhibit Inflammat... by Wen Zhang, Junke Song, Wan Li, Dewen Kong, Yu Liang, Xiaoyue Zhao, Guanhua Du

“…SalD also promoted Bcl-2 expression and suppressed Bax, cytochrome c, and cleaved caspase-3 and -9 expression. …”
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Inhibition of Mitochondrial Fission Reverses Simulated Microgravity-Induced Osteoblast Dysfunction by Enhancing Mechanotransduction and Epigenetic Modification by Qiusheng Shi, Yaxin Song, Jingqi Cao, Jing Na, Zhijie Yang, Xinyuan Chen, Ziyi Wang, Yubo Fan, Lisha Zheng

“…We discovered that SMG markedly reduced the expression of osteoblast differentiation markers and promoted mitochondrial fission, as indicated by an increase in punctate mitochondria, a decrease in mitochondrial length, and a reduction in cristae density. …”
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Signatures of H3K4me3 modification predict cancer immunotherapy response and identify a new immune checkpoint-SLAMF9 by Tao Fan, Chu Xiao, Ziqin Deng, Shuofeng Li, He Tian, Yujia Zheng, Bo Zheng, Chunxiang Li, Jie He

“…We identified 72 independent prognostic genes of lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD) whose transcriptional expression were closely correlated with known 27 H3K4me3 regulators. …”
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Monocyte STAT1 phosphorylation and treatment response of JAK inhibitors in chronic nonbacterial osteomyelitis by Motoshi Sonoda, Keishiro Kinoshita, Nobutaka Harada, Sungyeon Park, Shunichi Adachi, Yutaro Yada, Katsuhide Eguchi, Toshifumi Fujiwara, Makiko Kido-Nakahara, Noriko Kinjo, Masataka Ishimura, Shouichi Ohga

“…Results Monocyte pSTAT1 expression after IFNγ stimulation was elevated at diagnosis or during active CNO, similar to levels observed in STAT1-GOF cases. …”
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Deciphering the role of epigenetics in plant pathogen resistance: Strategies for sustainable sugarcane management by Faisal Mehdi, Yuanli Wu, Shuzhen Zhang, Yimei Gan, Zhengying Cao, Shuting Jiang, Limei Zan, Benpeng Yang

“…Under normal conditions, plants adjust their gene expression in response to pathogenic threats. Specific transcription factors are activated by external stimuli, which then enhance the expression of defense-related genes. …”
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Probiotic properties of Bacillus licheniformis HN318 and comparison of the effects of its bacterial cells and cultures on growth, immunity and disease resistance of hybrid grouper... by Zhenjie Cao, Qiaoli Yang, Aie Kang, Guotao Wang, Pengshuo Li, Guiping Qiu, Jinge Wang, Chunsheng Liu, Yun Sun, Yun Sun, Yun Sun

“…Furthermore, HN318 cultures upregulated the expression of immune-related genes more than bacterial cells.DiscussionThis study highlights the potential of both HN318 cultures and bacterial cells as immune enhancers for hybrid grouper. …”
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Screening and identification of host signaling pathways for alleviating influenza-induced production of pro-inflammatory cytokines, IP-10, IL-8, and MCP-1, using a U937 cell-based... by Si Chen, Si Chen, Yang Yu, Yue Su, Xiaoqin Lian, Lefang Jiang, Zhuogang Li, Mingxin Zhang, Yarou Gao, Haonan Zhang, Xingjian Zhu, Jiaxin Ke, Xulin Chen

“…Notably, a substantial proportion of the identified hits capable of inhibiting the expression of all three cytokines in the secondary screening were classified as tyrosine kinase inhibitors. …”
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Single‐cell RNA‐sequencing and spatial transcriptomic analysis reveal a distinct population of APOE− cells yielding pathological lymph node metastasis in papillary thyroid cancer... by Guohui Xiao, Rongli Xie, Jianhua Gu, Yishu Huang, Min Ding, Dongjie Shen, Jiqi Yan, Jianming Yuan, Qiong Yang, Wen He, Siyu Xiao, Haizhen Chen, Dan Xu, Jian Wu, Jian Fei

“…Results We identified a subpopulation of tumor cells with lower expression levels of APOE, associated with advanced stages of PTC and cervical metastasis. …”
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Umbilical Cord Mesenchymal Stromal Cell-Derived Small Extracellular Vesicles Modulate Skin Matrix Synthesis and Pigmentation by Kee LT, Foo JB, How CW, Nur Azurah AG, Chan HH, Mohd Yunus MH, Ng SN, Ng MH, Law JX

“…However, no changes in cell migration rate were observed. While the expressions of collagen type 1 and type 3 remained unaffected by UC-MSC-sEVs treatment, there were dose-dependent increases in the gene expressions of fibronectin, matrix metallopeptidase (MMP) 1, and MMP 3. …”
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Antioxidant Properties of Tonsil-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells on Human Vocal Fold Fibroblast Exposed to Oxidative Stress by Sung-Chan Shin, Hyung-Sik Kim, Yoojin Seo, Cho Hee Kim, Ji Min Kim, Hyun-Keun Kwon, Jin-Choon Lee, Eui-Suk Sung, Byung-Joo Lee

“…Cell viability and reactive oxygen species (ROS) production were assessed to examine the progression of oxidative stress in vitro. In addition, expression patterns of ECM-associated factors including various collagens were examined by real-time PCR and immunocytochemical analysis. …”
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Overview of preclinical and phase II clinical studies on Pegmolesatide’s long-term erythropoiesis stimulating effect via EPOR-mediated signal transduction by Xiaoying Ma, Zhen Li, Lu Zhang, Hui Qian, Qinkai Chen, Ye Tao, Yunfan Li, Dandan Wang, Zhizhen Hu, Weili Luo, Ping Li, Hai Yu, Changlin Mei, Xueqing Yu, Yuanfeng Zhou

“…This sustained EPOR binding facilitated heightened endogenous EPOR expression post-drug withdrawal, maintaining downstream signal transduction pathways (JAK2/STAT5, ERK1/2 MAPK) for erythropoiesis. …”
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Establishment of a Southern catfish (Silurus meridionalis) spermatogonial stem cell line capable of sperm production in vitro by Jianeng Li, Changle Zhao, Lei Liu, Shuqing Zheng, Deshou Wang, Changwei Shao, Jing Wei

“…This cell line has exhibited continuous growth for more than one year, showing significant alkaline phosphatase activity, and maintaining a diploid karyotype. It exhibited expression of germ cell markers, including glial cell-derived neurotrophic factor family receptor alpha-1 (gfrα1) a and b, pou5f3, nanog, and vasa, but no expression of somatic cell markers such as amh, wt1a, and wt1b. …”
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Emodin protects against severe acute pancreatitis-associated acute lung injury by activating Nrf2/HO-1/GPX4 signal and inhibiting ferroptosis in vivo and in vitro by Gang Shen, Haiyun Wen, Huijuan Li, Xuetao Zhang, Bowen Lan, Xuanchi Dong, Peng Ge, Yalan Luo, Hailong Chen

“…ML385 was also used to inhibit the expression of Nrf2. Pancreatic and lung tissue damage was evaluated using histological examination and molecular experiments. …”
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CCL5 Induces a Sarcopenic-like Phenotype via the CCR5 Receptor by Francisco Aguirre, Franco Tacchi, Mayalen Valero-Breton, Josué Orozco-Aguilar, Sabrina Conejeros-Lillo, Josefa Bonicioli, Renata Iturriaga-Jofré, Daniel Cabrera, Jorge A. Soto, Mauricio Castro-Sepúlveda, Marianny Portal-Rodríguez, Álvaro A. Elorza, Andrea Matamoros, Felipe Simon, Claudio Cabello-Verrugio

“…CCL5 is a new myokine whose expression, along with the CCR5 receptor, is increased in sarcopenic muscle. …”
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The OsEBF1-OsEIL5-OsPP91 module regulates rice heat tolerance via ubiquitination and transcriptional activation by Jianping Liu, Ke Wang, Guining Wang, Zhi Peng, Tao Wang, Yang Meng, Jinli Huang, Jiaohan Huo, Xin Li, Xiaoqi Zhu, Feiyun Xu, Qian Zhang, Zhengrui Wang, Hao Chen, Ya Wang, Weifeng Xu

“…The F box protein OsEBF1 interacts with OsEIL5 and degrades it through the ubiquitination pathway, resulting in the reduction of OsPP91 expression and ultimately weakening rice heat tolerance. …”
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Nano-Zinc Oxide Can Enhance the Tolerance of Apple Rootstock M9-T337 Seedlings to Saline Alkali Stress by Initiating a Variety of Physiological and Biochemical Pathways by Jietao Zhai, Xulin Xian, Zhongxing Zhang, Yanxiu Wang

“…Additionally, the Na⁺/K⁺ ratio was reduced by upregulating the expression of Na⁺ transporter genes (<i>MdCAX5</i>, <i>MdCHX15</i>, <i>MdSOS1</i>, and <i>MdALT1</i>) and downregulating the expression of K⁺ transporter genes (<i>MdSKOR</i> and <i>MdNHX4</i>). …”
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Valerenic acid attenuates pathological myocardial hypertrophy by promoting the utilization of multiple substrates in the mitochondrial energy metabolism by Tiantian Liu, Xu Chen, Qianbin Sun, Junjun Li, Qiyan Wang, Peng Wei, Wei Wang, Chun Li, Yong Wang

“…VA reduced the expression of ENO1 and PDK4, the key enzymes in glycolysis. …”
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Study on the Therapeutic Effects of Bisdemethoxycurcumin on a Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy Mouse Model Established via Chronic Treatment With Five Vascular Risk Factors by Shudong Lin, Guanghua Zhu, Juan Xie, Xuanwei Wen, Limin Deng, Sijing Li, Guozhi Liu, Feiyan Wang, Shuangxi Chen, Zijian Xiao

“…Interestingly, BDMC may inhibits neuroinflammatory responses by reducing the expression of cGAS/STING signaling pathway proteins and suppresses necroptosis. …”
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Effects of Bedaquiline on Antimicrobial Activity and Cytokine Secretion of Macrophages Infected with Multidrug-Resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis Strains by Xia-Li Lyu, Ting-Ting Lin, Jing-Tao Gao, Hong-Yan Jia, Chuan-Zhi Zhu, Zi-Hui Li, Jing Dong, Qi Sun, Wei Shu, Sai-Sai Wang, Li-Ping Pan, Hai-Rong Huang, Zong-De Zhang, Qi Li

“…Bdq potentially exerted immunomodulatory effects by inducing high-level Th1 cytokine expression (IL-12/23 p40, TNF-α) and low-level Th2 cytokine expression (IL-10).…”
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